#sorry this is random there isnt a lot to be said about this (fantastic) episode that hasnt already been said
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frankiebirds · 5 months ago
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i wonder what kind of dog jj is talking about here, if she's talking about SAR dogs or cadaver dogs. she speaks very quietly, avoids eye contact, and ominous music kicks in right after, so i think she's talking about cadaver dogs and using euphemistic language to avoid freaking out the family.
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itsdappleagain · 1 year ago
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Arguably one of the strongest character building episodes in the entire series, The Daisho Caper is fantastically unique in its motivations, gorgeous scenery and animation, and subversion of expectations. I’m so ready for this unique and spectacular episode. LET’S GET IT GOING!!!!
(and yes. im mega late. working on it. notes under the cut as always!)
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I love this infodump section so much. It’s really beautiful and super unique in that it starts the episode and also happens in a flashback (almost everything about this episode is unique?? From singing to a rejected redemption arc there are lots of things in this episode that never happen again
LIL BABY CARMEN
AWWW WAIT CARMEN ASKS IF HE CAN TAKE HER TO JAPAN AND YEARS LATER HE GETS TO. DAD MOMENT
And you can see how shadow-san distances himself from her as she gets older
Sleepy carmen <333
Sleepy EVERYONE
SHADOWLOLADLOWLEHEE HOO
That ironic little “heh” carmen does is so. Yeah i dont know i love it
Man hideo got SUMMONED she put one finger on the glass and he teleported
HOW ABOUT SORRY, CARMEN
Hideo is honestly so perceptive he would kill it in miraculous ladybug /j okay but seriously he’s already noticed what she knows and he even recognizes her when. Literally not even the law enforcement agency dedicated to catching her could at one point
“Dark forces” checks out, seeing as shadow-san basically means mr. shadow
I love when they get bitchy with each other
Also HI the animation is SOO PRETTY THIS EPISODE
More than a feeling by boston. Its by boston you guys do you get it its by boston
Also this karaoke scene SLAPS
Not zack pulling down shadowsan’s clothing. Yas bitch show a little slutty shoulder
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THEYRE HAVING SO MUCH FUN <333
Zack and ivy: thank you thank you!!!!
Carmen and Shadowsan: okay well now that theyve shut the fuck up we can continue talking i guess
MAN HE SAID SPIES AND ASSASSINS AND HE’S REMEMBERING DEXTER…SPYING AND ASSASSINATION WAS WHAT HE WAS THERE FOR AND HE HAS TO CONFRONT IT NOW
HE CAN’T REALLY BECOME A SAMURAI IN THE EYES OF HIMSELF AND HIS BROTHER UNTIL HE CONFRONTS THAT PIECE OF HIS PAST AND LEARNS TO GROW FROM IT WITH CARMEN. MAN THIS EPISODE
PAPER STAR <333
Wait dokuso says “i called you here” do senior operatives have some caper perms? Can dokuso contact the faculty and be like HEY can i borrow paper star
Not quite sure what the little maneuver in the air was supposed to help avoid because it did. Nothing
HNNG okay i’ve dumped on jo’s DMs about this shot but its SO pretty
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Follows the rule of thirds line, the gorgeous lighting, paper star framed in the moon, the perspective and use of space, the petals blowing in the wind, glowing in the light. ACTUAL LITERAL ART
Rip deleted scene where paper star says “sheep dont fly” the first time ig 
Season two and those slide-under-projectile shots
Carmen and chucking painful building materials at evil gay women this season
Carmen loves that little flip over the shoulder move
Also I LOVE that you can just watch Carmen figure out who Suhara is immediately its cool
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whats up with the dirt on his face
SO BEGINS THE VILE FACULTY SAGA honestly such a fun plot point from this season they'll literally try out anyone
GOD the bridge and the cherry blossoms and the water have I mentioned how gorgeous this episode is
there's always more to the story with shadowsan
also mmm i love. i love that carmen isnt quite certain, so she says "suhara" very quietly. she's testing it out, and the look on shadowsan's face is all she needs to figure out that she's right
just another little tiny clue that shadowsan knows more than he lets on about her past. why would he be guilty about simply not knowing where she came from? if his cover story was true, he would if anything be carmen's savior from a terrible death or being picked up by some random people or something. just. god really good.
