#but Lars.. I thought I was rooting for you tbh

[insecuregodcomplex]

well a John Corbett character that I wouldn’t date has been found

[sonoftatooine]

Hey :) for the wip ask game 8 and 10?

Hi, thanks for the ask! And thank you as well for the mention for Time to Shine Thursday, btw - I really appreciate it! :D

8. Describe your current WIP in a sentence.

Empire era Winter Soldier AU in which rebel Padme attempts to rehabilitate her brainwashed amnesiac husband from his time as Emperor Palpatine’s Sith assassin.

I’ve got a whole load of WIPs atm but I’ve put most of them on pause for the moment whilst I get on with my Whumpay fics (I only found out about it on May 1st so it’s been a bit of a mad dash to write them in time ha), so this ^ is for my newest Whumpay fic which I’m hoping to post at some point tonight if I finish on time.

10. How many WIPs do you actually have right now?

So, as I’ve mentioned, I’ve got quite a few WIPs. I basically have no impulse control when it comes to starting fics and I’ve ended up with like twenty WIPs that I’m trying to write simultaneously for other fandoms. I haven’t quite got to that point with my Star Wars fics yet though give me time and the fics that I’m working on atm are:

My various Whumpay fics - I’ve got about five Whumpay fics which I’m working on atm and a few more which I need to start so they’re taking a lot of my attention right now (honestly I’m surprised I’ve managed to churn out as many as I have in such a short time - I’m usually a really slow writer unless I’m in a very specific mood).

Raised as a Sith Anakin AU - This will probably end up being my longest WIP. It’s an AU based on the premise that Anakin wasn’t taken in by the Jedi after the events of TPM and was sent back to Tatooine, only to be taken by Palpatine and raised as a Sith in secret on Coruscant. I’m planning for it to be a long series of short fics spanning across the Clone Wars show timeline (which I’m taking a bunch of insane liberties with tbh) and I’m hoping that I should be able to get the first of them finished off and posted once I’m finished with Whumpay.

Winter Soldier AU - This is my long winter solider style AU - an extract of which I’ve posted here - in which Anakin doesn’t turn to the Dark Side during ROTS, but gets captured along with the rest of his family shortly after the Empire’s creation and brainwashed into becoming Palpatine’s Sith apprentice, and featuring sort of ghost Padme trying to get through to him via dreams. I’m planning to make this one into a series of fics too, though I don’t have as much of it written as the raised as a Sith Anakin AU yet.

Lars AU - I’ve seriously got to think up a better name for this AU, but the premise is that Order 66 happens and Anakin, though he doesn’t turn to the Dark Side, is captured by Palpatine when attempting to defend the Temple. Two years later, he manages to escape and crashes on Tatooine, only to be found and taken in by Owen and Beru, thereby meeting a young Luke who he’d thought had died when the Empire first formed. I’m not really sure where I’m going with this fic right now, but I’m planning on  a lot of father-son bonding, building up a relationship between the Lars and Anakin, and a bunch of stuff about Anakin’s Tatooine roots.

Shmi Lives AU - This one’s fairly self explanatory. It’s basically a fix-it fic where Anakin and Padme go to Tatooine a little earlier than canon and Anakin arrives at the Tusken camp in time to save Shmi’s life. This is actually the first Star Wars fic I started writing and I’ve got a fair chunk of it written - just nothing from the first chapter. :/

Zygerria Rewrite - This is basically what it says on the tin. I kind of wanted to do something with the Zygerria arc from TCW since I felt it brought up a lot of weighty subjects for our characters that never really got addressed. It’s Anakin-centric, though it does have some focus on the other characters as well, and mostly deals with how he copes with everything in the aftermath of the mission.

I’ve also got a couple of one-shots and requests that I’ve been working on, some focused on Anidala and some focused on Anakin & Ahsoka, which I should hopefully have finished soon.

WIP ASK GAME

[cloveroctobers]

IBRAHIM JARVIS —

IG info/bio: @/OFFICIALRAHIMJARVIS | 130k followers | pro🏌🏿, & yes i was on that dating show...don’t obsess over other people, obsess over water, stay hydrated friends!

