#eps 6-12

[agentof-chaos]

My favorite thing about this week's episode of pjo is the epic boss battle music playing in the background when Percy was driving the car. The way the music makes it so a 12 year old driving a car and crashing into things has the same sense of danger as a fight scene, the triumphant music when Percy manages to make a turn without crashing, the way the music stopped the moment Percy ran into the wall. An excellent choice

[stottlemonk-moments]

Stottlemonk Moments:

Monk s06ep12: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank"

[jemmo]

i didnt watch unknown as it was airing bc i knew it would consume me so i decided to binge it all today. i was correct. it has consumed me.

[haveyouseenthisanime-poll]

[penelopesbridgerton]

ŞÜKRÜ ÖZYILDIZ & BURCU ÖZBERK RUHUN DUYMAZ | 6. BÖLÜM

[iapotmf]

Okay finally watching barca's next generation and there are 3 episodes out pray that I make it out alive 🙏🙏🙏

[kara-knuckles]

As much as I liked the Darknights bits in Episode 13, on the whole I found it pretty frustrating, because it kinda devalued every storyline from Episode 12.

Amiya once again gets an arc about generational Sarkaz bullshit. The Revenant is barely mentioned, despite being a really damn big deal.

What about the Dukes? Last chapter has shown that they are willing to become more involved in the conflict, and now that their forces barely avoided getting hit by The Shard, surely we will get more from them? Nah, the Duke of Windermere probably holds the record for the shortest amount of time it took an established character to die, the biggest impact her forces did was GTFO-ing for the sake of Siege's arc, and the most the other Dukes managed was finally lifting their asses and telling us to tune again in half a year for Episode 14, where they maybe will do something. Maybe. Probably.

Speaking of Siege, remember all the introspection she did in 12? Morgan's realization that they aren't some heroes of legend? Who cares! Let's go full superhero comic, complete with hyper aggressive fighting, deep wound in a polluted area with no consequences, being given a convenient banner to rally people around, and even returning a fallen friend we knew for a week and mourned deeply!

…Baird who? Her buddy Delphine doesn't even get a line connecting her to Glasgow, let alone actually include her with the group in the archives. Nice CG with the real heroes, though!

Last time we saw Paprika she was with Manfred, one of our main antagonists. Will we learn more about him? Will it have some kind of effect on her? LOL. LMAO, even.

Remember all the soul searching Damazti did? How the climax of the chapter was their death? Forget it, we got not one, but two of them, complete with reset personalities!

Obviously, this means we don't get more insight from them about Golding, and Heidi is long forgotten by the narrative, but look! Lettou's arc is hitting rock bottom, perhaps he can spare some thoughts for his old friend he drove to suicide? Maybe even do some elegy about how it ties into Gaul's fate? Nope! His catalyst is actually some rando with a dementia (which I loved on a thematic level, but, you know *gestures at the list*).

Even Ines, who frankly barely did anything in 12, got her injured state completely ignored in favour of telling us Hoederer got a haircut, so that she could do some acrobatics atop a flying skeleton a few days later. But hey! They actually acknowledged her big moment of jumping from the airship, now that's a progress!

[nipchipcookies]

Me coping with the fact that there isn’t a Bloons animated series by redrawing a Horimiya anime screenshot.

Screenshot source

[dragonanne4fun]

If Fox Mulder were a Christian living in the year of our Lord 2024, he would be listening to the Haunted Cosmos podcast. Just sayin'

[goldiipond]

well tpn freaks cut off our watchparty before episode 6 so needless to say we're not on speaking terms

[stottlemonk-moments]

Stottlemonk Moments:

Monk s06ep12: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank"

[snackleggg]

Anyway, here's how I headcanon timelord ageing works.

Only applies to their first body:

From when they're loomed until they are age 8 they age like a regular human

At age 8 their ageing slows down to around 15 years equalling 2 years of physical change (this isn't because of the schism, its more that this is the age they look into the schism bc of this being the point of slower aging)

This continues until they physically reach the age of around 40, then their ageing picks up again to be probably only a little slower than that of a human (every 2 years would be 1 year of physical ageing)

Post-first body ageing:

Every body after the first gains longer and longer "life span" so to speak (which means how long they can have that body before succumbing to "old age" would get longer with each regeneration, even if they regenerated with an old body)

Similar to the first body, after a certain amount of time the body's ageing will started rapidly increasing in speed

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry Captain Jean Luc Picard age 12 [rascals, s6ep7] 'It's just so ridiculous. I can't really take myself seriously like this. Counselor, if Doctor Crusher can't find a cure, if I have to stay this way, nobody's going to take me seriously, are they?' - picard age 12 [to troi]

[brbgensokyo]

god the guts for a good show is here if they fucking would have taken the stand alone complex route

[gillianthecat]

Big Dragon - episode six

~ Mangkorn has liked Yai since freshman year?! I was right, they do have a history. (Though what's Yai's side of it?)

~ Is Mangkorn saying he doesn't like girls? Or was that just the easiest/safest way to explain to his mom? Or is it a translation issue?

