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valiantarcher · 4 years ago

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I have finished my reread of The Shadow of the Bear and, despite all my comments on the audio drama, I have more thoughts. Below the cut for length and spoilers (including a few for the later books).

Short stuff first, in no particular order:

“[Sister Geraldine] sees the purpose and the implications of everything.” “Even improper grammar” said Bear, smiling. “No doubt.” I just realised Bear added the second part to cover his tracks because he can’t let on that he knows Sister Geraldine. XD

I wonder if there’s some sort of parallel or foil between the Freet brothers and the Denniston brothers? Since there are parallels drawn between Mr. Freet and Fish, I feel like there might be, but haven’t thought too much about it.

I forgot that Mr. Freet actually gets to give an informed and critical opinion on Chesterton.

If Steve was away at college, did Bear call him up to ask about the tuxedo or did he decide it was better to ask forgiveness than permission?

Blanche’s relief at not having to date Bear after the prom because it would be awkward is a) believable and b) a great and amusing reaction, in a way.

I feel a new appreciation for Mrs. Foster this time around. But I’m going to save that for later, because I want to finish rereading Black as Night first.

“Checking all the drug hideouts looking for [Ben]” - is that their backup plan? I mean, I guess it is and it makes sense, but it’s also a sad one.

How what Rose is afraid of is not that she will die or that death will be painful, but that Mr. Freet WON’T kill her and will instead kill Fish and so she lowers her head so he won’t hesitate.

“I’m not called the Fish for nothing” - a joke in the grim reality, along with “Not [feeling] good, but that’s a lot better than dead.” He really does make a lot of jokes (Is it self-deprecating humour? Does he use it to deflect attention, as a defense?), despite his reputation for “intellectual detachment”.

I’ve read this book...ummm...6 or 7 times is the questionable reckoning, and I completely forgot that Blanche hits Mr. Freet with the candlestick near the end.

Blanche’s jealousy of Rose and how she actively makes the decision to “count it all joy” instead of being jealous.

Longer comments:

How good Fish’s first scene is at showing his character. He shows up and is:

lonely

tired

questioning God’s application of justice

(Really, he has a well-done arc - he obviously has the most action and importance in Waking Rose, but The Shadow of the Bear and Black as Night give a lot of hints about and lay the groundwork for that arc; it’s not just brand-new in Waking Rose.)

Mrs. Brier trusts Bear to get Blanche home in a reasonable time. I mean, she trusts Blanche (level-headed, not going to get herself into the same sort of trouble as Rose), but also contrast her wish that she knew or had at least met Rob vs. her trust in Bear, despite what she knows about his past.

I know that it’s not important to the story, but I still really would like to have seen the reunion between the siblings, especially because both Bear and Blanche thought Rose was dead, Bear probably wouldn’t have given Mr. Freet’s comment about going back to kill Fish enough weight to not wonder if Fish was already dead, and Fish and Rose don’t know for sure that the police got there in time to save Bear. And to find out how that conversation (or conversations) with Mrs. Brier went, how her daughters went out to school in the morning and came home that evening after both were SEPARATELY kidnapped and almost murdered.

I also know it’s not important to the story - it’s Bear’s story and Blanche’s and Rose’s - and it’s also partly his personality, but it hurts a little that multiple people who know the Denniston boys say, “Ben is intelligent, BUT Arthur is sweet and kind and sensitive and he’s struggled more”. It’s not that their struggles are a competition - it’s just that they handle and process things differently. Ben himself admits that he hold himself together as much as possible outwardly even though things are a horrible mess inside (granted, at least a good portion of that comes from the events at the end of The Shadow of the Bear, but still - he’s been holding everything together outwardly already at that point), so it’s not really a surprise that no one (except Bear) notices that he’s got struggles too. But it still kind of hurts that intelligence is the only thing chalked up to Ben, while Arthur gets a whole list of talents and traits.

