#fridge brilliance

[matt0044]

It just occurred to me that the five minute limit is likely why Master Fu picked teenagers.

They are the most powerful Miraculous so making sure that power can be properly excersized is essentially. This is likely why Tikki and Plagg never tells their owners of the jail breaking their Re-Verse counterparts figured out. Not just for their own safety but for the world's safety.

Hence, Plagg is allowed out into the field because an adult holder would have too many Cataclysms at his disposal. Being young, Adrien would be forced to pick his opportunities more carefully while Marinette wouldn't be able to just create or re-create anything on the spot.

Hell, The Bubbler being an example of Marinette creating a Lucky Charm to keep Chloe from Adrien shows that without that limit, things could get out of hand.

Thus by Revolution, they are trustworthy adults in the eyes of the Miraculous's magic. Chat Noir can Cataclysm multiple times after much experience with excersizing control over one time. Ladybug can create any items she needs with the additional ability to reconstitute the Lucky Charm's form.

[snowyh2o]

Hazbin Hotel Fridge Brilliance

During the pilot Sir Pentious accused the people at the hotel for “harboring” Alastor, aka, hiding him away. Implying that he hasn’t seen/been able to find Alastor for awhile.

Why would he do that? Especially when we see Alastor walking around during Charlie’s advertisement?

Because Alastor’s been MIA for the past 7 years.

BOOM surprise foreshadowing and continuity!

[zombiemollusk]

ryou won't stop wearing the ring

it ruined his life, it makes him black out and lose his memory, during which moments he's literally an entirely different (and far more dangerous) person, he got it from his dad who frankly was insane, he totally isn't going to wear it again you guys, he's just holding onto it, you know, just in ca- oops, everyone's in danger and he doesn't know how to deal with it, guess he's wearing it again, is he himself or is he secretly wearing the ring again, why does he keep wearing the damn thing, sure he's lonely and maybe he doesn't have much if any faith in himself without it, but he knows it's a danger to himself and everyone around him, so why-

oh god it's a metaphor for drugs isn't it

[zenosanalytic]

Something just occurred to me:

A common sound the letter 'x' is used to represent is 'sh' ala "Mexica"(meshika).

So Musk has made Twitter into xitter :|

He's renamed it "Shitter" :| :|

[kahran042]

I'm not sure if anyone else has ever even heard of the Arabel and Mortimer series before, but I found a bit of fridge brilliance. Specifically, the reason Mortimer seemed heavier here is because he ate the gold Mortimer bar.

[differenttriumphdragon]

It's just hit me.

It's no wonder that one scientist from Detective Pikachu didn't know how to make Orange; there's no Orange Color in the Pokedex!

[malenkaya-glosoli]

Prince Harry: *publishes his autobiography Spare*

Me: A senior member of a royal family happens to be a free spirit, willingly gives up the position and power and privilege he was born into, moves to a foreign country to live life on his own terms, doesn’t like beer, writes an autobiography, and has a bunch of unauthorised biographies spreading rumours about his love life? Now where have I heard THAT before?

Queen Kristina of Sweden knows the feeling!

[wyvernseeker]

As we see in several episodes, Adrien willingly sacrifices himself for Marinette in their hero identities, showing the utmost confidence that she can fix things. Which only proves Fu's assessment of him being worthy of the Cat Miraculous correct.

Then there's Cat Blanc, where, after being akumatized in one dreadfully bad future, he was ordered by Hawkmoth to turn his power on Ladybug. Only for him to, while doing his best to combat the akuma's influence, try to turn it on himself. Unfortunately, as we see, this causes plenty of devastation, but even then, he was trying not to use his amped up destruction powers on the girl he loves and potentially let Hawkmoth win.

The Tests In Origins

So I don’t know if anyone noticed this about the tests, but after watching Origins after the Christmas Special, I realized there was a bit more depth to them than I first thought.

It’s an old fairy tale cliche. A fairy or a god is in disguise of some poor old soul and they see if someone deserves a reward or punishment depending how they treat the old soul. This is what Master Fu does with both Marinette and Adrien.

But something always stuck out as odd to me. While Marinette’s test had a lot of possible candidates, Adrien only had three other people besides himself and more than that, there was no danger of a car in his. But after seeing the Christmas special, I see what the tests ACTUALLY were.

There is that whole making sure the person is nice enough to help someone in need, but there’s also the details of it.

In Marinette’s scenario, the car makes a time crunch. But there’s also the crowd. Everyone is on their phone, distracted, not paying attention. The test isn’t to see if someone is just kind. It’s seeing if someone Will Notice and Act. Because that’s what’s necessary for Lucky Charm. To take in your surroundings, notice what you need, make a plan, and act on that plan. The test is not just kindness, but a test on how well she would be able to use the powers. 

Then there’s Adrien’s test. The test is actually directly made for Adrien, none of the other three are candidates. Why? Because Adrien’s scenario is harder to find and this is why I realized it after the Christmas special. Adrien’s power is that of destruction. This is a terrifying power in the wrong hands. This takes a very particular personality.

Master Fu doesn’t fall when Adrien is running to school. He falls when Adrien is about to get into school. When it would be harder for Nathalie and Gorilla to grab him without causing a scene, he could be inside before they have a good grasp on him.

Fu falls then because Adrien is given the choice. Does Adrien go for what he wants, or does he go to help even if it means losing what he wants? Adrien does the latter, and now he has to get through Nathalie and the Gorilla to get to the school. Less of a scene, and he’s lost his chance. But he doesn’t show any bitterness to Fu for it.

