#I’ve rewatched the 3 minutes like 50 times now. probably more actually.

[darthluffy]

So much about that damn kiss was great, but I love the way you can see Laura, Matt, Ashley, Talisen, and sorta Travis all brace when Laudna starts with “Obviously I care for you an immense deal…” They were all preparing for the friendzone and you can see visible relief when Laudna instead kisses Imogen again

[crisis-aversion]

I feel the need to elaborate on this. Mostly because it’s kinda funny

Of the theatrical releases (that I am aware of) I have seen:

The Phantom Menace 1 1/13 times

Attack Of The Clones 1 time

Revenge Of The Sith 1/7 times

A New Hope 2 times

Empire Strikes Back 1 time

Return Of The Jedi 0 times

The Force Awakens 2 1/13 times

The Last Jedi 2 1/3 times

The Rise Of Skywalker 2 times

Rogue One 2 times

Solo 1 time

The main reason I never finished the OG Trilogy is that the first time we tried to watch SW through, when I was like. 12. We started at the beginning

Chronologically

So with two movies before we got to ANH (we didn’t own ROTS at the time, and in fact I don’t believe we do even now), we got distracted before we actually watched ESB

This is how movie marathons usually go in the family. We make it a few movies in and get distracted, so usually we never make it through the whole series. Or at minimum I’ve lost the ability to pay full attention to the third in a trilogy

To be fair we did watch a trilogy that time. It just wasn’t the correct three movies

Dad found ROTS at the library, but I had also borrowed the Marvel Encyclopedia at the same time (12 year old me loved Marvel). So I was too busy reading that to pay attention to ROTS. I only actually paid attention to a small handful of scenes

I didn’t have the same problem of not finishing the trilogy with the sequels, but it may have been because I didn’t watch them back to back because the dvds came from different christmases (I don’t remember whether I got them all at once or roughly in the same years they came out in). I half shipped Reylo after the first time I watched the sequels, mostly bc I love enemies to lovers and liked Kylo

Solo was one I got on dvd for Christmas roughly the same year as release

Rogue One is one of the few movies I’ve seen in theater when it was originally playing, and I own it on Blu-ray so I’ve seen it twice (though I wasn’t paying too much attention the second time, dad wanted to watch it and I was distracted by something I don’t remember)

The second time we attempted to watch the og trilogy we made (technically) more progress then the first time. We started on ANH so we wouldn’t have the series burn out but we still never managed to make it to the third movie

The second time we watched the sequels was bc I randomly found some sequel fics while reading SW stuff in AO3 and realized I barely remembered who these characters are and declared an impromptu binge. Somehow we made it all the way through for once, but that was mostly because I had somehow obtained a hyperfixation on Hux from fanfic despite not remembering who Hux even was other than a vague memory from the first time I watched the sequels of going “he’s hot” *not that long after* “oh no”

I found Reylo (and especially Rey) boring the second time around and have come to actively hate it due to the inability to kriffing find sequels fan content that doesn’t have it unless you manually filter it out

Not that long after that I rewatched approximately the last ten minutes of TFA and 50 minutes or so of TLJ because they were on Cable when I was visiting my grandparents and I still had a hyperfixation (why my SW fixation is specifically on the sequels, one specific book probably no one has heard of, and a parasocial relationship with the clones through my one friend and fanfic is beyond me. No one ever said I have taste)

I’d finish watching the og trilogy, but the tv and VCR aren’t compatible and the DVD player we connected them through died. So I physically can’t until we either find dvd/blu-ray copies thrifting or get to the library

For reference, the copies we own are as follows:

Phantom Menace: a VHS recorded off (presumably) a tv broadcast (incidentally how I came to rewatch the first ten minutes of it during our Matrix binge in 2020, because it was immediately after the first one and dad wanted a nap before we started the rest of the trilogy)

Attack Of The Clones: thrifted dvd (somehow, twice. Presumably mom or I forgot it was ROTS not AOTC we didn’t own yet)

Revenge Of The Sith: none, to my knowledge

A New Hope/Empire Strikes Back/Return Of The Jedi: VHS, in a box set. I don’t know how or when dad came into possession of it

Sequels and Solo: dvds, brand new

Rogue One: blu-ray, brand new

[a-very-fond-farewell]

Ok, new profile picture new me I guess! so here I am considering to make a list of all the wips I have under my belt just to hold myself accountable (while simultaneously convincing my stupid brain I have no time to join a new fandom... I’m looking at you Evilive):

Let’s split this between fandoms shall we?:

Word of Honor:

- Children of the Red Dust: the modern!au where ZZS is trying to adopt ZCL but WKX’s job as a Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer gets in the way, with a sprinkle of traditional chinese opera on top

20/33 chapters already done, a new one on the way. I feel vaguely positive about this and I think I can manage updating before the end of the year or the beginning of the next. I’ve updated very little this year, compared to 2022 but.. I do love the story and I want to see it through;

- They Got Exits Covered: the sci-fi!au where the author knows nothing about omegaverse trope etiquette and rolls with it anyway

2/3 chapters already done......... fellas is is bad that I can’t bring myself to finish this one? I have re-written the last chapter at least 5 times, I discovered that I hate writing smut (unfathomable, ik, considering I have written even 45k of dirty sex in the past) if it involves baby-making (??), and I hate myself every minute that I have to sit and work on this project so.......... it will take some more time I fear. the premise was good, we stan a good premise and I love the vibe I got going on but.. meh. we will see;

- (unnamed project 1): aka the noir!au that I really want to bring to the surface but currently have no energy to plan out

0/0 done, none, nada. this one is fun bc I really want to write it and I got at least two chapters done in my drafts already. I wanted shorter chapters for this one, little to no dialogue, more ambiance and vibes than plot.. it’s so close to get started...! but I want to PLAN this right. never been much of a planner tho. idk where to start. does anyone know how to go beyond the ‘plot-points checklist’ phase? bc that’s honestly all I can muster for this one and it frustrates me to no end.

Winter Begonia:

- The Way Home: which is the retelling of the entire drama, episode by episode, through the lenses of a heavier, more overt romantic vibe between the leads (basically a drama retelling with additional historical context from the novel and my own research)

14/49 chapters done and I have already drafted most plot points up to the 25th.. but see my issue here. I love this fic. I. Love. This. Fic. but I cannot focus on it until Children of the Red Dust is done, bc I need multiple steps to get this over with:

need to rewatch the drama diligently, while taking notes (would really like a dvd set of this one, but subs alas..);

need to use the existing dialogue of the show and put it on the page, describing how characters move and react on screen;

add my own new fresh scenes to the already existing plot, which takes a lot of time;

research the hell of the time period and the details of the traditional opera technicalities (bc I’m not very smart, I love to suffer and I love this stuff too much to care);

come up with ways to tie everything up nicely without it sounding cringe;

read the actual novel to tweak things and fill up details from side characters’ lives and.. if you know the original story you probably know how annoying some of the characters are, which makes it difficult to handle at times.

so....l..........I need me time to mentally prepare for that ok? but it’s a long term project and I don’t care if I have no readers. I’m cool;

- Everything will Bloom: aka the follow-up to The Way Home............so it means I have to finish that one first

2 drafted chapters done already. but I need me TONS of research for this baby. it will be set in the early 50’s so I want to get this right. which means that I am reading everything I can and sourcing everything I come across as I go and I’ve been doing this for almost 3 years now. I’m not messing around. I want these characters to have a life after the epilogue!

MDZS:

- necRomance: the crack au people still reblog from my tumblr, the idiotic one, you know the gist

80/100 chapters done, not picking it back up. I don’t care for it anymore, it was a crack project anyway. also, not a fan of receiving comments and get excited to open the inbox just to be told to go fuck myself for not finishing this one. so uncool mate! totally got me out of the fandom. I don’t think I’ll ever get back to it so.. yeah. pick your battles folks *shrugs emoji*

STUFF I AM TOTALLY NOT PLANNING DESPITE BEING BUSY WITH IRL STUFF/RESEARCHING/WORKING ON WIPS:

that one Good Omens human!au inspired by an Italian comedy I am not writing;

that one Evilive fix-it I am not fantasizing about on the daily and I really want to dig my teeth into rn;

that one (extremely unnecessary) [insert classic Victorian novel title] epilogue retelling I’ve not lost sleep researching for;

(3 hypothetical original works that will definitely never see the light of day)

———

and that shall be all folks :D please admire my new profile picture, which I took from the manga She loves to cook and She loves to eat and edited to have a sense of continuity with my previous one (which was Jin Ling from the MDZS manhua). please get yourself a treat after reading this! and check out any of my current projects on ao3 if you’d like but please read the tags! most of my stuff is pretty heavy and at times either obscenely long or dead-dove-ish so.. please be careful!

- Niki (they/them) on my way to 30. can I get a wahoo??

my AO3: humble_prompt_machine

[canary3d-obsessed]

Restless Rewatch: The Untamed Episode 10 first part

(Masterpost) (Other Canary Palaver) 

Warning: Spoilers for All 50 Episodes!

Meet the Hotties

Since there have been only 7 or 8 brutally hot men in this show so far, which is clearly not sufficient, this episode drops three fresh ones right from the jump. Meet true loves cultivation partners travel buddies SongXiao. The ethereal one, Xiao Xingchen...

The forceful one, Song Lan...

...and their nemesis Xue Yang.

Xue Yang has some Yin Metal...oh hai I just noticed, his name is Yang and he has Yin Metal. Which...probably doesn’t mean anything. When he first appears he’s so fey and over the top he could be taken for a comic relief character, except for all of the corpses he’s scattered around, and the one moment where he is caught off guard in the fight and looks genuinely angry. 

Later, of course, we discover that he’s a fucking psycho an extremely complex person with a fascinating range of emotions, none of which are good. 

Did OP make a fighting fanvid just for this charming asshole? She did. Spoiler: Hanguang Jun fucks him up. [Is OP a shameless self-linker? She is.]

(more after the cut!)

Not Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting

Wei Wuxian tells Jiang Cheng not to join the fight but just to watch Xiao Xingchen’s moves; then he proceeds to join the fight by using his web shooter binding talisman to keep Xue Yang off guard and in the field of battle. 

Do as I say, not as I do, bro.

It’s all right it’s all right it’s all right, Cocaine

Far from comic relief, Xue Yang is one of the strongest fighters in the show and is a master of his own variety of crafty tricks--the chemical variety. He launches a devastating white powder attack at our gang. His powder attacks later in the show will blind Song Lan and will poison the junior cultivators. 

This powder attack does...nothing. Well okay then. 

Fanmeet

After Xue Yang has been properly suspended tied up to a rafter, the cultivators introduce themselves, and Lan Wangji and Jiang Cheng proceed to squee over their idols. Lan Wangji drops some flowery titles for both of them and offers to organize a mass donation of their brand of spring water. 

Jiang Cheng is so happy he shows nearly all of his teeth without being angry. 

Xue Yang butts in to harsh on their fandom and call them hypocrites. Can’t let the nerds have too good of a time. 

Two Minutes in the out of the Closet

Now we have an interesting moment in which characters discuss queerness directly, albeit briefly. Wei Wuxian searches Xue Yang to see if he’s carrying the Yin Iron. 

Most other instances in which queerness is lampshaded in CQL are about Lan Wangji’s discomfort, or growing comfort, with Wei Wuxian and his stripping flirting. 

In this instance, Wei Wuxian fondles Xue Yang’s chest and ass while Xue Yang  asks “what will people think about this M/M action?”

We Wuxian responds, for the whole room to hear, that he DGAF; in fact, he’s proud of being a disaster bi “cheeky.”

I don't give a damn 'Bout my reputation I've never been afraid of any Qi deviation An' I don't really care If ya think I'm strange I ain't gonna change An' I'm never gonna care 'Bout my bad reputation

While Jiang Cheng rolls his eyes, Lan Wangji takes note. 

Clan with a Plan 

Nie Huaisang and his entourage arrive, and once again the Netflix subtitles take away the meaning of his words as he calls out for Wei-Xiong, Lan-Xiong, and Jiang-Xiong; Netflix has him using surnames only, like an English public school lad. 

The group decides to send Xue Yang to Nie Mingjue for judgement. Meng Yao invites them all to come hang with Nie Mingjue at the Unclean Realm, to decide how to best fuck up the Wen clan.

Note: “Unclean” seems to be an accurate translation but it has particular connotations for western audiences who grew up steeped in the Bible or Monty Python. Like, “would you like to come to the plague castle?” type of connotations. 

Meng Yao: Can you all come with me? I’ve got another hot man to add to this episode. 

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian look deeply into each other’s eyes in order to decide if they’re going to go to Unclean Realm with the Nie gang , and they opt yes. 

SongXiao do the same thing and opt no, with a speech about how the clans are a bunch of eugenicist snobs, or words to that effect. 

This speech convinces Wei Wuxian to immediately join their fan club.  He is...really not cut out for clan life. 

Night Swimming Hunting

September's coming soon I'm pining for the moon And what if there were two Side by side in orbit Around the fairest sun?

Wei Wuxian praises SongXiao for their egalitarian values, and compares himself and Lan Wangji to them, giving Lan Wangji one of his sweetest, warmest smiles.

This moment is clearly embarrassing to Lan Wangji, but most things are embarrassing to Lan Wangji, and unlike the “shut up!” moment in Episode 09, this time it doesn’t make him angry, barely earning a tiny glare. 

It’s different this time for Wei Wuxian as well, because he’s not teasing or being provocative; he’s genuinely moved to tell this roomful of people that he cherishes Lan Wangji. 

It does make Jiang Cheng angry, and he tells Wei Wuxian, not for the first time, that because of his attachment to Lan Wangji, he should not come home. 

This is a standard jealous response from Jiang Cheng, and he doesn’t mean it...yet.  But there’s a direct line between each of these false banishments, and the moment when he actually does banish the two of them from the Jiang family shrine. 

Baoshan Sanren

Wei Wuxian quickly goes from being cheerfully aflutter over these kindred spirits, to being stunned and even devastated when he discovers an unexpected family connection. 

Xiao Xingchen: My grand master is Baoshan Sanren

For once Lan Wangji doesn’t seem all that attuned to WWX’s feelings, while Jiang Chang super is. 

Jiang Cheng: Should I say something? Words? About feelings? Yeah no.

Outside of the compound, Xiao Xingchen and Wei Wuxian talk about WWX’s mother. In this moment we see how kind Xiao Xingchen is, when he carefully softens the blow of his revelation that Baoshan Sanren is not accepting students or visitors or new patients at this time or at any time. 

I hope that finding Baoshan Sanren is what Wei Wuxian did with his solo road trip at the end of Episode 50. 

XXC and WWX acknowledge their clan relationship, which takes Wei Wuxian another step away from his membership in the Jiang clan, and creates a filial obligation to his newfound shishu that he will fulfill much later, in Yi City.

Once again Jiang Cheng sees and understands Wei Wuxian’s pain, and gazes at him with love and concern, but he doesn’t reach out or speak. They are not a reaching out & speaking pair of people. Once we see their whole family together, we will understand why.

Farewell to SongXiao

When SongXiao hit the road, Lan Wangji watches them with a look of pure yearning, and then turns that look, with total openness, to Wei Wuxian. 

Lan Wangji: Ow

The open road and the chivalrous path pull equally at both WWX and LWJ, but Lan Wangji lives under a weight of formal obligation that he will carry for his entire life. During WWX’s second life he will find ways to compromise between the forces that are pulling him, but not escape them.

Wei Wuxian’s obligations are just as heavy, eventually costing him his family and his life, but they are dictated only by his heart and conscience. Yet he never suggests that Lan Wangji should follow his path. He constantly insists on LWJ’s attention, but he accepts that their roads are different, which is part of what makes Lan Wangji’s declaration on the Carp Tower steps so touching; he is giving Wei Wuxian something he never, ever asked for. 

Here, WWX acknowledges both of their sorrows with a nod, and they walk away together to play their parts in the coming war. 

Keep an Eye on the Psycho

Nie Huaisang sighs in admiration of the departing hotties, while Xue Yang tells Xiao Xingchen not to forget him. Which is very, very, very good advice.

Meng Yao is put in charge of guarding Xue Yang. I hope that doesn’t awaken anything in him. 

Soundtrack: 1. Joan Jett, Bad Reputation  2. REM, Night Swimming 3. INXS, Devil inside

Smut Prompt: If the story of Wei Wuxian searching Xue Yang does get out among the clans, what will it have morphed into by the time Clan Leader Yao hears it?

[franniebanana]

CQL Rewatch - Episode 4

Okay, it’s been a hot minute since I was able to get to watching this episode, but here we go!

Great intro. Remember last time how Lan Wangji got to pick Wei Wuxian’s punishment? Well, it seems that Wei Wuxian was up late into the night working on transcribing and, surprise! he’s not done. And unless I’m mistaken, he’s actually spent days doing this, because when they first arrived, the salute ceremony was ten days away, and here we see Wei Wuxian is almost late for it. So by this point, I’d expect Wei Wuxian to have some serious hand cramps from all that calligraphy.

While I enjoy this comical moment and introduction to Nie Huaisang, I have to wonder why he thought bringing a bird into the salute ceremony was a good idea. Birds make noise—they tweet, flap their wings, try to escape cages! Anyway, it’s a goofy moment, but we got some cute expressions out of Xiao Zhan and some disdainful looks from Wang Yibo, so I can’t complain.

Xiao Zhan does a really good job of looking very young here at the beginning: his mannerisms, his facial expressions, how he carries himself, all really creates this feeling of being young and carefree. On the other side, Wang Yibo (who is six years younger than Xiao Zhan) does an equally good job of portraying someone more severe, mature, elitist. Lan Wangji has a reputation for being above people—for creating an aura that implies other people aren’t worth his time. In fact, he doesn’t even have any friends, as we found out in the last episode.

