#lipsinc

[dragonssparkle]

just a fun bit of lipsinc with my girl. the beak was a fun challenge to work with

[spookky-aint-spooky]

I take my hobby as an editor very seriously.

[atomic-sludge]

Anyway I'm working on a thing in order to finally populate my YT channel ^_^

Thank Titan this was (hopefully) the hardest part to animate~!

Hate this motherfucjing creachure ❤️

[kindaeccentric]

My CD player came in today and the speaker quality is just the perfect level of kind of good kind of shitty that gives it that cool vintage vibe. The first album I put on was Three Cheers and I sang the entire thing through (well, most, I can't scream like Gerard and some of the lyrics are too tightly packed to follow, but I tried)

[zanderbobs]

I actually hate the whole bizarre new way of consuming media where people think that you have to relate to something to like it and enjoy it. The whole obsession around 'nobody understands this like I do' and the general antagonism within fandoms that it creates when it's taken too seriously is so insufferable sometimes.

Being able to relate to something and see yourself portrayed in it is great! But if you can't relate, there's no point in pretending you do or forcing yourself to. You can still enjoy it and find it interesting, and maybe even find small aspects of it relatable. I'm just so sick of seeing people being relentlessly attacked for harmlessly enjoying media that isn't personally relatable to them because 'they'll never get it' or 'it's not for them'. Obviously some fans who aren't necessarily the target audience do cross the line (cough cough some mitski fans for example, but thats a topic for a whole other day) but in a lot of cases it's just some harmless fun and there's no need to kick up a massive fuss about it all.

[bigolechompers]

day 3 of my gender dysphoria death spiral and i just did the lipsinc trick in a full size mirror while wearing big shirt and binder

it helped

(a little)

anyway yall got any tips or tricks?

[devilst0at]

We need Dale headcanons for like his everyday life. What do you think he does? How many times does this man jack off a day😭

I feel like he probably doesn’t do much, to be honest 😭 yes, there is probably some jacking off involved because wtf else is he gonna do. Poor thing is probably lonely and bored. Making dolls would take up the majority of his time I feel like, they’re his duty and really his life’s main purpose. I feel like he does everything to serve the devil in a way, but also parts of the real him do show through his interests and such.

Maybe.. sleeps, takes little naps when he’s bored, writes, maybe listens to music or sits on the floor and strums on the electric guitar he has, organizes and cleans, and every once in a while goes on a little outing. Obviously he goes to the hardware store/craft store to pick up supplies for his dolls, but I could also see him going to used bookstores every once in a while, scanning the occult section for anything he didn’t see last time. Maybe he would also go to small antique or thrift stores and just kinda shuffle around awkwardly.

He probably doesn't have much of a normal routine since he's constantly in that basement. His idea of time must be somewhat warped. I mean, I imagine he would probably stay up into the night and early morning sometimes and then nod off while reading and not wake up until afternoon. I wonder what he eats, does Ruth make him food or does he buy stuff for himself? It's not like he'd have a stove down there though, and he would need to eat actual food eventually so I think Ruth probably brings him stuff at least once a day. I feel like he’d probably snack on popcorn, pretzels, pudding cups, fritos etc in between meals, just lame easy to store snacks. I would love to make him a nice meal like steak or something and give him a kiss on the forehead like here bbg let me take care of you :[

I feel like he’d be lonely and bored when he isn’t making dolls 😭 Maybe sometimes he’d lay on his bed and just stare off into nothing, thinking about things, sulking. Or he’d go for a drive and not go anywhere in particular, just staring off into the wilderness and the trees passing him until it gets dark and then going home, as much as Ruth’s house can be home. Maybe sometimes he likes to listen to music and do his makeup, we see in some younger shots that he used to and maybe still does wear some eyeshadow, so perhaps for fun or to feel better he’d do some makeup in front of his little mirror, look at himself for a bit then wear it til he goes to bed. Maybe do something cute like lipsinc in front of the mirror or try on his old clothes. I could also see him picking up sewing or something, especially for making clothes for his dolls.

Let’s be fr, he also probably has a collection of old fashioned porno magazines, judging from the fact that he has pinups on his walls… I think he’s mostly just kinda sad and washed up though, there’s obviously a lot of personality and also genuine talent in him but the duty he’s been chosen to serve and therefore the life he must live doesn’t always allow for that to shine all the way through. Still, he does what he can to maintain some semblance of purpose and individuality outside of being a servant for the devil.

