A 5 hour FOURTH WING RANT
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This scared me at first I was like "another 5 hours! Is Rachel ok?"
literally me too
I was down for it 😂
gen, I thought she went "and one more thing-" after finishing the last video
That’s me so thank you for the person who asked for this
Everyone shout out Morgan who originally asked hahaha
Thank you Morgan thank you omg
You've done the Lord's work. Or Satan's, depending upon your beliefs. And we are all the beneficiaries.
thank you morgan this is going to be an excellent background noise
Love this for us, many thanks
'His eyes boiled gently in thier sockets, becoming al denti with arousal.'
Gotta admit that I thought this was a 4th, new video rant about that book and I was definitely here for it.
Iron Flame pt 2 is coming soon!
I did too, I was like, is it my birthday? 🤩
i'm STILL not over carlos's "there's so many words, i don't know what he looks like". its so painfully accurate.
5 hours! We're entering Krimson Rogue territory.
i truly don't know how he does this in one go
To be fair he takes a lot of notes during his videoes and it bumps the time up
Im honestly surprised Fourth Wing wasn't one of his longest videos
I think my beef with Fourth Wing is so strong because I thought the premise had a lot of potential and I was let in down in such a huge way that I will never get over it.
I feel exactly the same way.
the book Temeraire has a dragon military school thing and is much better and much more interesting than this book imo
sorry the book is called His Majesty’s Dragon, the series is Temeraire i think
i love the use of "love V" instead of love triangle. like yes it's two different rays pointing towards one character, not interacting with each other. because an actual triangle where each character has feelings for the next requires at least one queer person, and queer people are only allowed to be comedic relief/advice-giving best friends, not principles.
The only books I've ever read with a TRUE love triangle were Iron Widow and The Gilded Wolves (if I remember correctly)
🎶Dragon _tails_ 🎵
🎶Dragon _tails_ 🎶🥁🥁 😊☺☺🥰😊 🐉🐉😇
Honestly I prefer long compiled videos like this. I rewatch them over and over as I do things or to help me fall asleep. Even just a playlist of the videos in order is great for rewatch value.
Same
May I recommend Jenny Nicholson's Vampire Diaries or Crow Caller's Lightlark? Just for variation, I have a wholeass playlist, Rachel has her own plus is on several others :) Great voices to fall asleep to. Oh, and Dan Olson's 50sog, great stuff.
@@SuperEkkorn Crow Caller’s videos are so fun!
Also Caricanread's forgot the plot. Those are great to sleep to
@heyheysheashea12 omg yes! Everything I know abt Cassie Clare and SJ Maas I lnow bc of her, I literally listened to her driving today!
The Emperor's New Groove cuts absolutely kill me XD
So good.
About to be a good art session
lol Yeeeeeah, I was writing but now I think imma switch to painting so I can have this in the background...
"This is so bare minimum that the bar is in hell." I'm getting that as a tattoo. What a quote.
Aside from the terrible craft, Xaden is just so unbearably uninteresting as a character. He's literally perfect. Perfect body, perfect hair, perfect moral compass, perfect super power, perfect everything. He has no faults which makes him BORING.
Babe wake up background noise for an entire drawing session just dropped!!😳
It'd be interesting if the people thought this was a mutually beneficial relationship between them and the dragons, but the dragons were actually just using them/enslaving them without the people really even noticing. Like the dragon riders think so highly of themselves and the dragons allow them to because it makes them easier to control. Idk
I have eds. The questions you have surrounding the illness are spot on really. Eds effects so much more than joints, though. After "reading along" with you, i can only come to the conclusion that eds was used as a plot device to show how delicate and dainty violet is, rather than an actual depiction of the illness. Id rather have no rep than shitty rep. As the author has eds, she shouldve known better.
“Someone asked me if I would combine all 3 fourth wing videos” it’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me 😎 (you didn’t even have to and yet you delivered we thank you for your service Rachel!)