Wangxian really suit each other, even before they know each other at all: Wei Wuxian has this light, carefree nature to his character, while Lan Wangji’s is darker, more austere.

First of all, those fuckers. Gossiping about his lineage in full earshot of not only Jin Guangyao but also Jin Zixuan. This poor guy has practically clawed his way up to where he is, only to be an attendant to a clan that he has no blood relation to. His own father refuses to acknowledge him, his mother is gone, and these jerks gossiping—ugh! Hate it, regardless of who he grows to be later on in the series.

I really love Jin Guangyao and seeing how he changes from beginning to end is honestly a delight to watch. Like most of the characters, he seems so pure, so simple, such a kind person, and his relationship with Lan Xichen is something that you can’t devote enough time to. I think it gets shortchanged a little, but they only had 50 episodes, so I’ll take what I can get. Even in the book, I was left wanting to know more and see more about them (but I wouldn’t trade my wangxian content for that, so I guess I shouldn’t complain).

Last thing I want to say is, DIMPLES! Look at those adorable dimples!!

This is so insane—he literally set this guy on fire! How can he get away with this?! Anyway, enter Draco Malfoy—I mean, Wen Chao. Ahem. This series wants to throw a lot of villains at you right away: we already have Wen Ruohan, Xue Yang, potentially Wen Qing (we don’t know at this point), and now we have Wen Chao. They’re really pushing the Wen Clan is bad agenda. And as if being generally rude and probably mentally unstable isn’t bad enough, Wen Chao literally sets fire to one of the Gusu Lan Clan disciples, while the other disciple basically does nothing about it (why is that guy so useless? Doesn’t he have some spiritual energy to throw at that magic fire?).

Wen Chao is one of those characters that I think most people love to hate. He’s so evil, so horrible, yet charming, in a way. He is a villain and he’s proud of it, y’know? There’s no ambiguity here about his actions, which is kind of refreshing in a series filled with grey characters (and I love grey characters, don’t get me wrong).

Oh! And I just noticed while I was saving that screenshot that Wen Ning can’t even look at what’s going on. Very accurate to his character—non-confrontational, just wants to float along and do as he’s told. Really shows he’s under the thumb of the Wen Clan. I also like how Wen Qing is the one to put out the flames. You get to see that healer side of her early on.

Jiang Cheng and I had the same expression here—I really wanted to know what their gift to Lan Qiren was. If this is something in the book, well, then I’ve forgotten. Wei Wuxian and I have that trait in common: bad memory.

LWJ: Bro, can I hit him?

LXH: Nah, bro.

I missed this on my first viewing—or just forgot, most likely. Lan Wangji is so poised and collected, but also so defensive. He’s the brother who will be the first to go on the offensive if he sees something wrong happening, which I love. But I also love Lan Xichen’s chill attitude—yes, this guy is clearly a troublemaker, and he’s dissing our clan, but let’s settle this in an adult manner. According to the wiki, Lan Xichen is only a few years older than Lan Wangji, but you can see that he is a lot more mature in just those few years. Like I said in the last episode, he kind of had to be a parent to his younger brother and set an example of how you should behave. Of course, he’s also the clan leader, so he can’t really act like a spitfire.

Of course, if anyone is more defensive than Lan Wangji, it’s Wei Wuxian. Even though Lan Wangji has been a bit of a pain in the ass to him, Wei Wuxian still rushes to their defense. Even this early on, he’s started to form an attachment to the Gusu Lan Clan, whether he’s really aware of it or not. I’m wearing my wangxian goggles, but the “you offended the Jiang Clan because my brother was in the middle of his salute” kind of feels like an afterthought.

But of course it’s in Wei Wuxian’s character to be heroic like this—to rush to the defense of others, whether it’s asked for or not, and I don’t get the feeling that Lan Wangji disapproves of this. I think he takes note of this and future events, adding it to what he’s compiled of what makes Wei Wuxian tick. And by this time, I think he’s also decided to give Wei Wuxian another chance—Lan Xichen has planted the seed in his mind that he could be a good friend to Lan Wangji.

I know he’s not supposed to be gay.

I know.

But…come on. The way he’s looking at Lan Xichen right now—it’s a look certainly of deep admiration and respect. And there’s not a hint of jealously either, even though Jin Guangyao has every reason to be jealous of Lan Xichen: the respect he commands is great—he can even subdue the Wen Clan. But instead of hating Lan Xichen, Jin Guangyao instead becomes close friends with him, very much a parallel to Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian. Fascinating! These characters are so rich—so many layers, so much to talk about!

The first time I watched this, I was so annoyed with Nie Huaisang—any additional scenes that were added just drove me crazy. But now, having watched it all, I actually really appreciate these moments of comic relief, even the ones that are unique to CQL. As the series progresses, it gets darker and darker, and these lighter moments are honestly precious when you know what’s coming.

Someone explain to me why Jiang Yanli is making soup when meals are being provided to them? Yes, we know she takes care of her brothers, but why is it always her making soup? This is the first of many soup scenes, and at a certain point, it’s like beating a dead horse. I actually would have appreciated a little scene of them eating Gusu Lan Clan food and getting to see Wei Wuxian complain about it. I wouldn’t mind a disapproving look from Lan Wangji at overhearing it either.

Yeah, remember when I was saying Lan Wangji was taking note of the good things Wei Wuxian did? Well, he’s also very aware of how naughty he is. At the beginning, Wei Wuxian’s good traits are heavily outweighed by his transgressions, though, by comparison, they are minor ones. It’s ironic that later on Lan Wangji will overlook major transgressions without a second thought. Shows what a deep relationship they are able to cultivate.

I feel like, in a way, this is Wei Wuxian’s way of apologizing for offending him earlier—like, I’m being cute, Lan Zhan! Obviously it only makes Lan Wangji more annoyed, but it’s the thought that counts, right? Wei Wuxian is really testing boundaries here. He has such a fixation on Lan Wangji, one that definitely annoys Jiang Cheng (and makes him jealous to boot, in my opinion), but it works to his advantage, since Lan Wangji can’t really keep his eyes off of Wei Wuxian either. And the circumstances that follow just keep drawing them together.

After Wei Ying gets told to leave the lecture and go to the Library Pavilion, he doesn’t look at anyone except Lan Wangji. I wonder if he wants to know Lan Wangji’s reaction—is it disappointment, anger, something else? Whatever it is, he wants Lan Wangji’s attention—that’s what he seeks above anything else. You could argue that he doesn’t look at Jiang Cheng or Jiang Yanli because he knows they’re disappointed or upset with him, and I think that’s fair. And maybe he doesn’t seek their attention because he knows he has it—but he doesn’t feel like he’s gotten Lan Wangji’s attention here and that bothers him.

Other episodes: 1 | 2 | 3 |

[youremyonlyhope]

Starship Rewatch

10 years ago today (well, yesterday since I’m posting it a day later), 15 year old Hope curled up on her couch to watch a new StarKid show called Starship right as it dropped. This was the first time I got to watch a show when it was posted since I didn’t become a StarKid fan until a months earlier. I was so excited.

And now, I’m rewatching Starship for the first time in full in at least 5 years I think. I listened to the soundtrack twice earlier today, singing along at my desk at work (thank god no one else was here tonight to judge me). I still know so many of the lyrics. And so many little jokes and stuff were flooding back. Starship was my favorite StarKid show for a long time, so I’m so excited to watch this again to see if it’s still my fave.

This post ended up being really long, so you’ve been warned. But it also includes pictures of the crocheted Roach and Bugette plushies that I made as a teen.

OH. THE OLD LOGO. AHHH. I already have so many feels. The future is now! I can’t handle this. The nostalgia! The Galactic League of Extraterrestrial Exploration. My facebook account to this day says I am a Starship Ranger at the G.L.E.E. because I’ve never bothered to change it. Also, shoutout to anyone from the StarKidPotter FB and EFST days if you’re reading this. AHHH IT’S CHRIS AND ERIC. Ok I might have to pause 20 thousand times during this Starship Ranger ad to acknowledge all the StarKid cameos. Tyler! “We come to conquer... in peace!” Tyler I love you. Brian and Richard! I forgot they painted Richard BLUE. Britney and Ariel! Nicholas Joseph Stauss-Matathia! I see that StarKid’s website has shortened his name to just Nicholas Strauss but remember the days when we’d purposefully say his full name? Anyway, I literally just screamed “NICK” when I saw him because he was always one of my faves. The Old Snatch was and still is iconic. Devin and Lily! The Wizard God himself, AJ Holmes. God... remember those AJ Holmes appreciation days where we’d make Chuck Norris-like memes about AJ? So much is rushing back from the depths of my mind oh my god... It’s been so long yet it feels like yesterday... “Someone really *static* F- *static* -ucked up big time” Love it.

2 minutes and 22 seconds in. I’ve written so much. I had to pause before Joey started singing to take a moment. I love this show so much. I love these goofballs so much. And they’re all so young. Most of them are younger than I am now. This is insane.

Ok I have to promise myself not to pause as much now. *Spoiler, I failed*

“I’ll fight off this gamma radiation if it’s the last thing I ever do!... We’re going down! This is the last thing I’ll ever do!” Oh my god. Look at baby Joey. He hasn’t even graduated from college yet. And that Bug puppet! Someone remind me to dig up the pictures of my crocheted plushies of Starship puppets since I made Roach and Bugette and gave them to the StarKids at SPACE and Apocalyptour. (I also did Rumbleroar, but the bugs were my own pattern I made so I was more proud) The camera is focused in on Bug instead of Joey’s face. I love it. So much. Brannnttttttt. My god. Am I gonna freak out over every single entrance? Roach pretending to die, he’s the best friend ever. “The needs of the many bugs outweigh the needs of the few bugs.” “Or the one bug, I know.” Oh man, when that line comes back... “Dirt eater” “Exoskeleton polisher” “I wanna build honeycombs” “The bug that ruins your picnic” “A fly on the wall!” That line came back to me earlier today and I died. Remembering that line was like 50% of the reason I listened to the soundtrack today.

Nick Lang! Julia! LAUREN LOPEZ. THERE SHE IS. Lovebugs, I can’t. *Sentimental music* “You could come over to my nest and I could... tear off your head and let my larva devour your body?” How did I forget that line? The way Lauren has to kick Bugette’s larva sack to walk. But the way that it also works so well with the character. I can’t. The Mosquito Brothers!! I forgot they show up so early. “This is our sister, Sweetheart” “...YO.” I CANNOT HANDLE JIM POVOLO. The “zzzz”s like buzzing as backing vocals instead of the usual “ahs” and “oohs.” The things you don’t appreciate until years later. Darren, you genius. That is such a good detail. For a second I couldn’t remember who the Overqueen is played by. 99% sure it’s Jim (It is). Also. Overqueen like ovary... and it looks like a giant vagina. That had to be pointed out to me later. “FLATTERY WILL GET YOU... everywhere.” Why did I forget that line too? “I’m a starship ranger” “Quiet you, you’re drunk” “No I’m drunk!” I remembered that line probably like... 2 minutes earlier when I noticed Joe huddling in the background and realized that line was coming up. The way Joey lets go of the puppet so both he and the puppet walk away with their arms limp... so cute.

Before even pressing play on part 3, I can hear February saying “Let the record show I am super ahead of schedule.” and I’m dying. I forgot about Brian as the escape pod. Denise Donovan! That Star Trek prop. I’m dumb so I can’t remember if it’s a communicator or what. But I know my Uhura Barbie had a mini one that I lost within a month probably. “OxyGen” “Schience” I can’t. “Mission Log... I think I just heard a spooky noise.” How am I forgetting all of these amazing lines? “Pika-pi!” AHHH I JUST SCREAMED. “My stars, I seemed to have landed in a field of these aMiNals!” I can’t. “Can I tell you guys something?” *port de bras and falls gently to the ground* “Hello!” “TOTORO!” I’m dead. The balloon mechanism on the mosquitos! I forgot about that! “HOLY SHIT IT’S A BUUUUGGGGG” Ok something I noticed but didn’t mention earlier. The bug puppet that Joe uses when he says “I had my heart set on nourishment” is the same one red and pink one that Julia used when talking about wanting to be nourishment. When Julia actually gets eaten, she’s using a different bug puppet, the green and pink one, but the same character voice. So, I can’t tell if they intentionally had her play 2 bugs so Joe could be one of them later, or if it was a mistake. I might also just be overthinking things. “ME THINKS IT WENT THAT-A-WAY” I cannot handle Jim Povolo. That scream Joe does as he slimes her. Woah I originally wrote “There seems to be no signs of intelligent lifeforms anywhere” earlier and then deleted it since I don’t know why I found it remarkable. And then looking at the comments of this part I see someone mentioned a Toy Story reference. So that’s why that line stuck out to me. Aww StarKid. There are so many Disney references in this show.

THERE SHE IS. THERE’S MY GIRL TAZ. The pew pew effects how could I forget that!  “Hey Taz. You’re pretty tough for a chick.” “I was just going to say the same thing about you.” “Woahhhhhhhh” JoMo oh my god. “My spectrometer readings are off the wazooooooo” That line kills me. Why am I JUST NOW noticing, 10 years later, that Tootsie enters this scene with his gun facing the wrong way. Oh my god. “I saw the empirical proof that science killed god. It’s comforting to know he was once alive though. I like to think that when he died, he went to heaven.” Oh Tootsie Noodles. “...What the hell kind of name is that?” “He’s got bear hands??” Why do I forget all of these lines??!? That record scratch and freeze frame to go “BOOOOOO” oh my god I forgot that. “Like the other day, he was in the cafeteria, just cah-rying in front of everybody.” BOOOOOOO. Here we go, Taz’s amazing Up monologue. “And when Up, cuts an onion, the ONION is the one who cry.” HELP. Also 99% sure I used that joke for AJ appreciation at least one year. “Now take a walk off my knife” What a line. So awesome. I remember having a profile pic on FB that was the text of that monologue and the image of Lauren screaming “WALK IT OFF” I’m still convinced that first “WOO” from the audience that we hear when Up enters is Darren. “I do not peepee sitting down” “Huh??” JoMo’s face as if he’s trying his hardest not to laugh and I can’t tell if that’s him breaking character or if Krayonder is actually trying not to laugh. “I peepee like big boy, deadgoddamnit. So stop making fun of me because it hurts my feelings” I’m dying. Also, deadgoddamnit is amazing. “if you don’t go out there and die for something, then I will kill you for nothing.” I remembered the mirror scene, just seconds before it started and already started laughing. “You’re not a failure, overall.” “Allow me to introduce you to the final member of your team. MegaGirl!” I forgot how DRAMATIC that was. I also forgot that’s how MegaGirl comes into the story.

I need to stop pausing every 5 seconds oh my god I’ll never finish this tonight if I don’t.

“All hail AstroBoy” That was the funniest line. “MegaGirl, can you kill humans?” “No. But I’d like to.” I can’t handle it. “A horse ate my cousin! Me and horses got a feud.” #1 MegaGirl doing the “I’m watching you” hand sign. I can’t. “Hey. Miráme. *Slaps* NOW ESCHUCHAME” amazing. “Or that time. You taught me calculus... CALCULUS WAS TOUGH.” I never went past pre-calc. Nope. Ah. Get Back Up. One of my fave songs. “And now we dance.” Dylan’s “OW” as they lean back. “Ok Idiotas. Say something nice. Or I will kill you.” It’s all so iconic.

“So you still think being an egg planter is lame?” “...Yes.”  The larva oh my god. I forgot we see one before the end. That’s Jaime playing the larva I think. Life is definitely one of my all-time favorite StarKid songs to this day. I wish it was longer. I love it so much. And I love that its instrumental is scattered as a motif throughout the show. “It’s a short, small thing we lead. With so much potential, pointless or essential, which one can I be?” Wow. Near Pippin levels of giving me an existential crisis. Also wow Joey improved his singing so much between AVPS and Starship. “My name’s Bug” “*Gasp!* Like a bug??” “Uh... no.” “Good. I’m February, like the month, but a person.” I should start saying that honestly. “I’m Hope, like the concept, but a person.” “You boldly go where every man -hey- woman -bark woof- or data dog has ever gone before! Sorry K9DX” Adorable. Joey’s subtle little double nod he makes the Bug puppet do when he’s shocked she thinks he’s a Starship Ranger. Amazing. Ah he said goddamn not deadgoddamn! February should have known right then he wasn’t human! “Take my claw” that too. "The only thing that needs to rest are your jokes, because they are so tired.” “Woahhhhhh” No but like... why don’t I use that line in everyday life... “Now I am slightly less weak.” “Ok. I’m going to shoot this metal bitch!” I’m dying. How did I forget the Taz/MegaGirl rivalry?? “That thing is a R-O-B-O-T man” “Can’t fool me with numbers, Krayonder.” I’m dead. “The stack of hay was my cousin!” #2 The way Meredith says “barometric pressure” is great. And Tootsie saying “Well you must take real good care of it, because I never would have guessed.” He’s such a sweetheart. “Nobody shoot dammit, nobody shoot.” “KILL KILL KILL” I never really liked Hideous Creatures but it’s so cute to see MegaGirl do the choreo robotically. I love that the Gap hasn’t changed. “Cool it skank, you do not know me.” Another line that I forgot until a split second before it was said. I’m so glad whoever edited this added some pews going in the wrong way for Tootsie’s gun. I know I definitely noticed Tootsie’s gun was backwards during this part, but I don’t know if I noticed it was backwards in that very first scene too. I forgot about MegaGirl tossing out Specs. That “MEGAGIRL!!!” scream from Joe though.

