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soldier-poet-king · 3 years

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your castlevania opinions are SO refreshing to read. there were a lot of things i didn't like about s2 and i was still so shocked and upset by how appallingly awful they made s3 so i can't imagine how bad it must have been for the people who really loved s2. seems like they're either setting up alucard to die to trevor and sypha or have a threesome with them and i HATE both those options lmao and idek about poor hector because i can't even bring myself to watch his scenes

Ah thank u anon! Like I DEEPLY DEEPLY loved s2. Not to b like it was close to perfect but it WAS and I will not take criticism at this time.

S3??? I just. Hm. Not great for several reasons. It probably wasnt intentional on the part of the writers (or I should hope it wasnt) but having the only to characters of color be 1) an ex slave and 2) someone who in s3 becomes enslaved, tortured, and sexually manipulated/assaulted??? The implications are Not Great.

Now to be fair, I wasnt hating hector's plotline for most of s3, I deeply deeply resonate with hector in some ways and it was a sort of angst I'm into (esp if its followed by rescue and comfort!!!), but what happened with lenore at the very end was frankly just too much for me, esp bc like. Portraying sexual assault/dub con in an erotic manner??? HATE that. I really hope he gets rescued in s4 and doesn't just like. Die horribly. Ofc hector's arc in s3 I would argue is made worse by the fact that the internet COMPLETELY missed the point and was like uwu sexy girlboss vampire squad...they're LITERALLY EVIL - NOT EVEN SYMPATHETIC EVIL - BUT OKAY I GUESS.

And then alucard happened. Alucard my hands down fave of the show and one of my faves from any piece of media ever. I was unsatisfied with where they left him in s2 but was okay bc I saw room to build on it. But the whole sumi and taka thing? They gave us bi alucard but at WHAT COST. We once again have a vulnerable character being manipulated via sex and then possibly set up as a major villain for later seasons. Bc yknow. We cant deal with trauma and grief oh no it just means Villain Time. I was looking forward to a s3 where alucard slowly lost himself to grief and unreality alone in the castle and for sypha and trevor to come back and find him broken and enter into recovery together. Like. Even in s2 alucard is Not Well, sypha calls him the cold spot in a room, a well of sadness. There was potentia for SO MUCH sadness, but once again we got horrible sexual manipulation but portrayed erotically bc ppl are gross. And we once again had to see alucard lie in the floor of his childhood bedroom and cry. I'm just. Not vibing.

I ALSO dont want more sex if they DO redeem alucard and choose not to make him a villain. Just like. The show needs to go to h*rny jail. I am a big sypha/trevor/alucard qpr person. No need for them to fuck. Please. PLEASE. They went 2 seasons without any sex. Could we not just leave it at that.

Anyway I was talking abt this with rose and like overall did not enjoy the plot or characterizations in s3 (save for maybe isaac) but MAYBE itll set up for a really emotional and good s4. Or maybe this is the beginning of grimdark sexytime hell. It remains to be seen. Maybe I'll eat my words and s4 will be so amazing but like....hmmm

At least I will always have s2 to just go rewatch over and over and ignore everything after that.

***I've only played one (1) castlevania game (sotn) so my opinions are almost entirely based on the show***

#anon #castlevania #rape mention

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textsfromcastlevania · 5 years

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CVTV S2: First 3 episodes impressions/liveblog

Thoroughly unpolished Thoughts and Feelings about season 2 of Netflix CV below the cut.

EPISODE 1:

* Oops, I love Godbrand. Unless someone new and funnier comes from the wings, slutty viking vampire is already my favorite.

* I thought I’d feel differently seeing him in motion, but no, I still don’t like that they took away Isaac’s hair. I admit this is partially informed by my selfish personal investment in redheads, but STILL.

* What I do love about the new Isaac: That accent. Hot damn, son. The dots as a more animation-friendly substitute to his face tattoo work well also.

* I am very happy they kept Hector’s basic backstory in there, and his love for animals.

* “This is where you’re supposed to tell me that I’m not alone. You are really not very good at this.” No, no he is not. <3

* Don’t ya think putting Alucard literally in half-light, half-shadow was a liiiittle too heavy-handed? Just a little.

* THAT LIL’ POWERHOUSE ANIMATION ENDSLATE. Okay, powerhouse, you got me. That’s wonderful.

EPISODE 2:

* That intro conversation. <333

* I...am experiencing so many emotions at Alucard saying fuck. I was pretty sure he was legally prohibited from saying fuck.

* Bi Carmilla! Bi Carmillaaa! \o/

* Awww, Alu smiling while talking about his mom.

* Since I watch everything with subtitles on, I’m noticing that the captions this season have far more errors in matching what is actually said than the first season did. It’s nothing that changes the meaning of the sentences, but it’s still off rather frequently.

* ALUCARD. STOP TALKING ABOUT HUMPING. Did you kiss your mother with that mouth?

* There they are. The boys. They’re back in town.

* I tend not to physically emote when I’m watching something, but my jaw literally dropped at Isaac’s backstory scene. SOMEBODY HELP THIS BOY. ;A; From a storytelling perspective, I also think it’s a really good backstory to explain his motivations for joining Dracula, which is something we didn’t get in the game or manga.

EPISODE 3:

* Oh nooo Hector smiling at the monster. That’s too precious, help.

* Speaking of too precious, Sypha’s “open sesame” has given me life.

* L E O N !

* Huh, wow, Alucard’s being way more of an asshole than usual. I’m used to him being totally socially inept, but damn, that’s just malicious.

* Other things that make me happy: Trevor’s excitement at the Morningstar, Godbrand eating shit on the staircase Benny-style.

Overall, I’m liking this season so far! General note that I’m loving the music this time around. That beautiful Irish tune playing when the crow was flying in Ep 1 really stood out, the ambient song in the Ep 3 flashback is A+, and the library scene also had fantastic ambiance. Definitely better and more memorable than the first season’s soundtrack. Two thumbs up.

#not a text #netflix castlevania #cvtv s2

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