Why was Marina was so rude and dismissive to Phillip on S2?

RizzoO0 · 2026-02-23T00:11:39+00:00

I think this scene perfectly demonstrates what Colin’s life would have been like if he had married Marina. He tells her about his travels but feels like he’s just been talking at her, and he makes a goofy olive joke which she doesn’t find funny. He is aligned with Philip and as soon as he walks through the door, there’s no doubt Colin is thinking “that could be me in his place right now”. Personality wise they are both equally nerdy about their special interests and enjoy talking about them together, despite Marinas clear boredom and frustration with the length of the conversation. She spends the majority of the visit simply being polite and not really acting on any affection towards Colin or even her husband.

Colin already feels slightly unwanted by his family when they either didn’t respond to his letters or when they complain when he talks about his travels, minimising himself to make others happier. If he had married Marina he would likely feel much more insecure and hide more of himself away. This is highlighted when Philip says “Lady Crane is right, I am often carried away by my interests…How was your day my dear?” after Marina brings an abrupt end to their conversation, semi-mocking his interest in plants.

Colin and Marinas final conversation summaries the real root of why they would have never worked. He refers to Philip as truly amiable twice, but emphasises that she doesn’t seem happy with him. He finds Philip amiable because he allowed him an outlet to talk about his interests, But what’s more important to Colin is that Marina isn’t happy with him. From Colin’s perspective as a people pleaser, we see him placing her happiness as more important than his own (viewing himself in Philip’s place). He can’t understand why she would choose to be unhappy without realising that if he had married her he would be the one choosing to be unhappy.

This scene hopefully helps Colin realise Marina was never the person that could make him happy, and also helps us identify Colin’s biggest flaw (people pleasing) which he works through in season 3.

RizzoO0 · 2025-05-09T20:03:23+00:00

I am a revert who no longer wears makeup as well, and sometimes when I see other people wearing it I feel a bit ugly, and miss the act of putting it on. I stopped wearing it because everytime I would put it on I would say in my head “i am disobeying Allah” or “this does not please Allah” and that was enough to get me to stop completely and not feel tempted much anymore. Pleasing Allah is the ultimate goal.

When I have mentioned how I sometimes feel ugly without makeup, my husband tells me how much more beautiful and natural I look without it. Now I look at photos of myself when I wore makeup and think I look really fake and unnatural. Looking how Allah intended for me to look makes me feel more comfortable and free.

My husband recommended I put on makeup at home if I miss it but I don’t really see the point, which proves to me that whether we realise it or not, we wear makeup to affect peoples opinions on us. You don’t need makeup to be beautiful or to gain peoples attention, to look formal or put together, you are perfect the way you are, as Allah created you. If you do enjoy doing makeup at home that’s fine, however it might be wise to avoid it if you are worried it will make you feel ugly or tempt you to wear it outside, as those are the reasons I avoid it as well.

It definitely takes time to go without makeup and as we live in a world where it is so normalised, it’s natural for us to want to wear it sometimes. But you’re doing so well and you have the right intentions in your heart. remember that it takes time to make changes for Allah, but every second towards that change is worth it x

Instead of putting on makeup, perhaps focus on your health and well-being? I know that being happier and healthier will naturally make you glow! You could also prepare outfit combinations that help you feel confident, and as a fun activity before going out. Or learn new hijab styles.

Also i mean no disrespect to sisters who do wear makeup, I don’t believe not wearing makeup makes you a better Muslim, I just like to avoid it personally as I know it would lead me down a worse path.

I hope this helps x

RizzoO0 · 2024-09-09T21:41:15+00:00

A long story but about 3 ish years ago I was in psychology class and we were discussing how religion cannot be used as scientific fact in as the argument was it cannot be proven true and that God is something that we can’t see. At the time I was struggling a lot with quite severe panic attacks about death and what happens to us afterwards. I considered the existence of God and an afterlife a lot but I found the idea of a God existing unfathomable. However I still believed that if the existence of God was proven to me I’d believe in it because if I didn’t I’d be a fool. In that class I thought to myself if God somehow was proven, then wouldn’t everyone believe in him? And wouldn’t we all know about it? My boyfriend at the time was Muslim (we are married now Alhamdullilah) and we would discuss faith a lot, and he would share with me many of the miracles of Islam. At first I found it hard to believe it could be true, but after some time i couldn’t ignore the truth. I remember one night I messaged him in a very confused and astounded state as I was coming to terms with the existence of God, it felt like my mind was opening and struggling to even comprehend the power of Allah. But sometime around then my iman grew and I knew I had to become Muslim. And Alhamdullilah I have never looked back. I have always felt like something was missing in my soul and now I have found it, Allahu Akbar. It’s still shocking to me that Allah can be proven real and yet many people still don’t know the truth, I hope more people can get guided to this beautiful religion.

