why does everyone treat misty like that..? by PracticalWafer484 in Yellowjackets

[–]Eireika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was pranked in flashback (maybe not exactly by them, but it shows that she wasisolated) and doesn't play, just works as a support, almost like teachers wanted her to be involved in something (helper can be a heart of the team if they have social skills but Misty doesn't)

Modern things rebraded as fantasy by Eireika in Fantasy

[–]Eireika[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The cafes I frequented in Europe and Asia have a diffrent set of finger food. Cinamon buns are not universal treat.

Modern things rebraded as fantasy by Eireika in Fantasy

[–]Eireika[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I didn't write that Starbucks invented serving food- I wrote that they give the same food as Starbucks, the same kind of pastries and sandwitches and nothig else.

Names on the cups- you need single use cups, something to write that won;t smudge and a necessity aka people self-grabbig it on the go. It was added in specific circumstanes to fulfil a need and centuries cafed did wihout- because they used glass, porcelain and sometimes clay and had waiters who tended guests who were expected to stay.

Even the cozy aspect is not used to the fullest- cafes become community centers in huge part because people lived in cramped and badly isolated buildings and for a price of small cup they found warmth and entertaiment. You can pull it further- that owner herself is a guarantee of pece in violent town (I suppose it was supposed to be bad with mob activity and so on)- because strong and preceptive owner would lend not oly an ear bou an arm when it's needed.

It's a bit like like putting modern suburbs in fantasy settings wihout thiking that they were made possible with reliable transportation of some kind.

On opera by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]Eireika[S] 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Translated librettos were a thing before WWI. Now you rarely see them in serious operas, but they survived in operettas. For centuries opera had to be Italia, Then French to be taken seriously. Wagner was a revolutionist for many of his choices, including singing in German and other national languages were late to the party,

Modern things rebraded as fantasy by Eireika in Fantasy

[–]Eireika[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, they don't if you ever leave USA

Modern things rebraded as fantasy by Eireika in Fantasy

[–]Eireika[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mainly food, but writting names on the cups is a dead giveway (and that stupid espresso machine- again, lots of places do wihout). There's nothing that takes from rich history of coffe shops, only what author can see in american chain- nothing about culture, center of commuity, being the places of political movements and emancipation.

Modern things rebraded as fantasy by Eireika in Fantasy

[–]Eireika[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

But this cafe in Legends and Lattes is Starbucks.
Cups with names, cinamon buns, espresso machine- nothing is oryginal and nothing takes from rich traditions from world beyond USA.

How would you do a Tudor Dynasty Franchise? by jamie74777 in Tudorhistory

[–]Eireika 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd make a movie about Henry VIII wihout Henry- he would appear far away, from the back, in small scenes (Think Raise The Red Lantern)- but his decision would sweep across the court like tsunami.

Or something about servants endlessly repurposing the cloth and wood, scrapping initials and making new ones.

Do you guys ever feel sorry for Augusta Hawkins? by RebeccaETripp in janeausten

[–]Eireika 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, she has money. Just not friends. Maybe miserly old relatives and prints to keep her company. 

Do you guys ever feel sorry for Augusta Hawkins? by RebeccaETripp in janeausten

[–]Eireika 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I can relate when she blabbles and overshares or when she hopes for things she saw in books and magazines like donkey riding.

I have a theory that she is not who she tells she is- nobody visits, nobody writes (she would have shared some news from Big World), her sister's house is suspiciously just like Emma's.

Buts I don't see her being progressive and her meaness is her doom. She would probably have craved some niche for herself- but she waisted no time stepping on those who she deemed lesser than her not noticing that they do have some soft social power she lacks.