This movie is HILARIOUS and POWERFUL!! Nimona Reaction

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, now I understand why creators like ‪@notsoaveragefangirl‬ and ‪@WeeLassReacts‬ were arguing about pineapple on pizza a few weeks ago on social media 😆 I stand with Diego (‪@darquidarqui‬) and Elijah, let me enjoy my Hawaiian pizza in peace!
This video is definitely going up later than I had wanted it to, but what else is new 😅 Balancing priorities and scheduling of things that I have already planned (and am behind on) with new things that pop up that I want to watch and potentially react to has been... a challenge. One which I'm still kind of working through 🧐 It's also the case that movies are just harder to prepare myself to sit down and record for. I can honestly barely stand having the light in my face for an hour during a regular episode recording, so by the end of this movie I very much wanted it OFF 🤣 That mayyyyy have negatively affected my thoughts section but I guess we'll see what people think, haha. In my video description on Patreon, I even listed several topics that I could have potentially dove into as talking points but didn't. In any event, feel free to comment engaging me with any thoughts you have on the movie even if it's something I didn't directly discuss in the video!
Tbh, I think everyone could use a friend like Nimona... or maybe that's just me wanting to be her friend, I don't know 🥲
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[@wendyheatherwood]

"Who is she?" - She's Nimona. "What is she?" - She's Nimona. You get it! :D

[@juliusnatrup5916]

Nimona is a movie about acceptance, tradition and societal dynamics. But it's all these things not just in general, butframes them in a way that draws direct parallels to our current discourse on trans identities and gender fluidity in particular: Nimona is "not a girl, [...] a shark", she's a boy "today", she can't "just be normal" and she's treated as a threat, a monster even, just for who she is. The parallels to the current trans moral panic are ubiquitous. Just like queer people, Nimona has always been here, and can't be eradicated in the way the director (as a stand-in for conservatives generally) intends. And in her desire to eliminate Nimona, the director is willing to level half the city (why half? Maybe because transphobia also threatens a lot of women's rights, hurting about half the population in the process?). There's also some parallels to autism, like when Nimona doesn't fit with any group of animals in the flashback, but needs to meet a person alone to become their friend, and is still afraid to show who she really is, masking until she slips and pulls the apple from the tree as a bird. I really loved this one, so many details that fit together so well.

[@RiverReacts]

There are absolutely a ton of character experience parallels and specific language used that allows the viewer to engage with the movie through a queer and/or mental health lens; the former not being at all surprising since the source material was written by ND Stevenson, himself a trans man. I cannot overstate just _how much_ I feel is going on in this film in terms of themes and social commentary. A video attempting to cover everything would undoubtedly be just as long, if not longer, than the average reaction video for the movie such as my own. And it does it all without being ham-fisted or "preachy" in the delivery, while also being *super* funny for a large part of the film. I thought the movie was really good immediately after finishing it, but the more I rewatched things during editing and now have started checking out some other reactions as well the more impressed I am. Truly amazing stuff.

[@RevanEde]

"Confused cop and ADHD cop." 🤣 Nailed it.

[@RiverReacts]

Thought it seemed fairly accurate 🤭

[@duffyheitmann4311]

The plot twists in this movie are insane

[@RiverReacts]

Once we settled into the movie proper things didn't feel too crazy to me with the twists and turns, but what happened with the knighting ceremony at the beginning _definitely_ got me. And I was even expecting something to go wrong!

[@duffyheitmann4311]

@@RiverReacts honestly I loved this movie way more than I thought I would. It definitely did not disappoint.

[@SpookyBibi24]

"It's gay! Neat." Also me 😂

[@RiverReacts]

🏳‍🌈

[@gregsteele806]

I only noticed on this viewing that Ambrosius inherited his "Woo!" from Gloreth.

[@RiverReacts]

Huh, interesting observation!

[@veronikamajerova4564]

One suble detail that hinted Nimona didn´t die: her form, when she took out the canon, was that of a Phoenix. And what are Phonexies known for?

