#hi bordy!

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"Nuestro momentos favoritos 😊 (Our favorite moments 😊)" —SJ Barracuda/X (2025 Apr 11)

Edit: 2025, not. not 2205 😭

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how we feelin dellandrea gang … </3

[pacific-coast-hockey]

Okay I have eaten and worked out and talked it over with @tofumilanesa so I am feeling a little less spicy, but I think a lot of my frustrations around Goosh specifically are because I've been watching him work so hard for years -- he was/is our hardest working prospect, bar none -- but he's in this impossible situation of just being too small. He can meet every bar the Sharks set, but none of that changes that he's barely pushing 5'9 on a team that Mike Grier wants to be bigger. Sharks are already have a small forward - Eklund - and they don't want another. Goosh can work as hard as he can and it's never gonna change the fact that he's short so the entire thing is completely out of his control. And that is very, very difficult to watch as a fan of his.

[teekays]

now why the hell was macklin at the michigan game. son do you need help

[bunnymcfoo]

Marie Kondo would be such a fan of the Barracuda

[knitpurlgoal]

nolly describing the cuda as playing with swagger is so fucking funny. these pathetic wet cat noodle men??? you think they have swagger????

[eightfourone]

so fascinating to compare when bordy does interviews with people en français vs en anglais bc he becomes like 100% more animated when he's speaking french

[eldritchships]

I haven't seen the Unicron Trilogy but Shockblast is a Shockwave so he still gets Special Guy status. He's so radically different, to me he's like a weird dog that gets too excited when you come home and knocks over the houseplants. Baby's first Whirl

[glamourscat]

⋆｡°✩ Songs I associate with the BLLK characters

౨ৎ CHIGIRI, BACHIRA, SHIDOU, RIN, KAISER, ISAGI, CHARLES, REO+NAGI, REO+CHIGIRI

CHIGIRI

boys don’t cry, by the cure

The song highlights the complexity of male invulnerability. With the song protagonist full on refusing to admit he has tears in his eyes. It’s reminds me of him for his struggles in admitting he needed help and how he hid his feelings after breaking his ACL. We saw the way he shut off, almost losing his drive and passion in football.

BACHIRA

dancing with myself, by Gen X

The song explores the complicated and bittersweet duality of being human and thus the connection we form. It’s about feeling alone in a crowded room, being on a crowded dance floor and yet being alone. Letting the world rush and move past you; while you have this profound sense of isolation within you. It’s about people who end up dancing with their own reflections, while struggling to deal with their own internal loneliness. Need to say more?

SHIDOU

dahlia by X Japan

A song about the inner turmoils we face as human beings, while we search the meaning of life, facing the pain that it brings during the journey. Both the beauty and the struggle that comes with life

“Time after time, you ask the night sky the reason why you were born… The river of undying tears shines like silver… Blowing in the cold wind, the birds are unable to fly… I embrace each dream, beneath the sky at dawn… Destiny, Alive Heaven, Love, Innocence, Always, Destroy, Aftermath, Hell, Life, Infinite”

REO AND CHIGIRI’s friendship

chiquitita by ABBA

However you wish to see Nagi and Reo’s dynamic, I personally see them as lovers. Maybe I will do a separate post about it. The song is a message of comfort for a heartbroken friend, giving hope for better days. It says heartaches come and go, leaving scars, but you’ll dance again and the pain will end eventually.

“You're enchained by your own sorrow In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow How i hate to see you like this There is no way you can deny it I can see that you're oh so sad, so quiet”

REO AND NAGI

the winner take it all by ABBA (I’m sorry but they literally fit in so many abba songs 😭)

A cry out about the difficulty of breaking up with someone. One person is clinging to the relationship, finding it difficult to let go, whilst the other can easily move on. Must I say more?

ISAGI

vienna by Billy Joel

Is no secret that Isagi has done huge steps in blue lock. But is also true that at times, he faced harsh realities and self doubt. Resulting him into rushing head first, to not feel like he was “being left behind”. Vienna, is a song about patience, self discovery and the passage of time. Exploring the importance of taking life at your own pace, rather than rushing because of societal expectations in order to grow.