Lastly, something that really struck me this time around: How everything seems to fall apart in such a horrible way, but it’s also the exact way it needs to be for everything to work out right. I know it doesn’t do to delve too much into what-ifs, but indulge me for a moment for the sake of working through this point: Would Freet have killed Fish once the silent alarm went off, if Rose wasn’t there? How about if Rose was there and Freet decided to leave her as the hostage/leverage and kill Fish? Rose wouldn’t have been able to save him. How about if Blanche hadn’t been kidnapped? Bear probably would’ve gone to St. Lawrence’s with the paten and been murdered, as would Fish. What if Rose had found Fish still but had escaped and gotten the police? No guarantee that the police would’ve gotten there before Mr. Freet went to St. Lawrence’s, much less that Fish would’ve been alive still at that point - and Rose wouldn’t have known Bear was in danger or where he was. What if Blanche had left the paten in the vestibule instead of going into the church herself because there was no one else to do it? Bear would have died, though Fish and Rose might possibly still have been saved if the police got to them before Mr. Freet returned. And so on and so forth. I suppose it’s partly just good storytelling, but it feels a bit like the flipside of the girls’ comments about the “curtains covering the machinery of the universe was pulled aside for a moment” and knowing God was still in control - it's not just "everything turned out okay” in a general way, but in those bad things happening specifically so that the good result, the best result, would come about. And that is a very encouraging reminder.

#The Shadow of the Bear #Fairy Tale Novels #FTN #Regina Doman #Also fair warning #Gotta post this because I'm working on BaN and already have some comments percolating #So you're not done with these yet #But I needed that last point and I can't believe I never really thought about it before

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ahiddenpath · 7 years ago

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Digimon Adventure Tri Stage Play Reaction

Guys, this is not an analysis: this is my feels and obnoxious comments while viewing the stage play. My initial goal was to use these notes to make an analysis, but they’re too funny/stupid/wow to hide from the world. I typed these notes in real time, stopping the play whenever I had a thought. It’s the closest I can get to having you watch me watch the stage play without using videos. I will write an actual meaningful post soon, but for now, have a confused and jumpy/unpolished blob of feels.

The other thing I want to say is that I didn’t edit this after I wrote it, except for surface editing (grammar, spelling) and clarifications (mostly adding more names). So if I formed an impression at some point, that’s what I really thought in that moment; I didn’t go back and change it.

That said: this will completely and totally spoil the stage play. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS! Read on below the cut (if you dare; it’s almost 4K words long and full of images).

Hidden’s Digimon Adventure Tri Stage Play Reaction

I am immediately not buying that Mimi wouldn't want to camp in the bungalow. Isn't this the kid that went to Tokyo Tower instead of patrolling Tokyo because the tower has AC? I guarantee she'd whine an hour in about wanting the bungalow, but wouldn't allow Koushiro to point out that she made this choice for all of them x__x

Did Mimi just... just throw the laptop? How bratty can you get? I... wow, I really hope they don’t treat my Mimi so poorly the whole play.

From Sora's speech, I can see that nostalgia will be a major theme here, which, to be fair, is appropriate, lol! Nostalgia is pretty much why we’re here.

TAICHI! It’s so good to see you get your big bro on again, lol??? Hikari: "I'm not a kid who needs to wait for you to walk home with me."

Taichi: "What? Why not? WHAT'S WRONG?! CONFIDE IN ME!" He’s so aggressive and clumsy about it, lol??

Taichi: "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STUBBORN BLOCKHEAD."

Jyou, amiably: "You, of course! Wait-" I'm like 15 minutes in and I have already decided that Jyou is my favorite (not surprising lol).

Jyou: "YOU ARE IN DANGER, TAICHI. I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU STUDY." Oh lord, Jyou is bashing Taichi with the stone of foreboding. Is Jyou okay? Is he quite sane? He isn't, is he. Do you see that gleam in his eye? No, no. He is gone and gone indeed. Jyou’s actor is A+++

Annnnnnd oh hey, it's Yamyams doin' jamjams! I can dig that bass, is he actually playing? Oh hey, he's gonna sing for real, he's- Oh my god, stop! ABORT! He's terrible, hahahaha?!?!?! IT BURRRRNSSS!!!

OH MY GOD HIS BAND HATES THE BAND NAME AND THEY'RE SPEAKING TO HIM IN FRENCH WHAT IS THIS

Wait wow what is this weird ass vibe between the bros? Teeks is accusing Yams of not visiting... Did Yamato have that habit to start with? Hmm...

So Takeru says, "I don't want to see us go our different ways." I've mentioned it over and over, but this feeling is so important to me. It's something I want to write an entire fic around. On the one hand, it's such an easy topic, given the subject material. On the other, it's where my brain keeps going. So... Let's see what happens!

Also: Takeru: "Stay hidden, Patamon!" *puts Patamon on his head and skips offstage* Takeru, sigh...

OH SHIT IT'S ETEMON, saying Taichiiiiihehehehe like a creep ass creeper. He done got beef, too.

