#and sometimes?

[wowzoerz-blog]

I was about to start a depression spiral but then I ate 2 pickles and had a bath so hot it would give a lesser woman 1.5 degree burns

[jacquelinemerritt]

Dragon Ball Z: Abridged Episode 29 Review

Originally posted December 8th, 2015

Suspenseful, compelling storytelling.

Great film and great television has the capacity to make you lose yourself in its story, and the best films and TV shows pull you in so deep that you quickly forget that you’re engaged in the act of watching them. They do this by combining sound design, acting, music, cinematography, and editing to engender empathy in you, the viewer, and when all the elements are working together properly, it’s damn near impossible to not get sucked in. And in Dragonball Z: Abridged, no episode yet has shown off these elements working so perfectly together as “Freeza Burn.”

“Freeza Burn,” story wise, is the end of the second act, which means that our heroes are going to be brought down to their very lowest; a moment of true desperation before the final triumph. As someone who’s seen this episode before and is pretty familiar with story structure, there was no way that Goku’s Spirit Bomb failing to kill Freeza would surprise me.

Yet as I was rewatching “Freeza Burn,” I felt drawn in to the story yet again, feeling that same desperation as the characters, and hoping that maybe this time, just once, the Spirit Bomb would work for them. And then when it failed, I felt the same dread as Goku and his friends; despite knowing that Goku’s about to go Super Saiyan and make everything okay again, I felt more threatened by Freeza than I ever have before.

All of this happened because the elements of filmmaking came together perfectly in this episode. The sound design is excellent: you can hear Piccolo scream “My glubark” as he’s being beaten by Freeza, and the Spirit Bomb itself sounds fearsome.

The acting is as excellent as ever, and LittleKuriboh makes clear just how much Freeza’s mounting frustration is taking a toll on him. Their music selection is perfect, with the choir chants after Piccolo’s death being particularly poignant (if anyone knows what soundtrack that’s from, please tell me).

The cinematography and editing (which are one and the same for this show) are excellent as well, and the few jump cuts Team Four Star is forced to use feel significantly more natural than they have in the past. All of this is meant to say essentially a single thing: “Freeza Burn” is the best episode of Dragonball Z: Abridged that I’ve reviewed yet.

Rating: 5/5

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Stray Observations

Krillin: “Phew, how was that?” Producer: “That was perfect, Krillin. Don’t worry about your check, we’ll send it to your next of kin.” Krillin: “What?”

Krillin: “It’s time to get in there and throw down!” Gohan: “Really, Krillin?” Krillin: “Haha, f*** no!”

Chiaotzu: “They look like a bunch of queers.” Tien: “Chiaotzu, we just met them. You should make such rash judgements-“ Ginyu Force: “Tokusentai!” Tien: “Well we shouldn’t think less of them for it.”

Freeza: “If I’m really as evil as you say I am, let God strike me down where I stand.” *lightning strike* Freeza: “Ha! Nice try, jackass! Next time give it your ‘A’ game.”

Krillin: “The spirit bomb is the only thing that can kill Freeza!” Goku: “Shut up!” Krillin: “Too scared!”

Freeza: “There you are again, throwing your hands up in the air like you just don’t care. Care, damn it!”

Krillin Owned: 28. Damn.

[alleesaur]

doodling a bunny vs doodling a hare

[useless-englandfacts]

uk journalists having to report through gritted teeth that there were no riots last night as thousands of anti-racist protesters significantly outnumbered the racist rioters across the country

[razzafrazzle]

Just Checking In! (aka Something About Red Triangles)

[cartoonsinthemorning]

Since you guys liked Marcille as Kermit that much, it seems fitting to thank you for my 12k milestone with MORE Kercille. And this time, Miss Falin is also here.

Thank you so much again everybody! MWAH 💗

[marisatomay]

People will claim to be a fan of some thing and then hate all of the themes and motifs and story lines and plot lines and protagonists and antagonists like man I don’t think that you actually like it here

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[peach-pot]

accuracy of horror movie titles

Scream: 10/10

they sure did

Get Out: 10/10

he sure did

A Quiet Place: 10/10

it sure is

[aidenwaites]

I think in the same way there's a 90/10 rule with horror and comedy (horror works best when it's 90% horror and 10% comedy and vice versa) there's a 90/10 rule for some relationships in fiction that's like. Wholesome and fucked up. A good friendship is at its most compelling when it's also 10% a bit fucked up. Fucked up relationship is at its most compelling when there's at least 10% of something actually sweet and substantive within. Do you get me

[podcastwizard]

you know that post that's like "if thinking naruto would be proud of you for brushing your teeth gets you to brush your teeth go for it" well today i texted my friends and asked them to pretend to be wizards sending me on a grand quest to eat lunch and buy hand soap and it worked so well i put a load of laundry in and did the dishes too so. i don't know what the lesson is here but maybe give that a try

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[aimlesspoet]

a bottom-tier autistic experience is being told throughout your entire childhood that you are just an overthinker when it comes to social situations and later finding out that your friends did, in fact, hate being around you and tried to communicate that through weird little hints

[hexjulia]

people like to bring up things like "all your loved ones would die before you" as a concern re: immortality. But the real danger for me would be that i'd literally never get anything done again. I'd adopt the elvish lifestyle immediately. Not doing anything in a week that could be done in a century. Not getting anything done in a century that can be done in 10 centuries. Spending the next 100 years reading 1 book very slowly because i have infinite time and don't care.

[theblob1958]

people are saying do it scared, but you also gotta do it alone. you'll miss out on so much you want to do if you wait til someone will do it with you. do it scared and do it alone.