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heylookwhoitis · 3 years ago

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One Day (Theo Raeken)

Let me tell you a story, a story about two chimeras; One that wanted power but didn't have it And one that had power but didn't want it Let me tell you a story about Nicole Reeds and Theo Raeken...

"Theo!" Nicole exclaimed, following her best friend through the woods. "Theo, why are you in such a rush?" Sliding to a stop at the sight of the teenager in question in the middle of a fight, the girl pursed her lips. Letting out a tired sigh, she took a closer look at the other observers of the fight. She recognized them easily from the many months her and Theo had spent memorizing every little detail about the McCall Pack. Malia Tate (or Hale--whichever you wanted to call her), Werecoyote; Kira Yukimara, Thunder Kitsune; Stiles Stilinski, human but the brains of the pack; and finally, Scott McCall, the True Alpha himself.

"Do you have no sense of self-preservation whatsoever?" Nicole scolded as the latest experiment ran off, crossing her arms while glaring at her best friend. Theo smiled sheepishly, an incredibly convincing mask. They both knew that if need-be, he'd kill even Nicole herself to save his own life. "Seriously, I regret canceling movie night just about every time I turn around."

"Who are you two?" Scott asked, interrupting the conversation.

"Yeah, I guess I've changed a lot since 4th grade." Theo grinned, clueing the others off to who he was. Of course, this was followed with a question about Nicole herself.

"And who are you?" Stiles asked, suspicion heavy in his eyes.

"Nicole Reeds, regretfully Theo's best friend." And only friend. Nicole added mentally, glancing towards the teenager before fixing Stiles in her sight again. "And before you ask, I'm human, sadly. I've wished that I could kill him on several full moons--especially the first few." And with that piece of information, she noticed the twinkle of trust in Stiles's eyes.

That was the first mistake the McCall Pack made.

Because while Theo was the one greedy for more power, Nicole was the one who wielded it. She was everything that Theo wanted to be--and more. She was the monster that parents told their kids about, and the worst part was that she didn't even care for the power, making her so much more terrifying. Why? Because Nicole knew that no matter how much physical pain you could inflict on someone, it was words that got under people's skin.

Manipulation was her craft, and she was a master at it.

"Stiles, I'm sure that Scott will understand." Nicole reassured, laying a hand on her supposed fellow human. It was a shame that he was being tricked. "Look, I'll tell him myself, you didn't have any choice but to kill Donovan. It was a kill or be killed situation. If need be, I'll even get Theo to back me up."

"I don't know, he might not understand..." Stiles trailed off, his eyes starting to get misty.

"That you're only human, and that no matter what we do, we'll never be anything like them." Nicole finished, supposedly putting into words how Stiles felt with Scott. At the weak nod from the human, she offered a small smile. "Stiles, if Scott's anything like Theo, he's lucky to be alive. And if he's like Theo, then I know that the only reason he is alive is because of you."

"What do you mean?" Stiles asked.

"I mean that on Theo's first full moon, I was the one almost got killed because he couldn't control his shift. I was the one that got interrogated by a hunter who had heard his roar, I was the one that got my arm broken from it." Nicole was telling the truth, thinking back to when Theo was 12 and she was 13. Although, it wasn't a hunter that had broken her arm, it was the surgeon. Something about testing their protective instincts. Nicole had them--Theo didn't. "I mean that when he fell in love for the first time, I was the one that had to make sure he doesn't lose control and accidentally reveal himself. I mean that when he did lose control and shredded his girlfriend into pieces, I was the one that to create the near-perfect crime scene. I was the one that not only had to cover his tracks, but had to pick up the pieces of his heart."

"We might only be human, Stiles, but our best friends wouldn't be the person they are now without us." Nicole stated, laying a hand on the vulnerable boy. "Hell, Theo wouldn't even be alive if it wasn't for me."

Stiles snorted, amusement crossing his face. "Scott wouldn't've gotten a second chance with Allison if it wasn't for me." He shared, both of them sharing a small laugh. "Thanks Nicole, maybe you're not so bad after all." Nicole didn't speak, only offering a small smile. Because if she were to answer, she feared that this sweet exterior of her's would crack, revealing the monster within her. But the bond between Stiles and Nicole was strong, stronger than hardly any other in the pack.

And Theo was jealous of her for it, because once again, the slightly older girl was outdoing him in a task assigned by the Dread Doctors. But if he couldn't outdo her task-wise, he'd outdo her by becoming an Alpha. So, Theo went to confront the Doctors. "You promised me a pack!" He exclaimed, eyes watery with intense emotion. For once, the Dread Doctors remained silent, continuing their latest surgery.

"Actually, they promised me a pack." Nicole corrected, sitting up from the chair. Flicking out her claws to reveal sharp and deadly lion's claws, her eyes flickering up to meet Theo's. "You're not the Alpha, Theo. I am. Learn your place." The boy let out a growl, making her respond with a commanding one, her eyes flashing red with warning. And he stepped back, his instincts taking control over his defiant mind.

"They told me it wasn't possible to become an Alpha Chimera." Theo lowly said, meeting her now grey eyes with curiosity and anger mixed together.

"That's because it's not." Nicole sighed. "I was already an Alpha when they turned me into a Chimera. You weren't even a werewolf--maybe that's why you always do worse than me." It was that conversation that made Theo want to create a pack. Of course, that didn't go well, especially since he chose the basement of Nicole's house as the pack's safe spot.

"What the hell is this?" Nicole questioned as she slid open the door, glancing between Theo and the newly resurrected Chimeras.

"Our pack." Theo answered confidently, sure that Nicole would at least be happy that she had a pack.

"No, it's not." Nicole shook her head slowly, closing the door behind her with a firm shove. "So I'll ask again, what the hell is this?"

"I already said, our pack." Theo repeated, watching her carefully for any signs of her going to attack.

"Theo, this isn't something the Dread Doctors or I cleared." Nicole spoke with restraint, her face giving the Chimera a clear warning to be careful of what he said next.

"I got us a pack." Theo growled, ignoring the warning.

"No, what you got were a bunch of kids that were killed for a reason." Nicole corrected, her patience waning as Theo continued to push her. "I was going to get a pack of people that wanted to be Chimeras and didn't have to use the loyalty that was programed into them."

"The Doctors kill everyone that's a failure, how were you going to get a pack of Chimeras?" Theo scoffed, edging Nicole closer to her breaking point. "I did you a favor!" And she broke.

"They kill them to save me the trouble!" Nicole exclaimed, her volume raising for the first time in years. In fact, Theo forgot the last time she had genuinely yelled. "Jeremiah, Ezra, Lilly, Jenny, Thomas, Obadiah, Carl, Taylor, Christine, Rachel--did you really think that they just magically disappeared after months of traveling with us? Theo, I killed them. Not the Surgeon, not some pack, not the a family of hunters, I did. Because the Doctors were getting risky and stopped taking kids that wanted to change. And I had to fucking protect us!" She slammed her fist against the cement wall, shaking the entire building as the other Chimeras huddled even closer to the opposite wall.

Not Theo though--he was too shocked to even notice what she had done. "You killed Rachel?" Theo blinked, struggling to comprehend the fact that the timid girl had been the one to kill his first love. Since he had first met Nicole, she never spoke to him outside of sharing information or giving him orders, she was practically invisible. But that was why the Dread Doctors liked her so much, they liked that she could melt into the shadows without turning invisible. Sure, they had fights, but those nearly always ended Nicole taking the blame and getting a few bones broken and/or a nail pulled here and there.

