akiongaku

[ghostcashewart]

this episode killed me oh my god i am thriving

[sootchild]

Some magical Misfits from ep 6 of second season.

This so far has been my favourite episode and Sam and Jammer's cafeteria adventure was chef kiss.

[rrat-king]

the levels of deranged evan has reached just to not be gaslit on this cursed ass tv world... not on prime time baby

[fruitfulchaos]

"the show is all about evan!" "all relationships revolve around evan!" "this person is stealing another person's spotlight!" i beg you to start watching adventuring party and maybe listen to how much they appreciate eachother and hype eachothers work up. touch grass

[wizard-loving-wizard]

i know this was a joke but it's making me cry.

[hamable]

I could watch 12 hours straight of the magical misfits navigating this TV Trope hospital. I cant even start clipping my favorite parts to post bc it’s so fucking funny holy shit I cant breathe I’m screaming my neighbors are gonna fucking hate me but Christ alive this fucking episode man

[thecoddaughter]

i love us. i love that we love love. i love shipping. but are we not going to talk about the fregus on the table? was he real? is fergus dead?

[yuri-puppies]

shoutout to lou wilson for providing the necessary counterbalance to evan's whole deal by demonstrating what a normal non psychosexual "got hit by a "you want to be a good dog for me" spell" energy looks like

impeccable timing at every point, i think i would have drowned if not for him cutting the tension

[irisbaggins]

Because I'm procrastinating on writing about the history of RPGs, I'm going to actually do a little analysis on that "accidental mind control" scene. Specifically, I want to look at it critically as a text and not as a bit. Why? Well, because I can, but also because it's a really interesting moment that somehow actually fits wonderfully into the narrative.

When it comes to who got mind controlled by Sam, it was just Evan and Jammer that got hit with it, whereas K managed to dodge it fully. And here's why that's so interesting to me, narratively; K is the only one of the three hit by the spell who has refused to let go of their burden. Whilst K has had it pointed out to them that they cannot do everything by themselves, they have still refused so see that possibility. They still end up taking things on by themselves, which has only been further proven by their experience in the hospital. Yes, it was fun for them to live in a fantasy for a moment, but isn't it very interesting that K chose to be a doctor and to specialise in the field they had earlier horrifically failed? Yes, it was partially a gag by Erika, but goddamn does it not fit K's character. In a world where K can be a saviour, a healer, a fixer, they decided to be specialised in a field in which their previous mistake had cost them their friend's life. Erika is excellent when it comes to subtle character traits and flaws peeking through, and this "gag" is proof of that; K feels an incredible amount of guilt, but they try to handwave it off when it's brought into the light - "Just messing around in a hot tub!" - because they cannot process their failure. Because if they failed, then what is their point? If they cannot help people, then what are they even doing?

A thing that will never leave my thoughts when it comes to K, is how we were first introduced to them; with Erika describing K as being "chronically online", fighting with people on social media and engaging in social justice. And I have no idea about you all, but I remember being very much the same as a teenager. Of thinking that every problem in the world was mine to shoulder, and thus piling on issues that were never mine to hold. I see the same happening with K, but K hasn't let that mentality go. They have only gotten worse. They have an Atlas Complex: they take the whole world on their shoulders, convinced that they alone can save it. They cannot let go of that desire to help, that desire to fix, that need for control. They were always like this, since the moment we first saw them; they just channelled that into the rest of the Misfits during the events of the first season.

But in this season? They've been alone for a while, with only Teddy for company and as a voice of reason. K has spiralled into thinking only they can save magic, and it's causing fractures that we - the audience - are only just starting to see the consequences of. Their attempt of healing Evan - which I discussed here - was a natural progression of their guilt at what happened to Magic and the Magic World, as well as their guilt for Evan and themself splitting up where the former clearly got into a lot of trouble without them. K falling into the fantasy of the hospital was them, for a moment, experiencing success, instead of the ever-present guilt that is their current adventure. K could exist within that world, not because they let up on their need for control, but because they embraced the need for control in a world that was familiar and predictable.

Which then leads into Sam's incredible feat of magic, and K's ability to sidestep being controlled. Whilst yes, it was the roll of the dice that decided their fate, I also think any other option would have maybe been less impactful: both Evan and Jammer have begun to realise they can depend on others and let go of their need to control everything, but K hasn't yet. K has begun to admit that it is a problem, but has yet to admit that it is something they must change. That they should not be carrying this burden for themselves. They started to open up to Jammer, but they still have not talked about Itsy and what their work truly entailed. They're still hiding some parts of themself, not allowing others to help with their problems. They don't know how to let others in - at least, not anymore - and so they end up refusing to let up control. They cannot give themselves in to Sam's spell, because they have to solve everything on their own. They're slowly opening up to letting others help, though; Sam was not only able to get K out of the hospital, but K also included Sam in their plan to find the source of the amplification magic. They're just not completely ready to surrender fully to letting others help. Not yet.

But hopefully, soon.

Anyway. This episode was so fun, and I loved the look into everybody's character as they were faced with the challenges of The Trope Hospital. I can't help but want to dig my teeth into what all of these islands brings out of the characters, and how the narrative unfolds. I could go on and on about Aabria's worldbuilding, and about the cast and how they play their characters. Just. Ugh. Misfits is so good, y'all.

[amis127]

Fine I'll clip the scenes I need myself 🙄

[meanderingstream]

Aabria and Erika in the first half of this episode were just like gals playing on the playground. Like this more than any other D20 ep is just a let’s pretend for adults. Absolutely love it and I want more forever.

[ghostcashewart]

trick or treat! I'd love something with Dr Boodle :3c

nicknames!

[sasmeo-bisaster]

Misfits and magic is great cause brennan lee mulligan and lou wilson are arguing with a pig over who is the best dog

[deconstructthesoup]

I think I might officially be on the Evan x Sam train because... Jesus Christ

[kermit-coded]

evan "they're putting me in the narrative" kelmp. evan "better dog than a man" kelmp.

[sapphic-scylla]

HOW? How?! Misfits and Magic 2 went from the most horrifying series into literally make me actually crying from how hard I’m laughing. The hospital melodrama is actually killing me with how hard I’m losing it over “Everyone is someone’s son.”