#Fishie being the first toy ever was more impactful i think

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With 🪼 anon just being posted with the heated blanket it leaves the question of would the heated up stuffed animals you can like, warm in the microwave work wonders too? Obviously it wouldn't be his own since fishy, but Atsushi asks him to babysit one of them if he has to go in a mission or out. Dazai doesn't know about the heat and Kunikida warms it up so it's extra comfy, and Dazai is immediately passed out before they can even manage to leave for the mission. Literal seconds and now they have a new napping trick 😭

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I love those warmy microwave plushies 😭 I’ve seen some that smell like lavender too 😭 Dazai would be O U T

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Despair Clause Episode 1

(Scene) Inside the hall of the castle, three guys are chit chatting at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the throne. One is blond with a pony tail dressed in blue royal atire (Otio), one has red spiked hair dressed in black and red armor(Pila), and one has messy black hair, dressed in casual clothing(Fregit).

Pila: yo Fregit, are you still hanging out with Skunk?

Otio: Yeah I've been wondering that too, haven't seen the little dude around recently.

Fregit: Nah he moved to Perditus recently with his family. Honestly it's kinda weird that so many of the poor have been moving there but everyone says that since it's newly built the economy needs literally anyone to move there for the city to survive.

Otio: (Shrugs) I doe know, sounds a bit fishy to me.

Pila: Don't you know anything bro. (Taps Otio on the head) There's a reason that towns have people in them and its not just because that's the way things are. Population leads to transfer of goods and wealth which in turn leads to businesses starting. Perditus is an experimental town that is testing the nature of our poor.

Fregit:(shifts in front of Pila) Basically they are moving a bunch of our poor their to see if they will prosper with an extreme amount of opportunity available to them and in turn giving them a chance to gain a skill by working at one of the many jobs in the town that are lacking in man power.

Pila: Hey,(punch Fregit in the back of the shoulder and shift to face both siblings) I was going to explain that but whatever.

Otio: I honestly stopped caring after I asked. Right now I'm just wondering what is taking dad so long. He summoned us but it feels like we've been waiting for ages. Did the old geezer forget.

(Footsteps) Distant voice bellows: So now I'm an old geezer am I?

(All three siblings kneel)

King Ficum: Otio(Otio Looks up), Pila(Pila looks up),Fregit(Fregit looks up),... I have summoned you three here because it is finally time that to choose your path in life. Otio will become king after I pass so his future has all but been decided for him. He will begin training with a sword immediately, alongside studying politics and shadowing me when I feel necessary (Otio groans) (King Ficum scowls). As for you two, you must make something of yourself. Forbid it as I may, of something were to happen to your older brother the next would succeed him and so forth. Furthermore your accomplishments will bolster our families reputation making it easier for your brother's ascension to the throne after my passing. For if you are the most worthy of the throne in the eyes of the public, your support of your sibling who is trained in the way of leading a nation will assure the nation in his crowning. You do not have to come up with an answer today but

Pila: Actually father,(Phila Stands up) if l may, I've already decided what I want to do with my life.

King Ficum: (intrigued) hmm?

Pila: With your permission, I would like to join the Guild and become a Hero!

King Ficum: Hero ranking requires you to be granted a Gun by the Guild. Being as they are a new Technology, they are difficult to get a hold of however seeing as you are my son I might be able to pull a few strings.

Pila: Thank you dad!

King Fica: But son, are you sure that is what you wish? The reason guns are granted is because Heros are required to fight on shore when an attack first arises. That means you'll be on the front line. Is that really what you desire?

Pila: It is. Not only is it a good way to earn publicity quickly but it is also the best and most direct way for me to protect our Nation and its people.

King Ficum: I see... Consider it done. And you Fregit, might you have a path you would like to follow?

Fregit:(Fregit looks up) I um... Well... Not that... Um..

King Ficum: It's alright Fregit, take your time. You do not need to decide now. You are the youngest after all so there is no need for haste.

Fregit: O,k...

King Ficum: I will be taking my leave now but boys, be sure have a nice day today. It would be a waste for this beautiful weather to be wasted.