SHADOWSAN IS SO TALL NEXT TO HER SJDGDHS
god that transition with the cherry blossoms was good
i feel so bad for hideo he didn't deserve shadowsangst
btw i want to see a spinoff with the faculty/shadow-san's school and early crime days
man the confrontation scene is so raw. hideo is shaking, holding that sword, but he is fucking ready to fight his brother about keeping the sword. man its good
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appreciate the scenery
that reveal of the shot being a puddle is also so good this episode is literally art
i love rewatching this episode for the little details- the camera always stopping before ivy's face, the swords discreetly disappearing as the cart goes by. you don't even notice the first time
i know they kill people and stuff but the hoodlums are kinda sweet. yess kings sing that karaoke
i wonder if the elvis song was a nod to the elvis episode they wanted to do with shadowsan (duane said they had to scrap it and im SOOO MAD)
ivy and zack must just have full charisma stats bc i dont know how they keep getting away with blending in literally everywhere. maam thats a white bitch in a wig
i love the three of them immediately sweating their balls off when shadowsan grabs the sword
EVEN THE IMPACT FRAMES ARE COOL
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btw the tattoos in this episode are cool i wish more non yakuza members had them
that app on carmen's phone is a gaydar
how long was paper star just sitting in the packaging just going "ooghhh yeah im like a fucking jack in the box im gonna scare her so bad ooogh"
i love the kitty fans
not sure what carmen was going to do with the fans anyway seeing as she doesnt know how to use them as a weapons but whatever
oh nevermind she. i guess does
i love howw carmen just like. rides paper star
girlie has to stop strapping shit to her back it does not work
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another one of my favorite shots in the show the lighting is sooo beautiful
i also like how carmen is looking down, not trying to shake her off, reaching a hand down- she doesn't want paper star to fall to her death, obviously
i was like damn how did that little fall knock both of them out cold but paper star LANDED ON HER NECK
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PARTIES OVER ELVIS IS GONE
i love the very minimal music when dokuso and shadowsan are fighting its cool
get poisoned
i think they reused the shadowsan poisoned groaning sound twice in a row
anyway also a nice shot here
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it seriously looks like paper star was just lying there and as soon as she heard carmen get up she was like oh chill nap time is over
that climbing the ladder animation was so slick
so wait. they predicted? that paper star would not only be hidden in the sword room but latch onto carmen's ankle and follow her all the way up to that roof. so they could glue her
kill kill kill
the anime glasses on dokuso are awesome
out of context it looks like carmen just murdered shadowsan in a swordfight
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god the empty room. and then you pan down and shadowsan is kneeling. good shit
MAN what a fantastic scene. he does exactly what shadowsan asks him to- does not forgive him, because he does not yet see a reason to. but he allows him to correct that mistake. what . god what a good rejection of a redemption shadowsan HASN'T redeemed himself (fully) yet it just makes sense
mmm when he appears from behind her and her spidey senses go off. its good shit
just that emotion on her face. she's sympathetic that his brother didn't accept him back, but happy that he'll still go with them on their journey.
now, this is the only time we get a voiceover from carmen (other than when she's talking to crackle in the pilot) and its such a stark choice. like the only time we ever really get an inner monologue from carmen that lets us know how she feels about it
everything about this episode is just so fantastic and different! cs thrives when it dives into character motivations...but it just doesn't do that very much. there are so many unique choices in the episode- from the untraditional infodump scene to the music to the gorgeous animation/lighting to the voiceover to the rejected redemption scene to the hints at shadowsan's true past with carmen...i could keep going on and on about it forever, but I won't. you've seen the episode. its just. argh. its so good
okay that's all from me. hopefully I can get the rest of my cs weeklies out sooner rather than later- im almost done with finals!!