[reggieisnotdead]

I need Thomas Sanders to lipsinc as Remus to Kesha's new song "Joyride" for,,, scientific purposes. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

[rainbow-neko-artblog]

Sucky topic....but at least my lipsinc is getting better :)

[gendiebrainrotreceipts]

the audio to this tiktok went "this is the f*ggot the prophecy fortold," and yes, she lipsinced the slur

Jesus fucking Christ

[fernsproutxx]

14 seconds down, 31 to go… hoo boy.

have a look at y/n’s unamused face in the meantime.

also, i’m not gonna do lipsinc for this, only text on screen, because that’s a whole ‘nother can of worms i’m not up to doing atm asdfghjklñ.

[shunshinstan]

Kakashi actually wears a mask so that the budget normally dedicated to lipsinc and facial expressions could be funneled into making random Gai scenes have incredible animation

[popculturebuffet]

Averyfest Special: Top 12 Uncle Phil Moments (Comission by WeirdKev27)

Hello all you happy pillow mounds of mashed pot-a-toes. Today kicks off Averyfest. For those like me who didn't know about this treasured event, Averyfest is a now yearly event held in Sufolk, Virginia, home of the one the only James Avery, a celebration of black culture in honor of this fine actor.

And since both Kev who comissioned this and myself happen to be big fans of avery, we decided to honor him with a little celebration of our own. THE TOP 12 UNCLE PHIL MOMENTS. While Avery had a long storied career in tv we can come back to next year, including being the first animated shredder, guesting on night court, being to my suprise the first actor to play Jim Rhodes overall in the 90's iron man cartoon, leading his own sitcom Sparks and more we'll probably find as we dig. The man is talented as hell and IS more than uncle phil.. but it's also hard to define his legacy without his best roll.

Over 6 seasons Avery gave us one of if not the best sitcom dad ever: Uncle Phil worked in a lot of contexts and played off everyone in the cast uniquely: he was respectful yet stubborn with his wife vivian, often livid at Will's antics but more than there to support his adopted son in all but paper when he needs it most, alternating between having a close bond with carlotn and being another straight man to the increasingly cartoony dweeb, grappling with ashely growing up and serving as easily hillary's best foil, exasperated at his daughters vapidity. Ther'es also of course Geoffry, his butler who hasn't met a joke he won't make about his boss and is too good at his job and too loyal, and has frankly put up with too much crap at times, for Phil to complain. Over the series Avery got to show his strong dramatic chops with the more grounded moments of character and his immense comedic chops. Avery was a wonderful man, a wonderful talent and he's dearly missed and this is entirely in his honor, showing off every inch of his performance with my 12 faviorite momnets from the show.

12) And I"m Telling You (The Script Formerly Known As.. 6-5)

This is an episode I honestly barely remember, i've watched the series casually on and off. But this is a moment i've rewatched a few times on it's own.

Now i'ts so low on this list because the moment's more Will Smiths, an actor I respect as a performer, who fucked up royally at the oscars (As did Chris Rock), an incident I was going to get into but frankly.. this isn't about Will Smith. I'll still give him credit where he's do, but this isnt the place to unpack that whole incident, plenty of people have, and I'm only adressing it because it's hard not to.

Anyways this was more Will's moment, giving a hilaroiusly over the top lipsinc to phil after Will Smith Shenanigan #129. But while Smith's capering would be fucking brilliant on it's own what sells it and lands it here is Avery's facial acting. Giving the most baffled and bug eyed performance, Uncle Phil is left somewhere between confused and pissed off before ultimately giving up and it's glorious. This moment would be good anyway but it's doubly good thanks to his reactoin to the madness before him.

11) Soullllll Train (Soul Train, 5-8)

The Soul Train ep is a fun one for Uncle Phil.. and for all involved as the banks as a whole get invited on SOULLLL TRAINNN after Phil had a great showing years ago. Phil's self concious, but goes anyway and gets a great moment dancing with his wife and showing age dosen't matter, how you feel is. We also get him dancing with a guy for funk practice, something that will never not be hilarous.

