#bbc dion

BOY, WHERE DO I START WITHTHESE CHARACTERS. 

Heptarian and Korinna are sort of similar in the sense thatthey had sooooo much potential, and all of it went to waste. Korinna was theclosest friend of Ariande, the only one she could really confine in during S1,and even her later friendship with Dion and Delmos was nothing like theirs.Korinna was sweet and beautiful and brave, someone who had the princess’ backall the time, and it was such a cheap move from Pasiphae to get rid of her justto „teach Ariadne a lesson.” We all knew Pasiphae was evil and capable ofhorrible deeds, so killing off Koriadne didn’t really serve another purposebeside reminding us of this. I’m kind of disappointed that we never got to seeAriadne mourn for Koriadne after the end of that particular episode. (But atleast she remained unique in the sense that Ariadne never got a replacementfriend for her. Well, there was that brunette girl from the end of the seasonwhose name I can’t remember, but she was working for Pasiphae so she doesn’tcount. And Araidne clearly wasn’t friends with her.)

AboutHeptarian… well, he’s just another potential wasted. But an even bigger onethan Korinna, because HE HAD AN ENTIRE JOURNEY TO THE LIGHT AHEAD OF HIM WHICHWE NEVER GOT TO SEE. I mean, he was a villain. That much is clear. But he neverwas a Bad Guy. He was a jerk, he was an asshole, sure. But there were hintsscattered around that he was madeinto this asshole; Pasiphae moulded him into one! We know that Pasiphae got herclaws in him when he was just a young kid, and he’s been with her ever since.She said to his face that he MEANT NOTHING, that he was just a means for her toget the throne. We saw Pasiphae TORTURE him when he „failed.” Who knows whattorture he must have suffered at the hands of her aunt through the years? Andthere are plenty of moments when you can see that he is not as much of a baddieas he wants people (and most of all, Pasiphae) to see him. When there is thissoft gaze in his eyes, when he looks genuinely miserable when Ariande hisses inher face and lets him know that she detests him… I think Heptarian is just ahurt boy who acts all tough and cruel only to protect himself from futher physical - and probably mental - pain. He KNOWS he has to becruel, or Pasiphae will be even more cruel to him.

Also,I have this deep belief that were not killed off in the end (ALTHOUGH WE HAVENEVER SEEN A BODY – FOR ALL WE KNOW, HE MIGHT BE ALIVE), eventually he would’vegathered enough courage to separate himself from Pasiphae and make his own wayin life. He probably would have even helped the gang – not because of Jason(too much contempt for him, altough he grudingly admits that there is somethingworthy about Jason after all), but mostly because of Ariadne. I think hegenuinely liked her. If you are interested in how I headcanon his survival, changeof heart/awakening and gradual change into a hero, here’s a longass rant aboutit. xD

Nowonto Dion and Critias… Boy, these two just took over my heart in a breeze.Dion, I already fell in love with in 2x01. I have to admit, I didn’t think twice aboutCritias in the season opener, but 2x02 came… and THAT’S IT, I was hooked. Everysecond they spent on screen together was wonderful. The air was thick withtension, they had an instant connection,and I reacted to that. It’s not even just about the shippy air (though IDEFINITELY started shipping them right from the start.) (I’m not even kidding! These were my first comments: „Young Guy saves Dion AND tends to hiswound?  I ship them”Here’s my live-blog post to 2x02) 

WhereI was? Ah yes. So it’s not just about the shipping, but the way these two foundeach other on the battlefield, and Dion – fighting a seemingly loosing battle –still managed to inspire Critias, as he no doubt inspired every soldier underhim. He’s just a wonderful general like that. (Delmos was pretty great, too,although we didn’t get to see much of him ont he field, but rather, how he waswih the Queen.) His death was beautiful (noble, and not rushed, and we got tosee proper reactions to it), but still horrible that it happened at all. WHY CAN’TARIADNE JUST HAVE FRIENDS WHO DON’T DIE HORRIBLY?!

AndCritias! My baby! Well, okay, it’s very difficult for me to separatecanon!Critias and… the Critias I have fleshed out for my His series. I havethis elaborate backstory for him (once upon a time he was even best friendswith Pythagoras’ brother, and they don’t even know! I frequently forgetthat this is not actually canon, lol.) and writing His Worth really gotme into this character’s head. In that fic, we get to see how he finds thelight in himself thanks to Dion’s encouragements and kind words, how he turnedfrom a „worthless” cheat to a scared but determined hero of his own. I have asoft spot for characters like him, those who have a dark past but manage tofind their way back to the light (HELLO HEPTARIAN) so Critias was, and stillis, a huge hit for me. It was so great that in the second half of S2, he evengot to come back for a short but wonderful cameo! I squeed so hard when it wasrevealed that he’s actually still good friends with Hercules, and at least theyare keeping in touch. GREAT, GREAT. Since Dion died, Critias needs all the friendshe can get.

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