#patriots rant

[mothonweb]

I have inexplicable beef with the second half of the Moriarty the patriot manga. Actually no, it’s totally explicable. In this essay I will…

Anyways, my issues with it start at the Jack the Ripper case. I haven’t read the original Sherlock Holmes stories so keep that in mind. But, why did they make the fake ‘Jack the Ripper’ communists? It doesn’t make sense to me—unless, of course, it is to show that the LoC aren’t marxists. But is THAT’s true then it contradicts with things that William says in the first half of the story—where he wants to get rid of class discrimination in the fastest way possible.

AND THEN WE GET TO MILVERTON. Why. Why. Why is he THERE. This arc is written poorly compared to the others and I feel like if milverton were such a big threat then William would have seen that and gotten rid of him already. Especially someone who is *widely* known as the ‘king of blackmail’ and has harmed many people before finding out Williams identity. If he was causing so much harm, he would’ve been taken care of already and the whole identity reveal to London wouldn’t have happened—which would leave the LoC in a much better situation to carry out their plan.

Speaking of that plan, it seems a little lackluster doesn’t it? Like the townspeople and nobles will stop the fire together and then go back to their discrimination like immediately after everything is fixed. Like what? It isn’t very well thought out. This can work narratively if you make it so William is more focused on killing himself than finishing his plan—but that’s his life goal that plan so it doesn’t make sense that way unless you want to make William have selfish motivations, which he doesn’t in the first half of the manga.

Also speaking of his self hatred, I love a complicated character. But, there weren’t many signs of his self loathing (that I can remember) before the Final Problem. It’s like he forgot the whole reason he was killing, and forgot how many people he helped in doing so. If he had met, for example, the Burton’s, again and he had been shown the good that he had done then maybe he would feel better about himself.

Also, he ends up working for the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME. I feel like I don’t even have to elaborate on this one, but I will. It’s like the writer is pretending that 1880s USA was all peachy and a great place to live. NO. NO IT WASNT. There’s a reason the big business men were called ‘robber-barons’ at this time. Also the rest of the LoC joining the British Government, makes them follow the government’s morals instead of their own, which is a) less interesting, b) more morally questionable writing decisions.

The British empire was horrendous. Which is MENTIONED IN CHAPTER ONE AND WILLIAM LITERALLY SAYS THAT HES GONNA FIGHT THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND THEN HE DOESNT DO THAT.

Anyways. This is what fanfic is for I suppose.

[tw1nkee28]

Errmm me and @sillyguytm have been yapping,, cause I've been trying to branch out with Dawn's interactions and character,,,, so now we have Dadam :3

Dawn gets his very own father figure !! And little sister ,,, tweaks out

★ —— -------- —— ★

Me and the goober's yapping about interactions and dynamics below ↓↓

I love them so much,,, someone euthanize me

[rifulofthewest]

I made it my mission (1 year ago) to watch anime with characters who are often compared to William by other fans. Because I wanted to know what all the fuss was about.

The characters would be Dostoevsky and Light Yagami

So now that I've finally watched both anime, I'm a little disappointed

I am not policing anyone's opinions and comparisons, it makes no sense. Do your thing, if it makes you happy. But .... it's shallow

[robiberon]

hi hello i just saw one too many bad meme making fun of the french language so here is a PSA in the form of angry texts i sent my gc at 3am <3

(for context, this is abt the tumblr post that said that the word "oiseaux" (pronounced "wazo") makes no sense)

like ik it's a lot, and idk if all of it makes sense, but i'm kind of a nerd for linguistics so i felt the need to defend my language lol

[mademoiselle-cookie]

on a rating of 1-10 how would you rate mtp volume 7

Honestly, I don't know. My expectations from this manga already plummeted so I don't have a reference abt how I would note them. Like, it's supposed to be a manga about Moriarty, most famous enemy of Sherlock Holmes, most famous detective in the world. So it's supposed to be smart, you should expect it to be smart. And it's not.