10) Hell Toupee (Geoffery Cleans Up, 2-16) I honestly forgot this was in the same episode as Geoffery Dates a Rich Lady, a plot that's nice if forgetable. This on the other hand is pure comic gold. I don't know who in the writers room shouted "let's just put james avery in a goofy toupe and riff on that" but bless them. Trying to make his dad look younger, Carlton puts him in this monstrosity while Phil is fully against the whole idea, feeling self concious. I do like how Phil's Self Conciousness is a big part of his character, that he dreads not being seen as the upstanding rich lawyer he's become. Sometims it holds him back like the Soul Train ep above or an episode coming up on the list. Other times like this.. you get it. He's fine being bald, looks honestly damn good with a bald head and beard, and dosen't really need it, Carlton just got in his head. Will's scream at seeing his second hairpiece is also worth it.

9) Pillowy Mounds of Mashed Potatoes (4-10)

Look this meme had to get here. This wasn't an episdoe I watched a lot as I didn't want to watch Avery have a heart attack, Doubly so since Avery died of problems during heart surgery. But i'll be dammend if his weird worshipful description of how much he loves potatoes dosen't get in here. He's on a diet, he misses mashed potatoes, you don't need much.

8) Judge Phillip Banks (Season 3 Arc)

This one is lower because it's not really ONE moment but the only arc I can see Phil got to himself all series and it's a great one. After finding out his mentor Judge Robertson is both an asshole and refusing to leave despite being not fit for the job, Phillipi runs. And thus shenanigans insues as he doeas with constant set backs, robertson shooting low and anything will does, or in one case Jazz using Will's car, not helping. Ironically it is Will who wins it.. by calling Robertson, a truly hilarious villian and great guest sport, out then accidently killing the man. It's a solid arc that moves Phill forward in his career while looping in everyone else for at least one bit.

7) Beauty (The Big Four-Oh, 2-7)

This is a moment i'd forgot about. The Big Four Oh is rightly remembered as Janet Hubert's best run as Aunt Viv, dancin gup a storm as she persues an old dream to see if she still has it, insecure at turning 40. Something I can relate to as turning 30 was stressful enough. 40.. 40 scares me.

But this small moment is so wonderful it made it here: Phil telling his wife just how he feels, how he gets lost in her eyes like a thousand thoughts turned to dust, her beautiful skin and just how much he admires her. It's powerful acting from avery and a reminder that while the two argue like any couple, there's real true love there. And always would be.

6) Break Out Lucille( Bank's Shot, 1-22)

One of the best moments of the whole show and another one of those little moments that reminds you while Phil is a stuff shirt now he wasn't always and is eternally not to be fucked with. I honestly don't remember most of this episode: will did a gambling, lost a lot of money, so Phil has to bail him out. Phil does so however by showing that while Will got hustled, Phil was a hustler, making his money on pool, suckering the man who suckered will into ab ad bet.. then having Geoffery break out lucille. This alone is a nice detail I didn't really examine before writing this; normally Phil tries to keep his past at arm's length, our next entry gets into that more. He's not ashamed of the lengths he had to go to get where he is, but dosen't like to dwell on it. Yet when it comes to Pool.. he clearly still enjoys it. It's something that still has a touch of class to it and he can enjoy, something that's both his past having to hustle to pay for school and something he still keeps up. So while this is to tecah will and some assholes a lesson, Phil is clearly just letting his lack of hair down and enjoying himself with this one.

5) Zeke (Not Without My Pig You Don't, 1-4)

Not Without My Pig You Don't is one of my faviorite episodes of the show and one of the most important. As I mentioned, Phil likes to keep his past at arms length. It walks that line in that while he's not ashamed of having worked hard, done everything he can or protested, he's left most of that behind and adapted to the largely white subrban world he's in now.

The series dosen't let him get away from it for long as only 4 episodes in we meet Phil's parents and his past: Turns out Phil was a farm boy, first black president of his 4h club, desgreated a local bathroom (albeit because he had to pee real bad), and had a pig. It's all pretty charming stuff: while I grew up in suburbia my dad grew up on a farm with my grandma I visited frequently and while not having pigs, just cows, it was charming to meet Will's grandma a kindly, lively woman.

