SIN BOLDLY

[poziomeczka]

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Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[riventhorn]

NEED MORE!! NEED MORE!!!! Esca as an ex-fighter pilot cyborg is brilliant!

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

Yaaaaaaaaaay, it's awesome! And the circuits/tattoos, that's a brilliant reference :D
*proud*

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[poziomeczka]

YOU!!!!!

WHY HAVEN'T YOU TOLD ME YOU CAN WRITE LIKE THAT.
THIS IS AMAZING. EVERYTHING. LACKING IN UPGRADES. ESCA AS FIGHTER PILOT FOR THE BRIGANTES.
CIRCUITS AS TATTOOS.

THIS IS EXCELLENCE. EXCELLENCE.

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

Yeah, like being imperfect makes him so much more interesting, right?!

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[poziomeczka]

he is though, that's the thing. ALWAYS SO PERFECTLY FLAWED.

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

It's great also because Marcus is supposed to be this epitome of Roman *perfection*, both physical and in terms of character, but he's equally flawed, just in different, more hidden places (which are partially expressed as his leg wound) :)

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[poziomeczka]

Hmm, I think the level of his flaws depends whether we go with the bookverse or the movieverse, cause he is much more aware of his own flaws in the book and he's much more capable of working around them, but I remember that when I first watched the movie I just thought he was an absolute twat. Like the drive to be the perfect Roman turned him into a rather shitty human being. And it's beautiful to see him so flawed but with the capacity for change and development.

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

I'll go with the movie, for obvious reasons - there he expects the perfection from himself, and that's what dives him for the most part. And the physical perfection of Channing doesn't hurt this vision :D

And definitely, striving for Roman perfection makes him worse, but part of his emotional development is accepting the fact that there are different ideals to be realized and they are all equally valuable and respect-worthy :)

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[poziomeczka]

YES, EXACTLY ♥

to be honest, I like book!Marcus much much more but I've got to admit Chan fills the uniform pretty well :P

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

Well, he is all serious and brooding without balancing it with any semblance of emotional distance or humor, but the last scene makes up for it, I think :)

Fuck, he does. And he bares his throat so prettily.

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

You're right, that's like the universal best ending ever :D

Re: scene from a SF verse where Esca is a cyborg gladiator-slave and Marcus just bought him on a whi

[ladytiferet]

Well, we don't get dark!Marcus often enough. Actually, we (amost?) never get dark!Marcus :)