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explain why in the tags - this was inspired by me noticing a trend of eldest siblings identifying with peter (one I watched with show with kept audibly groaning at the little siblings shenanigans)

#Susan #despite desperately wanting to be like Lucy my whole life #At some point I had to realize my cynicism was holding me back from that #which is okay it’s something to work on #I have no shame in identifying with Susan #she’s lovely and strong and gentle and smart and capable

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Loki 💙💚

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Happy 10th anniversary to Winter Soldier coming out! [x]

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#yeah they should’ve #me @ the entire MCU #truly #cannot express that enough

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I know we joke about it but it is vital for something to be at least a little bit badly written and/or tragic for me to want to write fanfic for it. It's gotta have cracks for me to wedge myself into, you see, otherwise I might like reading it but my brain will not get feral about it. But you give me an unresolved/botched ending? Kernels of brilliant concepts/amazing characterization in a mangled plot? Sign me the hell up, see you in a couple of weeks with an absolutely brainrotting amount of fix-it fic

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#oomf

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Deleted Valkryie scene from "The Marvels"

*I think my brain just exploded*

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C 👏 S 👏 LEWIS 👏 WAS 👏 NOT 👏 MISOGYNISTIC

IM SO SICK OF THIS TAKE

“But he said girls shouldn’t fight in battles—" No, actually. What he said was “Battles are ugly when women fight.” Which literally translates to “in a war where women are required to fight to help win it, it means the war itself is really bad.” And this literally just means that the war has gotten so bad that women have to fight, not that women shouldn’t fight. Just that they shouldn’t be forced to. Anyway, remember Lucy?? Lucy who rode to battle in The Horse and His Boy?? Lucy who fought as an archer?? “But Susan didn’t—" Yeah. Because she didn’t want to. No one was forcing her not to fight. She had free will to fight or to not fight, and she chose not to because she didn’t want to, not because a man made her stay home.

“He punished Susan for growing up—" S i g h. This is the one I see the most often. “He did Susan dirty” “he made her suffer because she liked lipstick” “etc etc blah blah blah” First of all Narnia is a children’s book series. For CS Lewis to delve into why Susan forgot Narnia, talk about her dealing with the death of her entire family, discuss her grief, and write about her eventual return to Narnia (more on that in a second), it would’ve made for a pretty dark and heavy children’s book, and Lewis said that he didn’t think that was something he wanted to write. But he also encouraged people to finish Susan’s story themselves, and said she might eventually make her own way back to Narnia. Not only this, but Susan’s name means lily, and the waters around Aslan’s country are covered in lilies. Coincidence? I think not. I think it symbolizes she was going to go back. (Especially considering I think Lewis was very careful in choosing each of the Pevensie’s names, since they all relate to their character).

Also, Lewis did not condemn Susan simply for growing up and liking makeup and clothing and boys. If so why would he have written about Aravis and Shasta/Cor, or Caspian and Liliandil? Why would he have written about Susan and Lucy being beautiful and having many suitors? So no, he wasn’t condemning her for that, and in fact he wasn’t condemning her at all. It’s extremely probable that her family’s death would have brought Susan back to her senses. Because here’s the thing: she forgot. She threw herself so much into the world and approval and convinced herself that her life as a queen and her acquaintance with Aslan was all a silly game they played as children, that it wasn’t real. But, she very well could remember again, and I 1000% believe she did.

“All his female characters were weak and did nothing—" My friend. Lucy Pevensie was a female. She discovered Narnia. It was because of her. Her siblings would never have found it without her. Lucy is one of THE most important characters in the entire series. And her title? The Valiant. Lucy’s very title as queen denoted her bravery and fortitude without one even knowing her. As for Susan, she was not any weaker for being “The Gentle.” I would say gentleness is honestly one of the strongest traits a person can have, because it takes a lot to live and be gentle. Also remember Aravis? A major character in The Horse and His Boy and future wife of Shasta, Aravis literally nearly killed herself to escape an arranged marriage. She was not someone to be dictated to; she made her own choices and escaped rather than submitting. And in the end, she’s still fiery, just a little more humble and with less of a chip on her shoulder. Then there’s Polly, who is the more logical person in The Magician’s Nephew and tries to stop Digory from ringing the bell that wakes the White Witch. A boy causes her to awaken, not a girl. It was Digory’s fault she woke up, not Polly’s!!

Also, Peter and Edmund do not ignore their sisters because they’re girls. They listen to what they have to say and speak to them as equals. They don’t forbid them from fighting; Susan chooses not to, but Lucy goes straight into the heart of the battle with them! So don’t even say Lewis made his female characters weak. They were the backbone of much of the series and without them much of the plot would never have happened!!

So don’t you ever say to me that CS Lewis was misogynistic because it’s the furthest thing from the truth

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On Peter and Violence

I think there’s two popular fanon camps regarding Peter Pevensie’s relationship with violence, and though there are certainly plenty of others who, like me, would disagree with both of them, it is those two versions of Peter that I keep seeing pop up again and again.

The first is that of the powerful, raging, warrior king: the version of Peter that speaks more to his mythologized persona within the books than the Peter we actually witness and interact with inside the narrative. His temper is hot, and his sword is fast, and his legacy is soaked in blood. It’s this Peter that lends itself so readily to the (equally fanon) idea that Edmund is the more diplomatic of the two.

The second is that of the pacifist. This idea of Peter is opposed to violence, and only fights under great duress, or because he has been given no other choice; it’s the version of his character that people have snatched from a deleted scene in the “Prince Caspian” film in which he claims he is “thinking about a career in medicine,” and in doing so, distances himself from the war back home. (Although, I would also blame the PC film for the angry, impulsive version of Peter who dominates too much of the fandom; that movie’s interpretation of him is a tragedy.)