[@RiverReacts]

I definitely noticed the phoenix form, but since I had already started getting concerned prior to her even changing into it I was probably a little too emotional to try logically thinking through what her fate might be haha. I also honestly try not to think too hard about *certain* plot things during movies because if I predict everything that's going to happen then that often makes it significantly less enjoyable 😅

[@Michael-vz9xk]

Finally someone who laughed as much as me at the name

[@RiverReacts]

It has _got_ to be the most ridiculous way to indicate someone's noble lineage that I've ever seen 😂 I was kind of expecting this movie to have some good themes and messages and stuff, but not only did it deliver on those more than I probably expected but it was _also_ *incredibly* funny ^.^

[@Deniolia]

20:41 so nimona is pretty clearly a trans allegory, but I truly cannot believe how powerful this little bit is. I am trans, and this metaphor of being just on the edge of sneezing and just...... not.... its exactly the one I came up with to describe gender dysphoria to people who don't experience it. and up until this point, I had never heard anyone use that metaphor to describe it, so this scene truly destroys me every time I watch it. not to mention there is a trans flag in the background..... there's no way this wasn't intentional

[@RiverReacts]

Considering that the creator of the source material is trans himself, I'd say you're right to think that certain things were intentional 😉

[@gracesilvermoon8316]

I really enjoyed this reaction! I'm especially fond of how you recognize and talk about societal issues that the movie shows, but that many reactors I've watched seem to miss in the chaos and emotion. Such as the fact that while of course the Director herself is horrible, she is also, ultimately, very much a symptom of the society she grew up in - a society in which seemingly innocuous things like cereal commercials and video games reinforce dangerous and hateful ideals, to say nothing of the order of Knights that make up a significant portion of the upper classes, appear to be at least the primary form of law enforcement in the kingdom, have been a part of the ruling classes for a thousand years, and who where founded specifically for the purpose of destroying so-called monsters. uh... okay so that was a bit more than i intended to write but basically YEAH. you point out things that a lot of other folks seem to miss in all the commotion, and that is pog.

[@RiverReacts]

Hey thanks a lot! I feel like there are several different things a reaction video can do to try to stand out from the rest, and while I think I generally hit on more of that variety of things than most do, it's my in-the-moment analysis and commentary that I would probably consider my greatest strength so to speak. So it's nice to see people comment on how they notice and appreciate it 😄

[@AuDHD_Incarnate]

Youre such a small channel but such a big personality!! Nimona is so close to my heart (especially being genderfluid and autistic myself). It means so much to see so many people loving and enjoying nimona as much as i do. I'll definitely be sharing your channel with my friends.

[@RiverReacts]

Awww, that's probably one of my favorite complements I've gotten, haha ^.^ I'm glad so many people seem to be enjoying this movie too! Especially since it seemingly kind of came out of nowhere? I definitely didn't see any kind of ads or PR for it prior to release. Thanks for watching (and sharing)!

[@AuDHD_Incarnate]

@@RiverReacts it was in production by blue sky studios before it got bought by Disney (who halted production completely due to the queer representation and views despite the movie being 75% done already). Eventually they got it finished after much persuasion but weren't able to get it in theaters. It was supposed to have come out quite a while before now, but I personally believe it was more needed now, especially with everything going on. Anyways, sorry for my rant! I shared your vid with one of my friends and they said they really like your hair so I told her I'd pass that on as well. Have a good one my dude and keep making awesome vids! People recognize talent and good vibes when they see them 😊

[@RiverReacts]

@@AuDHD_Incarnate Yeahhhh, I saw a bit about the whole studio kerfuffle that happened, shame we can't just focus on producing quality media without worrying if it ticks arbitrary boxes of what execs _think_ will be successful 😅 Tell them I say thanks I guess! I like having my hair long but it's such a pain that I usually end up cutting it all off at around this length 😆 Take care!

[@Metzwerg74]

about the armor of thr knights... everyones color is silver, showing their knighthood heritage... the golden armor shows he´s the descendant of high royalty, while the black armor shows the heritage of the commoner... at least, that´s what i thought...

[@EmmaDelamare]

Funny you should mention D&D, Nimona's creator has guest stared on D&D live stream "Critical Role".

[@RiverReacts]

Oh yeah he was in one of Sam's one-shots, wasn't he? I'm actually a pretty big CR fan. Started with C2 ^.^

[@47ratsinahoodie]

First off, love how everyone I've watched is immediately against Ambrosius until they see him being friends with Bal, everyone's totally willing to throw hands for Boldheart 👏 Second, "It's gay! Neat!" is probably probably gonna react to gay media for a while, it's so perfect XD

[@RiverReacts]

Yeah it's funny how despite their color schemes/character designs the way they're introduced definitely leads most folks to take Bal's side from the get-go. Probably has to do with a lot of people seeing some of their own experiences being inappropriately judged or victimized in Bal's character premise, or maybe not liking unearned legacies like how Ambrosius is presented? Whatever the case, feels like good writing to me 😁 Haha, and I'm glad you liked that. While it's definitely nice to see representation in media I personally like to make note of it without making a _huge_ deal about it. Cause after all, those sorts of things *_should_* be considered normal, right 😉

[@Demonaxis]

I will say that one of my least favorite lines of the movie is, "Or maybe it's not the end of the story." - I get that there's meaning to it as far as the allegory goes, but it sort of ruins the suspense.