22 (23) years old

From Birmingham, England

Pisces sun? + Virgo moon + Cancer rising

Parents are both Afro-Antiguan and Barbudans + migrated to The UK once they were pregnant with their first child

They’ve been married for over 20 years

He gets his height from both of his parents

His mother keeps her hair buzzed short, cooks the best Antiguan food + loves creole seasoning, she’s 5’11, & works as a bank teller

His father is 6’5, works as a substance a*use counselor & does not believe in tough love as a way of showing you care about your children. He learned that the hard way growing up

Ibrahim is a pro golfer & dislikes tiger woods, “he’s a proper arsehole, typical American yeah?”

Got into the craft thanks to his maternal grandfather who was also into golf along with other sports & taught him all he needed to know. At first Ibrahim didn’t like it, found it rather boring & would rather stick to video gaming but his grandfather wanted to break his grandchildren out of staying in the house all the time

It kept him fit and also relieved any anxiety Ibrahim had in life and he had a good amount

He’s got an incredible swing, thanks to his long arms

He’s 6’3

Has three older brothers: Jesse (27) , Keithroy (25), and Reuben (24)

He loves working out and spotting other people, feels likes it’s a team effort & he’s a team player

Drinks gallons of water on a daily and nothing else, it’s even better if he puts fruit in it

Always eating fruit, for breakfast/with or after his dinner. Rather eat fruits than vegetables...yes he’s an adult but he can’t stand broccoli or radishes

Canon: hates seeing other people test their fruit to see if it’s ripe or not. But it’s fine when he does it himself, he just thinks about all the germs that are on other peoples hands when they’re doing so; it physically makes him sick & irritated if he ends up touching the fruit that’s mushy/lumpy

He’s a big fan of comics. Always has been since he’s a kid and has a huge collection of them, his oldest ones are packed away in a couple of crates (in his loft room that he uses as a extra storage room) since he no longer has space in his room. Yes he has no shame (and shouldn’t) of having them on display even tho his oldest brothers clown him for it

Massive fan of black panther & was hyped when it first came to theaters. Saw it three times in one day

Was heartbroken when Chadwick Boseman p*ssed

He’s awkward at expressing himself & sometimes it makes him feel misunderstood & it’s frustrating

Hates people that come up with these ideas of him instead of allowing him to collect his thoughts and speak them the right way

Yet he can be the type of person that wants to ignore issues and hope they go away

He wishes people had enough patience like he did with others in the world

He seeks advice from his dad, since he’s a counselor & everything yet it’s slightly different?

Can be a sweetie & very romantic in relationships

Will do the most (he won’t see it that way) & drop $ on you if he wants to...buying things, trying & failing to DIY, doing wealthy ppl shit, expensive trips— canon: taking his girl to Spain? Was it? Or Italy? I don’t remember... the whole 9

Had 1 gf before the villa. He broke up with her for being too flashy with his things & found that she wouldn’t have liked him if he didn’t have a bit of money

His parents live with him. “They’re basically my roommates until or if they find a house they like.” He didn’t go overboard once he got his first paycheck, he didn’t need a mansion but he did go big enough, industrial style but homey with some minor modern touches for his dream home—he didn’t want it to feel cold or penthouse-like

Isn’t too flashy on the socials but will post something every now & then if he feels the need to show it

Doesn’t post much of his face, mostly what he’s doing in the moment...lots of golfing pics!

Dresses like a dad but it works for him. Loves a good snug polo & plaid trousers/regular that are cut above the ankle, “those are highwaters innit?!” “No mum, it’s the style.” Rolled up jeans, tall white socks & some patterned, baggy sweaters, fancy hats, picks oxfords over sneakers, etc...

Definitely takes the time to iron/steam/press his underwear & socks

Enjoys getting his hair braided, isn’t tender-headed at all (must be nice)

Only grows his hair out during the fall/winter seasons or cuts/gets a shape up

When he posts about his tournaments or time at the golf course, he can always count on Bobby to comment the usual... @/returnofdamckenzie: do you ever have moments where you Reenact troy bolton on the lovely green grass? @/officialrahimjarvis: Idk whether to block u or have a laugh mate, yes i had to look him up!