(King Ficim walk out of room)

Otio: ugh, I wish I could just be a lazy king.

Pila: We all know that you could be a lazy anything haha, the following title isn't actually important to you.

(Otio and Pila laugh)

Pila: Fregit is something wrong.

(Fregit stares off to the side then changes his gaze towards Pila)

Fregit: No, just a lot to think about that's all.

Otio: At least that's one thing I don't have to exert effort towards haha. My path it's already decided.

Pila: Well Otio I think you should get a head start on your Sword play practice don't you? I am going to have to practice more to if I am planning to be a Hero.

Otio: I'm actually going to go work on my sleep right now.

Pila: uh uh not today. This kills two birds with one stone.(Pila drags Otio by the collar of his shirt)

Fregit: hah bye guys.

(Scene, Fregit's room, Fregit laying in his bed on his back with his legs dangling off the bottom.)

Fregit: arghhhhh! (Fregit flails his limbs) What do I want to be?! Wendy's wing with me? How have I never thought of this until just now?

(In Fregits mind) Maybe I can be a Hero too... Argh no that would never work, Pila would out shine me for sure and I wouldn't ever amount to anything other than simply being his little brother... I guess I could always go into politics and make a large impact that way.. that might actually work..

(Blonde female child with frilled dress walks in the room)

Fas: Hi Fregit, what are you thinking about?

Fregit: A lot.

Fas: Heyyyyy. That's not a real answer. Come on, just tell meee.

Fregit: (light sigh) well you see Dad called Otio, Pila and I to talk to us about what we wanna be when we grow up (Fas: uhnhuh) and you see I have no idea what I wanna be (Fas: unhuh) Pila is going to be a Hero and Otio is being groomed for King but what's my role in all of this? What am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to be?

Fas: Well uh, if uh, Pila is going to be a Hero then why don't you just be a Signer?

Fregit: A Signer? Like with the Association instead of the Guild?

Fas: Unhuh! Signers are basically the Associations versions of Heros aren't they brobther?

Fregit: Sorta but they all have to sign a despair clause and I don't really want to do that.

Fas: But if you find something suuper important you might even become more popular than big brobther Pila.

Fregit: You're right. I know what I'm going to do. Forget being a politician on the Council, I'm ganna be a Signer!

(Scene, Throne room. Fregit in front of the throne with King Ficum Siting on it)

(King Ficum slams his hand on his throne)

King Ficum: Absolutely not! Do you even know what you are asking?

Fregit: of course I do! This is the perfect way to bolster our legacy from both ends of Membership. If I become a famous Signer and Pila a famous Hero then we'll have a position of influence in both the Guild and the Association!

King Ficum: I will not allow it! It is much too reckless.

(Otio walks infrom the right out from behind the curtain that leads to the throne greenroom)

Otio: he's right you know.

Fregit: Otio?

Otio:(otio approaches Fregit) Signing a Despair Clause is risky business, depending on the amount of power you get you might just stub you're toe when the contract is fulfilled but if you end up obtaining a decent amount of power you could easily end up immobilized down in the Chasm with your whole party dead. Something like that would surely insure your death. Even if the contract itself can't cause you to die it can easily lead to it if you're unlucky. Why don't you just become a politician on the Council instead? (Otio arrives in front of Fregit)

Fregit: Because I don't want to! This is the path I have chosen for myself! Why won't you support me Otio?!

Otio: (places hand on Fregit's head) Because I care about you you dummy.(Fregit gazes at the for) Can't we forget about this and move onto something more practical?

Fregit: (in a sad tone) I guess.

Otio: Tomorrow come meet with me in the court yard and I'll teach you sword play, after that I'm sure Pila would be happy to teach you Gun play. He really loves that new toy of his. If you want to become strong this is a much more practical way to go about it. Hell instead of a Signer you could be a Stander or a Runner to support Pila if you want to be a part of the action. How does that sound?

Fregit: actually, that would be great, I'm going to head to my room for a bit but I'll see you I the morning tomorrow for practice. (Fregit smiles)

(Fregit walks away)

King Ficum: I see having you shaddowing me is already starting to pay off.

