#half bad trilogy

[totallyjas]

the erasure of annalise needs to STOP, i feel as if everyone totally ignored the “i love you both” scene

#half bad #tbsatdh #the bastard son and the devil himself #the bastard son & the devil himself #nathan byrne #nathan #annalise obrien #annalise #gabriel boutin #gabriel #half bad trilogy #nathalise #nabriel #nabrielise

[triplicatesgirl]

ID: the “shoutout to women fr” meme. It’s edited to read: “Shoutout to child soldiers who become disillusioned with the status quo they were raised to uphold. Gotta be one of my favorite archetypes.” There are pictures of Rex Salazar (Generator Rex), Theresa (Class of The Titans), Rell (League of Legends), and Amara Namani (Pacific Rim). At the bottom, additional text reads: “I also fw boy kings who are made to carry so much at such a young age too if anyone was wondering.” There are pictures of Lloyd Garmadon (Ninjago), Nathan Byrne (Half Bad Trilogy), and King Ezran (The Dragon Prince). End ID.

#when young characters finally realize they’ve been treated all their lives as a weapon instead of a child and that encourages them to #break free of the sense of duty that was drilled into them >>> #archetypes #tropes #generator rex #rex salazar #class of the titans #cott theresa #league of legends #league of legends rell #pacific rim #amara namani #ninjago #lloyd garmadon #half bad trilogy #nathan byrne #the dragon prince #king ezran

[giasesshoumaru]

“Did you get my blood?”

“Yes.”

“See, I knew it would be okay.”

“Why did you kiss me?”

“’Cause I didn’t know it was going to be okay.” - Nathan Byrne and Gabriel Boutine (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, Episode 1.8)

#the bastard son and the devil himself #half bad trilogy #sally green #Nathan byrne #gabriel boutin #nabriel #tbsatdh

[multi-fandom-mouse-rat]

I know some folks are mad he doesn’t look like he does in the books but (which normally would annoy me, even when I haven’t read said books)

I’m a little bit in love-

But in fairness again I haven’t read the books so I might feel differently

#the bastard son & the devil himself #half bad #half bad trilogy #gabriel boutin

[nathan-moth]

Wake up babe, it's time for the yearly Half Bad hyperfixation.

I'm lowkey mad they took away Nathan's scarfs for the show so I gave it back to him, yes, it's a reference to the covers' colors and the ending of the books, thanks for noticing 😭😭

#nathan byrn #nathan byrn fanart #half bad nathan byrn #half bad #half bad trilogy #half bad sally green #the bastard son and the devil himself #the bastard son & the devil himself #tbsatdh #digital art #art #artists on tumblr

[pyrogearheartsociety]

I’ve seen some absolutely awful takes on The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself on this site so I’m throwing in my thoughts and a few things you should know (the last one contains spoilers!!)

• It’s a loose adaptation, it’s definitely more inspired by the books than a direct adaptation

• IT IS MEANT TO MAKE YOU A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE!!! It’s about politics and racism but in NO WAY is it meant to attack poc or encourage racism!! If you read the books you’d understand that, I also saw someone say the books don’t have a poc main character?? Nathan is described as “olive skinned” that’s considered Type III, Type IV, and Type V ranges of the Fitzpatrick scale and given he has dark eyes and hair he’s most likely in the IV-V range!

• Please at least google the summary of the books or read the first one, it’ll help you understand a bit more

• It’s dark but not as dark as the books, there’s definitely gore but even that is considerably less bad than what’s described in the books

• A bunch of things changed from book to the show (I rebloged someone’s post that had a list before this post, go check it out!!)

• GABRIEL IS 19!! I know he looks older and dated an older guy (iirc 28) but he’s 19 so it’s not actually weird for him to be with someone who’s 17, it’s a 2 year and a couple months difference

• Dear god some of you don’t know what morally grey is and it’s killing me, yes, Soul is a piece of shit but (1) he was trying to protect people at first, he wanted peace (2) he was manipulated by Jessica, she used his previous kindness and his current grief and terror against him (3) he was driven mad at the end by his new ability

#french talks #as someone who’s been in the half bad fandom for over 4 years I’m taken aback by some of you #did you not actually read the books? (to the one person who said there’s no poc mc in them) #it’s meant to be uncomfortable because it’s meant to make you think about our human bullshit #the bastard son and the devil himself #the bastard son & the devil himself #half bad trilogy #nathan byrne #nathan byrn #gabriel boutin #half bad #half lost #half wild

[rewritethestars]

I feel duty bound to inform you that if you are thinking about watching The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself but haven’t read the Half Bad trilogy then the books do NOT end well. Hopefully the series will only be a loose adaptation but, in case it isn’t, this is your warning that I have never been so angry about what happens to queer characters (and it’s not just one, it’s three of them).

#if you want to know more search my Half Bad tag on here #cos I popped off way back in 2016 about it #half bad #half bad trilogy #the bastard son & the devil himself #lgbtqia #lgbt+ #bury your gays

[charliewrites99]

Excuse me?!!! The bastard son& the devil himself is an adaptation of Half bad?!!! AND NO ONE FUCKING TOLD ME?!!!! I HAVE BEEN WANTING AN ADAPTATION AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT?!!! EXCUSE M?!!

