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"you went and did it... you hurt her... now i'll hurt you."
I AM NOT WELL
EDIT: I WENT AHEAD AND ACTUALLY CLIPPED IT FOR ALL YALL TO ENJOY
#dandadan#I DID NOT KNOW HE SAID THIS IN THE DUB#HES SO READY TO OBLITERATE ACRO SILKY FOR (WHAT HE PERCEIVES AS) HURTING MOMO#AND MOMO THEN SAYING “no! wait! leave her alone... im good...”#THAT IS MY JAM YOU DONT EVEN KNOW GUYS#king talks#ships where one is ready to go absolutely fucking feral to ensure the other is safe???#GET /ME/ GOING FERAL#edit: the need for everyone to hear this is fucking powerful#absolute kudos to the vas
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I have become ENAMORED by this pair, in large part due to the fics Hatsume’s Inadvertent Seduction of a Human 3D Printer by JajaLala and Gears & GFs by OwlF45 !!
#clay does art#hatsume mei#momo yaoyorozu#yaomomei#i guess?#it’s cute so I’ll go w it ajdhjf#bnha#boku no hero academia#my hero academia#id in alt text#i just think?? mei would have someone who could keep up w her ideas + provide helpful feedback in terms of practicality#and momo would have someone who boosts her confidence by being unabashedly honest and delighted by momos input#so. yeah#:D#also literally the fics are so good. they’re so good#go kudos and comment on them <3
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Whatever kind of agency ai and hazuki works for they ought to have the most skilled, highly-intelligent, government-type ops managers cuz they just let hazuki go ghost hunting with a thug and a son of yakuza and let ai hang around a cursed middle-aged man and a deliquent and leaves untainted to their reputation
#no srsly ai turned out successful and momo turns out to be the most famous one#kudos to the agency#given the idol industry during that period#death mark#spirit hunter ng#spirit hunter death mark#death mark ai#spirit hunter hazuki#kaoru hazuki#ai kashiwagi#seiji amanome#akira kijima#yashiki kazuo#there must be foul play in here#momo kuruse
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he's such a rude brat (affectionate)
#bnha reread#bnha 64#bnha#todoroki shouto#he's shorter with momo than i remembered#kudos to her for not losing her train of thought with the constant “are we there yet” energy that he's bringing to this fight
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Himiko, the slayer // Fumiko, the demon Amane, the sorcerer // Redacted, the curse spirit Callisto, the assassin // Momo, the best friend
I was tagged by the wonderful @chuckhansen to do this picrew for some of the girlies. Thank you! 💜 I decided to go with the anime girls again and introduce a new one.
Tag list (Post to be added or removed) @playstationmademe @nightbloodbix @jillvalentinesday @jinfromyarikawa @alexxmason @leviiackrman @corvosattano @shegetsburned @voidika @killerspinal @nightwingshero @chazz-anova
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I swear, I am TOO damn excitable to be a fanfic writer XD. Every time I see a person who has kudoesed a fic of mine kudoes another I'm like "PERSON???? YOU'RE BACK???? HELLO HI NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
One of these days, it's gonna kill me XD
#fanfic writing#fanfiction writing#fanfic#writing#just writing things#kudoes and all that jazz#Momo's rambles
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man. watching my happy marriage was a Mistake (it wasn’t)
#momo rambles#IM SOOOOOO#damien haas beloved fr#he’s a fantastic voice actor and I ADORE kudo WAHHHHHHH#THEYRE SO SOFT#THEY MAKE ME SO DMVKDKFDKKCKDKCKD#I’m fine
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My muses' costumes! Ft some corpse paint. Left to right:
Blitzo: Sweeney Todd
I chose this because Blitz likes murder & musicals! He looks good in pinstripe pants too lol.
Karin: Asian rendition of The Purge costumes
I was tossing between Purge & oni, & then I realized the combination would be awesome since The Purge is already anti-authoritarian. She bought the mask & then had a friend help with the rising sun.
Layla: pot-smoking cheerleader I guess
Layla really likes pink & weed. Dolls Kill & some other sites have funny girl scout/cheerleader uniforms that I think Layla would like.
Momo: caribou-inspired witch
I always use cervine & mystical imagery for Momo. More importantly, Momo puts hours into making her own costumes... booty reveal intentional.