[@RiverReacts]

That's definitely fair. I think if certain circumstances were slightly different I may actually agree with you, but as things stand I personally feel that it was fine

[@shaunsimmons5512]

Her VA is from"Kickass!" She was Hit Girl!

[@pauldhoff]

If you haven't looked it up Chloe Grace voiced Nimona. Hit Girl................

[@RiverReacts]

I definitely checked her IMDb after watching this but I didn't really recognize anything. I watched Kick-Ass, sure, but that was over a decade ago so any impression it left on me was long gone by this point, haha

[@lekillerfou]

Great movie, I loved it. Thanks for your reaction! (yep, Chloe Grace Moretz performance is awesome)

[@RiverReacts]

Glad you enjoyed! ^.^

[@AnnekeOosterink]

I love that the main message of the movie isn't "when we remove this one person from the system the system is fixed" but "the system allows horrible people to do horrible things unchecked, so the system needs to change". Because often the stories are about removing the one bad guy dictator and everything is happy and good (and suddenly it rains and the antelope return, because the clouds know when the good guy wins). That's not how it works. Here we see that a 1000 years of indoctrination is not so easily cast aside. Well, it's still pretty easy, all told, but the institute is bad all the way down, changing the director is not going to fix a system that keeps up walls and scares all citizens all the time, into accepting all the surveillance and tells them to distrust everyone. Nimona is also not actually doing anything at the end there, she doesn't flatten buildings or stomp on people, she just walks on the street, and is attacked. Then when she is shot with missiles she falls into a building, and when she sees a screen with kids talking about killing monsters she rips the screen off, but that's it. The damage is mainly caused by the bombs or by Nimona falling into things after being hit with bombs.

[@RiverReacts]

The story definitely wasn't afraid to take a more complex look at unjust systems and how they integrate with society, rather than there just being a bad person doing bad things... because they're bad 😆

[@robindude8187]

"...changing their worldview and adapting to new information... however I also think you can see it with Gloreth..." Maybe. I can see two possibilities here. One is that she just on-boarded the hatred and prejudices of those around her, and the other is that she was protecting her friend. If you wanna see another example of something like this, watch Harry and the Hendersons. What sort of society did Gloreth set up? Not one that _went out_ to _hunt_ monsters, but instead one that was _self contained_ and _walled off_ from monsters. Gloreth's people stay in a hidey-hole, her friend gets the rest of the world. Either is a reasonable interpretation, I think. Overall, I like that this movie didn't do what _so many_ shows do these days, where the gay characters are gay... and that's their entire personality, the only thing about them. The fact that Ambrosius and Balister are in a relationship comes up in the movie in _exactly_ the way it would if they were any other couple. It never felt out of place, like they were trying to signal "Hey! These two are gay, remember!?". Virtue signaling nonsense. Instead, it was a fact about them and the _best part_ was that they treated it like it was 100% normal instead of "oo, look at this representation!". _That_ is representation done right, to have it just be part of the story as if it were utterly normal and no one bats an eyelash. But that's not what we get _so_ often. What we _get_ is bad guys still using slurs and good guys getting close to it and apologizing or objecting and then saying there's nothing wrong with it. Don't! Write the world you want to be living in, where no one calls someone 'gay' as an insult because... well why would you? It'd be as odd as calling someone _straight_ as an insult. How would that even work? Or how about "you air breather!"... I mean... what? How is that an insult? Or yelling "you brunette!" ... What? How is that an insult? And if you yelled it at a blonde it'd be even more confusing. No one would do it. "You Yankees fan!" Again, makes no sense. So no one in a world that _was_ equal on these things of representation would ever say it, nor would anyone ever get close to it or say it doesn't apply and apologize for it. It's what She-Ra did, too. There were gay characters in that and no one so much as batted an eyelash when it came up. "Here's my two fathers". "Nice to meet you". That's _it._ In this word it's _so_ normal that it's not even worth remarking on. It's _less surprising_ in that world than the concept that an Asian person might only speak French because they're a second-generation immigrant living in France. I dislike that Nimona came back. Don't get me wrong, it was a happy ending, but it presents a problems. First, it cheapens what she did. It means that, ultimately, that weapon wasn't even a _threat_ to her. Second, it keeps perpetuating this idea that you can do things without consequences. No one _dies_ in movies anymore, and if they _do_ die, audiences don't believe it. "Oh it's a fake out", "he didn't really die", and so on. Half the time _villains_ don't die in movies. I get that this is media, not life, but media is also _art,_ and one of the most important things art can do is hold up a mirror to the real world, show us the pretty... but just as importantly (or more so) show us the ugly (which is what this whole movie was about anyway). Now I'm _not saying_ that Nimona should have stayed dead. Instead, I'm suggesting she shouldn't have _been_ dead in the first place, we should never have been in that position. And not with her coming back because magic. If it had been something like she'd been in a vehicle and we saw the vehicle crash into the turret and presumed her dead but she walks out from the side a moment later and we get a flashback to her diving out of the car... that's fine. She didn't die. She was _smart._ But I really, really, _really_ hate this constant scenario we get of protagonists 'appearing to die but not really', because it removes all stakes from _death!_ How much can you _possibly_ be invested into whether or not a character survives if you've grown up on media where they always do _even if they die!?_ It just ruins story-telling. And worse than this, it's not _just_ heroes that go through this. Villains are getting the same treatment. They go through so much, suffer all over the place, and finally defeat the villain, killing him, and he just comes back later anyway. It's like playing cops and robbers with a child and when one gets shot the kid just yells 'nuh-uh' and refuses to accept the outcome. It makes it hard to take anything in a movie as... well... anything. A prime example of _that_ is the latest Star Wars trilogy. The _original_ trilogy ends with the Emperor being killed, the big bad guy, finally defeated. People _died_ to achieve that, including one of the other main characters who _sacrificed themselves_ to bring it about. And then you get the sequel trilogy, and _all that_ is undone. Sure, they kill the bad guy again, but who cares? It's been established now that he can just come back whenever he feels like it. Maybe if they established him as such a being early on, or going forward kept bringing him back, saying they _can't_ kill him, making him an allegory for _all_ evil, fine, but they won't.

