#canto 8

[sleepyminty]

Cant wait for don ‘was gifted a loving father’ quixote/sancho acting skill put into test against hong lu’s horrendous family

[lu-is-not-ok]

canto 8 name reveal in the anniversary stream hows it going

Oh the gears are fucking turning. I am just now checking out the livestream, but I already looked at the roadmap.

So, here's what little thoughts I can give for now:

The Surrendered Witnessing is absolutely going to have a double meaning to it, just like The Dream Ending did. I'm not yet sure what exactly that double meaning will end up being, but that much is clear to me.

Also from what I've learned from someone in a Discord server, the original Korean title for the Canto literally translates to something along the lines of "I have no choice but to look at it". Welcome back Tearful Thing.

The 'surrendered'/lacking choice part could be alluding to a plot point of Hong Lu being reclaimed by his Family. If I am right about him being a runaway, there is a non-zero chance of Limbus Company quite literally Surrendering Him back to his Family in exchange of the Bough, or something similar.

The whole title overall gives major End of DOTRC vibes where Baoyu just sort of gives up and shit properly falls apart all around him. Unable to do anything but watch.

Then there's the Two in One Daiyu-Baoyu of it all. You could spin the English title in multiple ways, such as Baoyu being forced to Witness Daiyu's Surrender for his sake, or how Daiyu quite literally had to Surrender their ability to Witness to let him live. You could do something similar with the Korean title, in how Daiyu has no choice but to watch without intervention at what is happening to Baoyu within their body, and how Baoyu has no choice but to look at Daiyu whenever he looks at himself.

[lcb66-korney]

Hongle Canto 8 belyke :

Meme credit to my homie @jrnchart

[friendofoyster]

Dream of the red chamber or something idk i havent read it

[dutchesspotatoes]

1 minute summary of the smosh resident evil 8 video

[shesmore-shoebill]

things that make angela losing it over "sanguinis wenis" even better are the 1- zooms as she dissolves with laughter 2- infectiousness of the delirium and 3- amanda alternating between bewilderment, entertainment, and dismay that she's never made angela laugh harder than she's currently laughing at her own wenis joke

[ragdull2underscore]

whatever. go my stupids

[ender-of-the-sender]

I love these freaks

[amessformiles]

i need part 2 of spamangela like… yesterday??

[caerbannogmochi]

I'm pretty sure everyone remembers how Dante's clock has been moving over time. BUT, there is now an identifiable pattern to its movements, and its associated with the development of the sinners!

During Cantos 1-3, Dante's role in events is one of a passive observer. Gregor, Rodion, and Sinclair all made it through their cantos without much (if any) advice from Dante, the events of which mostly served to establish where they stood as characters/why they behave in the ways that they do.

Canto 4 was where this formula started to change. Yi Sang needed more out of Dante than the previous sinners; There was a Big Issue from his past that was controlling his future (namely, his entrapment in the past caused by the Hot Mess Involving T-Corp And The Mirror), forcing Dante to take on the role of Emotional Support Clockhead to guide him through the Canto. And at the end of the Canto, two things happened:

Vergilius commented on "the look on [Dante's] face"...

... and the clock moved for the first time.

The next 2 Cantos maintained this level of involvement from Dante: Ishmael needed Dante to help guide her away from her self-destructive obsession (I.E, to find "[her] compass [which] was swallowed by the sea" and choose to start "piercing through the rope that strangled [Captain Ahab] and [Ishmael]", freeing her to move toward the future), and Heathcliff needed Dante to help guide him through effectively communicating how much he loved Catherine/engaging in healthy relationship dynamics. (Seriously: the real antagonist of Canto 6 is communication issues.)

Effectively: Cantos 1, 2, and 3 had Dante doing the equivalent of talking with their respective Sinners as they drove their car down an empty street. Pretty casual, nothing major happened. Cantos 4, 5 and 6 required Dante to give directions, help them figure out where they got lost, convince them to pull over, calm down, and eat SOMETHING to get their blood sugar up before continuing toward their destination. More work, but these Sinners received greater rewards.

With Canto 7, the car was inside an IKEA.

Sinclair had to get the doors open. Faust had to find the car, awkwardly wedged in one of the shortcuts between display sections. Gregor, Rodion, Ishmael, Yi Sang, and Heathcliff had to pull Sancho out of the bunk bed in a completely different section of the store, with Ryoshu and Outis bringing their spoils from the marvelously-priced IKEA food court. Hong Lu had to help guide Sancho through getting the car out of the place it was awkwardly wedged, and Mersault held back the crowd. Dante's task wasn't just emotional support, but guidance. Sancho/Don Quixote needed someone to reassure her that there was a way forward, a something worth pursuing. And Dante did wonderfully.

So, is it a surprise that this canto is where the clock moved again?

Don Quixote (Who, as we learned in this canto, is a bloodfiend, like Vergilius) commented on Dante's expression.

And the clock moved.

BUT BETWEEN THESE TWO EVENTS, DANTE MADE THE CHOICE TO SMILE. "like Don Quixote asked me to".

THEREFORE, it is my conclusion that, between the commentary of lu-is-not-okay on Hong Lu's impending mental breakdown (SPECIFICALLY this post, which is the reason for my diatribe) AND the existence of this pattern of increasingly intensive Sinner rehabilitation efforts, Canto 8 will be the mental health equivalent of trying to get Hong Lu off of the car, which is precariously balanced upside down on a fountain, on the third floor of a shopping mall, while being chased by mall security (read: his family).

And it's going to be awesome.

[bagelqaq]

is this anything

[lu-is-not-ok]

Very normal about the literal translation of Canto 8's title and the subtitle text on the teaser image from the stream.

[mysmoshsideblog]

The Circle Challenge: Part Two

i was bummed the editors didn't overlay an actual circle over the drawn ones, so i did it myself lol

Bonus: Tiebreaker Round

[dutchesspotatoes]

another summary of smosh resident evil 8, part 2

[shesmore-shoebill]

Amangela were really in peak bickering form this video

and then Alex joining in with the admonishing "Amanda, no more spilling."