#I think ‘oh ok clearly I just fucking suck at characterization I’m going to kill myself’

[onlyplatonicirl]

One of my biggest fears when seeing people talk about “Fandom misinterprets all my blorbos and it makes me want to kill myself” is the feeling like oh my god…… what if I’m misinterpreting the blorbos……… what if someone thinks about me like that……. just bury me alive atp

[fireemblems24]

Verdant Wind: Chapter 17

First off, it's weird only doing two routes this time, since SS skips over this chapter, and I'm not going back to CF until all the final chapters are ready.

Below's all my thoughts about VW's take on Gronder Field. 😭I was not ready. OMG. How could you do this to me?

Pre-Battle:

Oh dear, God, no, Hilda. Is this Fog of War?

I picked "I'm worried" for Byleth, but it's not for the reasons Claude thinks. It's because I know Dimitri's coming (it's clearly setting up Battle of Eagle and Lion Round 2), and I'm betting he's not doing so hot.

Oh, shit, yep, here he is. I'm not ready for this guys.

It wouldn't make sense to "kill" Dimitri, just to bring him back and kill him for real a second later though.

I'm clinging to that. But I still don't feel good.

It is kind of pathetic that Dimitri has a more interesting plot in VW than Claude so far.

Oh, crap, everyone's here. Mercedes, Dedue, and Bernie. Do I have to kill them? I'm going to avoid killing whoever I can. So much for "kill 'em all - I am pathetic. Except Hubert lol. I love the guy, but I don't feel bad taking him out.

OK - but like Dedue and Mercie? They are too precious to have fun with "kill em all." And Bernie was so sweet after Jeralt's death that I feel bad.

At the same time . . . Killing them all . . . could be fun.

But Dedue and Mercie 😭And then I feel bad excluding Bernie.

I wonder if my dancer!Felix can fight Dimitri. I'll make sure Claude fights both lords, but I'm curious to see if Felix and Dimitri get unique dialogue.

What if I said - I don't want to defeat Dimitri - but the game said - defeat all enemy commanders 😭

Ohh - cut scene! God, it's been forever.

Edelgard fire bombing everyone. Dimitri getting revenge for the dead. Nothing's changed.

Seriously, Edelgard? She's like "we were classmates, but not today" and looks so sad. Like, girl, you caused all this.

I'm kind of annoyed at how she always feels so sorry for herself, not going to lie. I don't mind the characterization, but just it's always so focused on her and never her victims. But I feel this is my annoyance with CF bleeding through.

Which makes me wonder how I'd feel about her if I played this game one route after the next.

"Kill every last one of them!" - Chris Hackeny is a gem.

Imagine how shocking that is if you didn't play AM. I'd probably quit right there and see wtf happened, since all the Kingdom drama + Dimitri's Disney death + mysterious reappearance with a totally new attitude and sexy eyepatch would just be too much.

I feel so bad for Claude though. I've spent more time talking about Edelgard and Dimitri than him. But they both get such interesting in-character stuff, and he's like "man this class reunion sucks." Only Byleth got less stuff.

OK - Edelgard got some points back with her chaotic warfare and smarts trying to block the Kingdom and Alliance.

Battle Thoughts:

I've got a million fliers on this team, and Bernie's range is just too long. I think I'm going to just have to kill her.

Eh, whatever. Let's kill them all.

Hubert doesn't think much of my strategy.

Dimitri's not holding back here. It makes it really clear how far he's actually come in AM seeing him in VW like this.

Lysithea nuked Dedue and he . . . retreated? Does Dedue get to live? 😭😭😭

Dimitri's "Shut up and retreat. You must live, Dedue." after Dedue insists on fighting 😭😭😭Again - even at his absolute worst, Dimitri always gives Dedue special treatment.

HOLY SHIT - Edelgard just lit Bernie on fire. Oh my God. Guess that means I'm killing her :(

LAMO - Claude crit Edelgard. Kinda deserves it after that.

Now to have him (and Felix) fight Dimitri. If they can. Apparently Dimitri can one-shot Ignatz (that was one use of Divine Pulse).

Can anybody explain why Dimitri gets the "effective against" warning against literally every unit??

It's too bad Dimitri and Claude don't just team up. The situation feels kinda forced, but it makes sense given Dimitri's state of mind. Still feels like the game is just forcing "no two lords for you!"

WTF is this? Dimitri's even got effectiveness against an infantry dancer.

So Dimitri told Felix he's not worthy and to get out of his sight. Then Felix crit Dimitri and told HIM to get out of HIS sight. No unique dialogue though. 😭😭

OK guys, I spared Mercie. I . . . just couldn't. Dedue got nuked but retreated? And Bernie got set on fire AND had a droppable Brave Bow. Sorry.

So . . . Did Dimitri retreat or die?

Post Battle Thoughts:

Oh, shit. Hilda's "I saw him" doesn't sound good.

Well that sucks.

😭😭😭😭😭😭

They really brought Dimitri back to life, only to kill him off two seconds later. It might be my Dimitri bias coming through, but that seems . . . kinda pointless tbh.

At least he's getting sympathetic treatment 😭😭😭

Dedue lived and he's all alone 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Why is it that Kingdom characters seem like they're getting a better story than poor Claude?

Lysithea's story is more interesting than Claude's 😭😭😭 Poor girl had it rough. Fuck the Empire.

Aww, Lorenz is the first one who said he'd follow Claude.

I love how on VW, Leonie and Raphael realize that the Empire's actions are a threat to the things they want to protect, but in CF they'll just toss that all into the wind because professor power.

Aww, Marianne's "I'll fight too." 😊😊😊I needed that after the drama with Dimitri and Dedue.

Why do we never get to see Holst??

Oh - so that's why Lysithea held off on her A-Support. It was waiting for that stuff with the mages.

Judith is so hot. I'm still mad I can't use her in battle.

All I need to take Fort Merceus is Dimitri - oh wait.

Is this the best the game could come up with for Claude's "schemes?" They dress up as Imperial soldiers and just walk in?

VW's tone feels too lighthearted for this game (esp after Dimitri 😭😭😭) , but at the same time it's a nice breather.

[shewasanamericangirl]

screamin bout zi-o 36

i had fun doing this last week, so let’s make another screencap post! of course, i said that, and then it took several days to upload all the pictures because tumblr just stops fucking working sometimes. anyhoo! it’s yuko kitajima roast hour. image-heavy and spoiler-heavy, naturally.

so ginga blew everyone up and they ran away to a sewer it seems.

honestly that theory makes as much sense as anything else on this booty ass fuckin’ kamen rider show

i was just like...he isn’t

but then he was

swartz: she could step on me in those red pumps and i’d say Thank You

hora: i regret so much right now

uhr: *shonen anime character walking down the street pose*

then over quartzer plays and im starting to feel a little lost because i don’t get to hear about the episode according to woz’s book? hello??

yuko’s still out gettin her spa treatments and shit, god only knows how she got the money for all that, and somehow she never crosses paths with the cops or anyone who recognizes her from the news?? uh

honestly yeah?? a queen deserves to look GOOD. her theme music is eerily sexy, i need an mp3 of it right now

don’t get me wrong, im well aware that swartz is being a suck-up to try and get yuko to help with his plan to seize ginga’s power, but damn im kinda shipping swartz with yuko now too...i mean, he WAS looking at her while doing the sexy ice cream thing last week. what flavor ice cream would yuko be? black cherry chip maybe?

(headcanon: woz tries apple pie ice cream and declares it a crime against both apple pie and ice cream alike--but he still eats the whole coneful)

hora and uhr get ZA WARUDO’D down the stairs by swartz

we were all uhr right here

yeaaaaaah she just doesn’t want to fight ginga

tsukuyomi’s a mood. someone put a band-aid on geiz’s forehead pls

ok woz i get that if you’re looking for a despotic ruler to follow that yuko is likely a better bet than sougo, but you’re missing an important detail: if yuko actually had a shot at becoming queen of everything, she’d already have one of you in tow, and you would most likely hate each other.

...majou means “demon queen” in this case, not “witch”, right?

aaaaaand this...is the moment when yuko started making me very uncomfortable. the way she responds: “yes...i do remember. it’s you.”

and sougo’s face just lights up--my guy, she could so easily be lying. she didn’t say one thing about the band-aid or the playground or anything that’d indicate she’s actually sougo’s crush.

like...if not for the fact that sougo had such a crush on the seifuku girl, it wouldn’t be all that major a memory. it likely wasn’t for the girl in question--just a happy sunny day cheering up a lonely little boy. a beautiful memory, yes...but memories fade.

can someone please explain to me why woz’s characterization is all over the place in kiva arc? are you pro-yuko or anti-yuko, woz? i don’t understand what’s going through his pretty head at all honestly. he gets pretty taciturn in the scenes he’s not inhaling pie, but then at times he seems to think yuko’s cool aaaaaagh i don’t know

junichiro: meowing, just wanted an excuse to cook lots of food

sougo: “yay, uncle’s cooking!”

woz: [deadpan monotone] “yaaaaaaay uncle’s cooking...”

ive had enough of this evil bitch honestly but when she points it’s still Good Shit

ridiculous move name, but also an awesome move name

and turning to stone to heal up while the sun’s clouded over? very cool

denied

i noped so hard at this part. like...i really do feel protective of sougo. yuko doesn’t give a damn about him, she just doesn’t want him to get in her way.

nope. no. nuh uh. you two step away from each other right now.