What makes this a moment for Phil is how he grapples with it. He's mildly embarassed at his past when Hattie brings it up to his kids.. but he's absolutely furious when will, in a truly kind moment finding out a newpaper inteview Phillip did is going to be cut as the reporter finds it boring, tells the stories. What makes this so good is that Will isn't pulling some prank or trying to get under Phil's skin: he saw the story was going to be cut and while he laughed at Phil's antics as "Zeke", he's clearly proud of what the man acomplished even back then. It's already clear that while Will will razz phil constantly, he loves his uncle even this early.

Phil however dosen't want to be known as a "hog handling hick from yamacraw" so blinded by who he is NOW that he hates who he was despite again being from the farm being nothing to be ashamed of. He had two loving parents who worked hard to support them.. and Hattie hearing this is furious and calls him out. This being a sitcom Phil does manage to patch things up with a warm speech, but it feels more earned here, wtih Phil accepting his past and himself and how hard his parents worked to get him where he is today. Just because being a farm boy dosen't fit iwth who he is now dosen't mean it didn't get him there.

4) Goodbye (I, Done 6-24)

I, Done is a solid series finale, giving all the banks their happy endings: Geoffery to London to connect with his son, Ashely and Hiliary to New York for school and her show, Carlton to Princeton and the rest of the Banks somewhere east. That leaves will in Calfironia, still in school and wondering if he'd gained anything at all and hidning the fact he didn't have some grand plan. When confronted he feels like a looser.. and instead.. Phil sets him straight

You have no idea what my first memory of you is. I remember... a kid loaded with all the potential in the world. Now I see a person on the verge of realizing that potential.

While Phil always had issues with Will it';s clear from the pilot, which we'll get to he loved the boy as his own and confirms it at the end, saying Will's his son end of story. It's a powerful goodbye..a nd yet not one as he gets will to promise to call him every sunday. While we never saw it... I never doubt the two met again. And still call every sunday.

3) I Heard the Brother Speak (The Fresh Prince Project, 1-1)

This to me is Phillip Banks defining moment. It's an important one as we're only on the first episdoe and Phil spends most of it being what you'd expect from the series premise: a stuff shirt who Phill seemingly needs to get to loosened up. And that isn't untrue: there are time Will gets Phil out of his own bubble and to accept the wider black experince. But what makes the show works so well is that it's nuanced: it was a goal from the start to show there's not one kind of blackness. And that just becaue Phil is a rich man now dosen't mean he forgot his roots.

He keeps a bulk at arms length.. but there are parts that won't leave him. When Phil tries to counter part of his rebellion is simply Phillip being so bougise, claming he's forgot himself, he's not entirely wrong, as the previous episode shows just two episodes after this, but he's not right either: Phil makes it clear will DOES NOT know the full measure of him and that while rich, Phil was old enough to have been on the front lines, at the marches, encountering racists, probably getting hosed, and to have "heard the brother speak". While there's no doubt Will encountered racisim and the series never darts around that, we'll get to THE episode tackling that soon enough, it's still enough of a gap to give will pause and feels like the moment Will stops seeing phil as just this adult to rail against, but his eventual new dad. It's also a good moral for a sitcom, one not done enough: that sometimes you can' tjudge a person just by what little you know but by their ful character and past. That there's always layers beneath. And this was the first time we saw Uncle Phils.

2) BULL! (Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse 4-24)

I already put this episode at the top of my top 12 fresh prince episodes, so this isn't remotely suprising. Will's dad returned, claimed to take him on a trip then prepared to flee again. Phil spent the whole episode PISSED Lou was back. Vivian wasn't happy either, but both tried to give Will their blessing and space. But when Lou planed to abandon will AND have Phil tell him, Phil fucking explodes. he has before, lots of angry rants at Phil and Carlton most of which they deserved. But this is Phil at his most pissed off with only our #1 coming close: he tears the man apart, refusing to let Lou leave when he tries to brush him off, making the man sit and shouting BULL when Lou tries to say he'll still take the trip and tearing into him. It's one of the best reason you suck speechs i've ever witnessed tearing Down how Lou thinks he can just duck in and out of his sons life, what he's done and how yes Lou was scared, young and it's understandable.. but so was Uncle Phil who as seen by flashbacks got his fortune young but also still struggled at first, and who didn't remotely run from his responsiblities. He then forces Lou to break things to will himself before hugging the poor boy in one of the best moments of film history after WIll's epic speech and very real tears.