CHARLES

alright by supergrass

This song is literally the embodiment of the spirit of youth. Being free to hang out, being free and silly. It captures Charles free like personality, with that “explosive” and almost child like aspect he has

KAISER

lose yourself by Eminem

The courage; despite all of the odds being against you, to push forward and to be determined to make it. Eminem talks about his broken family life, abuse and neglected from his mother, the struggles of growing up poor but still having the strength to push forward. To grab that one life time chance and to make it yours, turn the game in your favour

RIN

strappati lungo i bordi by Giancane

The song, main theme of the Italian hit animated series “tear along the dotted line”, highlights many themes. Some in particular reflect with Rin. It’s a song that heavy focuses on internal struggles. Like Rin, who is left stranded after everything that happened with Sae, he is trying to understand who he is and who he wants to be. Yet, he is torn between his insecurities, the pressure of having to excel and the need to prove something to Sae. The song expresses the conflict and the journey that comes with growth, but also the sense of being left behind while everyone moves forward.

pt2? :)

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[im14andivebeen14foramonth]

My Outsiders experience last night!!!

hey y'all sorry for how late i'm posting this 😭😭 i didn't think id be so tired but going to school and then all of that traveling to and from the show last night wore me outtt (slept until almost noon oopsies). i really wanted to post this right after the show when everything was all fresh in my mind but i just could not muster up the energy. that being said if you send any asks about certain things it'll probably revive my memory a little bit so i can give more details about it

anywho here it goes!!

Act 1

have to start off by saying this was suchhh a surreal moment when i sat down in the theater for the first time since ive been obsessed with the outsiders for years and years

one general thing that i will say is that for some reason i expected the stage to be like huge but when i saw how much smaller it was than i imagined it actually made me feel so much closer to the actors and more in the moment which i ended up loving!!!

another general note THERE WAS SO MUCH SPITTING IT CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD

when i opened the pamphlet and saw that the only understudy was andre in place of renni for steve and i knew for certain that brody was there,,,,y'all i was freaking out

i was watching the left side of the theater for bordy for like a solid twenty minutes and i almot SCREAMED when i saw him walking down the aisle

the show started almost immediately after that which i didn't expect so it kind of threw me off guard but as soon as it started me and my friend were squeezing ech others hands so hard for like 30 minutes straight (side note my wrist is bruised thats how hard we were doing it)

brodys. vocals. OH MY GOD. i wasnt all that big on brody when i first found out about the musical but m mutuals have in fact swayed me and hearing him live. wow.

him sitting in the audience was so so SO cool

maybe i'm just delusional BUT me and my friend both swore that we saw brent looking right at our section at us during tulsa 67 and my heart started RACING brent i love you

the way the cars come on stage??? is so fucking cool????

did NOT know they dropped his notebook in the water my jaw dropped and the high-pitched ringing when he goes unconscious oh my goddddd

ace's "you wish" while holding her ass was so fucking funny

jason was being so playful with brent!! for the first like ten minutes of the show he was like smacking him with his towel nonstop; also during ggah you could see darry and soda arguing off to the side and darry looked sooo done (i could make a whole post dedicated to brents performance...maybe i will actually) and the way he flipped the bat in his hand was cool as hell; also do one dropped anything during the song!!!

soda and two-bit's little moment during ggah when soda sings "keeping the prettiest one on your arm" had me laughing so hard

runs in the family was so sad :(( but brents vocals were FANTASTIC live. and soda FOLD THE DAMN LAUNDRY!!!! HE GAVE YOU THE LAUNDRY BASKET FOR REASON DONT JUST DROP IT ON THE FLOOR you're making the poor boy upset >:(

jason was being sooo funny when he's on the bed with pony. he kept doing little voices and he was being super sweet too, he was playing with pony's hair and rubbing his shoulders the whole time. "544 FUCKING PAGES?!"

the flashlights in great expectations were such an amazing touch

POOR JOHNNY he looked so scared when his parents were fighting. also i will never shut up about how amazingly they use the sets, keeping the door open with the distant sound of his parents fighting was such a smart move

friday at the drive in was phenomenal live; cherry kept trying to get bob to follow her and he kept pulling away, bob looked so done with it when cherry and chet started dancing, marcia was like alll over tripp on the hood of the car and then chet and (i think?) paul were just laying all cute on the car together; plus THE DANCE BATTLE OH MY GOD???? i cant remember if it was steve or two-bit (my brain wants to say two-bit tho) but one of them started thrusting into the ground and my jaw was on the floor

i could talk to you all night...the vocals...so beyond honored to hear emma and brody get to harmonize like that right in front of me

kwp your acting HOLY HELL!!! he genuinely made me jump when he started yelling at cherry. "is there a problem here, robert?" "EAT SHIT MARCIA!"

