Screenwriting, Lyrics, Art, and Investigation
A rare monster that only appears at certain times and in certain places, the griffin is a treat to fight. We got one! If I’m not on a build that shoots a bow, I won’t hurt it and it won’t land.
When it does land, I jump on it and hold for dear life as it rises again, stabbing as I go. The tricksy thing will fly away, even injured. Once our mage sets it on fire, I know the battle is ours.
ONE
Sokka sets up a tent, casting the rain tarp aside.
TWO
Katara, carrying some kindling, questions his judgment. Sokka fights back, telling her to worry about her own job. Aang, as the Avatar peacemaker, comes between them and suggests they switch tasks. How can people who disagree get along, and can Aang actually help them reach accord? That’s the Trouble.
THREE
Appa and Momo also fight over a piece of fruit. It’s hilarious because Appa, giant bison, holds the melon in place with his toe while Momo, small mammal, goes all ballistic on trying to free it. Aang halves the fruit, sharing it out.
This is basically a repeat of the Two, so why is it the Three? Well, first, it’s what comes next (and the material after that is clearly Four-ish). Second, food is part of the struggle in this episode and recurs in a Six-ish way. Mostly, though, I’m reaching.
Continue reading “The Great Divide”
The Duchess’ maid has asked me to come into the castle at night, when the guards will arrest anyone out and about, to secretly visit Aelinore in her chambers.
Right.
I’m brave, I’m wonderful. aren’t we naughty, etc., and then the Duke arrives for a surprise visit. Hide!
And . . . he’s calling her by a similar but different name, begging forgiveness, and choking her to death.
Technically, I could let her die, but I come from behind the screen and confront them.
And . . . to save her own skin Aelinore accuses me of sneaking in and accosting her. I’m arrested and whipped (offscreen).
But then she apologizes, calls me her darling, and gives me the keys to escape.
Such is the life of a hero.
In a way, he’s just waiting to die. Stories about killing fill the space around drinking, eating, and wenching. His family is unimportant, the realm is uninteresting. His loss of Lyanna took a lot of caring out of him. It’s ironic that she loved someone else (as we learn later) while he pines. If she hadn’t died, he may have learned the truth about her and moved on.
And his character doesn’t arc. We, the plot watchers, are also waiting for him to die. Motivations swirl about, on hold until he steps out of the way. Credit to Mark Addy for making a placeholder interesting.
What does Robert Baratheon want? What motivation is Addy playing? “I want to die” isn’t right. He’s not even marvelously tragic. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. This is no way to treat a character.
This Robert is a Seven. Life is dull and he doesn’t care. Without luster, without fire and challenge, a Seven will wither. Only the hedonism is left.
This is a very strange episode. Jet is a beloved character, one who recurs in an important storyline, yet he’s not a nice person here. He’s the antagonist, yet we’re not to see him as a villain.
ONE
A forest location. Momo chases a bug.
TWO
Berries are bait in a trap that Momo activates. Suspended from tall trees are two more traps with baboons caught in them. Aang, bending, jumps up and frees them all.
THREE
The traps are Fire Nation. Sokka wants the team to move on but without flying. His instincts tell him they’ll be spotted in the air.
Okay, I have a problem with traps appearing at both beats. They belong at the Three, which we’ll see when it mirrors at the Six. The Trouble, the Two, is actually the forest. Hidden amongst the trees are Jet and his Freedom Fighters, but also the Fire Nation. This is what Aang battles at the Eight.
Continue reading “Jet”I’ve just begun rewatching Game of Thrones so that I can refresh my memory on these characters and what Enneagram numbers they might be. I don’t need to dig too deeply, though, to know that Jaime’s a Nine. It’s pretty classic.
In the first episode he’s an incestuous child-killer. (Remember that?!) He comes a long way throughout the show’s run, though.
He’s physically gifted. Being a knight comes easy to him. When his hand is taken in a later season he falls apart. His physical prowess, but also his physical ability to communicate, are integral to his character.
His relationship with his sister is a dark Nine trait. He is so intent on avoiding conflict with her that he agrees to something dangerously disordered.
Near the end of the seasons Jaime becomes heroic. A Nine’s sense of justice and fair play moves him into relationships that strengthen him, such as with Brienne.
I’ll continue watching, and perhaps I’ll feel I need to add more to Jaime TV later (I’m also rereading the novels), but for now, going by memory, this seems accurate.
I return to the Abbey to check in on Quina. She’s working with flowers and feels she has a talent as a healer. Can I take this flower to a priest for his opinion and recommendation?
They’ll send her to the Grand Cathedral to study! Her only objective is to learn more about the dragon, and this seems to be the best way to go.
I thought the colors were appropriate for Easter. Here’s the funny part, though. This is a repurposed background. I was never satisfied with the original (as is often the case, lol), and I thought that a former Halloween piece becoming an Easter piece was profound, in some strange way.
ONE
The gang flies on Appa, as they often do at the One. Travelling onward.
TWO
Aang worries. How is he supposed to master the elements before the comet arrives next summer? This is an ongoing Trouble. Possibly, when we look at the Enneagram for this entire season, or even the three seasons of the entire show, this worry will be the larger Two. It’s an essential question.
Also, though, this episode has another, more specific Trouble. Katara offers to teach Aang the waterbending she knows.
THREE
With the two benders busy, Sokka is at loose ends. He uses a long fuzzy frond to clean Appa in the river, particularly between his toes. Sokka does regular human things at the Three. I really like how the story writers deploy him at key beats.
Continue reading “The Waterbending Scroll”