#karamelle spoilers

[astral-schools]

or am I indelibly stained by what I have done?

[wizzycore]

dasein has been put through much recently. both on this website and in game. anyway. ben affleck smoking.gif

[zorphie]

the thought that will forever plague my head is the fact the wizard and dasein are so similar. the wizard definitely sees themselves in him. this is so obvious given the fact dasein takes on the paradox form. their friendship will always ruin me

they're both not from this world. they both are brought in, not really understanding it, but look forward to what they must do. they both are working towards making a name for themselves in the way where the wizard becomes the spiral's hero and dasein just wants to become Something. They both realize "oh man the spiral is kinda. whack. and the things ive seen/had to do for people without any outside support system r even worse"

dasein looks up to the wizard so much and it's so sad how it ends up overwhelming him and hurting him instead. and the wizard has probably felt that way too. the wizard also probably feels awful that someone else tried to be just like them, understand how it feels to be in their shoes, and it ended up hurting him and scaring him away

they're just. mirror images of each other. Screams And punches the wall.!!! The entirety of arc 4 felt like an indirect way of saying "Hey what if the wizard just went insane" except it doesnt use the wizard, it uses dasein. and the wizard just. has to watch. the wizard has to save someone else from the same fate. but nobody is really there to save the wizard Huh Oops Anyways

really excited for wallaru because i need to know if dasein gets the happy ending he deserves. the wizard will probably feel at ease to finally have someone to relate to. they both need a break already Please

anyways im so Not Normal over dasein hiii

[thenothlng]

[chesometer]

the cavity that killed the Old One wasn’t Dasein, it was the bottomless pit in his stomach caused by watching his Boston Bruins lose round one in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

[101daysofwizardvacation]

mistook the theme that plays when you enter the von Trap estate for the wedding march instead of pomp and circumstance and was VERY confused for a second

[anxiously-sidequesting]

🐈️

Dyvim is so fun - glad we can all agree on that, and I was so happy to see him in (spoilers) the later quest where we return to Khrysalis chasing the evil prawns.

Personally I love Zarozinia more though, and that's my scandalous thought for the evening. Adieu for now!

(tagging as karamelle spoilers for this btw) LOVE YOU ORANGE CAT BURGLAR ANON. YOU'RE SO REAL. we should all be allowed to marry hot woman bugs (gets shot for this)

[sentient-cloud]

(401): This is a mass text. Does anyone know where I am?

[stormbreaker101]

i love wallaru so much, especially its ending...

except for the Schismists' redemption "arc." blind mew please shut the fuck up and pay me reparations.

[karamell-sweetz]

*sadly rolls into the rui fanclub meeting room* hello wxs nation i am having thoughts about the new event. spoiler warning.

so like. our happy ending. the clowns have just gone freelance and i'm assuming they've cut ties with the wonder stage (though i assume they can go back to it time and time again, i refuse to believe they'd leave the park permanently or that the otori bros would just kick them out for good).

and now i'm just thinking... with their home base gone, where are they going to go now? the ending sequence says they'll run to the next world together, but what kind of world would that be exactly? what's their next stage now that they don't have ambassador shows OR their original workplace to fall back on?

...and now i speculate. there's a crossroads here and either one could be fun.

as a first route, there is absolutely nothing stopping them from going the mmj route. wxs right now is in a very similar place to where mmj was in their very first event, and wxs doing a stream or drama video of some sort sounds like a lot of fun. if they don't end up getting work right out of the gate i hope they consider this as an option for publicity, because as far as i know their media presence hasn't been mentioned as much as mmj + leoni + n25.

and as a second route — and a slightly more delulu one at that — maybe we can address when and why rui decided to do his street shows. if wxs doesn't get a stage straight away, rui's ✨street smarts✨ could potentially save them a lot of trouble and hopefully get more public eyes on them. to kill two birds with one stone, this could be the part where they finally, FINALLY, get rui's pre-kamikou backstory, and at the very least hear what his first street show was like (if we don't get the whole thing). please sega. PLEASE. if you don't do it now you better do it for rui's fifth rotation focus it's been TOO LONG and at this point you are DANGLING IT IN MY FACE. TANTALISINGLY CLOSE.

ahem. anyway yeah i doubt that wxs will be successful as a freelance group right out of the gate — that is, unless their pxl credentials can save them — so i hope they do something cool with that prospect instead of just plot-convieniencing the whole thing. you get what i mean?

*sadly rolls out*

[stormbreaker101]

This Ship Is Quickly Becoming A Disaster Polycule Because Canon Keeps Updating and Yknow What I Am Here For It: a review

I Didn’t Think I Shipped It But The Fic Writers for This Ship Really Brought Their A Game: a memoir.