"Yeah, I did." Nicole confirmed, taking a few breaths to calm herself down. "I didn't want to, believe me I didn't, but I had to kill them so we would stay safe. I had to cover our tracks, because I was the Alpha. Because I was the one that had to protect the boy who would kill me in a heartbeat if he knew that he could get more power." Breathing out one last time, she tossed something towards the Chimera. "You wanna be an Alpha, Theo? You want to have more control, more power? Have it. I'm done protecting you."

As she turned to leave, she silently begged him to say something, anything, to give her reason to stay. He opened his mouth to speak and reached out his hand to grab her arm, but nothing came out and he was frozen. So Nicole kept walking, kept getting further and further from the boy she'd known since he was 10--and for once in his life, Theo was speechless. He had lost the one person that deep down he knew would be the only person he could ever fully trust.

One was to be sent to hell and later brought back, redeeming himself and becoming an overall good person. The other was hunted down by Monroe's army, shot full of arrows before falling off of a cliff. Her body was never found, but they thought, surely, even a Chimera mix between a lion and wolf couldn't survive that. But Theo had hope, hope that one day, his Alpha would come back...

One day...

#fem!oc #theo raeken #theo raeken one-shot #teen wolf oc #teen wolf #og!writing

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paramisgwilwileth · 4 years ago

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Piano || Eren Jeager [ModernAU!]

-×- Warning: Slight Mature Content -×-

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You stared at the music sheet in frustration, eyebrows furrowing together and you scribbled a pencil-mark on the end of the page. You were stuck- stuck at this particular bar, stuck on why you could be able to play this again - messing up over and over again.

"The paper is scared enough [Y/N]." A familiar voice chuckled from the music room door. "Any longer and your stare would burn a hole through that thing.

Your reply was non-verbal, shaking your head as you rolled your eyes, still a small smile formed on your lips- Placing your fingertips back on top of the designated ivory keys of the old grand piano you started from the very top of the unforgiving piece.

A chill ran up your spine- making you shudder involuntarily as your stopped playing. Pushing back the piano seat, you faced him in all his handsome glory.

"You're all dressed up, got a date?"

You raised an eyebrow at the stunning man in question. Now that you have seen him fully, you couldn't help but bite the inside of your lip- he looked so irresistibly attractive.

He snickered, obviously relishing the fact that your eyes basically scanned his whole being.

"Hmm, what if I did?" He challenged, spreading his legs slightly as he sat up from his leaning position on the velvety couch by the corner of the padded room- his eyes locked with yours, lips twitched up in a cocky smile- a signature of his.

You pursed your lips, narrowing your eyes at the attractive male- though... You couldn't help but stare at that delicious neck of his, oh how you wanted to just be near him- Inhaling and savouring his scen-

You forced out a cough, turning your back on him and faced the piano once again. Focusing on the black and white keys of the instrument you pressed the tabs gently, soft music vibrating off the layered walls of the spacious room.

Your heart raced as the notes you played neared the subject of your frustration.

molto appassionato

Crap.

It seemed as if your fingers had a mind of their own, fussing up and messing with the keys by themselves no matter what mental command you had demanded at them.

This part was supposed to be Fast and Passionate- Instead it became a blurry sound of no rhythm at all.

The music- or at this point- noise - stopped completely, folowed by a frustrated groan erupting from your mouth and a string of curses that could send a sailor to their shame.

Though, your complaints ended when he sat beside you, nudging you slightly to the side as if saying 'watch me'.

"Jeager what the fuck are you doing?" you hissed, still completely unaware of the fact that his long slender fingers sat atop the white keys ready to play a sweet melody.

"I think this is called 'Showing you how its done' babe." he winked, reaching up to flip the pages back to the first as a serious veil took over his chiseled features.

Music.

It was music.

The damn man could play the fucking piano- and he had fun watching your sorry ass stumble across a few fast paced notes.

Saliva pooled at your throat as you watched him gracefully play the instrument, never faltering even at the hardest points of the piece. His fingers were the highlights to your eyes,just as his music was to your ears, and the vibrations to your heartstrings.

His long, slender, perfect fingers danced like professional ballet dancers. Your mind wandered away from sane thoughts as your eyes felt glued to them.

What would his hands feel like on you?

Travelling on your arms and legs, brushing against your lips. Hovering over your breasts, warm, warm, hands- hands that seemed to be God's favourite, making you their own property.

The thought made you bit your lip out of human instinct. Holding back a moan of utter delight as your mind wandered into wild fantasies.

"... [Y/N], Oi [Y/N]." his sharp voice brought you back to reality, turning your head to face the piano as your face flushed a deep red.

"Y-Yeah? Right." You flustered, hurriedly flipping the music sheet back to the first page.

He smirked, placing his warm hands on top of yours, picking up your limp hands from the ivory keys and placing it on his significantly larger palm.

Those feel utterly amazing on you- stop it [Y/N] he's your friend.

Just a friend.

"You look so red." a laugh flowered from his pretty lips.

God even his laugh is attractive.

A smirk planted itself once more on his handsome face, nearing yours- his warm, minty breath fanned your face.

Jeager-- Oh God I want to kiss this boy so bad right now.

His lips were near, almost too near, leaving only a few inches between the two of you.

A small movement would surely... Connect you to him instantly.

You wondered how those lips would feel on yours, on your body.

You blinked.

His turquoise eyes staring down at your [E/C] ones.

"Can I...?" His eyes shifted to your slightly parted lips.

A kiss.

You didn't waste a second, leaning in an touching your lips to his waiting ones.

At first the kiss was soft, gentle, no more than an innocent first kiss- but soon turned into a hungry mess as he smiled, nipping at your bottom lip causing you to gasp out of surprise.

The sneaky man used this chance to dip his tongue onto yours, touching the tip of the soft muscle to yours.

A slight moan slipped out from your lips.

Slick.

He grinned cheekily into the kiss, loving the sound you made along with the fact that he was the reason behind your sweet sinful acts.

The kiss soon ended as both gasped for much needed air.

"I guess you know why I dressed up now." He winked, tucking an out of place hair strand behind your ear.

A thought flashed across your mind as you stared at his bright pools for eyes, the piano forgotten.

Holy shit, I kissed my friend.

I kissed Eren Jeager.

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#attack on titan #eren jaeger #eren #shingeki no kyojin #eren x reader

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poppythewitcher · 4 years ago

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SPN hell binge Episode 1

Yippe kayay Mother Fuckers, Let’s do this! (edited in the morning or grammar)

Should I watch the recap?

Is that cheating?

I mean It’ll set up the season?

But it it cheating?

Like I’m supposed to get context like when you start a comic half way through

I’m gonna watch the recap just cause I know I won’t even understand that

Aw the cw logo, lets you know you’re getting into some shit

oooo decapitations

what how many of them are there

their voices don’t sound like I imagined

Fuck i kinda forgot Jeffery Dean Morgan was in this

You expect me to take these fuckers seriously where their father, the root of their daddy issues, is Denny fucking Duquette

I’m still confused who the fuck is Jack

I think he’s the antichrist

Listen the practical FXs tho

why is half the recap just a zombie fight

is this the beginning of the this episode or like the end of the last?

oh wait it was the last

listen I get continuity but the fucking font the credits are in makes me want to die

Gay angel can commune with the dead that’s nice

Why did they think that flimsy ass thing will hold the door

“He said welcome to the end what does that mean” the network is finally pulling the plug on this shit show

i love the casual discussion of smiting

I relate to dean in that I too have daddy issues and hate sky-daddy

Is Sam the only function one on this show?