“Never in my 6 long days of life.” Underappreciated joke. Also, I think this is the 4th unique upright bug puppet. We got red/pink, green/blue, green/pink, and now red/blue. Also, Nick Lang is a great puppeteer. “Yes, I helped her escape. But I swear, never in a million years, did I think I’d be caught and yelled at for it!”  Oh I forgot Bugette is the witness. Jaime’s angry face behind Joey is killing me. “He didn’t know the humans were evil.” “Oh, they’re not.” “Shut up!” Humoons and hoomans. “And no more singing or dancing” *gasps of horror* “The Overqueen has overspoken.” “Well, that’s not gonna help your chances with Bugette” Oh Roach. “PERHAPS.” Jim destroys me.

God the 4-person Pincer puppet. Amazing. Dylan’s arms being strong enough to be above his head for 10 minutes straight. Amazing. Also, Nick Lang is so emotive as a claw. It took me a sec but yeah JoMo is the tail. “There were? Where are they?” Joey’s face. “Tell me all about her” The claws under the chin I can’t. Hey StarKid, I see you throwing in an ad mid-video before Kick It Up a Notch. You’re lucky I love and support you guys. “Put ‘em together and what have you got?” bibbity boppity boo. More Disney references! This scene is full of them. Man, remember when we were all blown away by Dylan’s voice in this song the first time? Like we could tell he could sing in AVPM/S, but his songs were just so jokey and only his long “Welcooooooooooome” showed us his talent. But then Kick It Up a Notch happened. And we FINALLY appreciated Dylan’s beautiful voice. “I pushed it to the limit.” and “To coin a phrase, be a man.” more Disney. I might be overthinking this and will have to rewatch Life to confirm, but I think the camera zooming out as Pincer reprises Life is just like the camerawork when Bug sang it originally. If so, then wow even when filming their shows StarKid really thinks it all through. (Update: It totally is referencing the original zooms for Life and that’s amazing. Except it’s zooming out instead of in. I LOVE the attention to detail even in filming the show. I’m gonna guess that’s Liam’s doing.) All I can see when I hear Bug’s chorus of this song is Jaime and her SPACE tour dancing, which they incorporated in Apocalyptour as actual choreography. Because they’re goofballs. The kick line. Love it. God. Even though it’s not my favorite song from Starship (just because I love Life and Beauty more), Kick It Up A Notch is one of the best StarKid has ever done. I really has everything. Dylan’s gorgeous voice. Not one but two reprises of earlier songs to throw Bug’s own words back at him. Jim’s bass line. Awesome puppets. Disney references. It’s so amazing. I love how all the comments are either about Dylan’s voice or Dylan’s ability to hold his arms up for a 10+ minute scene or both.

"Gameover man, gameover!” “I feel like cutting open your belly, and filling it with jelly” *Gasps* Oh my god, I put on the captions for a second, and  the caption said *Sad spayed puppy noises* “I am in charge of this mission now.” How did I forget about the mustache until 2 seconds before it happened? “She’s got the mustache now. *Kisses head* I love you” Oh my god Tootsie. I FORGOT ABOUT THE SECOND STACHE. There’s an ad right when we see Bug’s human form and I can’t even care because look at him! Ahhh. And the blue headband! Ahhhhh. Joey you’re so adorableeeee. “Bug? Well that’s a fine name.” His concerned face then the relief. Adorable. “Thank you sir. I am a tough bitch.” “Getting nothing but bug muff?!?” I love the slight delay the audience has before laughing as they realize what was just said. “Bug. You hard, ese. You flame.” I die. “Up there. In Space!” *dramatic pointing* No I totally didn’t just do the dramatic pointing with them... no that’s not in my muscle memory from 10 years ago... why would you think that. I’ll rave about Status Quo after it’s done. “But, what if I miss you?” Awwwwwwwww. And that “Just look up.” screenshot was used for “This.” memes in the fandom for years.

Oh Joey. Status Quo is such a good song too. And he really did improve as a singer to sing it. Earlier this week I remembered that this week is also the 10th anniversary of that time Darren was hopping from city to city every single day to promote the Warblers album. And at one point in that week he did a livestream that I remember rushing home to watch. In that livestream, I am 99% sure he sang Status Quo as a little sneak preview for Starship being released later that week. (Just checked, yep he sang it in a livestream on April 20 2011) God I love this song. Then the version the boys all sang for SPACE Tour was beyond beautiful too. Ahhh I love this musical.

Ok. It’s almost midnight. I started this 3 hours ago. I’m probably not finishing the show until 2am at the rate that I’m pausing and stopping to comment. But OH WELL.

“Dr. Spaceclaw” wow. “Leaving them behind was of little consequence, but a pleasure.” Oh Megagirl. “You did a very good job today too, son.” “*Gasp* Thanks dad.” That Star Wars fake-out though. Speaking of Star Wars, I really need to rewatch Ani now that I’m actively a Star Wars fan unlike last time when I still wasn’t invested in the movies I just watched them. How did I forget about Jaime playing Junior’s new mom?? ...Does Junior get an alien incubating in his chest... is that foreshadowing... I can’t remember. (This was like... half a foreshadow) This scene is funnier now that Breredith is married. The way Junior says “Phew” I’m dead. I remembered how they restrain MegaGirl once again 2 seconds before it happened oh my god. “We deserve bubbles on our skin.” An iconic line. “Well thank the long dead god you made it, Bug!”  The crunching of the handshake, I can’t. Oh someone in the comments pointed out that Bug and February are doing the Tarzan hand thing while Up’s asking Taz to see a movie. Adorable.

Get yourself a man like Tootsie who won’t stand for you talking down about yourself. “Maybe this was all part of God’s plan. He made before he died.” I love the dead god jokes. I remember years ago some kid on facebook was like “The dead god jokes are offensive” and I was like “It’s a sci-fi musical about a bug in a human body but sure worry about god being dead.” but probably in an even more immature answer. I’m just mesmerized by Tootsie and MegaGirl’s verses. God. The first Dylan and Meredith duet. Amazing. And MegaGirl’s confused face is great. “Don’t press that button, or we’ll all be sucked into space.” So... Can anyone tell me what foreshadowing is? Oh shoot... ok wait no I’ll comment on that when we get there. God that is such a cute love song. I wrote barely anything just because I love that song so much. Would love to know where Tootsie’s taking her though.

Oh my god this scene! I forgot about this. How could I forget this. “Well the world always looks a little bit brighter, from on top of a lap.” I had remembered Bug sitting on Up’s lap, but not Specs. This is the part I forgot. Adorable. Ahhhh so cute. The Specs/Krayonder relationship was apparently cut from the filmed version, but was present if you saw it live. These moments are adorable. And I love how this is the second person JoMo’s had to carry in this show since he also carried Denise earlier. “Why if it isn’t Bug, my oldest friend.” and “Don’t say that, my dear.” are adorable. Oh wait. Up sat on Bug’s lap. Not the other way around. Ok. I didn’t remember this scene as well as I thought I did. I’m dying. I didn’t want to write anything during this, but oh my god “That son of a bitch Optimus Prime” I forgot that. I love the audience’s reaction to “The entire right side of my body, it’s a robot” because they all gasp, and then laugh at themselves for gasping. I knew there was something he couldn’t do without crying. I didn’t remember it being “Sir I Wanna Buy These Shoes” Christmas Song. It’s ok Up, I haven’t listened to that song in full in years. I can’t handle it. But Christmas songs in general make me cry too. Oh Up said goddamn instead of deadgoddamn too. Hmm... Aww the mother spider story. “I think the old you was just killing out of hate.” “Oh I was.” I’m dying. Awwww the nose kiss. I definitely remembered that. “Deadgodspeed soldier!” The way Joey misses catching the keys and also Darren’s “Woo!” in the audience again. So great. That 12 minute scene is just adorable and the Up story is so dramatic and hilarious.

Hmm finishing before 2am might be ambitious... “Hahaha. Then I’ll shoot him!” “Taking care of my business down on the planet is that cool with you?” Brian’s delivery of that line has always intrigued me. “How much I care about my MegaGirl unit’s survival is also a percent equivalent to zero” Rude. “You are nothing like my boyfriend, Tootsie Noodles.” “Yes, well - wait WHAAA” This scene is so different now that they’re married. “Ha. Ha. It was cute.” “You’re... a toaster.” *Slaps* Ok 1) I used to use that insult all the time and only half ironically. I was a strange teenager. 2) She just hurt a human... isn’t that against programming, or can she just not kill humans? Evil angry Brolden is something we need more of. I love Brian as a villain. More please. “You stupid goddamn robot” So I guess they say goddamn and deadgoddamnit. I’m overthinking the evolution of language in this universe. Also Brian’s screams while being choked are amazing. I’ve never forgotten those, if anything they’re better now.

AHHHH I REFRESHED AND DELETED ALL OF MY STUFF FOR BEAUTY. Kill me. I’m so mad. Let me try to recreate it but I hate myself. I was saving this draft after every part but OF COURSE I don’t save after my favorite song and then refresh.

Oh poor Meredith. Her white wig doesn’t let her blend in as much when she’s in the hoodies playing a bug. “Oh hey Bugette, we’re just trying to get Bug laid!” That bug had to know about Bugette’s crush though? That’s just cruel. “The ending is killer” ruuuuuuddddddddddeee. I know I had at least one more point, but that’s lost to the ether. Beauty is probably my fave, if not tied with Life. When I was listening to it earlier, I was overcome with emotion because it’s just such a joyful song. These days I cry over happy stuff almost as much as I cry over the sad. And these lines just hit so hard... I love it. I love this song so much and this scene so much. “Bug. She excreted her filth for you. WE DID IT!!!!!!!!” Brant Cox is so good. It really is a shame he’s not in anything else besides AVPSY and the 10th Anniversary with everyone else. “I do accept you for who you really are. A genius.” Well February, you’ll be glad to know that you thought of that, so you’re the genius. Wow. Junior’s 25, Brian was 25, and now I’m 25. This really was perfect timing for the 10th anniversary. Also I do not feel 25. “Suck off!” amazing.

I’M SAVING THIS TIME.

Ok next part. Luckily I was only 1 minute into the next part when I refreshed. Still so mad at myself... “Someone really firetrucked up big time” (Dead)God I love that line. I also used firetruck unironically. Once again, I was a strange teenager and I didn’t like cursing and I still don’t. “This is so weird, I’m so used to the scrambly version.” (It was while writing this line the first time that I refreshed and lost Beauty....) Ok as I watch AJ, it’s hitting me that he almost definitely came to the set during rehearsals and filmed his part since it’s not a green screen like the rest of them. “The hunters have become the hunted, and it’s wabbit season.” “That was a good video, until the end when it got sad.” Thanks Bug. “I think, I just had a think” See February’s smart. “I’m in a weird situation” Love that line. “Bug is a BUG!? I DON’T BELIEVE IT” Oh Junior. Dylan’s insulted face at “I am not... a dumbass.”  So I can’t tell if Brian forgets he’s trapped when he moves his arms into a more relaxed position to lean on the column and then puts them back, or if it’s purposefully staged that way. Brian’s acting while he pretends to be shy and embarrassed about his evil plan is amazing and adorable. Brian has a good evil laugh, why don’t we get him as a villain more often? Also I was gonna make some sort of joke about Nick as Pincer’s left claw vs. Robert as Snarl’s left paw, but I’ll leave it be.

I FORGOT ABOUT THAT WEIGHT TAZ WAS LIFTING JUST FLOATING UP TO THE SKY WHEN SHE LETS GO. I just laughed out loud. “Damn that G.L.E.E. They’re always making twisted abominations of everything!!” I cannot handle it. And the wink. Poor Darren but also not poor Darren at all. I was just now WRACKING my mind for who could possibly be playing Pincer’s tail if JoMo was being devoured by mosquitos. It’s Brant. Literally the entire cast is currently onstage. Ok Krayonder’s been getting his blood drained for 3 minutes, why is he alive? OH I FORGOT KRAYONDER GETS UP AND SHOOTS THE BUGS. Ok and he gets chopped by Pincer’s claws too so HOW does he survive? StarKid answer!!! I forgot how dramatic this musical gets when you got both the bugs and MegaGirl coming after the humans. Aww the Vulcan salute from Specs. “I changed my name. To Tootsie... MegaGirl.” I love the reactions of the people in the audience who immediately realize what that means. I hear at least one “oh my god” that sounds like sobbing. Awwwww Tootsie’s “that’s real” speech and “I’d love you if you was the horse that ate my cousin.” (#3) just... get yourself a man like Tootsie MegaGirl. He is perfection. God the downloading love scene is so cute. I can’t handle it.

The Up saving Taz scene is so dramatic. Then Brian and Jim just calmly walk offstage. It kills me. Also why did Jaime just continue to lie there? “I just needed to learn how to kill with my heart.” Not exactly what Bug meant, but it works. God Taz climbing onto Up’s back is still the most hilarious thing ever. Whoever thought of her climbing that way was a genius. So funny. I always wanted to try it. Holding the gun up to her head like a blowdryer always gave me anxiety. Making the door out of a scrim that can be backlit was genius. Oof and bringing back “The needs of the many bugs outweigh the needs of the few bugs. Or the one bug.” just hurts. Poor Bug. My heart. This is probably the line that sticks with me to this day and I do think about sometimes.

Ok it’s now 2am and I still have 2 more parts.

I sorta love that Joey didn’t have the time to change into his blacks so he’s still in the Starship Ranger suit while playing the Bug puppet. “Save the Overqueen. I love her.” Awww. “Roach, I’m gonna get the job done if it’s the second last thing I do.” Love it. That Kick It Up A Notch Reprise though. Brian, you should play villains more often. Also remember all of us being like “LUPIN CAN SING?!?!?!??!!” “Lucky for me, God is dead. When you see him in hell, tell him Junior sent you.” Deadgod I love that line. This whole deadgod thing was just leading up to that amazing line. Oh no Bugette! Bug saying “maestro” oh my god. “DFSDSJFDSJKFDS... I’m dead.” I forgot that part! Oh my god the way Brian flicks the glasses back down on his face. Ok so I saw Lauren wiggle her way behind the mucus sac, but I didn’t see Nick come onstage. I rewinded, and I guess the zoom in shots on Brian and Joey were timed so we can’t see Nick join Lauren to be the first larva to come out. Oh well. And I love the crowd cheering as Junior dies. “And bingo was his name-o” That callback though. I forgot that the Overqueen eats Bugette’s body while crying. “Or Bugette! Oh...” Also god Roach is adorable.

Last part. 2:21am. Here we go. Krayonder got his blood sucked out by giant mosquitos and was cut up by a giant scorpion, but all he needs is a bandage around his head. Awwww the soft “I Wanna Be” playing the background as Bug begs the team to accept his bug form. Bug being so mad “It’s that bastard Pincer isn’t it?” and then being so happy that Joey does the little nose scrunch thing. So cute. JOEY’S FACE WHEN DENISE KISSES THE BUG PUPPET. Cannot believe I forgot that until 2 seconds before it happened too. “I now pronounce you man vs. machine. Fight!” WOAH. Why in the WORLD did “eep op ork ahah” come back to me. I was able to say it WITH Joey. That was straight from the DEPTHS of my teenage brain oh my god. I forgot about that oh my GOD. THAT’S INSANE. I FORGOT SO MUCH STUFF BUT I REMEMBERED HOW TO SAY “I LOVE YOU” IN BUG.

And the Beauty reprise.

God I love this musical. It’s still my fave StarKid show I think. And I’m horrified to see that it has only 500K views for the last part, so only 500K people have watched it all the way through after 10 years. That’s disgraceful. It’s amazing. Watch Starship.

It is 2:32am. I started at 8:50pm. Got sidetracked when I had to rewatch the Beauty part of Act 2 again to make sure I got my notes back in the post. Took a few bathroom breaks. But this is mostly because I paused every like 10 seconds to make a comment, so it took 5 and a half hours to watch a 3 hour musical. This why I take forever to watch things while liveblogging. I take too long to writing notes.

I’ll probably just post this in the morning. Gotta proofread for mistakes before posting.

Ok it’s the next afternoon. This post is literally 5,000+ words and takes 20 minutes to read according to a online word counter. I’m sorry to whoever read this entire thing. Your reward is the pictures of the Starship plushies I crocheted when I was 15 and 16.

(Ignore the bad lighting and my horribly chipped paint. That’s the only picture I have of the Bugette one since I gave it to Lauren Lopez a day later. I started making another for myself shortly after but never finished. Maybe I should finally finish the second one... hmm...)

[rigelmejo]

the word brain - summary and notes

the word brain: http://www.amedeo.net/wb/TheWordBrain2015.pdf

It’s a book about how to learn a language. I like the straightforward estimates of time lengths in it. What I’m about to write is gonna have a lot of notes to myself (as usual lol). 

anyway, below is the word brain summary. and my ideas on how to maybe add its ideas to my study plan.

Notes:

Increasing Vocab:

I tend to not do the explicit vocab study the book starts with for very long. I did it for french for around 1000 words (which was apparently enough base), and 2000 words using memrise for chinese. Now for japanese I use memrise to do this step. 

What I learned from this step, is there may still be use in dedicating some time per day to reading my hanzi books and common-word dictionaries - and reading sections over a few times in spaced repetition (like day 1,3,7,13, 30) could work similarly like memrise/anki. So I could still have use for them.

This book mentioned word lookup in novels counts, if you do it often, and so I can see how I usually quickly abandon “this writer’s way” of increasing vocab, and move onto relying nearly entirely on reading and word lookups to learn as soon as I feel reading is doable. So again... I could speed up word acquisition with either: more memrise/anki, or more glancing at my reference texts every so often. Not that much time is needed either - 5 minutes to learn a word (so studied in like 30 sec - 1 minute intervals over multiple sessions). My usual strategy of reading to acquire words definitely works - but I could probably speed it up a bit by a bit more purposeful reviewing. And I could still have a use for my reference books if I use them for hanzi/word learning.