Annnnd we cut to everyone reacting because Mimi has no supplies (did you all not bring any?). What I like here, though, is that Jyou can at least talk to her without getting shut down. Poor Kou-chan -__-

Koushiro: "We're amateurs, is there anything we should watch out for?" OH I DUNNO, MAYBE ETEMON IN A HAT AND A VEST god damn I know this is supposed to be funny, but they all look like idiots-

Koushiro: "That old man had a feminine way of speaking" Says the dude being portrayed by a male actor FOR THE FIRST TIME-

Koushiro: "Taichi-san, you're the closest thing to a caveman we have-" Ah, bless.

(At this point, my husband is pointing out while playing Destiny that the puppeteers do really good digimon voices, and I'm explaining that the digimon voices are pre-recorded, lol).

ANNNNND Mimi is whining for supplies that she forbade people to bring. I am shocked.

Jyou is talking about how he wants to help digimon by being a doctor, by saving and protecting, and my heart is growing three sizes. Best Chosen, y'all.

But oof, the atmosphere got so heavy... Why do these kids refuse to talk about what they want to do??? Jyou remains refreshing. Also, I'm just noticing how Koushiro turns his entire body around every single time towards whoever is talking? He leans in, too. It's both cute and unexpected (I would expect much more reserved body language, but I get that this is a play and that's what you do).

HAH! Only Jyou can see the shooting star because he's the only one with his shit together! I love that, lol! (Also, is that really Tailmon's voice actress? Hmm...)

NO, ETEMON HAS KOU-CHAN, BAD TOUCH, BAD TOUCH although really it's painful that we're still pretending they can't recognize Etemon.

Koushiro can't read the room... Well, at least that's familiar, lol!

(At this point, my husband is asking what I think, and I'm stuttering over how annoyed I am at the ‘not-recognizing-Etemon’ gag. My husband is laughing at me and saying I'm at a loss for words. Thanks, love.)

HOLY SHIT did Hikari and Mimi just use the tired "scary stories" trope to bring up the Dark Ocean? I'll give 'em points for that. I AM INTRIGUED, let's go!!! Oh. Oh, they broke it off. They're not doing anything with it. That's... sigh. Thanks, guys. (Caterpillar Sleeping Bag Mimi is cute AF tho).

Hmm, right now I'm thinking that Mimi's actress is so lovely and so lively and really feels like Mimi, but... I also can't stand how they wrote her so far. Throwing Koushiro's computer, talking over him, not allowing him to point out when she's contradicting herself, immediately requesting the supplies she forbade people to bring... This stuff annoyed me in Adventure, but she was 10 and in a situation I would have strongly struggled to handle. But now she's literally... Making problems for everyone... For nostalgia's sake... At age 16? I'm so torn, lol, because the acting is so good but ahhhhh... Let's see how this develops...

Hmm hmm, I'm listening to Sora talk about how she doesn't wanna grow up, either... Darling, you're already quite grown up, lol! Lovely lady. I love how the digimon puppeteers echo their puppets, I can't get enough of watching Agumon's puppet and performer while Sora speaks. They really did a great job!

I think I'm about an hour into this, maybe a little less? 45 minutes? So far all that's really happened is that we've established that the characters want to be together as Chosen Children, and that with the exception of Jyou, they aren't emotionally or mentally prepared to seriously think of a future beyond that. I'll be the first to say that this a compelling and interesting topic, and it's something I've wondered about for them, but... Shouldn't... more things... have happened by now? Hmm... I understood that this would be an issue from Sora's very first bit of dialogue. No one in the audience needs this much expansion and repetition, particularly with so few new ideas and so little momentum so far. Tri is intended as a love letter for fans of Adventure, yes? Mostly adult fans? We don’t need this much repetition to understand, we truly don’t...

Ah! Now Yamato is talking about Jyou and how to become an adult, finally dropping some new ideas in. Love ya, Yams. And ahh, man, Taichi is just... screaming all of his lines? The actor is so sweet and cute, but the delivery... I'm pretty sure it's supposed to reflect that Taichi is putting up fronts like nobody's bidness, though. Yamato ain't buyin' it (Yamato is Almost Best). I really want him to grunt, "Tell the truth or shut up." XD XD GRUNT GRUNT.