[@RiverReacts]

Your point about treating representation as being something just as normal as more conventionally accepted/majority identities or ways of living or whatever is kind of why I reacted the way I did: "It's gay! Neat. 🙂" I understand why some people make a big deal about these things, but for me personally I generally prefer to acknowledge it as a positive thing without going out of my way to heavily focus on it because to me that's how you help normalize it. But to each their own in that regard I guess 🤷 I've seen a number of folks saying they think Nimona shouldn't have come back for one reason or another, and I think that in a way what justifies the ending for me so to speak is that it's not universally accepted/rejected. Almost inevitably, when you write a story with complex characters that wants to address some messy topics, there's never really going to be a way to do so without inviting at least _some_ criticism. I think in this story's case it's fine that Nimona comes back if for no other reason than _because_ of how much she struggled up to that point (the "ugly" that you talk about). As for specifically this idea of death losing its impact and not having any stakes, I certainly understand the frustration with recognizing patterns of tropes and similar happening over and over again in media but I don't think it's fair to fault a story for something just because it's been done before. The how and why of a particular story's execution should be considered before lumping it in with more cookie cutter contemporaries. And to an extent these things depend on the consumer, right? Part of the reason I like anime (and anime-inspired works) is because I find it tends to be less predictable than the kind of recycled garbage you see come out of big Hollywood studios that people constantly complain about yet continue paying to see. Hopefully that all at least mostly made sense and I wasn't being too vague such that no points came across, haha. In any event, I think it's nice to see people passionate about media (as long as they don't take it too far of course) ^.^

[@robindude8187]

