im so upset rn why were we robbed of the timeline where gideon survives war of the spark and he and liliana end up separated from the rest of the cast for a while (because hes the only person who doesnt want her dead lol) and have a lot of time to Talk To Each Other and Do Some Thinking 

theyre almost complete opposites, but they’ve got some similarities, and i think the compare/contrast would have created some really good character development opportunities. (which we totally needed more of from dominaria) 

gideon and liliana both have this thing where they feel the need to appear invincible and in control to others– gideon does it because he needs to convince others that everything will be ok, and liliana does it to convince others that /she’s/ ok. but they both can see through each other’s acts, which allows them to actually be honest and talk about their problems as people. 

liliana teaches gideon to actually have some self worth and stop throwing himself into danger. his life is worth living! everyone has regrets, so why should he value his life any less because of his? what good is a dead hero? doesnt he think he deserves to enjoy any of the peace he’s fought for? how selfish of him to be willing to die for her.

and gideon’s patience and immunity to her manipulation allowed her to be vulnerable with him on dominaria. there are people who care about her and they’d help her if she’d just ask! it’s okay to be vulnerable. sincerity would go a long way to help her. people may even forgive her. he does. and he knows she’s capable of doing the right thing. everyone else wants her dead but he won’t let that happen.

anyway idk. why did he have to die for her. it doesnt make any sense. why didnt we get a story about both of them learning that they can be forgiven and deserve to live. we were fucking robbed.