So maybe a 3?

We had twice a supposedly brillant plan being stupid if you think abt it for more than two seconds, hypocrisy, William and his friends being artificially ridiculously OP and cool, all the non-Moriarty and co characters being incredibly stupid

But above all, the author's sexism and his treatment of the sex workers. I'll talk more abt this in my next review but it's not possible anymore. Women only exist as object, and mostly to be tortured and badly treated. There's no talk abt how being a woman is hard, especially at this time, and you barely hear them at all (with the only exception being Irene, and she became a man *facepalm*)

The only really positive thing I have to say abt this volume is this:

Yes, Watson is bit unhinged too

[tankbankss]

I hope at the end of the day, I'm just that one crazy johnnytestament oomf to you all ❤️

Now

The blatant mischaracterization in the JohnnyTestament circle has got to go I'm afraid. IVE SEEN PEOPLE TURN DOWN THE IDEA OF JOHNNYTESTAMENT AS A PAIRING DUE TO THE REALLY LOUD MINORITY EHO OVERSEXUALIZES THEM AND RUINS THEIR WHOLE CHARACTER AND THE WHOLE PAIRING ITSELF BECAUSE IF JT, AND.. BCS OF THAT SOME PEOPLE DONT LIKE THE IDEA OF THEM... NO....this ...this .must be stopped.... I... Must stop this.... I must over shadow This... No ..

johnnytess heads I am setting my foot down.

See my pinkie. see my thumb.....Heh you know the rest..

No anyways I need to make a whole ted talk about why I love johnnytess that I'm actually considering making it a whole ass video um we'll see anyways honkshooo

[poet-guy]

I JAVE SP MANY HROUGHTS I CANT ARTICULATE FOR THE YUUMORI COVER AAA (I also cant spell correctly, ignore that)

LIAM WITH GLASSES AND LOUIS WITHOUT

SEBS BACK BEING TURNED TOWARDS THE GROUP

(and as always bonde is stunning <3)

P2 WILL EOTHER SAVE ME OR KILL ME ANS IDK WHICH

[gothteddiesdotcom]

picking out the most blasphemous band shirts I own to wear whenever my younger sisters RIH (Republican-In-Hiding) religious boyfriend is over

[nasunix]

this blog sounds like: somethin' stupid - frank sinatra and nancy sinatra

hellooooo !!!!

it's been toooooo long hru guys ? i just started some more classes recently after spring break, so i've been a bit busy, but i figured i would make a little blog post, mostly because i just want to rant but also because i actually want to post about something other than narusasu lolll

ok, so let's see what can i talk about…oh yeah, i finally watched moriarty the patriot ! it was a little while ago, but i just realized i never talked about it. i had been putting off watching it for sooooo long, but it was actually really good, though i will say it was a little different from what i had expected, but it was enjoyable, and i liked the characters

sherliam, or wtv the hell it’s called, is SO canon !!!! the fall ? it was beautiful. i also heard they’re going very strong and are very happy in the manga, which is very good to hear because they’re so cute together, and i'm low-key tempted to read it now

what else...? oh, i also JUST finished ted lasso, and omggggg, it was so good, which was unexpected. i only watched it because my brother forced my sister and me to sit and watch it with him, so i didn't have a lot of hope, but i actually got into it ?? and it turned out to be REALLY good. i LOVED all the characters (except nate, FAWK nate), but they were all really likable, and the character development, especially for jamie, was so good to see, and like the relationship between all the characters ? i LOVED

OMG, and jamie and roy?? i clocked them from the start, but it’s awesome to see that i wasn’t the only one and that even the actors (roy’s actor also being a writer on the show) also ship them

i do really think they both love keeley tho, so i think they’d be/SHOULD be a throuple, which again the actors support as well. like, actually the best throuple ever, ngl ? anyway, overall i really liked it, and i lowkey maybe sorta went down a rabbit hole of roy, jamie, and keeley content…

i actually have like 6 more narusasu moodboards in my drafts, but i don’t want to post them all back to back because 1. then i’ll have nothing to post like last time and 2. i want this account to be where i post about ANYTHING and not just one specific thing, so as much as i LOVE narusasu, i want to post about other things as well

unfortunately, when i get TOO into something or even see that it does well on social media, i tend to want to stick to only posting about that, but i'm trying not to !! i'm even opening my tiktok to edits of others and not just skz, which is a big step !

