schmergo:

Honestly, I think people seriously misinterpret Kylo Ren’s role as a villain, and not in a “he’s so misunderstood” Draco in leather pants kind of way.

He’s fascinating because he’s one of the few fictional villains that has some stuff in common with some of the real men who do dangerous and deadly things– he’s posturing, he feels persecuted, he’s explosive and uncontrolled, when he tries to look like a cool villain and give off that glib/‘badass’ vibe, it feels forced and awkward, it’s easy to laugh at him, but then he does something incredibly evil and reminds you that pathetic wannabes can be really scary dudes, too. He reminds me of school shooters, domestic abusers, extremely vitriolic alt-right internet trolls.

He doesn’t represent some grand vision or evil master plan like Voldemort. It’s all about outwardly channeling his inner turmoil and rage into self-aggrandizement, getting control over other people because he can’t control himself. He has thoughts, feelings, weaknesses, and at least a little bit of good in him. That doesn’t make him a misunderstood hero. The fact that he’s human and three dimensional and has people who care about him is part of what makes him more like the real evil that walks among us every day in the world. 

People are always saying, “Kylo Ren is such a pathetic villain, he’s a whiny emo trying to dress up like a cool bad guy,” but that is lampshaded IN-universe, that people think that’s lame, too, even Snoke. People keep thinking that Kylo was supposed to be a cool villain like Darth Vader and that the movies failed miserably in portraying him as one, but I don’t see how.

please… if you’re going to attempt to speak in “old” english

audacityinblack:

dwarf-scum:

lukas-langs:

THOU is the subject (Thou art…)
THEE is the object (I look at thee)
THY is for words beginning in a consonant (Thy hair)
THINE is for words beginning in a vowel (Thine eyes)

this has been a psa

Also worth noting that “thy” is not an old-timey way of saying “the” either. Just wanted to add this because it’s the most common thing I see when people are trying to sound archaic.

ALSO.

THOU/THEE/THY/THINE is only for people you are familiar with. You wouldn’t use them to address the Queen, but you might use them to address your beloved.

YE/YOU is formal and official, and used to address someone of higher social standing.

YE OLDE is not a thing. It came from a time when the letters
þ

and y were indistinguishable when printed in period blackletter. So you’d still be visiting ÞE OLDE TAVERNE.