Also - aiming for 5000 words in related languages, 15,000 in very unrelated languages, is usually enough for overall comprehension.

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Listening skills:

Need generally 1,500-2,000 listening hours to parse speech in a language. This time can mostly be done surrounded by language audio. So basically: yes playing your target language in the background does help. And will help for up to about 2,000 hours, at which point it should’ve benefited your ability to parse speech. If you have difficulty parsing speech, listen more.

You can also do shows/audio you intensively listen to/focus on purposefully (like Listening Reading Method, shows, documentaries). The takeaway point is just - there’s actually merit to the suggestion to “listen to target language as often as you can.” (Which I did not know there was any real benefit). And that even if you’re not trying to comprehend it’s content, simply practicing parsing the sounds by listening is beneficial. So I’m gonna start playing more audio in the background more often. 

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Reading:

I basically do the advice. What this book recommends: using audio at first whenever you read, to create the correct ‘inner voice.’ I didn’t do it, do it now sometimes, it is what it is. But probably good advice for new learners to USE their textbook audios, course audios, and graded reader audios when they have them available - since they’ll help. (The sure would’ve helped me in french ToT).

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*Grammar: 

Like my plan to read a grammar guide, this is kind of similar. But this book recommends learning the most common grammar structures just like words - “nailing” them in your memory by reviewing them (in spaced repetition). I think this is probably something I could add to my studies - picking up my grammar books, and reading and re-reading parts of them to help remember them better. So studying them much like words. Or watching grammar videos and rewatching/reviewing in that same kind of sequence to help remember.

I could possibly do a few review grammar guide fast-overviews - where I just reread old grammar guides I read now and then, to reinforce the memory (like spaced repetition). This is something the book recommends.

I don’t think the book mentioned it, but this could be a good place I could add 50-100 hours of producing/practicing grammar structure - at least the main ones.

Basically though - I could do a little grammar-focused study.

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Speaking:

Grammar overview/learning words. Listen, read, first. Then shadow. 

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Summary: could use my reference books by studying similar to how anki/memrise work and just reading/re-reading in spaced review sessions (If I want to increase how fast I learn vocab), reading and looking up words repeatedly to acquire vocab does work though. Listen to more audio in background in general. I could probably use 50 hours of some review of the grammar more (review same as words), and some particular practice on main grammar. I should shadow more.

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Looking at their table, chinese is probably going to take 3-5 years, and if I eventually slow down my study then up to 6 years.

I also think if this book’s definition of fluency is higher than mine like ‘C1′ competency, then I might get away with accomplishing my goals 1-2 years faster than this book’s timeline - since B1-2 is usually enough for me to be happy with what I’m able to do (I would imagine B2 is definitely enough to read/listen for enjoyment and talk to people about general topics with some fumbles?). Anyway... based on their table I would guess it will take me 1-2 more years to do what I want comfortably? At least, if I can keep my reading progress improving at the current rate or throw in some extra hours this year, I think within another year I might get to a point where I can read/listen for enjoyment mainly. At which point, slowing down my progress by studying less wouldn’t bother me as much - then if it took another 1-3 years for improved fluency because I’m studying slower, I wouldn’t mind as much. If this book’s fluency aim is around B2, then I’m probably looking at at least 2 more years. Still not bad ToT I have a bit of a warped perspective, I expected like A2-B1 level reading skill to take 4 years, whereas its taken me more like 2 years, so I’m already way ahead of schedule in how much time I thought chinese improvements would take.

I can at worst *painfully* read most modern things I try to now - so weibo, random literary stories/novels, gu long, webnovels, shows, tests, news. Sometimes I can read much easier than that, but in the worst cases I can take a while and grasp the main ideas and some details (did that with some random novels/news). Which is where my french was at about 1 years in. Chinese, having less cognates, means I’m not going to learn the unknown words fast enough to ease the ‘pain’ unless I keep studying to speed up word-learning. So that’s what I’m doing, still studying much more than I did for french at this level. But as far as milestones, I’m around what I consider A2 pushing into B1 (starting to not find modern material completely impossible) - in chinese I’m even a little better, I can start pretty much whatever new show I want and follow the main story and some details at minimum. I was never able to do that in french. Also I can follow some audiobooks/audiodramas if I have prior context - I have never tried that in french.

My personal “milestones” I go by:

a. can recognize enough common words to start trying to read comics/books with a dictionary (could be very painful lol) - this is when immersion becomes feasible.

b. know enough basic words to start trying to basically express self imperfectly (ideally eventually basically in many ideas) - this is when language exchange becomes realistic/journaling.

c. can recognize enough words and grammar in reading that main idea is generally understood without an aid (main idea understanding without aid might be painful but its possible) - this is when immersion in french I could stop using a dictionary, and in graded reading material i want at least this level of comprehension to start using it, this is when immersion can become pleasant with a dictionary, when info can start being learned from context somewhat more regularly.

d. can start to recognize main idea without aid without it feeling draining, and some amount of detail without aids - immersion now pleasant without a dictionary/aids, can learn more from context alone without feeling drained, with aids i can now pick up new words quicker but without it being draining, comprehension is now enough that depending on material i don’t feel any need/desire for an aid to grasp the missed details.

e. can recognize main idea and nearly all details, the rest mostly clear from context, nothing feels draining (mainly i only have this in graded reading materials - but in chinese daily life manhua i often feel like this now, with french website navigation or informational texts since i use them a lot, etc).

a+b is usually my goal within 5 months to a year - french took me 3-5 months, chinese took me 5-8 months. japanese took me 1.5 years lol. c is my absolute minimum goal - its enough to at least consume media with a dictionary. the beginning of the c stage can still feel ‘painful’ since all reading is ‘painful reading’ or ‘intensive reading.’ But it is comprehensible with a dictionary, so I can start learning that way. d is when I start feeling happier lol, and different areas of comprehension reach d at different points. e is my usual goal but i’ve only really hit it in certain ‘genres’ of content. All these milestones i can also ‘partially hit’ - for example in japanese years ago i hit ‘basic main idea’ milestone c for manga, but not for any other content type. For japanese... it took 2 - 2.5 years to hit c stage, which is where I’m picking back up (I can understand basic main idea with intense draining feeling, but with a dictionary i can follow most things). Now that I’m picking it up, I seem to be c in a few more ‘genres’ - video games I can also follow main idea better, and now novels are more doable with a dictionary (though i would NOT say i could follow even the main idea of a novel chapter without a dictionary). My chinese is sitting at d mostly for reading, at the earlier side of ‘usually I decide to look things up’ for missing details because i don’t want to always rely on context alone (unless its a show or manhua or extensive reading practice).

[cozymochi]

Hi! Just curious, what caused your burn out for Dragon Ball?

CURIOUSITY IS FUN! GLAD YOU ASKED: ....I DON’T KNOW. Probably no reason or a variety of factors.

If I could take a guess, probably a lack of external content to keep me interested. Also always being expected to make DB related stuff even when I don’t want to, especially about topics or characters I do not have interest in didn’t help keep me invigorated so much as wear me out.

I did do stuff for it consistently (for the most part) for over 2 years lmao so. I guess things’ll hit eventually.

Maybe I actually rewatched stuff I’d get hype again but I don’t really have the energy to do it right now. Any high I experience in the moment will burn out relatively quickly. (I was SO HYPED when I rewatched Mystical Adventure in the moment the other day, but my hype died out almost immediately after the movie ended)

BUT BUT BUT, I guess it’s important to keep in mind that I have about 4 different main fandom-related “interests” that I always circle back to (thought i had 3, turns out it’s 4). Dragon Ball is one of those 4 main interests that never leave me entirely, but at the moment I have nothing to offer on the table creatively, and nothing is being made either officially or fandom wise that interests me either.

THIS AINT A CASE OF ME NOT LIKING SOMETHING ANYMORE FOR SURE, I STILL LIKE IT i just cannot bring myself to draw it. A least not as often as before. The only times I draw it is when I’m paid to, or if I’m pulling through for friends who are still pretty hype about it even if I’m personally not. (And even with payment, arguably it’s not DB itself that burns me out so much as one certain character i’m always commissioned to draw, and that only hurt my burnout more) I could probably still talk about it if prompted, but I don’t think i’d have much to say.

And this is an aside mainly, Idk if it affected my burnout per se, but I’m pretty sure the tumblr purge wiped out at least most of the niche audience I ended curating with my DB content. So that may have also gave less incentive to do anything. (I liked my audience in my lil’ circle way more than the fandom itself- i try to keep my distance with direct fandom contact these days) Niche audience aside, I feel bad that SO MANY PEOPLE likely only came here for DB stuff thanks to a few popular posts that circulated, and probably were expecting more of that kind of content for just... I dunno. Probably the entire time— and I can’t even deliver on that. The only reason I have over 1k followers is because of that series. And those people probably aren’t too keen on not getting any DB content. So, i’m sorry about that.

AT THE MOMENT IM INDULGING WITH MY NEXT CYCLE and so far I’m having a blast and learning a lot about myself artistically so perhaps I’ll just stick with doing that until further notice. And IF I’m particularly hyped about something that happens to be DB-related, I might show it. (Hell even with what i like right now I’m iffy on dropping anything)

(Don’t think I’ll be touching that fandom directly with a ten-foot pole either. I’ve seen the civil war tier discourse. Not nearly at db or yugioh levels of yikes by a long shot but still deserves a certified yikes. Dare I say, it’s: CRIN—-)

Also. p.s: I wrote this much to kill time because I really wanna leave my painting class lmao SO THANKS FOR SENDING THIS AND GIVING ME A REASON TO KILL 50 MINUTES JFHDGFHFHFG

Being a terrible student aside, I don’t really get asks that are curious about my “state of mind” either, so I actually do appreciate this a lot! 💕 if you actually finished this long winded ramble then YAY!

[sailor-cresselia]

The Great Ex-Aid Rewatch: Eps 07-08

...so I guess I’m liveblogging my notes now. This is a thing that’s happening.

Eh. It’ll let me keep easier access to them if I do this, so I might as well.

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You wanna know something that’s driving me up a wall with regards to the early OP? Kiriya is entirely in white. Like, Emu is in his red pants and yellow shirt under his coat, and at least Hiiro and Taiga get to have their darker pants and shirts underneath their coats, but Kiriya is in just white. It’s super disconcerting.

...actually, Taiga’s ‘action’ shot of him twirling his gashat looks like it could have come from his episode zero special, since he’s clearly wearing dark purple scrubs under the white coat, and it’s in that same alley that they had him doing the simulation in. Huh.

But Kiriya. White leather jacket. White, normal length pants. Super disconcerting.

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I love how sometimes, like here on the beach against the two collabos bugsters and ‘the black ex-aid’, you can tell that those transformation cutscenes are actually happening!

Like, sometimes after a Brave level up sequence, you’ll see him stepping down and putting his arms down from his door-opening pose. And here we have Ex-Aid dropping down from mid-air, now wearing the Gekitotsu Robots armor. It’s a nice touch.

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…okay, so. It’s not just an issue with Google Translate that keeps turning ‘bugster’ into ‘bug star’ when materials for Ex-Aid get auto-translated. Toei does it themselves. The English sub-heading on the report Kiriya reads to Jungo says ‘Grade confidential report of the bug star virus infection by Ministry of Health’. I’d thought it might be G.Translate having issues like it does with names, but apparently not. (How many ways can the auto-translate try to write gashat? Who knows? It’s about as many different ways as it can try to write Emu’s name.)

Speaking of this scene… Kiriya used to wear normal clothes!

Well, he used to wear non-floral buttonups, anyway. And intact pants, though they were still rolled up to a capri length, the same way his tattered jeans are. The shoes are the same, and he’s wearing a regular labcoat – and properly, he’s using the sleeves and everything!

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So. Parad. As anyone who has seen my writing knows, I hecking LOVE Parad and all the potential he brings to the table.

In Episode 3, he showed up to tell Graphite to chill, and dared Taiga to collect all the gashats. He and Graphite teleported out – right after Graphite told Parad that he’s weird – and Emu showed up chasing the patient of the day.

Episode 7. The Lazer vs. Genm Black Ex-Aid fight. Kiriya launches a finisher, a veritable storm of arrows. KUROTO AIN’T DOING SO HOT. He’s getting hit by a lot of energy arrows, right up until Parad NYOOMS in behind the smokescreen of fire.

Like, literally zooms into frame – not even a teleport, there’s a motion blur that’s in the shape of his silhouette there.

He holds up ONE HAND and blocks the remainder of the arrows.

And he smirks. Didn’t seem to even really be bothered by the fire and energy hitting against the general area – because it wasn’t hitting him. It was all being blocked just before it made it to him.

He bought Kuroto enough time to get out of there before the smoke cleared, and Kuroto was already detransforming when Parad stepped in.

(…oh man, the attack was still ongoing at that point… If Parad hadn’t interfered, Kiriya might have accidentally killed the guy he was trying to expose a few years early.)

So. With that said…

Parad clearly has shielding abilities, and as far as I know, none of the other bugsters have that.

Graphite has his fire attacks, and Lovelica has his. Er. Mind control. (Because of course the otome game has mind control.) But Poppy gets free transformation between her bugster and human guises, and the other two seem to need a bugvisor to either stabilize or access their ‘monster’ forms, despite being the other two complete bugsters.

Parad, who is technically ‘incomplete’, never came directly after the Riders until he had his Gashat Gear Dual.

What could he have done if he had an offensive skill?!

And doesn’t it just make sense that, without a fully realized game of his own, Parad gets most of his makeup from Emu? Because whether you place him as originally being the bugster from Mighty Action C or from Emu’s original idea for Mighty Brothers… neither of those games were finished. They were a demo or hadn’t moved past the concept stage, respectively. He doesn’t have a defined source material to draw powers from.

So, the bugster that would eventually be known as Parad, whether we say he was really there like he claims, or if he’s just… using Emu’s memories as if they were his own, still gets most of his identity from an eight-year-old.

One who, not long after being infected, was hit by a car.

It makes sense that his imaginary friend would have the ability to stop that, doesn’t it?

Emu and Parad do share the drowning imagery, after all. We see it more with Parad, but… down the road, when Emu is describing how scared he was after being hit? They use that same drowning shot, but with eight-year-old Emu. After it was used for Parad.

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Back on track to episode 7, there’s also how, at this point, Parad has just jointly ruined Kiriya’s credibility and protected Kuroto’s identity as The Dark Ex-Aid. Kiriya, Hiiro, and Emu have all seen him in the vicinity of/being not-Genm, and Taiga saw him with Graphite in episode 3.

So, after he teleports away here, all four of our main riders have seen him in association with the bugsters, and have seen him teleport. AKA, they all know he’s a bugster.

They just have no idea who he is yet.

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Episode 8

So, the first half or so of the episode is pretty much standard fare – patient, bugster, Taiga being a dick, etc.

When Emu asks if Taiga’s holding the patient hostage in order to get his and Hiiro’s gashats? Taiga doesn’t answer.

Because he’s not holding him hostage. Taiga fully intends to destroy the bugster whether or not they show up – but he’d prefer to get the gashats first. Two birds, one stone. This is a simpler way to get them all at once.

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You know, I’m still not sure if Zero Day, when numerous people were lost, is the same day as when Saki died. What Hiiro says implies it was, but we never really get a good description of when it happened. It’s clearly around the same time, since in Episode Zero, Kuroto said that they would ‘stop propagating the virus for now,’ after it was already a forgone conclusion that Taiga wouldn’t be able to save Saki. But does that mean that there were numerous other people who died that same night? I’ve never been able to tell.

(At least ep 4 finally showed me the confirmation of when Kiriya blackmailed his way into getting a Driver – three years before the show, and thus two years after Zero Day. Jungo died on Zero day in an ‘accident,’ so Kiriya had been living with that guilt, and with knowing about the bugster virus, for two years before he first confronted Kuroto. Interesting.)

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Parad: (To Kuroto) Okay, so, I know you designed the protogashats and all, and they’re super powerful, which is awesome. But why the hell are you still using that thing? You’re gonna kill yourself.

…Hm. When Parad starts off, saying how the protogashats are powerful, he’s looking at his game, and smiling. When he mentions that Kuroto’s using one, he starts to set his game aside. When he says that it’ll destroy him… he turns and looks directly at Kuroto. With an incredibly judgemental look.

Learn from Taiga and Kuroto’s examples, kids. Don’t use protogashats.

(For the record, Excite’s translation of the line is “you’ll end up destroying yourself”, and RTA’s is “it will ruin your body.” Those are… slightly different implications, guys.)

… Kuroto why is your phone ORANGE.

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Taiga: Oh, good, you two showed up after all.

Emu: I’m just here to save the patient.

Hiiro: I’m here to kick your ass, Hanaya.

Taiga: The one to get all the gashats… will be me.

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…hold on.

Hold on a minute.

Taiga wanted to be the only Kamen Rider so that nobody else would have to suffer the way he did. But there was – theoretically, anyway – only the one protogashat when he was first active. They only ‘recently’ were able to get ten – and Taiga’s been out of the loop for five years. We were told about the ‘collect all ten’ aspect by Poppy, who’s been allied with the MoH and ‘good’ Kuroto.

Taiga… was dared. By Parad, who was with Graphite.

Would Taiga be using this same method if it weren’t for Parad? Would he be trying to take all the gashats by force if it hadn’t been told to him by the guy who was with his arch-enemy?