Nemu: hot latex nun
I use a lot of Christian iconography, & their subversion, in juuniibantai. I think Nemu would be drawn to it & the fetish aspect when searching for costumes.
Ryuuji: scarecrow
Ryuuji always gets a scary costume for Halloween & cuts off the arms so he can show his biceps. Like a slut.
Sousuke: headless ghost
He definitely enjoys Halloween but costumes aren't his thing. Momo makes him costumes anyway. It's usually some kind of ghost. The "torso" is a lightweight bamboo frame with a harness & covered with plaster. There's a slit in the yukata where he puts his head through. The "feet" are insulated boots.
#ooc; kogi rambles#blitzo; i throw my troubles on a burning pile#karin kurosaki; leave all your loving and longing behind#layla kudo; hope as the aegis#momo hinamori; i am the fucking firestarter#nemu kurotsuchi; irresistable creature with the insatiable love for the dead#ryuuji kawashima; devil hanging out the black cadillac#sousuke aizen; here ye sit on a throne of corpses#gore /#drugs /#//i work tn so i'll be doing some drafts :p
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I started the DANDADAN anime since it’s on Netflix and I think it’s cool as hell!
Therefore I made my FIRST EVER DANDADAN fanfiction!! (It’s Momo/Okarun BTW and I don’t know their ship name yet…)
FOR MY FIRST FIC IN A FANDOM I’VE ALREADY GOTTEN SO MANY KUDOS??? 14 KUDOS NOW???
#dandadan#dandan#dandadan anime#dandadan manga#momo ayase#ayase momo#okarun#ken takakura#takakura ken#okarun dandadan#momo dandadan#turbo granny#turbo granny dandadan#ao3#ao3fic#ao3 fanfic#ao3 link#my first fic in this fandom#my fic#my ficlets#my fic writing#my ao3 works#my ao3 fics#momo x okarun#okarun x momo#momo ayase x okarun#okarun x momo ayase
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MHA Headcanons!
(spoilers!)
Izuku Midoriya
Is Bisexual
Is diagnosed with anxiety and ADHD & has prescribed medication, but usually only takes his anxiety medication. (Projection lol)
To everyones surprise, be actually likes spicy food, but just CAN NOT handle any to save his life
Can cook, but gets distracted and almost burns it a lot.
Inspired by Uraraka, he works to help fellow quirkless people & their discrimination
Kota is his little brother, and Izuku loves to carry him, ruffle his hair and just lovingly mess with him in general
Still just as buff, if not more after the 8 year time skip
Is the reincarnation of the OFA user, Yoichi Shigaraki
All Might
Either AroAce or a gay man there is NO IN-BETWEEN
2000% is dekus adopted dad
Def had both David Shield and Nighteye crushing on him
Katsuki Bakugo
Gay, didn't realize people were actually attracted to women until he was eleven, which made him very confused and made him start questioning his sexuality.
Suffered from acid reflux since he was very little, which caused his esophageal stricture which made him very nauseous in the mornings, making him not a morning person until they were able to re-widen his esophageal stricture (more projection lmao)
Is the reincarnation of the OFA user, Kudo
Shoto Todoroki
Is a Chimera
Has his father's skin tone on his left side
Thinks he might be Ace/aro, but doesn't really care, just knows that he's Queer is some way.
Momo Yaoyorozu
Either the oldest or the only child
Her parents tend to be very distant from her, but do love her
Bisexual, has dated a girl in the past.
Later on, as inspiration from Fatgum, she puts on more weight to make her creations a bit easier on her.
Loves sweets and baking, but can't cook to save her life
Tomura Shigaraki
Pansexual
After he dies he is reincarnated with a loving family and lives happily :(((((((
Iidamomo
Actually knew each other before going to U.A. and were on friendly terms, but only became friends after going to U.A.
Iida had a crush on her before going to U.A. & Momo developed feelings working together as the reps, but only realized she liked him after he injured himself to protect her during Survival Training
Gets together in second year
After becoming pros, they are the first to have a kid (they have a whoops baby)
Both bisexual
KatsuDeku
Izuku fell first, Bakugo fell harder
Izuku developed feelings for him VERY young, but when he started bullying him, Izuku's feelings on him became super conflicted
Katsuki realized he loved izuku shortly before he died, Izuku realized he still loved him when he saw Bakugo's body.
