#ksaw's random thoughts

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puck falco belongs in a western, actually

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actually im almost certain kevin vibert must've listened to tally hall. one of their other songs (i think it's turn the lights off?? not sure) mentions the name arthur dodger. as in, you may recall, the name of a dead-by-smite brahman street rat assumed by nureyev at the rangian street poker game with slip and the executives arthur dodger. anyway yeah what a fun coincidence

Juno what the hell are you doing in a Tally Hall song get back to Hyperion City

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sitting on my bed, sipping rooibos in a luxembourg souvenir mug, snacking on moominvalley biscuits and literally fucking crying because i've heard alessandra strong's voice

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shamelessly plugging my sideblog. if you’re up for the airport saga of 2023 and at some point, art, then. consider following @juliusceasarjpg (linked below since i can’t tag myself for some reason apparently) please

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might start a sideblog actually

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papaj content???? on my dashboard?? unbelievable

enters the pope

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named a new character victor, because a) scientist (who knows, knows) b) the irony of the most pathetic of wet cats to ever walk this earth having a name that means literally winner

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do you have character quirks? those weirdly specific things so integral to your person that if you were fictional the fandom would base your whole fanon personality around those? no? then what’s the point

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about that vague soc

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in honour of s5 starting in. literally two days. some of my Actual Live Reactions to the s4 finale

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hi if u want to please elaborate on your opinions on juno steel and the embrace of the ice 🥺

YES hello i know i'm about 6 months late but i had literally no time

longpost warning tho, for rather obvious reasons. also spoilers probably somewehere, but i think i can presume most of the current active fandom is familiar with the literal 1st episode of season 4

if that doesn't repell you, feel free to read under the cut

juno origin story??! we were given so many hints throughout the previous seasons, and i guess monster's reflection is kinda an origins episode, but not really? monster's reflection is rather like an origin for juno the person while also being a breaking point for his character development, which is, as i previously said, very much on a personal level. but embrace of ice is an origin story for juno the detective. (on the same note, i think angel of brahma is the origin of nureyev as a person, and stone unturned+next page are origins for nureyev the thief) all the hints to juno's falling out with the hcpd, his friendship with rita, how juno steel private investigator came to be, even the fucking wedding dress mentioned in s2, it's all explained in such a way

the parallelism is just. top notch. i love parallelisms, i love double timelines in a story, how the past and present intertwine, etc etc. i especially like how the stories are in no way the same, not really similar, but they still feel connected

it's simultaneously a downfall story and an uprise story, which is sort of poetic and also something i personally really like. another thing i really like is characters at rock bottom, with literally nothing to lose and everything to gain and because of that, sort of ruthless and determined to do whatever might get them to what they're aiming for. and that's juno, whose world has shattered to pieces, both when he found out how corrupt are not only the hcpd, but also the people closest to him since his brother was killed and is hellbent on exposing the corruption, and when his newfound family is also shattered to pieces, literally taken away from him (not to mention nureyev disappearing, again) and now is determined to get them back even with no resources and the whole world against him. both of the parallel stories are an ending and beginning of a chapter of juno's life.

diamond is so incredibly humanised. when she was mentioned earlier, the general consensus within the fandom was that she was an abusive monster of an ex. but that's not at all what she was, and however clearly we can see why her and juno's relationship fell apart, we can also see how much he loved her, and why he loved her. (she's also a bit similar to nureyev, in the same way juno and slip share some characteristics, therefore, both juno and nureyev have a type)

it has a banger of a soundtrack. it just sounds so good. the opening music? so funky so cool i love it. puck's theme? diamond's theme? actually the whole soundtrack?? it makes this episode so nice to listen to.

season 4 isn't the strongest season of tpp. i think it has like, five actually really good episodes (embrace of ice, stone unturned, the prison arc, and next page, with the haunting of the terrible trio as a runner-up) but when they're good, man do they deliver. and season 4, even if it's not that good in it's entirety, has an incredibly strong opening. embrace of ice is just. a good introduction to the new status quo. the strong emotions from the unfolding of s3 have subsided (but are still to some extent relevant) and now we can fully focus on what's next.

it introduces the new characters so well!! puck, captain hijikata, diamond, they all stand out and are really compelling characters

just. puck. and on the same note juno. i like how they both seem like slightly different people in the parallel stories, but it still makes sense how they have went from the point in the flashbacks to the people they are in the present. and also puck is such a character i love them. (and rita doesn't really change ever, that's so true of her) i might also mention the ruby7, because ye

as honourable mentions: younger juno's mannerisms, the way (present) juno talks about nureyev, puck and juno's siblings dynamic, i really like hijikata's voice idk why but i do, rita deserved so much better, the entire last scene, the settings (i missed hyperion, also, io just vibes with me)

bloody hell this post got so long. but. i think that's it?? thanks for reading (and i admire your attention span, because damn, this got long)

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attention: tinnedtea penumbra post regaring juno steel and the april fool

i am. absolutely having thoughts about the april fools special (to which i was 10 days late and it's completely normal and irrelevant, thank you). spoilers ahead i guess

as mentioned in a previous post, puck falco actually belongs in a western and probably is in one. somewhere in the multiverse. it makes me happy

another thing that makes me happy: alessandra strong!! is she dead?? yeah probably. did i cry hearing her voice?? absolutely my face is still a bit wet as i'm writing this

it's likely that we'll get nureyev somewhere near the begging of season 5 i can't wait

mick mate i love you but you suck as a pi

rita is so. she's full of that specific flavour of autistic swag and i honestly can't get enough of her

me, in a facebook messenger chat, reacting live: good to know juno is still emo

going through that chat i've actually come across a wait we're going back to hyperion in s5??? and it's most likely not true but still a thought i had

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ok im like. an actual certified tech guy. he could be more of the "untangle this. forsaken cable abomination thing" or "carry this wedge over there" techie. and also the "cries at the sight of a soundboard" sort of techie. but that's all techies. also i think he could be accused of sabotage. bc he didnt tune the mics properly and now they sound like shit and theres already beef with the actors not to mention the lights guy is not cooperating and messing up the scenes anyway yes this was self indulgent and happened to me

Juno Steel confirmed as *NOT* a theatre kid

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinitycow.eplay

thanks but 1) i use ios. famously doesnt go with google play 2) im perfectly fine with spotify

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yeah i. i didn't stick bandaids (a sensory hell) on my cat scratch marks (a sensory hell that causes me to. scratch the shit out of those. making it even worse) only to get a fucking. allergic reaction to the glue apparently