Augh, god, I can't take this tho? Literally EVERY TIME someone tries to say something that will move the plot forward or inject some vulnerability into this play (except for Papa Jyou), they change the subject. I'm about halfway through now and this has to be at least the 10th time we've been blocked from useful information and deeper thoughts with this method. Tri suffers from this same issue, though... Their plot is such that they can’t sustain tension if issues are faced in a natural way, so they CHANGE THE SUBJECT or DROP A LEAD or IGNORE A LEAD, etc, etc. Here it's mostly saying, "Well what about you?" or screaming someone else's name, which... Subtle??? Ah, Taichi's latest method of not saying anything is to ask Yamato to play his harmonica... Oh my god, he's playing Walk on the Edge! Okay, okay, you got me, stage play. Hahaha, I remember Yams being better at playing a harmonica, tho!!!! (I keep picking on this poor dude who is asked to do all of the awesome shit Yams can do, sorry my dude).

Taichi: Should we sleep?

Yamato: Let's talk some more.

Taichi: (shit! fuck! He remembered I'm dodging-) YES BECAUSE HE ISN'T AN IDIOT EXCEPT WHEN ETEMON IS ONSTAGE OMG SOMEONE HELP ME-

Ahhh, and they fade out... With no forward movement. THANKS. I mean we established mood, touched on Taichi/Yamato’s relationship, and set up the problems that will be address later (I assume), but... It’s so drawn out...

And now Koushiro is drawing on the ground with a stick, bless you, are you trying to compute something? Sigh... Ah, bless, Tentomon is intervening, haha!

But... As right as Ten-chan is, he's also... Wrong? XD DON'T TELL YOUR FORWARD MOVEMENT MACHINE TO POWER DOWN!!! Annnnd yes! We're an hour in and SOMETHING IS HAPPENING! I am so ready for something to happen. (Tony: "Can we handle the stimulation, though?")

Oh god, the kids freaking out over their partners acting weird, Gabumon's stage hand collapsing... God, right in the feels, I'm almost mad about how easy it is to get an emotional response this way, lol! We just love our babies too much, lol!

Wow, Yamato lost it at Kou-chan... You know, we think of Taichi as carrying a lot of pressure (and rightfully so), but Koushiro carries just as much, as we saw in Kokuhaku. He's not magic, Yams, he needs his tools, and he doesn't have 'em. Related: Although I don't much care for how it happened, I definitely would love to read/write/see a story where Koushiro has no computer and has to adapt, though. I'd also love to see one where a new tech wizard appears and he questions his role, but that's a whole' nother thing.

EWW OH MY GOD DON'T UNDRESS ETEMON MIMI WHAT THE HELL, bleeeeehhhhhhh... Oh god, he thought his outfit was obvious... Well, you see Etemon, somewhere in the last 6 years, the kids completely lost their ability to read situations x__x (I get that this is a joke, I really do? But???)

Oh huh, so they're claiming Etemon wandered the Dark Ocean for 100 years? Didn't he... Come back in Adventure as MetalEtemon? Is he referencing his second defeat? ?????

OH GOD POWER RANGER ETEMON WHAT IS HAPPENING. Haha it's kind of cute that he's like, "Eh I don't know these two (Hikari and Tailmon). I don't think Metaletemon saw them? But honestly I don't remember. I think he was around Jyou and Mimi mostly?

Wait shit are we seriously doing the actual conflict part WITHOUT JYOU AND GOMAMON? I am so mad right now. I kind of feel like they'll burst in at some point??? I hope...

...Etemon has a song and dance number. I am rolling on the floor in pain with the Chosen. I'm doing it, guruguru mawaru- No, NO, YOU PUT TAICHI DOWN- Goddamit how many bad touch jokes do I have to make-

OH THANK GOD, is Jyou coming back? THANK YOU DIGI JESUS! (Tony: "Wait is your favorite back? Did he leave? It sounded like he wandered off and now he's wandering back in again."

Gomamon: "YOU'RE BEING GROSS JYOU" honey, oh child, you ain't seen nothing yet. Oh bless him, he's so happy, can we just watch Jyou bounce around in joy please and no more singing power ranger monkeys? I take back my complaints about nothing happening, haaaaaaaaaaaalp me Senpaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiii

Oh lord Etemon's back WHELP. Oh shit, oh shit that Obon joke, THAT'S THE BEST JOKE IN THIS PLAY, isn’t it? We can't beat that. Should I... leave?

Taichi, in Etemon's gross ass digital Wonder Land: "What's wrong, Hikari?" WHAT'S WRONG?! WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE-

(My husband has informed me that I'm growling. He tells me that, when we were watching Gravity Falls and Mabel tries to tempt Dipper and the others to stay in the perfect imaginary world Bill made for her, I said, "What is she, Satan? Tempting them to stay here in comfort instead of facing danger to save everyone?" This is a similar scenario, and it's one of the few things I didn't like about Gravity Falls and OH NO, TAICHI IS THE MABEL OF THIS SITUATION, HELP!!!! Oh thank goodness, Taichi's done with this too, whew, okay, okay, breathe, stop growling).

