Sofie’s Realm

Tchnically speaking, Red's royal status is higher than Chloe's.

Chloe is a Crown Princess, the youngest child and only daughter of a King, the heir chosen to assume the throne.

Red is a Crown Princess, the only daughter of an Empress, the only heir to the throne, since Bridget was referred to as "Her Imperial Majesty" in one of her many titles, so she has the title of Empress.

not only is Cruella de Vil wildly out of place in a line up of otherwise fairytale & fairytale-adjacent villains the film also just completely fails to grasp her as a character?

Like: Jay's thing is that he was raised to be selfish and only look out for number one and he learns the value of being a good team player. Evie was raised to think being beautiful is the only thing that matters and learns that she's actually smart and talented. they're both solid character arcs w good messages for the audience and engage with what made their respective parents evil.

Carlos's thing is that he was. raised to think dogs are bad and then learns that dogs are nice? problems here:

a. this isn't a Growth Arc like the others bcos its not like he was raised to think dogs suck bcos love & friendship are bad his mother straight up lied to him that they're dangerous and as soon as he met one he realised they're not. he doesn't have a personal flaw to work on, he was just ignorant.

like there's shades of a good arc here w idk his mother having raised him to think love&friendship are overrated and that the only thing that matters is what people can provide for you? he would be all like 'what's the point of having a dog they're nuisances who just eat and poop all day' and then he would learn about unconditional love. but no that's not what happens bcos his mother just lied to him about what dogs are.

& this stands out bcos the other character journeys are actually very solid!!

b. hating dogs. was never Cruella's thing? Cruella's thing is consumerism. she's into furs bcos it's a way of showing off how rich and powerful she is and slaughtering 99 puppies just to make the world's fanciest coat is the ultimate expression of her conspicuous consumption. its a custom baby seal leather boots situation.

so like Cruella's kid's issue should be having been raised to value material goods over people's feelings which is an arc that absolutely could be resolved by him befriending a dog but again the root cause of his issue with dogs is that they're 'rabid pack animals'

I'm going to do a rundown of all twelve, with links provided.

"Follow the Trail": Kate plays hide and seek with Derek right before the invasion of New York

"At the Stake": During the LARP scene, Clint is "burned" at the stake for losing to Grills.

"Burning of the Suit": Clint burns the Ronin suit in a rooftrip grill.

"Ice Cream": From the Echo flashbacks in episode 3. Rather than just see Wilson Fisk's shadow and hear his chuckle, we actually see him in full as he takes Maya out for ice cream (since Willie is out working).

"Detour": Clint and Kate can't go back to Kate's aunt's place because the cops are staking it out, as Kate flaked out on her scheduled appointment to be interviewed by the police regarding the arson attack

"Friends": In another flashback, Maya befriends Kazi during a martial arts class.

"Kate's First Day At Work": Kate goes to her busy first day working at her mom's security firm. Kate tries to ask Eleanor how she came to know Jacques but is relegated to working at the receptionist's desk.

"Moira Comes Home": Clint and Kate are surprised by Kate's Aunt Moira coming home unexpectedly, prompting Moira to chase them out while hitting Clint repeatedly with her cane

"You Never Miss": An extended flashback to Clint Barton's childhood

"Old Friend": Clint sharpens his Ronin sword in Grills's apartment as he prepares to both confront Yelena and talk to Maya

"Sorry": The police arrive on the scene after the final showdown at Rockefeller Center. Clint and Maya share one last look before Maya gets on her motorcycle to ride off.

"Until It's Done": In a flashback set shortly after the invasion of New York, Eleanor Bishop meets with Wilson Fisk for dinner. He expresses condolences over Derek's death, and coerces Eleanor into taking over the repayment of debts that Derek owed to him. (This scene is what firmly establishes as fact that the Netflix Marvel shows are canon, since Fisk is dressed in a black suit like the ones he wore in the first season of Daredevil)

Why’d you have to date a Super?????

Eleanor Bishop to Kate Bishop:

eleanor bishop could’ve been mentioned too. she was engaged to jack and also worked for fisk. or armand duquesne, aka jack’s uncle, who died on fisk’s orders. or the fact that fisk put out a hit on a literal avenger lol

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afflictions eclipsed by glory

Pairing: Katherine Pierce x Elijah Mikaelson

Resume: It’s 1864 and Katherine is cradling Stefan’s lifeless form in the middle of the road in Mystic Falls, swearing her undying love and promises to meet once more when crisp footsteps sound from the trees and—

“Katerina.”She freezes, spine snapping straight at that familiar voice and the way the R in her name rolls so perfectly that it takes her less than a second to realise who is behind her.She turns, fingers trembling in the folds of her dirty, ripped skirt and blanches.

“Elijah.”What she thinks is the start of a brutal bloody confrontation evolves into something else entirely when Elijah, the man who’s hunted her down for centuries on behalf of his wretched brother, proposes a truce—a partnership.

Assuming that Katherine still didn't get to keep newborn Nadia and Elijah probably didn't know of his child until it was too late?

Klaus would deem Katherine a liar and be like 'good riddance'. I think his reaction would be even more extreme than his initial reaction to his own child ("kill her and the baby, what do i care"). I also think he would be mad at Elijah because if he had fathered a child with Katherine, then it means he slept with his doppelgänger behind his back (assuming it happened in 1492).

Rebekah would also deem Katherine a liar. We ignore that Nadia would be a niece to Rebekah and Nadia's connection with Rebekah. I think she would be super jealous that Katherine got to have a child on her own (at least until she learns the details that she only knew her daughter for a short time). If she sees Elijah react to the loss of both his love and his child, she will comfort him and cry with him because he surely didn't deserve to lose his child so shortly after even learning of her. I don't think Rebekah would be sad about Katherine's passing because she doesn't care about her but she would support Elijah in his mourning.

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