@@RiverReacts *that's how you help normalize it. But to each their own in that regard I guess* I dunno. We've seen pretty consistently that media that focuses heavily on those topics, _instead of_ normalizing it the way you and I agree it should be done, will fail. Even people _in the target group_ tend not to like it, at least not for long. There was a comic series solely about gay superheroes, but that's _all_ they were, that was _the_ point, and sales started slow (for obvious reasons) but even then died off pretty quickly. Even gay people don't _want_ representation and pandering like that. Same goes for other forms of pandering media. The only reason _movies_ get away with it is that they're all one-shot deals. The pandering happens, and then stops. If it didn't _do_ that, if it was movie after movie after movie of pandering, I figure the popularity would drop _fast._ *I think in this story's case it's fine that Nimona comes back if for no other reason than because of how much she struggled up to that point (the "ugly" that you talk about).* Well, do keep in mind that I offered alternatives to her 'dying' in the first place. Believe me, I'm _very_ happy Nimona's still around, and I genuinely think she should have survived, just not the _way_ they did it. *I don't think it's fair to fault a story for something just because it's been done before.* I'm not, exactly. Pretty much _every_ story has been done before, with slight cosmetic changes. My problem is what the trope is doing to us, in terms of our expectations as an audience, and thus the impact a story is capable of having. There was a time when the death of a main character would get to me, because I built up a bond with that character. Now? ... It just doesn't _mean_ anything, certainly not at the time. It _might_ mean something when the story ends and the person doesn't come back, but by that point the moment is gone and I'm just feeling 'oh', and move on, when I _could have_ had a far more impactful reaction to the death. *Part of the reason I like anime (and anime-inspired works) is because I find it tends to be less predictable than the kind of recycled garbage you see come out of big Hollywood studios that people constantly complain about yet continue paying to see.* I agree 100% with this. I _love_ anime. I just wish I could have responded to the deaths of characters in Devilman-Crybaby _as they happened_ the first time I watched it. But I couldn't because of the Hollywood stuff, and even the occasional anime (looking at you, DBZ). I watched characters I _cared_ about die on screen and felt... nothing. I wasn't until the very end, when I realized they weren't coming back, that it hit me they were really gone. But... this is often two or more episodes after the fact, there was no lingering emotion to process, no impact. So the _only_ death that had _any_ impact on me was Akira's, and even _that_ was muted until the credits rolled and I realized it was the end of the series. This trope, being _so_ consistent and constant, robs me of story impact. I watch my nephew treat death casually, as if it's no big deal, and I find that very, very disturbing. I have to wonder... is this 'heroes never die' media leading us to grow up to not take someone dying as serious? I think it is, and I think it's even affecting me. I don't... can't... treat death as much of anything anymore, unless the person is _really_ close to me. My _aunt_ died recently, and my reaction was 'oh', because I rarely ever saw her (maybe a dozen times in my life). It just... didn't _mean_ anything. And I worry that media like this is training us not to care. *Hopefully that all at least mostly made sense and I wasn't being too vague such that no points came across, haha.* I think you did fine. :) *In any event, I think it's nice to see people passionate about media (as long as they don't take it too far of course) ^.^* WHAT!? TAKE IT TOO FAR!? HOW _DARE_ YOU, SIR! RAGE! RAGE! ... ahem... :P Have a nice day!

[@turospinstarr9859]

I don't usually like death fakeouts, but this one is super special to me. This movie is a trans allegory. The book it was based on was written by a trans man, and he's said it was at least partly to understand his gender. the movie didn't show a beginning to Nimona, and they didn't die in the end. Trans people have *always* been around, it's been recorded through history. And no matter what people do to make us into monsters, to otherize and villainize us, and even to kill us (RIP Nex Benedict), we will always exist. Those of us who are in unsafe spaces can take a lot of courage from the symbolism of Nimona.

[@robindude8187]

@@turospinstarr9859 I _do_ understand that. If I were to rewrite the ending, I'd do one of a couple things. Like I said in my original, I'd have her avoid it in a _smart_ way instead of just "she's just awesome" sort of way that cheapens the whole thing. Another is that she dies, and during the memorial, Balthasar is giving a speech. During it, he echoes words from the beginning of the movie. "We have finally found peace. But if we want a happily ever after, we can never let our guard down... because the monsters are always in here," as he puts a hand over his heart, "We can't right the wrongs of the past, all we can do is struggle to be sure that it never happens again, that others like Nimona feel safe in our walls, among us, welcomed." As this last line is going on, two or three people in the crowd... shift. Nimona wasn't the only one. There aren't _many,_ but they exist. Welcomed into the society, and no longer having to hide what they are, accepted. First, I think this lends emotional impact to the sacrifice Nimona makes in combating hate. Second, it gets out a message that trans people are there, always have been (just as you were mentioning). Third, it shows again where the real problem is, not just behind walls that we can break down, but inside us, all of us, the potential to learn hate for others who are different than we are. But... all that's just personal preference, of course.

[@RiverReacts]

@@turospinstarr9859 The fact that folks like you can find hope and optimism in the way this story played out is part of why I find myself favoring the ending more so than not ^.^

[@jtheletter_]

I use they/them for Nimona because, as a character, they seem to be on the non-binary umbrella. They only ever seem to be called she by people who aren't very well educated and/or are straight up brainwashed. That's just my take on it.

