Cute date ideas 44 or “Do me a favor and be gone by morning.” from small town gothic horror, s4m. No strong character preference other than I’d like to see a less used/written about character taking a central part of it
Kamal gets Putunia into the backseat of Marv's truck. "Do me a favor and be gone by morning, Marv."
"Y'ever going to tell me what's going on?"
Hand on the door, Kamal sighs. "I, uh, don't really know. But I know it's not good."
"You trust me with these kids, though? Should I drive them to their parents?"
"No!" Kamal shakes his head, eyes wide with terror. "No, god. Just..."
Marv watches as Putunia stirs, mumbling and wiping her eyes.
"Go back to sleep," Kamal soothes. "'s okay."
"Kamal."
"I know. Just get some rest." Kamal shuts the truck door. "Marv, you have to keep them safe."
"What about Jerafina? She's more, uh, maternal?"
"It's too late for her." Kamal shakes his head. "Something's wrong in town. With the water. The air. You must've felt it too."
"Lake hasn't had fish in months," Marv muses. "Something keeps scarin' them off."
"I think it's Habit. His greenhouse is...I dunno yet. But I intend to find out."
Marv sighs. "Well, don't get killed. Putunia would never forgive you."
"I know." Kamal glances at her. Sleeping again. "But, uh, I'll come find you guys when this is all over."
Kamal licks his lips. Goodbyes like this are never good, Marv knows. But Kamal heads back to the florist's van. And then they're gone.
Marv gets in his truck. He drives slowly, not wanting to wake the kids. All of them are sleeping except Tim Tam, who stares at Marv.
"Wanna take over the radio, kiddo?"
"Cool." Tim Tam fiddles with the knobs. "DJ."
All the radio stations are static. All except one. It's that same advert for Habit's little greenhouse commune. It plays on loop without end, like someone forgot to shut it off.
"There's some tapes in the glovebox," Marv says. "If you want. Mostly fishing music."
"Shanty."
"Sure. A couple of those somewhere."
Tim Tam fumbles with the tapes in the dark. Finally they find one, waiting for the next streetlight to confirm it's what they want. With a nod, Tim Tam crams it in, letting the sea shanties play.
There's more potholes in the road than Marv remembers. And the woods at the edge of town are so dark and deep. Marv never thought trees could look sinister. But it's not just trees. Every bush and every blade of grass seems alive with malice.
"Spooky," Tim Tam whispers, barely louder than the sea shanties.
"You said it, kiddo." Marv has to drive carefully around the roots breaking the road apart. "Spooky."
Was this road always this broken down? Were these roots always such a problem to drive over and around? Or is something trying to keep them here.
"I hope Kamal's okay," Marv says to no one in particular.
And then he sees it. One of those blackberry bushes moves. Not like a breeze rippling through it or an animal darting down in the thorns. It moves like it is an animal. That darting out onto the road is exactly like a rabbit.
He slams on the brakes. The truck hits the bush anyway, blackberries splattering on the hood, leaves sticking to the splatter.
"Cool," Tim Tam says. "Radical!"
"We're not going to do that again if we can help it," Marv answers when he catches his breath. "But good to know they're not impassable."
The earth shakes as one of the pine trees takes long, awkward strides into the road.
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Clone Wars Kidnapped
Also, yeah how do you
follow up an episode like that?
Also isn’t this like the
second kidnapped episode?
Oh
You know we actually needed the levity so that I am completely OK with the saving a
thing plot,
Gives time to breathe-
Ho-nest,
This place looks pretty
neat,
[Though they still knowingly enabled
Tox be
hav-ior]
This is the equivalent of someone ditch
-ing productivity,
And att
-em
pt
Ing
To
Go
Straight
To
creat-iv-ity
Before
anything’s
set up,]
And I should really be careful
not
to get distracted by the pretty lights,
Wa-
rr
ior-
Well least
tox
Whe
lp,
In-
Sti
gators
,
Fe
ck,
-
Oh hey that
war we enabl
-ed
Whelp
Okay, seriously who is that guy?
