I actually like how Epic did Calypso.
It did not shy away from her dangerous/forceful nature in the previous saga and in this one she's just deeply non-sympathetic while compelling. Her vocals are overpowering Odysseus, she's overtaking the narrative. She shouldn't be but she is, and it fits her mythical character.
Not Sorry for Loving You is such a backwards "apology" and I love it because it fits Calypso perfectly. It's weird to say but I'm actually glad they didn't shy away from correctly portraying a character that never "learned to be better" in the original source.
Like, this is a Goddess, not a human. She does not have human morality, she is wrong for what she did to Odysseus. Her emotions are selfish, she's incapable of understanding that she hurt this mortal. She's convinced she's the one hurt and the world is unfair, and that's unreliable narration but it's so good.
Calypso I hate you and I love you.
please survive
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a lot of life can be persevered thru by secretly playing pretend in your mind the whole time
Odysseus: You're going to call off that storm.
Poseidon: Or what?
Odysseus:
This might suck to hear, but if you're a people pleaser that is motivated by praise and avoids disagreements, you are easy to manipulate.
When I was in therapy after surviving years of domestic violence, my therapist had to tell me that my personality was primed for abuse and we needed to work on that so I would be better equipped to see the red flags and respond appropriately in the future.
I'm still working on this, and it's been 8 years. If you tell someone how you want to be treated, what behaviors you don't tolerate in your life, what you're looking for in that relationship, and they react negatively, don't compromise yourself. Just move on.
This one's for all the praise-kink girlies: differentiate, self-actualize, stay sexy
Athena: You stabbed Poseidon?!
Odysseus: You'd understand if you heard what he said to me!
Athena: What was it?
Odysseus: "What you gonna do? Stab me?"
Athena: That's fair.
this sucks so bad I'm going to (remembers suicide jokes are bad for my mental health) stab a god with his own weapon
Poseidon : ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves
Odysseus : *picks up the trident* Okay :)
Poseidon : wait no not like this