Yes, he doesn’t want anyone else to be a Rider. But nobody else seems to care about the collect ‘em all aspect they’ve been told about – Kiriya went for Giri Giri Chambara because he needed LEGS, but it was also about 50% incidental. Hiiro is dead set on being the only rider because he doesn’t think anyone else is qualified. Not to say he’s wrong, since he is the only one of the four who’s supposed to be here, but he’s also being an ass about it. Emu would just very much prefer that nobody die, thanks.

Would Taiga be so concerned with getting all of the gashats to keep the others out if he hadn’t spoken to Parad?

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Hiiro has a lot less… skill as a Rider than the other four, doesn’t he? If a tactic he’s trying doesn’t work, he doesn’t try something else – he just keeps trying the same one again. I know that’s probably a surgeon habit – do it the same each time, to minimize the chance of error. But these ‘operations’ are anything but standard. Each and every other one of the Riders is able to improvise. Hiiro picks up on it a little more, by the time we hit the 20’s, but never to the extent of the others.

Here in ep 8, he tries using a boosted attack with the Doremifa Beat turntable – scratching it once or twice, and trying to use the sword beam. Over and over. Taiga dodges each and every attack. Everyone else varies their techniques, even just a little. Taiga’s always made good use of the multiple modes of his assorted firearms. Genm has his assorted OP weaponry – currently, Shakariki Sports and the Bugvisor’s chainsaw mode. Once Kiriya gained actual limbs, he’s damned good with the scythe mode and the bow and arrow mode of the Gashacon Sparrow. And Emu. Well, Emu is Emu, and has made good use of the Gashacon Breaker’s sword and hammer modes since day one, as well as the energy items and general genre savvy with regards to who they’re fighting.

I think it’s a little telling that during fights where nobody is being particularly targeted, Hiiro is often the first to go down. Kiriya spent episode 6 unconscious in the hospital because Kuroto singled him out for a beat down in episode 5, and that’s the only reason he was the first out of the ep 5 fight. Then it was Hiiro, and then Taiga.

Either Hiiro withdraws first out of safety concerns, as in episode 3, or he goes down first, as seen here in episode 8 against Taiga.

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And then here comes the curveball. Once Taiga’s beaten Emu and Hiiro, we get a mirror conversation both there, and with Kiriya and Kuroto on what it means to use a Gamer Driver.

Taiga throws Hiiro for a loop, one that’s not helped by Emu having exactly zero idea what he’s talking about.

Kuroto throws Kiriya a nice little distraction, to keep the heat off of himself.

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Learn from Taiga and Kuroto’s examples, kids. Don’t use protogashats. And DEFINITELY don’t use them like Graphite!

[oldtvandcomics]

MY OPINION ABOUT ENDGAME

I’ve written this nice long YouTube comment about Endgame, and it contains pretty much everything that I think about that movie, so I’m just going to copypaste it here. Because of the subject of the video, a lot is about Steve/Bucky not becoming canon and what happened instead.

Spoilers after the break.

Ok, I don't care, I have OPINIONS and need to share them somewhere.

1) Stucky was never going to be canon and I think most of us are adult enough to admit that. HOWEVER what the movie did in general felt as if it would ignore everything we know about Steve, Bucky and Peggy.

- Did they keep Steve and Bucky apart? Totally.

- Steve ending up with Peggy. Would have been nice, IF that was where they had been going since 2011. It is not. They had a movie together where they have some flirting going on (a lot less than other superhero love stories, if you ask me, but shipping googles, don't ask me). After that, Peggy got an entire season about mourning Steve and slowly accepting his death, and a second where she started dating again, and Steve two plus movies where his motivation was mostly "OMG, Bucky is alive" and "I need to protect Bucky". THEY BOTH MOVED ON. This felt like a last minute "let's do something that gets Steve out of the way and will count as a happy ending".

- Steve living in the past. Ok, ok, ok, this is a BIG one for me. As many others have pointed out, he is now in a time where he full well knows Bucky is being held prisoner and tortured, and it's either letting it happen or key points in history will change. He is also watching SHIELD being founded and recruiting former HYDRA agents, as consequence of which PEOPLE WILL DIE, and Steve knows that, because HE'S BEEN THERE. Is he just going to sit there and let it happen??

Also, if we are already at it: Imagine the following scenario. It is the early 50s and Steve Rogers has just returned from the future (2023, right?) to spend the rest of his days with the love of his life, Peggy. Segregation is still a thing. Residential schools are still a thing. Women don't have the same rights as men. Queer people don't have any rights, period. Disabled and mentally ill people are being constantly mistreated, part out of ableism and part out of genuine ignorance in the medical field. The US is in cold war with the Soviet Union, and both sides do stuff that are not ok, and also highly classified. Steve, having lived in the future knows about them because it's history. Should I continue?

We normal people would maybe play the well-behaved time traveller and sit around waiting for history to happen, BUT NOT STEVE ROGERS. He is famous, and very influential because of his status as Captain America, and he has got a significantly smaller tolerance for bullsh*t than the other people in his time, because he has seen a world that is more accepting. He is going to try to fight everything at once. This is going to be chaos.

- Finally, and I haven't seen this pointed out yet, but HOWARD. Steve just returned to a time when Howard Stark was still the Howard Stark we know from The First Avenger and Agent Carter. A little weird and egocentric and visibly ND, but all in all a nice guy. I don't even know where to start with how much chaos this is going to cause. The memory of Steve Rogers has been a driving force behind Howard's entire life. Having him actually BE there will 1) prevent him from idolising him, and 2) Steve will be able to say little things to him like "Howard, you really have got a nice son there, maybe you could spend some more time with him?". Will Tony without his abusive childhood still become Iron Man? I think so, yes. Will it still completely change who he is as a person? Also yes...? Don't even mention that Steve perfectly knows how Howard and his wife are going to die, namely assassinated by Bucky, because...

(Also, remember Agent Carter season 1 when Howard openly told Peggy tat he'd been in love with Steve? Yeah, that is going to be a fun discussion when they announce their engagement. Seriously, someone should write it.)

Conclusion: While I understand how the idea of Steve returning to Peggy might have sounded good on paper, the writers just didn't think it through and as a consequence, it feels rushed and as if they'd just butchered not only one, but at least three or four of our beloved characters and their story arcs.

2) My opinion about Endgame was that it was nice. But definitely not good or something I'd want to rewatch anytime soon.

- It bit off more than it can chew. One movie to close off six character arcs is not enough by far. They should have made at least three. One for Steve and Tony, one for Clint and Natasha, and one for Bruce and Thor.

  -> Tony's character arc was the one I was almost completely happy with. Minus the Pepper wearing the suit bit, which I feel should have been a big emotional moment but instead was just kind of there and came a little out of nowhere. Steve, see above, would have needed either a different ending or a whole lot more thought in it.

  -> Clint becoming a pretty terrible serial killer was just somehow never dealt with?? Because THAT? That would have needed a complete movie to make sense and to give him time to actually redeem himself. Natasha... Redemption equals death. I'm not a fan of that trope, especially because she already seemed to have redeemed herself at that point? She didn't need to die? Also, fine, I get why it could make sense, but killing off the one female protagonist these movies had for quite some time feels really, really... It makes me feel cheated. Given more time, they could have developed the whole arc better.

  ->Bruce making peace with the Hulk IS exactly what should have happened to him. HOWEVER, it all happened in that short moment when the screen was black and read "five years later". That is... Not what I'd call good character development. Again, this would have needed TIME. Give him a movie. Combine his story with that of Thor. Could have been great.

  -> Thor. This is the one that makes me just ANGRY, so I'm giving it it's own bullet point. Look, what happened to him completely makes sense. It also feels as if the movie hadn't taken him and his pain seriously. Like that scene in his cabin, that was totally played for laughs, and after that, they just didn't give him enough time. And I get it, there WAS NO TIME. There was just too much going on.

But people, alcoholism and PTSD are SERIOUS subjects, and if you want them there, you need to commit to write them properly. Marvel can do that, as they have proven with their Demon In A Bottle storyline, Iron Man 3 or The Incredible Hulk episode Alice In Discoland. But these are all separate stories that revolve around these themes. There is no way someone could manage a nuanced and sensitive representation in an ensemble movie that also juggles at least eight other characters and aims to close off eleven years worth of movies. There is just not enough time.

So what they should have done instead: Either make Endgame three movies, and give Thor and Bruce one where they can support each other while dealing with his trauma and the Hulk, or just leave out the entire arc. Thor's arc was finished in Thor: Ragnarok. He became king, learned to accept that his father had done many bad things and made peace with Loki. They should have left it there and only used him to drive the action forward instead of trying to have him evolve in any direction.

(In this version, the massacre at the beginning of Infinity War shouldn't have happened. Give them some more time to arrive on Earth, and than call Thor and Bruce away to fight Thanos while Loki is benched because the Asgardians need an acting king. Thor behaves more or less the way he did in Ragnarok, goes on his quest to get the axe, and Endgame is just plain different.)

- While I do enjoy a good "everything is bad AU", Endgame didn't make it work. Probably because they messed up the characters part.

- Nice call backs, though. Especially the one when they redid the Star Lord dancing in the cave scene, and than cut to Rhodey and Nebula watching him looking like a complete idiot. :D I really liked that one.

- Good action scenes. The end fight when all the dusted heroes came out of the portal and they were these dark silhouettes with a bright light behind their backs! Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Conclusion: Nice movie. Not a fan. Only half achieved what it set out to do.

[belladonnablake]

All odd numbers 🖤

1: Golden mornings or peachy sunsets?: boston summer sunsets are always peachy but there’s something about the morning sky after it snows that is just as good? sunsets for summer and mornings for winter3: Do you wear scarves often? do you have a favorite?: i’d like to wear scarves more often than i do but i don’t know what to do with the back of my hair when i do? so maybe i will more often once it’s styled if i ever go to a hairdresser before the next time i die? but i do have a fave! i bought myself a tottenham hotspur scarf in the north end more than a few years ago and i’ll. try to take pictures of myself wearing it. i’ll try to take pictures of myself this year because i didn’t last year lol5: Is there a food you’ve never had but always wanted to try?: there’s a lot of things but i can’t think of too many right now! a lot of it is regional food you can’t find in new england or you can but you have to go out of your way. i’ve tried both rabbit and gator in the past couple years and i want to try more meats. caribou would be nice too. this is one of those questions i could talk forever without ever answering it completely so i’ll cut it here you’re welcome7: Do you listen to ASMR?: not too often but i’ll listen to rain or like moving water in general when i write on occasion, otherwise the music i’m listening to influences the music i’m writing. but nothing more than that9: What’s a little thing in life that you love?: i answered this but because it’s a question that can be answered more than once so i’m gonna do that. i love winter jack jack daniels. it’s like apple whiskey. i love my new pink and green joycons and i love the green and pink colour scheme in general. i love my new hoodies too. one is a powell peralta hoodie with a small logo on the front and big on the back, of the bones skeleton with the red hood. and the other is a thrasher hoodie with green font and a pink jellyfish11: Wobbly lines or using a ruler?: my hands are shaky and have always been shaky so my straight lines, they’re straighter than i am but they’re still bad. i don’t even think i own a ruler but if i were going to draw a straight line i’m going to need one lol13: Do you have any candles? what scents are they?: one of them is apple something and the other two are sparkling icicles and sweater weather which like. i don’t know how to describe either but it’s not the same as lighting a sweater on fire or sticking an icicle up your nose15: Do you have glasses?: another one where i’ll try to take pics for later but i have green aviators, red aviators, and purple aviators. all sunglasses off of rainbowoptx dot com17: What’s your favorite season and favorite month in that season?: winter autumn tie but my fave months are october, november, and december, and all but ten days of that are in autumn? 19: Favorite Ghibli and/or disney movie: it’s been years since i’ve seen either so forgive me if my memory fails me but i remember princess mononoke, kiki’s delivery service, and spirited away the most out of all of either ghibli or disney? and i should probably rewatch them soon as well as the others to see if that still stands21: What snacks do you usually get at the theater?: i don’t think i’ve ever actually gotten snacks at the theatre? i haven’t been in years, but there are a few things either out or coming out that look like they’d be worth going even if the concept of theatres is something that i don’t really understand? ...i’m thinkin bout once upon a time in hollywood baby! the best candy for theatres is reeses pieces and like any of the bites candy? cookie dough bites etc23: Would you fill your house with plants if you had a green thumb?: i keep my liquor bottles around to use them as vases tbh. there really isn’t a place for plants in our apartment, or maybe there is and i haven’t found it25: Do you have a favorite type of art style? (eg: soft looking, no to little color, sketches, crisp and clean, minimalist, pixel art etc.): my style varies all the time and i try to do all of the above, i’m very inconsistent myself. but i’m very fond of 3D modeling atm!27: Do you like nicknames?: i like nicknames if i like the person using them? i’m a person with a lot of names because i’m a dumb kinnie and hate using one name exclusively and i guess all my names are nicknames but like. i don’t like how nicknames for most people are shortened names or how they think shorter names are nicknames for a longer name idk like i’ve got a cousin named liam, that’s not his nickname. his legal name might be william but that’s not his name. his nicknames have nothing to do with that. and like there’s nothing wrong with nicknames that are shortened versions of a name but i hate how that’s what most people think of them as29: Do you still like old memes? (tell the truth): i don’t like how meme formats are the same and the reaction image changes. i like reaction images but i don’t like how some of them become memes and then it changes to a different image for the same format. i like the new wave of doge memes and i still like pepe and i love how stupid dat boi was 31:  Are you a fashionable person?: i’m a crusty folk punk that wears the same flannel every day but doesn’t know how to make crust pants33:  Cookies or brownies?: i don’t love either and would rather just eat raw cookie dough. i think there is such a thing as too much chocolate and brownies do have too much and cookies are often borderline but i do like a baller macaron or cheesecake cookie35: Do you find the crickets chirping outside your window relaxing?: i live in a city so... replace crickets with drunks screaming anything from the lyrics to everlong to i need you! we need you! we need you! we need you! we need you! fucking idiot! i don’t have further context for either but ya that’s relaxing to me37:  How often do you doodle?: not as often as i should because of the perfectionism thing giving me this fear of practice? i blame public school for killing off as many artists as they can tbh39: What’s your favorite random piece of decor in your house and room?: mr. durdam... he is a hollow plastic penguin around kneehigh next to the tv stand / amiibo shelves. we also hung waluigi from the ceiling for a while.41: Any birthmarks?: i got two dots on my wrist, one larger one smaller. looks like an exclamation point !43: First video game you ever played?: it was either one of the early zelda games or one of the ps1 games? i was too young to form memories but i know it was one of the two. i know i played arcade games at some arcade on hampton beach when i was that young too. qbert that orange FUCK45: Do you use gifs/ memes a lot when replying to people?: i’m trying to get better at remembering to save reaction images and remembering to use them. i don’t even know how people use the gifs when replying to people because i was stuck with a phone that couldn’t update its operating system for years and now i have a new phone with an up to date operating system and i’m still figuring things out47: Ideal temperature outside?: so it’s either gonna be below freezing so it’s able to snow or like... around 50 or below and literally feels like nothing at all. because i hate when it’s too hot to wear beanies. i like when it’s cold and i like when it’s not hot or cold. but i hate hot49: How often do you hear airplanes outside?: if i were to go outside and lie down on my back i could watch airplanes all day long. it’s a little different than being on castle island but it’s still close enough to logan to where planes are near constant but not too loud. i hear the train every ten minutes too. and the cars are always

[almaasi]

reaction post typed while watching SPN 14x05 “Nightmare Logic”

oh, what a perfectly soft and emotional Destiel-parallelly piece of Meredith Glynn artwork. so precious, so loved~

03:47pm

things i know about this: meredith glynn wrote it

LET’S WATCH

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03:50

noooo maggie don’t do things like this alooooone

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i like the music as she enters... kinda weird and sparkly and awkward

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03:53

sammy...... you know what you need

someone to do the night shift

if only...... you had.............. someone else........................

*looks pointedly at dean*

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03:55

where does sam get the financial resources for shit like body cams

we never see them running credit card scams any more so........ ???????

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03:57

i love these cable things by the roads

so aesthetic

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03:58

even more spooky pretty music as dean and sam enter the tomb

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03:59

dean and sam lie so effortlessly and so in sync

i always enjoy seeing them do this, ever since dean told a firefighter he needed to go back into his apartment because he has a yorkie who pees when he’s nervous

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04:01

aw man i thought the “colleagues” would be cas and jack

bobby and mary’s cool too

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04:02

bobby’s wearing a cap like michael’s

and mary’s wearing a coat like cas’

..does this mean this story’s gonna be about dean’s war between those two things, like the two worlds he knows

bobby’s parenting vs. mary’s parenting

michael’s need for him as a vessel vs. cas’ love for him as a bestest buddy bro friend

not sure how bobby = micheal / mary = cas but i’m sure there’ll be some kind of explanation later

OR maybe they’re just costumes and they mean nothing

but......is that ever true? trenchcoats are automatically a cas thing now. and that cap is so iconic as michael now???