Adrien’s test was not just that of kindness, but if given the choice between being selfish, or being selfless to the point of hurting himself, he’s going to chose the latter. It’s a test to make sure if the hero of destruction ever breaks, instead of destroying the world, he’d destroy himself first.

[gruesella]

I just realized. Stella was dressed as a traditional witch for Halloween, with a cut throat (in lipstick). She's the special one out of all the group to learn Sarah's story, how she was falsely accused of witchcraft and how her family silenced her, until Stella was able to give her back her voice.

[inspectorspacetimerevisited]

The Twelfth Inspector’s first appearance in ‘The Space of the Inspector’

was actually a brilliant moment, when the audience is clued in to the fact that the Eleventh Inspector isn’t his/her last incarnation.

[1o1percentmilk]

i think "cig sando" takes the cake for me for best ship name

[zombiemollusk]

journey realization!

the ancestors in the game's backstory are shown to have built up a great civilization, only to start fighting over the resources (the red cloth), leading to that civilization's demise.

meanwhile, the gameplay doesn't let you steal anything from the other player (except maybe that bridge achievement, but the game doesn't reward you for doing that, and most of the time that's done on accident); even if you pick up one of those glowy symbols, the other player will still see one in their game and they can pick it up too. plus, one of the murals in the last area is most easily (possibly only) reached with the help of another player, though thankfully you don't need those to finish the run.

the ancestors fought and it destroyed them; the travelers collaborate and it makes for a fuller experience as they get to their goal. it isn't required of course - the game would be waaaay more frustrating otherwise, especially for anyone with spotty internet connection, which goes against its point and would just be annoying besides - but that just makes the teamwork even more meaningful by leaving it to choice. you help each other not because you have to, but because you want to.

it's even better if you know what inspired the developers to make the game. one of them, for example, apparently got reeeeally tired of seeing griefers in world of warcraft, so they set out to make a game with as little griefer potential as possible.

if the little red cloaks are the players, the big white cloaks are the game developers, encouraging a future of connection over the one of destruction they lived through.

whiiiich just made me realize another thing: in the last chapter, the one point where you can (and do) die, the ancestors step in and revive you. of course they do; if they're the developers, they've been preventing your death the whole time.

[kahran042]

I just realized where they got the name for Minto's older brother Seiji in Tokyo Mew Mew. It's the Japanese pronunciation of sage - which is an herb, like mint.

[wispisstillverybored67]

3, 13 and 22 for Danganronpa? I’ve never heard you talk about that game and I’m pretty curious on your opinions :p

Hmm, let's see...

3: I can't remember the specific words, but it was something on... Uh, lost my train of thought there. Never mind.

13: The Warriors Of Hope. To me, their appeal stems from their bitterness against their abuse, and their taking of Junko's manipulation to heart. But because they're kids, I can hardly find content of them being little menaces, not even if Monaca is included with the group, which is common if Nagito is around.

22: I'm a Remnants freak, but that's too easy, so I'll go with... the executions themselves. The executions are VIOLENT! OVER THE TOP! THRILLS, CHILLS, KILLS! The nightmarish focus on it is one of what Danganronpa is all about!

[encountersltd]

OKAY so i knew dora the explorer was meant to evoke a computer game with the blue cursor and everything but i only just got how genius the framing actually is

that live action intro that goes through that playroom to the desktop computer? that's from YOUR point of view

it's you going to the computer to play a game of dora the explorer

and when the cursor shows up? that's YOU moving the cursor to click on the answers

holy moly

[asidian]

DBDA Meta Commentary Roundup

Okay, I'm getting tired of scrolling back to find my own posts, so it's time for a roundup post for my DBDA meta commentary.

Meta Commentary:

Why you should watch Dead Boy Detectives

Charles is a people pleaser

A very large snake as a reference to hell

The same lantern

Edwin knows the Misery Wraiths a bit too well

Why Charles is upset by more than just jealousy re: Monty

The white kimono

How Crystal and Charles' character arcs intersect to make an absolute trash fire

You can talk to me about anything

Edwin's hidden kindness as Charles dies

Edwin's hangups re: emotion and how it ties into his time in hell

The silliest Clue edition

The Cat King's design changes when he starts a new life

Counting cats

Where is the Doll House

Edwin and Charles acting like they've known each other forever in tiny details

Esther has the cops in her pocket

The lantern scenes as an extension of the theme "The good you do comes back around"

Why Charles opens up to Crystal so quickly

Payneland endgame nods through leitmotifs in the soundtrack

Charles is super sensitive to criticism, even when it's not intended

The Season 2 in my heart

The hidden nod to history in the WWI ghost's makeup

Why Charles' death is so much worse than it seems

The brilliance of the first ten minutes

The ship of all time

The incredible women of Dead Boy Detectives

Edwin's bowtie

Crystal and Charles as mirrors and projections

Bi disaster Charles Rowland

Edwin can knit

Chekhov's snake-slaying sword

Murder night movie time

Why Charles was more of a hero than he knew

What the doll placement says about Edwin's many deaths

Charles smiles for other people

The absolute fridge horror of That One Gate in hell

The only good thing generative AI has ever done

The wood-burning stove as part of Charles' cold trauma

Charles is so very brave for walking into hell

Charles' bad decision face

Set Design:

Charles' room

The London office

The boys' detective license and its source

Tragic Mick's shop

Niko's room

Cameos:

The boys' early relationship and how they've influenced each other

What the boys do together in their downtime as leisure activities

A brief in-character skit of an ordinary day at the office

Tidbits about the characters that didn't make it into the show

Input in developing Edwin as a character and suggested changes

Color Symbolism:

Red

Blue

Pink

Green

Green (alt)

Purple

Orange

Brown

Black

White