YOU CANNOT MAKE BABIES WITH AN IDIOT FETUS

ok but in all seriousness, do you want time jackers? because, im calling it now, letting oma zi-o go in raw is how you get time jackers.

yeah im pretty sure miho would’ve kept at it if she’d lived, and yuko...shes not gonna listen to sougo

thank you for the much needed reality check furry man

so she’s a...fu-joshi? 👀

☝☝☝

yuko wears such fabulous shoes

was anyone surprised at this point that yuko was the real killer? i sure wasn’t. not after all the obvious lies.

i love her leitmotif. i need it. where do i download

SHE DIDN’T PROMISE SHIT

hey kids! it’s time for *mashes play button* la-la-la lies! yeah, tell me that you love me! la-la-la-lies! look deep into my eyes! la-la-la-lies! say there’s no one else above me! i’m the king of fools, cuz baby, you’re the queen of actually very hurtful and manipulative lies!

that’s such bullshit

now im the last person to be like “don’t play the dead mommy card”--i practically keep that card in the hello kitty wallet my dead mommy gave me. but i bet you yuko’s mom is just fine (aside from living with the trauma of knowing her daughter’s a murderer and pathological liar).

sougo,,,,,pls

thank you tsukuyomi. god sougo really needs a chaperone with yuko around, he’s way too dumb and thirsty.

GUESS WHO’S BACK. BACK AGAIN. fortunately, it seems swartz and woz have been just standing there watching him for the duration of the rain shower.

lest we forget (because i didn’t screencap it), when zi-o took the brunt of ginga’s attack earlier, it sent him flying. now, that’s a human body, which has some ability to absorb force because it’s mostly pretty soft and fluid. yuko’s manhole cover almost completely absorbed this blast--she barely shifted her weight on impact. is it just that she’s THAT ripped? 

then The Boys rider kick ginga to oblivion. rip ginga, you didn’t have a personality or a character arc, we never even saw you un-transformed--you were just a cool looking plot device with pretty attacks. but for that much, we appreciate you!

swartz looks so pleased with himself. he must not have watched the preview for this episode.

YOINK! gotta love how swartz doesn’t look surprised so much as puzzled.

sure am glad kurowoz took his other self’s advice and kept an eye on swartz

i love it so much how woz just has these magic scarf powers and it needs no explanation? hell, he can fly and time travel and make people fall asleep and he’s super strong too, with no explanation? and he’s the comic relief? ALSO HE’S REALLY HOT? woz is a being to behold honestly

speaking of super strong and really hot, yuko is KILLING IT in that gown. i mean...i guess that’s the intention. killing it. cuz she’s a homicidal maniac. haha.

she’s so good at pointing. yuko could be a prosecutor in shuichi kitaoka: ace attorney. (FUND IT)

yuko throws her manhole cover at the boys (rude!) and next we see geiz holding it. a shame we don’t get to see him snatch it out of midair. or did woz catch it and just hand it to him? we may never know.

zi-o. listen to geiz, zi-o. use the fucking watch. just use the watch, zi-o. you seriously plan on just letting another kiva go on a killing spree? do you not get by now what she’s capable of?

thank goodness zi-o has his retainers to make wise decisions so he doesn’t have to.

please note the placement of mars on ginga woz’s suit. very important.

I Love You

lmao

WHERE IS YOUR MANHOLE COVER NOW

my favorite character gets a beautiful rainbow final attack. i feel so blessed.

i mean...protecting all mankind would probably include protecting them from people like yuko. just sayin.

is it bad of me that my immediate thought right then was “at least woz’s attack wasn’t what did her in.”

this shot, especially in the context of the church, definitely gave me pieta vibes--albeit reversed somewhat.

weirdly enough, woz does an outro instead of an intro this episode.

at this point while watching, i said to shylax “you know what this calls for? pie!” but before i could finish--

--PIE! cmon sougo, it’s time to gobble up your feelings!

fucking woz, i swear, you have pie in your mouth and pie in your right hand and pie on your FACE and when your overlord expresses how miserable he is you just go for his uneaten pie with your empty hand.

...is it normal to eat pie like this in japan? because the only times i’ve seen americans make this much of a mess eating pie is when they’re toddlers.

oh hey, what do you know? looks like sougo’s first love wasn’t a violent crazy person after all. she also wasn’t yuko.

sougo’s just an idiot who will mistake any older woman who rubs him on the chin and calls him cute for his sailor girl.

previews!

i blame joshua kiryu

how eloquently this one line sums up not only kamen rider zi-o but kamen rider decade as well. that’s it, that’s the show. that’s the clusterfuck we will inevitably get whenever toei decides to make a kamen rider crossover.

LOOK AT THIS! TSUKUYOMI REMEMBERED SOMETHING! who is she smiling at? is it her dad? is that swartz behind her?! omg baby tsukuyomi is so CUTE!

“a team”. uh huh. is that what the youth are calling it these days? cuz when i was a wee lass, i believe they called it “fucking”.

so what have we learned this week?

very little about ginga

sougo does not remember faces all that well

before sougo dates ANYONE that person should be fully vetted by junichiro, geiz, tsukuyomi, and woz because CLEARLY HE CANNOT SAFELY CHOOSE A PARTNER FOR HIMSELF

i still really like yuko as a character, if not as a person. same as i enjoy junji ito manga, but would be very upset if most of it happened in real life.

swartz loves a woman who can kick his ass

what the fuck are manhole covers in this world

i can’t wait for baby tsukuyomi flashbacks! that, and more tsukasa.

[emilywatchescursedshow]

S1 E18 - Something Wicked This Way Comes

Director: Whitney Ransick

Writers: Eric Kripke, Daniel Knauf

Hopefully this episode doesn’t fucking suck

This just is a shot from an X-Files episode but I can’t remember which one.

OOH CREEPY HAND WE LOVE ITTT YESSSSSSS

Uhoh hopefully that girl’s ok

Following the dad clue huh. “He’s been so easy to find” right like he didn’t just come when you called that one tim.

Huh more sign communication but this time it’s all red vs black interesting color theory.

Wow no kid’s playing on a playground 2006 was a different time.

Dean picking up a milf

Oh no, this is the creepy S2 Buffy episode with the top hat guy. I love that episode but why do we have 2 Buffy ripoffs in a row.

Creepy old lady oh no is she a witch or... their MOM???? oh there’s an inverted cross she’s def evil, like they couldn’t have possibly made that more obvious. The shots in this episode are good also.

It’s weird watching a TV show where the production is so tight but the writing and acting are kinda blah.

THESE KIDS CAUGHT THE CURRENT from all these opens windows

How are they inside of this guy’s house

Creepy skeletal handprint

We’re getting young Dean flashback. I see he inherited the popped collar gene from his dad. I had hoped it was recessive.

Sam and Dean look like they’re the same age. They’re in a motel room??

Important detail for no reason but this is the first time I’ve been able to see clearly that Dean has hazel eyes.

Sam doesn’t remember his dad’s failings as a hunter interesting brother characterization

Can we please stop with the textual wincest jokes

Dean’s having “taking care of Sam” flashbacks and giving him all the lucky charms oh adorable I feel weird about these and idk why yet

She?

Sam not loving that Dean has all these memories that he doesn’t.

Wait ok I’m now having another what the fucking hell moment bc in this scene the costumer put Sam in a t-shirt that just has. A massive, fucked up looking dog on it. It is the weirdest shirt. Why does sam own this shirt

Oh no I hope it’s not the old woman from before that Dean spent like a million years staring at

Oh I remember this era of the 2000s when people would walk through the back of their too long jeans so the little pieces flapped behind them. The fact that Jarps jean’s are too long for him is hilarious because he’s already so fucking tall

Ok creepy old woman scene. Right because someone would just leave an inverted crucifix be

Hm I wonder if these idiots just kept their trees trimmed we wouldn’t have these problems anymore.

Jarps laugh is very stupid.

Dean having another little kid moment talking to a little blonde boy.

THANK GOD WE HAVE A DEAN SAYING “THIS IS NOT YOU’RE FAULT”

A accepting a lift to the hospital from a strange is uh not smart even when that person be Dean. Sam taking a phone call at the library what a naughty boy doesn’t he know it’s a quiet zone.

15-20 years back to the 1890s is like 5 different towns

Ah yes it’s the doctor. Sam probably shouldn’t have let Dean hang up the phone just then.

I love how the doctor still believes that Dean is a doctor when he’s got his popped leather jacket collar.

Wow Dean oh nooooo don’t talk about not firing your gun in a pediatrics ward.

We’re having a what’s the responsibility of children theme painted over with Dean’s weird childhood trauma about not being able to live up to his dad’s unreasonable expectations.

This monster is just emperor Palpatine but taller. Also I feel like Dean reacted as best he could in this situation lmao

Oh also John Winchester’s actor sucks also. Was he using his kids as bait??? Why else didn’t he drop them off at pastor Jim’s earlier.

Dean was like 12 when this happened. Why did Sam give up so quickly on the “you were just a kid” angle.

Ok so now we’re confronting the kid about this. He’s doing a good job stumbling his way through these scenes with clutching at the phone.

Dean suddenly getting the sense that the requests his dad made of him were unreasonable huh. Oh wait no the kid’s going along with it and we’re getting some stupid “you’d do anything for your brother” lines.

Dean literally telling a kid “we’re not gonna shoot you” what the fuck is this show

The kid is more afraid of getting shot than the monster which i feel like is reasonable but hilarious in the context of the show

Constipated iron rounds

Sam apologizing to Dean... Dean “Oh God kill me now” yeah I sort of feel the same.

I gotta give this monster props for always making the mast dramatic fucking entrances. Once again emperor Palpatine. Also the kid is just fully staring at the guy which apparently is fine I guess. We had to show the kid rolling under the bed so we know they didn’t shoot him which is fair I guess.

Oh the thing’s body didn’t vanish I guess because it has to attack Sam, unfinished business I guess.

Yeah this is feeding, not just leaning over a guy.

And now the body vanishes, but not before Dean shoots it a couple more times. We love being ineffectual.

Michael realizing that oh no SAM is the little brother.

Dean has problems.

Sam wishing he were Asher, Dean knowing he’s stuck as Michael. God this music is wayyy too literal for me to take it seriously.

