What a fantastic finish cap to a fantastic show. You may have seen me complain about the endings to the other arcs before, but you won't see me complaining about this one. We wrapped up just about every loose thread (no pun intended), and those left dangling seem to be saved for the afterparty.
Notable highlights:
THE ISABELLE AND IAN SIBLING MOMENT... I was so happy multiple people drew it; I want to animatic it. I cheered so fuckin loud, tbh. Ian IS the shitty older brother, and Isabelle is his darling twin sister who will keep him in line, and together they will murder their Uncle Hunterpalm <3
(I am specifically referring to him comforting and teasing her while she cried into his shoulder but ALSO, what is more sibling-coded than planning how to commit a murder and hide the body together?)
Unexpectedly delightful dynamic between Cadmus and Hutch. This whole time, Cadmus has been the only party member who really HATES Hutch with a vitriol, and the animosity with Cadmus trying to steal a buff from him (albeit while saving his life) was just so good. And then Hutch using his overclass to full-restore Cadmus (WHO FINALLY GOT TO NOT DIE DURING A FIGHT) and offering to help get revenge on Vice afterwards? Really good stuff.
(And like, we NEEDED that confirmation that Vice was gonna get his just desserts. I would've thrown hands if we didn't.)
Lots of good polycule bits. "If you were hitting on me, you're gonna have to get in line. There's forms and stuff." I fucking love these science freaks.
THE GROUP HUG... even though Florence was not technically a part of it, I'm pretending she was.
On the note of Roob being gone for so long—much as I also wanted them to get back, tbh? I think it provided an EXCELLENT excuse for (non-combat-planning) roleplay. Some of the best moments likely wouldn't have happened if Roob hadn't dipped.
God bless Craigor for INSISTING they all go out and get ice cream. In my head, Craigor's vital role in the found family is that he keeps everyone sane by forcing them to indulge in small pleasures like dairy queen.
Cadmus removing Florence's stitch for her was such a good casual moment of intimacy. It's like letting someone do your makeup for you, only in a more brutal and fucked-up scenario because it's RSR. Nobody fucking look at me I love their friendship and will talk about it for ages
I actually like how Isabelle's "dry anger" finally broke into crying. It feels more in-character that she's been trying to act tough and uncaring this whole time, but really, she's just overwhelmed. I also like how it's more obvious now when she's being possessed by Venutia. HUGE "the souls of the innocent" "a bagel!" energy.
On that note: there's a moment I've always loved where Isabelle uses a Beam of Unreality and deletes several rock fans, and Connor says to Cadmus "stick with me here: there might be something more dangerous to your health here than the goddamn rock and rollers," to which Cadmus (who didn't see the beam) replies "who, Isabelle? she wouldn't hurt a fly!"
What I'm saying is, I want that moment to happen again but now with both Isabelle and Cadmus having the knowledge that she IS a monster. But they both choose to keep quiet about it. That's Cadmus's work daughter, he is not losing ANOTHER person in his life—
ISABELLE IN GENERAL WAS GREAT THIS SESSION. HER BIG SPEECH? A+. GOOD JOB, SIX, YOU GAVE A CONCLUSIVE THEME AND CAP TO THIS SHOW THAT HAD THE BALLS TO BRING UP THE QUESTIONS JELLO WOULDN'T.
Carol/Carmen in general was a really great antagonist. Sympathetic in nature, simple motivations that make sense to her character, and still a massive bitch who needs to be stopped. I don't have any brainrot over her but I felt the need to acknowledge her since, y'know, the whole series kinda hinged on her.
Congrats to that one person for getting their rat canonized
Y’all should check out Red Stitch Report, a new Surprise Round anime campaign ttrpg series! One, because its a lot of fun, two, because I did the token art for it! I’ve been busy lately 😂
The transparent token art is also up on the SR Patreon for 2$ patrons here, along with the banner art by @eternal-savvy-blog !!
Given that they're seemingly some of the older dragons in the cast, have Thuban and Greytooth known each other before Thuban's city went underwater? If not, what's their opinion of each other?
(Love that Thuban's based on an oarfish btw!)
The two never met until Thuban washed up on shore. He has always lived by or under the sea, while Greytooth has lived most her life in the mountains.
Greytooth finds him a fascinating fragment of a time before she was born, but too ignorant of the way of things are outside his ruins to be particularly insightful.
As with all his new neighbors, Thuban finds Greytooth extremely grotesque, more like a gaudy chimera then what he thinks a “dragon” outta look like. Despite that he does holds some degree of respect to her, being a better alternative to Belette and Craigore’s dominance.
Both are very aware of how they share a history of..similar injuries, and notice how each are not healing or doing so abnormally. They never bring this up with one another.
Red Stitch Report is a newer campaign from surpriseround that takes place in the Epithet Universe, its not connected to any main storyline with EE, but the main cast of characters are also inscribed and have powers that work similar to anime campaign.
