I Think I Love Spellcaster Characters That Crave Knowledge So Much In Games Because Their Chosen From

I think I love spellcaster characters that crave knowledge so much in games because their chosen from of knowledge is also just super creative and artistic. Like yes girl you go chase your artist dreams you clever little child prodigy. Unfortunately I also enjoy the tragedy of being consumed by what you chase after most so uh, no wholesome healing rp for me no sir.

Okay so VISUALLY, we can all agree and Angel and Husk having different chains/ rope bindings in their song, then in eps 5 and 6 is indicative of them having vastly different contracts with not only different obligations but also very different overlords. Angels is more messy and shows how unstable Val is, and that no matter how well he does he will always manage to piss Val off because the fucker just does whatever. Husks is sturdier showing how all encompassing his contract is, as unlike Angel he isn’t only under Alastors power at certain times. I COULD GO ON.

However what i really want to talk about here that I haven’t yet seen is the placement. Angel has chains around his wrist, not only could you say “yeah its reflective of the whole bondage thing” but it makes it easy for angel to tug against, despite the shit he goes through he does get a little breathing room because as long as he still makes money Val will NOT kill him. He has an unstable contract and emotional state but overall? There’s a stable motivation, money (and power).

Husk on the other hand, has his chain around his neck. Surface level its very “cat on a collar, he’s a pet, simple.” But a little deeper? It shows how precise and capable Alastor is in making deals, always going for the weak points. Husk pulls even a little and he’s just dead, no questions asked because Alastor can replace him. Husk in constantly in fear of his life because as an individual, he poses no real benefit to Alastor rather than him having a former overlord under his thumb, but added to his existing list is Husk really that impressive? Alastor is very clever, stable when it comes to dealing with others shown in his contracts. His motivations however? Unknown, unstable and probably just a greed for power with very little else to back it up. He could snap and change his mind at a moments notice and Husk has to live with the fact that one wrong move could destroy him, hell he could do everything right and still get wrecked.

Pull your hand out of a chain? Varying levels of trauma depending on how small the restraint is compared to your hand/ how easy you find it to slip out, possibly a significant number of breaks and reduced function for life. Maybe you even have to cut the hand off to save the rest of you (metaphor for certain trauma responses). Pulling out of a chain around your neck? Dead. If you don’t pull hard enough to kill you gravity will when the person holding the other end hangs you out. Oh and hanging? Terrible way to die, not the worst but i certainly wouldn’t choose it.

Hey, in this photo.

The blank faces? Very simple cartoony chalk style? Yeah well having no nose and a horizontally longer face than the others makes Angel look like a ditto.

Also i cant decide if the =) rather than the precise ditto :) makes him look more or less haunted by the sins of man.

The parallel between " it starts with sorry" and "loser, baby" are sending me.

In the context of the recipients or intended audience of the songs, the former shows how Sir Pentious is just kind of a bitch, and does things for his own gain without regard for others in order to gain power (his poor face when Vox didn't approve of him :( ). The later is of course bringing attention to that, while yes Angel is in an unbelievably shit position, he makes it worse with his self loathing and poor coping mechanisms, it's even suggested that he stops seeing himself as a person outside of Valentino. Therefore "loser, baby" is more focused on Angel as an individual rather than the people around him.

Then, when thinking about the people who actually lead the song, Charlie tries to be selfless to a fault so obviously her trying to cheer up snakey boy is going to be through having him be better to others, but it also shows how her ideas of redemption still come from a place of misunderstanding, not really taking in the depth of him as a person and instead singing about what he can DO rather than helping him THINK better. On the opposite side Husk speaks from a place of experience (vastly different experience, but still able to better empathise) and not only comprehends but deeply understands the fact that Angel needs to be better in himself before he can be better in the eyes of others. Despite the fact that it probably wasn't his aim, Husk has probably set up Angel for a better shot at actual redemption through understanding. Husk also does not sugar coat anything, at all. He knows that it's better to be straight up about things because having to act ALL THE TIME is the problem for Angel. Its very difficult for Charlie to get her optimism across to Angel because delusion only lasts for so long. Pentious is more gullible and hasn't signed his soul away ( to my knowledge) and so is able to look on the bright side and respond to overly positive actions. Husk has the capability to help Angel, not by saying "things arnet really that shit, it will be better" but instead says that "yeah this sucks but it'll help if you just accept what you cant change and take what you can. You can't accept joy if you only self-pity/ drown in drugs and fakeness".

"It starts with sorry" was kind of cringe to me too but honestly? It fits, and that's what matters.

Sidenote: I'd love to discuss/ be tagged in other analysis, including anything critical. But I'm not looking for a fight and I'm not getting into anything with anybody who take the songs out of context. (AKA : "Husk is calling Angel a loser because he got SA'd and thinks he should just get over it/ deserved it" Husk is not that kinda guy)

Its so funny to me that the general opinion of Lucifer and Lilith pre show was just "yeah she pegs him and he is so down bad for her it hurts" then the show comes out and not only are they divorced but now people are theorising that Al is trying to undermine Lucifer so hard as a dad because Lilith told him to? (I NEED to know what this man did to deserve that)

This may be one of the biggest theory vs reality differences I've seen for characters ever. Was looking at old fanart and comics of them earlier and my lord did we get it so incredibly wrong.

I dont doubt some people got it right, but most of what I used to see 'back in the day' was them being somewhat deranged but still happily married.

If you ever find yourself forgetting that Dr Who is also dramatic, compelling and emotional on top of all the silly goofy fun I urge you to go rewatch/watch the waters of mars bc watching David Tennant go from a funny little guy with Rose at the start of his run to eventually that mess of an episode is peak character development (not in a good way, but also yes in a good way?)

I could write so much on the way the show flips so much between lighthearted, sad and just downright dark but I think that that special in particular is a stunning moment in 10s timeline and you could say it defines some of his actions at the end of his run.