(Normally I wouldn’t be so nervous
(but the last few episodes
Not Krell
The under water
One)
Introduced a guy of a
random species that we have never heard or seen of
and he died before we ever did,
So,
I’m
a
Little
Nervous
,
(I like different
species,)
His design
seems
nice
...
Neu
tral.
Yet we won’t assume the amount of
accoun-
tability necessary to
enforce it
Don’t get
me wrong;
I don’t want an infinity war
But if you enable, be prepared for the consequences and/or to push it back, (what
ever
You
Left,)
Whenever
it comes for your life,
For the rest of it,
(Or until you snap and
hold it accountable,)
Pro-tection
Usual spiel
but it works.
You know that would’ve worked really well with overinvolved
positivity,
Though at this point it’s pretty clear they are going for the clear-cut
Jedi- are
Posit
Ive
Ly
Over-
Involv
e
-d-
(Sith - negative)
And more so
general
“everyone is a
shithead,”
Kinda
Vibe.
Which is perfectly fine,
Why?
That’s a lot
[also never mind with the
- warning - or get into lines,]
Obi-Wan looks really young-er
in the scene for some reason
-His face
-it’s too smooth
- and are his eyes a bit bigger?
10
Also yeah they specifically told us not to get involved and that they were going to do it on their own
I-n.
Ia
tiv
e
But screw that
“Let’s
escalate the situation!”
Despite that being literally what the dude
fears and probably
his nightmares
[screw respecting other adult’(s) initia
tive]
I know Dooku is implied to be really feckin tox also
But talk means nothing
Dude has to have the actions
Attempt it on himself and decide what to do for
himself,
He’s decided to enable,
Ain’t nothing
that can be done
about that,
[What
was that look?
[also did Obi-Wan not ask what happened
down there?]
Great
Time for
warfare
For the Jedi that can’t take a
“no,”
For an
an
-swer
Gr
-e
a-t
-
?
Voice
-act
-ing
-
People
Shield
-
What,
I’ve-
Watch
-ed
The
Watton
Boar
-
Arc-
-
-Battle
Yeah but it’s
-also
pretty
bullshit
- (when have the separatist ever respected the Gen
eva convention?)
Rex-
Has a
Feck’in
Point
I
(Also that doesn’t tell them anything this could be
basic
clankers
when no
in fact they are commando droids
)
Ana
Kin’s
Voice
De-eper?
Com
-man
do-
[I have a feeling they’re really trying to contest
the we have no fig
-h-ters)
Lin
e-
-
A-g
ain-
O-h
Sir,
Oh,
,
Also, how?
But also
ok that
guy,
Surprisingly,
calm
ly
spoken-
So this could make a great scene
contrasting Obi- won’s I believe
moral nature,
With another strategist that seems to be believing some kind of
chivalry
[Also, OH SHIT,
is that where they’re keeping the
pris
oners,
Whelp
Anakin is a
dick to
holograms,
Seriously
you could’ve
just turned it off,
[if you had news
or opinion to share
?)-
Ok, where the
fuck?
[Don’t, get me wrong I know Anakin,
was an ex slave,
Everything else
is new..
.
Including his
rage towards it,
Me,
Hey, they’re being smart
about this,
-
Up-
s-
et-
Yes,
thank you,
did I miss
something?
P-ast
Doesn’t
justify any of this
bullshit. .
I
mean,
Literally no one
is smarter
than anyone else
So
Ana
Kin,
,
OK but that’s a whole different species
and/or a group
- -
this is not “past”
this is I just hate feck
-ing
sl-av
er s
-
And possibly un-vented
anger at trauma-
-
Either way pretty damn
va
-lid
-
Dis-
trust
-
Whe-
Oka-y
,
I don’t-
Also is that an animal or
sentient?
- A game
I find myself playing
to no
One
‘s
Cha
-grin-
-,
Oh
Arro
gan
-c-
e
Ah- tak
e?
