Rei knows how to talk in a way a kid will understand without patronizing Miri but doesn't know what a mcfkn teeter totter is. People will look at him and expect a bad boy but in reality he's sincere and earnest and maybe a bit dumb.
Meanwhile Kazuki is an acts of service bitch who will manipulate people and lie to their faces with a smile. He's petrified of moving forward but at the same time if he and his aren't taking first place in whatever imaginary competition he just thought up like 'best dressed at daycare' he'll die.
Rei looks up to Kazuki and thinks he's the 'brains of the operation' but questions him constantly. Kazuki is in a perpetual state of conflict with Rei's desire to give the lost a home in a home he homemakers for.
looking at them... I'm a fan.
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i was so happy that ganondorf was a character in totk when it was announced but now i am just sad about it honestly, i get that the older games had the trio as a good kids VS evil old guy thing, but i sincerely hoped that how much botw revolutionized(?) about the zelda principle in terms of gameplay they would now have the chance to do so, at least a little bit, in totk with the story
and then, as much as i like his design, hes again just an already very old evil guy that appeared out of nowhere for all we know that needs to be stopped by some kids/really young people and all the crumbs of personality or well ... not even crumbs but pure idea of a backstory we have to interpret into it all from things like manner of speech, animation and design elements bc all he does is some evil monologing that doesnt even serve well for interpretation
like, he was already so old when we first see him, what did he do all his life?? like even if he only turned aggressive once rauru founded this version of hyrule he had to have lived idk 50 years before that, was he just a regular leader of his people before that?? was he just .. some dude??
all we actually know is ... old evil guy shows up and attacks the perfect and good kingdom (tm) dont we? maybe some vague, arbitrary you denied me *generic villain thing like power, rule etc* line but thats it?
(i dont mind having to read between the lines, it can be very fun, but it also depends on if you are reading between lines and theres something intentionally left there or if you are trying really hard to see something but theres nothing actually there for you to find; to be clear, i also like creating your own ideas around stuff, but when you get to know some people from basically birth to their prime time and then theres a guy thats just there to be an endboss and even now in modern games doesnt get anything beyond a neat design and fun bossfight its just ... so flat?sad? i love interpeting but i also wouldnt mind to see something more for once ..)
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Vice Versa ep 12
IT'S THE LAST ONE FOLKS!
So I really did go a bit feral with the theorising over what the last colour theme would be...and it wasn't a complete surprise that it was Crystal Clear since 'transparent' had been suggested - after all, there had been details in ep 11 and throughout the series that hinted towards this.
Anyway, during the ep, this theme of Crystal Clear can been seen in the way Puen and Talay are being open and honest with each other, and with the information they offer to the other universe travellers, and in Talay's honestly to Gyo about his relationship with Puen as well as his drunken confession to Puen. Puen also had to grapple with being asked of his private life - and being told to cover up his relationship (in a 'glass house' of all places) but instead deciding to be transparent about his feelings to the press.
To reflect this, a lot of the colours in the beginning of the ep are pale tones, creams, whites, and greys, or very neutral, with only a few stronger colours here and there.
There were also small bits of red in the beginning, but either just momentary (top left and bottom right below) or subtle (bottom left, with the purple/pink of the plastic covering, or top right, with the letter box and in the car - just look how glorious that pink trumpet tree is, imagine how beautiful it could have been had we seen it in bloom 🌺). This is similar to how the show used red/colours more sparsely in ep 11 as a distinct contrast to the 'colour-world' of the alternate universe. Also I loved that the first time the main background colour wasn't just creamy/white was in the association - a call back to how colourful the alternate universe was:
But then things got interesting. First, alone in the restaurant (apart from the sax player and the wait staff of course), Puen gives the folder and t-shirt to Talay - reminders of their time in the alternate universe - and their world becomes full of colour, albeit mainly neutrals, browns, blues and yellows. The only noticeable 'red' tone, being their pink drinks.
And second, upon a closer re-watch, I noticed that the ep seemed to be loosely divided into three parts, with each third having it's own highlighted colour...and being bridged from one to the next by scenes infused with a lot of brown - which I'd like to think is because it's showing the seriousness of those moments... Anyway, the first third, as I've said above, is more neutral or pale in tone, and covers the time up until the live-stream interview. The second third covers the time of Puen and Talay's estrangement which followed the interview.