Danced around each other till third year
Bakugo is clingy when he is jealous, Izuku gets a bit angry and possessive when he's jealous.
Izuku is 100% the possessive/protective one.
Both like cuddling bc it comforts them both (Deku can feel Bakugos heart, and Katsuki can feel izuku, so he knows he isn't leaving him again.)
When they get in fights Izuku pulls away but katsuki wants to solve it right there right now.
#my hero academia#izuku midoriya#all might#yagi toshinori#shoto todoroki#momo yaoyorozu#tomura shiragaki#tenya iida#iidamomo#momoiida#katuudeku#bkdk#katsuki bakugo#mha season 7 spoilers#mha 430#headcanons
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MHA chapter 416 (rambles)
Ok so this was like mainly a conclusion chapter for many characters and I guess I like that we are getting clarity on what's going on with some of the characters.
This chapter definitely gives me some very mixed feelings I feel like it's one of the best chapters horikoshi has produced in a long time if we exclude whatever is going on with Izuku and shigaraki.
There are still some things I definitely do dislike in this chapter which are:
The overall dismissal of izuku in general by other characters. Like no offense but I feel like we should of seen more people being worried for izuku instead of dismissing their worry and being like oh Iam not putting my faith in him or something because what do you mean you're not worrying for a 16 year old who has to fight an insane psychopath killer?!?? I still hate how momo dismissed this like wasn't 1A's whole objective when it came to getting Izuku back in the vigilante arc was because they were worried and scared for him?!?!? What happend now it makes no sense?!?!? Also i still hate momos atrocious hero costume
Ochako and Toga's character conclusions?!?! Like excuse me what's going on where is toga how is she not in the picture at all if the whole point was that she sacrificed herself for ochako and layed their dying next to her now she is nowhere to be?!?! People just accept it and are like oh well she has been defeated no need to worry but you do realise that she can probably cause damage if she wanted to right?!?? Also Ausi deserves better because what's going on with her she was so out of place and somewhat irrelevant when it came to this arc like seriously hori did her dirty. Also who is next to ochako in that plane ?!?! Am I speaking to early and that could be toga or someone else
Monoma deserved better. Oh did monoma deserve more screentime to shine and actually do more instead he got injured and knocked out offscreen which is such a shame. I really wanted to see more of him
Lady nagant's take on izuku?!?? No offense but Iam sick and tired of characters having some wild takes of izuku. One minute it's oh he sees the good in everyone and he is a saint to the next which is oh he is a puppet who follows instructions to a letter and does more than he should. I still don't like kudo and his views whenever it concerns midoriya it seriously infuriates me. However, now that kudo is gone guess it's lady nagant's turn to take some of the role because hey is she saying that his pain is a good thing and that izuku has a morally grey view of villains which I cannot lie hasn't been proven at all. Don't get me wrong I love that idea but I think like everything in MHA it just has a horrible execution and I can't bring myself to like it. Lady nagant deserves better characterisation then this
This chapter was a 50/50 when it came to the character if Eri. I absolutely adored her interaction with Kota and I find them absolutely adorable also at least ectoplasm is doing something and didn't let the girl run into the battlefield which is good enough (bare minimum). However, it still feels all icky that the heroes used her or well tried to utilise her anyway even if it's with good intentions or whatever the fact that they tried to make her heal aizawa but she lacked energy so she couldn't or whatever. Her lacking energy also feels like somewhat of a horribly introduced plot point because wasn't the whole problem she had when she came to UA was that she had a lot of her quirk built up and shouldn't the power in her horn be enough rewind aizawa into a week back in time like ?!?!! She couldn't be lacking that much energy it makes absolutely no sense to me. Also dam it's sad that Eri is out here being the only one worrying for izuku. They deserve better
Hawks and tokoyami. They deserve their win section I love them and their dynamic just wish the series could of given us more when it came to them seriously the wasted potential the wasted dynamic and tensions get me
The ending of the chapter?!?! Why is izuku in his uniform what happend?!?! I still don't get how they're merging into one person or one entity with different and same memories. Also why is this all about shigaraki like they're sharing memories so why aren't we seeing Izuku's memories this feels iffy to me. The dfo truthers have risen but tbh I don't see how this can benefit izuku in anyway and why does izuku have to watch the shimura family murder. Also if izuku is in his uniform does that mean he has become part of the memory did they do some space jumbo thing where they time travel and now they're changing fate and reality or some shenanigans like that?!??? The kotaro and tenko parallel hit tho that was good but other than that this whole Izuku's Nd shigaraki fight falls flat it's really such a disappointment and disaster to me.