I thought this episode was alright!! There were some rough points but I think we were sort of due for a “Dean has overprotective feelings in re: Sam” episode.

[drunklander]

Drunj!Der Yells About Outlander

Thoughts on Ep. 307

So this was an episode that happened. It’s kind of tough to get excited about an episode that’s sole purpose is basically to set up the next one. There were definitely some parts that I really liked *cough Claire cough* and some things that I side-eyed so hard. *cough Jamie cough*

I get that the point of this episode is to show just how much more work they need to do if they’re going to be able to rebuild their life together. And it *is* making me excited for next week to see shit actually go down. But based off of how underwhelmed I was with last week, I feel like I really need to lower my expectations for next week, haha.

This week’s episode served its purpose, though, sooo...

Shockingly, I hate this opening. Like yeah, Claire needs a patient to set up part of the tension with Jamie, but jfc at this point I’ll take her being physically threatened in a non-sexual way rather than *another* attempted rape. All that needed to be accomplished was for the guy to trip and fall. There are ways to do that without attempted rape. We get that the 18th century is dangerous. Stop going back to that same well, show.

Jamie not asking Claire if she’s ok when he comes in bothers me. A lot. Like dude. Look what you just walked into. Look how freaked out Claire is. And you’re *not* going to ask if she’s ok? You’re *not* going to like give her a hug or some gesture of comfort? Even if she wasn’t his wife who just showed up after 20 years and they had just spent the last night having lots of sex, any other person would have asked if Claire was ok if they came across her in that state.

I get that part of what they’re trying to get across with Jamie in this episode is how detached he is from basically everyone. Like he’s been hurt so much and lost so much over the last 20 years that he’s decided feeling nothing for people is more bearable than being hurt by them or something. But, idk, I feel like even if that’s how he’s functioning now, common decency still says you ask someone if they’re ok.

Claire asking Jamie if he understands why she has to try to save the rando makes me sad for her. Because she’s basically asking him if he understands who she is at her core and his reaction is like begrudging acceptance. Which like, I get it. It’s easier for everyone if the guy just dies. But for Claire, it’s like Jamie is barely tolerating her literal purpose in life. The thing that got her though their years apart. And that makes me want to give her a hug. It’s also a stark contrast to his reaction last week when he found out she was a surgeon and he was all “oh you always were” like he was so proud of her. Getting whiplash here, bro.

(Not that Claire needs to justify *at all* what she’s doing, but I feel like now would have been a good place to introduce Jamie to the Hippocratic oath.)

Also not a fan of how Jamie tells her that she’d be arrested for assault if they call the authorities about the guy who broke in. Like dude. There’s a way to do that without being an asshole.

I swear this episode feels like last week never happened. Especially on Jamie’s side.

“I admire a woman who values the sanctity of human life.” I never in a million years thought I’d like Yi Tien Cho better than Jamie in an episode. But yeah. I like him in this episode. I’m definitely on board with how the show has changed him. I’m here for the respect between him and Claire. Good job, show.

I was seriously wishing they would cut the whole Campbell storyline but nope. Here we are. *fast forwards*

I’m always here for Young Ian and Fergus, though. But can we please talk about how Young Ian is fucking 14? Yeah, they said he was 16 last week, but they fucking start ep. 302 with the year 1752 on the screen. Claire goes back to 1766. That’s 14 years. Jfc, show, if you wanted to age him up a bit (which yeah, you should age him up a bit), you should have tweaked the timeline in ep. 302 rather than having him be canonically 14 but then be like nope, jk, we want him to be 16. Whatever. He can be 16 from now on, but for real. Math. It’s a thing, show.

Age nonsense aside, I am so here for Young Ian asking Fergus about Claire and Fergus like fanboying the fuck out over her.

Ok did Outlander miss the memo that people made fun of Game of Thrones for having random sex and nudity in the background of scenes? And how they don’t do it anymore and that’s a good thing? Because for a show that claims that it has great respect for sex and nudity, there are randos banging again in the background of Jamie meeting Sir Percival. Because clearly if there weren’t we wouldn’t be able to understand that it’s a brothel? Whatever, I don’t dislike it, and it’s not like I took what the production team says in interviews seriously to begin with, but I’m rolling my eyes a bit.

I love that Yi Tien Cho goes along with what Claire needs and seems to genuinely respect her skills. Be more like him, Jamie.

“This ends now.” Why do you suck so much through so much of this episode, Jamie. There’s being changed after so long and then there’s being a complete twat. Jamie through a lot of this episode is like leaping over to the twat side of things.

Like I love the little scene when he tells her she’ll have other chances to use her skills and help people and the whole bit about being willing to give up everything to be with her again and stuff. That’s lovely. But it seems like a completely different person from who he is during most of the rest of the episode. Like he goes from acting like he’d give anything for her to *not* be there and not be blowing up his spot one second to all mushy and romantic the next. There needs to be tension and stuff, but the swings in his characterization are kind of jarring. Especially since the shit with Sir Percival has literally zero to do with Claire showing up. It would have happened regardless... (Ok, maybe the guy wouldn’t have died, but him and Sir Percival still would have shown up to search the brothel.)

Like the “You will...return? After?” line works. His fear she’ll leave and his insecurity and stuff works. Him being a complete doucherocket to her? Not so much.

Anywho. Young Ian and Fergus are adorable and I love them. I am 1000% here for this bromance. Also, Fergus is totally full of shit about having a threesome for his first time, right? Unless the teens at Lallybroch are way more sexually liberated than I thought, lol. In which case, more power to them. You get yours, rando Highland lasses.

The difference in Claire’s face when she gets off the carriage in Edinburgh in ep. 305 vs. when she’s walking to see Margaret Campbell in this ep. kills me. Like it literally took *one day* to basically crush the poor woman’s spirit. Just the weight she’s carrying there of everything she went through during the 20 years apart plus the weight of what she gave up to come back is just all right there on her face. Her 20 years apart weren’t happy, but she built a life that was hers. She had purpose in her work which I wish we saw more of. She had her daughter which I wish we saw more of. And she gave all that up for a guy who has interrogated her regarding her motive for returning, insulted their daughter in more than one way and has been treating her like pretty much nothing but a burden? You need the biggest of hugs, Claire.

Seriously wish they just cut the Campbells, though. Like we’ll see how they handle them later on in the season, but yeah. Hard pass.

Young Ian is awkward and adorable and I heart him. But I could really have used less of him in the print shop with the girl...

Ok does no one in the 18th century know how sex works? How can literally every virgin on this show just assume that horses set the gold standard for secksi times?

“Maybe we can find a place of our own.” “And leave the brothel?” Yes, you fuckwit. Seriously. Who is this Jamie. I get it, he’s changed, yada yada, they’re different people. But literally last episode he was like “oh, yeah, maybe I shouldn’t have brought you to a brothel” and now he’s like “oh yeah, it’s totally cool if we just live here.” Wtf. Be consistent within your own universe, show.

I love that even though Jamie is being a complete jackass this episode, Claire is still like planning her future with him. Claire knows what she went through during her time apart from Jamie. She doesn’t know all of the details about what Jamie went through, but she knows he is profoundly changed. Claire isn’t naive. Wanting to start to rebuild a life together isn’t the same thing as pretending that their old lives didn’t happen. When she went back to Frank, he wanted to ignore the past and that was unsustainable. Wanting to not live in a brothel is not the same thing as wanting to pretend that the last 20 years never happened. Claire knows that she’s scared and hasn’t been fully honest with Jamie about her life without him, because being vulnerable enough to do that takes a lot of trust and courage, and she’s not quite there yet. But I really believe Claire believes that she and Jamie can get to a place where they’re able to share everything they went through. When she said they didn’t need to rush things in ep. 306, I took that at face value, not as her avoiding the hard truths of their time apart. I really think she just understands that it will take time and effort to regain enough trust between them to be able to share what needs sharing in order to build a solid, new version of their relationship that’s built on honesty. Her trying to find a productive place for herself in Jamie’s new life works really well for me. She’s not asking him to change (except their living situation, which I can’t blame her in the slightest for), she’s trying to find a place for herself in his, and now her, world. Knowing what Claire gave up, and the fact that she didn’t take that sacrifice lightly, to get back to Jamie makes it pretty clear that she’s willing to do whatever it takes to try to find their way back to each other. I get the sense that she knew that there would be a lot of emotional work involved and she wouldn’t have gone back if she wasn’t willing to do it.

Apparently I had a lot of feelings about Claire wanting to move and start her own practice. Anywho...

I love the reunion with Ian. I love the mix of pain and shock and happiness on his face. I’m glad they had him tell her how much he and Jenny mourned her when she left. I’m really looking forward to Claire and Jenny next week, but I do kind of wish they’d switch things up and have Jamie and Claire tell Jenny and Ian the truth. Because otherwise, Claire leaving is solely on Claire when really it was Jamie who basically forced her to go. I loved Claire and Jenny’s relationship in season one, and I hope (but doubt) they’ll make this change. It feels like it’d be very in character for show!Claire to want to do once she is back at Lallybroch and really sees how much pain her leaving caused them.

I do like their fight after Ian leaves though. Like, finally. Get into itttt. Please. Go there. Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Although Jamie acting like he sees the world in black and white when he literally lives in the gray areas doesn’t really play well for me. But Claire, knowing that Jamie’s inability to raise his children hurts him like whoa, going in for the kill by telling him he doesn’t know what it’s like to be a parent does work. Because yeah, he *definitely* should have given Ian some peace of mind. It was a total dick move not to. And what Claire said was a low blow and not really a good look for her, and two wrongs don’t make a right and yada yada whatever, but it was a shitty move by Jamie not to give Ian some relief and he needs to be smacked upside the head and that’s basically what Claire does except on steroids.

