Tubbo: No don't- at least disable mines, 'cuz Chayanne nearly died the other day. He nearly- Chayanne nearly died the other day though, so like...
Foolish: Uhmm....
Tubbo: This is the most ethical one.
Fit: Tubbo, if you wanna disable mines, you are disrespecting the entire Hispanic community, don't you even fcking think of doing that, don't you even fcking think of doing that! How dare you disrespect the Hispanic community by disabling mines, what's wrong with you?!
Pac: [Losing it, clapping and dying of laughter]
Foolish: Yeah, I can't- I can't do that to Vegetta, that's one of his favorite things.
No but you guys, Chris goes off the radar for what feels like months (or maybe it was months?? who even knows anymore, time means nothing) and we don't hear from him at all and then BLAM, he hits us with THE MOST LETHALLY CUTE THING HE COULD HAVE POSSIBLE DONE 😭😭 He goes to a shelter and sweetly pets and baby talks homeless and disabled dogs, and cuddles adorable puppies, all while wearing a tight ass t-shirt and GLASSES, like he doesn't know it'll send us all into cardiac arrest, like FUCK YOU SIR
I have thoughts about the clip and especially about Fang and generally all of the scene so yeah, an analysis-like tangent full of spoilers below cut
Out of the entire crew, I think Fang and Frenchie (especially Fang) are literally the best people to recieve comfort from. It's double true for Izzy.
Not only do they have like. The least invasive and violent trauma out of the crew, but they're both very empathetic and want to help others in distress. Even when that person isn't a particular ray of sunshine... like Izzy.
It also makes sense for Fang to be the main comforter. He knows Izzy. He's known him for a long while. And he's known Blackbeard for a long while too.
Watching him from the beginning of the clip, he seems to be the first one to notice Izzy's not feeling great. Far before the others do!
This is the first we directly see Fang in the clip and yeah he looks surprised that they're throwing loot overboard - as you should be but... even more than that he looks ALARMED. He knows something's up.
After listening to Izzy for a few seconds he is completely sure something's up. He checks in with Frenchie to know if he's seeing it too. We don't know where Frenchie is looking, but I'd assume he reciprocates the look.
Izzy stops mid-sentence. That's not like him. The others will have noticed it too now. Sure enough, here's Jim, thoroughly confused and/or taken aback at least.
Fang protection mode ACTIVATE! His first thought is to ask how Izzy's doing (i am so soft for them oh my god-) and to touch him - reassure him. Ground him.
we then get a "I'm fine, unhand me" which Fang does, to give Izzy some space and checks in again with a "you really don't seem fine". He waits for Izzy's response. He wants to make SURE Izzy's okay, or rather, is patiently waiting for him to admit that he's not.
The others join in saying that they've noticed. They've noticed how destructive his relationship with Ed is. I can't even imagine what's running through Izzy's mind at this moment. Probably like a waterfall of emotion - shame and anger and sadness and everything is too much - he's soon to break. He's trying so hard to hold it back, but he can't. He can't, when the truth is being thrown directly at his face by his own crewmates.
Frenchie comments "he's cut off at least two more of your toes hasn't he?" and Izzy almost flinches at that sentence. He quivers. That's his breaking point. And I. have to stop a bit to look at the implications of this. Form this scene at least, I understood taht when Izzy fails to make the crew follow orders, he gets physically punished. As we heard earlier: "It is your job to f-" *he stops, he shakes slightly* he's thinking about the consequences of them not following his orders - more of his toes cut off. That's horrifying. I'd start crying too, jesus...
Fang knows it's his breaking point and goes back to comfort him - even forcing it a bit on him, because he knows Izzy will struggle, but needs it. God, does he need it. He's always pushing people away, but Fang won't let him this time. He won't let himself be pushed away, because he cares. And he wants to show Izzy that he cares. So he persists.
And after only a few seconds of a very feeble struggle, Izzy accepts it. He's been strong for so long. He's been brave and hurting and isolated and repressed for so. So long. And he needs to let go. And he does. He whimpers. He sounds like a puppy who's been kicked. And he is. He is a puppy. A puppy that's been severely hurt and doesn't WANT to be hurt anymore. (god, i am weak at the knees, someone call the ambulace, i think i'm dying)
Frenchie steps in as secondary comfort to show that Izzy's really not alone in this and that none of them actually hate him. Even if he thinks he deserves it. Not even Stede's former crew hate him. That's what Frenchie represents here - to me. Fang and frenchie together show him that love isn't meant to hurt so much. It's not meant to be like this. And they also ground him in that moment. Izzy looks at Frenchie several times as he whimpers, perhaps checking in - seeing if Frenchie leaves after seeing him weak. But he doesn't. He stayes and he waits for Izzy to be okay and I think that means the world to Izzy. It means the world to me too. Izzy deserves all the comfort by this point.
So, Team Ranchers, today your Team T.I.E.S. Tango of the Tek variety has committed direct crimes against your Bad Boys Jimmy ‘Tim’ Solidarity by means of blowing up his Bad Boys Bread Bridge (alias Grainbow Road) and put him in a mourning period.
Meanwhile, Flower husbands, your one Mean Gills Scott Dangthatsalongname S. Smajor (1995) has assisted your Bad Boys Jimmy ‘Tim’ Solidarity by locating his missing toad [by the name of Judge Judy and Executioner] before the animal was then killed by one Noisy Neighbors Pearlescent Moon.