Nope he let the zombies into the crypt

oooops the antichrist is awake

oh its a demon not the antichrist

demon with fashion sense

a demon talking about being a demon the way I talk about working at Starbucks

I like how Sam’s like yeah Cas, give your blood to the minimum wage demon who just met that is currently inhabiting the body of some kid we all really cared about

Nothing could go wrong with that

wait what that fucking worked

how did the minimum wage demon fix God’s mess

okay random teens because horror tropes of violence against young “stupid” women who are just enjoying their lives because it’s easier to enjoy the thing when the male gaze and patriarchal culture not only fetishizes violence against women but it makes the horror easier to watch because it’s not as scary when the victim is a vapid and brainless teenage girl, thus making the male viewer feel secure because his ego tells him that he is stronger and smarter than these weak female and therefore would not fall victim to the monster even though that makes no sense in this context when their main demographic is gen-z girls,gay and theys.

also who gave the camera to the guy with hand tremor what was that shaking

When you have to kill a character but the actor still needs to pay the bills

are they literally just gonna spend the whole season tracking down runaway ghosts this is gonna be worse than I thought

Like is that really Jensen Ackles’s voice is doesn’t sound real

ooo spooky car crash

Wait woman in white wasn’t that the fucking pilot i watched that

oh god really all the fucking monsters of the week are back fuck me what have I gotten myself into

Why is this show trying to be a fucking 80s horror movie now we have a poor housewife and her daughter being haunted by ghosts really

and its not just that its the cinematography and the lighting like the whole fucking mise en scen

its a fun aesthteic but goddamn did they really milk 15 season out of this shit? did anyone actually watch after season 12?

motherfucker a killer clown wow

Like I feel like they’re making they’re voices deeper on purpose

I’m sorry what in the living fuck is this dumb ass FBI shirt that Sam is wearing that does not look real you are not fooling anyone honey has this really been your shtick for 15 fucking years and you look like THAT holy fucking hell it genuinely looks like the costume department is barely trying

Mr. Trench coat honestly looks more believable

wait is minimum wage demon a neanderthal

And he;s hitting on one half or the queer baiting wonder twins great

Minimum wage demon: “who was he”

me: “wouldn’t we all like to know”

I mean me. I would like to know thank you minimum wage demon for getting me this info

So he’s they’re kid that’s nice

Wait

So the queer baiting wonder twins had a FUCKING CHILD TOGETHER

holy fuck they weren’t kidding this really is hell

the blood stains are really good like a little bright for being old dried blood but still the practical FX slaps and I’m already starting to think that’s the show’s one redeeming quality

That child is defffffff possessed

This thing is giving me flashbacks to early quarantine when my ex made me watch killer klowns for outer space on Netflix party would not reccomend

I mean I wouldn’t reccomend this either but

Who’s Rowena

Why is the angle that low and harsh on the minimum wage demon being a fan boy like really why

Why is it a dutch too

I just want to talk to the cinematographer and see if he’s okay

Like It went to a stand eye level over the shoulder and then nack to the super harsh low dutch what’s going on

Also Who’s Micheal

Like Micheal the angel?

Is Micheal an angel? idk

why does Cas readily hand out the info that he’s an angel

Sam shot god and honestly fucking mood

is it just Sam or does every one get fucked up if they try to hurt sky-daddy cause that’s kind of a dick move

I feel like I’m supposed to recognize the MILF in white but I haven’t seen the show so IDK

What’s with the whole human sacrifice heart thing like is that standard here

I thought they were going door to door they literally only went to the one house

the killer klown from outer space is back and he has friends

I love how Cas is just like offend and exasperated over being shot

and then just fucking La Llorona makes an appearance

are the spell in fucking Latin on this show

this is why I’m a Witcher stan like at least Sapkowski’s creative an used a different dying language

why does Sam have to stay be hind like in theory they could just sprint

and he picked up the kid he’s like the one functional one here

Sam just told the killer klown from outer space to shut up and honestly same

I have 5 minutes left and it feel like it’s been an eternity

how many times have they been uncomfortably thanked by a little girl on this show cause I feel like the answer is too many

Why is the pie man such a bitch to his husband like way to press against the whole queer baiting wonder twins thing we get it you’re uncomfortable with your character’s repressed bisexuality please maybe chill you made the gay angel sad

even the minimum wage demon gets it

that looks infected

oh yeah dean’s oldest daughter syndrome is back that’s nice

I feel like I see the appeal of this show and how it could be good but then it went to hell

Wait are they actually god now what the fuck

like is this whole season just some Nietzsche bullshit okay

why does dean say just you and me? You also have a gay angel and a minimum wage demon

Final thoughts: I’m going to bed. I’ll do more tomorrow. This really is a dumpster fire. What have I gotten myself into

#Supernatural Hell Binge #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #destiel #supernatural #spn #spn 15x01 #oh my god what have I done #winchesters #dean #sam #cas #why'd you make the gay angel cry

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mexcine · 7 years ago

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) review

Martin McDonagh has to be one of the best dialogue writers working in films today (and he's no slouch as a director, either). And that's based on just 2 examples, In Bruges (which I use in my film course) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (I guess now I have to watch Seven Psychopaths and see if it's good as well; opinions differ**). McDonagh's dialogue-writing and film-directing skills seem to be contagious, as his older brother John Michael McDonagh has also written and directed some excellent films (The Guard and Calvary--and now I suppose I must track down War on Everyone, his most recent film as well).

**[alright, I watched Seven Psychopaths today, see note at bottom of this review.]

Three Billboards... is pretty good from top to bottom, but the dialogue and characters overshadow the narrative, which is very slight--that is, if you define "narrative" as "a sequence of events that proceeds from a beginning to a conclusion." Lots of things happen in the movie, there are tons of character arcs, but the McGuffin (who murdered Mildred's daughter) is never resolved. And that's not a problem, because Three Billboards... is about the journey, not the destination, to coin a phrase. [At least I'm fairly sure I made that up, it sounds like something I'd say.]

Although he's only made 3 features, McDonagh has assembled a stock company of performers; Three Billboards... includes McDonagh "repeaters" Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Zeljko Ivanek (who's been in all of the director's movies), and Amanda Warren. Add Frances McDormand, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Hedges (also in Lady Bird, if you--like me--keep wondering why he looked familiar; Kathryn Newton was also in Lady Bird but this is her McDonagh debut) and a score of other excellent actors, each one given at least some spark of individuality. This is a character-driven film and it's hard to find a single false note anywhere.

The premise (hard to call it a "plot"): after her daughter is raped and murdered in a small Missouri town, Mildred rents three billboards to demand justice, blaming police chief Willoughby for failing to find the killer. The town residents take sides, some supporting Mildred, others believing her criticism is unfair, each motivated by their own personal situation.

If "there are eight million stories in the naked city," Ebbing probably has a few thousand, at least. We meet Chief Willoughby, who seems to be a decent guy (with a young British wife and two adorable children) but has problems of his own; his loose cannon deputy Dixon and his hard-boiled redneck mother; Mildred's teenage son; Mildred's ex-husband and his teenage girlfriend; little person James; gay realtor Red; Mildred's African-American co-worker and friend Denise; and assorted minor characters who show up for a trenchant scene or two. Amazingly, none of these people are one-note cardboard figures--some get more screen time and development than others, but even what could have been a stereotyped ditsy bimbo--Penelope, Mildred's ex-husband Charlie's new girlfriend, only in two scenes--is given a chance to demonstrate her humanity. Only one character in Three Billboards... is all bad, but even he's not exactly as he seems (he's still bad, though). And even the good people have their flaws. Why, it's almost like reality.

