I Had To, I'm Sorry

Arcane spoilers

Rip Arthur Lester, you would've loved Epic the musical

malevolent poetry references: season 1

part 4: the voices

this is the first of multiple times that this phrase appears in the show. it appears to have originated from a medieval Persian fable, written by the Sufi poet Attar of Nishapur. the phrase was popularized in the west following an early nineteenth century translation and retelling of the story by Edward Fitzgerald.

part 5: the gift

this is a line from “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by the American poet Robert Frost. it was first published in 1923, eleven years before the events of malevolent.

part 8: the caves

the quotation here comes from “Cassilda’s Song”, a poem written by Robert W. Chambers as a preface to his 1895 book, The King in Yellow, a collection of short stories.

part 12: the end

this isn’t poetry, but it is a notable reference, because it is a quote from H.P. Lovecraft. the full quote is: “The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.”

On Friendship.

Anyway Gertrude was goth

"kill them with kindness" wrong. Thermodynamic Layer Esq, G.F.D. 🦍 🤮 🕴️ 🧠 👄 📃 📖 🩸 🐍 ☠️ ♟️♜♞♝♛♚ 🧪 🚫💔 🤕 😵‍💫 🦠 🚀 🛒 👶 😭 🤚 💀 🏜️ 🧪 🚫💔 🧪 💀 💀 💀 💀 💀

Funny prank: lure all your friends into listening to TMA by dangling the queer ships in front of them like car keys and watch the ensuing psychological damage

the real horror of malevolent is the canon existence of a French Timeline

If it's not a new album I'll tell the FBI that Frank's playing that song again.