#monkey wrench talk

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Do you like sci-fi and indie animation? Check out Monkey Wrench!

[otomotoelzhinee]

"Do you trust me?"

"...What?"

"Do you trust me?"

"..."

"...Sure."

That video gave me psychic damage and I had to do something about it

[havockingboo]

When I say nobody is ready for this au. I mean it.

[lackadaisycats]

Lackadaisy Shop Talk - Monkey Wrench!

Shop Talk will be live this weekend with special guests Tito and Zeurel, creators of the amazing indie animated series Monkey Wrench!

Come chat with us about animation, and if you have questions, bring them along with you!

Sunday, September 17th 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT on the Lackadaisy YouTube Channel

[silverware-is-interesting]

a collection of a bunch of things i find cool

[beigetiger]

Hey gang. We got ourselves a lovely little map here showing the galaxy with the QZ. Joe is mentioned, that's probably Jawbone (unless it's a completely unrelated reference I'm missing). We can see the line of ships that surrounds the QZ as well. LAW headquarters is, appropriately, located at the centre of the galaxy.

More interestingly though, there are three ships on the bottom with Disco Head's face on them. We also know that he has people who apparently look like full-fledged reds but aren't working for him. It also could be that he supposedly serves LAW and is in charge of part of the fleet, with none of them knowing that he works against them. But it's clear he has some pretty personal connections with LAW if they're using HIS FACE to represent him and are apparently giving him partial control of the fleet (apparently hanging out around a constellation?). This is all going to support my theory about Tez making DH in a lab 😁

I wonder if that constellation means anything or if it's just there for decoration.

We've also got a "he" that shows up at headquarters who Tezzorree seems quite exasperated by. Could be Jawbone. Could be the funky green thing that keeps showing up in Patreon previews (which is either Secondary Green OR functions as a green equivalent to the commanders). Could maybe even be Shrike? We will have to see.

[shrimpyfellow]

Does this mean they’re canon now /j

[bazooiegod]

happy easter and 420 to those who celebrate

[toastedclownery]

The god hunt/five sun theory started with "why are Tyneen's pirate crew and ship the same animals as Poseidon's court" and three months later it's at "I think Lariat is gonna (try to) kill everyone"

[im-not-a-virgo-im-a-lesbo]

I started Monkey Wrench when it was like 5 chapters long and didn't have a dedicated following, and now it just updated, we're 21 chapters deep, and bee_my_girl is my personal jesus

[vandyhere]

Just a height sheet. I used this to help me decide on her height.

[otomotoelzhinee]

This might be their sweetest moment so far.

But, I can't say it feels deserved? At least, from what I gathered. This change of heart comes out of nowhere. I think it's incredible seeing Shrike try and show interest into something that Beebs enjoys. Not only that, he's getting to enjoy it himself as well. Something as simple as playing the guitar, only because he probably saw Beebs doing it and he decided he wanted to do it too, cause it's cool to him! But it also means something to Beebs, and Shrike was able to pick up on that, so he offered a time for the two of them to continue playing together. Shrike's shown to have little care for others so far. When the Lythops were murdered, he was shocked, but he was able to dismiss that part entirely the moment his ship got wrecked. As he said, that's when it became personal. He didn't care about the genocide he just witnessed anymore, that was secondary, if even a concern at this point. Beebs, however, as little as time as he had with the creatures-- Who he barely interacted with compared to Shrike, is haunted by this.

And Shrike dismisses these feelings, unintentionally perhaps, but he's still avoiding them. Despite the fact that, deep down, he does feel some remorse. But it's unclear if it's for this particular incident, or something else entirely.

I feel like it's just the subject of "regrets" that gets to him, rather than him feeling any consequences from leaving Punti and letting his family be turned to paste.

But regardless, although he doesn't care much, that doesn't mean he does not care at all for other people, nor is he "incapable" of caring. There's things he wishes he could take back, just like Beebs. How they cope with this, however, is entirely different. But I don't think this disagreement is used at all for this ep. You could argue it's because this episode is not about them, or Shrike, but about Beebs.

Beebs finding his own way to come to terms with what's happened, about his own regrets he isn't ready to speak of, perhaps accepting them, or allowing the possibility to accept, in some capacity. But not letting these stop him from continuing to seek out to do things right, not letting these regrets cloud his vision, prohibiting himself from caring anymore.

