#but dune is really interesting if only for the elaborate worldbuilding rather than just paul being the specialist boy

[sylvies-kablooie]

unrelated to my usual loki blogging or history posting but i finished reading dune yesterday and watched the first part of the film trilogy and i'm so torn

because on one hand, i loved the worldbuilding, i thought the plot and themes were interesting if convoluted and often unpleasant, but i cannot stop myself from thinking about the themes and wanting to know where the story goes next even though i'm scared to learn (and i often didn't enjoy certain plot choices, like the 3 year timeskip or what felt like to me was chani being entirely sidelined)

on the other hand, i read the plots of some of the other novels, of which there is over 20, and frankly i think they sound unenjoyable and also there are so many of them- i know that guy turns into a worm- and how on earth could i ever read them all, what if they stop being good, but by that point i'm too invested in canon as has been known to happen- gestures to still keeping up with the mcu for sylvie alone- do i just. trudge along? through the 20 books?

my current course of action: gonna watch part 2 and maybe read dune messiah to understand part 3 when it rolls around but other than that. i shall try and resist any temptation to be called into the void. (can they cover all of dune messiah in one movie? will it be like 4 hours? so many variables)

and also i'm gonna be hard on the jessica and leto ship. peace n love.

#i have never read the game of thrones books or seen the series because i knew i would get wayyyy too invested #and never have my life back. so i have stopped myself strategically from getting into them! #it also helps that it wasn't really my thing anyway #but dune is really interesting if only for the elaborate worldbuilding rather than just paul being the specialist boy #i'm really invested in jessica and her lore and you know i go hard for a woman that can hurt you #and of course there are differences between the book and movie i have to chew on in my mind #i always wish you could pick and choose the best from both and call it canon and frankly that is my plan most times #idk. i cannot afford a new Thing to take up all of my time. but also. there is a primal part of me that wants to. #i KNOW that guy eventually marries his sister and turns into a worm. it turns off the appeal!!! #there is a certain catnip in loki x sylvie and leto x jessica. not sure what the similarities are but i'll think on it. #if nothing else it brought me Them! #hmm. much to ponder. perhaps i shall dive into some tags later.