[@RiverReacts]

Very fair! I think either before I did my reaction or after the reaction but before I recorded the thoughts section I actually Google'd Nimona's pronouns because there are obvious queer themes throughout the movie and so wanted to check. It does seem that ND Stevenson confirmed Nimona's use of she/her pronouns, but hey, when in doubt they/them is usually the safer route right 🙂

[@Drewsaphina]

Love this Movie and your react! Awesome job! 💜💜💜

[@RiverReacts]

Thanks! ^.^

[@FelipeSilva-te8js]

What a wonderful reaction, I did not know your channel but I will subscribe soon, nice comments

[@RiverReacts]

Thanks for saying so ^.^ Hopefully there are a couple of other things on the channel that you're interested in 🙂

[@syrenking]

I do like that Todd is part of the movie because everytime something makes me mad in the movie (like a betrayal) he appears and i can redirect all my anger to him He is extremely punchable after all I loved the movie and i love your reaction You deserve more followers

[@RiverReacts]

A punchable lightning rod, what a great purpose 😆 Thanks! I feel like I've had several comments saying that I should have more subscribers/viewers and be a bigger channel; maybe if people keep saying it eventually it'll happen, haha 😅

[@syrenking]

@@RiverReacts well i hope all these comments wake up the algorythm! Bc your reactions are great

[@Coyotecyb]

people who don't have an emotional reaction to her almost suicide at the end of the movie frighten me.

[@RiverReacts]

Same kind of people who be like, "it's just a cartoon!" Like ok psycho, enjoy your lack of emotional investment in media I guess 😂

[@LinguaPhiliax]

Arm chopping is not a love language.

[@DoranGale]

Someone else noticed it! I’ve only seen one other reaction in which the saw stopped with the arm was clearly noticed. Um… You just… The… 👉🤔

[@RiverReacts]

Glad you noticed me noticing, haha. When I'm trying to be entertaining for my reactions I'll regularly throw out one-liners and make jokes that I think are somewhat witty in the moment, but I'll also occasionally employ expressiveness for physical comedy (can't think of the appropriate term here) during certain scenes. While I think the latter can be just as fun for the viewer as the former, sometimes I worry that it's a bit too subtle for conveying the what and why if I'm not also explicitly commenting 😅 Seems that in this case though it hit the mark ^.^ *This is a 2nd edition of this comment that is likely less coherent than the original. Made possible by YT deciding my first attempt should be deleted before I could hit Reply 💀

[@mavis9172]

I kinda wish if they stick with nimona been dead,becuase in IRL we dont come back,there is no come back if the damage has been done,time and time again i see these story happens in the community and person i know presonally and myself, they dont even get recognize when they are gone for what they are

[@RiverReacts]

I... don't agree with this. You're right, real life often doesn't have happy endings, but that's a big part of why media _should._ People, especially those who have experienced hardships, deserve to be seen and acknowledged in media and shown that things aren't always going to be bad. People who are "weird" or "different" (the monsters and villains of the story) *deserve* a chance at happiness, or at the very least, to have hope for the future. Don't get me wrong, I like me some sad media. A lot of my favorite shows are the ones that make me cry. But in this case I do not see how the narrative would have been benefitted from an ending where Nimona was dead.

[@alyssa7450]

@@RiverReactsyeah on one hand there is the allegory of irreparable damage, but on the other hand I like more that they went for the allegory that acceptance is able to triumph in the end

[@raf5420]

I really like your voice)

[@RiverReacts]

Thanks! I'm definitely one of those people who's always gotten comments of like "you would sound great on TV/radio!" Content creation is kind of like that, but arguably requires more personality and a bit more luck, haha 😄

[@jrcervincervin2782]

I know this has nothing to do with the story, and I hope it's not too crazy. But I think you are gorgeous!

[@RiverReacts]

Hey nothing wrong with the occasional irrelevant positivity! Thanks a lot ^.^

[@shaunsimmons5512]

Can you say "Goldenmember?"

[@lyrapequala6129]

Upupuo

[@Cr33pst3r_]

4:00 funny thing with the name is that it was initially supposed to be goldenlion! knights choose their last names, so that's what ambrosius picked out, unfortunately, he cant spell very well so we ended up with goldenloin lmao also! not sure if you noticed, but when ambrosius messages ballister, his handle is "loins of gold" super fun detail imo

[@RiverReacts]

I had not heard about the name being an in-character spelling error, haha. I do remember noticing the messaging handles though. Still such a ridiculous name overall 😆