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this-book-has-been-loved · 7 years ago
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Of Robots and Rocketships: Chapter 2
For @platonicvldweek​ day 2: Lion / Lamb
Chapter 1
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It was Katie who texted first.
Two days after the competition (two days of Hunk not wanting to be the first one to say anything cuz would that be seen as too clingy??) his phone went off.
Katie: hey! how’ve you been? dad said he was sorry he missed you
A thousand thoughts were running through his head. He stared at the message for a long time, mentally dissecting it, trying to think of how best to respond.
The last part especially stuck out to him, since it implied two very important things: firstly, that Katie (and Matt?) had told their dad about him--and secondly, that Dr Holt actually wanted to meet him.
Hunk took a deep breath, quelling his thoughts, before starting to type out a response.
Hunk: Hi! I’ve been pretty good, you? And I’m sorry your dad couldn’t make it too; maybe next time?
Okay. That was good, right? Open, friendly, not too eager—
He was taking this too seriously.
He flopped over backwards onto his bed with a groan. Why was this so hard?
Katie: unfortunately ‘next time’ isnt until next year unless youre going to robocup
Hunk: I don’t think so :/
Katie: boo
They went on like that a little longer, making small talk about the little things, the things they already knew about each other. After about half an hour, the conversation dwindled to a stop. And it was days before it was picked up again.
It started that way at first: brief conversations, making general small talk, testing the waters. As the months went by, they got more and more comfortable with each other; by the time winter melted into spring came around, they were texting nearly every day, about the smallest things.
Katie: what about ur dad?
Hunk: Oh actually I don’t have one
Katie: oh shoot im sorry
Hunk: No that’s not what I meant XD I don’t have a dad cuz I have two moms
Katie: OH
“So who’s Katie?”
Hunk glanced up at his mom in surprise. “What?”
She gestured towards his phone, which was sitting on the table a foot away from him while he read. “You got a text message, sweetie.”
Hunk lunged for his phone, opening the message in a rush.
Katie: random question: star wars or star trek?
“It’s that girl he met at the competition back in Flagstaff,” Mama called from the next room.
“Phoenix,” Hunk corrected offhandedly. “Flagstaff is where her school was from.”
Hunk: Aw come on, you can’t make me choose!
Katie: help me win an argument against my brother
Katie: help me obi wan kenobi youre my only hope
“Oh, you made a friend?” Mom continued. “That’s great! What’s she like?”
“Um,” Hunk mumbled, still distracted. “Well, she likes peanut butter. And peanut butter cookies? But not peanuts, she says they’re too dry.”
Hunk: I’m sorry Katie, I’m going to have to go with Star Trek. The tribbles episode owns my soul
Katie: I CANT BELIEVE THIS
“Oh!” Hunk added with a smile, setting his phone down and giving his mom a starry-eyed look. “And you’ll never guess who her dad is!”
Hunk: So...what’s up?
Katie: i am eating peanut butter by the spoonful and i couldnt be happier
Hunk: Sounds like a day well spent :P
Mid-February, Katie was in class, her phone in her lap hidden under her desk. She and Hunk only had an hour difference in time zones, but that still lead to schedule conflicts. Hunk had texted her when he got out for lunch; Katie, and hour later, was already back in class after her own lunch break.
But that didn’t stop her from continuing the conversation.
(It’s not like Mr Hedrick was teaching anything new, anyways.)
Hunk: I’ve actually been looking into the garrison application process. I’ve been wanting to go there for ages and I’ll finally be old enough this fall
Katie: !!!!!!!!!
Katie: DUDE YOU TOTALLY SHOULD
Hunk: I want to!! But the application is pretty intensive
Katie: aw come on i know you can do it
Hunk: Thanks ^_^
Hunk: What about you, are you you applying?