Otio: Naturally, I may be lazy but when it comes to my family, I will always protect them.

(Scene, Fregit's room, fregit sitting on his bed with his leg up and his hand on his knee.)

Fregit: Otio's right, I can't become a Signer and wander the Chasm the way I am. I need to become stronger.(Fregit stands up and throws his jacket I've his shoulder) Guess I'll have to take him up on his off after I sign a Despair Clause. Thanks for the offer Otio!(fregit hops out his window)

(Scene castle courtyard,night with camera aimed at the sky)(gunshot x3) (gunshot x2)(camera pans to face Pila)

Pila: Dammit I just can't get the hang of this thing!(Otio walks up)

Otio: looks like you got the hand of it to me. From what the target shows you haven't hit anything less than the ring around the bullseye.

Pila: That's not good enough, not for me at least.

Otio: If you're looking for some advice I may be of some help. While eavesdropping before the council meeting I overheard that unlike swords you're going to want to double down on that grip of yours, also you're going to want to hold your breath before pulling the trigger and exhale after. That should improve your aim just a bit.

Pila: Wow Otio, color me impressed. Shadowing dad had really done wonders for your usefulness haha.

Otio: that seemed somewhat of a backhanded complement (chucklr).

Pila: (chuckle)that's because it was.

Otio: Well I'll have you know I have actually been quite useful. Today I was even able to give Fregit some decent advice. He was dead set on becoming a Signer and I was able to explain to him why that was a reckless and dangerous decision. (Pila's face turns to a face of scepticism) He even smiled after and told me that he was going to his room to rethink his decision. I'm pretty awesome!(Pila interrupts Otio mid sentence)

Pila: Otio, do you not know Fregit at all. I promise you he's not in his room right now. He's almost certainly on his way to a library to sign a contract as we speak of he hasn't made it to one already.(You can visually see that a light bulb goes off in Otio's brain)

Otio: Oh no.

(Scene, castle bedroom hallway, camera pointed down the hall at the floor)(Otio's running legs pop into view)

Otio: (shouting)Fregit! Yo Fregit! I have something important to talk to you about!(Fregit's bedroom door slams open. Its empty)(camera switches to a cake of Otio's mouth and chin) Tsch, dammit. (Otio yells) Block, come here, I have a task for you!(camera switches to floor behind otio and pans up a pair of leather boots with green straps)

Block: So, my protection services finally needed.

(Scene, outside tattered old library)(neon open sign hangs above door) (fregit is holding a flashlight that is pointed towards the library)

Fregit: looks like I finally made it. Now to find a Dolordare and sign a contract!

(Fregit walks through the door)(edison bulbs light the main open entrance, after the entrance are rows of bookshelves, mostly empty but glowing as if a spell is cast on them, down the row of bookshelves are lanterns light by fire keeping the shelves visible but dim)

Fregit:(cough x2) You'd think that the Library nearest to the castle would be in better shape but this thing looks like it's going to fall apart.(Fregit walks down a bookshelf isle with his flashlight aimed for extra light) Actually, it looks like no renovations have been made to this place since after Grandad was king. Guess my father has a favorite power and it's not the Association.

(Large creak comes from next row over) (sound of books falling comes from next row over)

Fregit:(draws a knife he got from the castle's kitchen) Who's there!

Voice: Nooooooobooody... (Eerie,high pitch, child like voice laughs with an uncomfortably long giggle)

Fregit: (thinks to himself)*well that's obviously not true* Show yourself!

(Creature that looks like a chao but with a tail, long arms and a face that is void but with tentacle pops up in Fregit's face)

(Fregit falls on his bottom and holds his knife in fron of him)

Fregit: who are you?

Voice: I am a Dolordare, I keep this library safe along with the books inside although I do not clean much. You may call me Dust

(Fregit stands up and lowers knife)

Fregit:Well Dust, I'd like to form a contract with you.

[labrasmore]

This is long over due, but it’s hard for me to write things up.