1) Your Grandchildren Will Need Lawyers (Mistaken Identity 1-6) This speech above is easily my faviorite fresh prince moment and one that's only gotten better with age as sadly shit like this still happens. Mistaken Identity shows the series tackle race up front and early, with Carlton and Will getting pulled over by a racist cop and accused of car theft. The two get great stuff as Carlton tries to play it normally for him while Will gets this is being caught driving while black and is used to it but still scared. The two get thrown in jail, have to fake a confession to get out, as Uncle Phil is busy at the party they were headed to in Phil's boss' car.

Vivan and Phil's response to this bullshit.. is great. Vivian is 5 seconds from beating the piss out of every last racist cop in the prisinct. Phil tries to keep it calm.. but when the racist cop at the front desk both refuses to talk to him and then is disrepsctful to vivian Phil explodes "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?" it's a perfect rage, and one clearly built from having to deal with this shit FAR too often and the realization that no, his kids aren't safe and never have been. No matter how rich he'es gotten, no matter how far he's come, they'll never see him as nothing but another black man to sneer at and throw away and he'll be fucking DAMMNED if they mistreat his sons.

Granted there is some white backup from Firth, the partner whose car it was, but it's realistic: this fucker was not taking Phil seroiusly and was bein ga royal unhelpful ass. While Phil defintely would've ripped this man to shred it's all to ssatisfying to see this fucking tool have the color drain out as he realizes how BADLY he fucked up and that he happend to pull over two innocent black men this time who happened to have backup. One dope as hell speech pointing out EVERY fucking thing Phil can sue him for later the kids are freed.

The ending is also part of this: Will rails a bit, understandably pissed if used to it... but more pissed Carlton won't accept reality: Carlton claims the system worked, that htey got out... but it's very clear had they not had a rich powerful father figure and even more if said father figure didn't have someone to coberate his story, they may of been stuck there for a crime they didn't commit. The cop didnt pull them over because carlton made a mistake: he was pulled over because a cop saw him in a fancy car and assumed it'd be an easy arrest. And it's phil's reactoin that's heartbreaking: not only is he pissed this still happens.. but he simply.. can't agree with carlton. He tells carlton he asked the same thing the first time he was stopped leaving his son stunned as he goes to bed, clearly sad that history repeats and might again.. and as present day shows it just.. keeps happening. Thanks for reading and rest in power james avery

[ryusei-yellow]

We begin a year before the start of the game. Yumenosaki is not doing well. Sure there are some students that still desire to excel among their peers(Valk) but everyone mostly agrees that Yumenosaki is becoming the epitome of whatever happens when you stop washing the dishes for a week: Dirty, ugly and followed by a group of people trying to furiously blame each other for it.

The students started to believe that in order to gain success they just need to become part of the top units of the school because their popularity alone would make them national idols -> they get lazy and unmotivated and start trashing the whole place and getting into fights + bullying (Chiaki).

There are people that realise that change needs to happen, but only one who is willing to go through with it. That someone is local rich blond kid Eichi Tenshouin, alive, out of the hospital and about to make that everyone's problem.

(Meteor Impact + Valk forming happens here but since you'll be reading the former and the later doesn't have as much importance I'll be skipping it)

Eichi teams up with Keito (he hasn't formed Akatsuki yet btw) in order to change Yumenosaki into something better. Eichi proposes the idea of pining the blame for the students' horrible performances on 3 top students, the Three Eccentrics, and that way the built up frustration and fear of the students will create strong feelings enough to revolutionise the academy. Those 3 eccentrics will be Rei(Susanoo, Japanese Kami of storm), Kanata(Tsukuyomi, Kami of the sea) and Wataru(Amaterasu, Kami of the sun). Then Eichi rectifies, saying that they have to Get Bigger, and decides to add 2 more, creating the Five Eccentrics instead.

Eichi is a little lost so he decides to ask Tsumugi because he's friends with a lot of people at the academy. Tsumugi suggests Shu as the fourth eccentric. Now they only need one more member, a first year specifically. Tsumugi proposes Hokuto and Subaru, but he later meets Natsume in the secret room of the library (becoming friends with him) and they make Natsume the last Eccentric instead.

