I'm sure that this has been stated many times before, but the way Assassination Classroom begins and ends with Koro Sensei taking attendance is just writing genius.
The first roll call is loud, violent, and chaotic; it's literally all the kids shooting machine guns at Koro Sensei while he effortlessly dodges them and cheekily calls out their names, telling them to speak louder so that he can hear them over all the gunfire. It's impersonal—we don't focus on any of the kids except Nagisa, everyone else is just a figure with a gun.
The last roll call is the exact opposite: quiet, intimate, and personal. Once again, all the kids surround Koro Sensei, but now they're on top of him, pinning down his tentacles, and he is completely immobile on the ground. Now, against the backdrop of this quiet night, we focus on every student of Class 3-E, each of them getting their moment with Koro Sensei as he gently calls out their names and waits for them to say "here".
A beautiful example of connecting the beginning with the end in a way that effectively conveys the progression of everyone involved. Bravo Matsui sensei, bravo.
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I MUST RANT
Everyone's talking about Angel Dust's line in "Loser, Baby" where he owns being a porn star, loving sex and being an addict—but no one's talking about Husk's next line afterwards:
This means that Husk still has the power of an Overlord.
This means that once his deal with Alastor is broken, fulfilled, etc. that Husk will still be an Overlord! He still sits at the table with Vox, Valentino, Velvette, Carmilla, Rosie and the others and still has cards he can play to his advantage.
I imagine once Alastor flees, is defeated, dies, breaks his own contract, Husk will likely be the Overlord to protect the hotel with Charlie. Gain back some territory Alastor basically swiped from him for pennies on the dollar during his deal.
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Everyone having a nice Thursday? Not anymore you're not! READ MY FAVORITE SCENE FROM THE HELL BOOK! I transcribed it for you so you can enjoy each line, more horrible than the next, in PIERCING CLARITY.
Sifo-Dyas: (twenty years old) Doo?
Dooku: Please don't call me that.
Sifo-Dyas: You never used to mind.
Dooku: Yes. Yes I did.
Sifo-Dyas: I'm sorry.
Dooku: No, I am. I just keep thinking about what Yoda said.
Sifo-Dyas: About your sister?
Dooku: For as long as I can remember, I've felt... like I don't belong.
Sifo-Dyas: Dooku, that's ridiculous.
Dooku: Is it?
Sifo-Dyas: You're the most accomplished Padawan in a generation. Everyone says so. You say so, most of the time.
Dooku: I know I am... difficult to be around at times.
Sifo-Dyas: (warmly) Only at times? That's one way to put it.
Dooku: You're teasing me.
Sifo-Dyas: Yes, because sometimes we all need a little teasing. As long as I've known you, you've strived to be the best. No, actually, it's more than that. You've known you are the best. Remember when Yoda chose you as his Padawan?
Dooku: It's hard to forget.
Sifo-Dyas: The others were surprised. But not me. It made complete sense. Of course Yoda would want to shape you.
(...)
Sifo-Dyas: ....because whatever you say, however resentful you feel at this moment, you're a Jedi, Dooku. Through and through. More Jedi than I'll ever be. This is where you belong. This is where you'll make a difference. I don't think your future is mapped out at all. You're going to change everything.
Dooku: For the better?
Sifo-Dyas: This is you we're talking about.
Dooku: (quietly) Thanks, Si.
Sifo-Dyas: (teasingly) Please don't call me that.
Dooku: (smiling) You never used to mind.
Star Wars: Dooku: Jedi Lost, by Cavan Scott, 2021
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somebody once said Cang Qiong was 12 cultivation sects in a trench coat and I’ve never gotten over it
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@jessicas-pi's Tangled AU Sabezra lives rent free in our heads. wanted to do our own re-draw of one of the drawings. it is pervasive.
(art done by @chupacabren & @katoodlez)
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