anyways, yeah, that’s all i have to say for now, tbh, but i hope you enjoyed reading my rant, and please look forward to my next moodboard !

oh, also, if you have ANY recommendations of things to watch, please let me know. thanks !

bye bye (˶ˆᗜˆ˵)

[theorahsart]

Oooh I didn't share on here that I got these lovely Frev themed stickers from @cachicabra I love them 🥺 I love how sassy Camille looks lol

Saint Just is directly opposite a (hilarious) Frev themed sticker I got from a French artist at Thought Bubble Festival in November. Saint Just is ttly side eyeing this sticker lol

[ghoulia-fn]

I was ranting to my mom about Moriarty the Patriot, I told her about two of my favorite episodes, mentioned Reminiscence of Lilies, and then started ranting about the Tea Party OVA. I thought it was very funny how scared they all were of women, so I went on for a while. But I said “Now I’m not sure why they were all so obsessed with them(Moriarty brothers + workers)but-“ and my mom cut me off and said, “Maybe their gaydar was off.” ….I laughed for about two straight minutes.

[kaelakov]

i have a love and hate relationship with william.

when i see him one day, i gag and cry

other days i make googly eyes and say "I WANT HIM."

[illamda-spaminations]

Very specific MTP anime scene we need to talk about more

Cuz I really like it :]

Spoilers for Moriarty The Patriot anime and manga [specifically the "Noahtic" and brief mentions of "The final problem"]!!

Warning: long post lol

->The "Noahtic" Act 1 and 2

This has to be one of my favorite anime openings to an episode in MTP. It starts off with a man getting hunted by, who we later learn, is Blitz Enders, the "villain" in William's play. The opening itself has a very dramatic look to set the mood. This blood red lighting is usually seen when an important death is about to happen [example: Og William's death].

We don't really learn about the man who got hunted, but rather, we learn more about the hunter; a bit about his personality and why he is the target of William. It shows us that Enders is a man who hunts humans, his targets being peasants [if we analyze the clothing the victim is wearing], and is definitely not going to come out of this experience alive.

Not only that, this scene is important because it plays again at the end of Act 2, when Enders tries to escape from the guards. The scenario is turned on its head, with the hunter getting hunted; the victim in the opening now being Enders, the hounds being the police men and finally, Moran taking the role of the "hunter".

I kid you not, I was so hyped when this scene came to play. I genuinely love the juxtaposition in this specific scene; the differences, the similarities and, the final cherry on top, William's smug smile being the final thing Enders sees before he plunges into the ocean.

I also really like the fact that Enders goes absolutely insane in this episode. Him slowly but surely breaking down, eventually snapping and seeing himself as some sort of savior is so fucking good I was that shit up.

[To expand on the savior complex point, random tangent incoming] When Enders had the whole "I'm getting rid of the rats in this ship" speech, it made me think about William for some reason?? I think it was because of the similar yet very different sense of "justice" between the two. William's sense of justice is more righteous, as he doesn't deny the fact that, yes, he is one of the "devils" he is trying to exterminate, he is very guilty of his crimes, no matter the motive. Hell, the whole Moriarty plan hinges on his death as a way to end the murders. Enders, on the other hand believes that he is righteous and can do no wrong, a very stark contrast to William's methods and beliefs. He is "killing the rats", not because the "rats" have done wrong, but rather the "rats" very existence is wrong, and that the upper class is perfect without them. I'm not sure if this was intentional but yea, it's still pretty interesting.