"cherry valance" "NO SHIT!!!"

brent's anger during ritfr was sooo beyond palpable, he made me jump when he threw the bills at soda. also jason was so good at looking dejected, picking up everything and putting it back ont he table than trying to hold darry back from pony

far away from tulsa made me cry for the first time during the show!!

THE CARS AGAIN OH MY GOD!!! and the drowning scene?? the sound of pony screaming under the water??? the lights going out as bob dies and flashing before it cuts to him bloody in the fountain???? beyond phenomenal

run run brother you will always be famous to me. the boards acting as trains??? oh my god

Act 2

jft was one of the songs i was most excited to see live and it was BRILLIANT i loved the flashlights. also marcia holding back from cherry...oughhhh my heart. TWO-BITS SCREAM BROKE MY HEARTTT. and emma's opt-up!!! beautiful

general note since i don't know where to add this DAN BERRY I LOVE YOU!!!

death's at my door had me SOBBING

once again brent's anger in his fight with dally was amazing, and then the direct lead in into titt oughhhh

titt also had me sobbing by the end oh my god

the poem scene was beautiful, i was taken back to being ten years old and rewinding that scene of the movie a million times and to see it live in front of me? an honor

"ITS GOLD LOCKS AND HER UGLY SISTER!" dally was hilarious this whole scene

soda's letter...brent finishing the last line...just kill me why don't you

dally was IN johnny's face during their argument he was sooo angry i was not expecting that

when i saw pony throw the cigarette i was just kind of like "oh he threw the cigarette" and then a few seconds later i was like WAIT WAIT NOOO

THE FIREEEEEE. IT WAS SO SO SO SO SO SO SO COOL OH MY GODDDDDDD

hoods turned heros vocals were AMAZING. also darry looked so happy and proud of pony and it made me all teary

hey so. so who was going to tell me that dally carries in johnny's body like that. also he was right, johnny looked so small :(

hopeless war was DEVASTATING. that's the end.

i will forever love the lead in to trouble, the song is short but so underrated. "once a greaser always a greaser" darry marry me now

loved watching kwp and sky sneak onto the stage during the rumble

SPEAKING OF THE RUMBLE. THE FUCKING RUMBLE???? I WILL N E V E R SEE SOMETHING AS COOL AS THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME EVER AGAIN. THE LIGHTING?? THE RAIN?? THE SOUNDS??? THEIR FACES BEING TERRIFIED COVERED IN BLOOD??? PONY ALMOST HITTING JOHNNY THEN STOPPING????? KILL ME NOW OH MY GOD

"pony...pony...come closer" y'all i am not exaggerating that when he's in the bed, johnny sounds like a scared little boy it broke my heart. also soda calling johnny buddy hurttt me :(

when johnny died my fucking heart BROKE. ace was in the background clutching her hair and full on SOBBING. pony on the ground??? and i saw other people say that jason goes to hold pony but at least for this show he liked sat behind pony and pulled in down so that they were both like laying on the ground with pony on top of him. pony pulling away too......:(

joshua boone the fucking MAN THAT YOU ARE. little brother only made me keep crying twice as hard as before. and guys. GUYS. JOSHUA BOONE, A FULL GROWN MAN, WAS SOBBING LIKE A LITTLE BOY THE WHOLE SOG. WHENEVER HE WASN'T SINGING YOU COULD HEAR HIM AUDIBLY SOB AND HIS WHOLE FACE CRUMBLED. HE CAME AND STOOF IN FRONT OF MY AREA DURING THE BREAK IN THE SONG AND JUST CURLED IN ON HIMSELF AND STARTED SOBBING. MY HEART.

his death scene....when pony starts talking about his death and he stands in the lights of the train, pony isn't talking super loud and you could hear josh whimper and his face crumble again and he just kept doing it over and over again like he was STILL crying from the song while he was dying

the dinner scene hurt like a BITCH. one of my favorite moments int he whole show was when brent walked over to the tv to shut it off and the whole stage was just silent. it really amplified the tension

pony beating on darry's chest :( and then brent was crying so fucking hard and then JASON was crying so fucking hard. and then cherry walking in and them both tryign to act normal. speaking of cherry the voice she uses to talk to pony HURT. ME. WHEN SHE'S ABOUT TO LEAVE AND HE DOESN'T ANSWER AND SHE JUST GOES "okay." I WAS CRYINGGGG. and then another fav moment was when she leaves and her, darry and soda all say bye, they were all so quiet about it and it felt so natural

