#rc pub

Confession:

(Warning: spoilers)

And here’s the bad news:

Maybe I’m not taking enough diamond options, but the people feel really flat to me.

Albert is really controlling and has anger issues. He’s very prejudiced towards all magical creatures. Our first impression of him is him kicking Colin, who is a tiny harmless creature. Is this supposed to be attractive? He treats Nettie like a bad child despite the fact that she’s a grown adult. I know he went through a lot as a kid, but is that an excuse? I’m having a hard time liking him. This author seems to think possessiveness = protective hero. 🤮

Glim keeps saying what a good guy Orion is, but… where? …how? I’m mostly bored with the whole arrogant king thing... and OMG!! I CANNOT BELIEVE he took everyone on this WILD GOOSE CHASE just because he needed backup but didn’t wanna call for help!!! Ughhh!! I really hate when people drag me through their shit, instead of just growing a pair and talking to me straight. 😡🤬😡🤬. I really hate manipulation. Nettie totally called him out on his BS at his own court. Everything she said was right, and I’m so glad she stood up to him. Probably the only one to ever do it.

I’m not romancing women… Does Glim get any deeper than goody-gosh tee-hee little girl stuck in a woman’s body? Even though she has some strong moments, she still mostly acts like a child. She has no real personal agency, but seems like a cheerful extension of Orion. Does she ever become her own person?

If Glim is a little girl, Nettie is the permanently grounded teenager. Rolling her eyes, scowling, sneaking around. She even dresses like she’s stuck in her rebellious stage. Not totally her fault though, bc Albert treats her like a teenager. But of the four, she’s the best one. She’s intelligent, decisive, and sticks to her guns. Major respect for letting Orion have it.

(Btw, no disrespect if you happen to love the characters I don’t. I’m not judging anyone (just the characters 😂), this is just my opinion. If you’ve unlocked something I haven’t, I’d be happy to find out more.)

The infantilization of the female characters is really disappointing. The women are treated like children — both by the men in the book and in concept by the author. The mayor, who is the only woman in a position of power, is depicted as having a schoolgirl crush on Albert. When he’s around, instead just kicking ass at her job, she’s reduced to an infatuated adolescent, batting her eyelashes and twirling her hair in front of Albert. 🙄

Archie is in love with her, so he hovers over her as if she needs his protection 24/7. And he seems to think his input can actually sway her in her decisions as mayor.

Even Isla isn’t that good at her job. Despite being a senior field agent, she still has to call a male coworker for help. She doesn’t know what’s going on with her own case until after he provides her with more information. The excuse is that she’s a good worker who could handle the case, but she’s still being taken advantage of by her superiors. Why set up these female characters like this? It’s really condescending.

The only character that doesn’t show any sexist attitudes or behavior is Locke. Can we have more of him? Seriously. His involvement in the plot was a huge breath of fresh air. In fact, can we make him an LI? If Nettie’s only into girls, I’d be happy to take him…

There are a few more episodes to go, so I’m still giving it a chance. I want to like it. The visuals are so wonderful… but the shallow portrayal of women is disappointing. Perhaps every character will grow until then? I hope. 🤞🙁

The release of the new episodes is scheduled for January 29th to January 31th.

🔥 ~ KALI: FLAME OF SAMSARA ~ 🔥

- Season 3 (final), Episode 8

- Season 3 (final), Episode 9

- Season 3 (final), Episode 10

😈 ~ SOULLESS ~ 😈

- Season 3 (final), Episode 12

- Season 3 (final), Episode 13

- Season 3 (final), Episode 14

⚠️ Last season extended to 16 episodes.

🌫 ~ AND THE HAZE WILL TAKE US ~ 🌫

- Season 3 (final), Episode 9

- Season 3 (final), Episode 10 (finale) ✅

⚡️ ~ THE THUNDERSTORMS SAGA ~ ⚡️

- Season 3, Episode 9

- Season 3, Episode 10

🔍 ~ THE MISSING ~ 🔎

- Season 3 (final), Episode 3

- Season 3 (final), Episode 4

- Season 3 (final), Episode 5

🌆 ~ ADVENT NO. 3 ~ 🌆

- Season 2, Episode 8

- Season 2, Episode 9

- Season 2, Episode 10

❤️‍🔥 ~ WHERE LOVE BURNS ETERNAL ~ ❤️‍🔥

- Season 1, Episode 9

☁️ ~ HEAVEN’S SECRET 3 ~ ☁️

- Season 1, Episode 22

- Season 1, Episode 23

- Season 1, Episode 24

- Season 1, Episode 25

- Season 1, Episode 26

- Season 1, Episode 27

- Season 1, Episode 28

- Season 1, Episode 29

- Season 1, Episode 30

📝 ~ TE AMO. VOL. 2 ~ 📝

- Vol. 2, Episode 5

- Vol. 2, Episode 6

🤠 ~ THE PARALLEL UNIVERSES BUREAU. VOL. 2 ~ 🤠

- Vol. 2, Episode 7

- Vol. 2, Episode 8

- Vol. 2, Episode 9

🚢 ~ AVERRIS: THE RIFTBORN ~ 🚢

- Season 1, Episode 3

- Season 1, Episode 4

- Season 1, Episode 5

- Season 1, Episode 6

❓ ~ STORY 55 ~ ❓

- Season 1, Episode 1

- Season 1, Episode 2

- Season 1, Episode 3

- Season 1, Episode 4

- Season 1, Episode 5

- Season 1, Episode 6

💫 ~ LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE ~ 💫

- No new episodes

⚠️ Due to the author's personal reasons.

🐫 ~ SONG OF THE CRIMSON NILE ~ 🐫

- No new episodes

⚠️ The team is on break.

🖤 ~ LOVE, SIN & EVIL, VOL. 1 ~ 🖤

- No new episodes

⚠️ Due to the author's personal reasons.

🔏 ~ SHAKESPEARE'S CODE ~ 🔏

- No new episodes

⚠️ The team is on break.

🔵 ~ CODE BLUE ~ 🔵

- No new episodes

⚠️ The team is on break.

Source: Telegram

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YAY SOULLESS IS BACK! 🥹

TM with 3 eps 🥹

Finally ATHWTU finale, hope we can understand some things?

Why 9 eps in HS3??? 🤡 Why 6 eps in the new story????

In listing my favourite stories it's helped me figure out why I dislike the HS franchise so much and why I wasn't excited about SS4 2, and it comes down to this:

The great thing about interactive fiction as a storytelling medium is that it allows for choice. We get to choose a romance option, but we also usually get to have some influence over the main characters personality and actions. We get to make choices that affect the outcome of the story, and then we can play the same story again and have a different experience

But with sequels and franchises that either takes away our choices or retroactively makes them never have mattered.

Astrea's Broken Heart and Heavens Secret 2 are examples of both of these respectively. In Astrea's Broken Heart the outcome is predetermined; nothing we choose can change it. In HS2 the ending of HS is made completely irrelevant. The characters that died in the battle with Malbonte are brought back to life. Your relationship is over and you have to start all over again, unless you picked Andy or Loy in which case they're permanently dead. Whether you kept the status quo or turned the world upside down with Malbonte, NONE of it matters.

Does anyone have any of these cards? These are the prices I'm willing to pay:

🥈Silver card: 120 💎

🥉Bronze card: 90 💎

Please DM if you're interested! Thank you!!!