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katabay · 4 months
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A SPY FOR A SPY
an informal AmRev sketch dump type of thing circling around some thoughts: Benjamin Tallmadge and the corpse of Nathan Hale (they never did recover Hale's corpse, so this is like. you know. symbolism. it's why Tallmadge isn't looking directly at the body, but oh something in you has changed. loss defines the outline, the shape. that body is going to be inside you forever), bad dreams with John Andre and something that looks like Nathan Hale, and the finally Tallmadge and Andre. they turned your friend into a martyr, Tallmadge, but before that, he was your friend, and that makes this personal.
there's a. triangle. happening between these three. a kind of ritual substitution. the absence of Hale's body demands a body in it's place, John Andre's fate was sealed the minute Nathan Hale died.
also, in the first one, Hale's feet are bound because that's my favorite awful detail from both the MacMonnies statue and the Pratt statue.
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(MacMonnies)
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(Pratt)
on the topic of Hale statues, what really fucks me up is that the MacMonnies rendition of Nathan Hale is. it's a hot statue. the posing suggests something almost provocative (in combination with the open collar of the shirt), but only because his arms have been tied behind him in a way that forces the position, so it turns vulnerable and voyeuristic. horrifying and delightful. I'm obsessed with it.
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toddykun · 5 years
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Complete Set of 110 Reasons To Live Special Edition With Extra But Not Enough Gay RightsTM And Extra LongTM Too Because The Three Caballeros Deserve It:
THAT MUSIC AT THE START!
Donald’s ‘Party Fowl’ waist bag
Webby’s excited rambling!
All the lady birds in that town were ridiculously pretty?? (makes sense since the giant carnivorous flower wanted to lure people to eat them so A+)
Dewey documenting his adventures with the help of his lil bro. BondingTM
“OH BOY! I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MY PALS!”
Huey, my boy, asking the real questions
“Please, not everything has to be a dark family secret!” *Donald proceeds to say he has a dark family secret* Huey: :D Louie: >:(
DONALD’S FOND SMILE WHEN HE WAS THINKING ABOUT JOSÉ AND PANCHITO BEFORE TELLING THE BOYS HE WAS IN THE THREE CABALLEROS!!!!
‘Kids Confused At Adult Reminiscing About Their Cool Past That They Know Nothing About’ trope
DONALD’S ‘FUCKING EXCUSE ME?’ FACE WHEN SCROOGE STARTED BADMOUTHING THE THREE CABALLEROS!
college band!
They played in Scrooge’s garage, fucking with Scrooge’s sleep, something with what I agree wholeheartedly since he fucks with other ppl’s sleep with his bagpipes lmao can he get more scottish? probably
Donald canonically plays the double bass and the accordion!!! (he also plays the guitar, the piano, the flute, etc, in comics and other animated media. Musical GeniusTM)
Huey and Louie’faces when they discover their uncle plays the accordion lmao
“I was so awesome...” with such a nostalgic feeling, baby, you still are! appreciate yourself, we love you!
Donald applying sunscreen on himself? Pure.
“Agh! You’re fine as is! A family man, a boat owner!”
JOSÉ JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE AND PLAYING HIS UMBRELLA!!!
HIS!!!!UMBRELLA!!!!HIS!!!!MAGIC!!!!!HIS SMOOTH ENTRANCE!!!!
*mysterious guitar starts playing*
PANCHITO APPEARING FROM THE SHADOWS AND MAKING A DRAMATIC, ROMANTIC AND TELENOVELESQUE ENTRANCE?? HOW MUCH TIME HE NEEDED TO WAIT THERE TO DO THAT?? ADORKABLE
That little blink in Panchito’s eye lmao Anime Rival ComingTM
those little gay fireworks when josé and panchito got together!
those little ‘ajá!’s from both of them!
DONALD’S FACE AGAIN!!! HE’S SO HAPPY!!!!
“DONAL’!!!!!!!!!!”
José and Donald’s weird hopping hug? lovely
Panchito clapping while they’re at it lmao
José tossing Donald to Panchito
Three Way Handshake!
“SQUAWK, CROW, QUACK! I’VE GOT YOUR BACK!” 
that little tail shake the caballeros do in their secret handshake
“SECRET HANDSHAKE! COOL!” *louie proceeds to lick his big bro’s hand whe he tries to do the handshake like the lil bro he is*
panchito’s super excited handshakes that leave people jumping
“JAJÁ, ¡SALUDOS, AMIGOS!” 
