Red Queen - Blog Posts
I have fallen down the incorrect quote rabbit hole so please enjoy the next few hours/days/weeks/months/hayoureallythoughtthiswouldeverendmwaha
Mare: Remember everyone, violence is never the answer.
Maven : You're right, Mare.. Violence can't be the answer.
Mare: Correct, Maven . Now, on to the next lesso-
Maven : Violence is the question.
Maven : And the answer is yes!
Mare: No, Maven no!
Cal and Maven are just Azula and Zuko reborn
Like, hello? Two fire benders/wielders with daddy issues who want to kill each other and take the throne? Ummm
Cuz your telling me your don’t hear Maven saying “I’m about to celebrate becoming an only child”
I don’t know who’s who, cuz Azula and Maven deffo share similarities - insanity, stealing the throne, feeling not good enough, general evilness but in Maven and Zukos eyes, Azula and Cal are considered prodigies and like the best of the best so….
But zuko and Cal share similarities too, leaving/being forced from your home, going on a quest to reestablish your honour and ending up on the “heroes” side
I forgot to mention all the parallels to shows as well, like with Macbeth, how ambition can be a curse, Lady Macbeth as Elara pushing Maven (Macbeth) then going kinda insane (seeing daggers, hearing his mother) and ultimately ending in tragedy
Or Les Mis/Cabaret, the people rising up (I haven't actually seen it but I listen to the soundtrack it's good and there are deffo some parallels)
Lmk if there are any more, my brain loves picking things apart and seeing how they fit together (I just got that english lit dog in me bro)
RQ Maven
I wish in the RQ books they explored Maven's love for theatre, like it's so ironic how he says he loves plays and shows but then you find out his whole life is pretty much an act. I think it would be so interesting to know why he liked it too, did he like the actors ability to pretend? The chance to escape the real world? I was so surprised that VA like never mentioned it again, maybe because by the time we got to his pov so much was happening? but then Cal never mentioned it either so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
RQ Maven
I wish in the RQ books they explored Maven's love for theatre, like it's so ironic how he says he loves plays and shows but then you find out his whole life is pretty much an act. I think it would be so interesting to know why he liked it too, did he like the actors ability to pretend? The chance to escape the real world? I was so surprised that VA like never mentioned it again, maybe because by the time we got to his pov so much was happening? but then Cal never mentioned it either so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I've come to the realisation that this is a hyperfixation atp so here are parallels/links/things that remind me of Red Queen (most are maven because ........ ) *update after i finished typing all this, they're all mavem .....................yeah, heh he heh hehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhagaggaaahhhaaaahhhh)
Aegon Targaryen in House of the Dragon really really reminds me of Maven like especially the whole stealing your siblings throne. He also looks like how I pictured him too y'know (just really blonde)
Then of course theres King George in Hamilton, I'll send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love like c'mon that just screams mareven
Mare and Maven in rq 1 reallllly reminded me of katpee (katniss and peeta) like a forced relationship, having to perform for the people, when I read rq the first time i was really hoping they would *fix* maven a similar way to how they helped peeta in mockingjay
Also girl on fire like....
This isn't all of them, but I'm in my any media I consume links back to maven calore, just give me a sec to work out the plot era