#they were all the MVPs this episode i must say
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This squad has my heart ♥️
#i live for wholesome moments like these#they were all the MVPs this episode i must say#i want to see more of them#i love that the twins wanted rocki to be part of the group hug#barbie a touch of magic#barbie: atom live commentaries#b: atom s2 ep6
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[translate] Idia Shroud - Platinum Jacket SSR Personal Story
PART 1: Land of Dawning: National Museum of Art
Idia: Dynamic brushstrokes that can only be felt in a real painting…. Hehe! That's the true pleasure of appreciating hand-painted paintings!
Idia: Ha! Here and there…! An image of the King of the Land of the Dead and a chariot!!! Impressive! In order to free his captive friends, the King himself goes to the front lines…. Wow, it's too exciting, isn't it?
???: Right… but is it normal for a responsible commander to leave headquarters and go to the front lines?
Idia: Hua! S-silver-shi!? Stop interrupting my soliloquy*. That's why the community is so strong…
Silver: I'm sorry if I surprised you. It was an interesting opinion and I thought I'd talk to you.
Idia: While this episode is interesting, the interpretation of the King's personality is shallow…?
Silver: What do you mean by that?
Idia: If he were a politician, he could have chosen a strategy, such as telling his subordinates to take care of him and leaving them to run errands. Even so, the reason he went to a dangerous place to increase his military power was because it was an important mission that was key to the operation. Honestly… he has an extraordinary sense of responsibility!! No, he's not like some wussy and incompetent politician who just has a title.
Silver: You're saying he went it alone because it was a situation where he couldn't fail? He definitely has a unique sense of responsibility. Listening to Idia-senpai's opinion deepened my knowledge of this film and episode. You have a broad mind.
Idia: Well, well, well! Silver-shi should follow my example and take it one step further!
Silver: Right… However, there was a lot of real feeling in my statement about "what a politician should be". I heard that Idia-senpai was appointed dorm headman on the recommendation of former dorm headman Ignihide…. Maybe you were the head of a big group in the past? Were you appointed dorm headman because of your experience?
Idia: А!? No, no, what are you talking about? For some reason I don't have any experience in this kind of thing…. I'm a solo player, even in online games. Well, sometimes I'm a leader when I need to get a party together for a raid or something like that…
Silver: After all, you must have had experience leading someone.
Idia: That's not an exaggeration… Besides, I usually have a trusted mate who acts as a tank and leader. Most of the time I work as a healer or DPS. That is, most of the time I feel like I'm putting all my heart into buffs to instantly upgrade my firepower. However, my plans don't always coincide with those of my mates, and when they aren't around, I have to act as a leader…. I have no choice but to do so! The role of leader is usually played by an experienced, advanced player. I've mastered all the missions, so I understand how to move around properly. He can also be called a tank, or he can be called a leader. "Thanks to you, I was able to complete a quest of increased difficulty! I'm glad I was able to join your company!" …and I've been MVP, countless times! I had no choice but to become a leader. My talent is intimidating…
Silver: Receiving appreciation from those you've partnered with. It's proof that we can all rely on Idia-sempai's leadership.
Idia: Well, there's something to that…. maybe it's true? Fuhehehe, hehehehe! Well, I'm sorry I wasted my time leaving the leader to an incompetent person and failed the quest. Looks like from now on I'll have to form a party and be the leader when my mates aren't home! Well, the powers that be are having a tough time!
PART 2: Land of Dawning: National Museum of Art
Silver: A picture of a lion, a warthog and a meerkat? They sing as a threesome and seem to get along just fine.
Idia: Isn't it too much fun to walk while singing? This painting shows a lion, the heir to the throne, being chased out of his country….. He turns away in pain and walks with the friends he has met. It's an episode about him singing carefree, isn't it? It's lucky that we get to see a picture that glorifies his escape from his mission. Heh!
Silver: I heard once that singing makes you feel lighter. Maybe they were also trying to savor the sadness?
Idia: If you mean distracting yourself with songs, when I was little and my little brother was afraid to go to the toilet in the middle of the night….. we'd go there together, humming a song from our favourite anime….. Well, whatever the circumstances of the song's creation, the composition with the moon in the background is emo* MV style.
Silver: Ehm vi…?
Idia: Don't you know what a music video is? It's a video that accompanies a song or lyrics.
Silver: Ah, is that what you call MV? Roger.
Idia: Well, if you want to watch a music video, I recommend the Gakemo Idols music video called "People Need to Be on the Edge of a Cliff Too." The band's music videos are so good that you can watch them 100 times each…!
Silver: 100 times… is an amazing amount of times. Do you usually watch music videos that many times?
Idia: If you're a real otaku, you'll definitely watch it! After all, it's presumptuous to think you understand everything about a music video after one viewing! The first time, you just enjoy the whole video along with the song. The next three times you watch the dancing and facial expressions of the three participants. And if you go deeper into the structure of the video and the messages that come out of it… at least…. And if you dig deeper into the structure of the clip and the message it conveys… you have to watch it at least 10 times. Moreover, even one random frame in the "Gakemo" clip contains a message worthy of a film director! To deeply understand their work, it's not enough to watch the clip a few times. That's why I watch it over and over again, hundreds of times.
Silver? Is this work really that deep? It seems like it could be useful for emotional education as well. However, I think it would be a good idea to include it in school music lessons.
Idia: No, no, that's all… But it seems like Silver-shi was able to see how amazing these girls are. There are a lot of casual fans of hers who don't understand their artistry, even if they are Gakemo fans. Every time a new MV comes out, there are people who ask, "Who was featured for how many seconds?" or "Who did the management think was there?". Does that have anything to do with the quality of the work? None, right? You just don't want to understand the thought and substance behind it.
Silver: I can see… I feel like my knowledge has expanded because of Idia-senpai. Once I get back to school, let's watch some gake…mo clip, shall we?
Idia: No kidding! Is this for real? All the latest MVs are on the public account on Magicam! Be sure to watch them! You won't regret it!
PART 3: Land of Dawning: National Museum of Art
Idia: Oh, the Sea Witch, appearing in the dark… She has a nice smile and a suspicious aura.
Silver: Is this the painting that depicts the episode about the Sea Witch making a contract? It is said that the contract she made at that time was so strong that not even a powerful spear could break it.
Idia: Come to think of it, I think it was enough that it didn't tear and the letters didn't smudge, even if they got wet…
Silver: Maybe there was something spelled out in the contract that they really didn't want to break.
Idia: I'm more concerned about the material of the treaty than the content. How strong is the defence that it can't even be terminated in advance? But there are times when you want to do something that will never work, I understand.
Silver: I don't quite understand… For example, what would an Idia-sempai do?
Idia: "A game console power cord that you can never hide" or…I actually tried to make one of those once. I played games from morning to night every day, and my mum started hiding cords. If she only hid the code, I could just make a new one, but she politely hid the cord materials as well. Then I thought, "I'm going to make it impossible to hide the cords!"
Silver: I think she was worried about your health… Didn't you have the opportunity to get out of the game?
Idia: How could I have? No, I was hard at work developing the game at the time, in my own way. I installed motion sensors so that the cord would automatically disappear from people's hands… I made it transparent so the cord couldn't be found, and added a homing function so it would return on its own… And after many failures… I finally completed it…! A transparent power cord that only the authorised owner can recognise!
Silver: I can't even imagine… It's amazing that you were able to create what you wanted with your own hands.
Idia: No, it's not amazing at all. Since there was a formidable genius in the family, the technology he developed was quickly defeated by other countermeasures… This cat and mouse game went on for months until I realised that all I had to do was modify my game console to wirelessly charge. Phew… However, the brief peace that came after developing wireless charging didn't last long…. Later, a strange device that disables all wireless charging within a 10 metre radius appears as the final boss. Yeah. Well, the experience I gained from developing things like motion sensors and autonomous controls came in handy when I was making Ortho, so all my trial and error didn't go to waste.
Silver: Even if you can imagine an ideal, it's hard to realise it. However, Idia-senpai has achieved a lot. I respect that.
Idia: Wait, what is this suddenly happening? I'm afraid of unexpected, direct compliments…. Are you trying to get me to buy a vase or something?
Silver? Why are we suddenly talking about a vase? Um, has it been that long? I got held up for a while. Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for letting me hear your valuable story. Well, I must be going.
Silver's gone.
Idia: Phew… I haven't talked to a lot of people in a while and I'm tired. Need to calm down and look at the picture… Ah, that…
Idia: He's a hero from mythology. That sparkling gaze… He looks like he's sure of his bright future. There's no way his life could have turned out so well… I hope he doesn't get carried away and float down the river of the underworld.
*Soliloquy — speech addressed to oneself.
*Emo is emotional
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WELCOME BACK SPORTS FANS >:]
It has been almost a month since we started this season of sports dear audience; 98 Vash has giving it all in the stage called No Mans Land, but today its the last day he competes. Unlike stampede's vash, his story ends here. He will join the bench after today.
Everyone please cheer for the contestant and the legacy he's about to leave in the Score Board of Pain, but also please cheer for our for the great people/person running @trigun98watchparty They have been an avid fan of sports this season and they organized the amazing watch party.
Lets begin with the last round, episode 26:
The contestant arrives to the place of his final battle. He looks at his brother in the eye and in that moments he hits the audience with a flashback sequence. It seems like the contestant wants to go out with a bang! He remembers the moment they crashed in the new planet. The memories of the contestant being forced to follow knives make the audience (and the suffering division) really sad.
Thanks to the flashbacks, the contestant scores 1 "action" point BY ALMOST KILLING KNIVES WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER. It seems like the Cain instinct took over the contestant for a few minutes, but then he gave up. The contestant keeps moving through the flashbacks, he keeps moving and hits 1 "yikes statement" point for saying "its hard to be alone, I dont want to be alone...someone" while waiting for his brother for a year. But this flashbacks isnt over yet. The contestant hits another "action" point when he doesnt defend himself after knives says he is hopeless on his own. But wait! it seems like vash threw knives onto the floor to stop him. The brothers struggle and fight. And is in that moment dear audience, that vash not only chooses the path he wants to take in life, but he also hits 1 "traumatizing event" point when he shoots knives. We must remember that this is 1) the first time he has shot at someone and 2) this is the first time he has wounded knives in a serious way. The contestant is distressed by what he did.
He runs and presents us with another flashback, and just like that he gets 1 "bad event" point for almost dying in the desert, plus a good old "action" point for calling out to rem while fainting. The people of seeds help him get on his feet and find someone related to rem. However, the good news dont last. The contestant puts himself in position and when visiting the man related to rem he hits another "traumatizing event" point. Knives killed the man before they could talk.
After that, the flashbacks of people we have seen and points already gathered start to play out. The contestant thinks about this, feel every moment of the season and gathers strength for his next move.
We return to the present. Before anyone can say anything the contestant moves and strikes 1 "bad event" point thanks to his battle with Knives. The brothers fight once again but now theyre basically matched. BUT WAIT, in the middle of the fight knives gets the upper hand and now wants to hit the contestant with his own angel arm. The contestant hits 1 "bad event" point for having the most powerful weapon ever being pointed at him, but also because the weapon gives him flashbacks of the many lives destroyed because of it, lives that he thinks he ended. 98 Vash keeps fighting knives with his own power, but after using the angel arm he collapses. Just like that the contestant is cornered again and gets 1 "bad event" point thanks to knives, who is shoots at him until he collapses again. The contestant aims but he has run out out of bullets. He hits 1 "bad event" point for getting hit in the face, but it is in that moment when HE HEARS A VOICE DEAR AUDIENCE. HE HEARS THE VOICE OF WOLFWOOD AND THAT REMINDS HIM THE PUNISHER IS RIGHT THERE READY TO BE USED. HE SHOOTS KNIVES AND TAKES CONTROL! HE DID IT! HE HAS WON THE BATTLE THANKS TO THE MVP ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THE AUDIENCE GOES WILD AND EXCITED. It has been almost a month but the contestant has finally done it- wait a moment. He is doing something. The contestant ends the sports season not with a point, but with forgiveness. He cures his brother and carries him, ready to start a new life.
AND DEAR AUDIENCE THAT WAS THE AMAZING SPORTS SEASON BY OUR CONTESTANT 98 VASH! IT HAS BEEN A FUN JOURNEY. The contestant bows to the audience as they cheer for him. He can finally relax and see how the other contestants will do in the future.