If there is one thing I noticed about these episodes, its about the victim of this case. In the manga, the victim was a peasant who didn't do much wrong. We don't really know who he is. Maybe William didn't really look into him that hard and was waiting for Enders to choose a random man to hunt, all he needs is to have Enders commit murder and be in the spotlight; it doesn't matter who the victim is.

In the anime, however, we get some information on him; what crimes he committed and how he was paid by Moran to annoy the shit out of Enders. William did look into him, we know that this man, whoever he is, has been specifically chosen by William because he is a criminal.

This difference in both the manga and the anime shows William in two different lights. If we go by the manga's version, we can interpret William with "the end justifies the mean" principle. He is willing to sacrifice a possibly innocent person just to get what he wants, that is, Enders death and putting his crimes in the spotlight. It paints William in a morally grey light, that he is ambitious, and sometimes that ambition can get in the way of his righteousness.

In the anime, William knows and actively guarantees the fact that he [the peasant] is the victim of Enders' crime. He makes sure that the victim is someone who is no better than Enders and that made him William's target, killing two birds with one stone. It paints William in a morally light grey light, that he is much more calculating, and while you can say he is ambitious in his goals, his ambition does not get in the way of his righteousness.

I honestly prefer a mix of the two. I think it was interesting that the victim was possibly innocent, further justifying Enders' death and a reminder to the audience that William is not THAT righteous, that he is willing to bend the rules to his favor, even if it costs an innocent life. It makes William much more nuanced and fits well with his character.

I also really like the plot point where Moran paid the victim to actively annoy Enders; it shows that William really has orchestrated the perfect crime, accounting for every single detail, down to the victim as well.

In short: the Noahtic is a very good episode and I'm glad the anime didn't really shy away from certain details of the story. Do I like the manga better? Yes, while the animation is really well done, I still prefer the manga as it has more plot to it, not to mention the episodes the anime left out [example: The hunting in Baskervilles]. Whenever I recommend MTP, I'll always say "read the manga first if you want more plot", since it's gonna take a while for the next season about the NYC arc to come out lol.

I'll prob make another tangent related to Liam and Sherly but for now I'm gonna go study since that's the reason why I stopped posting online too much.

Have a good day everyone :D

[werewolvesinthenight]

thinks about the concert where zero and rabbit call the spine a communist

[astraeajackson]

have i ever mentioned how freaking much i love my country because GODDAMN I DOOOO

[thegaysareback]

Slight spoilers for Moriarty the Patriot op5

1: Obviously Sho and Ryo are acting flawlessly. But DAMN! Kenta (John) and Ryoki (Fred) really went all out. 110% emotion

2: Sherlock’s hyperventilating in the beginning during the prison scene was actually really great acting and very realistic. I love this detail. 👌🏻

3: William’s whimper during the bridge scene was a great addition as well ❤️

4 Sherliam’s high five was *chef’s kiss* adorable (They’re both adorable) and Yes I said this already in the last one

5: Unfortunately my attempts to translate Shogo and Ryo’s 3 end speeches have failed(miserably) If anyone could send me their translations that would be so very much appreciated. I can do without subtitles for the musical but I really need them for the end speeches since I don’t know Japanese. Obviously when the cast laughs something funny was said and I’d like to know what it was lol I know this is a strange request and I’m sorry.

6: Oh yeah. And Louis’ physical reaction(I.e his hurt look and running away) to the people when they sing about William being the Lord of Crime is great. I assumed it expressed something like: “he’s not the monster you think. How could you all say he’s a demon, he’s my angel.” Obviously I don’t actually know what they’re all saying but I love his reaction. Very genuine.

7: My heart clenched so hard at the end when everyone looked so defeated and depressed. And especially when William (pretty much the whole time) looked so exhausted and defeated.

8: This musical in particular did a fantastic job at being more realistic (I.e my points about Sherlock and William) and gave so much more feeling and emotion to the characters and story.

End of rant 2 🥰

Will there be another? Maybe if I watch it for a 3rd time and find more things to say lol