But to my heart dog Duma, my sweet cocoa puff.

I hadn’t noticed the impact that you had brought onto my life until I looked back at our time together these 2 years since your birth. 

(read more below)

I contacted some random ass breeder in hopes of a service dog I could train that would help me, I am not particularly proud of the breeder I chose, but they weren’t terrible and really care, and I do not regret my decision for a single moment. I was 16 going onto 17, and I waited and waited every single day for you. You were born October 25th 2014. I got the email from your breeder and I shrieked in absolute excitement, my heart raced and everything was coming together. I found out which puppy was mine in December, and there you were, your photo, your dumb puppy face right there. I was so proud, I showed my boyfriend, my best friend, everybody at school, all my school friends, my teachers knew about you, everyone.

I brought you home January 3rd after coming back from a trip to Seaside, my best friend was there. I was the first one out of all of us to hold you of course, you were mine. All mine. You smelled like puppy and you were so soft. You laid your head in my lap on the car ride home.

I set you on my bed and I stared at you still thinking “is this real? My own puppy? She’s staring right at me” I’d take my eyes off you for a second and you came over to drink out of my coke glass (thanks Duma)

I spent several nights waking up constantly because you had to use the bathroom all the time. But I took the little sleep I got in stride, because I had you to care for. I started eating more, and started picking up my life because of you.

There was the night you learned you could howl, and spent a good 30 minutes howling as loud as you could because you decided the kennel was BAD!!!!! and I cried. I cried so hard. It was late at night.

I found things you liked, and we bonded together, I walked you, took you to training class, and everything. As you grew you got very big, and you did super well in training class. I was so proud, and your enthusiasm towards me gave me so much encouragement. From you getting so excited that I was calling you that you slid across the floor and full body slammed me and smashed your skull in my lip, to accidentally biting my face because I was a little too, enthusiastic.

There was the time you got very very sick. (what happened that made me found out is a story for another time, EW) I had to give you anti-vomiting meds, monitor water, food, EVERYTHING. It was so stressful worrying about you, but you were better in a matter of a couple days.

You grew more and became so vocal, you’d make odd noises and always were wagging your tail. You’d see me and get up and scream and wag your tail like crazy, and even in your sleep if you hear me you start gently wagging your tail.

About 2 months after you turned 1 years old, I was told by your temporary trainer to take you on your first outing. I was having a hard time by then end of it , shit was hitting the fan and I felt like I was falling apart. I was on the floor sobbing, my dad couldn’t get me to stop, I was having a massive episode, and nothing was stopping it, but you came in and you knew exactly what to do. You rested your sweet little chin on my knees and just looked me in the eyes, and the entire world stopped and I looked you right back in the eyes and you broke me, you put a big fat smile on my face and you took that and started licking my face and smacked me and distracted me so I could cope with the tremendous amounts of anxiety I was having.

Over time, I noticed more of what you do, you noticed my behaviors as I noticed yours and you helped me cope, and alerted to any anxiety and worry I was having, you’d hit me, groan, scoot next to me, stare at me, do what ever you could and wouldn’t stop till I seemed ok. We started going out more, and you figured out what calms me down on your own, what brought positive feelings out of it. You learned that putting your head on my chest on the ground slows my breathing and heart beat, and now you do it whenever I needed it. You learned what helps me, and I learned what helps you.

I taught you tricks and cool things, and you were so smart and you caught on super fast even since you were little. I taught you tricks I thought I could NEVER teach dog, but you made me realize I am capable of it. You made me proud of both myself and you. I recently taught you to rollover in a touch up training session, you learned it in 3 tries and were super good at it.

Your favorite commands seem to be Spin and Beg (I like that one too), you love to eat food, your favorite treats tend to be fishy stuff, cheese, and meat, oh and pringles. You love pringles. You love squeaky toys and you rip everything apart, you like to step on Snowy and harass Rascal. You are super gentle towards other dogs. You scream at my door when you want in and you jump on the bed and stare at me, you punch my keyboard and tablet for attention. You hate Fat old men in flannels, Feather boa’s, Neon stuff, and weird holes in the ground. You don’t like when your collar is taken off, and you get mad when I put your sweater on. There is so much more to you but that’d be such a big endless list.

