#ep 8 is turmoil. also self explanatory.

[humanveil]

when the Been Awake Too Long depression hits

#it’s whatever i pulled my blankets into the lounge room and put s11 of svu on cause it’s my comfort series lmao #i know that’s weird but. whatever #i think the season i love 11 so much is bc it’s balls to the walls batshit but also there are so many good eps #like in ep one elliot gets doused in gasoline and still tells liv to get behind him even tho the guy is holding a lighter #ep two he goes undercover as a sugar daddy and absolutely sucks at it #ep three he does that three day stint in solitary and looks cute w the stubble afterwards #ep 4 we get good sonya content + liv mummy issues + ‘spare me the mutual stroke fest’ #ep 5 elliot goes full dad mode #ep 6 is spooked. that’s self explanatory. #ep 7 is good cause i like haung #ep 8 is turmoil. also self explanatory. #ep 9 is perverted. also self explanatory cause it’s one of the best episodes in existence of anything ever. #anyway I’m not reciting the whole season but. it’s such a good season #it’s like the star of eo entering their old married couple phase + it’s from the era where l&o didn’t take itself so seriously lmao

[taigertea]

Kotetsu and change

I just think a lot about how so much of Kotetsu’s struggles throughout the series comes so much from his rapidly changing situation (and how glad I am that season 2 gives him a chance to breathe, so far at least, but also makes me nervous for the 2nd cour since things are going a little too smoothly and they seem to be setting up a lot of stuff) 

- Before season 1, he’s lost Tomoe, and even though it’s been 5 years, obviously Kotetsu hasn’t been able to adjust well, if at all. Who can blame him? He lost his most stout supporter, one of the few people who knew him as Kotetsu AND as Wild Tiger, the person who supported him most. 

It’s wild (ha) to me that Kotetsu was at the top of the hero rankings at some point too when Tomoe was around, and fell to the bottom. Never truly confirmed that he was ever KOH or just like ranked very highly (like 2nd) but still, he obviously did very well. Of course, at the heart of it, rank doesn’t matter to Kotetsu, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Episode 8 shows a former KOH who retired and ended up a commentator. You have to wonder if Kotetsu worked with him in his day and watched him retire. How many other heroes has he watched go? 

- Season 1, first half, he has to move to a new company, has 0 support there, and has a new partner who kinda seems to hate him. He has to learn how to work in a new suit that for some reason, they decided to have him essentially test run in a crime scene (might have been circumstantial - when he gets called he has to meet it, but still feels like a bad idea to have what seems like Kotetsu’s first time using the suit for work then). This point is emphasized with the whole wire malfunction.

One of my favorite scenes/episodes in the series is when Kotetsu escapes all the other heroes without his suit. It makes you wonder if the suit could almost be a hinderance at times (I’m not blaming your suit Saito, it’s just that Kotetsu’s not used to it!) I mean the suit is obviously super helpful, but I wonder if in some situation by situation basis, that Kotetsu without the suit actually sometimes works better. 

- Season 1, second half, when things are finally! looking! up! HE STARTS LOSING HIS GODDAMN POWERS. Bring on the mental and emotional fucking turmoil! This season’s pretty self explanatory honestly.

Last episode shows his comeback but he’s obviously struggling now even more than before due to the loss. Like during the second half he’s decreasing but now he’s down to 20% of the time he originally had. 

- Rising, oh dear God, Rising. Rip out my heart. The fact that Barnaby is lecturing Kotetsu on timing shows pretty clearly that Kotetsu’s still having a hard time adjusting to the new time and his self-deprecation is shown pretty damn clearly. He had a cool chase scene and nice little bout with Lunatic, but sadly neither of these can really count as wins in my opinion. It’s not until he partners with Barnaby that things really swing in his favor again, which might have been the whole point but I do remember feeling a bit disappointed Kotetsu never really got a chance to fully shine on his own during the movie. 

- Season 2, first half. Finally, FINALLY, Kotetsu gets a seasonal win. His partnership with Barnaby is PRISTINE. Kotetsu gets so many good moments, starting immediately with the first episode! His Lara save in episode 6 was super cool! He had such good momentum in his fight with Fugan, even pulling off a save for Mr Black simultaneously! Even the bout at the end of ep 12 with Fugan was so good (even though Kotetsu get’s pretty fucked up here). And it seems like it was Kotetsu’s idea to attack Fugan with his own attack! OLD MAN <3

I just,,, am so emotional about Kotetsu getting the win he deserves after such a long beatdown 😭 we see so many glimpses of how competent Kotetsu can be and I’m so happy to see it come together more

(But still very worried about second half of S2...) 

#tiger and bunny #tiger and bunny 2 #tiger and bunny 2 spoilers #kotetsu t. kaburagi #kaburagi t. kotetsu #kotetsu kaburagi #kaburagi kotetsu #tnb #dtg blabs #i couldve been more eloquent here but i can't help but be dumb for this old man