#it also doesn't help like Crickets re: me liking or respecting much of the Ah True Adult Horror i've seen / know of in any depth

[unproduciblesmackdown]

withering whenever it's like "can't believe they did this Horror in tv y7 media" type thing When what that means is "made a reference to r rated horror movie" like can't believe an evident approximation of Recognizably Specific character or sequence or whatever is in there. like why not. and why is that in & of itself Impressive like well is the scene actually good / is whatever the Reference is being used for effective even without going "i get that reference." do we expect a kid to get the reference. do we expect it to be that motivating to be like "oh shit here it comes. clapping & cheering for Getting The Reference which is the only reason i showed up" like i fucking guess. that "yes, i too Get The Reference" motivation sure Apparently existing but it's so alien(tm) to me (oh my God this media that's not Teens & Up showed a Xenomorph(tm) (but not (tm) so as to be sued?) how?? &, the vision of this, i guess) like does the thing (oh my god. another generally recognizable horror movie. or movie poster) make sense if you don't go "ah, i know exactly what's being referenced :)", is there any broader Effect even if you do Get It. idgaf about clapping b/c They Said (A) Thing i recognize from other media & can like turn & be like "ah did you recognize this as well? delightful" like help. agonizing even if it Doesn't have any meaning If You Do Not Get It. was horrified myself at some interview doing a billions(tm) style Movie Quotation to expand on what someone said by going "oh it's like that scene in movie where she says quote & does moment that makes a trailer" & i was like yeah i do know that material but why was that Specifically invoked to make a point so generic it's barely relevant to that elaborate interruption....like that obviously i think it can be a lot of fun if someone is like "ah i too know that thing" but only if that leads to relevant in depth shared enjoyment of Some sort of specific element. not like oh hell yeah high five over the most superficial thing, or it being a bummer / Shame if you Don't too know that thing, who give a shit. i've never seen anything ever. but preexisting References / whatever passed around description/invocation of peak recognizable / memorable / relevant element sure reach me such that like oh yeah i Know Of xyz sequence without having ever seen that thing. probably without necessarily realizing b/c it had any function in its source material without knowing "ah, this is a reference. & i know it" & like there's no [wow this is a reference to whatever] that would motivate me in & of itself, i think the peak motivation was this sweet spot of like, i was Barely Online before being fourteen & already liked things as an individual experience so the idea that there were other people Liking & Knowing the same thing seemed a lot more impressive for a time lol. but it would still have to be specific enough, might've been like "ooh a reference to thing??" several times & then been like okay that wasn't that rewarding lol

obviously a matter of Taste like idc it's grating to me but have fun with [a reference??] revelry, i'm not making a specificass blog post to an audience of Four with this drive like "oh how i wish that this was Illegal" just like idgaf about wordplay/pun haters like whee yippee i'm a connoisseur, we're obviously having different experiences, i'm meanwhile also having the experience that i don't give a shit about Getting a reference alone or along with anyone else, regardless of any other effect [that which happens to be a reference] has / is used for. or it's like the Huh, What, of "when i like i song i'll memorize at least part of it probably, i like to sing along, if not Extra liking it & memorizing Most or All of it, perhaps with extra effort" (me) vs other people like huh wha i've never memorized a song in whole, much less on purpose, b/c i liked it. vs even if there's a song i really like (like a source material being referenced that i really like) i'm not gonna respond to Just The Title or effective title like half line from the refrain or anything, unsung. gimme a karaoke moment. idk

[vole-mon-amour]

chapter 72:

let the kid have a decent bath. x) "because of the wound on my back" i'd say it's his side, but okay.

chapter 73:

what I dislike about this culture is how it's often exaggerating and screaming. that's how the real anime (Kuroshitsuji) is different from a tv show that LOOKS like an anime (Castlevania on Netflix).

huh?

Yana loves sexualizing him.

I feel like him constantly falling down the stairs and apologizing for getting hurt is hinting at something. like he's being controlled/manipulated? he's not entirely human? not sure just yet.

also, Seb is so cute.

a secret message about a secret meeting in the middle of the night?husbands. <3

"i'm sorry for being rough" and Ciel's arms around him. they <3

he likes it when Ciel relies on him and his powers. x) he likes when Ciel depends on him.

what's with the constant Phantomhive and the looks? will you two make out already? like I said in another post, Sebastian LIKES him and his decisions. respect him for his adaptiveness, even.

power couple.

chapter 74:

ah yes, the Taboo (TM). antis are seriously saying Yana doesn't know what she's doing, huh.

you're telling me Ciel didn't see that coming? Derrick disappeared, not transferred, it was clear as day?

leave the poor elephant alone, omg. "prof. Michaelis?!" lol

now we're talking. can we please get to the point?

go praise your demon. x)

both of Ciel's hands on him x) they're so touchy with each other. Seb is the only one whom Ciel trusts with so much physical touch.

i'm lazy to insert the entire moment, but it's so cute. Seb telling Ciel he'll help and being excited for the tournament. "i am one hell of a teacher" dude. Seb would fuck him and show him how nice it can feel. he'd be his first in everything.

why are you screaming? WHY?

somebody tell me Yana came up with the whole tournament and the houses (the beauty, the strength, the wits, and being Different) on her own because it looks like the Japanese Goblet of Fire, I swear. this is ridiculous.

no sexualizing Ciel, you say? Yana is doing great without anyone's help. which kinda makes me uncomfortable because grown women should stay away from little boys. (but yes, when it's an ancient being like Sebastian, that's fine, we know him)

he's so pretty.

i guess it's in Ciel's blood. x)

i'm tired of reading this. i'm extremely bored & i just wanna know the outcome. i already dislike kids & this arc isn't helping. I feel like it's very different from what I remember Kuroshitsuji is about. and i'm scrolling through this arc from chapter 76 and i'm on chapter 80 and the cricket event keeps being re-lived? yikes.

upd from the next day: I'll post this thing now. I saw some moments in the future chapters that I'd like to post, but overall, this isn't for me. the anime is mostly very closely adapted to the manga, as it seems, so I'd rather watch that. if anything, this is the complicated manga lore only convinced me that I don't need to try and read it. which I knew since 2008, but oh well. thought I might give this a try to see the difference between the manga arc and how they turn it into the anime.