These two years, have been a huge impact on my life, between you and my boyfriend being around. You cuddled me in hard times and made sure I was ok, you are the reason I bettered myself, I learned I love to cook, I clean up, I put all dishes away so you don’t touch them, I taught you to behave, I learned to start going out because you were by my side, and for the first time ever, I was able to walk around the block with just you and I. I was never able to do that, ever. It may seem like a small trip, but it was a huge step in the direction of getting better, all because of you.

I started doing more photography because of you and got better at it, I learned so much more about dogs because of you.

I have so many good memories to cherish every day, like the time you broke into the neighbors yard so you could swim in their pond, or when you decided to wake me up by smearing mud all over my bed and walls and nightstand...

There is so much more I could say, so much I could talk about, so many stories and memories, how smart you and how you are the dog I have dreamed of, in every way. From the ups and downs. 

[inappropriatefangirlneeds]

Gotham s3ep14 „The Gentle Art of Making Enemies“ Personal Review

“Face it, kid, Gotham has no heroes.” Warning spoilers below

“Jerome is everywhere” The city is a mess, the GCPD is filled with cultists and Jim orders most forces to what was it west coast and uptown. They briefly address that this sudden Jerome chaos conveniently falls together with the mayor being absent „Although that might actually be good news“ HARVEY BULLOCK says. I´m a bit .. a lot  annoyed that they never show any impact of those kinds of stuff. I get that they need time to focus on their characters. But 1. A (mob) war is coming  2. Terrible Mutants terrorize the city and 3. Jerome starts The Purge always is announced in a way that builds up a lot of expectations with me but since I never really get to see any impact on the city the people living there I´m caring less and less. Like that second small mob war threat recently, been there done that who cares.. anyone?   They need to find JEROME VALESKA Jim remembers LESLIE THOMPKINS talked to him and goes to her. She´s saying Jim could bond with Jerome over the hilarity of her husband dying and I´m thinking god blergh .. but her husband got killed least what she should be allowed to do is that also she´s on the we got bigger issues track soon and remembers how Jerome Valeska said the last thing he remembers is trying to kill Bruce. Meanwhile ALFRED PENNYWORTH notices something is off in Wayne Manor and gets hit a second after. It´s Jerome and a few others destroying rich people stuff. Okay I gotta admit this looks fun .. but only until Jerome starts toying with the Owl. BRUCE WAYNE and Alfred make up some nostalgic value story but Jerome drops the thing and it survives .. phew but then drops it again and it shatter. This is stressing me out so much. Like I have this deep rooted disdain for those kind of things happen but .. we got bigger issues. Jerome wants to kill Bruce but Bruce says Bitch I´m important this better be something and besides he is disappointed wasn´t he all about show and audience and stuff. “I´m Bruce Wayne” False flattery and conceit, Bruce is good. Still Jerome says he knows he just wants to buy time but he got a point about the showman stuff.  The butler on the other hand is not important he can be killed right there.  Would not Jerome find it hilarious watching Bruce having to see Alfred´s death? Fells like something he´d like to do but they leave. “You carry on, son. You carry on ..” my wayward son .. wait wrong fandom  Anyway Alfred is proud and wants Bruce to keep some hope