Three Billboards... is about grief, love, anger, relationships, and just about everything else in life. The "relationships" matrix is extremely complex: romance (marriage and dating), friendship, mentoring, parenting, race, gender, business. In a small town, everyone is connected to everyone else in one or more ways, for good or ill. When a connection is broken--Mildred's husband leaves her, her daughter is killed, Willoughby's death leaves his family alone, Mildred now has to find a new dentist after an..."incident" with her old one--the matrix shifts, adjusts, but life continues.

Three Billboards..., despite its dramatic components (including physical violence and verbal flame-throwing), is hardly a grim or sad film. McDonagh's often hilarious dialogue provides just the right ironic, acerbic counterpoint to the human drama. There are too many great lines to quote, but one scene epitomises the delicate balance between comedy and tragedy: after someone burns the billboards she's commissioned (the culprit, revealed later, is not who you think it was), Mildred sits on her bed, depressed. But a very very funny "conversation" between her bunny slippers (!) brings a smile to her face, along with a renewed determination to complete her mission.

So, yeah, Three Billings Outside Ebbing, Missouri is an excellent film. I'm not that enamoured of McDonagh's use of songs on the soundtrack--this seems a little over-familiar and predictable, regardless of how good the songs are and how relevant they may be to the tone of the film overall--but I won't deny him this minor affectation in exchange for the overall superior quality of the rest of the picture. Script? Great. Casting and performances? Great. Overall mise-en-scene? Great. McDonagh delivers a real sense of place--the film was shot in North Carolina, set in Missouri, and paints an evocative portrait of a certain part of the United States, yet contains enough universal truths to make it emotionally accessible to anyone.

Highly recommended.

[thanks to Daniel Griffith for prodding me to check this out.]

Update: after watching Seven Psychopaths, I see that this film also sprinkles songs throughout, so it’s not something McDonagh just started using in Three Billboards... There is an interesting bit of dialogue in Seven Psychopaths in which screenwriter Marty says he wants to write a script that doesn’t have a big, splashy conclusion, which just ends with people talking things over, and that seems to foreshadow Three Billboards... Seven Psychopaths is a black comedy and is quite entertaining as such, but now that I’ve watched all 3 of McDonagh’s feature films, I can confidently say Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is his most mature, accomplished work.

#three billboards outstide ebbing missouri #martin mcdonagh #frances mcdormand #sam rockwell #woody harrelson #academy award nominee

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mythos2 · 7 years ago

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Whoo, boy. This one’s gonna be a doozy.

If nothing else, I will say SukaSuka has been a ride, though not for all the right reasons. First and foremost, let me state that this show continues to impress me because when it hits, it hits solidly. I revel in the genuine and beautiful moments that this show has to offer and I love when this anime goes out of its way to cleverly layer exposition in very natural conversation. For what faults we’ve seen up to now, this show has just as many great ideas and scenes. However, the issue is that this show is not just its high moments, and that becomes the unexpected downfall that I’ve found while watching this episode.

You don’t know the half of it, Willem.

Like Tofu said previously, I had hopes that past halfway, this show would start to pick up and really push hard on those good points it wants to us to remember. To an extent, it definitely does. We come out of the gate swinging in this episode with very interesting threads and plot points. We first see Chtholly start to suffer from unexpected memory loss as her condition begins worsening, something that appears to be the first of many terrible symptoms to come outside of a few bad day dreams and some red hair. With this, we find ourselves on a time limit for this show. While the clock had always seemed present, especially since this story is told as a flashback from the first scene, we finally seem to be hitting around ten or eleven to midnight on this doomsday clock. This becomes more obvious as we see the ship that was attacked in the first episode rear its head as we’re told that in fifteen days, our main characters will be on it.

Luckily for our main cast, a new dug weapon is found, which may help save Chtholly, and just as coincidentally, it’s found in the ruins of Willem’s home town. It seems a little too convenient, but these threads will at least hopefully lead us to some interesting plot points later down the road. With the emergence of a possible cure, our cast has a hope of helping Chtholly where once there was nothing. We have a goal and a time limit. It’ll be interesting to see how this comes down, then.

However, before we get to that, Willem walks with Chtholly through the streets, a tinge of worry touching the scene as Chtholly had forgotten their first meeting, indicating her condition. They shop and having another fun time around town as our two characters get time alone with each other, a callback to the city scene in the first episode, which is made more apparent with an upbeat and cutesy version of the beautiful song from that previous scene.

I feel like I’ve seen that shop keep before. Hmmm…

Each of these moments so far in this episode show what I’ve liked about this anime. The show loves to build to future endeavors and starts laying interesting groundwork early. We now see Willem forced to the surface to deal with his past as well as work towards both his and Chtholly’s future. We see even greater foreshadowing to the climactic battle to come. However, the anime never stops giving us these sweet and endearing scenes of our characters living their lives in this fantastic world. On top of this, the exposition comes off naturally when Chtholly and Willem stop for a break on a bench, showing a clever use of dialogue that I appreciate.

And let’s not forget that wonderful scene where Chtholly calls Willem out for thinking she’s weaker and demands that she go with him to the surface, even stepping over him to make sure it happens. It was a powerful scene considering it’s the first time she’s ever said no to him, a turning point in her own ability to take charge in her life, followed up by putting the screws on Willem to further their relationship with her very obvious want to be called his lover or wife.

All of those moments make this first half one of the stronger ones in the series. The basis for all the plot points of future episodes has begun and we even get endearing and sweet moments along with way, all while making us worry for the future as Chtholly has begun to lose herself. This is what this show is supposed to be and it hits all the bases before wrapping up with a pretty sunset as our two main characters make their way home.

So color me surprised when in a matter minutes, it all comes crashing down.

I think I saw this pickup line in a doujin once… Didn’t work well there, either.

First off, this is not the first time I’ve felt uncomfortable about a scene that involves Ren and Willem. Ren very clearly wants to be treated like a child (like episode five, where in a very serious meeting, she sits on his lap the entire time), but given her actual age, especially in comparison to Willem, it just strikes me as not okay. Increase this by a factor when we have a “joke” that Ren has been sleeping on top of Willem. The show does it’s best to play it off with the typical light novel card of “we acknowledged it, so that means it’s okay, right?” before adding an even further creep factor on by Ren fully admitting she is okay being treated like a pet, rather than a child or even a human being, though, that term is a bit of a misnomer here.

If it was just that, we wouldn’t be any different from other episodes of this show (as much as it pains me to say). Accidentally falling into light novel tropes seems to be an unfortunate fate of this anime. In fact, we even follow this up with a moment of Willem admitting he has feelings for Chtholly, but for no explainable reason, says he can’t act upon them. This makes no sense given that there’s technically only a two-year gap in age. Both people like each other, Chtholly has admitted several times to his face that she loves him, and they’re already dealing with a time limit, so best to at least be honest. However, he can’t because… reasons I’m sure are very important to him, but are never communicated to us.

Hey, while you’re down there, you mind looking for your logic? Seems to have gotten lost somewhere.

And once again, if it were just that, I could wrap up this post feeling a bit disappointed, but overall still enjoy the better moments of the episode. However, this is then followed up by the most asinine five minutes of this show to date.

A love misunderstanding.

We begin with the “angry girl who has feelings for protagonist going rightfully off on him”. Then, we follow this up with the real clincher that grinds the show to a halt: Willem turns her down. She asks the hypothetical if she were to sleep with him instead of Ren, what would he do? He answers that he would push her away. This begins the next several minutes of our protagonist confused as to why some girl is upset with him now.