🤭
I’m so done with the 19-20 yr old main characters that are sooo different and quirky and snarky 😭 don’t get me wrong I love quirky main characters but sometimes I just sigh loudly…I couldn’t finish ACOTAR because of Feyre and I don’t think I’d be able to get through this one either …. But thank god I needed something to listen to while I spring clean 🙌🏽
Seriously, all the "vulgar gesture"s made me cringe so hard
RAAAAAACHEELLLLL THANK YOU. Having your long reviews in the background while I write just makes me better because I scrutinize my own writing.
I’m happy to be helping!
tbh this book would've been better if it weren't a romance and the primary focuses were on violet forming a relationship with her dragon, her family, her friends, and herself. if xaden and dane were just minor antagonists in her character journey, they'd be way better. hell, id prefer a dragon/rider romance, though i am, admittedly a freak.
I agree.
I love how The Emperor's New Groove has a scene perfect for literally every occasion. You don't even have to use anything else ever cuz they are just timeless perfection. I laughed every. Single. Time. 🤣
“A 5 hour Fourth Wing Rant”
*or*
“5 hours of cardio content!”
Did I watch all 3 already? Yes. Will I watch this again? Hell yes.
This is getting saved for knitting time.
Adding this to my Greatest Hits playlist of fave videos of people ranting that are weirdly comforting to me
OH MY FUCKING GOD THANK YOU i can listen to this to fall asleep to (i have already listened to the seperate parts on their own)
This is going to carry me through writing my Women In Literature final. Thank you Morgan and thank you Rachel
Good luck on your final!!! YOU GOT THIS!!!!
@@Raven_Nivhaar I GOT AN 100%
@@mori7956 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job!!
Reading the comments and I'm so glad to know we've been collectively falling asleep to the fourth wing rant videos 😭 I also listen to them at work sometimes when I don't want to play a podcast or audiobook. This is genuinely one of the most helpful (and funniest) resources I've found for what not to do with worldbuilding and plot structure and I'm so happy it's in one place now
filling a sketchbook with this one 🔥
Have I watched all 3 videos in their entirely? Yes. Am I listening to the entirity of this? Also yes.
I am downloading this for my plane ride on Tuesday. I am excited:D
Safe travels!
RACHEL I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS IN MY LIFE. amazing. i thought this was new and freaked out and felt so sorry for you lmao
I never ever sit down and watch an entire video if it's over 1 hour, I usually break it up. I don't even feel super strongly about this series, other than "eragon but worse"
And yet, I sat and watched this entire video nonstop. Idk what that says about me or my mental state but there ya go.
Are we sure this isn't yet another published AU Reylo fanfic? I'm a massive Star Wars fan and it's not hard for me to see the similarities. We have Separatists (Clone Wars), a Rebellion (Original Trilogy), Xaden (a dark-haired broody angstman who is in a leadership position aka Kylo), Violet (a newbie nerd who becomes OP by the end aka Rey), her best friend whose name I forgot (the token Black friend aka Finn who btw was totally shafted in the movies and deserved better), good people who ride dragons (Rogue Squadron), bad people who ride gryphons (idk how she spells it bc I listened to the audiobook but anyway Imperial TIE fighters), and a giant aerial battle after which Violet ends up joining the Resistance iirc (The Force Awakens). I'm not saying AU Star Wars fanfic with dragons can't be good (tbh I'd write that myself), but this was not it
Kind of disappointed that this isn't a whole other 5 hours rant, but now I have something to play while doing chores! XD
But god. This book drives me mad.
Why would you weed down your limited resources of human lives (soldiers) with senseless killing? You clearly don't know what makes a dragon bond with a person, with even people who pass the gauntlet not being picked. What if Dylan could have bonded with a dragon? What if the numberous recruits Jack killed could have bonded with a dragon? And then once someone IS bonded to a dragon, shouldn't they be protected? They've clearly been determined to be strong enough by the dragons, why would any system decide that it is still okay to treat people bonded to dragons as weak and expendable? Why would you allow the children of traitors into your most prestigious branch of the military. (Also, IS it prestigious, or a punishment??) Further, why not IMMEDIATELY kill anyone for treason for attacking Violet (or even worse, a FREAKING DRAGON)? If rebel children are so angry at the State that they would attack VIOLET, then why do you think they should EVER be trusted with MAGIC? WHAT DOES VIOLET WANT? She wants to be a scribe, when does she decide that she wants to be a dragon rider? Stop making EVERYTHING a life-and-death affair, it's training! If DEATH is the stake for everything, it loses its punch. It does NOT foster loyalty if you know that your wingmate can just kill you cause they feel like it!
