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Watch WILLOW (2022) seriously WATCH IT it has:
Girls, gays and absolutely loveable himbo's
Chosen one trope done so beautifully I- *chefs kiss*
Princess vs Chosen One being narrative foils for one another?!?! The hero of Hero's Journey being changed and creating a beautiful layered narrative?!?!
WLW WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED, no in universe homophobia and everyone knowing that THEY'RE IN LOVE your honour
Seriously, a Knight and her Princess??? Watch for the deliciousness of that trope I BEG
Magic. So much cool magic.
Like seriously the effects are beautiful
This show makes me believe true love is real. Even the straights have me in a chokehold
THE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS OHMYGOD
Practical effects *chefs KISS*
The choices of our parents affecting us as we navigate our futures based on the circumstances their decisions left for us to bear the consequences of.
OK BUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES THE WOMEN HAVE, they're all so nuanced- we see angry women, strong women, feminine women, scared women (me, femme presenting and identifying, and being v happy seeing women allowed to be kinda bitchy but that not being the only thing they are)
It's like a DND campaign it's so funny and good please watch it
Seriously please watch WILLOW you will love it
Do you ever go crazy thinking about how we got sword lesbians sparring practice, gay pining eyes, “for Kit and only Kit” will I wear the hated dress, gay romantic probably-shouldn’t-be-allowed-bc-fiancé-is-literally-in-the-room-with-them dancing in a crowd of scandalised aristos, blatant “we can still train and ride and” totally have an affair, stolen first kiss in the middle of the night as princess makes her bid for freedom interrupted by attack, in which knight protects her princess, fighting back to back, and the iconic “where the princess goes I go” all before we were even halfway through episode one?
Watch WILLOW (2022) seriously WATCH IT it has:
Girls, gays and absolutely loveable himbo's
Chosen one trope done so beautifully I- *chefs kiss*
Princess vs Chosen One being narrative foils for one another?!?! The hero of Hero's Journey being changed and creating a beautiful layered narrative?!?!
WLW WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED, no in universe homophobia and everyone knowing that THEY'RE IN LOVE your honour
Seriously, a Knight and her Princess??? Watch for the deliciousness of that trope I BEG
Magic. So much cool magic.
Like seriously the effects are beautiful
This show makes me believe true love is real. Even the straights have me in a chokehold
THE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS OHMYGOD
Practical effects *chefs KISS*
The choices of our parents affecting us as we navigate our futures based on the circumstances their decisions left for us to bear the consequences of.
OK BUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES THE WOMEN HAVE, they're all so nuanced- we see angry women, strong women, feminine women, scared women (me, femme presenting and identifying, and being v happy seeing women allowed to be kinda bitchy but that not being the only thing they are)
It's like a DND campaign it's so funny and good please watch it
Seriously please watch WILLOW you will love it
Elora: What’s your gender? Willow: knowledge Grayson: fear Kit: Gay Boorman: dad jokes! Jade: ... female
Jade: I left everyone instructions while I'm gone. Kit: Mine just says "Kit, no." Jade: I want you to apply that to any situation. Boorman: "Boorman, don't"? W—? Jade: Yes, you too. Elora: Why does mine say "Stop them"? Jade: You're the only one who can.
Boorman: What do you want from me? Kit: Well, I don't know, how about the TRUTH?? Boorman: *sighs* Don’t be unreasonable.
Jade, to Kit: I may not get the same amount of daily sleep as you do, but can you do THIS? Jade: *gets up and immediately faints*
Graydon: …Are you okay?
Jade, sitting cross-legged on the ground, staring into space while holding a knife: Yeah, I’m fine.
Graydon: …What do you think “fine” means?
Jade: It means I’m perfectly content but also wouldn’t mind if the sun exploded right now and killed us all!
Airk: Now that we’ve all chosen our secret santas, we should all say what we want for Christmas!
Kit: I should probably ask for a new tunic.
Jade: A new sword
Elora: I want therapy.
Airk, Kit, Jade:
Airk: Um-
Kit: Wait, me too.
Airk: Guys-
Jade: Actually, I really need therapy too. Can someone get that for me?
Airk: Guys… I… I don’t think therapy’s within the price limit
Elora: Airk, you don’t understand. I’ve probably needed therapy my whole life. Can we just pool the money or something?
Airk: I really don’t think that’ll work… not for all of you
Kit, Jade, Elora: AIRK, WE NEED THERAPY.
