By My Side

By My Side

It didn’t matter that Mommy stopped smiling,

That she was too tired to come to dinners and your birthdays,

Because nothing could deter his positivity.

And it didn’t matter that Mommy and Daddy never played with you anymore,

That they fought and cried every night,

Because he’d always play with you instead.

And it didn’t matter that you missed Randall,

That Daddy looked at you with pity, and Mom with disgust,

Because he never understood why.

And it didn’t matter that she yelled at you, and hurt you,

And Dad never stopped her,

Because he still loved them dearly.

And it didn’t matter that you were afraid,

That your heart seized around water, and around her,

Because when danger was near, he knew no fear.

And it didn’t matter that when you moved out, Mom finally smiled again,

And that would be your last memory of her,

Because he lives in a world where it’s not.

And it didn’t matter when you did Khonshu’s bidding,

When you came home bloody and tired,

Because he still lives happily, normally, and obliviously.

And while he’s the reason you feel certifiable:

You talk to “yourself,” you keep losing time,

He’s also the reason that you’re still alive.

So, it doesn’t matter if the world is ending,

If Layla’s in trouble and we’re all gonna die.

‘Cause no matter what happens, wherever we’re heading,

He will always be by my side.

I'm rewatching the episode, and Belos is SO deeply fuckedupedly religious, holy. This is ALL about Institutionalized Christianity. No wonder Disney cancelled this show. Promising myself to not make this too long so here's some quick points:

Humans are born into sin, inherently sinful and must spend their lives repenting for their nature (simply by being 'witches' he probably believes there is no such redemption for the inhabitants of the Isles anyways).

Your soul will be doomed to the ashes of hell if you don't repent now. Belos probably saw the 'devil' in his brother and thought he was doing a service of god to kill him.

Remember we are dealing with The Demon Realm. Belos probably believes he is trapped inside some kind of hell. The Titan is the BI's version of God, and he just repeats the rhetoric he's internalized to make it digestible for the citizens here.

He literally thinks he is a saviour and all of the carnage is worth it because he is ridding the world from the influence of the demon realm; which I am sure is very intentionally a society free of homophobia and racism, things that have been largely installed by Christianity and religion.

I might go so far as to suggest that Hunter's grooming by Belos (which doesn't have to be explicit in that way) is probably in reference to the proliferation of grooming done by priests, often with the excuse of this is 'how god wants it' / 'the titans plans'.

Ms marvel episode 2 + text posts

Here’s why I think that rat is in Alador’s lab:

Alador was stuck in his lab with no one for a very long time, he was lonely, and he caught a rat he kept seeing in the lab and made it into a pet for companionship.

He named it Ratrick.

alex hirsch going rogue… king shit