[wizzycore]

[zorphie]

.......I TOLD MY FRIEND (@shirayuki-fuuma) MY OC LORE AND THIS IS WHAT HE DREW FOR ME AFTER OhMyGod. Oh my god

[shiiro-arts]

Opinions on the newest 100yq chapter (if you’ve read it ofc)?

hii! YES I'VE READ IT

FT 100 YQ SPOILERS AHEAD

I really like were this is going, the potential for angst is crazy right now, sadly, knowing Mashima, he won't take advantage of it.

I think Natsu's panel was a bit random, Karamel could have said those lines without a problem, maybe something really happens to Lucy and because she had END's curse Natsu will feel something has happened to her?? (I JUST KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BUT A GIRL CAN DREAM OKEY??? LMAO)

Brandish will probably just make Lucy really big so Mer can't eat her or something. Basic af

I had this big theory that Ignia had Aquarius key, which would help nalu develop, but it was ruined with the whole key in the lacrima thingy, meh

FT really needs some angst right now, it's the only thing that will save it, but I KNOW we're not going to get it.

I have little hope right now tbh

[lilcommander]

HEY HOW BOUT THAT ENDING TO KARAMELLE, HUH?

HOW'D THAT PEACE SUMMIT GO, YOUNG WIZARD? PRETTY GOOD, IT DOESNT SEEM

GAHHHHHHHH

I SENT MY WIZARD TO GERMAN DISNEYLAND AND ALL SHE GOT WAS DEPRESSION AND EXISTENTIAL DREAD

So I uh....finally finished Empyrea

and uhhhhhhh

HEY?

EXCUSE ME!?

WHY THE HELL IS THAT HIGHLIGHTED????

[sgiandubh]

Jottings: Season 7, Episode 5. Dinna fash, we'll sort it out

The proof is in the pudding: we don't really need to see J&C/S&C all the time on screen, to know an episode is still consistently good, in an overall unexpectedly great season, so far.

Side note: just how hypnotic Bear McCreary's Dance of the Druids must be, to immediately cut all ties to the real world, as you settle on the couch, larva style, with your ice cream (yes! again! B&J's Karamel Sutra Core - more appropriate for last week, but nobody's perfect)?

It would seem this time speed gave precedence to density and even gravitas, because neither war, nor self-assertiveness are jokes. The main theme of the mysteriously named Singapore seems to be the obvious cause and effect relationship between prejudice and miscommunication, or even lack thereof. It doesn't really matter if the year is 1777 or 1979: men will be men, women will be women and idiots will be idiots, regardless of gender or nationality. Tonight, for instance, an accomplished French idiot, which is ironic and a tad unfair to watch, seconds after Bastille Day (this comes from a place of deep love, familiarity and appreciation). But almost all of them will face authoritarian idiocy in this episode: I will let you discover (remember: nothing but minimal spoilers).

Still embarrassed for SS, whose vital signs seem to be on display only when she is a) crying and b) pissed off because of someone or something. For the pub scene with the gang of morons from the plant, she could have borrowed a wealth of JAMMF's expression tricks (for which S is the absolute ace) and I suspect she tried but, yet again, failed to persuade: the only thing that she seems remotely acquainted with is the smirk. And I will not insist on the torturous rendering of maternal love or domestic bliss. I feel merciful tonight and sometimes mercy is just about the same as oblivion (not a word about that vanishing panties scene, do you hear me?). Maybe this is also why RR still seems more relaxed, but perhaps also totally resigned about a situation that must be dealt and be done with a stiff upper lip, for the cause.

Product placement alert, with the Barbour wax jackets and shirts (long time client, here) prominently featured at Lallybroch. Nothing magic. This is a long-term partnership, maybe also S's contribution. Yes, Mordor, that peasant did it again!

A propos of the plant inspection, the tunnel scene sent powerful The Man in the High Castle vibes, from the set to the running through well, something, for lack of a better word. For those who have not seen this excellent series, here's a good Droughtlander plan. It's all about Jude Law and the Japanese guy; and also Philip K. Dick, one of my beloved science-fiction writers, truly a genius.

Spoiler: "You can thank that rotten stew". Ohai, Vandervaart, sweet summer child. Too fleeting a presence on my screen, yet you nailed your scene with Rachel Hunter, which I proclaim my favorite of this episode. The scenery helps, that pre-dawn murky, metallic light is perfect and you found the right balance between disgust, horror, an adrenaline high, fear, uncertainty and yes, unspoken (maybe even unconscious) attraction. Also, a masterful use of voice, pitch and breathing techniques - what's not to like?

A close second but enthusiastic kudos for Young Ian. John Bell is wonderful in his scene with C. which, again, gave me life imitates art vibes. And even more moving is the dense moment with the Cherokee/Scottish son, for I believe that endearing boy with a Fraser smile is Young Ian's.

These jottings are unable and unwilling to ignore S, very busy shaping Jamie's hero stature in short, effective appearances. Something we will probably see in full force next week, when I shall be out of town and not watching. Still, rejoice: the Jottings will be making it a double in two weeks.