On his last round the contestant hit 11 points, making his official total 261 points! He did not reach 300 but he is still cementing a new record and a legacy in the world of sports. He has truly surpassed Stampede season 1. What a beautiful performance 98 Vash, we all hope you stay around to see the final contestant of the year.
That is all for this season sports fans! We can't wait to see you on the next season in May: Trimax season.
HOORAY FOR SPORTS.
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Fic-O-Ween 2023 Day 5: Ritual
Some spice (and I’m not talkin’ pumpkin spice) with a Star Wars-y twist for day five of the fest (@noots-fic-fests)! Co-written with the fantabulous @veryspacecowboy—and posted just in time for your birthday!!! <3
Title: Beskar Babes
Characters: Finn O'Hara/Logan Tremblay/Leo Knut
Rating: E
Thank you as always to @lumosinlove for the boys—especially Kuny, who I think we can all agree is the real MVP of this one.
Like many good things, it all started with a Star Wars marathon spread over an away trip.
Actually, it really started with a shutout game where Leo made several impossible saves. In the locker room, Kuny had ruffled Leo's sweaty hair and called him Master Skywalker, to which Leo had blushed and admitted he'd never actually seen Star Wars.
Naturally, this caused a huge uproar, especially from Kuny and Nado, but also from Finn. The three of them ranted and raved for all of about five minutes before Kuny clapped his hands on Finn and Leo's shoulders and said 'Your padawan, he is, O'Hara. Teach him Force, you must.’
Over the next week, Finn showed Leo (and Logan, who was mostly there for cuddles) episodes four through six, one through three, Solo, Rogue One, and finally (with a grain of salt), seven through nine.
Once they were finally back home in their apartment, settling back into their routine after the ups and downs of the long roadie, Finn started watching The Mandalorian on nights when he wasn’t caught up in a book. His boys had pretty much left him to it, declaring themselves Star Wars-ed out for the time being. But Leo’s passing glances at the screen while Finn was watching slowly became watching half an episode over Finn’s shoulder, and then the two of them were in it together, shared blanket thrown over their legs and all. Logan grumbled more and more about it until he finally gave in, the allure of couch cuddles too strong, and started watching with them.
It didn’t take Logan long to notice his boyfriends’ crushes on the show’s lead, the Mandalorian himself. Leo was the first to admit it, letting out a low whistle during the scene when Djarin removes his helmet for the first time. “I knew he was hot.”
Finn had laughed and thrown his hands in the air. “Okay, right?! He was hot with the helmet on, even, but damn. Like, okay.”
Logan didn’t disagree, but mostly he was just amused at their fawning, which they kept doing from time to time until the season ended. Then one day in the locker room, as he watched Finn and Leo talk about the finale with Kuny and Nado, he got an idea.
Before crawling into bed with his boyfriends that night, he sent a quick text to Kuny.
Did you buy that Mando armor you showed us?
да yes, beskar delivery today.
why?
Can I borrow it this weekend?
There was a long-ish pause, those three dots moving like Kuny was typing, then deleting, typing, then deleting once more.
clean off cum after, little Mando
you come here and pick up?
Logan’s cheeks were burning as he tapped out a fast tomorrow am, ignoring both the short joke and the implication because, well. It would just sound stupid to lie. He already knew the smug grin Kuny was going to give him tomorrow, but he could take a little chirping from him (and inevitably Nado) if it meant the success of his plan.
~
It was easy enough to pull off the surprise; Logan stopped at Kuny and Nado’s place on the way home from a grocery run, leaving the outfit in his car until he had some time alone to get ready. Luckily, Finn was hell-bent on restocking their bar so he could make them a round of after-dinner manhattans (“We have off tomorrow!”) and Leo wanted some weird liqueur for a baking project, so all Logan had to do was pass on joining them for the ride, saying he wanted to shower instead.
The armor wasn’t the easiest thing to get into, but still only took him half the time it did to suit up for a game, giving him a few spare minutes to check himself out in the mirror. It had been custom-made for Kuny, so some of it was unsurprisingly big on him, but he thought he looked alright anyway. He huffed out a laugh at his reflection, shaking his head a little.
“D’accord, here we go,” he said to himself. He heard the rumble of Leo’s car pulling up in the driveway, fitted his helmet on, and made his way to the living room.
The way their apartment was set up, the living room was kind of tucked behind a wall that helped give the kitchen more cabinets. If he knew his boys, they'd go straight to the kitchen to put away groceries before doing anything else. He shifted a little, the blaster at his hip and the tracking fob blinking steadily in his other hand.
The lock at the front door clicked open and the voices of his lovers carried through, halfway through a conversation. Logan swallowed thickly and waited.
"—cool that we don't have to get your Crystal hot sauce from your parents anymore, now that they just have it at the grocery store."
"Well, yeah, but I like getting care packages from my parents. Even if I'm paying for the shipping." The sounds of things being put away, bottles clinking, and the fridge doors closing were slightly muffled through the helmet.
"BabyNut, no one's saying you can't get care packages from your sweet mama, I'm just saying now she can put more homemade goodies in, if she wants."
"Yeah, s'pose so. Remember when it exploded in the box?" There was some laughter and a soft silence Logan recognized as kissing. "Hey, where's Lo? Is he napping?"
And with that, Finn flipped the lights on in the living room and the pair of them stepped out of the kitchen. Leo froze at the sight of Logan (he assumed it was Logan) in full-on, practically screen-exact Mandalorian armor. Finn bumped into him with a soft oof and gasped when he peeked around Leo.
"Holy—Jesus Christ, Lo, where the hell did you get that? It looks great!" There was a long pause as Logan stood up, tracking fob blinking softly as he pointed it at his boyfriends. Then, he pulled the blaster from its holster.
"I can bring you in warm…or I can bring you in cold."
All three of them went still for a moment, and Logan was smiling from ear to ear under the helmet at the literal jaw drops he’d elicited from his boyfriends. Leo was dragging his gaze all the way down Logan from head to toe and back again, and Finn’s gaze flicked from the blaster to the helmet right where Logan’s eyes would be, seemingly rendered speechless mid-sentence. That was more like it, Logan thought.
Leo broke the silence first. “I surrender,” he said, voice low and honey-sweet as his lips twitched up in a tiny grin. He sent a sidelong glance toward Finn, who was still wide-eyed and uncharacteristically quiet. “Harz?” he said, raising an eyebrow. “What about you?”
Finn swallowed twice, and Logan was just starting to feel worry unfurling in his chest when the redhead took a step forward, then another, stopping just short of the blaster aimed at him. “Oh yeah,” he said, putting his hands in the air in a show of surrender. His crooked smile was warm and full of promise, and it chased away the panic in Logan instantly. “I’m all yours, baby.”
"I would've thought that a Marshal of Tattooine—" Logan semi-gently poked Finn in the belly with his blaster before nodding his helmet at Leo. “and a Jedi Master would put up more of a fight for having bounties on their heads, but I've been surprised before. Not that surprise has helped them live."
There was another beat as Finn and Leo caught on to Logan’s play. Anticipation was picking Logan’s heart rate up, but he fought the urge to squirm, keeping still as he waited to see what the other two would do.
Finn considered him with raised brows, that crooked grin turning a little more surprised, but no less amused. “A bounty, eh?” Finn said, letting his belly press against the end of the blaster just slightly. “Well, that changes things. I thought this was a Mandalorian’s way of asking a guy for a drink.”
Leo came up behind Finn, snaking his arms around his waist. “And we’d be very interested in having a drink with you,” he said, voice soft and sweet but blue eyes full of mischief where they burned into Logan’s despite the helmet.
Leo leaned his head down to press a lingering kiss to the side of Finn’s neck, and Finn sighed into it. It distracted Logan just enough to let Finn get his hand around the weapon, coaxing it away from his body until it was pointed toward the floor between them. “What do you say?” Finn breathed. The two of them were looking right at where they knew green eyes were considering them. “No fun bringing us in cold when we’re this hot.”
That got a little huff of a laugh out of their darling Mando, and Finn felt that warmth in his belly from making his sweetheart laugh. They hadn't talked super seriously about sexy roleplaying or dress up, but this? The beskar armor? The tough-guy attitude? Finn liked it a lot and, from the feel of Leo pressed up against him, he guessed he wasn’t the only one.
"I thought the Jedi had rules about attachment. You two seem pretty attached."
"Restarting the Order comes with a few perks," Leo said, his disapproval of how Luke acted in the series shining through a little. "Friendship, love, and sex aren't the enemy. But…the last of those is on the table, Mando. If you like."
Logan tilted his head, pretending to consider their offer. Then he motioned toward the hallway with the blaster. “Bedroom, now,” he said in the most commanding tone he could muster.
He watched as Finn and Leo shared a look, all wide eyes and excited grins, and felt the familiar pull to be closer to them. But he wasn’t ready to give up the game just yet. Finn went first, then Leo, then Logan behind them both, closing the bedroom door behind him.
Once he turned around to face them, he was met with two gorgeous boys standing by the foot of their enormous bed, watching him and waiting for his next direction. A thrill ran through him as he found himself running the show. This wasn’t their usual dynamic, even without the roleplay, but Logan was eager to see where it would go, where he could take them.
He holstered the blaster at last, crossing his arms instead as he stared them down. “Take off his clothes, Jedi,” he said, the hint of a smile in his voice. “Since he’s in such a hurry to get out of them.”
Being called Jedi was apparently doing it for Leo because he'd never stripped one of the boys out of their clothes as fast as he was getting Finn naked. "Oh my g—kriffing shit. Leo!" Oop—he'd actually forgotten about Finn's shoes. Well, now he was naked at least. All those freckles on display, with that gorgeous, perfect amount of deep red body hair…and that lovely, lovely cock. Logan was definitely hard in his armor.
"Now, Marshal…give us a turn and get the Jedi naked."
Marshal. Finn didn’t know if he should be finding that as hot as he was, but he was too into this whole surprise roleplay to care. What was hotter than that, though, was Logan. The way he was carrying himself, so in command, made Finn want to do things—want to have things done to him—that he hadn’t really thought about before. He shivered in the open air, feeling distinctly exposed with his boyfriends still fully dressed. But not for long—he had orders, after all.
Finn stole a moment to give Leo a lingering kiss, pressing his palms to the sides of Leo’s neck and stroking the strong line of Leo’s jaw with his thumbs, before pulling away with a grin and a waggle of his eyebrows. He stripped Leo efficiently—not as lightning-fast as Leo had done to him, maybe, but he didn’t make a show of it, either—and pulled him in for another kiss, heated and a little sloppy with excitement, once they were both completely, equally naked.
“Oh, hi,” Finn murmured as Leo’s quickly filling cock pressed against his hip. “You like him, huh, Master Knut?” Leo gasped, eyes wide and dark, and Finn smiled, knowing he’d got him good. They would absolutely be returning to the Jedi persona for Leo; it just fit so perfectly, and Leo obviously really liked it.
"I do, I do like him. The voice, the confidence…the armor." Leo swallowed thickly and glanced over at Logan, still with his blaster in his hand. "What…what would you have us do, Mando?"
"It's been a while since I've been to a show. Too busy hunting Imperials. Take him apart, Master Jedi. At my direction."
Finn felt a little shiver run through him again, but it wasn’t from the air this time. He looked over at Logan, then at Leo, who was sizing him up with a hunger in his eyes that made Finn’s heart pick up. Oh, he was in trouble. And it was going to be good trouble.
“It would be my pleasure,” Leo said, ducking his head to leave a trail of kisses from the corner of Finn’s jaw down his neck, stopping at the cap of his shoulder. Finn was a little twitchy with excited energy, wiggling his toes on the wood floor and skating his hands through Leo’s hair, across his back, up his arms—wherever he could reach.
Leo noticed, and walked Finn backwards until he could coax him down onto the bed. He ran a soothing hand down Finn’s bare chest, then looked over his shoulder at Logan. “This good?” he asked.
Logan nodded, walking closer to the bed to get a better view of them as Leo settled himself on top of Finn. He didn’t join them, though; he was content to watch the show for now, like he’d said, though he didn’t know how long he’d last without giving into the desire to touch them.
He watched as Leo and Finn lost themselves in a slow, tender kiss that morphed into something a little more desperate by the time they broke apart, panting against each other’s mouths. Leo hummed softly, nuzzling his nose against Finn’s cheek in a sweet contrast to the way his hips were slowly starting to roll against Finn’s. Finn’s hands were curled around Leo’s ribs, fingertips pressing into the strong muscles of his back, and he kissed the gray tuft that was always visible in the mass of Leo’s blond curls before his gaze wandered over to the armored figure looming a few feet away.