That's a sweet and incredibly powerful step to make, to continue to choose to be kind, to choose to love, no matter how many times it has hurt. To continue to lose people around you and still finding meaning in connections with others, no matter how brief.

It's a direct parallel to what Shrike is doing. Isolating these feelings from everyone, not confronting them, brushing them aside. "Things happen and there's nothing anyone can do about it, so why bother." It feels like this should've brought up a conflict of sorts between the two. But, it never does. The last segment should wrap this aspect about their relationship, at least for this episode. It should be the two of them agreeing there's things they don't want to talk about, Beebs choosing to give Shrike another chance. Even if they can't see things the same way, Beebs still trusts Shrike, he chooses to. He's seen he's not as cold as he wants to make himself out to be, and therefore chooses to spend part of his time with him, to get to know him. He's his friend, and there's so little they know about eachother, he wants to change that. Shrike, on a similar note, is incredibly excited to get to gush about one of his many terran interests. But he's always done that with Beebs, he's always given him the attention. This time, he wants to return the favor. But I'm only left wondering why. After their conversation on the bridge, Shrike is too busy bickering with Scratch and gushing over Terran stuff to have any more interactions with Beebs. During the rest of the epiosde, nobody but Beebs knows what's happening, and Shrike isn't the least bit concerned. Not even for the state of Beebs' hand.

So what made him change his mind? Why does now he care if he's bothering Beebs or not with his show?Maybe out of courtesy, because of what they just went through, to "give him a break". But that feels a bit too considerate of Shrike at this moment. It feels like I just missed a key scene that was meant to bring these issues to light, and them finding a solution to help the Agari. When Beebs can't play anymore, it should've been the moment where Beebs gets a true glimpse of who Shrike really is, the moment where he has to relay on him, unwillingly putting his trust in him to make things right in such a tense moment. But then realizes-- he can trust Shrike.

Shrike notices how nervous Beebs really is, that his arm has failed him, and all he wants is to play his guitar?! No, something else is going on, something Beebs can't explain at the moment but it means everything to him right now. And Shrike chooses to trust him and aid him. Friendship! It would've made more sense then, for Beebs to look at Shrike and say "We're getting there" when the Agari asked him if he had found his way yet.

It would've made this last interaction between Shrike n Beebs watching cartoons all the more powerful. Without a real disagreement, without a small conflict between the two. It's still a sweet moment... But it almost feels empty, there's no resolution behind it, no real meaning. It's just a "small bonding moment", and after everything that went down, it doesn't feel like that was the point.

I've rewatched this ep for a bit and, although I loved everything we got lorewise, and getting to see Beebs be the focus-- I don't think the emotional impact hit as hard as it wanted. I wish I could say I cared for the Agari as much as I did for the Lythops in a single episode, but I didn't. I wish I could say Beebs going from "He's my friend…Or something" to staring into the possibility of considering Shrike an actual friend, got to me. But, it didn't feel like anything happened to defy that in the first place.

So, what changed?

[smallturtlebomb]

new cass ref sheet + creatures

I didn’t change her design THAT much tho…

rex & ivo belong 2 my mootie @zeen-o

[inoankin]

shrike sanchez how i miss you...

[beigetiger]

Hey does anyone have theories about who the voice directing Kara in episodes 1 and 3 is?

The guy talking here?

It's definitely not Agent K, the voices aren't at all similar and the way that this person is acted isn't at all like how Agent K is acted (which rules out the possibility of the voice actors having switched). It's a character we haven't met yet, I think.

I have no clue whether Dead Eye works for Secondary Green, but IF HE DOES, then I reckon this voice is his. It sounds exactly like what I would expect him to sound like. And what with his green eyes, it is possible that he has ties to Secondary Green.

Also the lighting on Kara's face kiiind of looks like the star on the Sheriff's hat from Robo Western, but that's probably just a coincidence.

[deathbringerdragon]

I want to scream about Monkey Wrench and MW ocs with someone but i've got no friends who are into Monkey Wrench, or are as interested as me at the least. so im just sitting here suffering while sketching my little doodles and mumbling about how cool the show is to my computer-