Dated Jo for about 5 months after the villa until she broke up with him, finding that their lifestyles were too hectic for them to continue, at least that was her public statement to the fans but they really grew apart & the “love” was no longer there

Ibrahim seemed to be more upset about it than Jo in the beginning resulting in snappy replies for awhile, which again stems from him not knowing how to express himself

She checked up on him A LOT, almost as if they never broke up but Ibrahim felt like he needed his space now. They talked it out the best they could over dinner and got closure but that didn’t mean it didn’t sting. He just didn’t think it was needed to be calling each other everyday to see how they were both holding up. If they were done, then that’s what they should be

Jo didn’t see it that way. She still cared for Ibrahim, that didn’t mean that they had to stop talking in her view. She wanted to know how he was coping, and was known for “sticking her foot in her mouth” so that was also a flaw in their relationship

She would say certain things that touched on how she was feeling but didn’t express them at the right times & then there was Ibrahim who didn’t know HOW to say the things he felt which left jo to assume things

Ibrahim was back to the single life and he hated it. He wanted someone he could come back home to, someone that wanted to be with him for the long run. A part of him feels like Jo wasn’t planning to be with him for the long run in the first place and in a way that was okay? Sometimes you don’t know where you’re going in relationships but there should be some sort of goal? Maybe? At least that’s what he thought. Yeah they had fun but he wanted more someday

He was still young he didn’t need to be hung up about it right? Sike. He didn’t know how to take things lightly. That wasn’t how he was built. And to get comments about his ex relationship and have fans dragging him about his choices in the villa A YEAR later!!! Was disheartening

Shannon seemed to be doing well. He thought they would still be friends, at least that’s what she showed before she left the villa. Before he got her dumped. They talked a couple of times since then, jo personally wasn’t a fan of that—Shannon didn’t care but it was clear there was some tension still there

Until he contacted her just to realize she probably had his number blocked but her IG was public and she had a new man & was traveling about

His dad and Reuben were the only ones rooting for them

He had no choice but to be happy for her. Who was he to come in between that? Not that he wanted to but it’s a natural reaction to wonder after a fresh breakup, “what if?”

Talks to Priya every so often now. He seems to find comfort in her, it’s the same for her on her end

His mother has a feeling Priya is the one her son will end up with. Even if she is older...Keithroy also liked her the best

While Jesse seemed to be the only one who supported his relationship with jo

I honestly thought he would have liked Hannah in the beginning but idk if it was him or Gary that said she was too unrealistic when it came to love? I think they both said something along those lines which is odd since it seems Ibrahim has no problem treating his girl like a princess

Probably only has one special dish that he can cook the best & it’s gumbo. otherwise hes out of the kitchen or having his personal chef cook for the family

Goes live on twitch—when he has time, playing many games with the boys from the villa, which pleases the fans

Talks to them all as much as he can

Noah seems to be the first to always text back since Bobby is the one who’ll start off responding in minutes then forget to text back cause he’s off doing handstands or booping people on the nose or some shit, Gary always ends up busy doing something with his nan or for Lottie—but Noah’s always around

They seem to be the closest outside the villa, they mesh well & hang out the most when they can

he likes having his sound on & LOUD when he texts! There’s something so satisfying about hearing the clicking of texting to him

Watches a lot of sports on the Telly, it doesn’t have to be just golf. Usually watching that sport sends him right to sleep while the others keep him active/vocal...yes he’s a tv yeller

Holds sports parties at his home & invites all of his family & mates, he HATES having to clean up afterwards. If it wasn’t for his mum he would save the cleaning until the next day yet he doesn’t mind cleaning his car twice a week

Continues to make his violet man drink & wouldn’t be opposed to someone giving him a endorsement deal for it

Is the “I love everybody!” Drunk

Enjoys yard work over cleaning the house

Has his own customized golf cart that he keeps in his garage

He likes driving that more than his Buick suv tbh

Wants kids some day, not too many, not too little just right— he’ll probably have two but for rn his Doberman pinscher is his bby

Either ends up with Priya with slight insecurities that she’s too good for him or he falls in love with a tennis player, either way I’m fine with both

Crushes/his type? : Jojo Levesque, SERENA WILLIAMS, China McClain, Brie Larson, Victoria Pedretti, Nathalie Emmanuel, & Keke Palmer

Listens to: Aminé, Big Sean, Frank Ocean, Brent Faiyaz, Pink $weats, B Young, Ali Gatie, Russ, Raveena, Jessie Reyez, Rayana Jay, Cosima, TianaMajor9 etc...

Anthem = Lucky Daye, “Buying Time”

[dorizardthewizard]

So I watched the Eurovision movie

Uh, I have a lot of thoughts because this is the closest we’re gonna get to the real thing this year ;^; First, the positives!

