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Blur - Bang (Leisure, 1991) 

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On a more negative note, the one criticism the feels necessary to highlight is the writing. The writing is arguably the weakest element of Gorillaz and it’s already been apparent in the bios that just came out and the switch in writers. Throughout the series they’ve straddled the line between comedy (G-Bitez, Cribs, Murdoc tangents) and dealing with serious topics for example, the entire plot of Plastic Beach. Sometimes they pull it off, and other times it can be confusing for fans to distinguish between what is meant to be taken seriously and what’s meant to be laughed off. This phase they seem to be continuing this with Murdoc drinking more and 2D having Stockholm Syndrome, yet also keeping up the humorous side with 2D making friendship bracelets, eating a whale named “Massive Dick” etc. Usually this isn’t too big of a deal because the music is at the forefront. However, if they’re going to follow through with a full-length TV show I strongly believe it would be best for them to make a final decision about the direction they want to take and stick with it. Additionally, if they choose the humorous route, they really ought to tie up the loose ends in 2D and Murdoc’s relationship. While I love the idea of a slice-of-life type series where they live as roommates getting into different shenanigans (or w/e they come up with) it’s going to be hard for me to fully enjoy it if they don’t address the 2D and Murdoc history on some level. Plastic Beach felt very climatic in that it portrayed a 2D that was angry enough to retaliate against Murdoc and openly express a growing dislike and disillusionment with him, and a Murdoc in the midst of a breakdown and having the the good and bad side of him represented in the form of spirits that were haunting him. Plastic Beach seemed to be setting up for some sort of change, whether it meant to or not. The fact that their relationship in phase 4 seem to have been reset, the events of the phase leaving virtually no impact is glaring enough. To completely skim over the aftermath, to explain it away with “gap years” and leaving fans to assume everything happened off-screen and that “it’s all okay now” would do (and is doing) a significant disservice to both of them. TBH I always thought they wrote themselves into a corner with Phase 3 by stumbling into themes that maybe they did not prefer to fully portray or dwell on, but I hope with this show  (if it happens) they can build off of past story arcs and give the characters, particularly 2D and Murdoc, a chance to finally grow.

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I’m not going to spam the tag but I also wanted to zoom in everyone.

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Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz, 2017

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Gorillaz releases 4 new songs and now Invader Zim is coming back WELCOME BACK TO 2005 Y’ALL

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I love the new Gorillaz video <3

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NEW ART AND YOU CAN VISIT A SPIRIT HOUSE IN BROOKLYN, BERLIN AND AMSTERDAM http://pitchfork.com/news/72663-gorillaz-invite-you-to-visit-their-real-life-spirit-house/?mbid=social_facebook

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I love the new Gorillaz video <3

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Yzma from Emperor’s New Groove is deceptively a complex character (in terms of design) #characterdesignstudy #animation #disney #characterdesign

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Gorillaz interviews 2016 + quotes

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I’ve never loved anything more than this.

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I LIVE for the Spongebob Facebook page

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All my overwatch drawings ;) Check my apparel store: https://ardinaryas.threadless.com/

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(Russel in Brooklyn - via Gorillaz 21/12/2016)