We’re not dealing with a dumb protagonist. Time and again, Willem has shown that he’s intelligent, to the point of pulling some bullshit fingers guns not a few episodes ago. He is clearly supposed to be smart and exercises this around his grand wizard friend, as well as to show up Chtholly in her fighting. And yet, he suddenly becomes confused as to why something he said upset the girl who loves him.

So what does he do? He decides to ask Nygglatho. She explains it’s because Chtholly loves him, an already known fact. His response?

I’m sorry, Willem, you didn’t know that she loved you? You mean to say, the multiple times this girl has flatly said she loves you just… never happened? Or is it that you just don’t believe it could ever work out? This man has worse amnesia than what Chtholly is suffering from. The amount of times that both of these characters have clearly shown their emotions to each other apparently just… didn’t matter. He even plays it off, pulling his typical card of “I’m an adult and too old.”

This scene left me incredulous. This is just stupid writing. Owningmatt mentioned this before in his article. The main character constantly changes personality and intelligence. He’ll be a wise father figure, then he’ll be an ass who thinks he’s better than other people. He’ll be lovey-dovey with Chtholly, then he’ll reject her and stupidly not know why something is occurring.

To me, this is just poor writing.

It seems like the writer isn’t sure who their main character should be, or they’re just not sure where the main character will go, so they fall back on the overused and idiotic tropes that are seen in all light novels, and we’ve finally reached the bottom of the barrel when we start writing the smart protagonist as the thick-headed one.

Why? This anime has so much going for it, so why fall back on trite methods? The writer clearly knows how to tell compelling stories and has shown earlier in the episode that they can do great interactions and compelling dialogue. So why make an entire scene about how the protagonist doesn’t get women, especially immediately following a scene in which he directly comments that he understands this particular woman and also has feelings for her? It’s idiotic.

Every time that I think this show will get better, it does. It honestly shows just how compelling it can be. But then it destroys that progress in the very same episode. At times, it feels like they have two different directors working on the each episode, constantly failing to mesh with each other. The first half was one of my favorite episodes so far. However, this second half has quickly dashed that to the side. Nothing is happening in the plot or character development because we’ve stopped everything to have this subplot where the main character forgets literally every scene he’s been with Chtholly and how she’s confessed to him. And there are several confessions in this show. And since he’s apparently too stupid to remember this, the show grinds to a halt just to help him do so. Meanwhile, no meaningful character interaction happens, no progress is made on the world or the plot, and we get zero new information.

You and me both, buddy.

That’s the hardest part about this. What started as incredible suddenly turned unoriginal and filler, which unfortunately ruined the following scenes of falling stars, hand holding, and dramatic cliffhangers for the next episode. Every step forward feels like such a sublime breath of wonderful fantasy in a beautiful world filled with interesting characters, endearing romance, and dramatic plot elements. However, every step back feels like someone punches that breath right back out of me, leaving me clutching my stomach, gasping for more air. SukaSuka Episode 8 – A Gut Punch To Make Me Miss The Air Whoo, boy. This one’s gonna be a doozy. If nothing else, I will say SukaSuka has been a ride, though not for all the right reasons.

#adaptation #Anime #development #Drama #light novel #plot devices #regression #Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?#SukaSuka #WorldEnd

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Clone Wars Senate Spy

Season 2 Episode 4

Yea, This Sound -s Good

A true heart should never be doubted

True-

Doubt is generally a bad thing

You’re either certain a person’s an asshole

Or not

(Gosh darn it is this going to be in Asoka episode?)

I just get that feeling

......

Anyway,

“Treachery in the Senate”

So a Tuesday (I will not make any more political jokes)

Senator

Tak Ing Part...

Oh no he hang out ....

with the wrong clique!

Of enablers!

(It’s so petty but makes sense

Like; Seriously

Is Obi-Wan Going to walk over there?

And be like;

‘Heard you were hanging out with grievous..

don’t?

They’re grown adults...

(This is why we do accountability)

Like they’re even framed like a cliche

[Narrator Voice;

‘this is me and my clique,

That’s-

____...”

Pffft

Also, hey

Watton-boar’s In Prison!

No Ret-cons!

(I thought that episode was relatively good!)

“Conspiracy,”

Do you mean he thinks they’re peanuts?

Or “Plot,”?

As in he’s plotting to destroy them?

Senator From Skipp-io (We have to read his text messages!)

[Okay, that’s the last joke, but Seriously, the military gives a shit what this guy thinks?]

And what. happens if he answers “yes”, (Or decides to say to stay neutral?]

Don’t really have a plan for that

[Or is this you didn’t join our cliques so you get to spend the night in prison,] Rules?

Spy?

How is not blasting every detail of your communications “spying?”

Like that’s pretty lambasting for kid Who’s crime-

-Wait what did he even do?

[Think Yoda’s snooping again,]

Mean-while

Anakin Sky- Walker

That’s a pretty posh looking hotel (Makes sense for a senator)

-Coruscant

Okay, so he’s not there,

“Lengthy,”

Isn’t he supposed to be her bodyguard?

Lead-ing

Leading fecking, what, mate?

- Get a Boomer Bait promotion?

Because they treated him like shit last time I checked

Like he’s below Obi-Wan-

“Now he returns,”

Okay,

Clearly wasn’t that important

With his wife...

Yeah...

Did the writing get any better(?)

(Preferably not quasi(?)

....

-Anakin

- Oh

...

Hasn’t spoken a word

...But

I guess that’s Ok-ay

What do they have in common?

What do they like, About Each Other?

(I mean they’re going to have to spend some time in silence

Looking adoringly At the Other Person- Talk- About The Thing...

Where’s the vibing?

Dinner...

Padme’s tone is way too uneven...

And A Question?

I’ve covered before but..

Questions are sign of distrust

(She seems ner vous)

If you trust, your partner says their thing you say yours . . . And you just vibe

(Or you don’t)

Cargo Freighter

Military transport

See?

Dis -trust

But more import -antly how are they .... Avoiding the war?

Like dude I’m pretty sure this was tox before it began?

To abandon your productive And account -able Res- Pons Ibil ities?

Like, even as-suming, (In the best cir- cumstances) They’re Entertain-ment focuses purely, Shouldn’t they have waited for the all clear?

Their Gen Leader to fix everything up?

(There are blaring signs here that say things are not alright,)

These two are far from innocent (And por-) Point being there should be a lot Less “Innocence” Lot More; “We shouldn’t do this,” To “I Don’t Care,” To “So -Bad,” [On Both Sides - Looking at you Amidala’s Char- ara cter Iza Tion- She’s Not Anymore In-nocent Than Sky- Walker-

- In this af -fair

And harps should definitely not be playing

Over one of the most severe rule break you can do

(Besides Gen -erational over lay)

(It’s not cute)

It isn’t the enabling (Self Less- power of love

This is purely selfish

And should have clear “fuck society” overtones (know ledg ab L -e-

[As Adults. ..] . The alter -native far more disturbin g

(A con- versation about the Over sex ualization of children- And how you should definitely not be playing harp music over it

-is not a con -versation I wanna have with this movie

But it won’t commit to either tone

Dis- turbingly!

(Any way. .)

“It blew up”

Dude you’re supposed to be making sure things didn’t stagnate or get tox

That should be pain- ted as a lot more malicious

Like; “ oh yeah ‘someone’ (Boomers Or (Corrupt) Z- Tried to kill me - screw holding those guys accountable- - “Society’” Can deal with it”

Hey - that was something - But the light music needs to fuck off (Very Light- Ly- ) . . .

Already premade?