I’m here for Jamie’s anger about not getting to raise Bree, and her being raised by another man. But a) that’s not fucking Claire’s fault, you asshole who literally, physically pushed Claire’s hand onto the stone, and b) I’m annoyed as fuck by him bringing up the bikini again. I get it, different time, yada yada, but it feels like he has just leeched onto that as something to throw at Claire as like a sign she was a bad mother. Because she let Bree wear something like that. (He can say she was a good mother when they’re all lovey in bed and stuff, but when he’s called on his bullshit he apparently has no problem being a complete fuckwad...) But oh wait, who also used Bree as a way to hurt Claire? Frank. Don’t be like Frank, Jamie. Ugh.

The look on Claire’s face when she says that Frank was a wonderful father to Brianna breaks my heart a little. Because he wasn’t. He used Bree to hurt Claire. He played himself against Claire so he looked like the good parent in Bree’s eyes. Bree may have loved him, but that’s not being a good parent. That’s being a manipulative, cruel, selfish piece of shit. And I think Claire knows that. But she knows that Bree loved him and she’s like trying to hang on to that fact to make what she went through over those 20 years with Frank seem like they weren’t a waste.

And she says it to Jamie because she doesn’t want him to know how much pain Frank caused her while she was with him. It hurts Jamie to hear that Frank was a good father to Bree, but I think Claire would rather have him hurt that way than to see just how badly Frank fucked her up because Jamie made her go back to him. Because on some level Claire blames Jamie a bit, but also doesn’t want to seem like she “lost” the separation? (It’s not a contest, Claire, but I get it...) Like Jamie hasn’t shared much about his life without her. He shared only a few details around Willie’s birth, so Claire knows he was a bastard, but she also saw Jamie’s excitement and love for the child that overshadowed his reaction to Bree. And Jamie hasn’t gone into anything about the pain and misery he went through on his end during his years in the cave or in prison. He’s only given her the couple romantic lines about living in the shadows but now the sun’s back and yada yada. So to Claire, it seems like yeah, Jamie went through some stuff, but he has his life in Edinburgh and he’s happy in it so if Claire admits that she was miserable and living this cobbled together half-life for 20 years, it makes her more vulnerable to being hurt more deeply than she could probably bear if Jamie can’t understand? Which, by his behavior since she came back, it doesn’t seem like he would?

GUYS JUST RIP THE BANDAID OFF, PLEASE! I NEED TO SEE THE RAGE AND PAIN AND ARGH IS IT NEXT WEEK YET BECAUSE I NEED THEM TO JUST LET LOOSE AND SCREAM AT EACH OTHER!

Ok Jamie dramatically jumping over the railing with his ridic blanket scarf thing is too much for me. Like I can’t even. It’s so dumb.

But Fergus’ face when Jamie tells him Claire doesn’t know about his other wife yet is my everything. We’re all right there with you, Fergus...

[carthonasi]

My Thoughts on The Last Jedi

It’s been about 3 days now since I’ve seen The Last Jedi and I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on the movie and man oh man, do I have some thoughts on this sucker. This would have been out sooner but I unfortunately had to work all weekend due to the movie’s release and have only gotten around to making this post now. Spoilers under the cut.

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Okay, spoiler time. I’m going to do split my thoughts into a pros and cons list, and for once, I’m actually going to start with the negatives considering all of the controversy surrounding the movie.

CONS

Luke’s characterization for a good bit of the film is so off. Like, come on, you expect me to believe the same Luke Skywalker who refused to kill his father would attempt to murder his nephew in his sleep? Nah, that’s fucking bullshit. I could buy it maybe passing his mind, but to physically turn on that lightsaber? No. It was shit. And it was clearly only there to give Kylo some sort of sympathetic backstory. There were other things that irked me about how Rian Johnson portrayed Luke, but that was my main grievance.

I’m sure someone has written up a better explanation as to why this sucks so I’ll just leave this here simply: I hated that Luke died

Rey and Luke’s plot on Ahch-to just felt like a let down to me. Nothing really deep here, just felt it didn’t live up to the hype. This might change after a second viewing.

I wasn’t a big fan of how much the movie focused on Kylo, including the majority of Rey’s plot being focused on saving him when just a movie ago she literally was ready to kill him for killing Han. (More on things I liked about Kylo in the Pros section)

WHY DID NO ONE BESIDES REY MENTION HAN??? WHY DIDN’T LEIA ESPECIALLY MENTION HAN??? WHY DIDN’T WE GET TO SEE LUKE REACT TO HIS FRIEND’S DEATH IF WE FOUND OUT THAT HE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IT??? WHY WASN’T HAN MENTIONED MORE??? 

While I loved Finn and Rose and even liked their plotline (More later in the Pros), I felt the kiss from Rose came out of nowhere. I mean, it was obvious she had a crush, but idk. If they’re pushing FinnRose in the next movie, I’m gonna be slightly disappointed with the build up since their dynamic screamed platonic to me.

When we walked out, my brother mentioned to me that the humor felt “too much”. I didn’t agree or disagree with him at first since I had noted that something about the humor felt different, but now I agree with him as I saw someone mention exactly what type of humor this felt like. This was Marvel^TM humor. And not the good Thor Ragnarok kind. Some of this felt like the faux-Whedon quips that have become standard for Marvel movies. However, I will say that this doesn’t cover all of the humor, just that some of it felt like my brother said: “too much”

One thing that bugged me about the Holdo/Poe plot was that everything could have been avoided if she had told Poe the plan. Like, I understand this is a movie and they needed conflict, but this was handled very poorly in my opinion. 

On the subject of Poe, his character felt slightly off compared to how he was portrayed in TFA and some other material. For a standalone movie, his arc was good and handled decently, but considering this is a follow up and the middle movie of a trilogy, it just seemed off to me. Maybe a second viewing will clear it up for me, but idk that was just my first impression.

Speaking of, I felt that while this movie worked really well and was very good as a standalone movie, I do not think it works well as a sequel to TFA. There were so many elements from TFA that seemed wasted or just completely forgotten. It was very obvious that this movie was written before TFA was finalized, as Rian Johnson has stated. Which leads me to…

Rey’s parentage reveal. It was shit.

Ok, so maybe I’m biased since this was a a subject I’ve been reading into for a while, but this “reveal” did not sit well with me. For one, the reveal came from the fucking villain in a moment where he was obviously trying to manipulate her, so you know, I’m not inclined to believe him. And secondly, the reveal doesn’t line up with what was in the TFA movie proper, or in the TFA novel for that matter, which was based off an earlier version of the script. If Rey’s parents were drunks who sold her off for drinking money and were in a desert grave, why was she shown in her force vision in TFA, crying out for someone in a spaceship to come back? Rey clearly wasn’t a slave in TFA. If she was, she wouldn’t have been able to leave Jakku. I think there are more discrepancies that others have pointed out, but the fact of the matter is, things just don’t line up. I sincerely get what Rian was trying to get across by having her be a random, but God, the execution was so fucking terrible if you look closely.  I’m gonna elaborate more in another post on this subject once I see the movie again tomorrow, but fuck dudes, this was so disappointing. 

Ok, on a less critical note, I just felt the movie dragged towards the end. By the time they reached Crait, I was like, we’re not done yet??? I might have just been tired so if this changes on a second viewing I’ll add an edit. 

Snoke was kind of a disappointment, but I never really cared about him so it didn’t really bug me. Not really an extreme con like the majority of this list, but it’s still a negative so here it is.

Also, I’m adding this in after writing my pros, but I just realized R2 had so little to do and now I’m sad. 

Ok, so a lot of negatives. But there are a lot of positives too so let’s get to those.

PROS

LEIA FUCKING ORGANA. LEIA USING THE FORCE. LEIA BEING AN AWESOME GENERAL. CARRIE FISHER’S PERFORMANCE. JUST. LEIA.

VICE. ADMIRAL. HOLDO. DID. THAT. I’m not gonna fucking lie, that was hands down my favorite scene in the fucking movie. Besides another scene in the movie, it’s the only one that had me genuinely awestruck in the theater. 

MY BOY LUKE SHOWING UP IN AN AWESOME BLACK OUTFIT AND TRIMMED HAIR TO SHOW UP HIS SHITTY NEPHEW. THAT SHOULDER BRUSH WAS SUCH A MIDDLE FINGER TO KYLO I LOVE THAT MAN. MARK HAMILL GETS TOP MARKS FOR PORTRAYING LUKE NO MATTER HOW CRAPPY HIS CHARACTERIZATION WAS IN SOME PARTS.

Ok, I think I’m past the screaming section of this lol. Moving on, I absolutely adored Rose. While her initial scene was a bit iffy, I quickly fell in love with her. Kelly Marie Tran nailed it and I can’t wait to see more of her in Episode IX.  I only wish that we had gotten to know Paige a little better and seen her relationship with Rose before she died, but considering how the film started, I’m not too surprised that didn’t happen.

You know who else I love with all my heart? My beautiful boy Finn. John Boyega continues to make me love him as he sold all of his scenes in this movie. From his scenes with Rose, to the fight with Phasma, he never stopped being such a damn delight to watch. 

Speaking of Finn, FINNREY FUCKING LIVES. I loved all the moments where they referenced each other and I had the biggest smile on my face when they reunited. God I love those kids. 

Speaking of ships, REY//O IS FUCKING DEAD IN THE GROUND. But seriously, how are shippers thinking that this movie confirmed their ship? If anything, this just confirmed that Kylo is forever lost to the dark side and that Rey will probably end up killing him. She literally shut the door on him how do misread that scene? 

Kylo was a fantastic villain. Adam Driver did a great job of portraying him and I love the lengths they went to show just how shitty he is and just how manipulative and evil he is. They even gave him an out with a sympathetic backstory, but nope, he’s still a piece of shit. I’m so glad and relieved he’s not getting a redemption arc because he such a good bad guy. 