I LOVE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THESE TWO IZUKU'S. I also adore his relationship with eri I wish we got more of them!!!
#mha critical#bnha critical#mha#hori is a bad writer#horikoshi critical#izuku deserves better#bhna critical#bnha#midoriya izuku#shigaraki deserves better#shigaraki tomura#mha 416#bnha 416
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I literally drop everything and draw. This is unreal. W-we did a team up! YEASSSSSSSSRGHH
@momocicerone Thank you so much!!!
Part 6 sneak peek..
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Ayo, so I see people are interested with the TianShan fic I was looking for. Anyway, I got some insanely good recommendations for all of you. There's some amazing story telling and plot going on here so bear with me...
I LOVE THIS FIC TO BITS! 🤧 I would coddle it if it was my child. He Tian is a brat but Momo would not budge, he's just as determined and won't back down. A glorified babysitter to an overgrown man child (please I love the jabs here 😝). Momo just wants to do his job but He Tian's stubborness is getting in the way *cough cough*. Also, there's violence, guns and knives. Read HERE
THIS, I love this so much 😭. Somewhat dark and violent in the beginning. Come on, He Tian beat Momo up in place of Jian Yi. But Momo is strong in his own right and it left He Tian puzzled. Momo and Jian Yi are like bffs here. He Tian and Zhang Zhen Xi are friends/mafia bros. Read HERE
This is friggin PAINFUL. Like angsty, violent, heart-wrenching, punch in the gut painful. BUT it is also one of the most AMAZING fics I've read. 🤕⚠️ LIKE YOU JUST WANT THEM TO BE TOGETHER BUT WTF. Mo got trust issues, He Tian got a truck load of em. It's bloody and kinda graphic especially what happened to Momo (nothing too gory tho imo, okay but some parts are kskskskdjd but for me they are bearable) so reader discretion, check the tags. Read HERE
This is ongoing so I am thankful for the author for updating it on New Year's eve 🎆. A friggin emotional roller coaster. I love to suffer, kick me in th b4lls with the angst but I also like the moments of vulnerability. Like for the emotionally constipated people like me, this fic is GOLD. And yeah.. SMüT (almost in every chapter 😏). Read HERE
Anyways...
Look at the update date. Look at me. Did I tell y'all it's UNFINISHED fics?? Cuz if I suffer, you suffer with me 😝 Also, I've read almost all TianShan fics in AO3 except those less than 1500 words lol. I prefer longer fics 5-10k and above, if there's a 100k completed fic I will errect a statue in your honor.
Anyways, if you read it, show the author some love or leave a kudos.
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Dedicated post for the Wano cover arc. I will update this as new issues are released.
Character locations and status:
Kin'emon - Castle in the Flower Capital. Momo's surrogate father.
Momo - Castle in the Flower Capital. Shogun.
Hiyori - Castle in the Flower Capital. Toko's older sister.
Toko - Castle in the Flower Capital. Hiyori's little sister.
Otsuru - Flower Capital. Teahouse owner.
Urashima - Flower Capital
Neko - Flower Capital. Yakuza with Hyogoro.
Hyogoro - Flower Capital. Yakuza.
Denjiro & the Kibi kids - Kibi. Daimyo of Kibi.
Osome & Chuji - Kuri, working in Okobore Town, at the teahouse it seems.
Inu - Kuri. Daimyo of Kuri.
Shinobu - Amigasa Village, Kuri. Otama's ninja teacher.
Tama & Komachiyo - Sword retrieval mission, heading towards Udon. Shinobu's student.
Speed - Sword retrieval mission, heading towards Udon.
