It's time for the dysfunctional ships, I guess...

[firthgal]

The 30 Day Shipping Meme
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?

Oh, by far, it's Betty reading Mario's letter to Armando.

No matter how many times I watch this, I cannot get through it without bursting into tears, especially since it comes just after this incredibly special night that Betty had spent with Armando where she basically bared her soul to him and he was finally realizing that he was madly in love with her, and they were both so happy before Betty read that stupid letter, and there was this moment before Armando left for his business meeting where it looked like he wanted to tell her everything, and Betty is finally comfortable in this love after so much fretting because she felt like Armando had fully given her his heart the night before, but then she reads this letter and her beautiful dream becomes this horrible nightmare, and this scene basically signifies the death of the Betty that the audience has come to love. Her enthusiasm for life is gone, she lashes out at innocent people, and she becomes an eternal pessimist as opposed to the determined optimist that she had been before. It's heartbreaking to watch all of the hope being sucked out of her. And her devastating heartbreak goes on for many scenes after this, and the bit where she flashes back to her childhood just makes this part even more tragic. The fact that she still approached life with such joy after so much pain was utterly beautiful, but Armando was the one that finally beat her down. She just couldn't take it anymore after that. She loved him with everything that she was, she gave him everything that she could, and it was all a joke to him. God, the scene where she's shaking in the bathroom really gets me, and the scene where she finally lets all of her tears out while Nicolas is holding her makes me bawl like crazy. Like, all out bawling. I just... ugh, I always have to skip that whenever I do an epic rewatch, because my heart just can't take all of that pain.

Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?

Dude, this is a hard one. The majority of my ships carry some pretty messed up baggage (hello Betty/Armando), but I think the winner here is Uther/Morgana, because as messed up as Betty and Armando are, neither one ever actually wanted to kill the other. Uther/Morgana baggage:

1. Uther is Morgana's guardian, therefore he is basically her stepfather (or adoptive father or what have you)
2. Morgana believes that Uther is responsible for her actual father's death, and yes, she does hold this against him
3. Uther hates (and kills) anything that has even the smallest association with magic, and Morgana is a Seer, which means she has magic in her blood. DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN.
4. Morgana is deathly afraid of losing Uther's love because of said magic, therefore she decided to hate him first.
5. Morgana really, really wants to kill Uther. Like, really.
6. Despite numbers 1 through 5, Uther is a mess without Morgana, and Morgana's number one motivation for wanting to kill Uther is that she thinks he doesn't love her anymore. She specifically said this in ep 2x12. HIS LOVE MEANS EVERYTHING TO HER, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. So, they love each other, but they also hate each other, and sometimes they know they love each other but sometimes they don't, and sometimes they know they hate each other but sometimes they don't, and things just get really confusing for them.

Okay, I was looking at fanvids on YouTube, checking to see if there are any good new ones, and I came across one that completely stole the ending to one of my vids (plus, it took a few of my other clips, too). NOT COOL. Oh well, it's not like I filmed the show or anything (and my vids aren't that fancy anyway), so I guess I shouldn't get angry. But I mean, really, what's the point of making a fanvid if you're just going to take someone else's fanvid clip for clip and put different music to it? It just doesn't make sense (I think they used a few other people's fanvids for the beginning). Whatever. That's fandom for you.

Anyways, I couldn't find a good one, so, let's just rewatch the one I made last year, because I'm still kind of in love with it:

*dreamy sigh* They are so, so beautiful.


Day 01 - What is your current favourite ship?
Day 02 - What was your very first ship?
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?

P.S.
Check out my new moodtheme (by crackers4jenn)! I've Jeff/Annie-ified it! Apparently I am still really, really into them. Although I suspect I'll switch back to the Merlin one once series 3 starts.

Comments

[x-rose-tyler-x.livejournal.com]

Oh my God the translation on that Betty video is SO BAD! oh, I remember that scene. So heartbreaking! :(

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, so true. But it's the only set of subtitles for the show on the entire internet, so, I guess it's better than nothing. *sigh* But even I can tell at some points that the subtitles are just completely wrong, but at least they give me an idea of what's being said on the parts where I can't pick up any words.

[x-rose-tyler-x.livejournal.com]

Well that sucks. Although I must admit sometimes in telenovelas they talk too fast and you can't add all the slang, but there's some stuff that this person simply skipped through like "Oh, not important!" I mean, the point still gets across, but you miss how cruel the actual letter is, which is by far much cruel than what you read in English.

Though if you look it that way the subtitles are better, hahaha.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

GOD, UTHER/MORGANA IS AWESOME. And the tiniest bit messed up. You know, just a little. Somehow they manage to be dysfunctional in the most heartbreaking way ever. Oh, you two, if only we could lock you in a room & make you talk about your feelings!

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, dude, when you mentioned locking them in a room, my mind went to a completely different place than the end of that sentence did.

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

... that's fair. and possibly BETTER.