Katie: still too young *eyeroll* its still a few more years till i turn 16
Hunk: What??
Katie: dude im like 12
Katie: i turn 13 in april
It was a couple minutes before he responded, and Katie bit her tongue to keep herself from laughing out loud in the middle of class.
Hunk: But you’re in high school?
Hunk: I’ll be honest here, I thought we were the same age O.O
Katie: yeah i skipped 7th and 8th grade
Hunk: :O
Hunk: You’re like a little child genius or something
She stifled another laugh with a cough. She glanced up to make sure that the teacher hadn’t looked over, then went right back to her phone.
Katie: yeah thats what they told me
Katie: probably explains why this class is so fucking boring
Hunk: LANGUAGE
Hunk: Wait are you in class right now??
Katie: ....quite possibly
Hunk: Get off your phone, young lady, and pay attention!!
Katie: but i already know all thiiissssss
Hunk: Respect your elders
Katie: booooooo
Hunk: (•̀o•́)ง
Katie: omg you nerd
Katie: fiiiiine
Hunk: I’ll talk to you once you get home from school ^_^ ♥
She smiled down at her phone screen before closing out of the messages app. Part of her was tempted to just pull up something else—a book, or the web browser—but she stopped herself with a sigh. She turned off the phone, stuffing it into her back pocket.
Later.
Hunk: I just thought you were really short, I didn’t realize you were a BABY
Katie: i hate u
The Garrison application process was even more daunting when he was actually filling it out. In the past, when he would look it up online to mentally prepare himself for the day when he’d finally get to fill it out, it all seemed so easy.
But now, he was starting to think he was biting off more than he could chew.
Between the GPA requirements, the essay, the mechanical skills project, the letters of recommendation, the other essay, the entrance exam, the preliminary engineering classes—
It was a lot.
And it was especially a lot when he had to juggle all that in addition to his regular schoolwork. Hunk glared at the pre-calc textbook open on his desk until the numbers all swam together.
He groaned, slamming the book shut and leaning back in his chair.
His phone vibrated, and he reached for it blindly.
Katie: maybe a rover-type probe? like what you guys did for the comp. that was pretty good
Hunk let out a long slow exhale. The physical project was causing him the most trouble at the moment, having to prove his engineering prowess by building something all on his own. It was arguably the most important part of the application, and Hunk had no clue what to do for it.
Hunk: Yeah but if I’m going to get into the garrison then my project needs to be more than just GOOD
Katie: how about a robotic turtle
Hunk: ...why?
Katie: why not
Hunk: I can probably think of a few reasons
Katie: turtles are cool bro
Hunk: Fair enough
A weary smile had managed to break through his look of frustration. Hunk glanced back at the pre-calc book, then sighed again as he slowly opened it back up.
One thing at a time.
Katie: bro u should go to bed its 1am
Hunk: Which means it’s 2am for you, right?
Katie: yeaahhh but i drank coffee mixed with redbull a couple hours ago im good
Hunk: KATIE NO
Matt and Sam made a point to come home on the weekends, and it was an occasion that Katie relished in.
She spent her days in Matt’s room, lying on his bed and keeping him company while he worked at his desk. She had her phone open to the messages app, idly relaying her conversation with Hunk to her brother.
“Yeah, Hunk has been working on his application for the Garrison.”
“Really?” Matt asked, spinning in his office chair. “That’s awesome!”
“Yeah, he’s going in for engineering,” she continued. “I’m really excited for him.”
“Does he need a letter of rec?”
“Um, lemme ask,” she replied, already typing.
Katie: matt wants to know if u need a letter of rec
It was a bit before he responded, and she watched the typing bubble appear, then disappear, then appear again. She smirked.
Hunk: Oh my god
Hunk: We only met once, does he know me well enough?
Katie rolled her eyes, reading the message out loud to Matt.
“Psh, ‘course I do,” Matt said flippantly. “I got to see his work back at the competition, and that’s the most important part, if I’m being honest.”