PONY. CLUTCHING THE CLOTHES. BURYING HIS FACE IN THEM??? SODA STARTING TO READ THE LETTER TO PONY???????????

stay gold. i have no words. it was fucking beautiful and i sobbed like a baby.

also like i said i could make a wholeee post just on brent, but i need to say this now. BRENT. WAS SITTING AT THAT TABLE FOR A SOLID LIKE TEN MINUTES. JUST SOBBING. he kept looking like he was trying to compose himself like sucking in big breaths, but then his lip would quiver and his face would just crumble and the tear would start up again and and AUGHHHHHHHH it hurt so so so bad

pony saying his writing probably wasn't any good. "can I read it?" DARREL CURTIS YOU ARE BREAKING MY HEART!! and also soda's "am i in it :)?" and when pony says darry's in it too and darry goes "oh great." the whole crowd was laughing and then him telling pony to make sure he has great hair in the book so so funny

not enough people laughed at the green beans scene and it made me sad >:(

when pony looks at johnny during the finale...and then johnny looks at dally and they smile at each other....ohhhh my god

also when pony started singing about dally it broke my heart ESPECIALLY since i didn't know dally sings that part too

side note when it was a little ways into the finale song and darry and soda are still eating at the table, brent winked at jason and when jason turned i could see im smiling a little bit. i think it was brent's way of checking in wih jason and making sure he was okay, it was super cute tho

overall the finale song was fantasticccc

Stagedoor!!

andre came out first, he was super super sweet!!

then victor came out, he was also awesome!!!

y'all....when rj walked out i almost SCREAMED. he's the only one that i got a good pic with (its fine tho cuz my friend got pics of everyone else) but when he was signing my book he went "what's uppppp :)" and i was ready to fucking EXPLODE my heart was racing. and then my friend's mom manage to get a pic of him smiling at me with this big ass grin and i'm not even goign to lie i keep going back and looking at the picture every few hours my heart is full omg

next up was kwp and let me tell you guys...if i was fangirling over rj i dont even know what to say about me with kwp i was on another LEVEL. he is very very pretty and his voice is insanely charming when he's talking and he looked me in my eyes and i just.....yeah i'll never be normal about this

last up was josh boone and i was also geeking out so hard. he was like "what's going on :)?" and he was super nice, he made sure to get a pic with me after signing everyone's stuff around me and reassured me that he didn't forget about me like halfway through the signings he was just super super nice

okay guys this post is LONGGG but i had sooo much to say (and i still have more to say sooo...spam the inbox if you want more details bc i am MORE than happy to yap about it!!) overall i just feel so beyond honored to watch this happen live in front of me after spending years and years of my life in love with the outsiders. me and my friend are trying to go back soon and sit front row :)

[puckpocketed]

21/09/2024 - Training Camp Media Availability || Bordeleau

bordy szn 🔜

[ID: Gifset of San Jose Sharks player Thomas Bordeleau during camp media availability. He smiles wide and laughs as he answers the question, throwing back his head joyfully. /. End ID]

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original photo credit: Kavin Mistry

i was going to be emotional about this but its actually kind of funny because well 1) this is the original image and it makes me laugh how theyve cropped out bordy

and 2) guess what game this was.

Blown 4 goal lead in devin cooley's second ever nhl game and his sharks home debut. With his family in the stands. It was horrendous

[teekays]

okay i did it 🫣🫣🫣

i need to start acting like money is not fake but also. they are making weklund real on saturday..... for the low low price of just under $100 for a lower bowl seat(!!)......

[bunnymcfoo]

POV: it’s April 15, 2022 and you’re watching Thomas Bordeleau’s 2nd game in San Jose

[luke-hughes43]

freshman year monday questions | luke and melissa

mel's answers for the umich hockey monday questions on tiktok and her reaction to luke's answers bc she's naturally with him when he answers. with some interactions with the boys too.