What they got right:

Overall, I like that it wasn’t really taking the piss out of the competition – whether you agree or not with how it was portrayed, the creators do have a lot of love for the show and that is reflected in how much it means to the characters. I think it was fitting to start with the kids watching and being inspired by ABBA’s win (I’m always up for showing people where the group’s fame started), and making it their life goal to perform in the contest. Just like Lars and Sigrit, many musicians in Europe grow up with Eurovision being an annual tradition and it’s their big dream to one day perform on that international stage, so yeah I think it decently showed how important ESC is here.

They got the overall vibe right too – most of the songs really felt like Eurovision songs (maybe a little dated but still), from the Viking-Europop opener to the Lordi-aesthetic one to whatever the hell Russia was doing. I don’t think Greece’s song was something they’d ever send though; it fits the character but not what the country typically sends. Then again, Estonia have sent an opera song in Italian and Romania sent yodel rap so actually, I take back that statement. They were missing a Balkan ballad though! Staging was on point – I think it was filmed at the Tel Aviv stage so that’s obviously a factor, but big angel wings and hamster wheels also bring a lot of familiarity :P No pianos being set on fire though, which, in a movie with so many on-stage disasters, is honestly surprising.

Of course there’s also the past contestant cameos, for that I’ll say one thing – needs more Verka. Maybe some contestants from earlier years would have been nice too, at least we did hear Céline Dion’s song in the song-along. Would also have been nice if the whole mashup was Eurovision songs, instead of throwing in some other ones just to make it more recognizable for non-Eurofans. Otherwise, the mashup was really seamless and sounded good.

Another thing the movie got right was European’s attitudes to Americans, not sure how I feel about it since the movie was made by Americans, but it’s self-aware and pretty funny :P There’s also the funny gag about countries not wanting to host because of how expensive it is, not sure why a guy working for the national broadcaster would care about that but looking at Iceland’s population size, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was also an economist for the government or something.

What they got wrong:

Of course, there were some things they didn’t quite get right. First of all, did the UK win for it to be hosted in Scotland??? Unless Australia won, or some other country that didn’t want to host or something. They actually made a joke about UK getting zero points, but they said it’s because no one likes us, when in reality we just send the blandest songs :/

There were also a whole lot of technical inaccuracies like Sweden breaking the rule on number of people allowed on stage, big five countries taking part in the semi-final (come on, how can you not get that right? Maybe they were afraid Americans wouldn’t recognise half the flags? :P), the contestants were just sitting by themselves in some room like it’s The Voice or something, their delegations nowhere to be seen, and then there’s the total lack of security or planning around the competition, with Lars just running around doing whatever. The countries presenting their votes in the semi-final stood out as well, but since we didn’t get to see the final I can brush over it, just so we experience the voting somewhere in the movie. Wonder why they didn’t use past contestants for the points announcements? They also had the French one speaking in English but you know what, they remembered to make sure he was standing in front of the Eiffel Tower so I’ll let them off :P

One thing that did bother me was how hard the movie tried to make us think the Icelandic song was a failure, except the song wasn’t even bad so they had to resort to all the incidents on stage. They even had that complete silence after the hamster wheel incident, and there is NO WAY that would ever happen – even the null points songs get cheers! In fact, people would cheer harder, and I don’t think Graham Norton, or anyone for that matter, would be that surprised that people remembered the song and actually gave it points (oh yeah, great to see him in this!).

Okay, some of those inaccuracies were nitpicks, but they’re just fun to point out. I don’t think they quite nailed the portrayal though, but more on that later.

The movie itself:

Judging the rest of the film, the humour really didn’t do it for me- it was just kind of jarring that one half of the movie felt like your usual light-hearted music contest film that was fairly rooted in reality, then the next there’s a dismembered ghost of Demi Lovato and a guy getting stabbed by Elves??? I know it’s classic Will Ferrel random comedy but honestly, those parts could have been cut out of the movie just fine, it’s like half an hour too long anyway and you can tell by the way the humour drags. It can basically be summarised by the ending scene where Lars is yelling at the Americans and then just keeps going, and I know that’s the joke in that scene but they do this throughout the whole movie – something will happen and the characters will keep reacting back and forth and it’s honestly exhausting. That might just be me though, maybe I’d prefer more witty and self-aware humour in a Eurovision movie but I guess non-fans wouldn’t get half the jokes so they went for over-the-top ridiculousness ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

As for the characters, Sigrit was great; she’s a good mix between cute and weird. Lars is… annoying tbh, maybe I just don’t care for Will Ferrel's character type but when Alexander asks Lars what he can possibly offer Sigrit I was like “yeah Lars, what CAN you offer?”. Their relationship was cute though and his arc about caring too much about winning was decent, it does kind of resonate with Eurovision because yeah, lots of countries will revamp their songs to have English lyrics and the style is increasingly converging to Americanized radio-friendly pop music. I do wish they’d focused more on this conflict, rather than bringing in a love square (?) with Alexander and Mita.