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04:09

i relate to this lady in the suit who has had Too Much Of Everything

i enjoy seeing people know their limits and expressing them to others rather than continuing past breaking point

sam’s doing great but also....... no

take a page from this lady’s book, sammy

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04:11

mary’s walking with sam

and i just wanna take a minute to appreciate how EASY meredith glynn’s episodes are to watch

her scripts flow so gently and everything makes logical sense

and her characters are coherent

there’s just this nice touch of emotional human realism cloaking all the supernatural weirdness and i so, so appreciate that

like.. for me personally, there’s not a single writer on the current team whose writing comes close to glynn’s

i want her to write more episodes with cas though, i know she’d write him just right

i honestly feel like i’m being hugged by someone as i watch this

so soft around my heart

is good

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04:16

sam: “you [and bobby have] gotten pretty close lately”

mary: “i thought so too”

OH WAIT I GET IT

I GET THE COAT AND THE HAT NOW

IT’S A DESTIEL THING

OH MY FUCKING GOD HOW DID I MISS THAT

IT’S SO BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS HOLY FUCKING FUCKDISAFKDSHGF

even the casual viewers will probably have noticed this one. i know it took me a second but as soon as this discussion happened it clicked

 this is probably the most obvious parallel they’ve ever done i think

i didn’t see it before because i didn’t EXPECT it, you know?? ugh this is so validating

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04:22

now every word mary says, i’m just envisioning how it applies to cas’ perspective too

“he’s been hunting all the time, he won’t take a break even for a second. there’s something on his mind”

yeah, that mICHEAL HAT, quite literally sitting over his head like a dark halo

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04:26

the music in this episode is just so pleasing to my ears

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04:31

things i appreciate:

normal people being all “wtf you hunt monsters” and just being present while dean and sam talk about their shit

sam’s reference to “hunteri heroici” (my all-time fave episode besides “scoobynatural” jdgd that was five years ago what the hell)

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04:35

me: takes screenshot of this very pretty, very anxious lady because i want my hair to do what her hair does

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04:36

oop we just found the dean mirror and now we get to hear someone talk about the things he feels and offer advice that ultimately helps himself

god i love this

AND THE FACT I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS PARALLEL AND WHY IT’S HAPPENING

AGAIN SOLIDIFIES THE DEAN/CAS THING WITH BOBBY/MARY

because what mary said about bobby = what cas thinks about dean = what’s true about dean = this lady being overworked = dean not taking time off from hunting

(although it does seem to specifically apply to sam as well ?)

and sam mentioned earlier about how the dad he knew and the dad mary knew were different people, plus the earlier mentions this season about john’s problematic parenting (i forget when)

yeah that really makes a point of saying john abused his kids, for sure

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lady: “he was gone all the time, working for us, he said”

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep

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lady: “i worshipped him when i was a kid. didn’t know any better”

oh deanie

please take notes

please know it’s okay to be angry at john and not continue to love him in a way that excuses his behaviours, even 14 years after he died

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wait wait wait

dean tells her to let it go, it’s the past, there’s nothing you can do about it now so it’s just baggage

WAIT

THAT MEANS

THAT MEANS HE LET THAT SHIT GO ALREADY???????

WHOA

OKAY COOL. COOL COOL COOL I’M PROUD OF YOU

now go be gay with cas

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“i try. every single day.”

hell yeah dean winchester giving good mental health advice to people and also millions of depressed people with various traumas watching this

ngl this legit just helped me a tiny bit with my issues with my own dad

urhgutguugb meredith glynn you are the good we need in this world

..............suddenly getting real emotional because goddamn i wanna meet her someday ;~; i wanna meet 1. misha and 2. meredith glynn, maaaaybe 3. jensen idk

mEREDITH GLYNN IS MY KINDRED SPIRIT

and DEAN WINCHESTER HELPS ME BE A MORE SELF-ACCEPTING PERSON

yay

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04:49

no but like.......... everyone seemed to enjoy last week’s episode, i only saw people posting good reviews. and i felt bad not not enjoying it, even though all the things people pointed out should’ve been right up my alley, something about the overall thing just fell flat for me

but this one

this one speaks to my heart

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04:53

maggie: “i didn’t mean to get caught--”

sam: “no no no, stop that. you did nothing wrong. okay?”

sam being a better dad to maggie than john ever was to anyone

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04:57

OH NO BOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!

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05:01

dean: “you’re giving him transfusions?”

nurse: “keeps up his iron”

suddenly i don’t trust the nurse

trying to take over the property maybe? a la scooby-doo, it’s always about real estate

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05:02

dean: “sasha, could you go....... make me a ....sandwich ?”

DEAN NO

(i type, in pain, as i laugh)

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/rewatches that interaction because it was actually really sweet the way dean mouthed “go” to sasha and she understood

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05:05

i’ve wanted a djinn story for SO LONG

(even wrote one myself - Prince of the Ether Realms)

trust glynn to be the one to re-weave the exact threads of this 14-year saga that also interest me specifically

also kudos for the fact she’s so obviously knowledgeable about the ENTIRE HISTORY of the show, as opposed to certain other writers who seem to contradict previous facts and re-reference things that were used differently before to make an important point, thereby nullifying the first point when used a second time

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05:11

hunter with the shaved head 10/10 style

headcanoning them as non-binary and into girls because of reasons

also there was a slight continuity error, this hunter hugs maggie twice in the two consecutive shots

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05:15

bobby: “it ends the same” [with bobby dead, i guess?]

mary: “no. you are not allowed to give up on me”

seeing this as dean and cas again

yeah i saw someone mention how at the end of last episode, dean suggesting they drive off a cliff and sam being like NOPE kind of reflected the wrongness of the they-all-die-at-the-end for the finale of SPN

and i think this brings it back to that again

i agree that the best ending is the one where they live to fight another day, not go out guns a-blazing

and this is cas telling dean he’s not allowed to give up and die because he wants to live side-by-side for as long as they can

i just really really want cas to say that to dean in a soft emotional scene like this. we don’t really get those unless they’re parallels??? and i wANT MORE DEAN AND CAS TALKING ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS DAMMIT

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05:20

DEAN AND CAS PARALLELS um i mean BOBBY AND MARY GOING OFF TO HANG OUT ALONE IN A CABIN OF LOVE AND HEALING

GDI LET DEAN AND CAS DO THAT TOO

but also awwww i actually kinda like the mary/bobby thing? because at the core, they ARE dean and sam’s parents, really

family don’t end with blood etc

bobby was the dad john never was

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05:23

sam: USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM

this is so satisfying

next up: hula hoops of salt and iron knuckle-dusters

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05:25

i love love love that dean can have a healthy mental approach to this shit, finally

i’m so fucking proud of him you don’t even know

i just......... i really wanna see him not only return to baseline mental goodness, but then overcome that and become greater at his zen thing, and then AT LAST be ready to accept cas’ love for what it is: romantic and everlasting and epic, and not have to interpret it into something else or ignore it to protect himself

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05:28

that light over dean’s shoulder is the angel on his shoulder

but is it michael or cas?

i’m going with cas, given that michael is a dark-hat-halo

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05:30pm

it’s over

that was amaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing ;u;

bless meredith glynn for existing and bringing us such beautiful stories

BUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE GARDENER

WHY WAS HE THERE besides to ~add some colour~??? and i guess a red herring for viewers, so we have someone to suspect?

(idk. i never suspected him, because he was black and meredith glynn is better than that - unless she was trying to trick racist viewers?? (i know there's a lot of them, i saw the super-toxic comment section on instagram when jared, jensen and misha posted a “vote beto” thing the other day. and there was a poll mentioned at comic con once, half the american spn fanbase are republicans??? guess they really love guns and fascism))

i don’t really have anything to add here, i said it all as i went along

that dean/cas parallel....... oh boy

just please please please pleASE can we have Actual Destiel and not just parallels and hints. like. they barely talk???????? HOW IS THIS A SHOW WHERE TWO OF THE MAIN LEADS ARE CONSTANTLY FRAMED TO BE IN LOVE, WE’RE TOLD THEY’RE BEST FRIENDS, BUT WE ALMOST NEVER EVEN SEE THEM TOGETHER ANY MORE

HOW IS THIS HAPPENING

anyway the costuming was just so very UNSUBTLE and obvious and i think a lot of people would’ve caught that parallel even if they weren’t looking for it

music was good, directing was good, sasha’s hair was good, nobody we know actually died, that was good too

10/10

ten thumbs up

yeee

[gotgifsandmusings]

Unnecessarily Dramatic (maybe? Is it?) SM Update

Oh hi. I have no idea how to start this, lol.

So...it’s not exactly subtle that I’ve had a downturn in content and posts lately. And this was something that I was really debating whether to even explicitly talk about, because a lot of times posts or videos about dialing back from social media always feel very dramatic to me? Or self-serving in some way. Like, “Oh yes, I must be that important to necessitate this.”

But idk, the more I thought about it, I really really do appreciate anyone who’s read/commented on my writing, or followed me, or sent me thoughtful asks, and whatnot. I think it’s cool that we’ve been able to engage with each other over media, and that platform has allowed us to really delve into a ton of issues. Remember when I wrote a sourced series of essays on tropes in GoT Season 5 through the framework of ambivalent sexism just ‘cause?

And even though sometimes that engagement is me you know, being snotty to a rude anon, for the most part my writing analysis online, then fanfic, then podcasting, then building up a website and a community for thoughtful analysis, and even a youtube video here and there has been something really meaningful and rewarding to me. The fact that it’s maybe touched others? At least enough to the point where I’m getting anons saying, “hope you’re okay”? That’s very humbling.

So yeah, I do feel like I want to loop you in on what’s been going on, which I will do below the cut. (Apologies those on mobile.)

I’m starting to feel like a dishonest cars salesman here. “Oh yeah, I’ll totally write about that! I’m definitely going to have this piece then!” Even just the number of answered asks, most of which are incredibly good and insightful, you know, pains me that I can’t get to them. Hell, my drafts folder has about 40 partially answered asks. One is even about Sondheim! Why can’t I finish it??

Here’s the deal. For the past...6 months (maybe? A year?), I’ve kept saying, “when life calms down.” Or “Life has been a bear lately”...whatever that means. And I’m only now at a point where I’m realizing, my life isn’t going to calm down. In fact, my life—that being my primary career, my situation where I am, and my relationships to friends and family—sort of needs to be a priority for me.

Full confession: the reason I’ve been so prolific up until this point was due to the fact that my previous “day jobs” as I called them, while in line with what I studied and cared about, were something I could do in about 15 hours a week, if that. There was a finite amount of work, I was decent at it, and I really didn’t have an ambitious drive at these jobs because they really weren’t as focused or meaningful as I would have liked and the environments were not conducive to my personal professional growth.

So what did I do? I mailed it in. I found more personal fulfillment with what I was writing about online. It began with the Legend of Korra finale, which had excited me so much that I actually wrote my first rambling thoughts about it during work hours. At the time, it was on a Friday going into the “Christmas Break” where I’d be working from home, so it seemed okay to push work off. But I got a taste for that, got in a pattern of doing the bare minimum, and then focused my efforts on the stuff I actually wanted to be doing—chatting about media.  

And part of that was also due to the fact that I was in a major social rut. I was pretty isolated since I tend to have a smaller group of close friends rather than a large bunch of friends, and our career paths just kind of scattered us. I’d maybe get together with people once a month? I also loathed the dating game. I was, for the most part, working at a small startup with two middle-aged ladies and no options there, which left me with tinder and cupid. I laugh because I’ve gotten asks like, “wow you must have been a busy bisexual bee.” Yeah...3 or 5 months would pass and I’d realize I hadn’t gotten laid, so I’d worry that was a sign I was depressed, and I’d go on some random cupid date to have tangible evidence that that wasn’t the case.

My point being, writing about media and engaging with tons of people online was really appealing, and became an outlet for me in a way I never could have anticipated.

But that entire situation changed. For one, I began dating my now-fiance (as much as I hate that word) over a year ago. It was long-distance, so not a huge change at first. Then my sister moved home and in with me last fall, and my family commitments dialed up (3 cats and a baby!). Which was fantastic, it really was. But I think you probably noticed I produced less and less as this went on.

And then, finally, I moved my ass halfway across the country because long-distance wasn’t making any sense anymore. I wasn’t willing to move without a job lined up, so job hunting began to focus me again on my professional career. While I love writing and analyzing, I’ve never seriously considered this as a career path for myself. Which is no knock on anyone who does—it’s just pursuing that life formally is not for me. I have an engineering degree and a Masters in environmental policy, and the latter is truly what I’ve always wanted as my focus. I was finally able to hone in on a job that made sense for me with my background, not just a job that was around when I needed one.

I found it, I moved mid-April, and I absolutely love what I’m doing. The job, the workplace, everything has so exceeded my expectations in every way, and for once I have like, career aspirations where I am. This doesn’t mean I’m any less passionate about analyzing media, but it does mean that professionally, I won’t mail it in anymore to make time for that. My job has to be my focus, and in fact I’m likely going to be working 50 hour weeks to do accomplish what I want here. And don’t worry—there’s amazing work from home policies and PTO, so it’s not a “work you to your grave” kind of deal. I legitimately want to be doing this, because I care about what I’m doing and feel like it matters.

What does that mean though? Well, it means I have to take a step back from the amount I’ve been doing. I can’t be copyediting every night for The Fandomentals, I can’t be writing a weekly piece, and the GoT rewatch, and two podcasts, and longer retrospectives, and other planned co-analysis, and fanfic, and answering all the asks I want to, and checking my site email to organize and manage our team of contributors. Certainly not if I want to sleep, work out, keep up with the news, be around family and friends, and have some semblance of downtime. That I was able to do all this stuff this long is actually probably not the best sign, you know?

So I’m trying to really focus my efforts. I plan to keep both podcasts going, because I really love doing that. The GoT rewatch is going to keep on keepin’ on as well, as planned. Julia and I will still finish out our retrospectives for S7, and I’ve even already rewatched the Dragonstone scenes. But my weekly pieces in addition to all this are going to stop, unless I’m super excited by something. I have no idea about my fanfic, to be honest, and I think that’s going to have to be a situational mood-based judgement call. With regards to the asks and social media interaction...I will do what I can, but as you’ve been seeing, it’s just not something I have a ton of time for. I haven’t even gotten back into my gifcapping funky flow!

For my LoK blog, god, I don’t even know how the definitive rankings are going to end up. I want to try, but really who knows. Because the other thing is that I come home from work and am actually like...intellectually tired. I need a break. I feel like such a boring drudge now, but it’s true. (Also BOTW is a great destresser.)

So yeah, there’s really no good way to end this. I’m just letting you know why I’m going to be sparse. But that also I’m doing well, so no worries there, and thank you so much for anyone who’s sent something caring about this.

And I’m still me, of course. If some GoT spoiler comes out or promo pictures or something, you can bet I’m going to be memeing like normal, and probably having stupid back-and-forths with some bellicose anon. If I feel like ranting about some movie or comic for 15 minutes in a video, I’ll likely do that. But I just can’t keep placing expectations on myself to do more next month, and it’s not fair to you to keep saying “when life calms down.” Life isn’t supposed to calm down. It’s not an inconvenience that gets in the way of me talking about my feelings on a piece of media. And moving forward, I’m going to do what I can to have a more balanced approach to all of that.

[flameintheblacknight]

Since someone out there may be curious:

Anya binges Red Vs Blue: A record

(with appearances from the Discord Crew)

1/23/18:

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:35 PM

so like

i have a bad idea

imma binge watch red vs blue

why?

iunno

someone stop me

Boi-Last Tuesday at 1:36 PM

Uh...

Best of luck?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:36 PM

...that's not stopping me.

PheNoamenon-Last Tuesday at 1:36 PM

The one season of rvb I saw wasn't that good

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:37 PM

i mean, there has to be a reason people like it, right? Might as well watch it and find out.

 And two episodes later…

 I think I'm in love

this seems like something good

PheNoamenon-Last Tuesday at 1:42 PM

#random-tv-shows

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:42 PM

aye aye

 ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 1:45 PM

Have fun with RVB @Amazeanya the loved~

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:45 PM

I will!

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:50 PM

I actually cried during one of the seasons. So have fun.

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:50 PM

well, that bodes well

joy

But really though, I think I've laughed more watching the first two episodes of this than I have in a while, so that bodes well!

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:52 PM

There are mood swings. Also, I need to rewatch it too

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 1:52 PM

Upupupupu~

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:53 PM

I wonder if it’s still on netflix

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 1:53 PM

13 seasons of it

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:53 PM

...holy fuck

Why am I watching it on youtube when I could be on Netfli--oh, wait, that's right, because I love my laptop

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 1:53 PM

14 and 15 you'll have to do via RT or YT

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:54 PM

I would recommend doing them through YouTube. Playlists are nice

PheNoamenon-Last Tuesday at 1:54 PM

One playlist I found had s1 mwsswd up, I think it was RT's, so make sure

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:55 PM

Hmm, yeah, it does seem like the playlist is a bit screwy, so I'll just use the standard video-jumping feature.

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:56 PM

Or use Netflix

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:56 PM

I'll use Netflix later!

When I'm at like, my grandparents or something.

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:56 PM

...? Why not now?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:57 PM

Because I am lazy and I don't want to drag out my iPad or ask my mom what the netflix account password is... actually, you know, might as well just pull out the ipad

holy shit

I think someone in my family's watched it

It has nearly full watch-bars for seasons 1-4

Magical Girl Zunko-Last Tuesday at 1:58 PM

I mean

It’s a popular show

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 1:59 PM

true

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 2:05 PM

screw it, back to youtube, that's easier to handle, and they at least tell me who's speaking

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 2:07 PM

Captions tho

But understandable

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 2:07 PM

My captions don't say who's speaking, for unknowable reason

so... back to the one with good subtitles!

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 2:08 PM

Enjoy-

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 2:09 PM

I will!

dammit, Donut, that's

that's not remotely anything like a fucking store

omg

it's like

i'm seeing all the pieces to disaster line up in front of my eyes and

i am loving every second of it?

and thus a capture the flag war is won.

how the hell do they manage to create a coherent storyline with callbacks and brick jokes in the form of like, a few episodes that don't go longer than 5 minutes?

Episode 8 and I'm worried for some reason

oh shit

oh shit

oh no oh shit

fucking tanks

this is going to end... badly

oh fuck

what the fuck?

