i swear, "something's wrong with the boy - primus, you fool, what have you done??" gets funnier every week. yeah, primus, what have you done, with this once in a lifetime opportunity? well first off you failed to keep track of the kid, because you told him to his face you didn't care what he did with his life as long as you didn't have to hear about it. second, you didn't actually test that the ritual could be done from a distance, you just assumed, which even if you were right, is extremely poor scientific practice to suddenly add in other variables when experimenting on your, and i cannot stress this enough, only viable subject! you also threw in the complete demolishing of two other noble houses at the same time, because you were planning to destroy them anyway, no harm in splitting our forces because surely the experiment will work out and then it won't be a problem!

i know you were under some amount of time pressure but given that your house hasn't imploded yet in the week since you failed the ritual that's time enough to check your working

I think there can be this idea that Druids, because they are wisdom casters, and because they are some associations with the ideas of Druid being more connected to the 'natural world' are all possessed of a specific type of wisdom.

But Thaisha was never planning on being a Druid, at 19 she fully thought she was going to be a jewelry maker. She was the family baby (at least in her immediate family).

She is capable of great wisdom, and kindness and compassion. She's also capable of being a little gossipy and reckless and having blindspots just like anyone else.

I like that it's a choice!

It's a choice to try and fix the world!

It's a choice to try and extend understanding to Vaelus and Julien!

It's also a choice when she does not extend that understanding.

There is no innate Druidness that she was born with that makes her a caretaker, or a diplomat, or a peace maker or a warrior. Those things are part of her being a Druid because they are a part of the person she has built herself to be, but we've seen that there's very different types of Druids out there.

I just love that this is not a story about a wiser than their years 20 year old who is naturally capable of (and naturally good at) all of these things. This is a story about someone at 40 years old who has been working to make themself into this Druid and is still working, is still improving and learning about her own shortcomings and deciding to make new choices.

Men are used to seeing other men committing acts of violence on screen. Almost every piece of media has at least one man who commits lots of violence. It’s a very common trope and plot devise. It’s also usually framed as a good or at least powerful thing. It makes the male views feel powerful, they can put themselves in that man’s shoes and life viscously through his story. They can feel powerful and important and maybe even some catharsis.

However, woman are used to sitting back and watching men commit violence on screen. Either against other men or so so often, against women and non men. That’s what they get used to. Wincing at the violence and moving on to other parts they enjoy more (not saying woman can’t enjoy violent media! Just that most of it isn’t directed towards their enjoyment).

Yasha throws a massive wrench into this pattern. The same way Breanne of Tarth from game of thrones did. She’s a big strong woman, committing gruesome acts of violence without care or kindness. A position that a lot of men feel is reserved for them and those of their same gender.

Men hate Yasha because she forces them to feel the same way while watching her scenes that most woman feel watching almost any other modern media! (Especially fantasy related!)

Yasha is brutal, she is bordering on unstoppable. She’s skilled and graphic and destructive. She’s also a lesbian. She is a character in no way built for men and they hate it!!! There’s nothing about her for them imprint on or apply to themselves. Yasha isn’t written for men and most men hate it when everything’s not about them.

Good work Yasha and the team at the mighty nein animated. Keep it up!!

One thing I really enjoy about Bolaire is how much he enjoys forming relationships, both good and bad.