Speaking of Alexander, I actually liked how they portrayed the Russian character; he wasn’t a villain, he was fun to watch and was genuinely happy to see Sigrit succeed. I did not expect them to go there with the whole “there are no gays in Russia” thing – I laughed but also actually felt for the guy, and his friendship with Mita was peak mlm/wlw solidarity, it was sweet.

The ending:

For me, this is where it goes American Hollywood style and kinda reminds me of Madonna’s speech about everyone being winners. Felt like I was watching Camp Rock for a second then (which is funny since Demi is in this movie) – all the other acts are fun songs but we’ll just change ours to a ballad so it must be more heartfelt and resonate with the audience, as if a good chunk of ESC songs aren’t ballads already!! To be fair, they do well in having it be a personal song about her hometown and adding in parts in Icelandic (although I’ve heard it’s so butchered you can’t understand what’s being said), it’s a sweet ode to one of the best parts of Eurovision – celebrating where you’re from and making your country proud.

Wish they’d focused more on that tbh, we really could have done without Lars speaking to the audience – that’s the more Hollywood moment for me and kind of reminds me of acts that try to connect with the audience like it’s a concert. Sorry but we don’t do that here :P Instead of the “music is feeling”-like message, it would have been nice if the movie was more directed towards celebrating why the contest is so big and important even decades after it began, and how it literally brings an entire continent together for one night. This would have been nice especially because of all the cynicism towards ESC and its dismissal as just a dumb, campy event with no quality music whatsoever.

Huh, I just remembered there are no live instruments at Eurovision so how everyone can hear the piano at the end is beyond me, also the instrumental kicks in despite the fact that that song has never been recorded in a studio, let alone able to be played out loud onstage. But I’ll just imagine that’s for us to see, the audience actually just heard her singing and nothing else. I don’t think it would have been that impressive, so Iceland probably won everyone’s hearts through memes instead :’D

Overall, I don’t think the movie was terribly offensive or anything, just some silly fun that missed out on the potential of better portraying the Eurovision spirit. I might eventually watch it again, but with skipping out half the comedy :P

[enochianghost]

SU Movie thoughts

I’m basically live blogging it but in only one post

I love that the diamonds seem to be struggling with this new way of doing things. I was a little :/ about them accepting everything quite so quickly. It makes sense they’d still be tripping up! they’re like that person who only just now discovered wokeness but don’t know all the Problematic things yet and they keep saying garbage things and then being like “oh wait no”

i love when ppl remember their characters powers and make them use them in little ways that was so unnecessary, for example steven floating gently onto his bed instead of flopping and casually rolling around in a bubble. it’s the little things.(rereading this now after i’ve watched the movie and this was prob just establishing that he had powers but i love how they did it anyway)

is him just climbing out of lars’ hair just a thing now? he just does that all the time? with no warning? lmao poor lars

A song full of feels straight out the gate, of course. amazing way to remind everyone/introduce all the characters. hell yeah

holy shit i am in love with this new villain idek her name yet but she a rubber hose lovely and im <3333333 her weapon is a SCYTHE???? holy fuck i love her so much who is she girl be poofing ppl all in one swipe hell yeah! get ‘em!

oh fuck did she reset them all?? my GIRL I should be rooting for the good guys here probably but dont @ me im gay

okay but her reverted form omg she’s so bouncy and cute she IS my best friend and i love her so much. she gives off such pinkie pie vibes

okay i havent said anything yet about them so i will now. i LOVE the rebooted crystal gems. do we get to watch them become theirselves again? i cant wait

the backup crystal gems casually joking about how much they wanted to kill steven lmao