You do not do this to me this fucking early in the show, dammit

Why

what the

fuck

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I

um

is he dead?!

holy fucking

holy fuCKING(edited)

I

WOW

somehow I have more reactions to this than I did to RWBY

I have no idea why, I just do

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:04 PM

omg

I just

is he dead, tho?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:04 PM

Keep watching

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:04 PM

I am

Oh, hey, Sarge. Been wondering where the fuck you were.

omfg

Goodbye, stupid-ass tank that killed Church. No-one will mourn you.

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:06 PM

Poor Sheila

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:07 PM

Sheila's a tank tho? One that fucking... killed Church? I mean. Why mourn the tank?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:08 PM

Also, they don’t show up in the playlist, but you should watch the miniseries. I think that the first one takes place concurrently with season 4, but I could be wrong

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:09 PM

Hmmm, so, when I reach season 4, hunt down the miniseries, got it.(edited)

...okay what the fuck

okay, what the FUCK

okay, I'll... accept this as a thing that I am seeing and hearing.

So... okay then.

Trying to rationalize this will just lead me down the path of madness so...

okay then

who the fuck is this "Tex"? And why is a warning needed?

Church, get to the point plz

okay then, that was mildly horrifying and completely impossible.

A PERSON WOULD BE DEAD THE SECOND THEIR SKULL WAS RIPPED OUT

THA-IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!

tucker, no

tucker, you could've, iunno, listened to your dead friend?

wait what

no

don't

TEX, THE FUCK?!

I GET YOU'RE A MERCENARY AND ALL BUT

DAMMIT

DON'T

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:26 PM

Miniseries guide: Out of Mind and Recovery One should be watched after Season 4 but before Reconstruction (Season 6) Relocated should be watched after Reconstruction MIA and Where There's A Will, There's A Wall I would recommend watching some point after Season 9

and I don't think any of the others are canon, so they're more 'watch for fun' along with the PSAs

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:26 PM

gotcha

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:27 PM

Anya, you watching Red Vs Blue?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:27 PM

yes

Currently on Season 1, episode 11

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:27 PM

ooooooh boi

You're in for a ride : P

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:28 PM

Season 10 is probably my favourite

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:28 PM

i've been told it's a ride. and i can see why.

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:28 PM

but I haven't seen a season that I've disliked in any way, shape, or form

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:29 PM

becauSE HOLY FUCK WHAT THE FUCK WAS THOSE PAST FEW EPISODES

AAAAAA

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:29 PM

You haven't even scratched the surface yet

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:29 PM

oh boy

oh shit

oh shit shit shit

what is that on Donut's head?!

GAH

THE FUCK JUST

WHAT HAPPENED?!

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:34 PM

me in every episode of this fucking show

Boi-Last Tuesday at 3:34 PM

Well...

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:34 PM

Oh that bodes fucking well

Boi-Last Tuesday at 3:35 PM

I think I'll pass on ever watching RvB if this is the reaction to the first season.

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:35 PM

lol

you probably should pass

Boi-Last Tuesday at 3:35 PM

Yep, I think so.

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:37 PM

Oh, hey ghost-Church. I've heard this was all filmed on like. some Halo thing for the first season, right?

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:38 PM

Yep

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:38 PM

So, they'd have to come up with logical... ish reasons for in-game things like the flags being returned.

which they did

Tucker, you're a bad liar.

omfg

the store and elbow grease thing

fucking brick jokes

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:40 PM

Gotta get that headlight fluid : P

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:40 PM

lol

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 3:40 PM

Uh oh, the lights are dim! Better put some more fluid in there!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:42 PM

what

wait what

UM WHAT

CHURCH, IMMA NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN SOME MORE

I what

UM

FUCKING WHT

SURE?!

OKY

WHAT WAIT

TEX IS CHURCH'S EX-GIRLFRIEND?!

okay, sure

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Last Tuesday at 3:49 PM

xD

I love reading Anya's reactions to Red vs Blue

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 3:50 PM

So like

wait a fucking minute

infused her armor with an AI?

I, um, how(edited)

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft

ahahahaha

who the fuck pronounces both like "bolth"?

it makes no goddamn sense

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:57 PM

that's RVB for you

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:04 PM

wait

"Sidew-"

As in, like, the planet Church was on before Blood Gulch??

???????????????????????????????????????????????????

confusion

aaah... dammit Church, your Sarge impression... it's shit

church. you're making me hurt inside. please stop

Church... you could've explained that... when Sarge and Simmons weren't there

omfg

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:09 PM

Puhuhuhu~

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:10 PM

omfg

ed, could you not

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:10 PM

;P

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:11 PM

caboose, no

don't

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:11 PM

There's a saying one of my friends say all the time to sum up this show. Would you like to hear?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:11 PM

yes

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:11 PM

"Things got better, but things got worse."

;P

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:11 PM

That... that seems accurate

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:12 PM

You haven't seen anything yet

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:14 PM

OH FUCKING

FUCKITY

is it weird at all that i screamed a little when I heard that fucking tank in the spirit world?

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:21 PM

Pfft-

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:21 PM

dammit, rvb, you do not

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

Wait wha

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

I was all fucking shook

then

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

OH!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

DAMMIT

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

OML

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:22 PM

lmao

How does that work, tho?

How does CPR save you.... when you've been shot

in the head

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:23 PM

Science

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:24 PM

@best bubbles can CPR save a dying person who's been shot in the head?

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:25 PM

SCIENCE!

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 4:25 PM

No

No it cannot

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:25 PM

knew it

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Last Tuesday at 4:25 PM

Why was that even a question

PheNoamenon-Last Tuesday at 4:25 PM

because someone did it in rvb

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Last Tuesday at 4:26 PM

I'm aware of that

But like

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:26 PM

SCIENCE!

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Last Tuesday at 4:26 PM

It didn't need confirmation

Doc even says in the show that it shouldn't be possible, I think

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:27 PM

who's Doc?

friendly reminder I'm not even out of Season 1

ArcherM-Last Tuesday at 4:28 PM

CHANDY NO- tackles SPOILERS MATE

Shh(edited)

Don't worry about it

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:29 PM

...okay

sure

sooo, now that I know the name of the place... I'm like 99.5% sure Sarge was, at some point, stationed at Sidewinder. This may be canon, and I'm just too dumb to pick up on it right now, but. Eh.

wow

the things one does for love, it seems

I mean, I'm all for the Red Team not dying.

you know. Donut could've been given any other type of armor, but noooo

the guys at red command just had to go with pink

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:52 PM

It's lightish red Anya

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:53 PM

it's goddamn pink

CABOOSE, NO

I STG

sigh

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:57 PM

How to sum up Red VS Blue in two words

"CABOOSE NO"

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 4:58 PM

no kidding

pffffffffffffft

rip Church, stopped by Sarge fucking up the whole getting Lopez a communication feature, and making it so Lopez could only speak in spanish

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 5:04 PM

oh shit

Sheila's back online

oh shit

TEX

....what the shit?

WHAT THE SHIT

WHY DO I HAVE A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE FEELING NOW?!

OH, WAIT, I KNOW WHY, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FUCKING DEEP VOICE AND MY SUSPICION THE VOICE IS RELATED TO THE FUCKING

AI

who the fuck is this purple guy

"whatever you do, don't" WHAT?

what the fuck isn't purple guy supposed to do?!

wait wait wait

wait wait wait

hold the fuck up

Did they just get a different thing to film these with in between seasons

or does Church look less ghosty now

ooooooh

that makes sense

woah, Reds coming in with a sneak attack!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 6:00 PM

omg, even the subtitles changed from DuFresne to Doc whenever he speaks

lmao

omfg, even the show itself is in on it

...surrender? Hmmmm.

...uh oh

omg

Caboose is down a toe

huh

they've all been drinking fucking

condiments

everything makes sense now

except how they're still alive

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 6:16 PM

Except Church

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 6:16 PM

yeah

but then again, by this point

he's a ghost

in a robot

so I'm not sure he counts

please, please don't flip the fucking switch

it can't end well

Boi-Last Tuesday at 6:26 PM

*insert Nintendo Switch ad sound effect*

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 6:26 PM

dammit

lol

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 6:28 PM

where are you at, Anya?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Tuesday at 6:29 PM

Season 2, Episode 23

halfway or so through the episode

Actually, I should just say Episode 23, shouldn't I?

what the hell is that beeping?!

WHAT THE HELL

oh no

OH BOY

 1/24/18

you know, reading these, it makes me sound like I was going insane.

...

back to going insane!

everyone in this goddamn canyon is weird, tho

omfg

omfg

the fucking elbow grease joke

I really don't think this is a good idea, guys. Sure it makes logical sense but... are we sure you guys can't just find a robot engineering for dummies book somewhere?

sigh

don't

please don-- dammit(edited)

DAMMIT

god fucking dammit

lmao

wait... so, if the reds actually think to look, they can see ghost-Church too?

maybe

iunno

only Simmons seems to have kinda noticed him so far

eh

those primary objectives tho

god

fucking

dammit

omg

Oh, look, an April Fools' day episode!

you can tell by the fact that this episode isn't remastered

what the fuck

i

is this

lmfao

This is fucking wonderful

oky, back to the actual show

at this point, I'm starting to doubt that.

WHY THE FUCK IS DONUT RIGHT ABOUT ALL OF THIS?

I MEAN

ALL OF HIS THEORY WAS

ENTIRELY FUCKING TRUE

OMG

hw

um

I shouldn't be confused by this, I think I've passed the point where I can actually call myself confused but...

nope, I'm just

speechless

what

what

TEX?!

I mean. You should probably just roll with it, Sheila. It's not going to get saner.

good. DESTROY THAT FUCKING AI

Or you could get an "Engineering and Mechanics for Dummies"

Just saying that

guidebooks could help

Well, at least Donut's accepted the truth of his armor's color by now. That's something?

Hey, Tucker... you mind letting whatever the goddamn hell is happening in there... happen. You go make sure that the Reds shut down their AI Helmet things

...you've gotta be freaking kidding me.

what

hwat

wait

GRIF

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 1:02 PM

Wait. Where's Tex?

okayyy, so O'Malley transferred to Doc. That makes sense.

Thank god it was---oh shit.

OH SHIT, GRIF

oh thank god, he's alive

can Lopez and Sheila just

elope?

and get the fuck outta the canyon, to live a happy life together?

plz?

donut

run

please

just

go away from the cave

please

pfffffffffffffffffffft

it's like i got an intense feeling of deja vu

and it paid off

church... you somehow have the worst timing... yet also the best

I mean, what I just said makes sense, right?

Eh

nothing makes sense when you think about it

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 2:06 PM

Holy fuck, the last episode of Season 2 is 16 minutes

that's long for this show so far.

that was

really fucking sweet, Donut

wow

oh

boY

this is going to be ...a thing.

wait wait

the only none-helmet guy is... talking with both sides.

something's off here, I can feel it

but what is?

vic

how dare you withhold information from us, the audience

HOW DARE

What... the... hell is happening?!

oh god

Tucker

oh god

also, hi, internet dad

did you see the 360 videos yet? They're really funny

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 2:27 PM

I’ve seen a few of them, dunno if I’ve seen them all yet though

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 2:27 PM

ahhh

And Tex re-arrives... at the tail end of the season

woop-de-doo

WHAT

WHAT WAS THAT ENDING?!

WHAT THE FUCK

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 2:33 PM

Oh boy, Season 3 approaches

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 2:33 PM

No, really though: HWAT THE FUCK

Something tells me things are about to get a lot more trippy... very fast

OH THANK GOD, TUCKER'S ALIVE

A-am I seeing what a typical Halo PvP round looks like here or something?????????????

mood: confusION

camping is indeed a strategy tho

an annoying and kinda cheaty one

but a strategy

...who the fuck is this Wyoming person?

and why does he have an australian accent?!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 3:06 PM

oh, thank god, we never have to go back to the Halo Multiplayer realm ever again

yesss

oh, great, we're back to fuckface o'malley

...and Lopez

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 3:11 PM

The zealots crack me

And you will worship me as though I were a god!

whack

I regret nothing! I lived as few men dared to dream!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 3:13 PM

pffffffffffffffffffffffftlmao

um

wtf happened to Florida, the state?

What happened to it?

oh god

oh god this is going

to be a

blast

...

i'm so fucking sorry about that

...sidewinder? Again?

What is up with people and Sidewinder?

Why Sidewinder?

What significance does Sidewinder have?!

wht th fuq

the fuck is even happening

omfg

Now, who will win? A bunch of idiots playing Halo PvP, or an AI who wants to murder everything?

...I'm p sure you could make a meme version of this

huh

HUH

WHAT THE FUCK

IS EVERYONE DEAD

THE EXPLOSION WENT OFF

THEY ALL HAVE TO BE DEAD

BUT THERE'S 6 FUCKING MINUTES LEFT IN THE EPISODE... AND 12 MORE SEASONS

WHAT THE FUCK?!

no, really... the fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

what the FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

the... the future?!

WHAT????????????????????//

I mean, it's true. We are always in the present, and everything we do will, in less than a second, turn into the past, like, the minute i stop typing this and press enter

like I just did

That message is now something I typed. Not in present tense, but in past tense

you see where I'm going with this>

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Last Wednesday at 3:56 PM

Yeah

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 3:58 PM

but like

it's weird to think about because

the present will only ever exist for a second

and it's always becoming the past

and the future will become the present, which will turn into the past, and the past will just

stay past

wow

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 4:01 PM

what the HELL

WHAT THE FUCK?

IS THIS A REFERENCE TO A DIFFERENT HALO GAME OR SOME SHIT

WHERE THE HELL IN THE PAST IS CHURCH?!

hey, wait. There was a logical answer to their problem: Just... Church would get out of the body, because, y'know, he's a ghost... and they'd all get the fuck away from the robot.

Oh MY GOD

WICKED BURNS ON THE MATRIX TRILOGY

WOOOOO

oh, great, it's one of the freaking PvP idiots.

guys

guys lemme hear what the fuck Tex is saying

guys

...what?

oh no

oh boy

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 5:19 PM

OH MY GOD, TUCKER, WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT?!

IT'S AWESOME

CHURCH?!

OH THANK FUCK, I'VE BEEN MISSING HIM!

OH NO

OH BOY

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 5:28 PM

WELP, THEY'RE TRAPPED

this. this is why we should never trust this group with anything ever.

oh god no

oh no

timeline bullshit is about to happen

yay

or not

maybe

iunno

episode 50 time'

here goes

what the hell

oh, this is going to be confusing

omg

omggggg

oh my god. Tucker looks so weird without aqua armor holy fuckkkk

wait, who's the guy who just walked out of the Blue Base? And why do I have the feeling he's gonna die?

ohhh

nooo

i already feel sad

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 5:47 PM

where are you at?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 5:48 PM

halfway through episode 50 and oh

ohhh no

Flowers is allergic to aspirin and... lemme see

oh no

yep, it had aspirin

no

he's dead

and... oh god, it is a stable time loop, I knew it

pffft, and let's see how many more events Church will accidentally set into motion

what?! Hi... Donut, or past-Donut or whatever the fuck's happening right now

omg

elbow grease

it's fucking episode 3 on the timeline right now

yep, definitely episode 3.

omg, and now I'm having flashbacks to when I watched these episodes... yesterday

and... Church just kinda sorta caused his own death

oops

wha....

omg

omGOD

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 6:02 PM

pffffffffffffft

omg

And.. that's Episode 50 down. Onto Episode 50, part 2

GOD DAMMIT, CHURCH.

mood: confused but loving it

what

What

ANOTHER FUTURE-CHURCH

WHAT

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 6:22 PM

Ah yes

You're on that one : P

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 6:23 PM

what the

qhat the

mood: no longer loving the confusion

this is

this is reminding me of that one manga where all the Homura Akemis meet up on a bar to discuss their various time loops

okay so. This just got another layer of confusing,

eh

and we're back with the crew at the fortress, about to die

woo?

Well, that was resolved easily

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 7:23 PM

okay, I think I know who's sending out the signal

i

okay then?

I mean, I've seen weirder, if the bomb's sentient, that's not going to surprise me

And I'm not surprised by this.

Merely amused at the punchline.

Totally not wondering where the hell this series' lost its sanity

whwhwhat the fuck?!

omg

pfffffffffffft

oh goddamn it, O'Malley's alive too

here we go, almost at the end of Season 3. Just two more episodes to go

okay, it is going to be embarrassing if these slow-ass robots fucking

win

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 7:49 PM

you think the reds and blues can still be embarrased?

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 7:49 PM

...

lmfao

not really, at this point

we've kinda gone through insanity and back to the point where I'm just...

conditioned to accept crazy

things that annoy me: the varying subtitle quality

on to the last episode of the season

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 8:07 PM

Donut speaks spanish, wonder why I didn't know or at least realize that earlier

they

they just ended up at the Gulch again

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo

fuck

I liked not being there!

what

oh fuck

WHO THE FUCK

OH GOD, CHURCH

EVERYONE ELSE ON TEAM BLUE

OH GODDDDDDDDDDDDD

That

WOW

On to Season 4

*insert link to the rules of Grifball here*

I should be focusing on the episode right now

eh

well, Donut, you guys are probably still in the "future", if such a state of time even exists, but there is the possibility that coming back to Blood Gulch somehow brought you guys into the past and

I shouldn't even be treating this as a rational possibility, this way madness lies

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 8:38 PM

Red VS Blue is madness incarnate

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 8:38 PM

I've noticed, thank you very much

i regret my life choices today

rereading the stuff I've posted in here the last few days almost reads like an apocalyptic log

...huh? Sheila?

Hmmm

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 8:51 PM

Just wait until you get to Reconstruction and beyond

That's when it gets really good

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 8:51 PM

oh

oh great

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 8:51 PM

Yep

Reconstruction is one of my favorites

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 8:52 PM

i'm already going insane, dammit, I don't need to speed it up!