That moment where Rey made it look like she was gonna take Kylo’s hand but then swerved and went for the lightsaber and then left his ass unconscious, I was like, “that’s my girl”

Also the lightsaber battle beforehand between Kylo, Rey, and Snoke’s guards was genuinely awesome to watch. A great fight scene. I didn’t get the same emotional feeling that I did watching Kylo and Rey’s duel in TFA but it was still fucking awesome to watch nonetheless.

R2 projecting Leia’s message nearly made me cry.

Another thing that actually made me tear up? Luke and Leia’s reunion, even if Luke was only an astral projection in hindsight. It felt like a goodbye to Carrie, even if it wasn’t shot that way, and his line to Leia (I can’t remember the exact quote) really fucking hurt. 

John William’s Score. I feel like this is a given. I will however note that I think I enjoyed the score for The Force Awakens more. Nonetheless, it’s still John fucking Williams and as such it’s still fucking good

As you can see, I’ve got some very mixed feelings on the movie. No doubt I forgot to mention something, but I’m still pretty wiped from working all weekend. But I’ll just leave with this. I think as a standalone movie, this was very good. There were some great cinematic moments and awesome action sequences. Based on that, I’d probably give it an 8/10. However, as a follow up to TFA, it left me disappointed in many fields, which considering it was written before TFA was actually finished, isn’t all that surprising. So under that criteria, I give it 6/10.

However, I do think you guys should see the movie for yourselves and make your own opinions. It’s such a decisive movie that I think that the only way you’re gonna know how you feel about it for sure, is if you see it with your own eyes. And if you happen to love the movie, I’m happy you got an enjoyable experience. 

[throwingideasatthewall]

Clone Wars        Episode 20

         Innocents of Ryloth

Oh no it’s a two-parter

Writers,        You have struggled to make      one normal part          Episode of        above          Mediocre                Quality          -One-           To         Date,

    You’re              Not-            [not sure ‘skilled       enough’ is the         Correct term,           but I-              Don’t          Have          Faith          you        Can      Do           This          Well-]         Just           No-

     And it’s called “Innocents of Ryloth,”

    Oh no  

    Might as       well get this       out-of-the-way;

           AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

            With my subsequent rage out of the way;   

Before   we get   into the   episode;

 Let’s    Get    into      it!

The cost of war can never      be truly accounted for

                      .............Okay?

Okay... [Aight,    don’t     remind     me      of     last    episode

   That’s       not   something      you     should     refer      to   with    any   fondness...

 Anyway...

 Basic   Recap     Over.   [Though      They       Do        Have Obi-wan     and    Mace     Windu        Work       Ing   Together]

  The       Jedi’s      Second      ranked            (Highest)     Jedi     Master            With      what      seems          to        be       the       Lowest         (Besides        Anakin,         Who        Doesn’t          Count       As       a    Master)

   I   can’t     Imagine       He’s       Kind     Based       On      What       He          -   Enabl-

 Going      on        -           With      the   episodes;

     -

   With Obi-Wan       and     Windu talking

Obi-Wan    acting   semi adult         -        Almost to     the point          Of          A         Real         One...    

      .

Anyway        ...      

 Windu       Being       Semi-      Encouraging         —-         And          Focus      -ed        —     Natives          -       He’s            Not      Rolli     -ng       His       Eyes         —     App     arently      -     Not    - -      Very    -     Slow       -      De   s c-      en     d-

-    Okay

-     What-ever    -    Alright    -      Clouds!     -    Oh -     Now      -      Here- -    These droids seem   -relatively -Sandy-  

  Like they don’t     have as much color       -      Also      -       That        -        Dude’s      -        Just lay         - ing back chilling       -      With      - -     Holo-      Gram-     - - -

 You must not   allow      - -    Dude he’s   rocked up in a cozy chair...

I just   don’t think he’s going to be that much help     (Just         A      Thought) 

  Also how did your last      in superior go   after you said    that?

 Fair enough    correlation           Is          Not      Cau- sation

(And the last guy   apparently did make it out in an      escape pod!)      - -    Proton     - -      Cannon

 Dear    God      I know he’s a robot       But mG is he     Dry,  

 Like the Desert!

 “On     your     Cannon,”  

   Then he might     be screwed         -      Because initiative is the   only      Strength       Humanity       happens        to       have          Over           Robotics;         And       why     children     surviving        any        sort         of        robot       attack;          Is      debatable

      On one        hand;        They’re trained with a laser sword

    So, that          Might           Work

     But anybody trying to just yeet the   fecker            (Or have any initiative         Beyond cannon fodder,)

       Might kill             Them

      (Because the         whole point            Of ro          botic           Exercises              Is             To             Think            Around            Some-thing              With          Semi-sentient            Reasoning-             With-out            Hurting              A           Sentient              —-              And            going           against          something              you             can’t            physically          overwhelm               . .             Normally.            .  .          Children               ...            Can’t...   

           Do               That                ...  

           With               that             lesson                 in             robotics               over                  ...   

            Dude                  is              willing                   to                  kill                  a                bitch                 (I-              don’t                 like               this             Roomba-                  -                  (It’s                terri              fying!            -              Good              job            writers-              No               I            don’t            think             I’m         supposed              to                   be             more           scared              of             him               then              your         primary        antagonist            . . .        Aight  

     I mean

      They’re            Adults.     .

       They          can take care of them selves

       (Though               that             was        admittedly               part              of              the            mission)

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Okay,     Whelp,   

  That’s not        - ominous 

 Nope-       Not at        All-

   Okay     -       Here..

   To    prove that     you’re not  completely      useless        to the    Jedi Council      . . 

   We came to       aid the     Twileks      . .         We came to   enable the     Abusers!     (And      neglecters,       No      Stretch,)  

  Aight      ...    Okay     . .      Destroy    their     home        . .

 You fucked it up so   severely i’m surprised there isn’t a warning on the   aid packet;      May destroy   your home  (Ca     -ution!)

 Cody

Dude whenever has Cody   been   characterized   as such?   you   two (You   and   Anakin)     had     a   snipe   contest      Not       To     Long        Ago      . . .    About     how        Rex       was       more       likely          to        be        the      berserker         ...   

     And      yeah        he is           ....   

 Time has shown    he’s willing to       escalate      the situation           at every point.

So why are you riding   Cody‘s coattails for?

 Oh no   he’s just telling Cody to give   the instructions...

“No rockets or     Detonators,”

  The whole league                  of     machine gun guys:            Awwww            (Sadly           packs            away           artillery

          Rex;         (Some-where);              Lam-e!

      (Continuing               on              with               the              (actual)                story;                Check                your                    aim,                  that                 one                  guy;

                      He had   Five fecking guns

(And he’s clearly     trying)

   Oh        he’s      the      (designated)     complainer       for       this     episode

 Ado  -rable

  How      long       till       he    commits      war     crimes?

   Oh      he’s    already     racist

  And   plotting    murder

  Oh       this      is     going      to      be         a      fun   episode

  (Ser-      iously      how      did      the      guy      end      up      on     the     rule   abiding    squad?

 Shouldn’t       he       be       on    Anakin’s      team? )

  Enemy         Is        in        range...

  Slightly      less     genocidal     Roomba    . . .

   Is      helpful      . . .

  Whelp  

 . . .

Shit

 ..

That’s   great     . . .  

Shouldn’t       they    retreat       .  .   .        out      of    range         . .       To       a     safer    altitude     level

  Or end    up like   that guy?

 [least it   isn’t anakin   fucking up     this time.]        . .

   Move!       Give   an   order!

[seriously?      Was   no      one      watching      that?

   No       Shit!

  Oh     no     they   pissed      off    Windu!

  First   bitching      at    Kenobi

 [Fair     Fair,]

   Just thought        he’d do      more than    that

      Being        second           in        command          and           the         second          most         “powerful”

       Take           out            those          guns

        Do         your        fecking          job        Kenobi

     [Master        -Windu              - At          some point

         Kenobi’s         like adult          voice time

      “Pull back,”

                Windu; I-

        Return-        ing to the         actual story

      Alright,           Well,            Feck

      (Hope          they’re           okay)

     Challenge

       Dude        someone          just          got          shot         down           you         dip shit

 Hyping up = last thing    you should be doing

First thing;      checking up on those guys!

 Like   Seriously;      Are     they      ok?

   Two       Ships-  

   ....

  No      Rein       -force        Ments-

    Well,   that      sucks!

“here we go again,”

  Ha-ha, hah!

  That        is          the only           correct           reaction              to            Kenobi

(I feel bad for his men   but there was no other reaction to the      lay-about trash fire          that is          Kenobi

         Good              for             them              for              having            some           humor           about             the          situation              Bad              for              them                for            enabling           (the trash fire)              and            staying              inside                     (the)                   toxic             situation

           Whelp only one ship left

            No point in landing out of their    aim

           No Obi-Wan   had to land right on it                  And for his   dramatics   those men had to      die

(Good job     Kenobi)

  Transports

  (Gunships)

    Ship       One      Ship

(Good     job    Kenobi!)

 “Just       as        I      calculated,”

  Okay,      that      was     actually     kinda     funny

 Right,      Okay

Predators

 Subtle     there’s     always        a    bigger     fish

  Okay,        Some          One         Else       Sur      vived!

   [A    Damn   miracle]

  - -

Running       - -    Running       - -     Running

  ... into the        Forest!