“You could help him,” Finn said to Logan, his smile going slack as Leo moved to suck a bruise into the junction of his neck and shoulder. “You could—fuck, Leo—help him take me apart.”
"Mm." Logan shifted a bit, helmet tilting as he assessed what Finn had suggested and what Leo was doing to him. "Something tells me you're not the one getting taken apart. Take it slow… take a moment to settle into it. I'll do my part soon enough, Marshal. And Jedi? Make sure to leave marks. This is the Way." This was as much Logan talking as Mando, and it made another shiver go through Leo and Finn.
Leo guided Finn’s gaze back to his with gentle fingers on his chin. “What do you say, O’Hara?” Leo’s smile was playful and loving and it warmed Finn from the inside out, helping to calm his energy a bit. “Do you trust me?”
Finn knew that Leo was playing along with the scene, but he was also really asking. He wasn’t used to just—lying back and taking it, so to speak. He liked to do the work, he liked to take Leo and Logan apart and give them everything they wanted and then some. But his answer came without hesitation. “Mhm,” he hummed, kissing the tip of Leo’s nose. Because he did trust them, both of them, implicitly. And whenever he’d stepped out of his comfort zone with them before, it had always ended more than well. “Go ahead, baby. I’m all yours.”
Just like on the boat in New Orleans, Leo would take good care of Finn, and hopefully the pair of them could ease Finn down into subspace. Logan and Leo had experienced it before and Finn had been so good with them. He deserved the same. The fact that it had a Star Wars flair was just…a nice extra touch.
The three of them shifted, Leo moving Finn up the bed a bit so Logan had room to perch on the edge of the bed and watch. He wanted to take off the helmet…but knew it would be better and 'more authentic' if he waited for now and left it on. "Touch him, softly. Ease him into it, touch him where he likes."
Leo looked over his shoulder at Logan and nodded, biting his lip against the arousal that spiked through him at Logan being in control. At Logan instructing him how to make love to Finn. It was intimate, doing this as a pair, and a part of his brain was already coming up with ideas of what they could try in the future. He looked back into warm brown eyes and shelved those thoughts for now; he had a marshal who needed him, after all, and he fully intended on following the mandalorian’s orders to the letter.
Leo settled back over Finn, bracketing him with his knees on either side of Finn’s thighs and his forearms on the sides of Finn’s head, and kissed him for what felt like a blissful eternity, slow and deep. When he felt Finn start to relax underneath him, Leo pulled back just enough to drag the pad of his thumb across Finn’s bottom lip. Finn smiled, kissing it, and Leo kept going, tracing a gentle path with his fingertips down the long expanse of Finn’s neck, to his broad chest, pale and strong and peppered with freckles.
He shifted to kiss over Finn’s adam’s apple as his fingers traced teasing circles around his nipples. Finn made a soft sound at the touch, arching up into it slightly, and Leo gave him a little more, brushing over the pink buds with the smoothest parts of his hands and then the spots where his skin was rougher and more calloused. Finn squirmed and sighed and sunk his hands into Leo’s hair, but he didn’t try to initiate anything, so Leo replaced his hands with his mouth as a reward, lapping and sucking gently until Finn’s nipples were hard peaks.
“You’re so beautiful, Harzy,” Leo breathed, blowing cool air over Finn where he was now extra sensitive. He gave each nipple a last kiss. “So good for me always.” He kissed the bump of Finn’s sternum as his hands made a slow path down his chest and belly to the V of his hips.
“Leo,” Finn gasped, cock pulsing out a bead of precome where it hung heavily between his legs. Leo’s mouth watered at the sight, but he wasn’t there yet. Finn wasn’t there yet.
He kissed his way back up to Finn’s neck, leaving a purple love bite to match the one on the opposite side. “Fuck,” Finn groaned, gripping Leo’s shoulders. His hips bucked, unconsciously seeking friction. “Fuck, baby.”
“You like being my good boy, don’t you?” Leo asked, running his knuckles down Finn’s cheek tenderly as he got an enthusiastic nod in response. Then he took hold of Finn’s wrists, easing his arms back until they framed his head on the pillow. “Can you stay just like this while I go a little lower?” There were so many other places Leo wanted to love on Finn’s bottom half.
As Leo smooched down Finn's belly, headed towards his cock, Logan shifted so he could stand up by Finn's head. "You like to be good for your Jedi?" He traced along Finn's arm and then his shoulder with the soft leather glove, just the tips of his fingers to make Finn shiver and moan sweetly. "You'll be so sweet for us, I can tell."
"I—yeah, I'm good. I want to be good for you two." Finn let out a shaky breath as Leo lapped at the head of his cock. Logan cupped Finn's face in his hand, gently teasing his bottom lip with his thumb as he cradled Finn's jaw.
Without overthinking it, Finn yielded to the gentle pressure, opening his mouth and drawing Logan’s gloved thumb inside with his tongue as his eyes slid shut. He sucked on it once experimentally, then groaned around it, brown eyes fluttering back open to look up at Logan through his lashes. This was new for Finn; it made his cheeks hot and his dick throb under the barely-there flicks of Leo’s tongue. He stared at the shiny visor and wished he could see what Logan’s eyes looked like that second.
There was a shift between them, a subtle change in the feel of things, there in their bed. Leo squeezed where Finn's ass met his thigh and the redhead moaned softly around the gloved finger in his mouth. Finn was slipping nicely, his two boys easing him down into a fuzzy, warm floatiness.
"Yeah, sweetheart, you're so good. You look so good sucking his thumb. Such a good boy for us." Leo murmured these words of praise into Finn's lovely, freckled lower belly and looked up to see how Finn gazed up at Logan, still wearing his helmet. "Mando—Logan. Can you take off your helmet for us?"
Logan hesitated for a moment, debating with himself. Finn looked so gorgeous underneath them, eyes wide and dark and trusting, and his slow sucks around Logan’s thumb were sending arousal spiking through Logan’s body. Part of him was dying to rip the costume off and kiss the living daylights out of Finn, and then do the same to Leo. But part of him wasn’t sure what would happen if he did. Could he keep up this energy with them without the armor, without the persona?
He looked over at Leo where he was pressing kisses to the root of Finn’s cock and watching them both with lust-blown blue eyes. Then he looked back at Finn and felt his heart pull at the look on Finn’s face. He let Logan’s finger slip from his mouth, his hands reaching to find purchase on any part of Logan he could reach. “Please,” he said, soft and sweet and yearning. “Please, Lo baby, wanna see you.”
He hadn’t even finished getting the words out before Logan’s hands were flying up to the helmet, pulling it up over his head and letting it rest on the nightstand with a soft thud. He was flushed and his brown hair was sticking to his temples where a thin sheen of sweat had broken out over his skin from the heavy costume. Finn let out a soft noise as he finally locked eyes with Logan, smiling at him like he’d hung the moon, and Logan couldn’t wait another second, pushing a hand into Finn’s hair and giving it a tug that made Finn’s toes curl before catching him in a dizzying kiss.
“Gorgeous, mon rouge,” Logan purred against Finn’s lips, allowing the break in character to give Finn the praise that was so obviously sending him up to cloud nine. “Your mouth is perfect. I want you to keep doing that while Leo sucks your cock.” He looked over at Leo. “Ouais?”
Leo swallowed hard, his own cock heavy against the mattress. “Ouais,” he said, already a little breathless. It was such a treat to see his boys like this, it was like a remix of their special lovemaking on the boat. Christ, he wanted his boys any way he could have them, including with the added spice of beskar. "Finn, check in with Lo. Okay?"
"Uh-huh, okay, Le—" Finn let it out in a breathless rush, a blush settling high on his freckled cheeks as he gazed up at Logan. He tilted his head just enough to press a little kiss to Logan's thumb before Logan slipped his thumb past Finn's lips once more and Leo descended on the redhead's cock.
"You're such a treat to look at, Harzy, especially with Leo's mouth on you. Did the armor really get you that hot?" When Finn nodded and moaned around Logan's thumb, he couldn't hold back his smile. Fuck, he was so lucky.
For a long few moments, Logan let things play out, Finn’s sucks around his thumb becoming more rhythmic as he mimicked what Leo was doing between his legs. Then he slid his thumb out from that wet heat, cupping Finn’s cheek briefly to reassure him he hadn’t done anything wrong, and stepped back just enough to start getting himself out of the costume as fast as he could, taking care not to scuff or break anything. He had nothing but boxers on under the costume’s layers; it was a relief to be standing only in them after what felt like hours in the hot, heavy armor.
He crawled onto the bed, laying on his side next to Finn, and Leo pulled off Finn’s cock with a kiss before coming up to lay on his opposite side. Their hands trailed over Finn’s chest and stomach idly as Logan kissed him again, more slowly this time. When he pulled away, Finn chased his mouth, his eyes closed and his lips swollen and bitten-red. Logan felt his heart squeeze and his dick twitch at the sight.
“Gorgeous,” he said again, quiet and reverent, and ran a hand through Finn’s mussed-up hair. He took a second to lean over and kiss Leo for good measure, and he could practically feel how turned on Leo was by this, too.
A happy sigh beneath them made them both break the kiss and look. “Fucking love watching you two,” Finn said with a dopey grin. “Never gets old.”
That drew both of their attention back to him, and soon he had two pairs of lovely hands mapping his skin, two wickedly talented mouths drawing soft, low sounds out of him. Logan sucked a bruise into the side of Finn’s neck, just under his ear, as Leo pressed a few slow, open-mouthed kisses to the base of his cock before grinning up at him (fuck) and sinking down on him until the tip of his nose brushed the soft-coarse hair below Finn’s navel.
"Oh—Leo, fuck—Logan—” Finn was so glad they'd dropped the pretense of the roleplay because he was quickly getting a little too far under to remember anything but his gorgeous boys' names. Logan combed his fingers through Finn's hair again and again as Leo worked his magic on the redhead's cock, slurping when he pulled up near the head, swallowing and breathing through his nose to take Finn into his throat.
“Don’t come yet,” Logan instructed.
Finn whined, knee knocking into Leo’s shoulder as he shuddered with pleasure.
“Harzy,” he warned. He caught Leo’s eye as he looked up at him questioningly. Logan just winked in response, then grabbed lube out of the bedside table drawer and knelt behind Leo, drawing him up onto his knees, too.
“Don’t get him too good,” he said to Leo, borrowing a phrase he’d picked up from him. The anticipatory shiver that rolled through Leo as he ran his palm down each asscheek, then circled his rim with a slick fingertip, was worth every bit of chirping he was going to take from Kuny tomorrow. “You’re giving me a show, remember? I want to see him fill you.”
That got a moan out of both them, Leo's louder as he nodded his consent—and Logan worked the first finger inside him. "I can—I can take two, Mando—Lo, please.” The roleplay was a little hazy now that the armor had come off, but none of them much cared. Logan bit Leo's shoulder and then soothed it with a kiss, giving his lover another finger, at his request.
"You guys are gonna fuckin' kill me, I swear—Lo, lemme cum—"
"Non. You'll cum in him after I do."
"Fuck yeah I want both, I want you both—" Leo rocked his hips back on Logan's hand, but Logan stopped him with a hand on his hip.
"Be good and you'll get both."
Leo, ever the team player, obeyed, melting into Logan’s hold as he was prepped. He had to pull his mouth off Finn twice more after bringing him to the edge; Logan watched those big goalie hands pet down Finn’s chest and flanks soothingly as Finn obeyed, too. (They were being so good for him. Logan was going to make it worth their while.)
The first press of his cock inside Leo was pure bliss, just like always. Logan’s eyes darted everywhere: at the sight of himself disappearing into Leo, at Leo’s strong back and the slightly sweaty blonde curls at the nape of his neck as he swallowed Finn down again, at Finn’s wrecked, desperate expression and pale fingers gripping the sheets as if for dear life.
He knew it would be over soon—they were all too fired up to take it slow—so the pace he set was fast, giving Leo the short, sharp thrusts that would get them both there before Finn lost it completely. He could tell Leo wanted it just as badly, groaning as he pushed his hips back to meet him.
“Gonna come,” Logan said tightly, reaching around to take Leo’s cock in hand. Leo’s strangled cry made Finn thrash and Logan pick up the pace, jacking Leo to the quick tempo of his thrusts.
“Oh my god, oh—yeah, Tremz, come on, wannahaveitgimmeitplease?”