~

*21-22 season (in reverse order)*

who would you call in the case of an emergency?

her answer: luke. or beecher.

luke's answer: definitely grano.

her reaction to luke's answer: wow? grano? not even your own girlfriend but granowicz? dang.

admin hearing mel say from the locker room: grano, what did you do to get luke to say he'd call you in an emergency instead of me? i'm his girlfriend for christ's sake?

grano: maybe his rationale is that you'd be with him, so that's why he'd call me?

mel: it's luke we're talking about. he doesn't even know what that means. tell my boyfriend he needs to call me in emergencies.

grano and the rest of the team sits in silence not knowing what to say and not getting involved in that.

if you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be?

her answer: coffee maker. need that stuff like crazy.

ethan saying that luke is a butter knife because he's soft.

luke's answer: *in the background* i'd be a machete

her reaction to luke's answer: luke, why is there a machete in your kitchen?

luke: eddy called me soft so it just came out.

mel: i mean you are soft. at least with me.

luke: you're my girlfriend, of course i'm soft with you.

mel: that's sweet babe. your just proving my point though.

admin: awwwww.

what is the funniest or best memory of the season?

her answer: god, i don't even know. probably luke falling on his back during a snowstorm. me and dylan were laughing hysterically at it. (i did steal this from dylan's actual answer lol)

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: what did luke say?

admin: he didn't answer

mel: loser

doors or wheels?

her answer: doors.

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: if luke said anything other than doors, he's wrong.

if you were a dog breed, what would you be?

her answer: i don't know. maybe like a yellow lab? ask luke, he'd probably give you a better answer.

luke's answer: husky or german shepherd.

her reaction to luke's answer: do i wanna know what he said?

admin: if we're being honest, we don't actually know. he was arguing with phil and matty about it.

mel: *sighs* of course he was.

admin: but he said husky or german shepherd but bordy said he'd be a galgo. we genuinely don't know what the actual answer is for luke. because they also called him a naked cat.

mel: well, i'd say he's a german shepherd. who called him a naked cat?

admin: ethan and phil.

mel: figures. i'm not even mad. he does give naked cat vibes sometimes, but i can't officially say that. he's a german shepherd for sure.

what's your hidden talent?

her answer: if being a multi-sport is a talent than that. other than that, i don't know.

luke's answer: you can ask um, truscott for my hidden talent.

her reaction to luke's answer: when it comes to luke and truscott, you don't wanna know.

if you could play one other sport, what sport would you play?

her answer: i mean come on, i'm on the softball team so we're going with that.

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: *eye roll* he needs to start answering the questions.

admin: he was with jay when jay answered. and jay trolled him by saying he wouldn't pick luke for beach volleyball.

mel: good for jay. *mel goes into the locker room and the camera picks up her saying* jay, i love you bro. thank you for trolling luke.

jay: anytime moynihan.

what's your idea of a perfect date?

her answer: i don't know. probably just like dinner and a movie.

luke's answer: it would be like taking me to a lakers game. or a knicks game.

her reaction to luke's answer: absolutely not. i MIGHT take you to a celtics game, maybe.

luke: what? why?

mel: because i'm from boston and the celtics are the only basketball team that i watch.

luke: could it be when the lakers or knicks play the celtics?

mel: maybe.

who do you think will win the superbowl?

her answer: i don't care. it's not the patriots so whoever wins, wins.

luke's answer: joey franchise and the bengals are gonna win.

her reaction to luke's answer: *laughs* this is one of the few times that i don't claim him. why did he have to say it like that?

who has the coolest or weirdest tape job?

her answer: i don't know, probably owen.

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: luke better not have said me.

admin: he didn't answer. but we think your's is great.

mel: thank you.

what is your favorite coach pearson saying?

her answer: nothing more, nothing less, just your best.

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: i promise i'm working on getting him to answer.

who has the weirdest pregame ritual?

her answer: so i have 4 pregame rituals. 1 is that i always have to get taped with the same color tape on my shoulder, i always drink 2 red bulls before puck drop, i always re-tape all of my game sticks, and i always have to get dressed left to right. but the weirdest is nolan moyle. he's just an odd guy.

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: he doesn't do anything crazy. he just needs his nap or he gets grumpy

what new year's resolution would you make for your teammate?

her answer: for all of the guys to use indoor voices and clean up after themselves.

luke's answer: dylan duke, and to clean around more.

her reaction to luke's answer: he's not wrong. but he's not mr clean either. honestly all of them are bad.

who will have the most points at world juniors?

her answer: probably matty beniers. i refuse to say kent johnson but i'm thinking matty.

luke's answer: *unknown*

johnny beecher's answer: i'm gonna go with bordeleau having the most points at world juniors and a usa repeat. but also mel moynihan leading the defensemen in points and penalties.

mel's response: he probably not wrong about the penalty minutes but i'm still offended. *walks down towards the locker room* beecher, i know where you live. stop making me look so aggressive

what's your favorite holiday tradition?