,
Also he has a
non-evil
pet
-
That’s kinda
cute
But also kinda sad,
Hint,ing
at the fact
Dude was probably intended to be some kind of
animal
focus
(Someone who works around or just generally likes animals - special
ity)
Before he went
corrupt
(Showing some
interest in keeping them out of the battlefield,
And
Fond-ness)
Or this could just be a short han
d-e
d symbolism
For
slavery
and
grooming
-
Both
-work
-
Do
-Tell
-
[oh yeah
dude totally gave away his plan,]
Despite Obi-Wan almost clearly not being
in earshot
Nice interaction
* introduction
Also
,doesn’t he
already know,
Holo-gra
-m
-
Formal
in-
tro
duc-
tions
-
Are
Nice,
-
Er-
Seriously what is up with
these two
people?
Also why did dude
growl?
For people that look like cats
they sure act like dogs
(Bor- d
-er)
(Nothing wrong with that-
just-
curious-
“
-i
How?
Also they’re just really shout-ing their
plans out here
aren’t they?
S-u
-rr
en-
der-
-
Obi- won
still playing
along..
——
W-help
-
He
gave
him
a
chance
-
Whelp-
O-k
Honestly he’s acting pretty calm and
diff-erent-ly characterized,
The Kenobi we know wouldn’t raise
a hand to help even himself
(In ani.)
Also
I’m surprised Aniken hasn’t stumbled across anything by
now,
Thought that would be the
crutch
of the narr-ative tension in the
office,
But
Aight
,
Calling the chips early is completely fine I will never have an issue with chara-
ter
-(s-
acting slightly smarter than expected,
Though wish Anakin had shown some kind of
initia-
tive-
Like the stories telling us that he’s really
pumped up
“about
the
whole
slave
thing,”
. . .
But has just found
nada when it comes down to
rescuing the slaves,
Or just finding any hints about this
oper
-ation
in general,
To summarize;
What the heck has Aniken been doing the last minute
and a half
~
?
No-thing
[like if everyone had told him to chill due to his
clear aggression
believe he caused some harm
in his rage,
And sent
Ahsoka
in-stead
That would make a lot
more sense,
[and make up Obi- wan look like less of a
Irrational Dick
By sh(ar-ing) Anakin‘s backstory
without any permission
or reason,
While there
he might have to explain to
Ahsoka
why he’s sending her
and not Anakin,]
Just-
Writer
Th-
ough
-t-
-
Treat-
ment
-
“ You have broken
through my
defenses,”
Emotionally
or
...
physically?
. .
Never
mind-
Would’ve
been nice
if someone actually took him up on that
offer
-
(Like some villain(/enabler) is like you know what my job sucks,
my boss sucks, I could really use an
nap...
Sure]
..
They were just standing there
...
doing nothing,
Like,
Dude literally just said
there were bombs planted all over the city,
And, no one’s in a ru-sh
to fix that-
Or use them to find the
kidnapped people..
[I
mean
fair
...
but
geez.
Colo
-nists,
Again,
where are they?
. . .
You supposedly sent Anakin to find
- them but we haven’t seen anything
-
Also yeah the dude is totally going to give up
his only bargaining
chip
. . .
After being
out gunn
-ed-
-
Well
-
Also you have one button that only activate(s
one mine?
Like did you, set that up just for the purpose of
in-timi
dating people
Also congrats
you likely threw away
your only bargaining chip
-
because from his point of view
the explosion already went off-
-
And he doesn’t know that you had one
specific button just for that
one mine-
-
(Like it
doesn’t sound that loud but he could’ve gotten
hear-ing probl-em (s-) from the
near- by
explosions,
)
We-
ll-
“Col-on-ists,”
Oh
good thing you told him after you destroy-ed the
thing-
And he didn’t go into attack mode and you have a light saber press-ed to your throat-
dumb
I’m sorry but that’s just so adorable
Look
at
it;
Man like(s soft squishy things and
he doesn’t seem to be
hurt
ing-
-it,
Like,
How
?
Also, did
no one check
for
that
shit?
Like,
No-
Me-
dic
Wh-
el
p-
Bo-
Several people
-just died
And he
comforts the
robot..
.
Dick
Also, Maybe
It’s be
cause
Cody
is
Obi-Wan’s
Gen.