~ But omg this scene with showing his mom the photo is so cute. I did not realize that Mangkorn realized then how bad it had it for Yai. But I guess he's known for years.

~ How different Yai is with Nine than he is with Mangkorn. So soft and flirty in a... I don't know the word exactly. Endearing way? Like he's trying to endear himself to Nine? I was going to say submissive, but he's submissive to Mangkorn too, he just has to be a brat about it first.

this got long, so the rest is below the cut

~ I have inchoate thoughts about this, but not sure yet what the words are. I guess what I like is that neither version seems wrong or not him. In another story, Nine could be the right man for him. They just bring out different sides of him. And because we know this is the story of him and Mangkorn, we can see that the version of Yai with Mangkorn is the raw and real one. His attraction to Mangkorn flays him open and all his worst behaviors come out. With Nine he's on his company manners. I mean, he's obviously comfortable with Nine. It's not that he's being fake with him. But being with Nine doesn't dig down into the deepest parts of himself. (But in a different story, it could be with Nine he feels safe and relaxed enough to be sweet.)

~ I was right about Nine trying to give wise advice. I like this. He's genuinely trying to help I believe, but he's also making a case for himself over Mangkorn. I like this slightly messy mix.

~ So is Yai intentionally flirting with Nine? Does he even realize he is? Because he's definitely flirting. Is he trying to distract himself from his heartbreak? Is this the remnants of his high school crush coming back to life? Did he even realize he had a crush or did he just think of it has looking up to his Phi, as a type of hero worship?

~ Also I can see why everyone keeps falling for Yai, he is very cute when he's flirty.

~ Nine's actor is doing really well at portraying this self conscious awkwardness of a normally confident man trying to take his crush on a stealth date.

~ This kiss! This scene works for me. The way Nine kissed him, Mangkorn's reaction, Yai's stillness, the way he stepped away and got all formal with Nine (if I'm understanding his language correctly), the way that he seemed maybe into it at first, curious perhaps, but then when he stepped back he seemed surprised that Nine wanted to kiss him. Yes it went on a bit too long for a frozen unexpected kiss, in order to accommodate Mangkorn's response and flashbacks and walking away. But you know what, I'm so in love with this show it doesn't bother me.

~ And I appreciate how they didn't portray the kiss, or Nine for doing it, as dirty or evil. The framing of it was actually very sweet and tender. It's showing us that Nine is a valid choice, that it's just that it's not who Yai wants.

~ Oh my god they met as kids! I'm so in love with the show that I don't even mind, I think it's cute. And honestly it's not necessarily surprising that their families would move in peripheral circles - they are both from the wealthy elite, even if Mangkorn's family isn't at the ridiculous levels of Yai's (and Nine's).

~ OMG he's kept the lost childhood necklace all these years. Mangkorn I knew you were extra but I didn't realize just how extra. So his crush is even older than freshman year of university, it's from when he was like ten. This show.

~ Oh Mangkorn. It turns out you are someone who tries to run away from your problems. Or at least you had a momentary impulse to do it. But now he's not so sure. Honestly, this is not who I expected him to be or what I expected his flaw to be, but I like that it is. I'm not sure if I can explain why, I just like it. I guess in part because it is unexpected, but it also doesn't contradict anything we know about him. He has seemed so self confident but he's so devastated by this heartbreak. By Yai not choosing him despite all the baggage that comes with it. And it seems like he believes he isn't worth the baggage (see his speech of why don't you leave me then, I don't want to be the problem in your life.)

~ Oh and he's still wearing Yai's black and white!

~ I love this continuing awkwardness between Yai and Nine, with Yai's continued use of formal language. If it wasn't for that it might seem like the show is ignoring what happened, but it seems clear that it's just that the characters are trying to ignore it and pretend things are the way they used to be. And failing.

~ Oh poor Nine. My heart breaks a little for him too. This is all so realistically awkward. Nine's actor is killing it.

~ Oh god. Speaking of formal language. The way they aren't looking at each other. And, based on the mattress, I'm pretty sure this is the bedroom where they first fucked. [yep, confirmed by Yai. I will turn this luxurious mattress into a toilet. lol, you ridiculous, petty, heartbroken man.]

~ I love how being around Mangkorn brings out Yai's childish petty side. And such a contrast with the smooth way he dealt with rejecting Nine in the previous scene. It makes it more obvious just how raw and emotional Mangkorn makes him, now that we know he can act mature. (And of course this was done on purpose by the writers.)

~ All of Yai's heartbreak has coalesced into anger, and any anger Mangkorn might still have is hidden by the heartbreak.

~ This conversation. My heart is breaking all over again. Their faces. I love the way that it's framed. How Yai keeps hiding his face from Mangkorn and only turns when he's angry enough that his heartbreak won't show. Yai's behavior makes no sense on a logic level, but it feels exactly right on an emotional level. And then Mangkorn shoving the lost necklace into Yai's hand just as he leaves!

~ I can't believe I'm liking a they-met-as-children-but-only-one-of-them-remembers storyline. This show has bewitched me.