Now, of the two, I would prefer the second. It’s at least marginally truer to the boy who “didn’t feel very brave” but did his duty in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” and I appreciate that. However, I also have a personal vendetta against the extreme version of this viewpoint which prioritizes Peter’s peaceful nature over his dutiful courage, and this is why I’m writing out what I believe are the nuances of his character that sometimes get overlooked in favour of idolizing either his strength or his softness.

There is a statement in my mind to describe him that I avoid using, because I know it requires more context than I usually want to give, but here and now, we’ll call it my thesis: Peter prefers problems he can hit.

Keep reading

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Everyone telling him to make the hard choice.

Mobius giving his speech about the Hunter (himself) who couldn’t “make the hard choice” of killing an innocent child, so many others died instead.

He Who Remains desperately trying to convince him that it would be “hard” to kill Sylvie and prune the other timelines, but it would be necessary. Etc etc.

But ultimately the hard choice is to STAY, to fight, to TRY to save things even if it means there’s a chance it all goes wrong — there’s a chance it all goes right too

Harkening back to two episodes ago and the speech he gave Sylvie. And how she gave him the same speech. I loved that she didn’t give her blessing!! She was like, fine, go kill me, but I’m sure not forgiving you for it. Because I KNOW you can do better. And you Should do better. Gosh they made his speech to her so meaningful with this episode and the speech she gave him

I love love love that he made the hard choice. The hard choice was to fight for a better life. Cowardly, cruel people say that the hard choice is to kill innocents or let people die or take away their freedoms, but no. That’s the easy way out.

It’s EASY TO BURN THINGS TO THE GROUND. ITS HARDER TO S T A Y

AND I JUST REALLY LOVE THAT THEY STUCK WITH THAT

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows #that’s true heroism #that’s what we love to see in our heroes #that even when facing impossible odds #they don’t give up #they try anyway #because they must #they made Loki a hero #!!!!!!!!!! #thank you

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The way he broke the Loom

The way he torn a hole in time and space

The way he climbed the stairs — a burden, heavy and tiresome, but so so worth it

The way the branches were DYING but he BREATHES LIFE INTO THEM

How he must hold them eternally to ensure they survive

How he must cradle existence in his hands and care so lovingly, so tenderly, in the way existence never did for him

He’s a god — the god of time, the god of stories — all of them. Everything that happens in the MCU now is being watched over by Loki

And gosh who better to be the god of time than the god of chaos? What is more chaotic than Infinite Time?

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows

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I was so at peace. I really can’t explain it. Watching the finale just gave me such a sense of peace. It’s so full circle, so beautiful and tragic and wonderful.

For Loki to finally know and admit what he wants but he has to give it all away

How that’s the POINT

Because he never would’ve been able to make that choice unless he realized what he really wanted

It wouldn’t have been a sacrifice otherwise

He learned to love and learned what it meant to do anything for love

Like in the speech he gave to Sylvie about not understanding Thor until now!! He thought Thor was weak for love until he finally experienced love himself

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows

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“Most Purpose is more Burden than Glory.”

I know I’m not the first, nor will I be the last, to talk about this line and this scene. So I don’t want to rant too much as I’m sure someone else has put it more succinctly than me. But I mean. Wow.

Wow wow wow

That’s so very full circle for him, and so important for his ultimate sacrifice in the finale. Because that final climb was absolutely a burden. Holding all of Time will be such a burden. More burden than glory.

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows

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Loki Season 2 Finale

I wanna just talk about the aesthetics

A whole separate post for the aesthetics

Because this episode was beautiful, truly beautiful

It was visually stunning, and I loved the transformation he got as he walked down the bridge. His beautiful emerald green coming back, his cowl was amazing, everything. But the CAPE!! How the timelines BECAME HIS CAPE!!! And how his horns were mADE OF THE CITADEL!!! And how all of the gold in that crumbled citadel rushed together and created the golden throne he always thought he deserved but came to admit he never truly wanted.

“I never wanted the throne — I only wanted to be your equal!”

“The last thing I want is a throne!”

But he must have it. Now, that he knows what it is worth, he must have it.

And it’s Gold — like Asgard’s throne, the one he idolized. But it’s Small, and broken. Humble. So very unlike Odin’s throne and the grandeur of Asgard. The throne in and of itself signifies his acknowledgment of his home and his old desires while also acknowledging how far he’s come and how his reign won’t be built on suffering, oppression, or the removal of free will.

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows

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For you. For all of us.

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So Loki self-inflicts his time loop. He spends centuries (!!!) doing everything he can to fix the Loom. And it fails. Because of course it does.

So he goes even farther back, trying to stop Sylvie from killing He Who Remains, thinking if he can just get her to listen to what happens, she’ll rethink everything.

But she doesn’t. She can’t. That Sylvie hasn’t learned about the consequences of her actions and she’s too blind with rage to listen.

But he Keeps Fighting.

And that leads to, honestly, one of the most badass Loki moments I think I’ve ever seen

“What. Makes. You think. This. Is the first time. We’ve had this conversation…?”

aaaaaAAAAAHHHH YES

He Who Remains’ entire body language and attitude changed the moment Loki said this. Because he realized he was speaking to an EQUAL for the first time in who-knows-how-long. He realized that he and Loki were on an equal playing field

That was amazing and so so True Loki, and I loved it

#loki #loki series #loki marvel #loki show #loki season 2 #thoughts on loki season 2 #loki odinson #mcu loki #mcu #marvel shows #lol sorry to take forever to finish talking about the finale #I am not a consistent person

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bitch shut up cause I ship loki with everyone lady

ok?

#lol ship whoever you want #I’m not in the business of fighting pointless battles #anon ask