Tsumugi and Eichi agree that they need an underdog unit in order to execute the Eccentrics and become an example for the rest of the academy. They add Nagisa and Hiyori (fun fact, Ritsu also apparently could've ended up in the unit) into the blend and call it Fine, Italian for "the end".

They need a plan to take down each one of the eccentrics. Eichi stirs up trouble in Yumenosaki's sister schools, that way Rei (the strongest eccentric) has to leave off for trips constantly to try and fix things, and Fine doesn't have to deal with him.

So who are they executing first?

The French one.

Shu Itsuki is having the time of his life, being the emperor of the school and sole conductor of the 3 man orchestra that is Valkyrie. Valkyrie currently has 2 members beside him: Nazuna (his perfect little angel with the voice of a thousand suns) and. Mika. He's just sort of there. whatever. Don't pay attention to him

Problem: Nazuna is going through Puberty™. His voice is changing and since his more mature voice brings Shu dysphoria (Shu believed that dolls >>>>>> people, and since he found comfort in Nazuna's doll-like appearance and voice, letting go of that isn't something he wants) he bans Nazuna from singing. Instead, they use prerecorded songs and Nazuna lipsincs.

Nazuna doesn't like this and thinks Valkyrie needs new songs in order to maintain their position in the academy, so he practices on the rooftop. He forges a friendship with Kuro, who's also Shu's childhood friend. (I'm starting to get off track so just please please please read Reminiscing Marionette if you're interested in exValk lore. It's really good I promise)

What will Fine do? Sabotage Shu's performance by turning off the recorded lines, of course. Mika (only served as backup dancer until now) takes the initiative and starts singing, Nazuna joins right in. They finish the performance and walk off stage, as they pass by their rivals, Fine, Eichi whispers something in Shu's ear:

"Thanks for playing like I thought you would"

Shu has a massive breakdown. He also acquires OSDD-1a and starts using Mademoiselle to express what he actually feels. Fun fact; Mademoiselle was probably inspired by Kuro's mom.

This is a turning point for the academy. Fine become a beacon of hope, the underdog unit that beat Yumenosaki's emperor, and other students start hating on the Eccentrics and rekindle their passions for Idols and music.

The student council(Rei used to be the president, now Eichi is) also creates a rule: units can only have 2 to 5 members (DreamFes system also gets added here). This means the Eccentrics can't perform alone (and since nobody likes them..boo hoo) and also the mass units, like Chess, disband into smaller groups.

One of these smaller groups is Knights (minus Tsukasa). The other exChess members host a fight in order to find out who's the strongest of them all. Leo, local egocentric Mozart in the making, is like "lmao here's the deal. You either use my super skibidi poggers songs or you get to be friends with me. Since I'm such a cool friend." "Nah man, we actually only liked you for your talent," reply the exChess members. "Haha lol okay I bet you don't even care about this competition. I can just bribe you out and Knights will win by default", says Leo, sweating heavily. "Sure man. where's the money at?" Reply the exChess members.

That's how Leo's brat summer comes to an end. Now it's time for year long depression arc and burnt out gifted kid syndrome (he locks himself in his room and forces himself to compose 24/7 + it's implied he did sh in there too). Knights takes a long hiatus.

Also Venus Cup happens. Trickstar perform together for the first time and become besties.

Kanata's execution happens here I think? Most of it is explained in the event.

After that happens though, Natsume calls Rei, terrified by what's happening in the school. Rei comes back to Yumenosaki and Eichi reveals that he's the one who has been causing trouble in the other schools in order for him to not get involved. Rei lets it slide, saying there's nothing left for him to do. He finishes saying that Eichi himself isn't so different from the monsters (the Eccentrics) he created himself. Rei has been defeated.

Tsumugi comes to the secret room to talk to Natsume. Natsume is Pissed and going through his "I Can't Believe You've Done This" era, calling Tsumugi a Fine member. Natsume is the youngest eccentric, so the others (who've all become good friends after being ostracized and hated by society overnight) decided to shield him from the shade. This only makes Natsume's guilt worse, and he's actually the one who hates Fine the most out of them because of it (except maybe Shu..).