Now, in past episodes where Puen and Talay have had a similar separation - whether physical or emotional - red/pink became mostly absent until they reconciled (ep 6, ep 7, and ep 9). However, in ep 12, they did...wait for it...THE OPPOSITE!...alright...VICE VERSA!! In that, when Puen and Talay were dealing with their separation, we got more blocks of red. First with Puen's manager (embodying the STOP and 'facing reality' interpretations of red) and the pink sofa (also note all the brown!):
Then with Tou's cardigan (matching Talay's blue on Tup) and the huge red curtains behind Talay, reminders for Talay about the reality of his and Puen's love (which Tou and Tup emphasise in recounting seeing Puen look for Talay):
And with Gyo's pastel pink top (matching the blue in the background) - whose idea to film Talay and get the usb to Puen enabled them to reunite - and Puen's own red top, which he wears during the glasshouse interview and back at his apartment:
Although there's very little visible red when Talay gets caught by the press (only the letter box again), he is stood in front of the pink trumpet tree - which is poignant since he is having to deny his love for Puen when the symbol of their relationship is towering over him (imagine how great this scene could have been if it had been in bloom!).
But then Puen makes a choice (albeit fuelled by Talay's drunken confession). He goes against the script given to him by his manager and declares his feelings for Talay and intentions with their relationship to the world.
And here we shift into the last third and the predominant colour becomes blue - starting with the press conference, where Puen himself is in dark blue and many of the press also have shades of blue. I love the setting of this with the white face with open mouth behind...and the inside of the mouth being a bright red - Puen is speaking his truth, his reality...and into a red microphone too.
Then at Talay's home, both Puen and Talay are in blue (and note all that brown again)...
And later again in lighter blues (when their worries are more alleviated), when they visit the last place they were together in the alternate universe...but this time with hints of red/pink in the car as well.
At the very end, although neither are in pink/red or blue, Talay says that Puen "paints his life pink forever"...I think that we can also read into this later use of blue that the same applies in reverse -> Talay also paints Puen's life blue forever. No?
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This boss fight was so insane but I felt bad because there's a phase where you have to hide behind the rock piles from the big Oni here but he starts looking for you and smacks a random rock pile. Since this is the Sai-no-Kawara where the souls of dead children heap piles of stones eternally in order to reach paradise, you're...knocking down their little piles and you can actually see their little ghosts working to redo it. Sorry kiddos, I'm sure you got some primetime WWE entertainment out of it, though.
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I can't with this man. Oni. Ayakashi. Whatever. Not only does he:
1. Find Yuno amnesiac and with no clue who she is or he is and decides for shits and giggles to lie to her and tell her they're together BUT ALSO
2. He tries at first to say they're mates and when she's confused as fuck has to remember oh right humans don't use that term uhhhh and scramble to say we're a couple, in love etc
You know he's sitting there so smug thinking to himself, NAILED IT 😈
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∗ o1﹕ a text sent late at night . for timmy
the other line / texting memes! (accepting) / @ofpersistence
[NILE MESSAGE] timmy, right? yeah, i gave you my business card.
[NILE MESSAGE] well, technically i have three of those.
[NILE MESSAGE] er, nevermind, listen.
[NILE MESSAGE] just checking, but something...felt off.
[NILE MESSAGE] not you. well, i guess i kinda freaked you out.
[NILE MESSAGE] robot making is serious business huh? cool.
[NILE MESSAGE] anyway, my bad. so my partner, she...
[NILE MESSAGE] she kinda told me she sensed something.
[NILE MESSAGE] in your area, that is. you know anything about that?
[NILE MESSAGE] nah, you won't meet her, she's shy. not.
[NILE MESSAGE] anyway, mind if i check anyway?
[NILE MESSAGE] i don't think it's anything . . .
[NILE MESSAGE] but i'd like a check over just in case.
[NILE MESSAGE] oh, and you can just call me mizuki.
[NILE MESSAGE] i'm not gonna interrogate you don't worry.
[NILE MESSAGE] i just want to make sure you're safe.
[NILE MESSAGE] i really did mean your robot was coming along.
[NILE MESSAGE] anyway, whatever it is, i'll take care of it.
[NILE MESSAGE] thanks for letting me have your number!
[NILE MESSAGE] let's both get some sleep, okay?
[NILE MESSAGE] text me if anything comes up.
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