“These people don't want a plan They want an excuse.” I was a bit baffled that JEROME VALESKA would proceed to carry out one of THEO GALAVAN´s orders. Killing Bruce was Galavan´s plan I would have suspected that Jerome would rather not follow this through but hey maybe it felt like unfinished business. Jerome takes BRUCE WAYNE to a circus where cultists terrorize and kill people, fun in other words. Bruce gets a fancy make up, Jerome stabs some random guy to get just the right shade of red. Jerome gives some answers to the “why” of the mess going on. He gives people an excuse to do all the horrible they ever wanted to. Well some get that others get their head smashed in. Theres even winners and losers in becoming a new person over night.   Jerome aims to put some guy into a cozy piranha bath. Jerome goes on about how people serving coffee, washing cars and taking out the trash just wait for a moment they could see his blue blood flow. So this is a class riot?! Jerome getting political?  Bruce says there are good people but Jerome claims „Gotham has no heroes.“  [Is this classic or predictable:] Upon hearing this Bruce shoves him. Nevertheless Jerome pushes the piranha bath button and the guy dies. [First lesson of you can be hero all you want and try but still not win?]   Jerome has to staple his face back on, god his expressions doing this are golden. Bruce asks if it hurt and Jerome puts a staple in his arm. Bruce wills his face to remain calm. Another one. And another one and then that´s enough. I so want to say something about that staple game but I can´t point my finger on it.

Anyway Jerome gathers the audience and presents them a handcuffed Bruce. There won´t be a bang but a boom. A canon gets loaded with all kinds of sharp stuff.   ALFRED, JIM and HARVEY enter the show, the backup arrives a bit later. They go in gun blasting but give Bruce enough time to safe himself. [[ This reminds me of when Bruce was strapped to a pole last time with Galavan and he claimed he had a plan after getting rescued. ]] Anyway this time Bruce fishes the staples out of his arm to unlock the handcuffs, just in in time and after dropping one of them, oh the suspense. [This stresses me more than it should because I only know the kind of staples which bend inwards as well] Everything is chaos, Bruce is spotted running into a mirror cabinet. Did he not notice Jim firing the gun, would it not be wiser to join forces? Anyway Jerome follows him. I´m not here to hide Bruce says. “You're going to pay for what you've done.” Despite being armed with a gun and knife Jerome ends up on the floor getting a serious beating. [Is this classic or predictable:] Bruce sees himself in the mirror and stops. He meets with the soon to be obsolete Bruce protection squad. Jerome follows and Jim at least gets to save the day a little by spotting him and punching his face off.  

 „Let´s get to work“ ALFRED wraps up BRUCE´s arm and they recapitulate. Bruce is glad that he did not kill Jerome, he did not cross the line. He noticed that it wasn´t only the anger but that it felt right, it felt like “justice.” “There is a fine line between justice and vengeance” But there is one, Bruce knows. Maybe he should have a little chat with Jim? Alfred noticed as well that Bruce´s training is now sufficient for self defense and that everything more needs rules. The first one being. “I will not kill.” Alfred makes Bruce repeat it. Let´s go to work he says, feels a bit like when we were left with Bruce announcing to investigate after the Indian Hill fiasco.

„I don´t understand. What´s happening?“ Says OSWALD COBBLEPOT when EDWARD NYGMA kills the two men who were meant to help free him from his kidnappers. Would two really have been enough? Anyway Oswald first suspects everything from Edward escaped to aliens abducted the kidnappers just not anything near the truth. It´s frustrating. Edward explains. He killed IsabellA that´s why he took everything from him and is going to take his life. Oswald claims he did it because Edward would have killed her and then would have hated himself. Edward laments that they will never know and that they could have been happy, he could have had a life with the woman he loved. This reminds me of LEE and MARIO FALCONE. Is this meant to remind me of her lamenting a possible life with a cured Mario? Is this meant to be a parallel and a clue that there is more to Isabella than we got to know so far? Will we get to know more about her that would make it sure there would have been no life for Ed and her? After this episode I doubt it .. but let me dream.

 “Love is about sacrifice. It's about putting someone else's needs and happiness before your own. (..) the truth is, Oswald, you would sacrifice anyone to save your own neck. Even me.”  Edward says.  Oswald claims otherwise but Edward remarks that a man facing death would say anything and that Oswald would not change because he cannot change. I miss the times where Oswald talked himself out of these kind of messes.