Then it was-

- Home-

[Seriously what was I supposed to get from that ?

[Like her head bobbled

there was no emotion in eyes [which is bad considering she’s an adult

and should always have emotion in her. Eyes]

That “head bobbling talking when spoken to...”

More befitting of a child

-Reacting upon given orders-

“Home?”

Okay?

Is Padme.. like an arc -h it ec t?

(That sounded like something straight out of a bad parent In an Adop tion flix)

(If they were good they wouldn’t say it)

And Padme Is not a bad par- She’s His Wife (Bo -omer humor what’s the difference can go right to hell,)

Else-

Nothing (?)

It’s the place you live (?) Why would you name it?

(And some thing so impersonal,”

Like not like the “home that builds other homes,?” (Since Padme = Model arch -tect?)

It’s Fine...

(Just don’t know why’d you’d name it that.)

Naboo Am- bassador

....

Also

Right next to the glass fucking windows,

Oh, God,

They’re still supposed to be secret right?

(Like, writers, The Scen-ery Is contra- dicting the themes)

Like just the, “they’re were supposed to keep the secret,”

Then they should meet In close quarters no light

For thematic appropriateness,

Perfect

Did the Ambassador... Give the senator. Clothes? (Like isn’t that seriously offensive?) Like; “I don’t like your clothing style?”

Like that’s pretty assumed authority right there

(Unless they were really close friends)

Still..

Ballsy..

Five Blossom Bread

“Her Spec -ial Ity, Wouldn’t it be her preference-

Cause she’s not cooking Also this is feeling very Boomer. right now; The Wife Cooks;

(But (as) if there’s anything wrong with cooking if she likes cooking and likes cooking for all others?

What are we going to get any further el-aboration on that?

‘Cause it feels kinda boomer right now,

Special- Ity

Special- ty Again, stop questioning her and let her do what makes her happy

Like seriously You should be so head over heels that you would listen to them talk about nail polish for an hour. (As in, hearing them talk about paint dry would be interesting

Because they are so fecking cool

That’s how heavy in the vibes you should be-

(Also what did the ambassador give her.. .?)

Makes...

Except for galactic peace

[Boo]

[I know that was a low blow,]

“Little,” Oh No

“Every Day-”

Who ordered the small been to cook?

Just...wanna .. to talk,

And why is bring(ing) that tox into the relationship seen as a good thing

(Also productive interest surfaces at 22, excessive after)

So, how young is 22?

(Because ... )

“I’ve Been . Sav-”

Spec Ial..

You Know...

That’s almost ad-orable What was that transition?

Bread. Then Chest Hug...

Shouldn’t she be getting the bread?

(And the cute-ness come from them enjoying it together?)

With You

Dude. .. that was the moment you wanted to lighten up on the tone . (Not to the point of being not adult,)

Put in a dreamy complementary ‘I could hear you .. talk about, anything”

Special ....

[WHAT ABOUT THE Bread?!]

I’m sorry, but there was a lot of opportunity for cute

But the tone... was off

And-

[His pupils need to be wider And the focus needs to be on that

That he’s so in love with Amidala

(Whether it’s right or wrong,)

Her Lan-guish Ing In Un- Con Dit Ion al (Romantic) Love More

Relax

-ed

Okay. .

That’s a building

And a reminder ...

Of all the- - They’re enabling

One less day to fix it .....

Bank-ing (Bank-he? If so, good consis- tency-)

Discover the truth in this matter we must

What does that have to do with the other Guy?

What..

Yoda.. must Snoop

“I Couldn’t,”

Obi-won is down to snoop ...

Sen a-tor

Am-idal a

Good for her

Not getting pulled into this Jedi bullshit ‘Padme,...

‘What..

‘(muffled) Weneedyoutospyon Clovis..

Change her mind

(Assumed auth-)

Hella Tox. .

[Also, do the Jedi order have a literally no other senators?

Like no one else semi-willing to Partake In their degeneracy?

(I mean good for them.)

Summon

...

He just left...

All-night

He’s on vaca

Or shore leave

[Well at least he temporary went No Contact with the abuser ]

Where..

He’s Amidala bodyguard , right?

[like I know it’s implied that he went to a bar or something..]

But Like.. .

Who’s watching Amidala then?

On the clock?

[In front of a huge freakin window

[Scenery /=/ Reason To Tor -ped O

You have to pace yourself, writers!

Save the art for the dramatic Thematically appropriate scenes!

You’re hit- ting that button every five seconds !

Yeah

Standing beside a HUGE fucking window-

[i’m sorry the window- thing really bothers me-]

Mostly because it screws with the rest of the story!

[they shouldn’t be I love our life and everything involved in it,” This should be, “Oh I wish we could go public, we’re so screwed if the Jedi catch us,

It’s all about the yearn-ing [From my knowledge of the genre,]

“Me too,”

I love keeping our love a secret from everyone else From everyone else-

Only getting to see each other on rare occasions

And living in terror About my Narc... Authority Ass- umers..

Finding out about our relationship and shaming me

[Great society we live in,]

[Of my own negli gence..]

*Beep*

*Just Not -ic-ed

Jedi

Yeah, missed that detail

Like missing a lot of unrequited yearning [For- bid den-]

Love In this forbidden “love” story

Supposedly

Seven..

So, why wasn’t it beeping nonstop?

Also, Dick move

Rais-ing him on break just to get some tea..

De -lay

Yeah, we’re just gloss-ing over that?

That Obi-Wan will literally send a police brigade If Anakin (An Adult) Doesn’t answer him (On Break)

Damn, That’s tox

Must’ve been a shit childhood - With Mister authority assumer over there . . . I’ve been Ducking.. ...

Yeah that’s real tox

Assumed authority

Expecting things of others (Apart from basic human decency)

There’s too much tox in this scene for me to cover

But seriously, Yeet the authority assumer..

Angry. .

As you should be..

At the authority assumer.. ...

“don’t think you could read my mind,”

...yeah

(Yeah, but then again this is a relationship you’re supposed to be vibing

Still a dick move he was like I know what you’re thinking

But saying it isn’t going to fix the problem ...

Per-formative statements Towards The Abuse-

Isn’t going to fix the very clear problem

If you want a healthy relationship you’ve got a kick them

And act accountably

Still a dick move that he tried that though

“You shouldn’t take this personally,”

We’re taking in this relationship as the world around us burns...

Where you expecting roses,

[i’m sorry but this really doesn’t work in an unrequited love story (For-bidden]

“Duty comes first,”

Except with society and accountability

(He’s not noble)

It should be more so in jest When he says “duty calls” Having noticeably flaun-ted the rules knowledgeabl -y

Every note sardonic

Urgh

[They tried to play it straight.]

Urgh

[This is just a badly written love story,]

They’re both adults

[Or should be if you don’t wanna get into sexualization of children territory,]

Neither is in- nocent

Either is un-knowledgeable

Or Should

Ack

Dis- -gus t- ing -

No Emotion!

None what- so- ever!

[That’s how you know - it’s a good love story - S/

Highly,

..... .

....

Okay..

Sorry... I’m late

....

Senator

Amidala

But she won’t answer our calls...

Some-one

Yeah there’s like 50 other senators They all said no...

...

Gen

Good Friend(s

Seriously, that’s not suspicious

Having non-mutual friends is pretty common

As is Ana-kin not knowing this

...

Obi-Wan knock it off

You don’t know anything

Nor was Sky -walker’s

Be-havior

Anything different than a general who just takes An advanced interest In Targets

Point Being; This is a council of snoopers that behavior isn’t a notable

Nor worthy of the eyebrow raise. .