Katie: dude. you guys talked for ages about engineering crap
Hunk: Oh gosh. I don’t want to inconvenience him at all.
“He says he doesn’t want to inconvenience you.”
Matt let out a long groan. “Oh come on, I’m already writing them for Alec and Luca, what’s one more? I like Hunk.” He paused, thinking. “Here, ya know what, give me the phone.” He grabbed the phone from Katie’s hands without waiting for her response.
“Hey,” she protested, but Matt merely shushed her and continued to type away.
“There,” Matt said with a smirk as he hit send. A minute later, the phone vibrated, and Matt cackled, already typing a response.
“What did you say?!” Katie demanded, lunging for the phone.
Matt easily evaded her reach. “You’ll see,” he said cryptically. “But I think I’ve gotten through to him.”
When the phone went off again, Matt let out a cheer. “Alright,” he said triumphantly, tossing the phone back to Katie. “We are a go!”
Hunk: Happy birthday!!! (^▽^)
Katie: im officially a teenager bitch!!
Hunk: LANGUAGE!
Hunk: Jeez Katie you’re a little baby, you shouldn’t be saying stuff like that, you’re practically an infant!!
Katie: fuck
Hunk: /_(0{}0)_\
It was the middle of dinner when her phone went off.
“Katie,” her mom scolded as the girl grabbed at her phone and opened the message.
Katie ignored her, waving her hand impatiently. “Shh, it’s important!”
“Katherine, what could possibly—”
Colleen was interrupted by Katie’s sudden squeak of excitement. “He got in!!!” she squealed.
“Hunk?” Matt asked, beaming. “That’s great!”
Across the table, Sam’s eyes had lit up. “Fantastic!” he proclaimed. “Tell him congratulations for me,” he said. “I look forward to working with him.”
“Careful,” Katie warned, already typing. “You’re gonna break him.”
Katie: dad says hes looking forward to working with you. he and matt wish you congratulations
Hunk: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hunk: Thank you!!!!!!!! \(≧▽≦)/
Katie: hunk.exe has stopped working
It was summer when the Galaxy Garrison officially announced the Kerberos mission, naming the daring crew of astronauts who’d be going on the shuttle, and setting a predicted launch date in September.
The announcement made every headline imaginable, national and international news, NASA, a blurb in Katie’s high school’s newsletter, and just about every online publication in existence.
Katie was doing her homework at time, her phone stashed at the bottom of her backpack. With her headphones in, she didn’t hear it vibrating, too engrossed in her chemistry work.
She had ten new messages by the time she closed her textbook and fished out her phone.
Hunk: DUDE!!!!!
Hunk: I JUST SAW THE NEWS
Hunk: KERBEROS??? THAT’S SO COOL!!!
Hunk: THIS IS SO COOL
Hunk: That’s literally BILLIONS OF MILES AWAY
Hunk: And IT’S A MANNED MISSION
Hunk: THE FARTHEST MANNED MISSION FROM EARTH
Hunk: THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING OH MY GOD
Hunk: I CAN’T BELIEVE YOUR DAD AND YOUR BROTHER ARE GOING TO PLUTO THIS IS SO COOL
Hunk: Sorry for spamming I’m just REALLY EXCITED
She laughed, carrying her phone and her laptop onto her bed where she could stretch out more comfortably. She flopped over onto her back, holding the phone above her face.
Katie: oh did that get announced today???
Katie: theyve been planning for months im so jealous
Hunk: Aaaaaaa this is all so exciting!
Hunk: I’m just
Hunk: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Katie: same
Katie: kerberos must be so cool
Katie: hunk lets go to outer space
Hunk: Let’s do it
Garrison cadet move-in day was in mid-August.
She got his room assignment from her dad. He’d been more than happy to check the student records for her and send her a quick message with the hall name, floor, and room number.
Katie, not even 13-and-a-half, much too young to be one of the students moving in today, walked confidently down the halls, weaving in and out of parents and students.