Oh God, the Agumon puppet looks dead without the puppeteer, that's actually really awful? These puppets are amazing, guys. I cannot say enough good stuff about the execution with these puppets.

Hmm, Taichi just begged for mercy, and Etemon is unimpressed... Reminds me of the fandom after Saikai. I wonder where they'll take this...

HOLY SHIT Taichi is losing his shit! I won't say that all of that stammering and dodging earlier is accounted for here, since most of the characters did it to some degree, but it's nice to see the payoff within the same piece (instead of waiting months for the next Tri film and forming your own conclusions in that time period). I'm actually happy to see a screaming breakdown like this...

Man Koushiro speaks SO QUICKLY, dude, slow it down!!! Ahhh, he says that we're granted whatever we want here, so Etemon is probably trying to trick us by having us hear Jyou. SOMEONE IS THINKING USING THEIR BRAINSSS I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!

JYOU IS HEREEEE TO SAVE THE DAAAAAAYYY THE NEW DIGI JESUS, JYOUUUUUU!!! (And while I 100% agree that you should be cautious, Kou-chan, c'mon, he arrived saying that you made his phone go off on the train and it made him feel awkward, that's pretty much proof that it's Jyou, lol!). OH AND NOW KOU AND YAMS ARE ROASTING JYOU, classic.

Koushiro finally takes a stab directly at the heart of this... It's not even about being children and avoiding adulthood; it's about not wanting to leave August 1st. I realize exposition is Kou's job, but I didn't expect him to be the one to lay it out after all of this dodging. I’ll be honest, I’m so pleased with Koushiro in this stage play so far? I love how he moves, I love how quickly he speaks, I love that he’s able to come out and say this. I wasn’t into the way the play used him spouting off numbers to indicate intelligence, but that’s a nitpick compared to the ground they gave Koushiro here.

JYOU. JYOU. EVEN IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, KOUSHIRO, I BELIEVE IN YOU. He continues to be THE BEST, I am in awe, I bow before Jyou.

OH MAN is Jyou gonna work his awkward magic on Yams? Where's my freakin' popcorn. Oh, well, hell. Yama said he... doesn't wanna talk. *rubs forehead* Great. Entertaining. THIS IS FUN I AM HAVING FUN *curls up and cries*

Okay so now Taichi is freaking out and Koushiro is trying to talk to him (roughly 70% of this stage play is someone trying and failing to talk to someone else). But I really like what Taichi says here- "I have nothing to hesitate about." We all know this isn't true; Taichi is hesitating all over the place right now. Let's see where this goes! (Please let it go somewhere this time, lord above). WAIT- WAIT- ARE YOU SHOWING ME KOUSHIRO POINTING FINGERS AT TAICHI'S BULLSHIT AND SAYING "I'VE BEEN BY YOUR SIDE FOR SIX YEARS!!" AND THEN CUTTING AWAY?!?!??!?!?!?!? RAAAAAAAHHHH is this an aneurysm? I think this is what an aneurysm feels like. You can't drop lines that good and then CUT AWAY FROM IT GOOD LORD IN HEAVEN-

Sigh, tsk, groan. Hikari, Teeks. Whacho got for me? Whoa, I swear Takeru has been a second away from sobbing ever since Etemon revealed himself. You... you okay, buddy? Can I, uh, get you anything? I love how much Hikari has her shit together in contrast. Oh, and Takeru is about to say something usefu- ohhh, another cut. God, I have a headache.

Hmm, Sora and Meems are cracking, too... Sora says, "It was simpler when I was everyone's mom. It's not like me to decide on someone or something." I really need to hear Mulan's Reflections in the background right now...

Mimi saying "I want to do SO many things!" is refreshing my soul. I know she's one of the most shippable Chosen, but honestly, if not for the fact that she has a kid that is clearly biologically hers, I would assume that she's too busy doing EVERYTHING to have a family. My headache recedes just a touch.