It kills me because a few tweaks would make the worldbuilding okay!
Concept:
In this country, all children are conscripted into the army. Everyone goes through boot camp & logistics and training. This is where Violet gets beaten up and called weak and bullied. (But she also develops friendships, and shows a remarkable aptitude for logistics and strategy).
Dragon Riders are the most prestigious branch of the military. But it is not something humans pick. On "Threshing day", ALL recruits are presented to the dragons. (They are not fickle, "I'm going to murder just for fun", cause that's stupid. They're just picky). Out of 300 recruits, dragons might pick a couple to bond with, like 10. This is how some traitors kids like Xaden ended up in the Dragon Riders wing. They were supposed to be straight-tracked to the Infantry (or whoever is basically canon fodder) as punishment, but got picked by dragons. And it doesn't matter whether they were seen as liabilities, dragon bonding is so rare that they cannot afford to discard them, so the state made them swear an oath of fealty and trained them. After threshing, the remainder of recruits are assigned to more specialized tracks: Scribes/Logistics, Healers, Engineering, "Navy", Infantry etc.
Violet admires dragons, but knows she will never be picked by one, as she's too weak and frail. She follows the logic of the culture she's grown up in: the dragons admire strength, she is not strong, so she is not worthy. So she's resigned herself to not getting picked, and is even relieved by this knowledge. While amazing, dragon riding is incredibly dangerous. But she looks forward to the Scribe/Logistics track. She'd thrive there, and it's safer, behind the scenes work.
But then, Threshing comes- and she's picked by a dragon. And she's horrified. She can't be a dragon rider, she'd be killed, it's too dangerous! She objects, insisting there's been a mistake. Her sister objects on her behalf as well. But their mother is firm. She was picked by a dragon, so she will become a dragon rider. (This way, it isn't so literally senseless and cruel?? It's more, 'you've been picked for an honor, you will not refuse it'.).
Dragon riders are put through specialized training. It's hard and grueling, but Violet manages it through a combination of aid from her friends and her wit; finding intelligent solutions to obstacles normally overcome by brute strength. This is not a world where the riders kill each other as they see fit, because THAT IS STUPID, THOSE ARE ASSETS. Instead, your wing becomes your family. She's wary of Xaden, but he shows no inclination of wanting to kill her, though he does push her harder and expect more from her.
And at some point, she realizes that she DOES want to be a dragon rider. She CAN do this, she has talents that no one else has, through her intelligence and strategy. She will do this, and she will survive.
If you still want Jack, I don't know, don't make him so COMEDICALLY stupid and evil? He seriously wants to kill a DRAGON that has literally never been seen before just because he perceives it as weak? That's a fucking dragon, how stupid are you? If stealing a KNIFE from a recruit is grounds for execution, then SURELY attempting to kill a dragon calls for execution through torture. He can be a bully if you want! This world can still value physical strength above all else, he can represent those values. HAVE VIOLET REFUTE THAT! Make her existence show that physical strength is not the end all be all of value!
There's so much promise in the idea of "girl who is physically weak and disabled in a world where physical strength is glorified as a virtue is given the opportunity to rise to a demanding challenge and overcomes it despite the odds" but NOT LIKE THIS. It is utterly Miserable waste of worldbuilding, themeing, and characterizations!
This is very well thought out. I would much rather read your book.
Your version makes so much more sense. The version in the book is hot nonsense.
Someone once said in the comments of her video, the world building would be good if the author wasn't too busy making her Barbies kiss and they're absolutely right.
THIS. This is so much better than whatever the hell the book was.
I feel like her ehlers danlos only affects her when it’s convenient. It is just portrayed very oddly.
I have ehlers-danlos and honestly it really doesn’t feel like it’s done right.
