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Very Important Moments Part 3 in The Righteous Gemstones, I Will Take You By The Hand And Keep You

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will forever be thinking about Kashi, the man in the belly of the giant angler. one of my favorite dialogues in Dead Boy Detectives is him saying: “I do not think I have any trauma. Life has been fair.” the Night Nurse then going, incredulously: “You were swallowed by a gigantic fish.”

what an interesting fellow. to be both incredibly unfazed by and fascinated with every terrible and lovely thing happening to him. maybe when I'm going through a tough time, I'll think of Kashi. “It's an adventure! Let's make a home out of a fish.”

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DO YOUR THING JLH THEY LISTEN TO YOU

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still crazy to me that eddie invited his abuela as his plus one, my boy was NOT going to risk another panic attack 🤓☝🏻

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So I finished Dead Boy Detectives a few days ago and I desperately need a season two and Netflix is completely fucked and probably won’t renew it (viewership is apparently very low) so I’m just here to say hey, please watch this show! It’s so good! It’s fun and weird and funny and queer and kind of shockingly violent and gory, and all of the characters are absolutely delightful. I don’t normally go for supernatural stuff, but knowing it was in the Sandman universe (also, I highly recommend watching The Sandman first if you haven’t, it’s even better, but also we’re on a time crunch here because again, Netflix is fucked, so if you don’t have the time you should go straight to DBD) made me want to watch it. I watched most of it in one sitting and I’m absolutely obsessed now.

So please watch it! Watch it twice, watch it three times, tell your friends and family to watch it! Honestly even if it’s not your thing and you’re not interested but you would still like to help, you could just mute it and have it on and not even watch. I might do that myself because I have other things to watch (and also I don’t want to get sick of it by watching so many times).

Anyway. Bottom line, please watch Dead Boy Detectives! Because Netflix is a fucked up company that cancels everything if the viewership isn’t super high and I need a second season so badly.

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Sort of bums me out that so many people didn't seem to Get the Cat King so here are my thoughts:

So let's start with Edwin's crime. He uses something the cat desires (a sardine) to lure the cat to him and then uses an enchanted string to trap the cat with magic. He demands the answer to a question in exchange for its release. Edwin knows it is dangerous to use magic on a cat, that it violates Rules but he does it anyway.

Binding a creature and agreeing to set them free under a certain condition is very Classic Fairytale. its also a favourite trope of Neil Gaiman's (he did not write this show but his influence is there). In both the Sandman and his novel Stardust (and the film adaptation) trapping a creature with magic and demanding a task/favour in exchange for their freedom is an extremely important plot point. Edwin binding a cat and demanding an answer in exchange is exactly in line with this Fairytale trope

And so is the Cat Kings response. The Cat King is a trickster. What he does to Edwin is exactly what Edwin did to one of his subjects. He entices Edwin, he binds him with magic and when Edwin demands to be free he turns his own words against him "why all the fuss for one little spell?" Edwin did something wrong. He imposed his will/magic on another creature and the Cat King is punishing him for it in a way that is poetic. Its fairytale. its trickster. its classic.

I've also seen people complain that the task Edwin was given 'count all the cats' is 'impossible'...except its fucking not. Edwin does it. He does it so well he actually BEATS the Cat King ("you didn't count yourself" Are.You.Kidding.Me. Classic!Fairytale!Vibes!)

The Cat Kings choice to bind Edwin to Port Townsend is good on so many levels. From a storytelling perspective it forces characters who can travel anywhere in the world to stay in one place, and increases the stakes for these characters who are supposed to be on the run. From a genre perspective...its an excellent use of fairytale tropes using both Rules of magic, a protagonist who is unkind to a seemingly weak creature who is punished by a more powerful law, a binding, a task to complete, etc

Which just leaves the character perspective which it ALSO does really fucking well and introduces the final aspect to the Cat Kings character. He's seductive. He is responsible for Edwin, 100 years old ghost boy, finally unpacking his internalized homophpbia. he is the catalyst (cat pun not intended)

He pushes Edwin, challenges him, at times literally forces the truth out of Edwin, but he really never does violate his consent. Significantly Edwin is attracted to him, like its an important part of his character that he is. He may not like the Cat King but he is attracted to him!

The Cat King is such a great example of a trickster, a morally grey character who imposes a sense of justice on Edwin after he crosses a line, but also has his own selfish interests and meddles. Hes so important to the plot of the show, to Edwin's character arc, to the genre.

And he's just fun. Unapologetically queer, powerful, complicated. Silly little outfits. Petty cat behavior. Deep heart.

Some of you just didn't get it. And I'm sorry for you. because the Cat King is Excellent actually.

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i love that 911 is giving us the proper bisexual representation we deserve (very stupid)

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alright y’all hold hands we’re manifesting the karaoke scene being released anyway even if it’s not in the ep

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I am still a Buddie shipper, but that does NOT mean I cannot be a BuckTommy enjoyer.

Y'all should take notes on that.

Just like Buck, you can like both.

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The way Eddie says "he's hanging out with his Buck today" it was such an amazing and very deliberate word choice after cutting away from Maddie and Chim's conversation.

Chim and Maddie saying how they’re the only couple without kids, except Buck.. and then the next scene being Eddie dropping Christopher off with Buck and them spending an awesome day together ???

Okay, that’s all I’m saying. I’m just sayin. I’m saying.

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still stuck on the “it’s about time!” that hen giggled into karen’s ear

this means those two curled up on the couch, both probably holding wine glasses, and talked about how buck somehow liked men. either bi or gay, they talked about it and agreed on it.

but they had no idea about tommy, so who exactly did they talk about buck liking????? hmmmmmm??

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I cant stop making these

bonus Bobby one from the well episode

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Buck: "I was telling Maddie about how I always have checked out hot guy's asses and she seemed... surprised? Like it's not something everyone does?..."

Eddie, scrunching his nose in confusion: "Of course it is, I do it all the time!"

Buck: "Right? I've checked your ass so many times!"

Eddie: "Yeah, same!"

Buck: "It-it doesn't mean anything..."

Eddie: "No, of course not...."

Buck and Eddie: *akward silence*

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I’m sorry I missed the ceremony. Thanks, Tommy. 

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I get why they cut what they did, the plot needed to be focused on Chim and Maddie but I really need them to release the karaoke clips.

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I MISS THE MEAN CHRISTIAN FAMILY

EVIL SOUTHERNERS

FASHION ICONS

SILLY LITTLE FREAKS

GOD I MISS EM