Hmm... I actually really like what Sulky (Yams) is trying to say here. "I don't want to be with everyone because I'm Chosen. I want to be with Gabumon because he's my friend," basically. Part of me sides with Jyou- dude we all get that, it's not a shameful secret- but another part of me... Deeply appreciates that Yams can separate his duty as a Chosen from his bond with his digimon. Gabumon is his best friend, his number one. It doesn't matter if Gabumon can't fight, if Yamato can never digivolve him again. It doesn't even matter that he's a digimon. It just matters that they're friends, and that they be together somehow, which may seem a more tenuous position by the day. ...Now I'm sad. Well played, stage play. This moment is wonderful.

...Annnnnnd now Yamato is overacting to hell, and I'm laughing instead of thinking and feeling, was that supposed to happen? Sigh. I still don't understand why he has to be SO SECRETIVE about it, but I mean... That's our Yams???

And now we're back to Kou and Taichi, and they're pulling at each other's throats, as they will, and honestly this is the only "NOW KISS" moment for me, but where was I-

In all seriousness, I really like that the person to finally, FINALLY get the truth from Taichi is Koushiro. That's how it often was in Adventure too, yes? But I almost feel like Taichi's breakdown here is a reflection of what fans said in Saikai. Taichi in Adventure always took action (although he grew so much during Adventure, I'd argue the version of himself he's referencing now wasn't there by the end of Adventure?). He can't fight in Saikai because he's concerned about hurting people/property/the tenuous relationship between humans and digimon. He can't take action... But the ability to see that is an indication of growth, not regression. Will he understand that here?

Ok god, Agu-chan is dropping some truth bombs... And the way he and his puppeteer crawl... I swear these goddamm puppets will be the death of me.

Agu-chan, can you do me a solid and STAMP THIS ALL OVER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE KIDS PLEASE AND THANK YOU?!

HOLY SHIT IS THAT A METALGRAYMON PUPPET?! THEY HAD THAT SHIT ALL ALONG AND THEY BRING IT OUT WITH 20 MINUTES LEFT?! WHAT WOT WOOOOT?!??! I cannot believe I'm seeing this. And I love how heavy and cumbersome the huge puppet feels. Like, I always felt like Metalgreymon would be huge and slow, right?

Etemon, I was done with your shit a LONG time ago...

WAIT he is admitting that he was Metaletemon previously. So... when... exactly did he fall into the Dark Ocean? Sigh. This is one of those "Let it go, Hidden" things, isn't it. Uh, wow, I am totally unfamiliar with Kingetemon. That's... a... thing.

The use of screens and images in the stage play are really fun! It must have been awesome to see this show in person O__o;;

OH SHIT, Yamato arrives in a cloud of smoke, that's how you KNOW shit is gonna go down!

OH MY GOD OMEGAMON ONLY GETS A HEAD OH MY GOD I'M DYING (Tony: "HEY do you know how big that thing's supposed to be?!)

KOUSHIRO IS WEARING THE GOGGLES I'm down. HIDDEN IS DOWN! REVIEWER DOWN!!!!

HOLY SHIT JYOU'S "A" ON HIS MOCK TEST WASN'T REAL okay this is also a Good Joke, I applaud. Also I am LOVING sassy Koushiro in this? His way of being sassy is to do it in a way where you're not quite sure if he is trying to be a butt or not, which is 10000000% yes lol (In contrast, Izzy is intentionally awful usually lol).

Annnnd I was right from the start; Jyou is carrying this entire thing, lol. Oh my god, the delivery on this?!?!??! AMAZING.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. LAUGHTER. THEME SONG. DRAMATIC POSE. I THINK THIS IS THE END SHOT YOU GUYS.

Now the actors are coming out to speak!

THIS. LITTLE. SHIT. I love him? I... I love him. The snark is strong in this one. I... he is so... so beautiful. I... I think I might be in love? (This at least indicates that I wasn’t alone in thinking the computer toss was too much???).

YAMATO’S ACTOR JUST SAID "DON'T SAY GOODBYE," Well played, son. I like the cut of your jib.

AHHHHH OKAY OKAY I have no idea how I’m going to analyze this. My surface thought is that this play features a lot of the emotions and inner thoughts of individual characters that can’t fit into Tri, and that (I personally think) Tri suffers from a lack of. Because there isn’t really ship bait and maneuvering around a new character and plot, we’re able to see relationships that feel much more familiar to Adventure than we often see in Tri (ie, Taichi worried about Hikari, Koushiro worried about Taichi, etc). As you noticed, I’m very unhappy with the way the play pushes the payoff back as far as possible, cramming it into an AMAZING twenty minutes or so... But I loved those twenty minutes.