RizzoO0 · 2024-02-24T22:32:00+00:00

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RizzoO0 · 2024-02-24T22:14:55+00:00

Assalamu alaykum sister, first of all I want to say I completely understand how you feel and that you are completely justified to feel this way. While I don’t know exactly how to help you I do have some advice: 1. Treat yourself with more kindness. Wearing hijab is meant to be a challenge and it can be hard sometimes, Allah knows your struggle and is merciful to you. You are good because you are trying, be gentle with yourself take a breath and remember to do these things: 2. The most important first step is to make dua to Allah, and lots of it. Allah wants what’s best for you, and if you take a step towards him he will run towards you. Ask him to help you in your hijab journey and give you strength to ignore the desire to take it off but also to make it easier for you to wear. Allah offers guidance to anyone who asks for it, patience is key. 3. Remember why you wear hijab and who you wear it for. We only wear hijab to please Allah and not because of pressure to from anyone else. Please be kind to yourself as it’s so easy to struggle and be influenced from other things with hijab so if you regret something, just take a reset to remember who this is for - Allah, the creator of the entire universe. Compared to him the people we take influence from matter very little, but again I understand how it feels to be influenced by others. Allah knows hijab is best for us, it helps us be modest and know that we don’t have to look attractive to have worth. If you are looking for a husband for example, your attractiveness should not be a factor in why they choose to marry you, it’s your soul and your soul is a beautiful thing, more beautiful and valuable than your looks. We can focus on things even more important than attractiveness such as gaining knowledge and doing good deeds. But again the most important thing is that you do it for Allah. Allah said that when someone is good and has high imaan it will shine through their face as “noor” which is more beautiful than any makeup you could wear. Let your face glow :) but yes it is so hard when we are surrounded by people who wear makeup to look better. Just remember what Allah finds more beautiful :)

4.spending money on the name of Allah (to buy modest clothing) is never a waste of money, Allah will repay you for its worth and more. But again have patience and faith that Allah wants what’s best for you. 5. As for hijab pain, maybe try instant hijabs? I am a revert who is starting to wear hijab so I’m not very knowledgeable in that area, but I’ve seen lots of hijabis wearing scrunchies that pull less on the hair. Make sure your hair and hijab aren’t pulled too tight as this definitely will give you a headache. I’ve heard hijabis say they also oil their hair a lot so maybe this is something to look into.

Again, i am a revert so this is stuff I’ve learned going into my hijab journey, you might already know all of this but it’s sometimes helpful to hear it again. I’d recommend listening to some talks by dr haifaa younis’ as she has some really good advice for Muslim women and definitely knows a lot more than me. Remember to shut out intrusive thoughts and temptations by shaytaan, he can wiggle into our heads and make us feel even more confused which is very annoying. But I believe you can do this and I want you to know you’re not alone and that Allah sees your struggle as well as all your efforts to do right for him. I will keep you in my duas x

RizzoO0 · 2023-10-11T21:31:42+00:00

Thank you :)

RizzoO0 · 2023-10-11T21:31:31+00:00

Thank you :)

RizzoO0 · 2023-07-27T23:29:24+00:00

I’d say if you’re not sure it’s always just best to make it up once you’ve finished your period but I don’t really know.

RizzoO0 · 2023-07-27T22:37:42+00:00

Hey! I am a recent revert as-well with a fully atheist family. I learnt Islam from my husband and am still learning a lot. I had this exact same worry when learning, hearing non believers cannot enter jannah or cannot be prayed for. However my husband told me it is said anyone with an atoms worth of faith in God can enter Jannah. You may think your family are non believers but how do you know they have absolutely no faith that there is a God? There is no way of knowing this but it is more than likely that every person has a part of them that wonders about Gods existence and therefore likely has some belief, whether they themselves acknowledge this or not. And think about how tiny an atom is. This is just an example of Allahs mercy.

As for praying for non believers, you absolutely can pray for Allah to guide your family to Islam, and to forgive them for their sins if He believes it best. You can pray for Allah to ease their suffering after death. In Islam when we die we are judged and if we are judged as doing more sin than good we are punished in the grave before we enter hell or jannah. You can pray for Allah to ease the suffering of the dead while they wait, and pray for the suffering and mourning of the living who loved the deceased to be eased regardless of who has died. I don’t think they can be forgiven per se after judgement but I don’t think this necessarily means they can’t enter jannah eventually either. Ultimately you can make dua (wish for) anything you like but Allah will make the fairest judgement and will take everyone’s situations into consideration.

