It is the exact same cadence as how she ended Last Life. Which is such a good callback!
“So I left this world just as I had entered it, confused”
Also, justice for Lizzie!! I was so hoping for her placing high this season, she is the epitome of tragedy in my opinion.
Her first season: Plagued by the biggest betrayal the Life Series has ever witnessed. Her downfall was the fault of her allies. She was even permanently taken out by a fellow red name in a play for a life which never came to fruition. Her death was a senseless sacrifice.
In Secret Life: While it may have been a ploy to complete her task, no one showed up to Lizzie’s Birthday. NO ONE WAS EVEN DOING ANYTHING! They still didn’t come. Lizzie was never shown true loyalty by anyone. Except her Husband. And because of that loyalty, she took on something silly in order to help him. Despite telling Cleo multiple times to wear a pumpkin in the last episode, despite her LITERALLY LIVING IN A PUMPKIN PATCH, she still died to an Enderman. She was so close to killing Scott to, she just needed another well placed hit, or anything really! It was so accidental. Everything that could have gone wrong did. She even had an enderpearl, but she didn’t react quick enough. And isn’t that just Lizzie’s life series definer? She needed to react to Bdubs quicker, she needed to push Scott on that edge, she needed to throw the enderpearl, and so much more.
Small tragic accidents have always been Lizzie’s downfall.
It’s not a curse, not really anyways. Not for a player like Lizzie. Because here’s the thing, she is so good at this game. She has a hand in all of the skills that make a winner. Style, social, strategy, build, PvP, Redstone, etc. she has it all. She set’s herself apart and yet can’t help but lean into chaos. She can’t help but lean to much into the chaos. She’s erratic instead of calculated. She’s as Chaotic Good as they come and that’s why it’s not a curse. It’s just her nature.
With all that being said, please don’t make Lizzie’s death about the Canary Curse. She is more than that. Don’t forget.
Weird Horsegirl Ganondorf fun fact of today is that in Ocarina of Time Ganondorf rides without a bridle! Even in the concept art his horse lacks any bit or reigns (as does Epona, and every other horse).
What it mainly means is that the N64 didn't have the power to mess with an unnecessary complex item to render -- but what it could be interpreted to mean for the sake of fandom fun is that the horses are raised and trained to be ridden bridleless.
Not to be up my own headcanons about horses being a big thing in Gerudo Valley and Malon's mom being Gerudo and there being a reason that Gan's horse is specified as a pure black Gerudo Stallion because other Gerudo horses don't look like that but -- have you seen the dressings on the other horses?
All of them, even Zelda's horse, have a call to Gerudo patterning. Except for Epona, who was only able to be approached, touched, and ridden by Link and presumably Malon herself.
It's no secret that the Gerudo are more or less pulled from African and Arabic cultures, but fun fact about Arabian horses, they used to be given as prized gifts to royalty and important political figures.
So if they are inspired by Arabian horse history --
Although the specific area of the Arabian Peninsula where the breed originated can’t be pinpointed, it is widely accepted that around 2500 B.C., the Bedouin people were responsible for developing the desert horses that became the ancestors of the Arabian horse. The nomads’ keen horse sense and meticulous attention to proper care and breeding created an animal that could withstand the harsh environment of the desert, surviving extreme heat and cold with little water and the food they shared with their handlers. A life of travel also required horses with great lung capacity, endurance and stamina. (x)
It's very possible that all of the horses in OoT have ancestry in Gerudo Valley!
this man tortures video game characters for fun but if you lay a hand on this one specific virtual sheep he’ll kill you. kids used to call him a vampire. he watched paint dry with 10k people. he’s friends with a chess grandmaster. his audience calls him dad. he knows so many people he’s like one degree of separation from any given person on youtube. he has major little brother energy. he’s the mom friend but only in very specific circumstances. they used to call him the drift king back in college
every now and then i remember the time a few years ago, when sdmi fandom first had its revival thanks to netflix, when a wildly popular sdmi blog run by an anti said the words 'perfectly good Black woman' in reference to why you should ship [man you could easily read as white, whose arc she was fridged for] with her instead of [hatesink character whose race is ambiguous due to being a furry, but has a BLISTERINGLY antiblack narrative under a thin layer of fantasy racism, with a fun side of homophobia and holocaust denial the latter of which is directly invoked in the post], which got hundreds of notes, and i grimace my face through the back of my head all over again lmao
Appreciation post for 'girly girl' characters and/or shows that celebrate traditionally feminine things that girls and women are shamed for.
Characters on this list that love makeup, fashion, hair, etc. Characters that are still written as strong, intelligent, brave, etc. That told young girls that these interests are valid, they are not lesser interests. Being feminine and liking traditionally feminine things does not make them weak.
I think one of the main reasons I don't want to be famous is the lack of privacy. Like people suddenly feel entitled to your life. The explosion of influencers and online public figures has really warped our sense of respect and boundaries. I don't need to know my favourite internet person's daily routine or their what their private instagram full of people they've known since elementary school follow.
Like yeah, the person that sits in their dark house, with no lights and never opens the blinds is a little creepy but, the person standing at their window, yelling at them to open them, is terrifying.
"If you have done nothing to wrong, then there's nothing to hide."
Love love that SETLIST (and the little commentary about the transition songs and especially “commentary”) (also damn sure it ain’t correct cause there are videos of cry on my guitar and never taking me alive so …)
like. Nina listens to Taylor, moderately keeps up with the front-facing aspects of her life, enjoys her quality, has her minor critiques, recognizes her place in the current culture, can set her down and do other things when she wants to, and most importantly knows who Taylor is through her art.