Tsumugi says the last live will be Wataru's execution, and Natsume says that Fine has ruined everything, and also used everyone for their dirty work. Tsumugi doesn't understand why his friend is so mad, and compares Fine to magic, praising Eichi again. Natsume asks why Tsumugi let this happen. Tsumugi replies it was a natural sacrifice to pay. They only wanted everyone to be happy, isn't that what true idols do? People will begin to hate Eichi at some point, but that doesn't matter, because Tsumugi is Eichi's friend, and he'll protect him no matter what just like the Eccentrics protected Natsume. Because that's what friends do. Natsume kicks him out of his room.

Eichi had collapsed again, his condition having worsened exponentially. He doesn't want to die. He doesn't want to die yet please don't let him die yet.

Suddenly, a voice speaks from beside his bed, asking if he's the villain of this story. It is the last eccentric, Wataru Hibiki. Eichi tells Wataru to put his mask on, this conversation wasn't in the script of the play. Wataru tells Eichi this is a shitty script and that he doesn't know what role he's playing in this so-called tragedy. Eichi explains that he saved Wataru for last because he's the best actor in the cast and will play his role perfectly. However, he... He doesn't want to defeat Wataru. Wataru shushes him, saying he should keep his feelings locked away if he wants to be a true idol. Then he disappears.

Unfortunately. Natsume has eavesdropped on the entire conversation, and he won't let Wataru lose, no matter what.

The day of the live, Natsume gives Wataru a script of an outcome where the eccentrics win and get to be happy. Wataru says that if they win now, they will truly become the monsters that everyone thinks they are. Rei walks away with a very depressed Natsume and everyone prepares for the show.

(Is this a good time to mention that Natsume and Wataru see each other as their big/little brothers? I think it's a good time to mention that)

Eichi is alone backstage, still very frail. He says he's alone because the rest of Fine are only here because of the contracts he made, their relationship is exclusively of convenience. Wataru asks if Eichi has any friends. Eichi says Wataru hasn't got any friends either. Wataru corrects him, saying he values the other eccentrics as his friends more that anything, and thanks Eichi for allowing him to meet them, saying he's never been so happy in his life.

Tsumugi walks over and asks Eichi about their contracts. It says that, after this live, Fine will disband and go their separate ways. Eichi says this isn't a mistake at all, and that it's time for Tsumugi to rest. This entire thing must've been very annoying, right?

Eichi believes Tsumugi only became his friend unitmate in order to pay his mother's debts. However, Tsumugi genuinely wanted to be friends with Eichi and the rest of Fine. He's incredibly hurt and disappointed. Wataru says he's never seen anyone play the role of The Fool better.

Tsumugi replies that he just wanted to make everyone happy. Wataru explains that he can't force people to be happy. Being happy is a choice (Wataru liked Aristotle no clickbait), so you can't impose it on others, you can only help people find their ways there.

Wataru then puts the mask back on and urges the heroes of Fine to defeat the big bad Eccentrics and save Yumenosaki once and for all. Isn't that what they've always wanted? Why are they all so hesitant to go step onto the stage?

Wataru (he's performing with undercover Hokuto) is defeated. The five eccentrics are no more, and Fine disbands.

Out of the corner of his eye, Eichi sees Tori and Yuzuru, though he doesn't recognise them, watching his performance. He then feels sick and falls down, but Wataru catches him, saying he shouldn't collapse while the audience is watching. As the audience leaves, Eichi passes out, and his blood splatters onto Wataru's chest

Tsumugi and Natsume reunite in the garden, burning away the exFine contracts and the script where the eccentrics won. Nothing about that matters now. The war is over, so why do both of them still feel so... Dead?

Tsumugi tells Natsume to punch him. Natsume agrees

Eichi wakes up in the hospital, ready to let himself die. He doesn't deserve to live.

Wataru appears. Eichi asks if he's here for revenge, which Wataru denies. His friends are recovering, Shu found Mika, Kanata found Chiaki, Rei is going strong with Koga, and Natsume has found Tsumugi. You'd think the only loser of the war was Eichi, but Wataru feels just as lost, and asks Eichi to give him another role, because the last role Eichi gave him was the best in his life.

Eichi agrees that he needs a plan for what'll happen after his character dies. But what if he didn't die? Then he'd become the next Emperor, the next tyrant. Who knows, maybe Yumenosaki would go back to what it was before, and then he'd be defeated by some new underdog unit. He gets many ideas, and suddenly, suddenly Eichi wants to live. He wants to see what happens next, he wants to be part of it too!