(Generation
or
General)
Doesn’t
make much
of a
dif-ference?
-
That
this
flies?
(I mean I can
understand him not giving
too much of a heck,
Due to this being a war
caused by this guys’
Gen,
But
seriously,)
Also yeah
kinda
,dick
,
Screw
medical
attention,
Well,
That’s a lot of faith
for a whole
lot a
nothing,
Also let’s go do the thing
we were supposed to be doing
this entire time,
(I think)
My brain started going numb and I half paid
attention
-
Oh, wait
now we’re getting into the back
story?
After they’re on the planet
Without any
pre-emption?
-Er
My brain
cells
are
asleep,
-
Al
-ive
-
Seriously, what is up with the
-bird
thing,
(I really hope
it factors into his character)
Or is brought up
Frust-
trat-
Ion
“Zy,”
Dude they’re slave traders
I really don’t think
you want to do that
(Just
a
thought)
Also maybe
suggest
trading
him some
exotic animals,
Dude seems to have a pen
-chant
And he seems to treat them
re-
lati
vely
well,
(There
are some in cages but that just seems to be for
transport,
)
- no I thought you should ever take animals
out of a pre-
ferr
ed
Safe climate
But he could have one set up
abet a smaller one,
Wha?
(The
voice acting
there
was
weird,)
Also, really?
That’s the
competition?
(Is there ever a tradition..
That isn’t fighting?)
Also, okay,
but is it like some kind of style of fighting?
(I swear he you challenges him to sword fighting.)
Then again Zy-
ger-
Ian-
fighting-
Dif-ferent rules
could be interesting
Possibly establish
Obi-Wan
as
a
well traveled
man,
(So long as he isn’t allowed to use his
feck -in light saber,
-)
(Which
Anakin
hasn’t
been
doing
at all,
Also lower
ed risks
are nice,
Again, not saying anything about
deactivating em,
Also what the fuck is with that guy’s
facial
expressions,
Like ever since that moment
it has gone
insane,
(As in I can’t for my life
read what they’re trying to express,
And that is the closest
translation;
I can come up with,
Never
mind
-
he’s an asshole
-
Even th-
Screw
It
(The
logic
is not on
the high setting
with this one.”
Any way,
Per-
That’s
[do you know how back when I was revie-
wing the movie I thought about how the escalation one from
1 to 10 and the characterization switched on a dime?
-Not to
insult,
But this is starting to feel a lot like
that-
My brain already very checked out at this
point-
Because I
really
don’t
need
it for
this-
-
W-
Constant
Characteri-zation?!
What-
[Excuse me while I sit over here drinking my
‘wtf just happened,’
juice
You know
when I was reviewing (Earlier) scenes
like this;
I used to give it somewhat of a pass
saying;
(Some
thing
along
the
lines
of)
Well people change on a dime,
Which I’m starting to realize
getting further into this;
Is that you need some kind of sentiment
Or pre-
-empt
To
Connect
Those
Thoughts
-
The
eyes
need
to
narrow
-
The
body
language
needs
to
change
-
The
music
(perhaps)
a subtle
change in tone;
-
It can’t change on
that much of a dime
-
I
don’t
need
a
lot;
Just some kind of indication about what the
feck just happened,
-
Because otherwise it’s just
spaghetti
-
Like I’m sorry
but it’s true-
-
The expressions before were completely unreadable
and down
right-
unhuman,
There was no word
,cues to indicate anything
And the music
which could’ve been a brief
Cue,
Of whether this is supposed to be
abrupt or
instigated,
Well I don’t,
think there is any,
Fix scen;
e
This guy smirks, possibly chuckling, the bird leaving his
arm-, possibly pre-facing it with, “ well then, let’s
be-gin,” or a body posture is simply leaning in before
pouncing,
Telling me
this is part of the plan,
And that’s Zygrians value a more wild style of fighting with the element of surprise
being
emphasiz
ed-
Which makes sense considering what seems to be a
hunting
focus,
With snark following up either confirming or
denying,
That as true
(Or
False)
That his actions were
prec-
edent-
ed
or
not,
As it stands,
There was no
Cue
And I’m
completely
lost.