“OS PATINHOS!”
José and Panchito seeing the triplets as eggs
HAPPY DONALD DUCK
Donald juggled the eggs...
that creepy but nice guacamaya in the background
..DONALD JUGGLED THE EGGS AND HE DROPPED ONE!!! 
And that’s how Donald went from Cool UncleTM to Overprotective Best DadTM lmao
big bro and lil bro agreement that middle bro was the one dropped lmao
José’s smooth moves while he’s talking wiTH HIS UMBRELLA
Panchito throwing his phone and doing a hip move to put it again in the holster
“YOUR UNCLE WAS THE COOL ONE!!!!”
Donald’s blushing and his nervous smile
José and Panchito expecting that the Cool OneTM of the three caballeros is the Most Successful and ImpressiveTM of the three, like that’s how it's supposed to be lmao These BiconsTM
PANCHITO’S FACE AT THAT MOMENT!
Huey being actually helpful with Donald’s anxiety attack
Scrooge saying one of his I’m Genuinely Trying To Be Helpful In My Own Unique Way That Ends Hurting More Than HelpingTM and Donald like ‘nah, cant deal with your bullshit rn’ face
“Uncle Donald, you’re very successful! You raise three boys and are rich in love! Isn’t that the true measure of success?” U TELL THEM, HUEY
“Lie? Perfect!” nod to one of donald’s flaws that we have actually seen in other media, he can be really mischievous and conniving when he wants to, be it for a good reason or not.
Yet again, we have confirmation that ‘the smarter than the smarties’ is actually incredibly easy to manipulate with his ego and cheapness by the Duck Family but also THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD NOD ABOUT THE GLOMGOLD’S BET SINCE THIS TIME SCROOGE HAS AN ACTUAL REASON TO NOT LOSE ANY MONEY
Huey hugging Donald and Donald’s little thumb up? blessed
José and Panchito laughing with each other? bLeSsEd
THE WHOLE ‘SCROOGE IS OLD’ SCENE
Team UncleTM everyone, these idiots are two of the smartest ducks in the world, yes, even if u don’t believe it
José’s admiration for Donald! hello? beautiful
Webby and Huey and Portuguese? BLESSED
JOSÉ SAYING “OH, YOU HAVE TO TRY IT” VERY SOFTLY AND SMOOTH WHILE TOUCHING DONALD’S HAND
THESE TWO EXPECT SO MUCH FROM DONALD BECAUSE HE WAS THE BEST OF THE THREE IN THEIR EYES. I. AM. DYING.
DONALD REALLY WANTS TO MEET HIS EXPECTATIONS AND IMPRESS THEM
PASTELES!
*battle of whistling inconspicuously appears* “OK, WE CAN’T ALL DO THIS!”
PANCHITO AND JOSÉ ACTUALLY BLOWING THEIR COVER TO THE AUDIENCE WITH ALL THE WHISTLING LMAO
*hand battle with Team Uncle appears* “EXCUSE ME”
*donald hits huey by accident while trying to get the wallet* *Huey helps him anyways and even bites Scrooge* Well, now I know who is his favorite uncle
WEBBY EXCITED!
THE THREE CABALLEROS’S THEME PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE THEY REMINISCED THEIR BAND DAYS
EVERY TIME THEY REENACTED PART OF THE SONG’S CHOREOGRAPHY FROM THE MOVIE
THEY!!!!!MADE!!!MUSIC!!!AND!!!DANCED!!!!OUT!!!OF!!!NOWHERE!!!AND!!!STARTED!!!TO!!!BE!!!THEIR!!!OLDSELVES!!!!!AGAIN!!!!
PANCHITO CAN PLAY JOSÉ’S UMBRELLA (AND DONALD CAN TOO PROBABLY)
Panchito’s face when realized he hit Donald by accident and knowing he was going to get mad, only for José to happy him up with some dance. cuties
HIS HAT HAS BEEN AN ACCORDION ALL THIS TIME!?
“Look at how happy Uncle Donald is! You can‘t put a price on that smile!” This boy loves his uncle so much!!!
“It’s only for the weekend...” “YOU’RE GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER?”
THEY HAD A WAGON!!!!!??? (or i misheard?)
Panchito twirling his phones like he would do with his guns lmao
Panchito and José’s always moving around together
Team Uncle’s Actually Fighting (and we’re reminded of the bet yet again)
“HEY, WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA?”