Know them, why would you

Cause, he’s a general?

Like, seriously

Is social studies forbid den In The Council Of Snoops?

(They are treating this way more severe than it actually is]

Also Anakin’s screwed if the council of hypocrites Only allows elder -ly members. to join in the gossip circles

Asked

Yoda’s A Snoop. - Refuse. -

Emotionally manipulate ...

Your girl ..friend ....

Conv-

Gas Ligh t- Ing

Women (Yes I use this because the innocence tone literally only Acts up More Sever Ly- Around Her)

Can’t make Their Own Dec- isi On - Er

I’m sorry but the whole tone is just wrong And none of this is pres- ented as a bad thing

Tone is kept neutral As if Anakin still beholden to their orders And not accountable for their own actions

[and it’s been like this the whole episode...

Like Amidala somehow the innocent flower that needs to be protected and corrected from her decisions

-and none of it is presented creepily

[with the correct music choice or like this is toxically en-courage Ing Som e one to be a dick to their spouse (Boomer- term- Partner)

Okay - Al right - Time for-

That is more like an adult ...

But know ledgeably and intentionally tox

“Good-

[Boomer!

Dear Frick,

What

Cloveis

Why is Amidala acting like an adult?

While Skywalker can’t even pull off human?

Neither the knowledg ability of an adult

Nor The un-accountability of a child

[An adult would know why she was angry And Any feigned ignorance Toxic Flirt

Here Anakin‘s portrayed as too Stupid to Live

[For a Sentient]

[This is a Boomer comics level stupid,

Like; “Haha, I don’t know why my wife’s mad,”

[despite both being human and that being a backhanded insult to both yours and hers humanity

-And Developed

Sentience

As an attempt to avoid accountability for toxicity

Future does n’t find it cute mate

..Colleague

Reason -able

“Old Friend,”

Dude, stop

Gas- lighting-

To- gether

Oh yeah you can’t have male friends

[Or friends of any distinction]

How

Okay well at least he’s acting as a bodyguard

So that line might make sense

That he’s worried for her safety

And...

Accompanying her

As Such

Spy-ing

In the Council chamber

Me...

...

Council...

....

[Accoun-t- ability!]

That-

Bull

Also that’s just gossip

That

You know- if she wants to play she said he said so be it

Less so, With the tone refusing to hold Anakin accountable

And Amidala only acting like an adult, For the “shrew-ish wife,” joke To make Anakin’s actions, Which it refuses to hold to the same standard and adult tone, Seem less terrible And Male- cious

Him

This is an open aud-itorium with people clearly floating around,

You-

Loud

....

“Let me,”

...

The writers...

Didn’t earn that...

.....

He seems like a nice guy

[Like, yeah standard assumed authority, but personally he’s at least decent]

If just a mix match

Okay never mind it just got bad

His eyes

Weird shiny Thing

Nope

-Wine

This just got power

Run-

Not in-tentionally Good

Po Liti Cal Definitely political,

Nothing ‘bout that

Both

Nope

Lady, red flags, Red flags!

This is more like the con versation between Amidala and Anakin

Should be like

If the writers - Had the balls - To write him like an adult

Not

“Owo, too Stupid To Live Abom. Un-less Angry,”

Nope

You

Ena- bling

[oh and ob- viously slightly less evil,]

Old - Times

Don’t Know

That was almost nice If it, didn’t completely dropped the ball On the power thing

Now it’s just spaghetti

Inconsistent Character reaction

Okay...

Right

On one hand Anakin has nothing to fear because dude clearly has more interest in power than his wife

Padme

That’s different

Dude, Chill

While the characterization has been inconsistent and shaky at best

Dude, clearly

Again,

Power

Dick

I fecking hate both of them

Dude, Doesn’t Care That Much

Being “a more, ‘I can’t believe the condition of the airplane,”

Than

“Feck’in Don’t Mind Me,”

Like Anakin is being a paranoid dick

This dude. Isn’t great is toxic in his ambition. Of auth ority.... over people

And Padme...

This is just a toxic mess . .

Ready

Dude, doesn’t have his own ship and Captain ...

Also, so they’re taking her ship ...

That’s nice- (The only initi-ative This movie has taken other than portraying Amidala as a shrewd wife —-

I mean the insult, Not any- thing positive about being shrewd - -

Fly Ship

- - - What?

Like is it a greeting thing?

[Because dude has shown no interest]

Except power

And Anakin is being way too judge-mental

Clearly, Nothing Behind It

And Amidala can handle herself

(As can any adult)

What-

Ass-hole

[put the tri-umphant music back- That wasn’t cool]

Whelp

Blast It

Yeah, if I suddenly had my arms and legs restrained-

Also - I think Amidala’s starting to pity him

[And I am too]

Yeah like dude a little too ambitious

You’re tormenting him

Or something that didn’t even seem re-latively serious

And could’ve just been kind of some weird custom

[See- Ing as dude doesn’t even seem remotely interested,]

She’s Tr-ying

Aw, That’s Nice-

At least he has some humor

Unlike,

Anakin

,Whelp

Right

Looks like a de-ranged superhero - Aight

Right

Also?

What?

Trophy Wives?

Pri-viledge

That’s- nice

Dod

Senator

Nice

...

Fresh S tart..

What?

That was Forced

Hope ...

Clovis ...

Second Chances-

Again- what did he do?

Like, episode insists on lambasting this guy...

On a Rumor Mill...

And something that happened when they were kids.?

(I know it’s implied relation-ship)

But, seriously?

“he didn’t take it well?”

Dude, has shown no interest

Being about the power

I half- convinced “not taking it well,” Was dude eating like a pint of ice cream..

And, y’know

Just break Up

Don’t continue to lambaste the guy

Over “Yoda” The Gossip’s Pre- Sence-

Years Later

Tox.

Senator

Good, everyone’s being friendly,

[Don’t fuck it up Anakin,”

Se-rvants

My Bad-

So the uniform

Bus-iness

Sus

[but then again he did explicitly say that was why he was coming,”

And dude pretty smart for not wanting to be

gang-ed up on

So inn-ocent Enough

See, everything’s completely fine..

Nice..

See, Normal

Droid-

Never mind-

But, seriously

How is that a problem?

Specifically Amidala’s business?

When She doesn’t help stop the war either?

Also yeah way to invite the senator to your meeting..

Here

He Right..

3po

Walk ...

Spy?

Also;

Good for her

What ...

Why?

...

Okay ...

Cy-

Showing some initiative-

Good for

Lighting Does- n’t necess -arily Make him evil..

...

Deal

Valid

Again.. Terr- Ifying wolf cub

Dude has no teeth

Nor energy for what he’s saying

Clovis

He has a point...

.Planet

Again he’s an absolute .doofus

...

Whelp

She didn’t see that?

Or hear that?

Like, they don’t have any guards?

Here-

Ain’t the Boss

Like, seriously according to them she just got lost;

Were you expecting her to stay in her bedroom?

Lon-ely

My Dear

That’s Very Nice-

Also, they legit hid behind the columns ...

In their own house...

After telling her they were having a meeting

This is a “Did you get lost?” reaction -worthy

Not “Hid, Pillars,”

Room

“Dressed for dinner,”

That’s kinda dick move

Unless... it’s a custom..

Excuse

Why only him?

Dinner

Seriously that’s just - particularly bad negotiations- Reactions-

Right

Shh

Maybe I’m missing something..

...

I feel

Clovis

Have To

They’re going to sell him out?

Weak -ness

Dude has just been plain friendly this entire time

Like No In-

Poison Amadela

Geez -us

That went from 1 to 5!

