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[respectthepetty]

Addicted Heroin (Th) Cut Scenes and Colors - Episode 4

I'm reporting on the missing scenes from YouTube's version of Addicted Heroin [episode: one, two, three], but let me state before I share episode four's missing scene -

WATCH THE UNEDITED VERSION!

I don't care how you get it, but you need to watch that version because the edited version is missing entire chunks of relationship development, and I cannot make sense of why or how the company decided to cut these moments.

Now . . .

First cut scene:

After Pop sprains his ankle, and Hero takes him home, Hero spends the night again. They are wearing the same color and sleeping on Green Guy Pop's green bed. Hero wakes up in the middle of the night, not because Pop is snuggled up to him, but because Pop's foot isn't elevated.

So like the Blue Boy he is, he gets up, adjusts Pop, elevates his foot, and lays back down.

Second cut scene:

The next day, Hero and Pop walk into class with Hero trying to get Pop to rest his sprained foot on his foot so Hero can walk for both of them. It's a ridiculous idea, but Tiger is in the classroom sitting next to Pink Person's Only's pink bottle, package, and pencil case, which tracks because even Only's shoelaces are pink.

Pop tells Hero to apologize to Tiger for yelling at him the previous day and when Hero argues back, Pop plainly tells him if he doesn't, he won't be allowed to "climb him into bed tonight." Tiger is confused but Hero gets the message!

He apologizes to Yellow Yal Tiger, but it comes across as a threat as he tells Tiger to forgive, right now(!), and I noticed that Tiger's pencil case is a yellow car while Hero is basically physically holding Tiger in place so he doesn't run away.

Third cut scene:

When Hero goes to speak to the leaders, he speaks much longer to them and outlines the issues: 1) his aunt is being bullied, so the leader states she will have a booth in a building now, 2) his uncle was not paid, so the leader says that is a private matter since the uncle worked for a private company but they'll get him his money, so 3) Hero says if he worked for the government, that wouldn't be a problem, so the leader says they magically have an open position, and 4) the road to Pop's house is awfully dark, so the leader says it will be lit up like a festival by the next day.

They give him the beautiful basket and send him on his way as they freak out about all they just promised him.

Fourth cut scene:

Once all the changes start to happen, Pop catches on quickly that Hero has done something to make it happen, so Hero immediately owns up to it, and tells Pop he pulled some strings based on his name and connections.

Pop says even though he wants to be upset and feels like it's cheating, he is happy for his dad, and knows that his grandma and dad love Hero anyway, so they wouldn't be upset either. Then, HERO ASKS IF POP LOVES HIM TOO!

Pop calmly responds that Hero is basically a stray dog that he has taken in for good karma and walks away.

Fifth cut scene:

Hero's friends, Spark and Panther, come to visit for Spark's birthday, so Hero asks Pop where the best place in town is so he can take them. It's a small-town karaoke bar which means it's far from the places these rich boys usually visit, and they clearly don't like it. They go as far as making fun of Pop's name calling him Pop-Eye and Poppy which Hero quickly puts a stop to it.

Spark brought alcohol that his father got oversees, so they get drunk from it. Pop is drinking soda instead, so Hero takes his blue cup and drinks from it prompting Spark to question Pop about how close he is with Hero since Hero never allows anyone to share his drinks or touch him.

Pop realizes that Hero's story of "friends giving a helping hand" was a lie since when Spark tried touching Hero, Hero immediately got upset and threw Spark's hand off of him.

Sixth cut scene:

Hero is drunk, or at least says he is, so Green Guy Pop takes him back to his house, and Hero is clingy believing they'll be snuggled up in Pops' green bed any second now as usual.

But BAM! There are two color-coded beds in the room! Pop's green one is still there, but right next to it is Hero's new blue bed, which Pop's dad brought him as a thank you for the job.

Hero is not pleased about this development and wants to sleep in Pop's bed with him. He tries making a case for himself by saying that it's winter and Pop will get cold. Pop tells him he actually gets very hot at night with Hero next to him. Hero then says that Pop likes to snuggle him (which is true), but Pop throws out that he knows the "friends' helping hand" story is fake!

Pop says he'll go sleep with his dad since Hero won't stop pestering him, so Hero finally says he'll sleep on his own color-coded bed and stops begging Pop.

Seventh cut scene:

After Pop and Hero realize their parents are married to each other and they are now step-brothers, they go through a color-coded journey (which was in the edited version), but I need to point out that Pop is sitting on Hero's bed rather than his own!