~ Oh god. I forgot about the scene from the preview last week and thought maybe the flowers were for his dad's girlfriend. But no, they were for his mother's grave. His surprising maturity with Nine tricked me into thinking that he might be trying to grow up. This scene is so good. And no one is wrong exactly. The girlfriend is trying so hard—I'm impressed with this actress who is making this small part come to life. And dad is just not able to see how broken-hearted and grieving his son is, he's only able to see the anger that comes out of it. (Also, is this dead moms week in Thai BL? My Only 12%, this; I feel like there was another but I can't recall which right now.)

~ I love it when I'm right. Yai is lonely. But also this is sad. And gives insight into his family history. Although I kind of wish I knew how long ago she died.

~ Ajo! I like her and all her outfits. And I can't help thinking of her as garlic. Even when they transliterate her name with the R.

~ I just really like this scene with Yai and Mangkorn's mom at the restaurant. I don't really have words about it now, I just like it. And i really like the mom and the actor's portrayal of her. She feels like a real, specific person, not just a generic mom figure. (In fact, I like all the women in the show so far. They all feel like interesting real people with lives of their own, even the characters we barely meet. Which is unfortunately often not the case for me in BLs, especially Thai BL.)

~ I guess I do have some words. Yai just cannot hold on to any emotional barriers around anyone in the Akira family, can he. And he is so hungry to have a mother again. I am curious how and why they arranged to meet up though.

~ Where are Pong and Park? Good question, Nine, I'd almost forgotten about them; we've barely seen them this episode. Which, I love them but the slapstick humor that accompanies all their scenes doesn't really fit with the tone of the episode, so it's probably a good choice.

~ Oh Nine, you're still trying, bless your heart. I don't mind though because it doesn't feel like he's being a creep about it. Look at Yai trying to regect his romantic overtures without rejecting his friendship. This is so awkward for him.

~ I also appreciate that it feels like Yai is actually studying as he mutters things under his breathe. That's the level of realism this show is bringing when it's not doing utter nonsense, and I love it for both those things.

~ Mangkorn is sticking with the black and white! My poor lovelorn baby.

~ I don't quite understand why Mangkorn and Hong feel so trapped by their fathers' insistence on this engagement. I believe that they do feel trapped, but it's just kind of presented without explanation. Perhaps if I was Thai, or had a similar understanding of family and family duty, it might make instinctive sense to me and wouldn't need explanation. But either way, I'm glad this conversation with Hong seems to have freed him a little.

~ And I'm glad that he acknowledges that he messed up in trying to hide the engagement from Yai. At first I was going to say that, why would he tell him, they started off as toxic fuck buddies, there's no need to tell the guy you had a fucked up drugged one night stand with about your life and entanglements. But then I remembered he's had a crush on Yai for years now, and was likely angling for a real relationship all along.

~ Speaking of which, I was hoping for more info on the whole I've liked him since freshman year thing. Because that changes a lot about how I look at their interactions in the first episode, but I need to know more to understand exactly how. (But it would make his behavior around their first hook up... something. Maybe he knew that the way to Yai's heart was through fucked up dubcon sex and blackmail? If so, he was right.)

~ I guess we don't need Pong and Park this episode because Yai's dumbass friends are here to do the comic relief 😕 I prefer the bodyguards. Though I guess it is necessary to have them for this bit about Mangkorn's reputation as a womanizer, to remind us (and Yai) how different he turned out to be from what we thought at the beginning.

~ Yai's phone case is green! (Mangkorn's color). Was it always green and I didn't notice, or is this new?

~ This kiss! [ok this show needs to figure out how to do extended freeze frame kisses without the actors actually looking like they're frozen but I'm in love with this show so I will ignore this minor flaw] Bracketing this episode with his men grabbing his face and kissing him while he looks stunned. Ending two episodes in a row with an unexpected kiss and leaving Yai's reaction as a cliffhanger. I love it. I live the parallels. And the contrast in how they are framed. Both are framed as romantic, mostly through the music, lighting and camera work, but while Nine's kiss felt melancholy, this one is depicted as triumphant. The swelling music! The swirling camera! I even like the reactions of all the onlookers (this show has bewitched me).

~ I kind of hate watching the previews for the next week because I want to experience the episode in order, and not be spoiled on all the highlight moments. But also I can't resist because I want more of these boys! Now! Anyways, next week looks delicious. It looks like Yai and Mangkorn decide to try again as if they're starting anew? And we get Nine and Mangkorn overtly competing? Be still my heart.

~ I haven't talked about how much I like the music in this show. I really like it, both for its own sake and because I feel like it tells the story so well. And it feels expensive, like the spent money on having music written, or at least arranged, specifically for this show.

Wrapping Up:

I loved this episode. I continue to love this show. And I think it's turning out to be actually good? Like well written and well structured, against all odds? But I can't tell if that's real or if I've just got Big Dragon brainrot. Or if, like Nine and Mangkorn, I'm just seduced by Yai's pretty face (and amazing acting).

wouldn't you think yai was flirting with you if he looked at you like that? i really cannot blame nine for getting confused.

[mystarmyangel]

[230806-YOONGSTAGRAM CAROUSEL] 오늘밤 마지막회 🥺 #킹더랜드

[TRANS] Last episode tonight🥺 #KingTheLand

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