Logan dropped his head between Leo’s shoulder blades and moaned long as low as he pulsed inside him, hips grinding slowly as he rode it out. He smiled to himself as he felt Leo start to come a few seconds later, stroking him through it and savoring the shocked little laugh that tumbled out of him as Logan got him nice and full and spent.
Well, hopefully not spent-spent. He still wanted to see their plan through. Logan looked over Leo's shoulder at Finn, who looked like he was trying very, very hard not to spontaneously combust.
Leo had stopped the blowjob while he came which seemed to give Finn just a moment to calm himself. But now he had two sets of eyes on him. Finn swallowed thickly and his cock twitched against his lower belly.
"Leo, do you still want—?"
"Yes I want it, I want him, m'fucking good for it." Leo let out a soft noise when Logan pulled out.
"You know what to do then, O'Hara. Give him his second and make him messy."
Finn groaned and covered his face with his hands. "You can't just say shit like that after Nutty's just given me the succ of my life and then not let me cum—jesus—" By then, Leo had already shifted, climbing up on top of Finn so Logan could line them up.
Leo looked down at him and gently moved one hand out of the way. "There's my handsome guy. You ready Fish?"
"Yeah baby, fucking give it to me."
Leo wasted no time; he sank down onto Finn’s cock as he guided Finn’s hands to his waist, squeezing them in a quick pulse as Finn got the message and held him there.
Logan almost missed Leo’s hushed “fuck yes” under the punched-out moan that escaped Finn’s lips as Leo found his seat. Finn was beautiful like this, utterly breathless and flushed down to his freckled chest. Logan’s hand was tender as it brushed red hair away from Finn’s eyes.
“I like you desperate,” he murmured, which earned him one of the surprised little laughs Finn often gave them in bed. Logan wanted to kiss the point of his smile-scrunched nose, so he did.
“You two,” was all Finn said before kissing him, as though that answered everything about his current state. Logan’s chest swelled with pride as he realized that for Finn, it did.
The grin on Leo’s face was a little wild, a little sex-drunk, as he started to move (and oh, did he move. Logan had literally just fucked him, but he was still a tiny bit jealous as he watched pure bliss blossom over Finn’s handsome face).
“Holy fuck, Le,” Finn managed. He pushed his hips up a few times, trying to meet Leo, but his shaking legs flattened on the bed after a minute. He was going, going, gone, and so was Leo. Logan wanted to get them the rest of the way there.
"Can you give us another, soleil? Can you cum all over Finn's pretty chest as he fills you up?" Logan kissed Leo's cheek and took hold of his cock, causing a gorgeous little hitch in Leo's hips that had all three of them groaning. "He's so close, aren't you, Rouge?"
"I'm there, I'm there, holy fuck, Le—Lo—baby, I'm there, can I? Let me, please can I?” There was nothing so beautiful as Finn O'Hara spread out and flushed with pleasure and begging to cum. He made the prettiest picture and his cock just felt so good inside of Leo that…
"You can cum, Finn, be good and cum and fill him up." Logan gave him permission and kissed his forehead as Leo threw his head back and rode their redhead as hard as he could.
As long as he lived, Logan would never, ever not be transfixed by the sight of his boys like this. The way Finn arched his back, eyes falling shut as he moaned so pretty and gave himself over to it; the way Leo laughed around a “yes, yes, yes!” as he got what he wanted and then followed Finn close behind, knees jerking inward on either side of Finn’s hips as he came harder than he had the first time, shaking in their hold on him.
It was like Logan could feel it, too, and it made him needy all over again. His cock twitched against his thigh, but he ignored it in favor of stroking Leo through the aftershocks and run fingertips down the ladder of Finn’s ribs as he gave every last drop to Leo.
Soon, though, both of them went a little boneless, Finn slipping out of Leo as Leo pitched forward to lay chest to chest. Finn looked a bit squashed, but he wasn’t complaining; he kissed Leo’s sweat-damp temple and rubbed his back in a slow rhythm. Logan knelt beside them and bit his lip against a groan as he closed a hand around himself, chasing a second orgasm. He’d join the cuddle puddle in a moment, he just needed to…
“Lemme,” Finn slurred, eyes already half-lidded as Leo pet his hair. He shot a hand out but missed, grazing Logan’s thigh; Logan laughed even as he stroked himself faster, gripped a little tighter.
“Stay,” Logan teasingly commanded. “ ‘M close. I’m—merde, you two…”
He jumped a little as he felt a hand grip him by the back of the knee and pull him closer.
“C’mere,” Leo said, sounding just as sleepily sated as Finn even as he urged Lo closer. “On me, on me, please?”
Logan was about to say something about Leo being messy enough, but then Leo arched a little so his ass was on display, displayed for Logan, and said “please?” again. Logan watched as cum trickled out of him and realized it could be his or Finn’s, and that was it—he shifted closer, jacked himself quick and hard for another few seconds, and painted Leo from the small of his back to the tops of his thighs.
All three of them were breathing heavily, sort of all smushed together in a pile of hockey players on their huge bed. That was truly one of the best parts of their sex ritual; however they ended up, they were snuggling. Eventually, Finn cleared his throat.
"So, uh, not to be that guy and question such an awesome thing that brought about mutual orgasms, but like…where the fuck did all that come from?! I mean, I loved it—the voice and the armor and the roleplay and the armor, but like. Where did all that come from?" He flapped his hands a little from where he was pinned under Leo, and it got chuckles out of Leo and Logan. But then Leo turned and peeked at Logan.
"...That's not your suit, is it?"
"Non. It's a rental."
"Right, but from who?"
Logan sat up and kissed Leo's shoulder and got up to get a flannel. "...it might have been Kuny."
"Ohhhh my God, we're about to get chirped so fucking bad," Finn lamented, even as Leo pressed smiley little kisses all over his freckled neck and shoulder.
"Mm, and I'm going to be fucking sore tomorrow, but it was worth it. Right, Marshal?"
"God… You'd make such a pretty Jedi, Le. The prettiest."
"Et moi? Do I get a thank you?" Logan returned with the cloth and began to clean up Leo.
"Consider my crush on Pedro Pascal officially replaced. New celebrity crush is Logan Tremblay in a Mandalorian costume."
"Hear-hear, seconded and the motion passes. But when you give the armor back…" Finn paused and caught Logan's eye with a grin. "Ask if that website has Jedi robes."
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Tokyo Mew Mew New Ep 18 Toughts
Again this episode left me without words, i don’t know how or where to start.
Guess I’ll start by saying what i liked the most
Number one gotta be kid Ryou playing scientist in his dad lab.
not that the original depection of him was bad but this time I feel like he’s really into science, his father steps, the mew project everything
The original japanese subs said UMA which stands for Unidentified Mysterious Animal
ACTUAL SCIENCE AND UMA DNA LET’S GOOOOOO
From Keiichiro biography card,
this confirms his adoptation into the Shirogane family
The foreshadowing
Ryo’s father acknolodging his a must better scientist and researcher than him
Knowing the burdens Ryou will have if he continues the follow his foosteps
Aoyama nightmares continue, everything is under this blueish grey atmosphere, Darkness and ugly thoughts are consuming his mind
The Chimeras
They appeared cause Ryou was researching UMA? Or where the aliens already stablished on Earth? I hope we get answers to this
They have a gem, so it’s probably they were infused with an alien parasite by either the aliens or whatever Ryou was researching had escaped the lab
Family
Even though the shirogane family interaction with Keiichiro was short, i loved it, somehow I felt like he was a cared for member of their family and because of that the outcome was more emotional.
THANKS GOD, NEW DIDN’T MADE IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE LIKE IN THE MANGA OR A RANDOM FIRE STARTING LIKE IN THE ORIGINAL.
She tried ... :(
Mew Project
The rest develops like in the manga and the original with Ryou having memorized everything but this time we get a glimpse into the research
They went to every spot that had the RDA they needed for research, based.
We also see this two characters growing
I never about this because how cat Ryou looks in the original,but IS HE SUPPOSED TO BE A BLUE RUSSIAN?
Having Ichigo mention us, the mews, just confirms what I’ve been saying, he cares for all the same way
A bit of character development on Ichigo side, she’s feeling guilty for the way she treats him, despite him caring for their safety even if its his fault that they’re in this situation, what a loop.
I love that they keep focusing on green enviromental solutions, more care for the enviroment, animals, plants, etc like we’d seen at the end of every TMM volume with WWF, this is the basic idea of TMM.
Nice plot idea for the aliens
It’s still a enemy of the day kinda of plot but with some truth behind its actions
I LOVE IT
Can confirm this, I live near a river (Rio Tejo) and since the waters are more clean now every year we get visits from a dolphin family (will share videos later)
Confrontations
More Pie x Lettuce confrontation, YES YES YES, let’s develop this please, I want them to have a debate with each other
Lettuce stepping up, Ryou worried with her safety,, all it took was for her to stand firm in her belives, she was the best Mew for the job and she belives she can handle it then she’ll try no matter what,
I know its hard to see but when Ryou’s looking at the red sea we can see a white thing moving, its Lettuce and Masha being swept away, that’s why Ryou says this line
I love how she relied on everyone trusting her to find the courage to keep going.
Preverance wins
The rainbow detail, thanks to the (mew) aqua and being sunny :’)
MVP, and the day is saved
Having the Nlue Knight not wanting Ichigo to fight anymore and only protecting her keeps following like the manga, I’ll share my thoughts when the reveal episode is released, to avoid spoilers for non-manga readers.
I loved Ryou’s reaction, as far as they all know, he can’t be trusted, he might be a manipulative character.
Altough..... this leave little space to Ichigo wondering his identidy, because RYOU AND KEIICHIRO ARE RIGHT THERE
<3, Ichigo seeing her teammates are evolving, its so sweet
Aoyama ruining the mood XD but after what he witnessned on TV is normal for him to think that way.
I intreperted Ichigo line to what Aoyama said before, she’s not wondering about her relationship with him she said she’s happy being near him, she’s wondering about the planet’s conditions
This reverts back to episode 1, what can she do to protect the planet
I wonder what kind of approach will TMMN take to make Ichigo mind at ease, will it end with the final Mew Aqua, will it continue and develop to A La Mode?
If she decides to follow alongside Aoyama’s dream, I hope they give us a glimpse into A La Mode story.
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Do you know when the class offered her help? Cause I'm a based mf, but I really wanna know....
And
I mean they didn't riot when she became Queen Bee I guess? (though we saw how that turned out on Ladybug's double standards.) And even then we have times like Startrain where Chloé is legit the mvp of the episode and is trying to save everyone and keep them calm in a crisis, only for her supposed 'teammates' to scoff and say she must be making shit up for attention and make the situation worse.
I suppose she got invited to class events still instead of shunned and kicked out? But no one really acted like they wanted her there, and most of them were school-sanctioned events where they literally were forced to have her there.
They show up when she throws the party in Despair Bear, but since they don't know she's trying to change or anything they're just going because hey it's a party with free food and all.
Marinette tried to help her by *checks notes* telling her that her only worth is in being mean, and she should use that skill to gain the approval of the abusive mother who made her be mean in the first place. Surely that didn't backfire at all!
Adrien said 'be nice or we're not friends anymore' which did kick her into gear, but he didn't actually do anything constructive like helping her learn to compliment people or inviting her to something neutral with another friend where they could explain that she's trying to be nice and have them try to get along.
Kim was retconned into laughing at her 'pranks', but he wasn't exactly encouraging good behavior just enjoying her bad behavior that he was too dumb to know was bad behavior.
Rose occasionally suggested that Chloé could be nice, but was immediately overshadowed by the other characters going 'oh you sweet summer child you're too nice for your own good don't feel any sympathy for the abused child because other people have their parents leave and don't lash out!'.
Like don't get me wrong: Chloé has been a jerk and the class is under no obligation to reach out to her. But they do NOT get to claim the high ground and say she's wasted every chance they gave her. Especially when even if we pretend that they did offer help, she did take the chance and was improving until Miracle Queen broke her again and no one bothers to think about what happened to make her backslide and why she's so against Ladybug now.
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Thoughts on Critical Role C3E31
I absolutely loved this episode.
From the Ira reveal to the fact that Fearne’s parents had holes in their memories where Ira forced them to keep working with him to Fearne admitting that she’s angry with them to FCG finally snapping and going full Murderbot, this episode had it all.