But Pop is skipping school and his responsibilities because of it, and Only is concerned. During their morning assembly, Only questions his "Kitty" (which is what he calls Tiger and Hero has started this as well). Tiger doesn't know anything and is annoyed Only is bothering him about this because he thinks if Pop wanted to tell them, he would have, so they just need to mind their business.

Hero tells Only to tell Pop that Hero won't be at school the next day, so Pop can come back then he leaves the assembly. Only is confused, but convinces Tiger that they need to visit Pop now that they have to deliver this super important message. Tiger is even more annoyed.

Eighth cut scene:

The boys ride on Tiger's yellow bike to Pop's house to delivery the super important message and comment on how romantic this ride is like a scene from a love movie.

Then they hit another bump, so Only grabs Tiger too tight and Tiger is, once again, annoyed. (I LOVE THEM!)

Ninth cut scene:

The boys arrive at Green Guy Pop's house, and Only jumps into the questions that need answers, like 1) how close is Pop to Hero since they are alternating days to attend school, 2) did they have an argument, 3) why are there two beds, 4) does Pop have a sibling they don't know about, and 5) what the fuck is going on. Tiger is upset because Only is being nosy and tells him to mind his own business, but they argue because Only tells Tiger he clearly doesn't know as much as Tiger (a snarky comment about Tiger being smart) and states that the Pink Sand Duo (which I think are girls from his Only Fans) overheard Hero speaking to the principal about transferring schools.

Pop looks down at his and Hero's pink notebook of love writing exercises and becomes instantly sad.

Bonus scene:

Because if you are watching the unedited version, you deserve a spoiler.

This scene was in the show with Pop walking back home with his green socks/shoes, but the shirt he gets snatched in is the same shirt he is wearing in the trailer when he is tied up.

AKA HERO'S DUMB ASS IS JUST LIKE HIS DAD AND KIDNAPPED POP!

[arcanejude]

ARCANE 1.03 || 2.06

[ionomycin]

Grief

ref photo by @jawsstone

[vivitalks]

best types of brennan NPC

autism haver

stoner

frat bro who has unlearned hypermasculinity so hard that he's gone 100% the opposite direction about it

anticapitalist proletarian

the most insane person you've ever met

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[chloesimaginationthings]

That vengeful spirit mad as hell in the FNAF movie 💀

[livingmeatloaf]

There is only one way to make a truly wonderful Avatar adaptation, not matter how bad it turns out to be:

A professionally shot, full length stage production of the Ember Island Players' Fire Nation propaganda version of the events

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

Hedghodg Snugglz

[night-orchids]

There's just something about Rook and Lucanis reaffirming their support and love for each other throughout the game that makes me so emotional.

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[aashiyancha]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Look what we've become.

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[respectthepetty]

Addicted Heroin (Th) Cut Scenes and Colors - Episode 3

I've been reporting on the missing scenes from YouTube's version of Addicted Heroin [first, second], so although I felt petty because Only and Tiger were missing from the third episode, I put my pettiness aside to write about this week's missing scenes.

But first, let me squeal about colors because now that Hero and Pop spent time together outside of their school uniforms and work uniforms, it was clear they are a Blue Boy and a Green Guy. Hero even has a blue bike!

And the universe is on their side because when they went to buy shirts, blue and green were the only options.

And even when Pop's dad told them to take showers, they were handed a blue and green towel with the change of clothes.

Which brings me to the first cut scene:

We see Hero and Pop actually take showers, but Pop keeps on his pants, which makes Hero question him about why because Hero thinks wearing clothes while bathing is odd and is all for showing off his goods. Hero thinks Pop is just shy about what the pants are hiding, but instead of Pop responding to that comment, he simply tells Hero to put his pants back on (he doesn't).

Which brings me back to the colors with Pop in his green shirt that says something about a person losing themselves and Hero wearing Pop's shirt that has green writing across the chest and seems to be for a detergent because it says it can quickly get rid of stains. For a Green Guy who is falling for Hero and getting rid of stains, the shirts are telling.

But now for the second cut scene:

Hero takes his (ex?) girlfriend to a hotel even though she wanted to stay at his aunt's house. He refuses because he doesn't want to disrespect his aunt by bringing a girl into the house, and because she is under eighteen, he had to sign for the room.

She starts looking through his bag and sees the notebook where he practices handwriting. She asks why he is doing it and who is teaching him. When Hero says Pop, she gets upset. She thinks Pop is only being nice because Hero is rich, but Hero says Pop isn't like that.