I know there are quite a few different versions, mine has the hyper mobility and a few other things (my teeth suck and they just crumble)
If I had to catch myself on something from falling from a height, my shoulder would just sublax immediately. Sitting wide legged/cross legged/spread out it can easily dislocate my hips.
I can run and sprint but I need to tape my ankles if I want to play sport or run. I also have POTS which messes with me, dizzy spells and vein issues.
I have acid reflux and a few other things tied to my hEDS
It affects pretty much all of your body.
My ribs can dislocate/sublax just by sleeping wrong or someone hugging me too tightly. If I landed on my ribs that’s then gone for weeks. Hurts like a mofo too, and you can’t really do anything about it.
Edit : rubber is a natural thing, comes from trees. It’s latex. They do make both natural and synthetic rubber.
The mage light thing in particular kind of gets me because it would be so easy to make it make some more sense. Either just, yeah, mages exist and they have light-based powers, OR you could do some fun lore that might not be as expected- Magelights are named after Doctor Sooirae Mage, an ancient alchemist who invented the lights. Magelights are named after named after a bioluminescent creature commonly called Mages, scientific name Magiccus Luminiacent, derived from the ancient Dragon word for fire. Magelights are named after a long series of convoluted misspellings and misspoken words, originally known as Flamelights. You’ve got options! That’s the fun of making a fantasy world!
That's exactly what bothers me so much about this book! That kind of creativity is my favorite thing about the fantasy genre and this author basically just opted out by refusing to explain anything in a way that makes any kind of sense lol
Im more than sure someone already had this thought, but maybe this book would have been better had Violence and Zayden (with an X), had been older.
Like Violation started the book graduating already certified Dragon Rider despite her disability, her mother still not satisfied with her accomplishments.
The rebellion kids are part of the infantry and the enemies to lovers begins with Violin being assaigned their new commanding officer and butting heads with these resentful conscripts or something or other idk man, im only 2hrs in and im suffering major brain damage
I'm still unsure why people are supposed to care so much that she's the general's daughter, considering that her two older siblings have already been through the same course recently. By the third people are usually over it
I've JUST finished your Fourth Wing video series yesterday, incredible timing!
I have EDS and I agree the disability rep would be better if Violet actually got accommodations. If the author wants to show the ableism of this military and also make Violet a strong and determined character, have her come up with her own accommodations to prove that even tho she has a disability she’s just as capable as the other riders. I don’t like the narrative this book is creating around accommodations because I know what it’s like to push myself by trying to do things “the right way” w/o proper accommodations and hurting my body in the process.
Books with disabled protagonists aren’t obligated to address ableism but I can tell that it’s supposed to be a theme in this book in particular, and I don’t want to accuse the author of doing it wrong since I know she has EDS herself and probably writes from some personal experiences and EDS affects everyone differently. I just feel that like everything else in this book, it needs to go through more drafts in order to be fully fleshed out and feel impactful to the story beyond “everyone thinks she’s weak and helpless”
I was never gonna read this book but I'm so down to watch Rachel's descent into insanity over 5 hours :D
i think about "gets you into trouble and you like it level of hot" all the time
I just checked the Goodreads Choice Awards winners for 2023 and unsurprisingly Fourth Wing won in the romantacy category (due to its Booktok popularity, I imagine). However, what did surprise me was how many votes it won by. Almost 400 thousand votes, where second place had 33 thousand.
This should have been called: Unearned, because everything besides her friendships felt that way.
for some reason the thing that still trips me up the most is the ink pen power. That is so random, how did she even come up with that
One minute ago!? This feels criminally early…
as an artist... 5 hour rant videos are all i need in life
"There was so many words that I don't know what he looks like" FDGFJFHDFJH
I've been away from booktok for a hot minute, clicked back in today, and oh BABY I've got incredible timing. Thank you for this from someone who hasn't caught up yet.
me before seeing the time stamp: ooh, Rachel posted!
me after seeing the time stamp: 👁️👄👁️
Thank you!! this will make rewatching obsessively so much easier ❤
I'm so happy for this! I like having long videos on while studying or crafting, so despite the fact that I've watched your Forth Wing videos multiple times, this is so much easier to relisten! Thank youuu
You're a real hater for this book and it's an art of dedication in this case. I am impressed by your patience to go through every detail you hated about this. The negative feelings you have for this book have a higher quality of entertainment for me than the temptation to try and force myself through the audiobooks. I'll watch this while writing my poetry analyse in German probably
THANK YOU FOR COMBINING THESE!!!
