u/many_splendored

For all the issues that the movie Troy has, and there are MANY - a really lovely scene that stood out to me was Paris bringing Helen into the city, and the people are cheering to see her now dressed in the Trojan fashion. Additionally, when Paris introduces her to Priam, the old king is more than a bit shocked at what's happened, but warmly greets her and welcomes her into the family. Later on, she and Andromache (Hector's wife) seem to have gotten closer as sisters, and there seems to be respect between her and Hector.

It's all a lovely sentiment, but not having read any selections from The Iliad in a long time - can anyone tell me what the general opinion of her actually was? I could see it being a combination of pride that the loveliest woman in the world is now Trojan, but also of course the horror and anger that the Greeks are still coming. I'm sure Cassandra was frustrated at the very least.

On "The Vampire Lestat", we find out in flashback that Lestat inadvertently awoke Akasha, the first vampire and an empress of ancient Egypt, and went half mad from exchanging blood with her. He had been charged with her care, and before the awakening, he had developed some affection for her. In the above clip, we see that even with drinking from someone who loves her, Akasha is still deeply confused about the world she finds herself in, and she only returns to herself when she remembers her full power.

If we ever get a tv adaptation, I think I want the scene of Alecto fully awakening to look like this - her trying to find herself again, those gold eyes searching until they find the camera, wounding her vassal even though she knows that her vassal loves her...

Just like the title says, I'd love to know what turns of phrase or vocabulary words from the series you now use more regularly, whether in speech or in writing. My particular favorite is "...shall delight in violence" when describing a character not only launching into fisticuffs, but having great fun doing it.

Would you find John less despicable if he DIDN'T try to act like "just a guy"? I understand that he did genuinely love Augustine and Mercymorn and G1deon, at least at the beginning, but him trying to ingratiate himself to Harrow and Ianthe makes my skin crawl, as I know it's meant to. It's strange to think that he would be more tolerable to me if he WERE completely remote - not cold, perhaps, I think he would still have family Lyctoral dinners to discuss matters of concern, but not trying to joke or act like they're all one big happy family.