Yamato - Sword retrieval mission, heading towards Udon.
Kawamatsu - ?
Raizo - ?
Okiku(best girl) - ?
Onigashima, how'd it get there I wonder?
Momo just chilling. Seems a bit sad.
Kin'emon being paternal, sending Yamato on an errand to learn about being responsible with money. aww
The pilgrimage is routed out.
Hiyori & Toko have new kimonos! And that bento box is wonderful.
Hi Miss Tsuru! Good to see you again. Wonderful and kind as always. Like Hiyori & Toko, you're wearing a new kimono as well. Pretty!
And ayo?! Urashima appearance? I was wondering what happened to him. Loving seeing cameos of familiar faces, perhaps he's starting to change his ways, now that he's lost his status as the Yokozuna.
Okiku being absent here is quite curious.
Awww! Big hug for the big kitty! Love how wholesome these covers have been. Fingers crossed a future one is Yamato meeting with Inu, Onimaru, and Komachiyo. The dogs putting the "Wan" in Wano.
The journey begins! Cue the 2011 Hunter x Hunter opening. Will the plants from Ryo's attack in 1054 & 1055 still be growing I wonder?
I think I'm beginning to see the direction of this cover arc. Kaido's absence, and how his legacy still effects Wano/how Wano will continue to move past from it.
Onigashima in the first entry is a remnant of Kaido's rule, much like the weapons factories here, and Yamato is dealing with being Kaido's kid. No one can escape their past, but those three Daimyo saw Yamato as more than just Kaido's kid.
There is likely a range of how much various people have begun recovering from Kaido's reign. The people in the Flower Capital have had at least a week to get to know Yamato, and gave a big happy send off for the pilgrimage to go well.
Though this cover seems to be the first time he's been around people from outside it, it makes sense for these kids to be sacred and react like this initially. Maybe now is a good time to share medicine and food?
Denjiro has been given the title of Daimyo! Same Oden had in the past, since he never became Shogun. I'm so proud of Denjiro!
Man I love Denjiro. Everyone eating together reminds me of when Izo and Kiku were first found by Oden. Extra kudos to Denjiro for not calling the kids brats.
It's cool seeing a building in Kibi, the one that Denjiro and co are in. Don't think we've seen one there before. I love that Denjiro just has ingredients for Oden on hand. Feels like he is returning the favor to Oden for sharing food with him in the past. Now he is bringing people together in the present.
Him during this cover arc also reminds me of how Oden reprimanded those guys who were going to execute Neko, Inu, and Kawamatsu. Man I love Denjiro.
A mysterious abduction attempt! Who will the culprit be?
It's a nice detail to have a defunct weapons factory in the background here, making a quiet point that Wano is still recovering.
Rebuilding Oden Castle now? When everyone who would live there is already set up else where? Odd choice though will see where it goes. Minatomo, where did you run off too? And it's Home, Ashura Doji's bull, helping to carry lumber! Happy to see the fella is going well.
Hi again Some! Seems that you are working at the teahouse full time now? That's a nice development. Soba being served is a nice way of tying in Sanji's role during early Wano. Also want to note that the title of the chapter shares the kanji with those of the Payback War.
Otoshi mae. 落とし前
One of my hopes for this cover arc happened! Inu is at the beach in Kuri! Love the vibes here, two dog fellas chowing down on some onigiri. New Daimyo and deliverer of a former Daimyo's sword.
Otama's ninja training! This is what I was hoping the focus of a Wano cover arc would be. Nice to see it seems to be going well!
Yasuie's sword had been taken! Is the thief someone who knew Yasu, or is this a random act of theft? And look at eepy Tama! Dawww. Please let her join in on the effort to recover the sword.
Yayy! Tama tags along to retrieve Yasu's sword as I was hoping, and Komachiyo and Horselina nicely round out the group into a full squad. I love the hustle as they head out, such a lively and dynamic panel.
Komachiyo looks so small here, probably to fit on the cover page. He's usually large enough to fit Luffy, Zoro, and Kiku on his back with room to spare, though I don't mind the weird size scaling here, it's cute.