Airk: *cowering in fear* I’m sorry! Please don’t kill me
questions have been answered and I love that all of these people were in the same room.
New (old) Willow cast pics courtesy of Amar Chadha-Patel's Instagram here
*responses to “I love you”* Jade: *laughs nervously* Elora: why? Graydon: I’m sorry. Airk: I know. Boorman: *finger guns* Kit: A horrible decision, really. Lili of Cashmere: Aw, how sweet. If only there was someone out there who loved you.
Graydon: Do you think laundry detergents have different tastes?
Kit: They do.
Graydon: ...why do you say that so quickly and with so much certainty?
Kit: We are here because there is something wrong with society!
Elora: See, you’re always saying there’s something wrong with society, but maybe there’s something wrong with you.
Kit: If there is, then society made me that way.
*Jade & Kit in an intense staring contest*
Jade: Tanthalos
Kit: Claymore
Jade: Tanthalos!
Kit: Claymore!
Jade: TANTHALOS
Kit: CLAYMORE!
Jade, trying to make kit see "sense": Tanthalos sounds cooler! My last name is BORING.
Kit, trying to make Jade see "sense": Tanthalos is so hard to remember how its pronounced and spelled! People will say it wrong all the time!
Boorman: What are they doing?
Elora, facepalming: They’re arguing about which last name they get to use when they get married.
Jade: WHY AREN'T THE DISHES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER??????? Kit: WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT EVEN MEAN
Kit: If I die put popcorn kernels in my body Airk: Why? Kit: Have my body cremated and leave the funeral home a fun yet tasty surprise :D Airk: No??? Why the hell-
Elora: Words that end in “ie” are so cute. Cookie, sweetie, cutie- Jade: die Elora: Okay maybe not that one.
Lili’s story is so tragic if you think about it too much. She was a previous Airk, a girl who was kidnapped and indoctrinated. A troubled girl sure, a girl who felt trapped and dissatisfied, things the Order of the Wyrm likely fed on the way she in turn tries to use Airk’s insecurities and grudges against him. But unlike Airk, who’s loved ones found and saved him, hers never found her. They wandered the Shattered Sea until they went mad, but they never reached the edge, never found the Immemorial City. She was lost. The girl who dreamed of freedom forever trapped, playing out someone else’s grand scheme, continuing the cycle she herself was a victim of
Jade: Hey Kit: Hey Jade: Have you eaten yet? Kit: Have you eaten yet? Jade: Are you copying me? Kit: Are you copying me? Jade: I love you. Kit: Yeah I ate like an hour ago. Jade: *tears welling in eyes* Kit: DON’T CRY I’M KIDDING I LOVE YOU TOO DON’T CRY-
Kit: Always strive to eat the stars. Boorman: Aren’t they too hot? Jade: Blow on them first, idiot. Wow.
Kit, to Jade: I may not get the same amount of daily sleep as you do, but can you do THIS?
Kit: *gets up and immediately faints* Jade: OMG KIT WHAT THE-
Jade: Were you killed?
Boorman: Sadly, yes...
Boorman: ... BUT I LIVED!
Jade: Carving our names into a tree is the most romantic way to let Kit know I have a knife with me at all times.
Kit: You look... beautiful today.
Jade, blushing: Oh. Than-
Kit: Ha! April Fools!
Kit: You look beautiful everyday!
Kit: *hands Jade a glass of water*
Jade: *drinking it* Thanks... What’s this for?
Kit: Elora says you get thirsty around me.
Jade: *chokes on water* WHAT-
Kit: Jade, you like are an angel with no wings Jade Jade: So like a person...? What's you're thinking there Kit Kit, trying to recover: EVER HEARD OF A SIMILE, JADE??? I MEAN WHAT-
Yes! When I first started watching Willow, I was like OMG. THAT'S ELORA and of course, I was really happy that that curly red haired character was Jade and not Elora, but it really is such a coincidence...
Okay, this is a little off the wall but bear with me...
So, it must be a bit of a known thing that Elora Danan has red wavy hair, because otherwise why go to all the trouble of having her dye it?
And what if to keep Elora Danan secret and safe you needed to divert attention elsewhere?
What if you found a little girl, with red curly hair, who was just about the right age, and insisted that she stay by the princess' side, almost like one of your own children? What if you wanted a decoy?
We don't know why Sorsha decided to kidnap a Bone Reaver child, but this one would certainly be convenient...
Kit: Jade, Jade, do the thing!
Jade: *genuinely smiles*
Kit, breathlessly overwhelmed: Oh my god...