Oswald is tied to Isabella´s car and if the flame melts the ice he will be killed by acid. [And I can´t unsee the fact that icelocks apparently are a self bondage thing .. Ed .. got a few other hobbies than sewing and pineapples] Edward leaves him like that. He indeed leaves the scene. Highly suspicious. Suddenly a guy enters and is like whoa there, hey you´re the mayor, what did you do while Oswald tries to get him to god damn it just fucking finally cut the rope. He does. I wonder if he ever got that handsome reward?   This whole thing is fishy. Ed would not leave, he would watch his great construction do it´s job wouldn’t he? „We have to find Ed Nygma and kill him“ Oswald says back at his home. Yes great do that! Where is Gabe, the phone is here but Gabe is not. Instead it´s BUTCH GILZEAN and TABITHA GALAVAN. After Edward tightened Oswald´s tie his throat suffers some more through Tabitha´s whip. Oswald asks what they are doing in his house “Whatever we want” Tabitha says and picks up the Jerome motive. They want to know where Ed is to kill him. Oswald insults Butch for not being more than muscle (“Think” “Oh, I heard you. I'm just surprised you knew the word.”) and Tabitha is so cruel to remind Oswald of another of their encounters. Hate fills the room one thing leads to another and Butch knocks Edward out, Idiot now you got to carry him Tabs comments. They drag him to the Sirens and BARBARA KEAN proceeds to talk to Oswald. He needs to phone Ed so they can find him, they can´t call because he is not stupid. Butch claims he could make him talk in five minutes, Tabitha says she could in three, why you gotta be like that babe Butch asks. Barbara is annoyed with them. [ See this can never work. I´m still salty about this triangle still being a thing I know I´m repeating myself but Butch Tabs just doesn´t make any sense, and damn it why can´t we just have supportive Tabsn´Babs?] “Give up Nygma, save your own ass. Live to love another day.” Barbara says and is mirroring Edward´s words almost perfectly. This is fishy. [Pun unintended, but srsly where is she] Oswald has an epiphany.  He does not want Edward to die although he should. That he did not love him properly at first but thought he did because Edward saw him like he was and was kind.  Oswald sees his selfishness with killing Isabella but says now, now he is ready. He could not sacrifice his happiness for Ed´s but now he is ready to. He won´t phone Ed! “I won't let you hurt him!” “So you'd rather die than give up the man who tried to kill you?” “I would! Isn't that crazy?” Ed shows up. He has that irritated look he gets when he wasn´t right. He wanted Oswald to die with knowing he was not capable of loving another person. But I can Oswald says having some hope .. poor bird. Edward says he does not know what this means.  

 „I don´t know what it means“ EDWARD NYGMA and OSWALD COBBLEPOT are in the docks. Oswald tells him that this murder will change him. It´s different than the others: no crime of passion or self defense but cold blooded murder. I guess Leonard counts as passion because he was meant to find him a guide in his new murderous hobby he´s found passion for? Okay but .. hasn´t it been exactly this element of passion that has frightened and haunted Edward, this part that he could not quite control. Cold blooded means it is a decision he can make, this indeed could change him but to a person with more confidence and feeling of control so something he would benefit from (if you see being criminal as benefit) so Oswald´s words are rather encouraging aren´t they? “This will be the cold-blooded murder of someone you love.” “I don't love you.”  “You need me, Edward Nygma. Just as I need you.” “You killed Isabella” That´s the point and the thing Oswald can´t talk himself out of [I´d like to see S1 Oswald try to do it] Oswald says Ed was a “nervous, jittery loser.”, “nothing” That he created him, that only he sees him as he is and what he can become [Hello Hanniwald!].  In other words he gives Ed his version of the talk Fish Mooney gave him. Still Edward loved Isabella and he shots Oswald. He does not look to happy when the Penguin sinks into the depts.

So Tabitha and Butch (maybe Barbara) still want Edward dead.. where are they? 

* So I have some major issues with that message. “Love is about sacrifice. It's about putting someone else's needs and happiness before your own.”  Like how about it´s about compromises and finding a way to make each other happy.  Of course it certainly is not killing loved ones for your own benefits either but I just don´t like the notion that you have to sacrifice yourself figuratively or literally for a loved one. Oswald choosing to do so because he regrets, wants to make things right yeah okay.. I mean he killed someone it´s not like he would not deserve it but this idea of he loves Edward and this means he has to forget about all the suffering he made him go through and sacrifice himself just does not sit right with me. Like the I´m gonna kill Ed impulse in some way feels “healthier”? [Of course the guilt on Oswald´s side issue here makes it kind of a different case but]

 * Remembering Edward´s line about love being a weakness this certainly applies here for Oswald! Does it apply for Edward?

