#overlord-flinx

Mn, I guess? I can see that as a potential threat for her to make, it just doesn’t feel super related to what she said. Huh. I wonder if they weren’t allowed to use the word divorce this ep? That would explain some slightly odd wording in a couple places. 

Yeah, I suspect that too. It’s a shame, but. Stuff happened the way it happened. 

So… my impression of their relationship prior to CotH was that they were a genuinely loving, supportive relationship between two very amoral nasty people. The way he came over to put his hands on her shoulders at the end of Escaping Expulsion, her casually reaching into his coat for a business card, the way she tugged him down into kneeling when Hunter showed up, all of that felt to me like they legitimately cared about each other and understood each other in a way other people didn’t.  I find that a fascinating dynamic. I loved the idea that they were terrible parents but good spouses, it’s tasty to watch. Villains with loved ones who remain genuine villains are something I enjoy in fiction a lot. 

When it became clear Alador was going to come around at least a bit and be on his kids’ side, I was really looking forward to the tension that would bring between him and Odalia. Two people who genuinely love each other, a relationship split apart as one develops a moral compass and the other doesn’t. Odalia not understanding why her husband is pulling away from her, Alador not understanding why his wife can’t see how wrong they’ve been. I think that dynamic is super tasty. 

The way CotH was written, though, seemed to kind of retcon it so that she was never a loving wife to him but more of a bad boss he had to escape. It makes the relationship comparatively flat, one-directionally unhealthy. I wouldn’t take issue with it if that was how it had come off from the start; the way that it’s written now, I’m proud of Alador for splitting off and trying to be a better father. I just feel like it had potential for some really intriguing, complex dynamics that it didn’t follow through on. 

What’s Mighty Vibes?

Yeah, except by that logic, that means every member of the Dynasty is complacent in wanting to kill everyone in the Empire, while the majority of the Empire hates the Dynasty under false pretenses. What you’re saying is the Dynasty know the truth, and that’s why they want to kill, and the Empire knows lies, and they want the same.

I don’t really see how you came up with that. Just because the BQ is forthright in her motives does not mean that every single one of her citizens agrees with her. In fact, from what we’ve seen, many of them are pretty normal - just like real people in the real world - and that if a peaceful resolution was possible, they’d be down with it. How a ruler sees the world is often respected if they are a respected ruler like the BQ, but that does not automatically mean that everyone is on her level. As we’ve seen from Essek - his loyalty is to the Dynasty, but he is willing to work hard to find alternatives.

As for the Empire - that, I suspect, works much the same as America works. Are there citizens who know that they’re being lied to? Probably. But what power do they have? And it just so much easier to turn away from the truth and just ignore it. Or, alternatively, embrace the racism like so much of Fox News viewers do.

Nation vs Individuals is complicated, I know, but I’m talking about Nations and NOT individuals specifically.  

If it had been anyone else besides Fjord, they’d be down two party members.

That’s fucking me up too! And so much of his survival was just luck and good timing. If things had gone just a little bit different, the next episode would have started with another funeral, except this time they probably wouldn’t even have a body to bury.

Huh. I forgot about that, thanks.

And yet I’ve seen a lot of Mercy mains doing a lot better since they can keep the tank up indefinitely or keep a single defense hero up to hold of the enemy. Maybe some people just can’t adapt.

or maybe this was about all of her nerfs, as it says right there in the post, and not her rework

I think warlocks were short changed on this one....

So you think taking 1 damage off a fireball and adding a flash heal onto it is bad? That would be a really strong card on its own.