Presently, she heard his voice up ahead, coming out of one of the many open door. An excited grin spreading across her face, she ran the last few yards to his room. Bracing her hands on the doorframe, she stuck her head into the room, shouting, “Surprise!”
Inside the room, Hunk yelped as he whirled around in shock. As soon as he caught sight of her, his guard dropped and he broke into a smile. “Katie!” He tackled her in a bear hug, lifting her off the ground.
Katie laughed. “It’s so good to see you again!”
“What are you doing here? Wait, no, stupid question.”
She giggled. “I came in with Dad and Matt. They went to do professional officey things, like boring adult paperwork or whatever.”
“Ah, the worst part of adulthood,” Hunk said, nodding sagely. “Don’t worry, Katie, you’ll understand when you’re older.”
She elbowed him. “Shut up.”
He laughed for a moment, and Katie realized that he wasn’t the only one in the room. Standing bemusedly by the closet was a woman who looked so much like Hunk she could only be his mother. She had a gentle smile on her face as she watched the two of them.
Hunk followed Katie’s gaze, and his eyes widened. “Oh, this is my mom,” he said, gesturing to the woman. “Or, well, you know. One of them.”
“Hi,” Katie said, holding out her hand. “It’s nice to meet you, Mrs Garrett.”
“Please, call me Lani,” the woman said, shaking Katie’s hand. “It’s lovely to finally meet you, Katie. Hunk has told me so much about you.”
“Good things, I hope,” Katie said, casting a dry glance at Hunk. He stuck his tongue out at her, and she stuck out hers at him.
“Only the best,” Lani reassured her with a wink.
“So how have you been?” Hunk asked. “It’s so good to see you! We should, like, hang out at some point and catch up.”
“Oh!” Katie interjected. “Mom told me to invite you guys over for dinner,” she added.
Hunk gasped, and Katie could have sworn she saw stars in his eyes. “Seriously?”
“Yes, seriously,” she echoed. “Please?”
“Yes! Absolutely!” Hunk cried. He looked over to his mom. “Right? That’s okay?”
Lani smiled at her son widely. “Of course, sweetie. I’ll go find Kiana.” She squeezed Katie on the shoulder as she walked past her to head out of the room.
“Dinner,” Hunk breathed. “With Doctor Samuel Holt.”
She snorted. “I promise you, he’s a normal person. Just kind of a nerd. But hey, I mean, so are you.”
He rolled his eyes. “Thanks, Katie.”
Hunk: The Kerberos launch is only a couple weeks away, omg
Katie: i knowww im so jealous
Katie: i might just stowaway on the shuttle tbh
Hunk: That sounds potentially life-threatening, please do not
Hunk watched the Kerberos launch live on TV.
They’d only allowed family to watch from the ground, and though Katie had offered to try to sneak him in, he’d declined. Instead, he watched it on the massive projection screen that the Garrison had set up for students.
In some of the camera shots, he could make out the tiny purple-clad figure of Katie on the observation deck, standing beside her mother.
“This truly is a momentous day in human history,” the newscaster was saying. “If successful, the Kerberos Mission will mark the farthest that anyone has traveled from Earth. We’re making history here, folks.”
The launch was glorious. With a blast of fire and a cloud of smoke, the shuttle took off, the cameras trained on it all the way out of the atmosphere, until it was just a tiny speck against the blue of the sky. The crowd gathered in the Garrison commons room let out a cheer. Hunk’s roommate, an aspiring pilot named Lance, propped his elbow on Hunk’s shoulder.
“That’s gonna be us someday,” Lance told him with surprising conviction. “Seeing the stars, traveling to worlds never before seen.”
Hunk smiled. “I can’t wait.”
Hunk: Oh my god
Hunk: Katie I’m so sorry oh my god
Hunk: Are you okay?
Hunk: Sorry, stupid question
Hunk: Can I do anything to help?
Hunk: Katie?
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