her answer: just decorating with my family. it's like one time a year that we are all together so it's nice to just be with them.

if you could have any superpower, what would it be?

her answer: i want the ability to be in two places at once without getting tired. these two a day practices on top of classes and homework is exhausting sometimes.

luke's answer: running really fast

her reaction to luke's answer: that's because he can't beat me on foot. he can beat me on skates but has yet to do it off ice.

is a hotdog a sandwich?

her answer: no

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: his answer is irrelevant, a hotdog is not a sandwich.

what is your guilty pleasure song?

her answer: more than my hometown by morgan wallen

luke's answer: *unknown*

her reaction to luke's answer: if luke answered i'd embarrass him with it but since he didn't. i wont.

if you were stranded on an island, which teammate would you want to be with?

her answer: luke hughes. but i feel like that's obvious, if i can't bring luke then i'd bring mark.

luke's answer: mel. or mark.

her reaction to luke's answer: so he said the same thing as me. that's nice. *yells to mark* hey marky, looks like your stuck with me and luke on an abandoned island.

mark: *yells back* i'll take you but not luke. i'm not 3rd wheeling on an abandoned island, no thank you.

what is your spirit animal?

her answer: i don't even know. orange cat.

luke's answer: cheetah

her reaction to luke's answer: absolutely not.

who would play you in a movie?

her answer: uhhh i don't know. *yells to luke* hey babe, who would play me in a movie?

luke yells back: i don't know. angelina jolie?

mel: *yells to luke* thank you! *says to the camera* angelina jolie, because luke said so.

luke's answer: brad pitt.

her reaction to luke's answer: i can be on board with that. especially because they were married for a while. it's not important that they are no longer together.

[saint-oleander]

The English title of “Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo” misunderstands fundamentally the core theme of the series.

There, I said it.

Now a step back.

Italian comic book author Zerocalcare’s second series after “Strappare lungo i bordi” ( “Tear along the dotted line” ) is now streaming on netflix and, while I can’t swear by the translation for I haven’t seen it in English, you should go watch it.

Both of the series are funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, and exist as tales from Zerocalcare’s life as a jumping point to explore more existential topics.

Now, if you haven’t seen them yet, go and do so for spoilers await you under the cut.

The English title netlix chose for the series is “This world can’t tear me down”.

I get that they wanted to draw a connection to the first series (Tear along the dotted line), but the choice is so fundamentally at odds with the message of the series that I’m going to scream into the void about it.

See, a way more actual translation of the title could be “This world won’t make me cruel”.

You’re going to ask yourself how nitpicky can I possibly be. They are close enough, aren’t they? WRONG. And the problem is optimism.

If you’ve seen the series you’ll know that the setting is this: an old friend of Zero comes back after twenty years in rehab. Zero is forced to try and re-acquaint Cesare to the world despite his (perceived) inadequacy. Meanwhile, a neonazi movement is pushing to get a recently opened refugee center closed, and Zero is shocked when he discovers that Cesare has fallen with that crowd.

Sure of the fact that they preyed on his alienation after his many years in rehab, Zero confronts Cesare, who tells him that since he has it all (especially a job) Zero has no right to tell him how he should behave in his desperate situation.

And Zero does believe him, and becomes doubtful of his right to point out what someone in a worse situation should do.

If the point were about resisting in the face of an evil world then the title would fit. But it’s not.

The point, the actual point, is that in the face of evil we don’t have to become evil too. That no one has a monopoly on what’s right and wrong. That the line we must draw is that even in the face of hardship is that we don’t get to kick down who has it worse than us, just to stand a little bit taller than someone.

That’s why “this world won’t make [us] cruel”. It’s not because we are in a righteous fight, withstanding the elements. It’s because we must have a last shred of dignity and courage, to help who has it worse. It won’t be an easy fight, and perhaps not even a successful one.

To believe that the world won’t tear us down is irrealistic, and far to optimistic.

"The world won’t tear me down” is the story of someone’s lonely and rightful stand.

“The world won’t make me cruel”, instead, reminds us that we don’t live in a vacuum, that we are not alone. And that we can’t be right and be cruel to those who are more vulnerable than us.

Even when everything is out to hurt us, we still have to resist the temptation to be cruel.

Mi hanno spezzato le ossa, hanno brindato, e sono vivo.

Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo

“Questo mondo non mi renderà cattivo” - Path