Thank for for this. I can never have enough long form rant vids (at least all put together!). I have a trip coming up and this is the perfect lengthen of time.
Hallelujah
perfect now i have an excuse to rewatch all 5 hours of you slowly go more insane
Oh yeaa, I'm saving this for tonight, then I'll re-watch it tomorrow to understand what you were talking about
When I found out that Tairn locked Violet in place to keep her on his back I felt a sense of frustration because that is such an interesting dynamic!! Especially for a disabled character!! Tairn IS powerful enough to lock her in place! Tairn is her disability aid! I love the idea of the dragon being accomodating to Violet and that turns out dragons don't find disabled people weak and the war college misunderstands them! Dragon service animal! Dragon service animal!!!
Ahhhhh I was having such a bad day and this is exactly what I needed to get me through the rest of it! Thank you so much!
Thank you for combining all of them :)
The speed in which in clicked on this. I LIVE for your rants.
YESS saving this for tomorrow for my 10 hr road trip
Oh good! Happy to help
Honestly I love this so much. I love popping on long videos for background noise while working nights.
These longer videos are my favorite, they get me through the work day. I tried the Libby app but my library doesn't have a lot of audiobooks
As someone who listens to your reviews while I work, this makes things so much easier than finding all three parts separately. Thanks!
Glad to help!
Watched the individual episodes & am 100% in for watching this
Your fourth wing videos have been my sleeping videos (it's a compliment) so thank you for combining them!
I love this!
I've watched these before but I've got chores to do around the house, so here we go again!
I would like to thank you for making this full 5-hour video. Me and my brothers and are having a TIME listening to this as we clean 😂
I'm an hour into this watch and I'm convinced we'll see all of the Emperor's New Groove, love it!!!
I am so here for it
A book that uses the little excerpts at the top of the chapters well is the principle of moments - incredible sci fi!
Yes!!
Aaah just the kind of video I was looking for to fall asleep to. Someone ranting about a book I am never gonna read! Thank you Rachel for making this a compilation, it takes me so long to get to sleep sometimes. Also you tapping the book adds a nice lil ASMR element 😂
this popped up in my recommended just in time, I need a video to listen to while I fall asleep
now I can watch it all again🙏🏼
How is this author a military wife but can't work out how an army works?!
YESSSS
THANK YOU! Literally would listen to your book reviews on a podcast!!!!!!
studying for my orthopedics final and this is blasting in the background
I’m so thankful you covered this. It’s my bread and butter.
THANK GOD! This is perfect. I needed a long video to keep me company while I work on my final studio project and since I already watched these videos when they first came out, it's familiar enough I don't get too interested and distracted lol. Thank you for uploading this!
this is going to feed me thru finals season
I feel like I’ll need this someday when I’m coming down off of acid trying to sleep. Already listened to them in parts but I love this as a 5 hour rant. 😂 also, your part one look was so good - makeup, hair 💯
I told myself to give the book a chance and wait until I finish it before I watch your videos. The time has come. This will be amazing!
Oh perfect, gonna clean to this! ✨
Amazing, I sleep to your content 😂 I love me 4+ hour videos
love this, thank you so much. i'm playing it as we speak so hopefully you get a lot from youtube monetization 💖
GOD I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOREVER. THE FOURTH WING SLANDER GIVES ME LIFE.
Thank you for making this!!😍🤩
And thanks to the person who asked!!
Hell yeeeeeeah im reading this book right now!
Thank you Morgan!
LETS GOOO
Rachel as a huge fan of your analysis and review, I was wondering if you ever would talk about my favourite author Anne rice or give your perspective on her.
YEAAAAAH!!!
5 hours of Rachel talking about a book I don’t give a shhh? Love it. This is the moment when I realise I don’t have a life bc this is the most amazing thing that happened to me this month 🤣