But I really want to talk about some of the more subtle character moments. I absolutely loved Marisha staying in it after she realizes what she almost did to FCG during the fight, after dealing 50 points of damage and digging her fingers into their head so far she dented the metal. I love Orym realizing that the ‘grass blades’ on FCG were dried blood streaks (also just Liam’s out of character reaction to the Ludinis reveal, because that was magical, and you know he was using everything in his power to keep Caleb from messing with Orym’s knowledge about that particular reveal). I loved all of Sam’s work throughout FCG’s breakdown, going for everyone’s emotional jugular, and I loved how that coupled with her feelings about her parents brought out Fearne’s cruel side. I loved Imogen snapping Laudna out of her killing rage and then slamming everyone with a calm emotions.
But I really want to give special props to Taliesin Jaffe, who I think was the MVP of acting this episode for some really subtle work near the end. The fact that Ashton not only grappled FCG, but after the others attacked FCG, dealing massive damage to them in a single turn, Ashton immediately demanded they heal FCG. While everyone else waffled, him just chanting, “Fucking heal them, fucking heal them, fucking heal them,” with increasing intensity until Fearne did it was fantastic. And following that up with them standing next to the unconscious and defenseless FCG and looking at the rest of the party more like enemies than friends speaks to their intense loyalty to and affection for FCG. Because Ashton gets what it is to lose control, and they get what it is to have rage inside you that takes you over, and Ashton knows perfectly well that everyone else debating about what to do to FCG did too. So Ashton squared up and got ready to fight all his new friends for FCG. And I believed in that moment that if any of them put a foot wrong there was going to be another initiative roll.
And I also appreciate how well he played Ashton’s skewed perspectives on things throughout the episode. From his hilarious ‘Did someone say something about hitting some parents? I want to hit some parents! Fuck you, I don’t have issues!’ to their admitting that their views on Fearne’s parents were very biased (likely by personal experience), to knowing the more obvious signs of powderkegs around him, but somehow missing that Orym is just as bad as the rest of them, it’s all great work and incredibly consistent.
I love the way he plays low Charisma with this character, because it’s not the obvious choices that people make like making the character gross or forgettable. Ashton instead can’t really read the room. They get stuck in their own head and their own point of view and won’t budge. They hold grudges and are loyal to a fault in people they care about. Their impulse control is terrible (whoops that lens), and they absolutely refuse to apologize for it. Which means that, when everyone is talking about FCG, they know full well that they’ve fucked up too. They’ve all fucked up. At least one of them has actively attacked a party member before, and only got a slap on the wrist. So all the attention suddenly pointing at FCG after all that, after Laudna went into her own fugue, must have smacked of the worst sort of hypocrisy to Ashton. Because they can’t read the room, but they do have a great nose for hypocrisy and bullshit.
I’m so interested in seeing the fallout from this episode going forward. I want to see Fearne’s fallout and FCG’s fallout, following the huge revelations about both their characters. But I also want to see the emotional fallout of this particular crisis point. Orym was right to demand that they all commit to the group, and also commit to keeping themselves in check as best they can and to keep everyone else in the group in check when they can’t. I want to see more of that anger from Orym, and I want Ashton to realize that Orym isn’t nearly as put together as he’s acting like he is (I also desperately want those two to start sparring, because they seriously both need the violent outlet). I want Chetney to have to grapple with how much he loves being the wolf versus the damage it can do to the others. I want Laudna to grapple with her co-dependence with Delilah, and why her impulse was to believe that FCG was really going to betray her. I want Imogen to deal with that too, and to deal with rapidly becoming something like the group leader.
So much started to pay off in this episode, and so much more seems to be set up. They were right: this is the part of the campaign where things finally start to really kick into gear. Now heading back to Bassuras with all of them inches from exploding, I can’t wait to see what happens next.
#Critical Role#CR spoilers#Fresh Cut Grass#Ashton Greymoore#Taliesin Jaffe#what an episode#they all acted their asses off#but Taliesin's background acting really caught my attention this time around
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Stargate rewatch: 1x11 Bloodlines
According to Teal’c, Chulak is one of the few worlds with an abundance of Goa’uld larvae. Was this embellishment by Teal’c because he wanted to go back, or perhaps Amaunet is a Goa’uld queen who spawned larvae pre-show and he knew that?
Both Teal’c and Hammond want to talk to Jack alone to say things they can’t in front of the others.
Kind of a small house for a First Prime.
Bra’tac! The always wonderful Tony Amendola. MVP of the recurring guest cast.
Jack: “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it” Bra’tac: “No, the bridge is too well guarded.” Hee!
No shade to the later actress, but Salli Richardson is the superior Drey’auc.
Her anger is completely justified, because she and Rya’c are paying the price for Teal’c’s actions, noble though they were.
Oof, Teal’c treats his wife…not great.
We don’t know what would have happened if Rya’c hadn’t been sick and not needed a Goa’uld to heal him. Later it’s implied Jaffa physiology requires the implantation at puberty which makes sense - there’s evolutionary differences between humans and Jaffa and the Goa’uld want to keep them dependent - but Teal’c can’t be sure at this stage.
I know it’s for plot reasons, but Sam really should have grabbed a couple of larvae, since the purpose was to study them.
“Just that every single one of these infant Goa’ulds will one day take a human life” - this week on Things are Personal for Daniel.
“If we kill them when they’re as vulnerable as they are right now we’d be no better than the Goa’uld.” Eh, not really buying Sam’s reasoning here. Scientific experiment on larvae possibly resulting in death = ok, but shooting them outright = not ok? Worth noting that Sam will not continue to hold this view, as she explodes a pregnant Goa’uld queen in later seasons.
But it makes sense for Sam to make this argument at this point in her character arc - they do seem to have settled into the dynamic of Sam=logic and Daniel=emotion.
The way Daniel massacres the Goa’uld larvae is kind of chilling though. Sometimes I think fandom tends to see early seasons Daniel as a precious uwu baby but he does have a ruthless streak, from urging the capture of Apophis in The Nox to shooting the tank here. He (understandably) has a visceral hatred of the Goa’uld that when stoked cannot be tempered.
The whiplash from this to Daniel post-slaughter, munching on a power bar and wondering if the larvae needs to be fed is sure a thing.
"I'm sorry, my son, that it is I who must do this to you." 🥺 Chris Judge is great in this episode.
No one suggests that Drey’auc and Ray’c go with them to Earth? Seems like it would have solved some problems that arise later.
Hammond even stated the mission was to bring Rya’c back, and the issue (other than the impending implantation) was that having family on an enemy world compromises Teal’c, but everyone is just cool with them remaining behind, including Drey’auc despite the danger they face?
I suppose they believe they can’t get them all through the Stargate with their subterfuge plan, but it’s odd they don’t even try.
There’s a nice callback to “cross that bridge” when Sam points out the priests will tell Apophis of Bra’tac’s betrayal which is cute, but he just kills them right?
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Ep2: little apple mvp
fuck, but these are getting long. putting under a readmore
these early wandering scenes are really nice. lighthearted and peaceful, and probably quite enjoyable for a wwx whose last memories were of grief and pain and exhaustion and stress and persecution
reminds me - wwx was crying last episode when jc came to kill him. he might have smiled a bit, but he seemed so resigned to the fact that jc hated him but when jc told him to go and die he started crying. it was so fucking sad
the most brilliant mind of his generation on coaxing a donkey to walk...
you know this was 😬 but wwx has tremendous bad luck here because how was he supposed to know? saying something slightly rude is now punishable by death because of the context. but wwx made an honest mistake! also jl was being extremely arrogant and aggressive
jc crushing the paperman while lwj carried it so carefully on his palm...so deep
I don't agree with either wwx or lwj's methods here but jc being extremely aggressive and mean and critical of jl is really not helping his emotional development either. fuck, if a parental figure treated me like that I'd act out too
lwj coming just in time to keep jl from fucking stabbing wwx >>>>>>
the petty-off between jc and lwj is extremely funny here bc lwj refusing to deign to even open his mouth while jc fumes and throws as cruel insults as he can and I think wwx is finding it funny too? it seems like he's trying to hold back a smile here
this being wwx's memories of teenage jc 😭
THIS LINE. AFTER HE REMEMBERS HIS SISTER. SOBBING
little apple coming back to him after this very sad little scene had me a little misty-eyed...god but that donkey loves him so much in the end and he loves her so much...lsz was the first to show him kindness in this new life but she was the first to stick with him 🥺
I honest to god could not care less about this plot I think it's very boring but I do like jl's outfit with the little gold dots and the hair pieces
wwx is also kind of harsh to the kids lmao and then jingyi is like 'hgj is going to KILL us 😭' which is very funny given what we've seen of lwj so far (he's very calm and gives them support, info, and encouragement) esp compared to the anger, critiques and unhelpful demands of jc. like, I don't doubt he's disciplined juniors but we never seen anything harsh from him so what is jingyi even referring to? I don't count the handstands as cql canon btw I think it's absurd
comedy scenes of all time. to me. the anti-chemistry is palpable
it's so so funny to see Those jc fans rewrite this episode like 'jc was looking for wwx the entire time 🥺 they're brothers' when it's so starkly apparent that jc was clearly extremely angry the entire time, told jl to kill wwx before learning his identity, told jl repeatedly that all dc's like wwx should be killed and fed to the dogs, and then immediately tried to expel him from mxy's body (kill him again) after learning his identity. buddy I don't think he's at the point in his journey you think he is
he's also really rude and demanding of his disciples...I was wondering how he was with them bc I didn't remember and the answer is, not surprisingly, pretty harsh. well...at least he's involved?
the editing on this was SO funny. cut from wwx asking this to this statue, far in the distance, chasing after these tiny figures of cultivators. way to sap the drama out of a shot
he loves to do a spinny <3 even if they are in mortal danger he must do a spinny
REUNION SHOT!!!!! the tension building between them and FINALLY having them meet is just MWAH. and wwx grabbing lwj's arm afterwards is still one of my favorite little things bc wwx doesn't actually do that very often! it's nice to see him reach out to lwj almost on instinct when it's usually lwj reaching out and trying to connect with him instead. the romance in these first two episodes. ugh. delicious
whatever they did make wn look like this is was really effective
BE NICE TO HIM JC!! also even tho jiangs are the purple clan, they seem to wear blue a lot
lwj also doing a little spinny to open his weapon even though his newly resurrected beloved is in mortal AGAIN from the guy who killed him the first time = wwx doing a little spinny earlier even though his nephew and a bunch of kids were about to die. truly soulmates
I hate this shot SO much. the lens and the angle are so unflattering. you can see right up his nostrils in some of these shots
OHHH YOU"RE HURTING ME. LOOK AT THOSE SMILES
jyl scrunching up her nose here is one of my favorite tiny moments in this entire show. it's so fucking cute and I love her so much
Personal highlights: ep2
wwx grabbing lwj's wrist right after they reunite
jyl scrunching up her nose
wwx and lwj twin spinny maneuvers
little apple coming back and wwx being excited about it
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Fahlanruk - episode 9
the middle third
Fah, you were so drunk you thought Pink was Sher and tried to kiss her less than an hour ago. (I think, time is confusing. But still.) You should not be driving please and thank you.
Sorry Fah, you've lost all my good will you'd slowly gained over the past few months. You don't get to go looking for Sher's hookup like you're going to beat him up just cause you're jealous and pissy.
Also why are they having these intimate private emotional moments in front of the creepy stalker Pink. Oy vey. I realize they don't know she's the main campus paparazzi stalker, but they must notice she's creepily over-invested, no?
Oh Tap. Oh Ping. Tap is waiting outside Ping's apartment and leaps up when he sees him. So relieved, look at that smile. And Ping. So honest and yet of course he can't say the most essential part. My poor heartbroken darling.
Oh baby. The uniquely exquisite pain of having the person who's breaking your heart comfort you over your broken heart, and he doesn't even know it's him. Just. Ouch. These boys. The way they look at each other. Tap's confusion and worry and heartbreak on Ping's behalf. The way Ping just crumples and sobs as soon as Tap touches him. You're breaking my heart. My baby.
Ping's actor is MVP this series for me, no question.