And that's when she figures out that Pop doesn't know Hero is rich. She tells Pop that in order for her to keep it a secret, he has to stay over for the night because he was planning on going home and leaving her there alone.

As they lay in bed, she tries to sex up Hero by circling her hand around his chest and slowly moving it down, but then Hero, who isn't even fully paying attention, brings up Pop out of nowhere, and homegirl is not pleased! The mood is ruined, and she goes to sleep upset.

So it's even funnier that we keep learning throughout the episode that Hero's mind is always thinking about sex (not very Blue Boy behavior!).

Which brings us the third cut scene:

So this is where even I got a bit confused. This is what I know and what we were shown in the edited version - Hero misses school because he goes to see his (ex?) girlfriend, and Green Guy Pop misses him so much that he actually uses a blue pen, which only Hero has been shown to use.

Then after arguing with his (ex?) girlfriend, Hero rides away only to crash and end up at Pop's house with a moon cake, which causes Pop to look at him like he wants to eats more than the moon cake.

And there is no missing scene in between! Not even in the unedited version! We have no idea how Hero ended up there or when he got the moon cake or anything! Is this moment even real or is Hero still laying on the ground dreaming all of this?

He doesn't seem to be because Hero and Pop go outside so Pop can get the full moon cake experience under the full moon, yet it's raining, so they can't see the moon.

But while they are standing outside, Hero thinks about what his (ex?) girlfriend screamed when they were arguing and decides to confess to Pop that he is rich. But Pop doesn't believe him already knew and punches him for lying.

This is the third time we have been shown that Pop isn't weak and can overtake Hero. Hero even states that to his (ex?) girlfriend when they are in the hotel, so if this Green Guy from the very beginning of the show is Pop, I'm sure he is going to knock Hero out when they get out of that water.

But right now, we end the episode with Pop sleeping in his green bed while Hero thinks about kissing him.

Because apparently we have new scenes:

One of the missing scenes in the second episode was Hero and Pop drinking during the shift and talking about their parents, BUT those scenes did NOT include the ones shown in this episode where Hero tells Pop that he doesn't really talk about his feelings or family with people especially other guys.

And we also learn that Pop responded with the following:

So apparently the gay romance started last week, but we didn't know it started last week until this week through flashbacks and the people who aren't watching the unedited version have no idea what those scenes are actually about or when they happened.

Is the company trying to tank its own show with these odd editing choices because it's actually pretty good? This is so strange!

Bonus, because we all deserve it:

The plushie sunflower that Pop got is a rainbow flower, but the shot only featured the green and blue petals.

And Mork put a rainbow flower on Day's shoes in Last Twilight, so let's hope this is the new symbol for the BL boys.

Finally, the show has little figurines of the characters for sale, and the boxes and the bases for the models are color-coded.

God, I am not your strongest solider, so I'm going to need you to tell these companies to stop selling color-coded merchandise. My bank account doesn't appreciate me acting like I have McDonald's money.

[itsme-tori]

Love Language.

[laurrelise]

unfortunately it has been decided that this is one of the funniest scenes in the show, sorry i don’t make the rules

diego’s hand slowly bringing the knife into frame? peak comedy

luther’s “what the- put the knife away” literally never fails to make me laugh

don’t even get me started on klaus’ damn condoms

[choccy-milky]

how to scare a goody two-shoes ravenclaw 👵🏻

[krstsole]

Just wanna say that I think Ekko and Mel slander makes sense when you understand that 85% of the Arcane fandom views both of them as characters less worthy of fandom attention.

In their eyes, they are afterthoughts to more interesting relationships, so when someone in the 15% dares to give them anything outside of dutiful lamentations ("Mel and Ekko deserved better!"), they can't help but feel those analysis would be better suited for a character they *actually* like and so they lash out.

Fans of both characters have to constantly argue that these characters have loved and have been loved. They want Mel "independent" because she doesn't "need love" and they want Ekko focused on The Tree and the unnamed Firelights because they want it to be easier to carve both of them out of the interpersonal narratives that attaches fandoms to characters in the first place.

They want Mel and Ekko to "save the day" because they don't want their roles in the story to interfere with other characters that they like. Better for them to beat the Bad Guys™ than to be given more material that would validate their personal connections with other characters in ways that the fandom would prefer to ignore.

And the fact that Ekko and Mel are completely different characters who have never once interacted with each other and yet somehow both of them are being treated the same way with how the fandom constantly diminishes their relationships with the rest of the main cast leads me to believe that it does have something to do with the One Trait they do share.