The general plot of Red Stitch report is 5 main players, Ian/ GM (Lamp) Cadmus (Nubby) Florence (Roob) Craigor (Hardleg) and Isabelle (Six) are all apart of an insurance company and a need to find out what happened with the disappearance of once of their clients.
Peppino Spaghetti (Pizza Tower) vs Professor Rowan (Pokémon)
Geppetto (Pinocchio 1940) vs Tim Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)The Lorax (The Lorax) vs William Riker (Star Trek: Next Generation)
The President (Pikmin) vs King Dice (Cuphead)
Nigel Thornberry (The Wild Thornberrys) vs Kratos (God of War)
Filbrick Pines (Gravity Falls) vs Mouse Kaboom (Happy Tree Friends)
Tarzan's Dad (Tarzan 1999) vs Drayden (Pokémon)
Morshu (Legend of Zelda) vs Magikarp (Pokémon)
Luigi (Super Mario) vs Snidely Whiplash (Rocky and Bullwinkle)
Dracula (Castlevania) vs Gaepora (Legend of Zelda)
Hades (Hades) vs Geralt (The Witcher)
Jules Winnfield (Pulp Fiction) vs Walrus Captain (A Hat in Time)
Dr. Wily (Megaman) vs Charlie Swan (Twilight)
King of All Cosmos (Katamari) vs Hizashi "Present Mic" Yamada (My Hero Academia)
Drake (Pokémon) vs Craigor Smiff (Red Stitch Report)
Blaine (Pokémon) vs Gimli (The Lord of the Rings)
Eggman (Sonic) vs Lando Calrissian (Star Wars)
Archibald Dandy (The Adventures of Captain Wrongel) vs Walter White (Breaking Bad)
Mung Daal (Chowder) vs Linebeck III (Legend of Zelda)
Kingambit (Pokémon) vs Doc Louis (Punch-Out!!)
Major Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Doctor Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
Soichiro Yagami (Death Note) vs Murro Morton (Identity V)
Baron Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood) vs J. Jonah Jameson (Marvel)
Wulfric (Pokémon) vs Henry Henderson (Spy x Family)
Gashu Satou (Your Turn to Die) vs Stanley Hudson (The Office)
Alolan Golem (Pokémon) vs Landorus (Pokémon)
King Harkinian (Legend of Zelda) vs Thundurus (Pokémon)
Gustavo (Pizza Tower) vs Tornadus (Pokémon)
Broque Monsieur (Mario & Luigi) vs Cadmus Ebcott (Red Stitch Report)
Rhys Strongfork (Borderlands) vs Agustín Madrigal (Encanto)
Bob Belcher (Bob's Burgers) vs Soseki Natsume (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles)
Oscar (Duolingo) vs Professor Turo (Pokémon)
Soda Popinski (Punch-Out!!) vs Mario (Super Mario)
Cliff Clavin (Cheers) vs King River Butterfly (Star vs the Forces of Evil)
Stoutland (Pokémon) vs Grandpa Harley (Homestuck)
Von Kaiser (Punch-Out!!) vs The Captain (BBC Ghosts)
Mustache Girl (A Hat in Time) vs Tobias Fünke (Arrested Development)
Chat Noir (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Randy Marsh (South Park)
Wario (Super Mario) vs Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)
Kevin Ayuso (Identity V) vs Mr Pickels (Happy Tree Friends)
Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) vs Minimus Ambus (Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye)
Kricketune (Pokémon) vs Eldstar (Paper Mario)
Jane Crocker (clever disguise) (Homestuck) vs Advisor Mung (Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams)
Saguaro (Pokémon) vs Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid) GOING TO REMATCH
Waluigi (Super Mario) vs Vincenzo Santorini (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Mr. Rime (Pokémon) vs Raikou (Pokémon)
Sportacus (Lazy Town) vs Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation)
Steven Magnet (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) vs Sir Humphrey Bone (BBC Ghosts)
Sea Hawk (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Duster (Mother 3)
Varrick (The Legend of Korra) vs King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Omni-Man (Invincible) vs Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Doctor Who)
William Murderface Murderface Murderface (Metalocalypse) vs Lolorito Nanarito (Final Fantasy XIV)
Mumbo Jumbo (Hermitcraft) vs Probopass (Pokémon)
The Toy Soldier (The Mechanisms) vs Chancellor Cole (Legend of Zelda)
Alakazam (Pokémon) vs Entei (Pokémon)
Thom Merrilin (The Wheel of Time) vs James Gordon (DC Comics)
Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) vs Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid) GOING TO REMATCH
Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale) vs Taryon Gary Darrington (Critical Role)
Julius Pringle (Pringles) vs Netero (Hunter x Hunter)
Dudley (Street Fighter) vs Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy VII)
BJ Hunnicutt (M*A*S*H) vs Daruk (Legend of Zelda)
Mabosstiff (Pokémon) vs Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
Cervantes (Fire Emblem) vs Don Paolo (Professor Layton)
Gordan Freeman (Half-Life) vs Zangief (Street Fighter)