Lanky Noodley Unhinged Jesters

The way that Ivan sacrificed his life for Till, thinking it wouldn’t matter, because he means nothing to him… but it was Ivan’s sacrifice that ultimately doomed Till, giving him a weakness for Luka to exploit…

It was Ivan’s inability to look past his own low self-image to see that Till cared for him that ultimately doomed them both to death… Ohhhh Vivimeng when I CATCH YOU

Things Armando Wouldn’t have Done

I see a lot of people saying that, at the end, Armando didn’t change. I here want to present a few things that Initial Armando (the one we are shown at the beginning of the show) would have never done, and Final Armando (the one showed after the Board Meeting; just taking into account ysblf, as always), absolutely did:

Giving up the presidency willingly and accepting there was someone much better prepared to lead the business. Initial Armando. Armando wanted the presidency above all else. It was not only his “right” as a heir, but also the thing that his parents (particularly Roberto) valued the most. His desperation to cling onto the presidency was a mixture of ego for himself, and a need for his parents’ approval. It was both an entitled “I deserve this” and a desperate “I need this”. He saw his father’s approval in a good presidency, and was not willing to give that chance up, to the point that he held on so thight that he broke everything. Yet, after everything that happened with Betty, he understood SHE was what the business really needed. He needed to have his ego destroyed for this, that’s true, but he dtill stood up for Betty’s presidency multiple times, accepting she was way better than him.

Hit and get rid of Mario Calderón. This might not sound like a big deal, but it truly is. Mario Calderón was Armando Mendoza’s puppeteer. He was constantly messing with Armando’s head, putting ideas and plotting plans that all they did was bury Armando’s chances of happiness deeper into the ground. Mario Calderón was a manipulative a-hole who enjoyed making fun of Armando’s pain. An yet, he was algo Armando's only friend. His better-than-loneliness. It took Armando a long time to realize this, and that loneliness was definitely better than a "friend" who throws you under the bus if it benefits him, but he eventually did and got rid of him. Getting rid of this dependent, toxic friendship is a huge step.

Rejecting Alejandra. Alejandra Zing was everything Armando Mendoza always claimed to look for in a partner (and also unconsciously looked for). She was beautiful, smart, kind, of good socioeconomic class, funny and had great chemistry with Armando. She made Armando’s good side bloom. And yet, he rejected all his chances with her because he only loved Betty. He knew Alejandra liked him, and exactly because he respected her and learned to respect women (beautiful and ugly alike), that he was clear in his intentions of keeping only a nice friendship. We all know initial Armando would have absolutely gone with her.

Forgiving Marcela. This one is so important. Armando and Marcela's relationship was built on many things (compromise, appearences, dependency, fear, clinginess, etc) but not love. It was a horrible relationship that turky got the worst aspects of both of them out, constantly hurting each other as a way to shield themselves from further harm as well as a way to channel their own resentment. They were stuck together and brainwashed into believing that it was the best. It wasn't. They both became abusive, and constantly abused the other. When Armando breaks up with Marcela, he is letting go of the resentment, the harm he did to her, the dependency, the fear of loneliness-- but he's also forgiving her from all the harm she did to him. Marcela abused him emotionally and sexually throughout the whole show, possibly for years. The Initial Armado handled this through further harming her and resenting her. Final Armando understood this was only damaging them both, understood that her actions also came from a place of hurt (just like his), and forgave her for the abuse se inflicted on him.

Obviously, loving and respecting a woman regardless of her appearence. I don't think this needs much explanation. The love that you ca see in him the day after their second night speaks for itself. The way he retreated and respected her boundaries during Betty's collection launch also speaks volumes.

Armando’s final changes were a bit abrupt and were cut short, I agree. The novela should have furthered them, but unfortunately it couldn't due to time. Yet, Armando’s changes are evident. I understand so much eskepticism since real people most of the time don't change, but in this fictional novela, Armando clearly did.

You’re welcome.

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My roommate (the one who hates septum piercings so much they make her gag) thinks my art is the most disgusting and ugly shit on the planet, and every time I announce that I've sold a piece or gotten into a show, she makes the kind of facial expression you'd expect of someone eating chili at a live autopsy and says, "I'm glad you're having fun! :)"

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Marvel movies have completely eliminated the concept of practical effects from the movie-watching public’s consciousness

The.. lack of OPM fanfics is actually appalling. One would assume that this anime would be piling with fanfics, the men (and women) in this show are quite honestly (in my opinion) some of the most attractive/majestic anime characters I've come across. Their characters are intriguing too when you look into their lore. I am not seeing enough variety y'all... what are we doing, These beautiful ahh characters are literally being thrown your way. I should be seeing weekly updates. Why am i having to re-read fics...🗿

Louise never heard about puppy love, cause they don't know that term in France 💔

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Lyrics are from Louise by TV Girl ! I was listening to it yesterday and that specific line on the second page screamed Alastor I just had to draw something about it

Hmmmmm (me, thinking)