Huey, The Voice Of ReasonTM
“NO WAY, I NEED THIS!” mischievous and egoistic Donald making a comeback, like hello old flaws, let’s see how you shine here.
The fact that they actually addressed that Donald’s bad luck sometimes really comes from his actual bad traits is freaking great.
*sings badly* “Perfect!”
The reminder that even if Donald is a little stubborn and egotistical at times, his kids come first and he will give up his dreams for them. Duty comes first for him, always.
Donald’s actually The Voice of ReasonTM and the bravest between the Three Caballeros, now we know why he is The Cool OneTM of the three
SCROOGE ACTUALLY FUCKING UP HIS BACK LIKE THE OLD MAN HE ACTUALLY IS
Donald tells the truth, not only because he has to protect his family and his friends for being eaten by a giant carnivorous plant lmao but because his friends thought he didn’t love or need them anymore because he was “rich” now. Love and Protection are his main traits and he knows his friends thinking he isn't as cool as they thought and putting down all their dreams will worth it if it means protecting them.
José and Panchito, who always look up to Donald more than anyone and know that he’s the one that actually got the guts to tell the truth, end telling the truth too because Donald shows his good traits again.
AGAIN, THESE THREE ONLY WANTED TO IMPRESS EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY ARE ONES OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN EACH OTHER’S LIFE AND PATHS AND BEING A FUCKED UP ADULT WHEN YOU WERE SURE THE COOLEST PEOPLE OF YOUR LIFE WERE COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL IS ACTUALLY SCARY AF AND YOU WANTED THEM TO BE PROUD OF YOU AS MUCH AS YOU ARE OF THEM
Donald is the only that didn’t run or looked scared when he saw the flower, he seemed only surprised AND THEN HE SAW RED WHEN HE SAW HIS KIDS IN DANGER LIKE HELLO? DAD DUCK TO THE RESCUE!!!
These three smiles before fighting like they did in acapulco!!!
THE THREE CABALLEROS’S THEME SONG!!!! WITH THEY FIGHTING LIKE THE BADASSES THEY ARE!!!
are we really sure they were only a college band??? because they fought like....u know......like they were something more. They Could Have Done A Lot Of Things While Being A Band Too HMMMM
Donald having a good ass aim with his double bass
NO ONE CAN SIMPLY CARRY A DOUBLE BASS CUZ THAT SHIT IS HEAVY AS FUCK AND LIFT IT AND THEN USE IT AS A MACE LIKE IT IS NOTHING, BUT DONALD DID!!!! THE STRONGEST BOY!!!!
JOSÉ USING HIS UMBRELLA LIKE A SWORD!!!
“WHO SAY SO?” “WE SAY SO!”
‘Fighting Actually Cured The Old Man’s Back’ trope
DONALD’S SOLO!!!
“WE SAY ‘AY CARAMBA’!”
THEY DID THAT IN ACAPULCO TOO!!!!??? LIKE HELLO? BADASSES
The Pig Tourists clapping at them because they deserved that and more honestly
THEY BROUGHT A BURRO WITH THEM!!!
SCROOGE DESTROYING PANCHITO’S GUITAR LMAO
That “I’m so sorry” with the Old Man’s voice
The episode dealt in a subtle way with the actual ever-present fear of being an adult and the expectations from others that we have to carry, society expects everyone to be on equal ground to be a successful and settled down adult that can handle their responsibilities alone and not be a failure in the system, the fear of not being free anymore or the fear of not having the right to fuck up anymore, and the sadness and anxiety that comes when you can’t meet those expectations or can’t be the adult that you wanted to be, like woah, these guys are in their mid-thirties, scared and with minimum-wage jobs, that can’t barely handle their real lives but they still found the way to be happy around them, they just needed to be honest to those they love the most and accept life with their ups and downs. Talking About Getting RealTM AND HELLO? They only needed each other to be reminded that they are just normal adults even if they’re not successful and completely responsible and they sometimes fuck up in this uncertain life and that’s okay? and that they can actually still be fun-loving guys even if they’re adults now, like hello? great I gotta be honest when I saw the ep i didn’t like it but when i cooled down my head and saw it a second time to analyze and as An Adult In The MakingTM, It hit me hard the real fear these ppl were facing during the comedy and the lying, they loved each other and they only needed to be honest to understand that love isn’t conditioned by how successful you are. A+ ep, would watch it again.
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