Also, Koushiro feels waaaay more like Koushiro than he does in Tri, except for Kokuhaku. As your local insane Koushiro fan girl, I am standing and applauding and screaming and crying. NO PERVY KOUSHIRO. NO FASHION DISASTERS. Just Koushiro being supportive and apt and sweet and trying so hard. I am refreshed. I am younger.

And the passion and love and energy that went into us, so visibly in human form... I can’t describe how wonderful the actors and the puppeteers were. And even though I kind of hated Etemon, his actor was incredible.

So the stage play has amazing points and really irritating points, but on the whole, it’s my second favorite thing Tri has given us (following Kokuhaku). I will try to write about it more smart-like soon! If you got this far... I’m in awe, lol! High five, my friend!

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piracytheorist · 7 years ago

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Hello shipmate! Travelling flutist here! I assume tumblr decided not to show my previous asks, so boo :/ I talked about my cat so it obviously prefers dogs or what! I need to travel to Greece because I studied ancient greek and latin at my high school and I want to see what that all was about! Any non crowded places? Also I hope you are alright and I wish you 2018 full of happiness, singing and travelling (and hopefully some great Hook/KnightRook stuff) Lots of Christmas love! I love your blog!

:D :D :D :D

Nope, Tumblr didn’t eat it. I was just too lazy busy and wanted to give it some thought and then totally forgot about it, I’m so sorry!

Previous asks, though? I only have this one.

I’m just gonna answer them both now, under a cut because wow long and pics :)

Soooo most popular ancient places are crowded... I mean, Acropolis and its museum in Athens, Knossos in Crete, the Ancient Stadium of Olympia (I think?)... though the times I’ve visited Acropolis and Knossos, they weren’t terribly crowded. I waited for a few minutes in the queue to enter Knossos, but from what I remember once I went in it was okay, and I also hate too crowded places.

Athens is a bit chaotic with population, but I think the transportation is good for central and “important” places, even though it may be a little crowded. You can even put your destination on Google maps and you’ll find suggestions on which buses and subway lines to use for almost anywhere you want to go.

Again, I’m saying this from the perspective of someone who literally grew up visiting archaelogical museums and places and now is sick and tired of them, but I think that Acropolis and its museum, along with the whole surrounding place (Plaka) would be a great destination. The museum is brand-new, very informative, great looking inside and outside and fully air-conditioned (important!).

In Athens there are also subway stations where they have small exhibitions of ancient stuff they found while digging for the subway. One of them is Syntagma, the most central one. Reaching Acropolis and the museum is very easy if you take the subway to there.

Plus they’ll all be in Athens, the capital city, so you’ll get the most tourist info possible for any place in Greece and the most locals who speak English.

It’s so weird for me to see non-native Greek speakers know Ancient Greek! I mean, it’s a language I myself gave up after three or four years of school (when we started irregular verbs... God why must this be a thing in every damn language), and my mother tongue is Greek. So I can’t imagine how hard it must be for all of you, to get used to all these vocabulary and alphabet and grammar rules.

However there will definitely be a lot of selfie people, mostly tourists. I’m not sure you can avoid those easily, especially if we’re talking about “important” ancient stuff. If you avoid high tourist season (mid-summer) you’ll avoid some tourists - and most of the heat! Sea-level places in Greece during summer are pretty much insufferable, especially for a city with so little green and so many cars as Athens is.

Then there’s Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece. I personally like it better than Athens, it looks much more beautiful and taken care of than Athens looks like.

That’s Aristotelous square, the most central square in the city.

There’s also the famous “Arch of Galerius” (everyone just calls it Kamara, they’ll all know to guide you to it)

and an ancient church called Rotonda which I think you can visit normally? @jollysailorswan is from there, perhaps you can enlighten us? :P

Public transport in Thessaloniki though is not as “peaceful” as in Athens... the buses are convenient and can take you pretty much everywhere, but they are ridiculously crowded and there’s no subway. They’re pretty cheap, though. Any transport in Athens costs about 1.40 euro (one ticket, valid to anywhere for 90 minutes) and in Thessaloniki a single ride to anywhere costs about 1 euro.

Note that both Athens and Thessaloniki are very crowded and also full of people who want to be heard no matter what... which unfortunately means there’s a possibility you’ll get stuff like this

if not angry (and even sometimes pretty violent) marches around the city. Ermou Street in the center of Athens is one usually to fall victim to such attacks. Also strikes for local buses can be a problem. Not an everyday thing, but just a heads-up.