     (Off       they          go)

       That’s              Big

       Oh           no          the        babies             (Again              I           don’t           really           give             a          shit            for          the       adults)

     They         can         get         out          of            this)

       Holy              -            That’s          some           big          guns              -            And           they           can              -           move!               -           Well             fuck  

          Some              one’s             clearly            winning               the              arms              race                 -                      And               it’s             clearly               not                General                 “No             explosives,”                 Kenobi

               Or the ,                   ”clones                    don’t                     have                       the                    necessary                    equipment                          to                           take                        down                              a                          tank,”                         Republic

                      Okay,                           Prepare                            for                            their                          ground                          assault,                             Right

                        Aight                             —-                              Okay

                      Movement

                         Aww,                             They talk                             when                                he                               isn’t                              around

Also,    did    they    not-

Communication       is      key

    If they did   the Jedi would be surrounded       and dead        by now                        

      They actually did find      some thing instead of making them          the butt of the joke

Good     job   writers,      you      wrote        smart       side   characters/        Minions,  

   Whelp

 Hey the clones   are actually doing    something useful

 They     haven’t      had       a   chance      in      a    while

Good     on   them

  Not    for   enabling      the    military    complex    

  But      at     least      for    doing     their      job     competently

  “Go,         Go,           Go,”

   You    shouldn’t       be   encouraging      this

   Cover         is       your        friend,    Cody

   It’s     not   Obi-wan’s

 Completely        one-        sided

    His     hatred        of        it

   The flipping light saber things shouldn’t make them       immortal

    You need some limits   movie

    It    causing    noticeable     physical    exhaustion

    It   requiring     extreme     focus

   That      move           is       too         over    powered        (And while humans are space orcs     we do have some instances              we can’t survive)

         (Depending on              willingness                  and                 skill                  of               healer)

            The             vacuum               of             space,              Surprise             Murder,              Anything               from                the              higher                tier                list              (Deserts,               Frozen                 Waste                 Lands,                  Metal                 (Depending                     on                efficientness                      of                    healer)                       Glass,                       Poison                        Flowers                        (Etc)

                   And including whatever shooting out of the guns which I’m certain is on the higher tier

                     Note;           also this only applies to things that are “Surprise”      As,           if you can see it coming,        You can         use your abilities           To manipulate         the environment                   And        Get out the way

 My Crits   regarding        “Them        not       surviving        this,”         Are       mostly         they       decide          to         play       Death Tag           And          the           Force        being      synonymous         with      subjective        accountability          Protec.

      Point being; they survive this

  Also they’re focusing         a lot on Cody right now

    Is he going to get         shot?

       Whelp   

     Someone          died

      “The banker is going to be a problem general,”

      Yeah...

        “Leave the bunker to me,”

          I’ll do nothing about it

        “Bringing your troopers               at my signal,”

             Great                 idea

        “You two wanted of action,”

       No they wanted a           smooth mission             This is       gaslighting        Obi-Wan

     Only        one of them       is a war criminal         (In the       making)

       And          he        wanted           to         blow          things          up         (Nothing            like          you          said)

     “Follow           me,”

       ‘Well          damn,            that’s            an          order,          whether            or              not             it’s            true...

         Okay,              Whelp

         Abandoning               their              squad                 clearly                won’t                  change                    any                  of                 their             choreography                   (Or             movement              patterns)                ....                 Okay                  ....          Alright

         Let’s take             them out

           Now

          Whelp

           Also now they have explosives...

           Okay,    

            We only see them when they        don’t need the Jedi to make a cool moment

 But...  Okay

 Help

Hey   they   managed

So did you not just say no   explosives?

  Like I thought that was a whole thing   right before...

 Dear God... the one time you shouldn’t use explosives

  And Obi-Wan   can handle the situation

  He decides to put   innocents in danger

  There are “innocents” behind that wall

*how much   is dependent

We did   hear a baby   cry though

Oh it’s electric

Ok, never mind    proceed

(Though that could’ve    gotten someone)

  Jedi       Cheating

   Good          Job

   Also,    what’s with that     bell noise?

   It’s not      wrong,         Just         a       little      weird          

   (For           an         electric          noise)

  “Covered           Us,”         Kinda

    Obi-won          did         help           -    

    Alright       -          Cool     -     Ass-kickin

“Outer      Defenses,”

   Good     communication

   Overrun       the    village perimeter

     That’s...          a lot of initiative,         for a bot      

    I mean...

    Find       out       how        the      Jedi        plan       to   attack         - -        Nice

  Roger           ...    Roger

   Good           For           Him

     Stealth           Expert

    Smoke

    Whelp      what’s        going          on         there?

      Also part of the wall is a          secure

    The         others          might           not           be         aware            But it’s good to keep       subtlety

      We       didn’t        see       them       take        on       that        whole      wall

   Are      we    moving      onto         the      Guns,           -        Which          And        Where

    Droids          have           in         store            for          us

       Irony!

       Best          man              —-            Fair  

              *Also                  does                   this                  mean                     the             commanding                   droid                   thought                      those                       were                         two                           of                           his                           best?                             Cause                               Awww

                    “Scout,”

                       Double                           Irony!

                        Dramatic                              irony?

                          I think                               so

                           “Boil,                                Waxer!”

                             Fair?                                 (Why is there a                                 war criminal                                  On squad,                                Again?

                               Best

                               Cocky                                  sons-

                                Oh

                               Good                                     for                                    those                                     guys

                                Aight                                       ...                                  Whelp

                                 Okay,  

                                 Whelp

                                 Yeah

                                In-habitants

                                 This                                    isn’t                                     a                                      city                                    but                                    all                                   right                                    -                               Where                                  are                                  they?

                              Pro                              -bably

                              That

                             (Or                                the                               droids...”

                             You                                 two                                split                                 up

                             Great splitting                                -up

                             (O’6-

                              Oh he didn’t tell the other guys   that

                               Trust?

                                Yes                                    sir                                         Ob                                    edience

                              Neat

                              Glad they told their names at the beginning of the   section

        Is a bit    hard

        In the   ar-mor-

   -Creepy

    Weren’t you the one down to like     nuke everything?

     Like, you should be used to   ruins

     Think they killed all of    them

   Oh sorry might’ve      gotten them       messed up

   “Homes,”

    Which one      is the war criminal        again?

   Because that kind of     characterization      just kinda dropped

   With both being     semi-     curious

(Maybe   he got the fight   out of a system?)

  Unlikely..    

   ....

  Had a     what...

  Okay, pretty sure that’s   him

   Huh..   

  Choice

   That’s bullshit     the adults at least had a choice

   Enabling a war       Is a      choice

   Okay        ....     

   Aight

   Getting back     to the plot relevant stuff

    Aight

   They’re   very good at hiding

   Looks like      clone helmets stacked on the trash

      Not necessary           suspicious

       Okay...

       Whelp

       Neat..  

      Nice

     Whelp

   Surprised they found something       ahead of the scout            Team        But it      happens

    Also       that       Guy’s       name         is      Woolly          ...   Inter esting   name

  Is       All

Whelp     . . .   

Shit..

 That’s       a      tank

   Heck         ....     Whelp

   Wait

  Twi’leks

 Survivors          ....      Hostage

   Inte          rest          Ing    

    Odd

    “We have to report     this,”

       Good             Idea

       Whelp

        There’s               a             thing

Inter   esting-

Aight

What      -ever

   Is there a more       fuck you way to message?

   It’s glowing.!

   Also good for the droids for getting one     win

   It’s small   surmountable     details that make this work

   Shields

    Windu

    Why...

     ...

   Impossible...

   Don’t spell your whole      entire plan      Kenobi

   Plan...

   No

   ...

  Okay,

   Just general    stuff

  Also “You have faith in general Kenobi,”

No   you   don’t

No one   does

(Man is a dump -ster      fire

    So      we’ve         seen          ....

   Everything       we      have

   You’re making it too easy for them      Kenobi

   General        Kenobi

      The         Dumpster            fire

     “Deceptive         maneuver,”

       Laying around and maybe      pulling something out of his ass,         last minute

       Roger             ....           Roger

      Download his          file

     “ wow there’s         nothing here-”

      And all my jokes, that file is going to be the death of      this guy

      The Files bought the last          guy in

      Maybe it speaks for whatever kind of guy      Watton-boar is

     That,           that’s how he demands leader ship.        Which isn’t a bad      idea...

          .... By assumed authority             standards

       Aka, they are going to get their ass kicked        either way

       Right,         Oh things      are happening over here,

     Right,           Okay

     Right-

     Kay

 Aww, it’s a BAAABY

  (In a war zone)

   And those or authority claimers         (Both now and        by the end of the story)

     Oh no        authors

     What’re           you         doing            to           my          heart             ...

       Girl              ...   

       Fair

       That is kind of the numb         emotionless expression I was going            for

       Maybe       less      nervousness?

       But that could just be        natural response to pressure

    It’s possible

   And alright       so far  

  [not Ahsoka         levels]

    And      pretty     passable         ...   

   Whoa      whoa      whoa

                   Also                         I                        think                         this                           is                            a                          good                           time                            to                         address;                             The                            Moving                               Of                              An                            Under                             Duress                           Generation;                            The                           order                          typically                             goes;

                        1. Create                          a safe base                                 for                                  the                                  child                                    to                               permanently                                  habitat                                    (Till                                     22)

                             2. Move                                     child

                                   As they don’t have a safe place   to move the child (where it    won’t be in danger of over-involvement of      either kind

  Waxer/Boil      (Is tech     nically correct       with his       hesitance)

      Un-        fortunately         the        best      situation        here          is        very        likely          to        leave          the         child

      Well it’s very       unfortunate

And     I    won’t     even       try       to    sugarcoat        it

            They are just not in the     condition, where           they can taking in                   a child                Without     causing it further              harm

            And                that                ——               has                  to                  be             acknowledged                   ...                    And                 accepted

               ....  

               For                  the                  time                  being

              Anything                     .....        ...             Something

                 It’s                     an               unfortunate               circumstance                    ...