Why?

Why not just plant the plans on him?

Also that’s not necessarily a rom-antic thing Like doesn’t matter who’s before me

I think I would care whether a person lived or died

Even if -grudgingly

(That’s a human!)

Anti-dote

Again, It’s still leaves the rest of whatever organization he’s in

And the concept of “duress,” To disqualify it

(Like so far he’s just a spokesperson ; A Senator,

Yep,

Whelp,

Oh it’s that ration thing . . .

In-side

Okay, Anakin took a chill pill

Good,

Whelp

Okay,

Senator

Light Drink

Oh, It Is A Custom’s Thing, ...

Good Friend ...

Too Disney

And with that weird marriage thing in the back

*Spoof -y

Acceptab ly-

Just Stand- ing

Helpless- Hapless (More accurate)

Drink - With Me-

Aight

Whelp

Are we sure Clovis isn’t going to get drunk/ Poison

-Shit

Whelp-

-Nice

-Aight

Medic -

Doofus

Look At Him;

Face of evil

Feckin Doofus..

Palace

Nothing Too Bad..

Truly..

Nice

But, also; Shouldn’t take her to a secluded area

After Sick..

Night?

Order?

Au-

Sure-

Yes

A little weird but ok

Right-

- ...

Good for you

....

Why?

Never mind jerk Anakin is back?

Senator Clovis

Private Tour

No it was just a tour,”

Everything there was pretty friendly

Anakin’s gonna ....

There it is.. though actually sounds more like a guard.

Not too Bad...

Warn her

*Advise

*Not too bad

...

Aight...

Wait...didn’t it already?

Returns

Argh-

Wait that’s not disgust that’s headache

Okay...

Climate Change

....

Ahah ha-

(I’m sorry, that’s so out of place ...

It’s Hi- Lar- Ious

Back...

Nice..

...

Nope

Aight ....

“I mean that is childhood friend

Or friend

Except.

Factory...

Jedi

What-

Seems-

That’s Nice-

Okay

Not sus. picious at all?

. .

Padme

...

What?

[just put the drink down...

Say That

Also hugs can be platonic... (No Rom...)

Also good skipped that miscommunication ...

Aight

Racing ...

Even Dude knows when to Back It...

Now...

Where did that come from?

Like, seriously,

What-

Dude- She’s drugged

Padme-

Whelp-

Ouch

(Take care of yourself before you take care of others moral)

The tox ...literally killed her

Good,

Whelp

Neat,

Okay...

Weird

Boundaries are good...

Medical droid..

Smart decision

Ex-

Good-

Cap-

Ack nowledgemeant-

If I-

Stupid plan-

No Matter

They’re negotiators-

Holo-

Poi- Son Ed- Your-

Sen-

Spy

No shit

How did he know that?

Also;

Adorable

[The Republic Senator I invited here Might not like the Separatists? Impossible!]

No-

Dude’s bordering on Himbo (Corrupt) But Still Trust -ing

Right?

Okay. .

Right

...

She’s dying..

Oof

That’s Feck’in Tame. .

Leave

Also, hey He did get the antidote..

Good..

Library

Holo-gram

I honestly -feel for the guy

Like, yeah he’s corrupt- But so is Padme In terms of finishing the war

With- his one thing- Being Friend -ship

(Which Padme likely knew,

And she betrayed it

Like, that’s gotta sting - More than the Senate /Sep art- Ist- -

Spy

Dude is acting pretty tame-

-Republic

sides-

Are

Yeah..

Still betray ..ed his friendship

Like, Those... A different layers of shitty .

Suppor- ting a different sports team

Steal- Ing Your Friend’s Merch, To Lambaste him in front of a crowd ...

(Best comparison I can come up with..)

Stole..

Senate

Great

...

Scheme

Dude, It was a manu facturing business

Not like-

Dude, like how many clone insta-llations do they have?

He’s at least not directly Screwing them over

Imm-ed - iately

Get Away

Dude, they were just talking about their emotions...

“Live,”

Jedi from -1 to 10-

Dude

Ha ha

Dude just stands there

Like, What?

Who-

Me-

Yeah-

Don’t get me wrong?

But...

A random pilot just came bursting into his room

Told him not to touch

(Which he wasn’t-

You’d- be a little ‘who the heck is this guy?’

Why?

Should-

Sen-a-tor

Wrong-

She’s Fine?

Now?

Like, to him she’s just tired?

Nothing seems noticeably off. .

Dy-ing

The Medical droid?

Whaaaaat??

Take Coursant

Dude, she’s been dying for like half an hour-

That-

He’s trying to be a good friend-

Out-

Dude, he just gave you advice on how to get the antidote

Ain’t Inter- Sted-

Disc

Return-

And I’ll get

Fair-

Good

[Honestly that comes across very concerned.]

Like imagine some random pilot dude Just- Broke into the room

And said he was going to fight a dude with clearly shady dealings (Poison up his sleeve)

And very likely guns...

You’d Be like dude ‘hold up

(Note; Toxin Logic- where Author -ity Assum -ed Means So me- thing,

I still believe they could both take this guy)

But Re- ason- able (Technically)

You can’t

Yeah

Like, Dude, I know You Have Some Acc- But This Dude Does- n’t

- -

“Kill,”

Nor-mally, I’d say ‘accountability’ But they actually made him a relatively good sympathetic villain

Like, yeah that’s true He could’ve (Should’ve) But this is now toxin vs. toxin (aka.)

Like, already, he screwed himself and humanity over, And that’s Kinda Sad...

You can’t help hope that they get held accountable soon

To stop dig- ging ... The Hole ...

They dug for him (self) ...

Not helped that he doesn’t really do anything evil

(Moderately upset button (N -ot Be-zerk) when Padme betrays his friendship

—-

Still...

Her life..

Aww.

Good friend Clovis,

‘Love Her,’

Pla-tonic

(What? love can be platonic, Dude hasn’t shown any real interest,”

(Seriously Padme has used the “lonely” line so many times Dude’s only response;

Cool, let’s go on a trip together (Bond -ing)

Cool, let me take you to your room (non- sexual)

No interest

-No energy -Neat

Lot -Dot

Come with me-

Quickly-

Good-

-Neat-

Right-

Whelp

-Clovis

There are witnesses-

Just got him out of a ultimatum-

Moved-

Auth-orities

Coursant

“Leave,”

Whelp-

Dead- Damn, Clovis, Fucking, 1/10

Clovis,

SNAPPED

Boy’s

done

fucking

around - Don’t mess

With his friends-

[Seems more Anakin]

Pay this

Total Weak-lings

Aww.

Even then he’s nice

[Though sounds like a goblin...]

Aight

...

...Mind

More so voice. .

-Aight

Clovis- do n’t fuck Around.

Right

Dick-

Whelp-

Sur-vival Skills

Dude He did that under stress of his friend dying-

Dick Move- Whelp-

Body guard was nowhere to be seen

With the - eye path

There

Whelp-

There He Is.

Good.

Fair

Neat-

Dick-

Sorry-

“sorry, sorry for what?

Anakin wasn’t right about anything-

Isn’t deserving of an apology-

....

But, They already knew it was there...?

Success

No shit

Whoa

WHOA

WHOA!

Can- We Play- That Back-

“ I made you doubt me,”

What kind of -gaslighting-?

- - - Er-

The first part absolute boomer mess

Middle;

Er-

Clovis’s Struggle With Friend- Ship?

Al-right

End? Nope In general,

The tone is a confused mess

* Clovis a saving grace

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