#fahlanruk ep 9#liveblogging fahlanruk#fahlanruk#pingtap my beloved#💙pingtap💙#grumpyblogging#i don't actual feel very grumpy but i don't have much nice to say about the episode#with the pingtap exception of course#gillianthecat liveblogs bl
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The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 1x10
The Turning Point
this is a somewhat boring name for an episode, but it gains some meaning when you do a quick peruse of air dates and learn that this is the last episode before the mid-season break! is what i would say if this were a normal american tv show, but i must instead say that this is the last episode before the first mid-season break because there are two.
we start this episode very excitingly! it's melissa mccill! i love melissa mccill! she's the best character in teen wolf! she has the best track record of episode mvp awards of any character! i wonder how many episodes she'll appear in because i think she's amazing! oh... she's dead.
then, damon makes a quip about trying out for the amazing race. to which i say, 'i would pay good money to see them do the amazing race.' unfortunately, this turn of events seems unlikely. anyway, the brothers are blocked from the amazing race by learning that there's another vampire in town. (which they know because my beloved melissa mccall has been killed.)
damon finds out where fucking newsboy is (by coercing caroline into helping) and then goes to confront him. luckily, he gets shot like ten times by wooden bullets! it was a very cathartic moment for me because i hate damon. i wrote 'hell yeah!' in my notes. with the exclamation point.
after damon and fucking newsboy's confrontation, we learn about the main plot of the episode: career day! this is a classic vampire situation! what's my line from season two of buffy is a wonderful two-parter! i'm so excited!
unfortunately, we are not delving into the true power of career day on a vampire show, but we do get to hear stefan talk about his past, where he's apparently earned many many degrees, in a variety of subjects. elena used to want to be a writer, but since hasn't felt the same since her mom died. to borrow a line from a different (better) vampire show, 'when i look into the future, all i see is you.' (buffy summers to angel, buffy the vampire slayer 2x12 bad eggs)
back at the school, fucking newsboy takes caroline home, proving that she is a vampire magnet. (obviously, he's just trying to get a rise out of her mother.) also, fuck face is back. we spend some time with the mayor for the first time and learn that the mayor is a piece of shit. this means that both fuck face's parents are horrible, and it makes me feel a bit bad for calling him fuck face. not bad enough to stop, obviously. then, it is heavily implied that fuck face is a werewolf. which would make me very excited. and also make me stop calling him fuck face.
then, elena has her best moment yet: 'you don't get to make that decision for me. if you walk away, it's for you, because i know what i want. stefan, i love you.' elena has stepped up to the plate. she's making a decision, finally! she is claiming her agency, sticking to her guns, taking a stand. i have been begging for this since the show began, and it's finally here. of course, the thing she is standing for is her right to date stefan, not literally anything else. but, beggars can't be choosers.
after elena's big moment, she goes into stefan's house with him, and it becomes clear that they are going to have sex. then, there's another what's my line scene! stefan starts to vamp out and turns away. elena pulls him back to her because she's not afraid of his vampire nature and she truly loves him. awwwww
after they have sex, elena finds the picture of katherine that has been sitting on stefan's table the entire time (because he's a creep.) she takes off the necklace (bad move) and runs out of the house to her car. then, she drives away until she runs into a dark figure on a country road and flips the car. then, she hangs there, watching as the figure's bones knit back together and it stands again. that's a vampire. hard cut.
before i'm done with this episode, i have to talk about ht (history teacher [alaric saltzmann]). he kills fucking newsboy, who doesn't recognize him, throwing confusion on my theory from last episode. fucking newsboy has clearly met his sire, who told him about the vampires in the vault. he wouldn't know that katherine's down there unless he heard from a vampire, right? but he didn't recognize ht. i am feeling very confused about this whole thing.
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I rewatched I Am Unicorn in preparation for the next recap episode.
Brittany want to run Kurt's campaign for school president, because she thinks he's a unicorn. Kurt is not happy with Brittany's campaign posters, because they are to gay. Brittany thinks Kurt should embrace that he's special. In the end when Kurt comes around, it's too late. Brittany will run for school president herself.
Mr. Shue's decides not to direct the school musical and focus on the New Directions and Nationals. He's institutes a mandatory „Booty Camp“ to work on their dancing for Finn, Puck, Kurt and Mercedes. Blaine joins volunteraly.
Shelby is back as a part-time teacher for a second show choir for Sugar. She meets up with Puck and Quinn to tell them she wants them to be a part of Beth's life. Quinn pretends to clean up her act to see Beth, but in reality she just wants her back.
Mr. Shue makes Artie the director for the school musical with the assistence of Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste.
Blaine decides not to audition for Tony, because Kurt wants the role. Kurt audions with a Barbra Streisand song. (I'm surprised they let Chris climb around, because he got hurt a lot on Glee. I would consider it too dangerous for him. I want to know if it was Chris' idea to bring his swords into this number.)
Kurt listens scretely to Coach Beiste, Ms. Pillsbury and Artie discussing if he is believable as Tony. (Coach Beiste's line „I want a Tony that excites my lady parts.“ is really inappropiate for a teacher to say about a teenager.)
Kurt auditions again with Rachel's help as Romeo and Juliet, but gets laughed at. (I want to know what Chris felt filming those scenes. It must be close to real life.)
Blaine auditions for Bernado, but Artie wants him as Tony. (There is a picture of Darren playing the violing between takes. Eric Hughes – one of the background musicians – talked about it.)
Sue's campaign against the arts is working and she is leading the polls.
Best song: 3 songs with really different voices. I can't decide. They were all good it their own way.
Best dance move: There was no dancing during the songs. Maybe Mike and Mr. Shue at Booty Camp.
Performance mvp: Chris or Dianna
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Overall thoughts on “Clouds on the Horizon” so SPOILERS AHOY!
I really am freaked out at how casual Belos is about replacing Hunter. Also does the collector really think someone who can throw away people like that will keep his end of the bargain? Obviously later he expresses doubt.
Kiki getting demoted was good to see at first since she’s so terrible, but it makes me wonder who is the coven head then? I’m also still confused as to how the Emperor’s coven fits into all of this. They are not one of the 9 that the draining spell seems to require. Will they alone be saved?
Odalia really threatening to divorce her husband early on is yikes. Man I can’t believe she thinks she will be spared and is going along with the whole plan. She is far worse than I thought. Also saying that Luz wasn’t good enough for her daughter was terrible. By the end of the episode I really just wanted Alador to take his kids and be like I’ll see you in court. Also King is MVP for telling Alador. Without him they would have been screwed.
About the CATS plan, at first I was really confused about why they didn’t insist on using Lilith, but then I remembered that her coven sigil for the emperor’s coven probably renders her unable to take Raine’s place or anyone else’s given it seems the emperor’s coven isn’t part of the draining spell or at least must be a different function.
Seeing Luz make a palisman egg was not something I expected as of course it’s something we didn’t know could be done. The palisman choosing it’s form. Ah the suspense! I really wanted to see what it was.
Eda was giving off death flags, with her goodbye to Luz. Her getting a coven sigil felt so wrong. I hope they find a way later ok to remove them. I really liked Luz asking Raike to watch out for Eda. I really hope they can keep them safe, but it seems that unsurprisingly that Belos knew about CATS. My guess is Terra never bought Raine’s acting which Darius said was terrible, and it last episode their cover was blown from Luz’s argument/rescue. Terra might have even recognized Eda when she noticed her terrible disguise.
Seeing the Hexside squad all together including Hunter was great! Poor kid is terrified though and like I thought is keeping the grimwalker thing to himself. So confirmed even more that he’s a clone of the dead brother and that Philip killed him. Grimwalker seem more like homunculus. One of the books he was reading in labyrinth runners was called grimwalker extinction. I kind of wonder if they were like a common trope inDungeons and dragons and were a race that was created to be slaves and they rebelled and were destroyed. Good to know he did hear the human and witch hunter thing though. Gosh that makes his fear of Belos even more real and understandable because that means he also heard Belos say he was going to make a new grimwalker to replace him. Man I’m so sad we aren’t getting a proper season 3. This feels like Zuko joining the gaang at the last half of the season and not getting a lot of time with the squad.
Luz and Amity were so cute. Also the animation step up on that kiss was crazy. Kudos to the staff for this on screen LGBT+ rep!
Man that fight at the end was cool! Also really cool to see oracle magic on display. I knew something was up after Luz whispered to Gus and then “Luz” uses Hunter’s teleport to save Willow which we have never seen her do, Gus having illusions up, then “Hunter” was acting a bit too Luz like. Willow practically was ready to tear Kiki to shreds to save Hunter. She is crazy strong. When I saw the robot take off I got really scared for Hunter, but then I saw “Luz” continuing to not use glyphs and had a fists up pose and I realized what happened. Luz is such a kind person protecting Hunter(although she also probably wanted to go directly to Belos for Eda’s sake)
Willow and Amity were ready to chase down Kiki. Alaador being a good person saying he would welcome Luz. And yeah now the plan is revealed. I wonder if Hunter will be able to go along to rescue Luz. I’m sure he wants to, but he is terrified to face Belos. Will he have enough courage? I think he will, maybe with some encouragement from the squad. Maybe even tell them the grimwalker thing? They have yet to say that it was Belos’s brother so I am expediting that to be dramatically revealed to the characters next episode.Although I almost wonder if they will be able to do anything… there is gonna be a lot going on next episode.
Luz I think will probably free the collector to save Eda and that’s how she gets posed like everyone was theorizing l. King’s connection to the collector….I wonder if it will extend to Luz if she gets possessed.
What a great episode!
Next episode is gonna be a doozy….
#the owl house#clouds on the horizon#eda the owl lady#luz noceda#king clawthorne#grimwalker#hunter#amity
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WELCOME BACK SPORTS FANS TO "VASH'S SCORE BOARD OF PAIN" :D
Stampede vash decided to take it easy last round, but new day, new suffering unlocked. lets see how the debutant does today
its time for episode 5!
After a light round last time, stampede vash strikes the first point in minute 4:48 of the 5th episode. 1 "action" point to him and his ominous walk to the ghost town. it seems like the rest of points will come easily now, because he just got another "action" point for his ominous silence and gaze at the town. oh my, what happened here that it makes our contestant suffer?
do not worry, sports fans, the points keep coming. slow and steady we get ANOTHER "ACTION" POINT for picking up the rag in such sad way. yes we are counting every time he's ominous. the suffering division has said it will all make sense once we get to halfway the episode
after so long stampede vash scores a "bad event" point thanks to the mysterious big guy. getting shot at can be terrible specially when you use your arm as a shield
and after 9 minutes here it is folks, 1 "yikes statement" point for being relieved (and telling rollo that he is relieved) that his attacker is still alive. it is the first "yikes statement" since episode 3 and people were dying to see more
OH, WHAT IS THIS? the debutant doesnt plan to waste another minute and we get A BACKSTORY. out of this backstory we see 1 "action" point for just listening all the bad things people say about him and ANOTHER "YIKES STATEMENT" POINT. stampede vash's "if god wont save you i will" (and failing) cannot be good for his mental health. all of this in 2 minutes. what an incredible performance
but the show must go on fellas, stampede vash prepares to get shot again when he realizes who the guy is, giving him a 1 "TRAUMATIC EVENT" POINT. THE CROWD CHEERS. THE OTHER CONTESTANTS AVERT THEIR EYES....and pass around a bottle of liquor
however, the action for the debutant is not over. he gets 1 "bad event" point for his 1v1 with rollo. fighting the kid you swore to protect has to hurt.
AND WHAT IS THIS??? ANOTHER "YIKES STATEMENT"??? STAMPEDE VASH HITS THE AUDIENCE WITH A "im sorry im late. im here to keep my word. you wont be alone anymore" AND THEN, OH MY GOD HE HOLDS ROLLOS GAZE AND GETS A "TRAUMATIC EVENT" POINT. THE SUFFERING DIVISION FALLS TO THEIR KNEES. ROLLO IS FUCKING DEAD AND VASH WATCHED IT HAPPEN. HE GETS ANOTHER "ACTION" POINT FOR TRYING TO KEEP ROLLO FROM FALLING BUT ALAS, ITS TOO LATE
the night falls. the audience gets quieter. stampede vash is not done yet. he rushes to rollo's side and scores another "action point" for begging him to wake up. but no miracle happens. there is no such thing as miracles.
stampede vash keeps scoring points even though we are almost at the end. he gets the first "angry outburst" point of the season. the audience looks up to the see the debutant getting violent with wolfwood and asking him why he took the shot. after wolfwood (another amazing mvp) replies, we get the last point of this round. stampede vash gets 1 "action" point for his lack of answer when wolfwood calls him a hypocrite. an emotional round for everyone, including the debutant.
stampede vash closes this round with 15 points, making his new total 53 points. the suffering division has never seen a contestant go this fast since 03. stampede vash took one round lightly and decided to never do that ever again! what a madlad!
keep following #vashsscoreboardofpain to see the rest of rounds! do you expect to see more pain, more suffering? because stampede vash is here to deliver
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A list that no one asked for:
My Top 10 Anime:
(I’ve only really watched romance anime so that’s all that’s on the list)
‼️ Spoilers Ahead ‼️ (I tried not to put too many)
Also just want to say before I start that I love the animation style of all of these shows, they’re all so beautifully done! (Didn’t want to say that for each review lol)
(Also I cried after I finished 5/10 of these shows 😂)
10. Maid Sama
Up first we have Maid Sama. This anime is a good enemies to lovers (for one side at least) story that has lots of humor as well as good characters. The ending did remind me of a typical rom com where it felt kind of abrupt but overall the show was very good. Usui and Misaki’s relationship is 👌🏽. I’d give it a 7/10.