. . .
Whel
-p
Well that was a bunch of nothing
. . .
Which is a shame because it had a lot of good
subjects to focus on, Slavery, the difference between Wild and Order, tam-ing, groom-
Ing,
Cap-
tivity
-
The concept of an invasive species,
Unfortunately the writing is so inconsistent,
And generally
poor,
That it can’t carry a beat for longer than a few
min-utes
Well I’ve noticeably praised the attempt to take on a higher intensity material
That doesn’t give an
excuse for the apparent drop in quality
Often; i’ve said that
stupid villains are fine
However
the thing that often irritates me
in those episodes;
Isn’t that the villain’s
Stupid
It’s the lack of
self-awareness
(Not in the poking
fun of one’s
self
way)
Is that it isn’t
framed that way,
(No snark,
very little realistic the consequences without drawing attention to it,
And very little change
except the
villain is now Stupider
Though it attempts to keep the same dramatic tension
and stakes)
In sum
-mary:
While I think this episode had a lot of interesting concepts to work with they will unfortunately
Wasted
By the episode lack of commitment, consistency, and constant characterization,
Most
notably;
- Anakin’s resent
-ment
Of
slavery
(His care of it turns off and on like a light switch and his intensity
varies)
Functioning less like a Berzerk/.
accountability button
(Mild
Responsibility)
And
more
like
an
excuse
to have him
flip his lid,
Make
odd
facial
expressions,
And generally put, shout put emphasis In a nonsensical bordering on
inhumane way
What seems to be a disturbing trend (with the characters
;)
Specifically the
Zygarian
here
And
Ani
-The
difference
between
wild and tamed;
Along with a constant theme of slavery,
It’s paired with the constant imagery
of animals in cages
Which would be fine if it was actually presented as an
excessive detail,
But the focus is put on it and nothing ever seems to come of it
(Almost as if it’s expected that just by having
it there, the motif comes with it)
Which no
Animals in cages and...
What?
Like, I have an idea
what they’re trying to hint at,
But until
the story commits;
“These animals
are very much like you,”
Then it remains in
limbo,
As wasted time
And wasted
emphasis,
-
The Zy-
Gar
Ian
(s)
backstory;
Note
this works off another point
about captivity,
Now, from the little bits, I could get from the conversation;
The Republic
inter
fer
r
e
d,
Note; this seems to be a pretty big deal
The antagonist
esp
ecially
affec
t-
e-d
By
It,
But we never learn much about it
or him
(How it affected)
Yeah he re-peats
Some
po-ints;
But it’s never elaborate-
d on
What exactly
hap-pened to him?
What exactly
hap-pened with the conflict?
How?
To be more
precise;
This presents the idea of a rather fas-
cin-
at
ing
conflict about the over- involve-ment of an outside species into
a
Nother’s
Planet
-
And I don’t think it really
utilizes it
Drop
ping it almost instantly,
For an almost emotion-
less
fi-
gh
t,
Where are dude repeats ‘they were happy,
And generally everything except “I”
(How he was affected)
Or any authentic emotion
Just unread
able
inhumane
expressions
. . .
Not much in the way of themes,
motifs,
Or anything of
real
sub-
stance-
-
Sub
Category;
The clones got injured in an
attack;
This is not treated with any sort of
heaviness
-
Or even note
(Nor to the status/
theme of captiv-
ity- or
Sta
Tus
In
The
Empire-)
Or
represen-tation
of
order,
(And is quite point blank pointless)
Not to speak of the ending where the Anakin is
almost point-blank informed
That the captives are being held on
Ty-
Ger
ia/
By the Ty-
ger-ians
Po-int being;
This is pretty subst
antless
Sn
-ack,
That lacks any kind of consis
tence
- And isn’t.
worth the
watch,
(With
nothing
set up)
(Might’ve wanted to go with an
R2-D2/ (CpO?) episode)
Work on that tone
first
Before trying anything serious,
With that robots scream of absolute terror
upon its death..
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