                 The                    best                    thing                     you                     can                      do                        is                        fix                        the                        world

  . And come back              for           them

        * If you           remember

       “Take her             with us,”

          Slow             us             down

           Or get     kil-led

          *She              ducked away from loud voices

           I am mildly concer      n   ed

   “look she’s afraid of us,”

   Yeah,   

    Also,       “Afraid,”.       Not so       much,         More so      she’s been        ordered        to do that

     Children     aren’t aware of         self

   So,  they aren’t capable of fear        *Or         Em -otions

 Quick,      Hide,

  It’s good      logic

  Her   parents      (Enablers)       Wouldn’t       tell her to hide      from other people

Likely told     only to come out     if she saw people     “Heard         People,”

  Or avoid the ones with       guns

    Both would explain          the behavior

     Whelp

     That’s          Good

     Recon           .....           Movie

     “Her        here,”

     Ouch-

    Fine we’ll take her

    Armed

    “Ow,”

     Her parents       must’ve         ordered

    Surprisingly          they        did       get       that      scene       right,   

     There was no            malician

       Just orders

    “Scarying             Her,”          Activat-ing          flee         orders

     Droids

     No-   more so     an order    about the     gun

There     we     go         -   human

 You     can     see     the   connection       - -          The       Eyes       - -     Slight      Change

 Half     Starved

Child-      Can’t     get     food       for     Them         -selves

  Rely      ing      fully       on     society       for       the   appropriate        food       for      their   development

   And those   that require they use that food     (For matters   other than their own       development)           Make            it          a         close       neck       and      neck       for   survival,     develop   -ment   stalled,     And     Deb      at   -able      Sur     -viv       al  

-More      than        it     should      be

  Does      she       even      eat     that?

(I don’t     think      that’s        the      proper      nutrition       based         on        Omni-)

    Food         is          food          in           that       situation           (Already       established           they           can’t         currently            do          better)         Ob-      -ject         ive-        bett           -er          ment           Is        Poss        -ible-

     Eat           -        Don’t        take        food        from      strangers         (Minus)

     Aight

      Hey it is that         guy

      Nice             But            Toxic

(Generation toxic rules, don’t apply to new generations      So long as you fix everything,        It’s considered       even)

  OY,       Snarker

  Nara,        Nara

  Oof,    Generation       -al        Region      -al        Language     -Diff      erences

“Waxer,”

  Dude     if you’re going to be   fixing the problem    what’s the point of her         learning       your names?

      Nara,          Nara

     You made a friend

     That’s a child

    [You make friends with people          in your generation       And      (Maybe)                        some      -one with repeat amb     -ition over the    age-]

   This is neither

    Mission       Accomplished

     Dude is   bitter

     Go

    Come           On

     You’ve          only         been          with           her           for            a          few        minutes

       It takes longer than that for you to become       her new authority

        And she might not have orders that    specific            [Odd]

Want      to          Go

CHILD!

 (I’ve     already      covered         that       children         can’t           want)

     Monster          was           fine

Well    scavenging for food

  But that’s gonna          run out...

     She looks like he’s going to         follow

      There            she         goes

       Oh     conflicting       orders          (Not        necessary          would          make           a        sound)

       ?          ...   

     Okay

        Hi            Adults             let            this        happen           ......

       Cute       Relationships        (Even if          they are          enablers)

       Relatively           Enablers            ...            This              Guy                ..           Light           ing             . .       Creatures           Ready            ..   

   Oof

   Heck

   Nope

  Frick...   

..in

  Nope

 “Attack        us,”

    You’      re      Made            Of        Metal       (Cooper        and all that          stuff         but still)

   “ I need a test,”

   “ I need to verify         my theory,”

     Oof

    The Battle       roomba!

     (He kind of       deserved it...)

       They           are            a          part           of           the          military       complex

       I        can’t         feel         bad         for         that

    Woof

   Organic        Meat

    Less brutal      than intended

   (Or I     thought!)

  Well that’s a relief

   Don’t sass     him

   It will not be for the    clones

   Brutal

Mate,

Generous supply

 Oof

Okay,       Alright

 Oh,         (Gestures)

  Aight,

 Family

 Probably     Dead...

 Or...    Enablers

(Really doesn’t   get much better      for her)

Hopefully,     she’ll survive   this mess

Un-likely

 Also, that’s a   change of tone

I’ll     allow   it

Focus   forward     mate

Forward   is where     the problem’s      are

Whelp,        Okay

“what   happens       to      her?”

   Nothing       good

After   we   leave

Either   starvation      Or..

Don’t get any   ideas...

We are not   taking her with us

You were ok with   this   five seconds   ago

Oh so yeah you   don’t really want her around   Grooming Kenobi   

...   

She’s    Gone...

Biter..

Oof

There

A    “follow     From        Behind          Cover         +        Don’t      let    anyone      see      you          +        Unless      your        living,     non-armed     rescuers       look       for      you,”    

  Sensible         Orders

   Boop      [Do not        boop      children]

      In         Front

    From          behind        cover

    Nera,         Nera,

    Aight

    Run

   Recon           Droid  

     Oh         No

   Droids        get        her

     Fair         Point          .....    

   Whelp

   Alive...   

   Oof

  Darn         if        I      know         why

   Aight

   Reasonably           fast        bean           [Child]

     Woop

     Last        dude          is           a        show         off

    Whelp

    Correct        reaction             -           perfectly            neutral

     Going-

     Some-where           ordered

      Cover

      Perfect

      Ordered             Hand             In              Front               Of             Mouth

        Rescuers              looking

         Peeking              out                     Good                  Job

             Order                   Resume...

               Feel                    Sad...

               Okay

               Wait

Miners?     *Binders

  Correct        reaction  

    *To that         state           ment

      Feel           Sad            Bring            Them

      Narrow          eyes             Be            Sad

      Walk

      Doing

      Following       an ordered      child  to  

  Some        thing           Of        Great       Import          Ance?

   Home

   Whelp

    Oof

    This         Was         Her            Home

Oof,     This       has      got       to       be      rough        for       them,         Their        “parents”,             They         were       created        without          any       intention          of       giving        them     unconditional        love,       (Intentions        don’t         matter         but         still)          Groomed          (Pretty         Thoroughly)            Raised            around         thousands               of             others               so             there’s                   no            question                 of          unconditional,                 And              Given             almost                 a              direct               order                 to                  die,                    Then               Ena-                  Bling            (Neither her nor any of the child characters seem to be        22 so there’s a chance of them redeeming themselves,             (to the younger generation at least)

              But I can’t blame                dude here for being bitter

               Specifically,                     Because                         no                        one                        came                         back                           for                           him

                        Not to mention the presence of the   younger generations

                         And what that means he got screwed out of, against his choice, if he wants to be moral

                             That’s got to be   shit

                              Moving on;                                   (Without any                                  lightness)

All

There   wasn’t     much       to      lose

(If this    is the    situation)

 It’s   unpleasant

A Doll

A   squeaky    toy

 Feel      Sad  

  The      Dangers        Of         Loss         ...  

   And       of     harm       to     oneself        (One          I       don’t       cover        for      good     reason)        Rule            of      extreme   severity        (Against       Children)

 .....

Feel       sad          +     com      -fort       +           Con     -dit          on        al              Love    (From    ex        per-    ie     nce)

And     Damn    Potent      -    Good     For      You      -               “Find     Comfort          In      Adults,”

  - 

 Order     -     It’s not      gonna     Help      ....    

Either          a        Sol       -ution         Or        Not      -    Con     dol     ences-       A       Small       Balm,         If          True  

  A   terrible   insult,        if        false,

 Because        only         action        is          a       solution         ...

Okay,     

Helpful

Oof     In   literal   darkness        ...  

In   enabling      and   toxicity

Don’t    cry    kid,    we’ll    keep    you    safe,  

  Not        the     correct      words

    The      world      needs        to        be       safe..

     I      Promise

   That’s         going        to        be             a         dang          hard      promise            ...   

     Find        Com- 

   .....

   You         ever       think      someone         said      something          like            that              to               him?

          And then broke               it?

           Like a Jedi,               Or one of the older                   ��     clones?

        Because he does seem              relatively bitter     

           Would makes               sense

             Cute

            Providing                 safe                 harbor                   to                  feel               emotions                   ...

          Waxer              and              Boil             Aren’t             back               from            scouting

         Seriously                 is              no one               going                 to              notice                that                thing                (I                  want                      to                     get                  shot)

               (Or                 Tricked)

              Either                   works

               That                     isn’t                         like                   them

So      that’s    why     they    weren’t     given      him       a         curfew         - - -  

   Trans         Miter         —-        They          Care         - - -

 About         the     Enablers        - - -     Moving      - - -    No     one’s    going     to     notice     that        ....     

   Move       ....   

Release      the     beast         . . .      Ok,       Oh          No,

   Whelp,         Ouch

   Right          - - -        Neat

  “What’re           we        going          to            do,”

    Fear        of       likely        past            abusers      (Enablers)        And   likely   toxic   peers

  This is why you have to do   accountability immediately           -       You start      overthinking         and     internalizing

    “Wait how are we going to explain all this”

             Ow, Heart

             How are we going to explain all this   to the toxic groomer who okay’d this and                    enabled both that                          And your                               Situation

         You don’t, you hold the fecker accountable, you send them to the edge                                That                                is                              that 

        You live a happier life

         The            abuser is gone

         And every        subsequent generation lives               in the world              at peace

         Assuming                you               don’t               fuck                 it                up

And   moved          the      child      (Add         itional)          To           a       safe         (Providing)    location         (Healthy)

    Everyone          better          for            the         wear

    You’re        asking         me?

    Someone          has           to       assume     accountability           or       nothing          gets         better

      We’ll            tell          him             we             ran           into               a            bit              of          trouble        - -

     Worth         A        Try

       Yes            it            is

        Keep            her           away             from        GROOMER         KENOBI!          (He            Sucks!)

          This               will                 end              badly                   (Yes                hold                him             accountable!)

              Whelp                    Crud

               Gunker

                Gunker

                  Bit                   too                    much                  emotion                        but                       I’ll                     allow                        it

                 Whelp

                   Kid                     never                     came                     back                     here

                 Orders

                  See                    what                  happens                     when                       we                      don’t                       follow                       orders, 

                    Oh no,                         Honey,                         sweetie,                             no

                        Get                           out                            of                             here,

                         Into                            the                         one-way                          building?