9. Yuri on Ice
This was the first anime I ever watched. I had just started watching figure skating after the 2018 olympics (if you know you know) so I thought this show would also be a good one to watch. The end credit choreo is also based on a routine done by my fave ice dancers (Virtue/Moir pls come back)! I don’t remember much about this anime since it’s been a while since I watched it, but the storyline was really good and progressed well and the characters were also cool. Viktor and Yuri were also very soft 🥺. I’d give it a 9/10!
8. Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun
This anime is so cute! All of the characters are super cool and the show pushes the boundaries of gender stereotypes. ⚠️ Spoiler ⚠️ while the main couple don’t actually end up together, the overall story is very cute, humorous and definitely worth watching. The only downside of this show is that it’s so short! (12 episodes) I’d give it a 9/10!
7. Cells at Work
This show is such an interesting concept! It basically teaches you about the different processes your body goes through by telling a story. It mainly focuses on red and white blood cell and features many other different organisms in your body that help fight off various diseases or illnesses throughout the series. The platelets in particular are so adorable! The show has 2 seasons (as well as a spinoff with different characters that I haven’t watched yet) so there’s plenty of learning to be had! I’d give it an 8/10.
6. Orange
This fucking show omg! This show made me bawl during the finale! This show features 5 friends who meet Kakeru and befriend him. Throughout the series, Kakeru and Naho develop their relationship and secrets are revealed. The show does feature a dark theme, but it’s so good! At times Naho did annoy me with some of the things she did, but otherwise I thought the show was great! Suwa must be protected at all costs and Hagita is the MVP. I’d give the show a 9/10!
5. Given
This show is such a good example of LGBT love! It tells the story of Mafuyu who wants to learn guitar and three bandmates who invite him into their band. All of the characters in this show are great and the story is so good! I also like that it has a movie and an ova (that takes place at the same time as the movie) so there’s plenty of content to watch! I’d give it a 10/10!
4. Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
This show is so cute! This one is different from a lot of the typical anime romances, it actually features adults with jobs! The four main characters have a super cute dynamic and their interactions are very funny. The two main ships are very cute, but I do prefer Kabakura and Hanako over Narumi and Hirotaka. They have an rivals to lovers story and it’s one of my favorite tropes so of course I prefer them! Narumi and Hirotaka are still adorable in their own way as well as Kou and Naoya (the other couple). This show also has 3 ovas (one of which came out a few months ago) that are super cute and definitely worth watching when you finish the main show! I’d give it a 10/10 with the only downside being that it’s too short (13 episodes)!
3. Kamisama Kiss
This is the most recent anime that I watched. It tells the story of Nanami Momozono and how she became a land god. It also features her familiar Tomoe as the main love interest. This show had a really good pace and was very funny at times. I also liked all of the side characters and the fact that show has 2 seasons. I would definitely recommend watching all of the ovas. There’s 2 after the first season and 5 after the second. The ones in the first season provide context for the beginning of the second, and the last 5 ovas complete the story of these wonderful characters! I’d rate this show a 10/10
2. Toradora
This was the second anime I watched after Yuri on Ice. It’s such a good show! I love the characters and the way that Taiga and Ryuji’s relationship develops throughout the series. Since enemies/rivals to lovers is my fave trope, those two characters are one of my fave ships period. This show made me laugh and cry and is definitely one of my comfort shows! The ending was good but I wish there had been more after it, but I was still satisfied! If you do watch the show don’t forget to watch past the credits on the final episode! I’d give it a 9/10!
1. Horimiya
This show omg! This show gave me all of the feels! I can’t describe how much I love this show. The characters are so well done and I love that they don’t beat around the bush and tell it like it is. The relationship between Hori and Miyamura is so special. I relate to Miyamura so much and definitely need someone like Hori in my life. Also that one episode is extremely funny (if you know you know). The rest of the characters are also loveable and the whole cast together is amazing! This show made me laugh, cry and feel about every emotion there is! I’d definitely give it a 10/10
#anime#horimiya#toradora#kamisama hajimemashita#kamisama kiss#given anime#wotakoi#monthly girls' nozaki kun#yurianime#maid sama#kaichou wa maid sama#orange anime#cells at work
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Amphibia Season 3B Thoughts (Part 1)
Because of Tumblr’s image limit I split my thoughts into 2 parts. This part will cover “Escape to Amphibia” to “The Root of Evil”. (part 2 link)
With Amphibia entering its endgame next week I’ve decided to look back at all the episodes of season 3B so far and give my collected thoughts on each episode (I plan to do the same with The Owl House. Hollow Mind was insane). I’ve had a lot of fun with Amphibia as a show and want to finally give it the attention it deserves because I’ve had the luck of following this show since before season 2 began airing. I binged the first season on Disney+ in 2020 around the time that lockdown officially went into effect and I’ve been hooked since. This wasn’t a show I followed since the beginning like Korra or She-ra but I got into it early in its run and it holds a special place for me in the lexicon of cartoons I have watched because of this.
Matt Braly said on twitter that this week’s episodes were the last “fun episodes'' of the show before it officially entered its endgame. That coupled with his statement that the finale is pretty much a three parter that begins with “The beginning of the end” has made it so I would like to cover the final 3 weeks worth of episodes in one post (we’ll see I may become too excited to wait) and split my 3B review/thoughts into 2 parts.
Escape to Amphibia
Okay, I want to get this out of the way because it’s a bit nitpicky and just my personal preference. I said in my Amphibia series thoughts post that I thought this should have been the season 3A finale and I still stand by that statement. Would that have hurt me because of the cliffhanger it would have ended on? Yes, but I think that this would have been the best point to end 3A on because it would truly feel like the beginning of the end of Amphibia, the closing of the earth chapter of the story and the beginning of the endgame.
I really love the Christmas episode but it felt like an odd point to end 3A on considering how close to the endgame Amphibia was. Though it is on brand for Amphibia considering 2A ended on “The Shut in” which was a halloween themed episode. With that nitpick out of the way I’d like to talk about the actual episode which I really like.
I really liked how the episode made the music box theme and design make sense on a lore level and really expand what I initially thought was just a cool design choice. The music working as coordinates for other worlds was such a unique detail that I wasn’t really expecting for them to incorporate. In hindsight this was really obvious but at the time I was shocked.
I like that the episode chose to focus on Anne’s struggles to say goodbye to her parents. The first time she went to Amphibia she didn’t get to do that. She disappeared without any knowledge about where she went or if she would ever be able to get back. There was no closure on either end. Her avoidance boils over because she can’t ignore the seemingly insurmountable tasks she must complete and the reality that her making it back home isn’t guaranteed this time either. She’s going to be saying goodbye to her parents for maybe the last time and that hurts.
Anne’s parents are once again the MVPs of the season with their heartfelt assurance and support helping Anne forward. They are just so supportive. This is probably redundant because everyone knows this by now but Anne has the best parents. They made her a care package and helped her go against the FBI and knew how important getting back to Amphibia is to her even through her conflict. (They are also telling Mr. X about everything which I think brings credence to the theory that earth and Amphibia will have to fight together. If that’s the case Anne’s parents really are the MVPs on the earth side of the story)
This episode was full of visual callbacks which helped sell that this was the endgame. Everything has changed, all the characters have impacted each other in some way, and nothing can ever be the same. The contrast really emphasizes the passage of time. The two most striking visual callback are when Anne uses her powers and stomps on the ground to knock the FBI agents over and the final shot of Anne and the Planters overlooking what has become of Amphibia.
I really like the scene where Anne activates her powers and strengthens the portal. The visual parallels are really fun. The scene above is very reminiscent of Sasha during the third temple and I think that is intentional. Sasha’s redesign has her incorporate blue into her armor along with the red which symbolizes how Anne has changed Sasha and how she is incorporating the lessons she has learned throughout Amphibia and through Anne into herself. The effect on each other is mutual. Sasha was not a good friend to Anne before this point but her good traits (when not taken to the extreme) have rubbed off on Anne and in some ways inspired her like she said in “The Third Temple”.
The second parallel, the final shot with Anne and the Plantars overlooking Amphibia was so jarring and it was even more shocking because this is the exact same view that they saw when they first exited the valley and the world was opened to them. The contrast between those two moments is amazing.
This really sells the feeling that this episode marks the beginning of the end of Amphibia. It also makes sure that the lasting impact of True Colors is felt. We saw it in “Olivia and Yunan” briefly but it hits differently when it’s through the eyes of Anne and the Plantars. We’ve spent more time with them and these are the characters we first explored this world with so even though this wasn’t the first time we saw this in some ways it felt like it was (hopefully that made sense).
Side note: I loved all the Star Wars references. I’m a massive star wars fan so seeing Anne in the dark hallway with the red light saber and knowing it was a homage to Darth Vader’s scene (you know the one) in Rogue One just elevated it for me. This was just pure fun.
I don’t have much that I wasn’t a fan of. It’s more there are things I wish we could have seen more of. I really liked the dynamic of Terri and Dr. Jan in this episode and wish that they had interacted earlier.
Commander Anne/Sprivy
I had fun with these episodes. I have the same problems with them that I’ve seen a lot of people voice about how it makes Anne less capable than she usually is so that they can rush Sasha being given back command but I do believe that Sasha was the better person to be in command because of her experiences as a lieutenant in the toad army and her natural cunning and leadership ability.
Anne knows that she isn’t aware of all the things that Sasha is and she’s not quite ready to jump into a leadership role immediately. She’s having to go from earth and leaving her family behind again to leader of a rebellion in less than 24 hours. That’s a lot of pressure to put on anyone so Anne struggling to fill the role is natural.
Having Anne and Sasha form a partnership rather than a commander and subordinate role was smart. Sasha has a knack for warfare and leadership that Anne doesn’t have but Anne is more in tune with the feelings of those around her and can understand their needs. They both have different, complementary strengths that make them equals. The execution was a little off but the points the episode makes and the conclusion it comes to are all things I agree with based on the characters. (I wrote in my Amphibia series thoughts about how well Sasha’s experiences and traits make her transition to rebellion leader work)
I love Sasha’s new character design. The blue incorporated into her previously completely red outfit shows how Anne has changed her and how she has accepted it as part of herself now. Her hair is down in contrast to her usual updo and shows how she has loosened her stranglehold on having control and is more open emotionally (a very literal representation of “letting her hair down”).
She is also noticeably more muscular now which matches her strength gem and shows her dedication to training that has been talked about in every season (she literally wore weighted clothing all the time as shown in the third temple and was nonstop training in toadcatcher). This redesign is also just really cool.
I liked the idea that Sasha immediately gave up control because she doesn’t trust herself with all the power. She believes that she ruined everything last time (to be fair she sort of did) but she neglects to give herself credit for how much she has changed. The old Sasha wouldn’t have relinquished power in the first place and would have fought every step of the way to keep control. The fact that she is so afraid of falling back into old habits shows that she’s different.
Sasha has been faced with multiple crossroads throughout the series and until “Turning Point” she always made the wrong choice. Her decision in “Turning Point” and her continued attempts to be different than she was before is what I believe redemption is all about, continually choosing to be a different, better person every step of the way.
I appreciate that Anne thought that Sasha’s insistence that Anne needs to be in charge was a new manipulation tactic because even though Sasha has changed Anne hasn’t been there to see it happen. Sasha has betrayed Anne twice and no amount of verbal assurance that she’s a new person can change the damage that has been done in such a short amount of time.