“i could’ve lost all my character development!” lmao you think she’s breaking the fourth wall but she just really into TV shows and she views the world like that now. still kinda fourth wall break but, like, explained within the show? love that

oh my god spinel is so annoying i love her so much what a little shit

backup crystal gem remix nice

oh my god spinel is such a dumbass, an annoying bouncy dumbass. just like me bitch let’s be friends

oh cool another lesbian anthem from garnet

oh haha she’s a clingy one like me too oh no

of course amethyst would be first to get back to her normal self, she’s such a good egg. I really do think she knows herself better than the other two tbh. she’s somehow the most mature of the bunch

sadie you’re doing amazing sweetie

WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK IS THAT STEVEN GREG FUSION IM SO UNCOMFORTABLE

oh oof spinel is giving off the same mood as toy story. im not allowed to get bored of anything i’ll hurt it’s feelings lmao her obsession with pink reminds me of pearl. i hope she gets the same amount of independence in the end(after watching it seems like they just gave her someone else to cling to, which i....have mixed feelings about thinking of it now. i want to see her become her own gem, but i think she also needs someone to show her she can be loved first, if that makes sense? like she needs a confidence boost. idk how well the diamonds can do that correctly tho. white especially still seems pretty obsessed with everything being Just So)

oh hell yeah bring back her “evil” version im love no, not evil version, emo version. hell yeah

oh no its pulling on the abused kid abandonment issues heartstrings. im projecting hard, my dudes. sometime im gonna feel found. anyways im crying

oh ouch at her thinking the same thing i was, what if steven ditches her the second she does as he wants

climbing the oceans to talk to lapis vibes

okay so i cried at steven’s song but anyway

“you cant just make everything better by singing some stinkin song” lol get his ass but also, like, yeah the fuck he can he’s steven fucking universe. that’s how it be on this show and that’s why i love it

oh no everything she’s saying is such an abused/neglected kid mood “i was never good enough for you and now im not good at all” ouch my heart

“staying hydrated is very important when it comes to smooching” more amazing advice from the ultimate lesbian 

THIS BITCH JUST GOT 3 NEW MOMS! girl i only got one and she’s the source of my abandonment issues. fucking SHARE. she’s as bad as steven. hoarding all the moms

so anyway im in love with everything about spinel, i love seeing everyone in their happily ever afters, i loved seeing the main crystal gems discover themselves again, the music is beautiful, i cried a couple times, all in all a good steven universe movie

[warlordess]

Something that’s always mesmerized me about Steven Universe is how much the writing is able to convey about characters’ emotions and relationships over the course of 11 minute long episodes. 

When I first started watching (a couple years after the fad had begun tbh), it was just this funky, sort of silly show about a kid with interesting and unknown magical powers he inherited from his mom going on fun adventures with his pseudo-family.

And then the plot really started kicking in. Then we were introduced to Connie, to Lapis, to Peridot, we learned more about Sadie and Lars and The Cool Kids and Rose/Pink Diamond, then Greg made bank and got rich overnight, then there’s the cluster, then backstory on the Crystal Gems vs Homeworld war was divulged, new Fusions were created and bonds were formed and tragedies were struck and lessons were taught and learned (these examples are not meant to be in order btw). Little, seemingly pointless things like Centipeetle and the waterSteven colony make appearances just when you were sure they’d played their part and had their 15 minutes and would never be seen (be plot-necessary) again. There are cliffhangers galore and yet somehow the writing always finds a really powerful way to bring closure to any given situation that is presented.

This is my dilemma about Change Your Mind as a potential finale. It was almost 45 minutes long and did the same thing I’ve come to expect of the rest of the series; took that short length of time and built believable bridges between characters and plot devices and concerns for a proper send-off to the series and closure to Rose Quartz’ legacy, the enemy that was the Great Diamond Authority, and Steven’s identity crisis as her son.

There are still little odd problems I had with it (I’m not sure what purpose Peridot, Lapis, and Bismuth served in their arrival, for one) but... overall... at the very least, I find season five’s finale intriguing as characters unleash their fury and resentment and flaws, as they learn to rebuild personally and as a society (if need be). The writing still made me somehow sympathize with Blue and Yellow (and increased curiosity about White), made me root for characters I never thought I would, and - as I said in the beginning - conveyed very overwhelmingly powerful messages through what felt like simplest and shortest physical and verbal expressions between characters.

There are people who felt that the pacing was too quick to do such build-up justice but... what I’m saying is that the pacing stuck to the same pattern it has since the beginning with its 11 minute long episodes. At least, that’s how I see it.

So, yeah, I guess all I’m really getting at is that I‘m still wildly impressed by this series. Rant over.