#nabriel #the bastard son & the devil himself #half bad #half bad trilogy

[neoncl0ckwork]

I think that the show trio should hug the book duo

#i love what they did with annalise in the show and how they threw the whole love triangle out of the window and made them all besties #with poly vibes #i gotta warn yall tho dont read the book unless youre ready for a lot of really dark and depressing stuff #it has also one of the worst ending ive ever read #but the show in general is better than i expected it to be #my art #fanart #half bad #half bad trilogy #nathan byrn #gabriel boutin #annalise obrien #the bastard son & the devil himself

[angstdom]

okay so fuck netflix and everything but they really just perfected the casting for half bad because honestly gabriel didnt stand a chance like I, too, would look at jay lycurgo and say "I will follow you everywhere it's painful to be away from you I couldn't leave you even if I wanted to"

#they elevated nathans character so well #mine #half bad #half bad trilogy #sally green #the bastard son & the devil himself #the bastard son and the devil himself

[totallyjas]

there’s always those few people in different fandoms that are dumb as a box of rocks

#tbsatdh #the bastard son & the devil himself #the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #young royals #interview with the vampire #iwtv #amc iwtv #thg #half bad #half bad trilogy #yellowjackets #warrior nun #the wilds

[thehalfbadsource]

Needs no caption😂

#gabriel boutin #half bad #half bad trilogy #half life #half lost #half wild #nathan byrn #netflix adaptation #sally green #lgbtq #bisessuale #bisexual #bi representation #thebastardsonandthedevilhimself #thebastardson

[weasley-detectives]

Huh, I didn't realise The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself was an adaptation of the Half Bad trilogy. I haven't read the series myself, though I'm guessing a lot of changes have been made. But as someone who just started watching the series without having read the series/didn't even realise it was an adaptation, all I can say is a fucking loved it. Genuinely expected it to be another crap teen fantasy drama, but this show's a riot.

#The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself #half bad trilogy #Weasley watches #Netflix

[giasesshoumaru]

“They killed her because of hatred. They killed her because of revenge and anger... and hurt and politics. They killed her because of a war that has been going on so long that anyone who was there when it started is bones in the fucking ground. Killed her because they’re sons of bitches and fucking cowards. You know this, Nathan. You know it’s not your fault.” - Ceelia Bennet to Nathan Byrne on his mother’s death (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, Episode 1.6)

#the bastard son and the devil himself #ceelia bennet #Nathan byrne #half bad trilogy #sally green #tbsatdh

[acandletoguide]

I rarely do my own posts but The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself??? Impeccable. 11/10 show and book adaptation.

Is it a 1:1 adaptation of the book? No. But it retained the gist of the story, and that’s what’s important. They placed the same soul in a different body without losing what’s made it so wonderful and unique in the first place. It’s still so gritty, still so fun and lovely, sad and unfair. We often get such lackluster, half-hearted (or even lifeless) adaptations but here you could see that the show’s creators actually cared about the story and put effort into adaptating Half Bad. I’m so, so happy that this not very popular book series was given into such good hands. :’) Little fandom win!!

Also: The scenery is so pretty and the effects so good?? Every time a body gets pulled apart it looks horrific in the best way. I’m not even mad they changed Annalise’s gift; this is so much better. In general, they swapped horrible things that happened (to Nathan) in the books with other horrible things and I think that’s great. New things and surprises without watering down the tone like cowards.

Sure, Arran and Deborah aren’t in the show alongside other characters but the show still works without them (still works in itself) and does such a good job in general, they don’t even have to be there. (Though I would love for them to appear in future seasons that better happen (!!!) even if they aren’t related to Nathan anymore; he needs some friends.)

#half bad #the bastard son & the devil himself #half bad trilogy #gushing about this forever #also that bit in the last episode?? #war flashbacks to Half Lost #if they get there they better not change the ending (too much) #though they did kill someone who survived the books so??? #oh and Nathan's new three gifts :') #my posts #fabgab

[bi4bihankking]

Café Con Lychee Summary:

Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses—an Asian American café and a Puerto Rican bakery—and Gabi’s lack of coordination has cost their soccer team too many games to count.

Stuck in the closet and scared to pursue his own dreams, Gabi sees his family’s shop as his future. Stuck under the weight of his parents’ expectations, Theo’s best shot at leaving Vermont means first ensuring his parents’ livelihood is secure. 

So when a new fusion café threatens both shops, Theo and Gabi realize an unfortunate truth—they can only achieve their goals by working together to cook up an underground snack operation and win back their customers. But can they put aside their differences long enough to save their parents’ shops, or will the new feelings between them boil over?

The Half Bad Trilogy Summary:

A boy has a mother who is a ‘good magic’ user and a father who is an ‘evil magic’ user and the government goes ‘hmmmm he’ll probably be evil then!’ And proceeds to just generally be awful. The finale of the third book made me cry so hard i still felt sick two days later. The fact that this isn’t talked about more means Big Yaoi failed me. It’s gonna lose but I need more people to read it.

#café con lychee #emery lee #half bad #the half bad trilogy #half bad trilogy #sally green #the bastard son & the devil himself #lgbt books #lgbt literature #queer books #queer literature #lgbtqia #poll #guys there is a LOT of supervillain son being gay stuff in this list #are you guys... trying to give me content to make up for dc ignoring hank