#one piece#chapter 1109#chapter 1131#wano cover arc#kozuki momonosuke#kin'emon#kozuki hiyori#otoko#otsuru#urashima#osome#chuji#nekomamushi#hyogoro#denjiro#minatomo#home#inuarashi#shinobu#yamato#otama#speed#komachiyo
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Skylar "Phoenix" Jackson (r6s) // Liz Walker (cod) Callisto (hxh) // Momo Kudo (my happy marriage)
I was tagged by the wonderful @corvosattano to do this cute meiker for some of the girls. Thank you! 💜
Tagging (taglist to opt in) @playstationmademe @nightbloodbix @shegetsburned @voidika @chuckhansen @jinfromyarikawa @alexxmason @jillvalentinesday @chazz-anova @nightwingshero @leviiackrman and anyone else that wants to do it!!
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The Swamp
Random thing I spotted in the opening credits: this Roku (?) silhouette is doing a spinning blade move with airbending, that Azula did with her blue fire while riding the mail system in Return to Omashu. I guess that despite the bending styles being based on different martial arts, borrowing is allowed.
A snippet of blue spirit music plays when that cart carrying the masks passes by. Maybe one second of showtime but the writers and track team put in the effort anyway.
I'm still mad at Zuko for stealing that lady's bird horse, but I'm happy to see that they're looking after it. It even has a blanky.
Those bangs would have done numbers in 2008.
So I'm wishing death on sword guy. Apart from the whole trying to cut off Iroh's feet thing, he can't even do up his shirt right. Zero redeeming features.
I wish I knew how to make gifs to show this, but the way that the diffused lightsource is reflecting off the water peaking through the vegetation of the swamp is incredibly realistic.
Is the sharpening stone the one that usually sits in the indent on the other side of the blade? It would be pretty cool to have a knife with a built in sharpener like that.
Sokka's got a point. How do you "land" on a swamp? Appa will need to break out his sea bison skills.
TIL swamps don't take no for an answer.
HOW are they still ALIVE?!?!
AcTuAlLy Aang it's "where ARE Appa and Momo?"
As someone who has literally had leeches on my elbow, this is not funny.
Also this episode's beat up Sokka quota has already been filled by a tornado, a swamp, and a vampire slug. And we're only 4 minutes in. I feel like this is going to be a rough episode for him.
Look I get that there is no solid land in this swamp, but they could at least move out of the fetid leech-infested water onto a tree root.
Shibari Appa. I ahd to google that.
Momo is a good friend.
Could you imagine what Apppa smells like after landing in the swamp water?
Poor Momo's like "dude. I JUST freed you."
Not everyone can airbend Aang. Some of us would have no option but to cut our way out of the swamp, niceness be damned.
You ever just go FWOMP?
I'm loving these little Appa & Momo scenes.
Did this episode air on Halloween originally? It's really leaning in to the spooky.
And now Appa gets to be a good friend. I love the ear twitch. Have I talked about how cute Appa's ears are?
King of the jungle Appa.
New fear unlocked. Never swimming in seaweed again.
Also kudos to them for sleeping sitting up. I can't do that.
It's neat how all three of their fighting styles are equally effective at freeing them from the vines. No bending superiority here!
How did Cletus and Brandine figure that Appa has six legs from this trail?
No comment. Just thought you'd all appreciate a picture of bowl cut Appa using an alligator as a toothbrush.
Pretty. Swamp wisteria.
This swamp is a dick.
This jumpscare got me. Also, swamp is now a double dick.
And Aang sees some rando. I was expecting Gyatso. Maybe being the avatar makes you immune to swamp dickishness?
If Cletus saw a lemoo at a travelling show once, does that mean that Momo is not the last of his species? Because I've been worrying about that.
This is a pretty cool use of waterbending. Although I don't think 'outboard motor with high manoeuvrability' is a recognised martial arts move.
All the background art in this episode is subtle but very detailed. Another episode I'll be watching on a better quality screen than my little laptop, which makes everything into a green-grey blur.
Sokka was looking for his friends. Katara was looking for her friends. Aang was chasing tail.
Tea party Sokka rocking a midi skirt and thigh high leather boots.
Have to give it to Sokka; they have all been huffing a lot of swamp gas recently. Hallucinating people you think of often after huffing god knows what is a more believable explanation than sentient, dickish swamp. Or it would be, if this wasn't a world where things like the avatar exist.