                         Whelp                             those                                doors                                 are                                steadier                                   than                                   assumed                                                              Won’t                                         Give                                          Up,                                             You tried the   door

                                    There                                         you                                          go

                                      That’s                                          gonna                                            piss                                              it                                             off                                            more

                                        Exactly                                                              Whelp

                                           Oof

They    just    had    that       . . . .

   In     their   house

                         Weird                              Shot

                           From                                the                                girl                                  to                                 over                                   her                                shoulder,                                    to                                  them

No   realization-

   There       you        go

    Move          For         Your          Life!    

     Into          The          Hole

      Geez

     Heck’in       Nope

      Heckin            Run

         Heck’in           Stampede

        Whelp

        Obi-wan                had a moment             there

        Whelp,              Yeet

        Move!

      (What did you           think         shooting guns at them was going to            do?

       Fall             Back

     Obi-wan           Lightly           Shoots

“The   republic   ground     troops    have    been    routed,”

Hologram

A mere?

That?

Heck?

Offen     sive-

Brutal

Un-     Likely

Statistics       Off

 “You     better       be        right,”

   Dude     sounds     practically       puny     compared        to       this     thing      now

  “I    am       a   droid,”

Dead-     pan

 “I’m   always       right,”

  Oh,       The    count     says      no

  What      are      you     model         ____?        Of    your    unit?

 Whelp,

 Wait,       now     they’re     fighting      these      fuckers?

     I     thought       they       were     running       away       from          the       bird      things!

   How?

   Whelp,         Sucks,

  Obi-wan         Show          Ing          Off

   Now       he     helps

  But      it   makes   sense

  No-

  That’s       nice

   Okay

   Well

   Whelp      Incred       ible

   Quiet,       Rookie  

   Dick        Move

  “Shoot        the      bridge,”

   Dick        Move

  (Seriously you couldn’t lead them to some of those nice ostrich   feckers?)

   Two   problems        at       once

    Dick           Move

    Now he has   skills

     To      show         off

   Whelp

   Neat

   Light        Saber...    Okay    ...   

Feck       Thought it was a      snake

   Can      hear      that       but       not      floaty     obvious      droid

   Don’t         Shoot

     No         Shit

    Okay,

     Well           Heck,  

    No      point        in      sneaking        her        out        the       back       way           . . .

    Okay

    They        still       salute        after         all        this      bullshit          . . . .

    Two        Slackers            Dick        (Toxic)

    We       got    sidetracked

    The     Droid          idea        was         better

       I         think         I       know           what     sidetracked        you

     No

     Creatures

    Numbers           are          thin

    Two-         Three           Guys-       (Counting         the        siege)         -Of        the       wall

   Prepare        for         their       final      attack

 “Hello     little     one,”

   Run

  Tunnels

    He      knows     boomer         (In      every   language)

Optimal       Emotion?     (Too         Much,)

   Priso    -ners

  Neat

 Div      -ersion

Whelp

 Good      for    them

 Right,     Okay,  

  ...

 Whelp       ...       

 Neat   

Okay

Right

Okay

Aight

Sucks     to be     that guy

 (Unless       he likes      his job)

     Then          good            for         him

    Aight        Okay,

   “Yep,”

  “Worst        job          in       the      droid      army,”

   Good         For          Him

  Whelp        .....     Crud 

    Oh

     That’s-      relatively comedic

      What

      And            it        just       went       into     overtime           .....      Awww

   Also     THEY        LET      HIM      HOLD       THE        CHILD?!

     He’s         already      dragging             it          into        danger,

      Soon          he’ll            be          giving                 it                 a         Feckin             light          saber!

      Whelp

      Hey        there         are           it’s       actual          parents!

    ‘Obi-won,         No!’

      ‘Feckin            Damnit!’

      Whelp

       You           keep          her         here,

      Yes hand it back to the        actual responsible adults              (Possibly)

          Whelp,                  Okay,                  Right

             That’s                   Occur                   -ing                   -Also

              Right

How’s that     gonna-?

   Okay-        Right

    Good          Bean,        Whoever           -         No         wait he gave her an order          I can’t condone that!

       Cute, though

        Right,             Leave the kid             there,               on a follow             order..

          Right..           Okay

           That’s                 Happen                 -ing                 Well                   ...  

             Whelp                   ...                   Neat                   ...                 Neat                     ...                   Alright                   ..                   Neat                      ...                Whelp                       .                     Okay                       ...                      Yep                        ...  

                   Aight...                     ...                    Brutal

                    Some-one’s                         trigger-happy                         -                      Team                         work                         -                    Aight                           -                       Nice                        - - -                      Polite                         Ness-

                     - - -                     Crud                          - - -                        Frick’ in

                     Sucks

                     Fall back

                      Good                            Idea                            - - -                               Nice-

                         Good-

                          A’ight

                           These                                 Guys,

We have a       problem

  Wasn’t       two      seconds          ago             -

      Jedi            -         Free-ing  

        -          Pris-

     Punch         Es                  In          Buttons  

      -What  

      -  

        ....        .        Oh         turning around

        Aight             . . .             Was        expecting           worse               . . .

        How?

        Okay

       S’up               Numa

      ‘Hi       enabler.’

      There

      That          isn’t         happy,      music           . . .                   They       allowed         this          to       happen

     Come            With           Me!

     Screw            the         child!

      Whelp,             down

       Heck         -ed              Over

         Big              Truck

          Time               to              run               some                -                Sh*t-

          What?!

           Okay!

          What?!

           Neat...                Okay..  

           Pilot-ing               one of those               gun things!

             Cool

              Well....

              Shit,                  Kenobi

              Heckin’                   Damn

               That’s-                    That                    a                     lot of fire

                  Screw                     no explosive rounds!

                  Whelp                       Shit.

                   Oh yeah                     Dude’s just been chilling in a                      Tank this whole time

                  Shit

                  Feck

                 Didn’t know                  -                 They                    were                      at                      the                    same                    locale-

                 Hit

                 Ha!

    Enabler, go                  smack!

                 Oh,                       No                

                 Aww

                   Be                       Kind                         -order

                     Help

                      SEE!                          Those                          enablers                             could                           defend                        them selves!

                          Yep

                          Good                                Job!

                             No!

                      The enabler                     can get up himself

                        [Dramatic                               prick     ]

                           Narc!

                           Ha-ha                                                        Good job Obi-wan, your Narc                                 got a child killed!

                               Unbelievable bastard

                               You                                     Lose

                               Narcs                                   United                                    strong!

                             “Does not   compute,”

                          I thought they’d                                   enable                           my murder of a child

                         This is out of character!

                        When enablers stop enabling,                            Wars end.

                          Aight

If you   didn’t   want     her      to      see      war      you     shouldn’t      have     started      one      (Or      dragged        her         Gen         into          it),          And         Contin     ued-             Over-        Involv-

   Okay,       Whelp          ....

  WHOO!

   Brutal  

    (But     Dis-         Er             -v               -ed)

         Cool              -           Imperialism             -        Also who told Windu?            -       Or     did      he    decide       if it’s not fixed       when         I        get       down         there, I’m going to make it fix’?

    Cause          valid

    Aight         Okay          - -          Not          Need         -ed

    The        enablers        stopped       enabling           for        a        minute

    ‘Aww!’

     [War           Ended]

       Windu              Aight             -

      Great            job       getting          rid           of           those        cannons

       Idk

      We haven’t heard back from those other         three ships worth of guys

      Wouldn’t            Hold             Your            Breath

         Now we have a more         difficult objective...

    Getting Kenobi not to be a             groomer..-

      [i’m done making jokes          about that, for           now,]

      Capital

      There’s a         capital?

       Free             This            World

      Aww,          Numa’s           Actual          Dad

     “See         you          later          little        one,”

     Yes,     come        back        and        take        Her     away       from        the      enablers!

    [Head        ruffle]

     Aight

     Numa

     “Stay         out             of        trouble,”

      She’s           a        child

    Orders

   “Afraid,”

     Children           are           not          capable              of        feeling           fear           —-         “Back”  

     Good

     Right

     Oof

     That’s              A-

    “Brother,”

      My Heart-

       While Numa obviously doesn’t know this        - the              “Brother,”               Generation                 Is used                 For an                Older              Generation                  Cheap                  ened                    Out                      Of                    Child                     Birth                        -                   By                      The                     Pro-                     Duct                      Ion                       Of                       a                   “Younger                       Gen-”                       By                       Their                 Progenitor                   Rule              Breakers-                      -                         I really liked this episode. 

               A fact that would probably be helped                   If I could get the bittersweet taste of this good                portrayal of child soldiers after last episode                 horrendous example

            [And the pattern of having one good episode.                              After a whole lot of mediocrity

           And the fact that the           best episodes are the ones that don’t feature            our main leads

    For the episode itself,         I think it was good;   

      Two criticisms I would have to speak though;  

      The set up between the scouting team and normal team     seems a little mixed up; it would make more sense for Waxer and Boil, to be on the normal team that split up,       instead        of the       scout team;       Making sense        how they       didn’t find     the information

   And I     think they     could’ve gotten      a bit more emotion        out of the clone           characters          (Being former        child soldiers         themselves)

      But those are nitpicks bordering on           aesthetic dis          -pleasure

       It had an absolutely          chilling villain.        (I’m not sure Wattonboar       is going to be able to follow up on that,           Having less character,          [and how do you follow up on a            mega            lo         maniacal               Robot            Bent on destroying its          enemies with         ruthless efficiency?

      It’s like humanity        nightmare 101 ]

       But I do wish it            the best of luck

       And that it        sticks to similar tone

      * without         the concern           ing musical          choices           preferably,”

       *Third,             Apologies