Now for “Sprivy”. I liked Sasha in this episode (not that surprising) because even though she’s turned over a new leaf she isn’t suddenly a completely different person. She calls Sprig and Ivy “Twerp and twerpette”, is completely done with their clingy fledgling relationship very quickly, and is still prone to anger (though she does hold it back much better).
I don’t have much to say about this episode outside of this, the fact that I like that Wally’s father comes back as the rich benefactor that is supporting wartwood and Sprivy learning that they shouldn’t let their new relationship dictate all their decisions was nice because first relationships can be hard to find that balance in.
Sasha’s Angels/Olm Town Road
First up “Sasha’s angels”. This episode was fun but didn’t contribute to the plot nearly as much as I would have hoped. I had a lot of fun with Toadie but I was a lot more interested in the Anne and Sasha part of the episode even if it didn’t get much focus comparatively. Sasha’s redemption and reconciliation with Anne have been a long time coming so I appreciate all the points in the story where they are allowed to adress the cracks in their relationship.
Anne doubts Sasha’s intentions when it comes to waiting for Mrs. Croaker’s team instead of charging in to save them. She understandably doubts that Sasha sees the frogs as individuals she cares for instead of disposable pawns like she did with the toad army. This is understandable considering how Sasha frequently saw others as stepping stones for her to use to gain control. But it’s made clear once again that Sasha truly has changed. She does care about those “beneath” her but she knows that she can’t charge recklessly in because that could make things worse for everybody.
Anne really did show Sasha how to trust others to do things rather than take control and do everything yourself but she hasn’t been here for months and hasn’t had the chance to see the way the others have grown so she is also understandably worried. It’s not that she doesn’t trust them its just that her last time seeing them they would not have been able to escape the way that they did. It’s another case of seeing how Anne has changed the people around her, the frogs have learned to stand up for themselves and Sasha has changed her leadership mindset for the better, and how the others can help Anne.
Now onto “Olm Town Road”. Sasha steals this episode. She very clearly projects onto Lysil and Angwin and it adds another layer to Sasha’s guilt over her mistakes. Sasha’s anger on Lysil and Angwin’s behalf reflects her own guilt and desire for redemption and fear that she doesn’t deserve this third chance that Anne has given her. If they can’t find redemption then how can she? (though if we’re being honest Sasha is at least on her third chance, so her spiel about second chances is a little comedic in this context)
I like that they aren’t totally ignoring Sasha’s mistakes or downplaying her desire to make things right. There hasn’t been a big blow up or a confrontation like I think some people expected, I expected more pushback myself before the episodes started airing, but I think the Amphibia crew has done a good job showing how this has effected them in every interaction they’ve had so far.
Sasha continuously overcompensates while trying to prove she’s changed and become the person “Anne deserves'' and Anne has doubted Sasha’s intentions and motivation on more than one occasion. Anne isn’t the type of person to blow up at someone. Her actions in “True Colors'' weren't the norm but they were necessary. She was standing up for herself and Sasha deserved to be told off for betraying Anne yet again. And if Sasha was to show that side of her again in 3B I have no doubt that Anne would blow up at her once more but Sasha has been genuinely trying and Anne can see that.
Anne wants her friend back as seen in her journal and if Sasha is willing to try then Anne will meet her halfway (this and Anne saw the start of change when Sasha fought with her in True Colors). This has always been Anne’s character. I can understand wishing there was more conflict because of how devastating the second betrayal was and how final her severing their friendship seemed at the time, but I don’t think this is out of character.
I also believe there is some guilt on Anne’s part for their last fight on top of the Newtopian walls. Anne was understandably angry but she was being vicious in their last fight, going for headshots and kill blows (crew members even pointed it out on twitter afterwards). Sasha was obviously holding back, constantly on the defensive and not even trying to go on the offensive, and could have ended the fight at multiple points if she wanted to (like in the photo below) but she chose to try and reason with Anne. I think Anne recognizes this and feels bad about it. She thinks they both screwed up in their last encounter.
And Anne got to see the start of Sasha’s change. “Turning Point” was obviously the true start to Sasha’s redemption where she was at a crossroads and finally made the right choice, but “True Colors” was where she first decided to have Anne’s back and hold Andrias off so that Anne and Marcy could make it through the portal. We got to see them work together (in a “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” sort of way). Sasha finally gives up control to someone else by deciding to have their back and tries to take responsibility for her actions and set things right. Anne got to see Sasha’s good qualities shine through even if it was only for a moment.
Sasha’s moment of standing up to the Olm leader also shows a moment of growth. Sasha has stood in that very position and yelled at leaders before in “Barrel’s Warhammer” as shown below.
In “Barrel’s Warhammer” she is standing on top of a toad soldier, not caring who she has to walk on for power, and yelling at the leaders because they don’t want her and Grime to lead after hearing that Anne and Marcy were working together in Newtopia. In “Olm Town Road” she is standing atop a drill, a symbol of corruption and greed, that the leader is arguing is planted and defending Lysil and Angwin, two olms she just met, claiming that she doesn’t care what the Olm’s think of her if they can’t see what’s right in front of them, pointing out their hypocrisy.
Overall I had fun with these episodes and really liked how Sasha was used in them (she easily stole the show) but they weren’t exactly what I was expecting if I’m completely honest. The Plantars were kind of just there and they have a tendency to lose relevance within this half of the season. They haven’t had much focus in season 3B (Sprig gets a few episodes later but this doesn’t entirely fix the problem) and they don’t get much growth with anyone outside of Anne save for “Grime’s pupil”.
This was also a really odd cut off point for the episode. I remember watching this when I came out and being confused by that decision. It works better when you can go straight into “Mother of Olms” like I did on this rewatch. I think this odd ending point also played into why people were frustrated with the episode “Mother of Olms” because they had a week of anticipation and build up for what ended up being only 2 minutes worth of plot progression.
Mother of Olms/Grime’s Pupil
“Mother of Olms” was an interesting episode because on the one hand it did finally reveal the prophecy to the characters in the show and we got the implication that Anne could activate Sasha and Marcy’s powers on the other this is a prophecy that any fan that watches youtube or is active in the cartoon community would already know about.
I watch VGMarkis’ videos (which are phenomenal by the way. I recommend watching his episode breakdowns. His channel is linked) and so I already knew about the prophecy before this episode which sadly made this less enjoyable for me. That and I’ve never been the biggest fan of gross out humor which this episode was chalk full of (though I did enjoy the magic school bus homage that the journey to mother olm’s brain evoked).
But on a much more positive note the music, colors, and animation in this episode were all phenomenal. I’ve always loved the softer color palette that amphibia uses for its world and characters and the coloring for mother Olm and the cave surrounding her were all really pleasing to the eye. The music that played when mother olm recanted the prophecy and answered Anne and Sasha’s questions was great and makes me wish that Amphibia could get its score released (there are other great tracks like Sasha’s theme, Marcy’s truth, Anne’s powers, etc).
On a rewatch I actually like this episode a lot more than I did the first time. It hasn’t jumped up to be among my favorites of the series but I wasn’t disappointed like I was when I first watched the episode. I think sometimes expectations can be built sky high when waiting a week, especially for an episode that promises plot progression in a show like Amphibia. I had a lot more fun with this episode and liked the reveal of the prophecy much more. I could sit back and take in the visuals and music without anything clouding my expectations which really helped me.
The extra ramblings of mother olm are also a lot clearer on re-watch. Mother olm talks about how Anne, Sasha, and Marcy are meant to save Amphibia from their worst selves while the screen shows them fighting off what has been confirmed to be “a symbolic representation of Amphibia’s greed and corruption”. This once again hammers home the themes of the show. Amphibia is about change and growth and becoming your best self. Anne and Sasha have both changed for the better from their first appearances and they have changed the characters around them for the better as well.
This is also the case for Marcy (not to the same degree as Sasha and Anne but still). She helped Newtopia and effected Yunan, Olivia, and is implied to have at the very least seeded doubt into Andrias. This whole show is about change for the better and bringing out the best in others so it could be setting up Andrias to do “one good thing” with his life. I don’t think he’s had enough moments of doubt and genuine connection to set him up for a full redemption but having him do one good thing would be fitting.
Marcy is the only one of the three friends that still has an arc to undergo. Anne and Sasha have gotten to the point where they have been able to work through their toxic traits and have made genuine connections. Matt Braly said that Marcy didn’t make any genuine connections in her time in Amphibia and this hurdle is part of her character arc. I really want to see how this will be handled. I have faith in the Amphibia crew so I’m not nervous.
Also Sasha was pathetic this episode and it was really funny. The fearless leader of the rebellion who has never had to put her name in the book of cowards tried to sit out this mission because it was too gross.
In the first 2 and a half seasons because of Sasha’s limited screen time every episode she was in was very plot and character focused. She didn’t really get the chance to be ridiculous in the same way everyone else was because her episodes were heavy in drama and angst. Now thanks to her upgrade in status to the main cast she gets to have these types of moments and I couldn’t be happier.
I unironically loved “Grime’s Pupil”. It wasn’t the episode I thought I would come away enjoying more between the two but it was. I really like the decision to pair up Grime and Sprig. They haven’t had much of a chance to interact in the series and none of their interactions have been one on one until now. I am biased because I love Grime and I have wanted more of him since the show returned to Amphibia. His dynamic with Sasha is my favorite in the entire series but I have wanted to see how he interacts with other characters when he’s outside of Sasha’s orbit for a while now.
Sprig and Grime was such a fun dynamic to explore. I didn’t really think that much about the level of animosity Sprig must have felt towards Grime for years until this episode and I liked how it handled Grime and Sprig learning to respect the people that each of them had become. Grime is no longer the tyrant who only wanted power and didn’t care for the people beneath him and Sprig isn’t a helpless, weak frog that toads are conditioned to believe all frogs are.
I love how exaggerated Grime and Sprig’s expressions would become in this episode. They got to have some of the most fun and dynamic animation in 3B. I liked how the exaggeration was used in the fights as well to emphasize Grime and Sprig’s strengths in their fight against the Hybeenas (I don’t know if I spelled that right).
I also enjoyed being able to see Sasha and Anne being friends and in a partnership leading the rebellion. Anne filling in Sasha’s blind spots when it comes to the feelings of Sprig and Grime and backing her up in her decree that made Sprig and Grime work together was just fun background development. That and the fact that we’ve gotten to see them be a lot more casual with their touches and interactions (like holding hands in “Mother of Olms”, Sasha slinging her arm around Anne’s shoulders, the “drumroll please”, etc). There isn’t the weight or awkwardness that was present in season 2 and we are seeing two people who are childhood friends interacting.
We get to see some cracks in Sasha’s usually put together facade (let's face it Sasha is a mess underneath. We all know it) during the cheer at Sprig and Beatrix’s matchup. “I’m very busy Hop Pop!” and not changing the cheer makes me question how exactly she is coping with the stress she is under. This is just a little thing that I would like to see more insight into if possible.
The Root of Evil
“The Root of Evil” was unexpected because I would have never in a million years thought that a cartoon airing on Disney channel would have an entire episode paying homage to Midsommar. I remember watching Midsommar in theaters when it came out (I am a fan of many A24 films and appreciate their horror) and so I understood all the references.
This scene in particular gave me chills. Anyone who’s watched the movie knows what this is referencing and lets just say it’s not nearly as fun as this makes it out to be which should say something.
I really like how season 3 is bringing back aspects from seasons 1 and 2 so that the story really feels like it is coming full circle. This is a plot point I knew was going to come back when I first watched “Children of the Spore” and I’m only shocked that it didn’t come back earlier.
I appreciate that this is a Hop Pop centric episode. There isn’t any real new development on his end though which I wish was rectified. The Plantars feel superfluous at times and when they do get the spotlight it doesn’t really further their development as characters or their relationship to others (Polly is sort of just there in 3B). I understand that season 3B has a lot of ground to cover and I think the decision to focus on other characters and plot points works because of this. I just feel that most of the episodes focusing on the Plantars this season haven’t packed the same punch that episodes in seasons 1 and 2 did.
Side note: I love the Major Armstrong reference. This actually isn’t the only Fullmetal Alchemist brotherhood reference this show has made. My favorite is probably Anne pointing at Sasha when being dragged out of the throne room in “True Colors” being a reference to the scene where Edward swears to come back for Alphonse when he sees him at the doors of truth.
Also there continues to be Hop Pop death flags.
#amphibia#sasha waybright#anne boonchuy#season 3#sprig#hop pop#polly#sasha and anne's relationship is so complicated#this is the beginning of the end#i can't wait for this week's episodes
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