* Sighs Oswald, Oswald, Oswald.  I said I can see how someone showing affection for him after all the time believing no one could like him (okay I´m gonna keep this short this time) would mess with him and make him stupid, and how him having reached his goals and being King of Gotham and Mayor would  make him less cautious. [Like he feels like beating the end boss in a computer game thinking he reached the goal but does not notice that he has become the end boss for the next players to come] but I am not happy with the idea that he would let go this level of betrayal. I would accept it if Edward forced him to see the pain he caused and that it would lead to remorse, that I could see  but forgiving Edward messing with his family, his whole goals, everything?! Part of Oswald´s appeal was that he was so uncompromising demanding, that here might be character development but I don´t like it. The Oswald that certainly loved and admired Fish Mooney in some way but pushed her of a building killing her that was an interesting character. His self preservation was so compelling and I don´t like that such an integral part of his character was silenced this week.

* On the other hand “Love is about sacrifice” hasn´t been Oswald selfless. Wasn´t there plenty of fantastic meta on Oswald acting selfless in regards of Jim Gordon, or that time when he let Fish Mooney go and even spared Hugo Strange´s life. Or Tabithas, just because of Butch whom he should actually not like either.

„Give the GCPD a chance“   Says a guy with ring to owl lady KATHRYN. (And let´s be honest he is probably the only living soul in Gotham who has faith in their police) „Your faith in him is touching and possibly dangerous“ Are they talking about Jim? Am I forgetting someone or something, they are talking about Jim aren´t they? Owl people are seen later again discussing having almost lost the city over a cup of tea. Lost what for? A little chaos disturbing their business? What business? Tell me? Do they want to safe Gotham for the sake of the city or their interests, I bet the later .. but damn it tell me what are those? Clone Bruce appears, he is ready, the scars have been removed. Ring guy leaves to get someone on boat claiming that no one refuses the court.   JIM GORDON sits in his flat pouring him some whiskey and not closing the bottle afterwards indicating that more booze will follow but first there is a knock on the door. It´s „Uncle Frank“. For a moment I was worried it would be Lee, phew, but although this could give us some Jim background I don´t think I´m to keen to see that clone court and family mess. Will Jim join them because they claim to do good? How will he get to know that they are Bruce´s enemies? Are they going to win him with fake Bruce speaking for them? Will Jim become real Bruce´s spy? 

To kill or not to kill Both Edward and Bruce are faced with the decision to kill or not to kill someone who has hurt a loved one. Would have Bruce made the same decision if he had seen Alfred getting murdered? Yes he would have, do not kill no matter what. That´s what distinguishes heroes from villains, at least so we are told. On the other hand I´m reluctant to draw the parallel because someone of the organization level of Edward would have shot someone dead dead as in right into the head. Oswald has been shot he has survived Edward knows that even with the added water there still is the possibility of survival that would even drive me mad if I would want someone dead it must give Edward a psychosomatic rash, I mean after bone shattering no body no crime rigour that´s just sloppy.

 Personal Highlight: Edward screaming at people „Ghosts aren´t real“  Did that have a little undertone of a hurt scientific mind being like I can´t believe you have forced me to work with that superstitious bogus, like ghosts how can you even. Meanwhile Oswald: What do you mean I saw it, and besides there´s dead people coming back to life literally and you draw the line at ghosts? * Why was Jerome picking on Bruce and Alfred´s relationship? After Alfred tells Bruce to carry on he comments with “strangely intimate” and then another remark on those two “Are all rich kids this close with their butlers?”

* What am I missing about the title? Has anyone a new enemy? Like they all kinda were before that´s what got them into this whole mess.

* I hope Oswald´s second Hello I´m not dead moment will be glorious