Looks like I was right about this being a beat up Sokka episode. The number of times swampy has thrown him to the ground, I'm surprised he's still getting up. Also, I think Sokka's voice actor was paid by the scream this episode.
Anyone remember the Absorbaloth?
Are these guys narrating NYOOM noises?
I have to commend the manoeuvrability of these boats.
Not to self: do not piss off a waterbender. They are human deli slicers.
"He's the Avatar. Stuff like that happens to us, a lot." Season 1 in a nutshell.
I applaud this guy's efficiency for styling his hair into a hat.
You guys are really going to go with this guy to a secondary location like 15 seconds after he stopped trying to kill you? Every so often I forget that the Gaang are teens or younger, then something comes along that really reminds me.
Nitpick! Are his socks made out of mud?
This guy has grey eyes like Aang does 50% of the time. I swear Aang has brown eyes in at least half the episodes so far.
More delicious reflections. I wish I could gif this too.
I love the lesson here. The swamp guy's speech about interconnectedness is good, made twice as good by the delivery. Excellent choice of voice actor. Also the bit about the people we've lost still being there hits hard.
A power this useful had better come up again.
Can someone who knows music better than I do tell me if Cletus is on beat? I think not.
New reaction shot!
Why does Sokka repeat "Hugh" so skeptically? What's the joke here?
"He don't eat no bugs. That's people food." This is the kind of stuff I love the most in this show. These seemingly inconsequential, throwaway worldbuilding comments that instantly double the depth of the universe of the show. Every time I get a glimpse of normal people living non-war-torn normal lives I love it.
Scenes like this. PEAK avatar.
That swamp just bitchslapped a bird.
I'd forgotten that Zuko and Iroh were in this episode.
Zuko is well on his way to being forgiven for stealing the horse bird.
Have to wonder why he had a spare set of black clothes lying around though.
Final Thoughts
This episode may well be my new favourite. I like if for the same reasons that I liked Bato of the Water Tribe: it shows us what comparatively normal life is like. Here's a random group of people that might not even know about the war. Looking at them gives us a glimpse of what Aang's pre-war world must have been like, and what the post-war world everyone is fighting to create could be like. It's both nostalgia and hope in one place.
I love that Sokka is still stubbornly anti-supernatural even after travelling for months with the human incarnation of a spirit, being kidnapped by a giant monster panda, and having his crush turn into the moon. Not to mention mega fishman Aang. Although, in a world where the existence of spirits is a scientifically observable fact, isn't believing in the supernatural actually the logical viewpoint?
Apart from that awesome deli slicer waterbending move, Katara did surprisingly little this episode. I think Momo and Appa had more to do.
Spekaing of, I loved having a little side adventure with Momo and Appa. There's enough personality in the animation and voicing of those two characters that they can easily carry dialogue-free scenes. Avatar should do a dialogue free episode with just Appa and Momo going on an adventure. I love their interspecies friendship.
The whole 'we're all connected' thing could have rung hollow if the writers hadn't taken the time to painfully personalise that message for two thirds of the Gaang. In today's arguably too-connected world (thanks internet) the lesson seems obvious, but in a pre-industrial world that's a century into a global war, I bet the connectedness of things is unknown, forgotten, or actively suppressed.
The incredibly short bookends with Zuko and Iroh were (I'm guessing) to establish that Zuko has taken a vigilante turn and that Iroh is inhumanly patient. Neither of those is a surprise. Honestly, if I found myself in that situation, I would react more like Zuko than Iroh. Guess that means I'm a work in progress.
The Storm last season showed that while Aang had a lot to learn, Zuko had a lot to unlearn. Instead of just unlearning incorrect things, it looks like the show is taking it a step farther and progressively stripping Zuko of everything. Zuko isn't one to sit idly by though, so he's fighting back by clinging to harmful things like his pride and learning things he arguably shouldn't, like how to commit theft of bird horses. Although I have no moral objection to stealing that jerk's swords.
This episode didn't have a beat up Sokka quota; it had a beat up everyone quota, physically and sometimes mentally too. Kind of surprised there weren't even bruises. And poor Sokka. The first cut is the deepest.
I'll definitely be rewatching this one.
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