But it's too much. He'd need help. He asks Wataru if he would like to see what the future has in store with Eichi, by his side. Wataru agrees, saying he's excited for the next era. The era of Trickstar.

[struggle-but-its-all-ocean-floor]

Random reviews of recent comebacks (not very positive):

Imaginary Friend - I've already reviewed the song and MV, but the choreo is truly amazing and I loved the choreo MV - the dancers representing the imaginary friends and that move where they grab their knee and turn is awesome (though I don't understand all the hand gestures around the waist). The song is lowkey held back by Itzy's vocals - it needed softer, more angelic singing. I'm surprised by Chaeryeong because now I think her voice sounds the worst and she was so pitchy on a radio live. Also, for having such a cool choreo and song, their live performance is giving nothing.

GPT and Meant to Be - Most of Stayc's MVs are forgettable imo. They don't make sense, are generally too over the top, and scream low budget. I wasn't fond of GPT at first, because I think the lyrics are kind of cringe, but the song stuck with me. The beginning is nice and the chorus is catchy. I like Sieun's voice and the bridge. GPT would be a hit if other people sang it. A mix of soft/angelic and power Western vocals are the trend and groups who don't have these tend to sound outdated imo, like Itzy. GPT is a bop but everything about it screams mid-sized group in an industry dominated by flashy yet uniform visuals and smooth, easy listening production. Their voices are too loud and dissonant. It's hard to imagine them topping charts. Also, their performance still looks amateurish to me and the choreo isn't good (and follows the latest trend of excessive hand gestures). Meant to Be is a good ballad.

Drip and Click Clack - The lyrics are absurd given that BM are a bunch of teenagers who probably can't even afford a cheaper apartment in Seoul yet, but I love the songs. I think they're fun and the girls are really good. Their vocals, dance, and visuals are good. The Click Clack performance vid was awesome (but the lipsyncing was truly awful - do they even know the lyrics??). I loved the dance. It has impact.

Hit the Floor - The song is cool, but the live performance is very boring. Without the smooth studio production, the lipsincing and uninteresting dancing make the song unmemorable.

Cherish (My Love) and I'll Like You EP - I caved and listened to ILLIT. Their whole vibe is capitalizing off of innocence, which, given the alarming pedophilia and misogyny in Korea, makes warning bells go off for me. The first spoken line in the song is so cringe, and the fact that teenagers want to act like adults yet these girls are told to act like children is gross. The song is catchy though. I like the chorus. But I don't think the girls or choreo stand out in any way. Listening to the EP, it's pretty forgettable. I also listened to Super Real Me and Magnetic and... I thought Magnetic would be magnetic, pardon the pun, but it's really not. It sounds childish and empty. I had already listened to the chorus but the whole song is not great... The EP is so weak too. The girls really can't match up to other newly debuted groups tbh. And yet we have all of this drama right now for NWJS and ILLIT... Neither group's music or concepts are that good imo. I really don't get it. Why are people obsessed with NWJS? I only liked Ditto performed by Jungkook because his voice has personality. I think Hybe really lacks talent, particularly in their ggs. Their producing skills are also severely lacking.

Over the Moon - What in the fucking world is Hybe doing with TXT, can someone let me know? The fact that TXT said this was the first tt they liked since LOSER=LOVER (or was it 0x1=Love Song?) was shocking. To me, this is their worst tt. I've listened to it twice and can't remember what it sounds like - it's so short, lacks a bridge or climax, and the chorus is indistinct from the rest of the song. Their tts keep getting more forgettable. It doesn't help that I don't like Beomgyu, Soobin, or Kai's voices, and even Taehyun's is off-putting right now. Their performances are boring to me as well. The MV was also a lot of nothing and the choreo was boring as usual. I'm sorry for the excessive use of the word "boring" but it all blends in together.

[sadmages]

THAT ANIMATION IS AMAZING!!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!!

(your lipsinc thingy)

also is that jon by any chance?

Thank you though!!! And no that's my own guy my sweet cheese my oc Glenn who existed long before any jon fanon design and is my strongest soldier for being mistaken for him so often orz