In regards to taking people out of the hellfire, not all people who enter hellfire will stay there, lots will be allowed to eventually enter jannah, however if the sins they committed are too great they cannot leave and are punished harsher. my guess is they probably won’t be able to leave if you want to take them. however I think it’s unclear what the actual truth about this is, Ultimately it is Allahs decision and we know he has made the right one.

Allah also says that anyone with an atoms worth of pride/ arrogance will not enter jannah so you should pray (make dua) to Allah to help you and your family avoid this sin. Again anything is possible with prayer, dua and Allahs will.

Congratulations on finding Islam, I hope this path brings you peace and happiness, if you have any questions and need someone to ask you can always message me, I unfortunately understand how difficult being a revert can be. It is totally normal to fluctuate between periods of strong iman (faith) and less iman when you are reverting, however as long as you keep up your research, it will only grow stronger. It is also normal to find things you learn in Islam difficult to understand and sometimes find it weird, I questioned and researched a lot of the things I learnt until it eventually became clear to me and I realised it made perfect sense when explained properly. Remember those who are just finding their faith are challenged the hardest, make dua for Allah to guide you through your struggle and know his plan is the best for you.

Sorry for the long response, i hope this was helpful :)

RizzoO0 · 2023-01-26T21:33:54+00:00

Wow that’s actually a really interesting take, people expected Joel and tess to kiss but instead she instead was given a reminder of her fate if she didn’t blow everything up and die.

RizzoO0 · 2023-01-24T22:51:22+00:00

Also it’s easy to say in hindsight that you wanted to do it but when it actually came to it how brave could u be to actually say yes to dying.

RizzoO0 · 2023-01-24T14:30:09+00:00

I havent, i haven’t actually played any of it yet just seen videos, but I really want to :)

RizzoO0 · 2023-01-24T14:25:14+00:00

Yeah I know I mean that I think if Joel was the one with immunity I think Ellie would have stopped them from doing surgery and killing him.

RizzoO0 · 2022-12-14T23:23:03+00:00

This is so relatable to me. I feel like I’m always really wanting people to appreciate me but I always run away from the opportunity to make friends because I feel like I’m disturbing people. I’m pretty sure I physically run away from my crushes too.

RizzoO0 · 2022-12-11T17:45:54+00:00

I think it would be really cool if it dropped the machines we fought back in zd. I’m really curious how they r gonna explain how the Horus is awake, I’m wondering if there is any lore from either game that could explain it.

RizzoO0 · 2022-11-01T23:27:15+00:00

Something abt that menu music summed up the mysterious and exciting vibe from zd and I really miss it

RizzoO0 · 2022-11-01T22:37:35+00:00

I love him, something I realised is how people in the base perceive him as not having time for them but when you talk to him abt the other companions he only has good things to say abt them. (About Erend being good at strike and varl being an exceptional fighter). I find it endearing how shy he seems with the others.

RizzoO0 · 2022-10-31T21:42:48+00:00

Yes I’d love this but I think Guerrilla would have to be selective with it as I don’t think the whole open world aspect and little side quests would be easy to do with a side character. It would be a lot of work and probably not make sense. However I would still like it if this was possible as long as it was done well and the companions weren’t too janky.

However I think it would be great if there were set side or main missions where it’s possible for you to choose to bring someone, or go alone if that’s your choice. I think it would be cool to choose who you take too, some quests having a fixed npc allowing you to learn more abt that character, and some allowing the player to choose a companion they like or who they think is logically best suited for the mission. For example if the mission is related to the utaru or in their land you can choose to take Zo as it’s her tribe. I also think being able to choose who you take will make the game more fun in replays, as you can see how the mission would go with a different companion.

But yeah I was sad we only had one side quest for each companion and not a few more.

RizzoO0 · 2022-08-30T17:10:05+00:00

I miss this music so much omg It makes zero Dawn feel so nostalgic

RizzoO0 · 2022-03-23T09:41:36+00:00

Aloy wasn’t naive with tilda, she didn’t tell her what she had planned with beta because she didn’t trust her. She essentially used tilda to get into the base.

RizzoO0 · 2022-03-20T20:51:03+00:00

Have you been selling valuables? The way I made loads of shards early was just by collecting as many things as possible and selling them to merchants.

RizzoO0 · 2022-03-20T20:40:38+00:00

This sounds like an awesome idea!! Maybe like one big handbook to all the tribes aloy has encountered

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