Now I can’t really think of places that won’t be crowded... there’s Santorini with the typical Cycladic architecture and mostly rock instead of long green fields.

Though that’s the same in most islands of the Cyclades... Mykonos (known for being LGBTQ friendly, btw) and Ios are very loud and full of bars and nightclubs, for sure, if you want to avoid those... but Santorini would be also worth it for a trek up its volcano, if you’re up for it! It also has a museum.

That picture on the left was on the front of our history book in 4th grade :)

And of course, the windmills that are the “trademark” of Cyclades, along with the white-blue architecture.

You can reach it either by plane or by ship (about 5 hours or so) from Athens.

I’m trying to remember about places I’ve been in... Nafplio is nice too. It was the first capital city before it got changed to Athens, and it’s only about two hours by bus from Athens.

It has a beautiful old town and the Palamidi fortress that once served as a prison for one of the most renowned rebels of the Greek Revolutionary war (it’s history’s favourite subject here and I know a shit ton about it and everyone talks about it like it’s the best thing that ever happened, don’t judge). You’ll also see the whole Nafplio from above there!

The ancient theatre of Epidaurus is also close by.

Mycenae too.

Halfway from Athens to there is the Isthmus of Corinthos, I’m honestly not sure what there is to see but there’s the bridge connecting the two big parts of Greece and the opportunity to go bungee jumping, if you’re into it.

Then there’s Monemvasia, about 4 hours from Athens...

You can also visit the Meteora monasteries with a bus from the town below, Kalampaka.

Also a look of those mountains with your own eyes from Kalampaka is a pretty nice sight.

Kalampaka is the only place mentioned here you can also reach by train(highly recommended since it usually costs half the bus’s fare and it’s way more comfortable, with WC and a bar and the ability to walk and stretch your feet) from Athens (about 6 hours) or Thessaloniki (about 4 hours). We always drive by this town when I take the bus back to my hometown, but I always stare at those mountains. They never cease to catch my attention :)

Of course, there’s also Preveza.

It’s a little town with its fair share of nightclubs and quiet places, lots of souvenir shops and a beautiful old town to walk through. It has some great beaches close by (Kyani Akti is one) and an old fortress called Pantokratoras, that sometimes hosts concerts and stuff...

There’s also Nikopolis, and ancient town and theatre, but I don’t remember if there’s also a museum open nowadays.

I’m very biased with this town because I have relatives there, and I used to go every summer and they had a car so transportation wasn’t a thing. I don’t think I remember seeing public trasport buses there... But it’s a relatively quiet (and cheap, excluding the bus fare to go there from Athens or Thessaloniki) place.

I mean, I wish I had the money to visit all those places above on my own. Sometimes I think what a pity it is, that simple places like Preveza can be so nice to visit and see some of the everyday life of Greek people, but it can also be hard to reach for tourists - you have to take this bus, and it’ll cost a lot, and there’s no guarantee people will speak English.

If you’d ask me for something specific that won’t cost too much, I’d recommend you visit Athens (even for one day) for Acropolis and the museum, and then take a bus to Nafplio. Stay there for a couple of days and visit Palamidi (maybe - you’ll either need a car or walk up the almost 900 steps to there, and the entrance is 8 euros, 4 if you’re a student from the E.U.) and the Epidaurus theatre (12 euros, 6 if you’re a student outside E.U and free if you’re a student from the E.U.) and maybe Mycenae (same ticket prices with Epidaurus), then go back to Athens to catch your plane.

On March 6th, April 18th, May 18th, on the last weekend of September, on October 28th and every first Sunday of the months November to March the entrance is free for all for both Epidaurus and Mycenae.

A two-way ticket for Athens - Nafplio is 23 euros, a two-way ticket for Nafplio - Epidaurus is 8.40 euros (the ride lasts 45 minutes), and a two-way ticket for Nafplio - Mycenae is 6.40 euros (also 45 minutes).

In Athens there are two Bus Stations (and it makes my blood boil because I don’t know why they’re different and I always mix them up), so make sure you go to the Kifisos Bus Station for Nafplio. Though tell me to check it again if you do book this trip, just to make sure it’s correct XD

Generally it’s very easy for me to find bus fare prices and info. All fares have standard prices but sadly most websites are only in Greek, so if there’s anything (even besides bus fares) you want me to search, I’d be willing to :)

And WOW I rambled :P I hope you’re getting some good ideas for your travels.

Thank you for your wishes! I also wish you great holidays and a lovely new year with your loved ones and your lovely cat (tell him I love him!) :*

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