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:09 PM

CABOOSE, RUN

RUN

...is there a fucking

dimensional rift on that rock, or is that the teleporter on top of Red Base?

no, no. There's definitely something glowy in a rock in the background.

is it at all weird I want to hug Simmons?

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:14 PM

no

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:17 PM

i... i mean, you know something's insane about a show that has one plot where a group's trying to translate what an alien's saying, and another where a contest between a wrench, a skull, and a rookie is being held for the title of second in command.

no, wait, it's not a wrench, it's a vehicle

okay sure

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 9:18 PM

Welcome to Red Vs Blue

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:18 PM

no, wait, it is a wrench

the vehicle just had spray paint on it

am i

am I even watching this?

Or is this some fever dream I concocted because the actual show is boring???

someone, please tell me a description of what happens in Episode 62, so that I can line it up with my current experience

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 9:25 PM

Church is tryign to get Gary to translate the alien language

Shield has amnesia

Simmon goes bonkers

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:26 PM

i mean. yeah, that's... that's about right.

oh god

it's not just a fever dream

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:26 PM

RvB is insanity incarnate

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:26 PM

i've noticed.

I don't think there's a way to get my lost sanity back

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:27 PM

Nope.

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:27 PM

mournful crying off in the background

I regret my choices

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:27 PM

By the way, have you watched Camp Camp yet? If not, I recommend it for after you finish RvB

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:28 PM

Okay, that's another for the binging list

best bubbles-Last Wednesday at 9:28 PM

The story becomes a lot more coherent in later seasons

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:28 PM

Should be significantly easier to binge, it’s only two seasons

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:28 PM

oh thank fuck

for both of those things

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:29 PM

Though it hopefully won’t be long before we get new seasons of RvB and CC

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:29 PM

...

time to go back to binging

I'm going to want to be caught up, won't I?

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:30 PM

Yeah.

I think once the new seasons/shows start airing, I’ll make a Rooster Teeth Show chat

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:32 PM

you should do that, yes

Damntastic Despair-Last Wednesday at 9:33 PM

Though RWBY will stay separate, considering it’s the big RT show

Amazeanya the loved-Last Wednesday at 9:33 PM

yeah

1/25/18

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 11:18 AM

you know.

I should try and value my sanity.

...nah

oh great

well... great

so... bye Tucker, have fun on your quest with the alien!

omg

who the hell is this guy who claims to be from the past and why does he look, sound, and seem like I fucking KNOW HIM?!

I stg if the monster attracted to the Sword is Tex...

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Yesterday at 11:54 AM

I mean. She IS attracted to the sword. Kinda. Not the way you're implying.

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 11:54 AM

i mean

she fucking wants to use that sword tho?

and yep

seems I was right

Hi Tex

um... should I be surprised that Church wound back up at Blood Gulch too?

Probably not

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 12:00 PM

the guards...they're all people wearing red or blue armor. it really depends on which guard...

this is suspicious.

ah, dammit, it's the pvp people guarding the temple/base/fuck it

Gooo Tex!

You got this!

who

who let Tucker have the fanciest, brightest keyblade ever?!

WHY

i just i

angery noises

what?

what

I'll just keep watching

what

hehh?

the fuCK?

Wyoming?

He's still fucking around?!

GREAT

Not really

how the fuck

Um. I'm starting to doubt anything time-related happened.

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 12:28 PM

Maybe I'm wrong.

Also, hi Tatsu

ohhhhh

I guess that makes sense?

...wait, what?

What happened in those 800 years, anyways?

literally everyone knows except Donut.

Simmons is not a good actor, is what I'm saying

please, oh please, I don't care if no-one else hears this info about the war, just please

i want to know

I can't believe everyone just. Finds Blood Gulch so easily

Like. Wow

How small is this planet?

Also, why hasn't more changed in Blood Gulch, anyways?

now, when I hear these guys talk about the sword thing, I just mentally see a fucking keyblade

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 1:03 PM

nooooooooooooooooo(edited)

whyyyyyyyyyyyyy

there are

there are so many better plans than this one

Almost at the end of Season 4, just two more episodes to go.

lmao

I am

so sorry, Lopez

I just

I'm sorry

um,,,

whath

I

yeah, i have nothing to say

nothing I can say

All the words I could've used to react to this just

not there

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 2:03 PM

ahahahahahaahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

it's official

this show's pushed me over the edge

I'm never getting that sanity back(edited)

Sooooooo all that happened.

Looks like we

are getting some new cast members?

okay, cool

so, question: @Damntastic Despair do I start Season 5 next, or the two miniseries next?(edited)

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 2:20 PM

Either or, but I recommend watching them before reconstruction

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 2:21 PM

gotcha, I'm just going to do Season 5, then the two miniseries.

WHAT

DAMMIT

oh god, is Donut going to be alright?

I

I really don't think you can call dibs on a spaceship

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwhat

GRIF HAS A SISTER

A sister who... beat time itself.

oh

my

fucking

godddddddddddddddddddddd

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 2:54 PM

SISTER

Sister is amazing

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 2:54 PM

I have noticed

Well, wherever Donut's fallen into, I'm sure it's just made things a little more interesting

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 3:14 PM

oh my god...

They didn't mean for Sister to be on Blue Team, right?

I mean, technically, they're missing a commander, after all

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 4:10 PM

Well, I mean, they are awesome, but...

both teams are equally crazy, I'll leave it at that

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

lmfao

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:20 PM

I wish I was able to say I can't believe this

But, sadly, I don't think I have the ability to any more

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:22 PM

Where you at?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:22 PM

Episode 83

I know, I know, it

it's probably rather early for me to have thrown in the towel on logic

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:26 PM

Oh boy

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:26 PM

I will take that as a yes

insane from boredom or insane from what's done to keep boredom at bay... this is a tough choice

my suspicions were confirmed.

Oh, she's colorblind. Well, that makes sense, I think...

oh, great, we may finally figure out where Donut is!

Simmons... I would like to redirect you to a certain... incident in season one.

You cannot trust Team Blue to not kill each other

really

well, I mean, technically, it was a self-caused murder because of stable time loop bullshit but

still can't

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 6:00 PM

oh, no... oh no no no.

I know those signs, and we haven't seen O'Malley pop up in a while...

oh this... this is going to be an awkward conversation

wait, what?

Where's Sarge?!

WAIT, WHAT

TEX, IS THAT YOU?!

The episode summary for the next one: Everybody’s under attack and it’s all incredibly stressful.

that bodes well

...it's probably not Tex. Or something is seriously wrong.

well, shit

O'Malley's jumped

And I think I know who's the victim.

god damn it

Blue Team, ya better start running!

WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUU

TRANQUILIZER DARTS

oh no

where's Grif?!

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:09 PM

internal mood: please, I'm begging you, get on with the plot!

please, I want to finish Season 5 by the time I have to log off!

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 7:11 PM

Where are you at?

Because Season 5 goes up to episode 100

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:12 PM

Just started 92

8 more episodes!

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 7:12 PM

You got this!

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:12 PM

one of which is 20 minutes long

I GOT THIS

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 7:12 PM

You still got this!

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:16 PM

oh god

the blues are about to be attacked, I just know it

OH GOD

RED TEAM, GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE AND TELL BLUE TEAM WHAT THE FUCK GRIF HEARD

PLEASE

oh

it's Andy, and Lopez, probably... and someone else

but... who's the someone else?

So, not Lopez, an alien... who looks to be the same species as Crunchbite was...

oh shittttttttt

I'm starting to get an idea.

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 7:28 PM

you know, I'm surprised you didn't comment on Tucker's pregnancy at all

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:33 PM

I did

somewhere up there in the confusion

yep, it's about when I start laughing mad

onto 93!

York? Who's that?

So... 

Who the fuck is Carolina and why is she already dead. 

how the fuck it's been 900 years?! 

There should be like more signs of things having changed

What?

Why the phone call?

wait... I have a weird idea that's probably wrong but

let's see

shitttttttttt

also, yep

idea was right

what

Wyoming's alive, that's fucking greattttt

But he and Gary--er, Gamma are working together. I fucking liked Gar--Gamma

Something's off

Something bad's gonna happen

Because there's no real reason for a guy that's clearly playing both sides to tell one side to straoght up murder the other, unless something's up

At least said other side is currently underground

Aw shit

...what the shit

Where has Red Team found themselves?

Why does it seem like a security room for a mall or something?!

Why is someone spying on both teams...

Something's definitely wrong about all of this

The lack of distance between wherever the fuck they were for the climax of Season 3 and Blood Gulch... the fact that people seem to be still alive, 8 to 900 years in the future...

THE FACT THAT NOTHING OF GODAMN INTEREST BESIDES THESE IDIOTS FUCKING AROUND HAS HAPPENED FOR 5 SEASONS

well, i mean

that's exxagerating

I was feeling sad, now I'm laughing a little bit

The world ends (again). For real this time. All episodes after this one are prequels.

that's what it says

what the fuck

I...

I'm worried now

omg

“This video is no longer available due to”

PFT

“copyright infringement”(edited)

AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA

“claim by”

OH MY FUCKING GOBWAHAHAHAHA

“Viacom, Inc.”

AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

lmfaoooo

And they also just managed to burn their own show

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:00 PM

oh my god.

Of all the things that Junior could learn

Well, like father like son, I guess

there's something wrong with Red Base. It's more purple

dammit, Tucker

pffffffffffffffffffffffft

5 more episodes.

just 5 left now

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:05 PM

Bow chicka honk honk

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:05 PM

you're just gonna chime in with random quotes while I'm doing this, aren't you, Jake?

can't say I don't appreciate it

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:06 PM

One of my favorites

Your toast has been burned. And no amount of scraping shall remove the black part(edited)

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:06 PM

pffffffffft

So, Sheila's like. A spaceship now!

That's cool!

Also: " This summary is currently loading. Perhaps you would like a cup of coffee while you wait? "

Something's wrong

what the hell is that behind Sarge...?

and who's singing?

wait... oh my god. Those bodies are just the old ones of Church and Tex!

pfffffffft

now, anyways, back to wondering wtf is going on

Oh, hi, Lopez

what

the

fucck

no

No

fucking hell

no

No

FUCK YOU, OMALLEY

THAT'S RIGHT, I FUCKING SAID IT

FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU TO HELL AND GODDAMN BACK

YOU DO NOT

THERE IS A POINT WHERE I DRAW A LINE

THIS IS THAT POINT

also, nice callback there right before I started freaking the fuck out

really, Tucker?

ugh

I'm not even surprised

shut up, Vic.

something is fucking

up

...oh my god.

holy fuck

no. oh god. Blue leader... that would be Sister.

Oh my god, oh god/

And she's been sent down into the caves.

oh god

wait

wait wait waitttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

no

NO

this

I

how

s h i t

shitshitshit

shit

Wyoming

Thank you, Sheila

Hey, Red Team! You wanna... shoot Wyoming? Maybe?

ahh, dammit

NO

NO NO NO

OH GOD NO

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 8:40 PM

Having fun?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:40 PM

IUNNO

I'M ON EPISODE 98

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 8:40 PM

what happens in that one again?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:41 PM

shrugs I think something's wrong, but

IUNNO

LIKE, UM, GAMMA'S THERE

POSSESSING A TANK

AND TEX HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT BY WYOMING

AND SOMETHING'S OFF WITH TUCKER

KNOWS WHAT

NO

NOOOOOOOOOOO

CABOOSE

SIMMONS, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE REFERENCING FUCKING SEASON ONE WITH YOUR DEJA VU AND ALL THAT FUCKERY

oh no

Tucker's started going through a time loop

oh no

nO

don't panic, Anya, it'll be fixed, it's a time loop

it's

a

time

loop

again with the deja vu, Simmons?!

oh dammit

OH DAMMIT

oh

my

god

WHAT THE

THAT WAS FUCKING

AWESOME

WOOHOO TUCKER

Okay, I'm pretty sure Grif and Simmons have the ability to be somewhat time-loop aware

like, it's not even effected by anything

they just(edited)

do

no

OH NO

THAT'S A HORDE OF WYOMINGS

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:50 PM

Time travel trouble

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 8:50 PM

I think Anya's broken

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:51 PM

you THINK

on the second to last episode now

OMG, SO O'MALLEY AND VIC ARE DEFINITELY WORKING TOGETHER, THAT'S FOR SURE

WAAAAHOOOOO

THAT WAS AWESOME, TEAM RED!

eh.

those idiots will be fine

what the shit

what the shit

the last one, now

Episode 100

"Why Were We Here?"

I'm not ready

Episode description: It’s the end of many things, but it ain’t over ‘till it’s over.

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:00 PM

OH FUCK

OH FUCKITY FUCK FUCK

FUCK YOU, O'MALLEY

GET THE FUCK OUT OF HIM

RIGHT

NOW(edited)

why do all the plans begin with Grif abuse?

dammit

Again?

ughhhhhhh

sigh

Why

Why do we have to go back to Caboose's mental landscape again?

wait... what?

dammit, O'Malley

OH MY GOD

YELLOW CHURCH

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTHAHAHAAHAHAHA

what the HELL IS HAPPENING

ALSO, WHY DIDN'T CHURCH HAVE MORE OF A REACTION TO BEING POSSESSED?!

EVERYONE ELSE DID

THEIR VOICES CHANGED AND EVERYTHING

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

best bubbles-Yesterday at 9:16 PM

O'malley is an asshole, Church is an asshole : P

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:16 PM

it's going to blow up

Andy's going to blow up the ship(edited)

best bubbles-Yesterday at 9:17 PM

That's what he does

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:17 PM

Tex

Oh god

everyone's dead

everyone on that ship

gone

oh my god

it's like nothing's changed yet somehow

everything has

it's like the first episode

but not

It's over

Season 5

is over

wow

I finished the Blood Gulch chronicles...

holy fuck

I did it!

best bubbles-Yesterday at 9:23 PM

And now

Onto Recovery One and then reconstruction

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:23 PM

Hey, I'll do the miniseries stuff tomorrow

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 9:25 PM

Out of Mind THEN Recovery One

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:25 PM

Mmhmm! Gotcha!

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 9:25 PM

also

#rooster_teeth_chat is now open

1/26/18

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 11:22 AM

Okay then, I have enough time to watch Out of Mind before I must leave!

...At least, I'm assuming this is where I go to react to the RvB stuff while I binge.

Eh, I'll just start and react anyways

So then, from what's... blatantly obvious, this takes place probably directly in between Season 4 and Season 5 and follows Tex as she tracks Wyoming.

This'll be fun!

hmmm

first off: fuck you, O'Malley.

There, I am now content with the world again

Holy shit, a flashback!

Holy shit, Church!

Well, Church but in the past

Still Church!

Dammit Wyoming, you fuck

Just

let them talk, at least

angery sigh

pffffffft. I like York.

I am feeling sad for characters that I knew for 5 minutes, at most. And their deaths were fucking... foretold. But eh. Still feel sad.

And that is the end of Out of Mind!

I was expecting it to be longer, but eh.

It was still awesome!

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 3:38 PM

Yeah, the miniseries are short

And York was cool

*insert posting Episode 100 alternate ends here*

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 4:30 PM

Basically: all the alternate endings are their own flavor of good

Now, on to Recovery One!

...wha?

We're back at... back at here again.

Good thing I watched Out of Mind beforehand, so I know where here is

I have no idea who this person is, but I love them.

Agent... Washington, then. Is he... part of the Freelancer project, too?

Hmmm

best bubbles-Yesterday at 4:41 PM

They do love their state codenames

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 4:41 PM

they really do

But, if that's so, I really doubt that any time bullshit was involved.

At least, they can't have been sent into the future

Something's off about this whole thing.

Somehow, I know we're gonna find out what

oh

oh wow.

oh shit

Something's stealing the Freelancer AIs and enhancements.

Well, someone, more likely.

But who?

woah my god

This is going to be wild

CAN WE STOP WITH THE TUTORIAL PROGRAMS?!

best bubbles-Yesterday at 4:58 PM

Tutorial Programs Kill(edited)

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 4:58 PM

It's true

...what

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:00 PM

Oh

My

GOD

WHAT THE FUCK?!

HOLY SHIT

I COULDN'T HAVE SEEN THAT ONE COMING

That was

AMAZING

Now... it's on to Season 6

It begins with a quote that's supposed to sound important, but now all I can think of is the Sharkboy and Lavagirl review that NC did

dammit

Focus, me, FOCUS

I am already confused

Back to normal for me, I guess best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:07 PM

Reconstruction

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:08 PM

yeah, I know, it's still confusing tho

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:08 PM

No I mean

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:08 PM

At least we have confirmation that Outpost Alpha isn't the only outpost, though.

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:08 PM

This is a great season

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 5:09 PM

This season is where RvB makes the jump from good to great

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:09 PM

Really?

Well, that's awesome

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:10 PM

Yep

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:12 PM

WAIT

WASH IS ALIVE

HOLY FUCK

I hate this "Councilor" person already.

...META ...?

Hmmm

great

a new villain of the arc

and it sounds like it's gotten O'Mall---sorry, Omega, on its side.

Experts? No, no, they're not experts. Trust me.

ohhh

here we fucking go

And we're back to an all too familiar location

Woooo?

what

WHAT

TRANSFERRED?!

OH SHIT

Please, oh, please, if the same thing's happened to the Reds... but it will have, won't it?!

UGH

AAAAAAAA

WTF

oh god

they're all transferred, too

Or not

Hi Sarge!

And hi Lopez!

Oh thank fuck! We have a lead on where the rest of Blue Team may be... and probably where the rest of Red is too

...

also, Sister was hilarious in this episode, just thought I'd say that

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 5:30 PM

Sister is hilarious in every episode

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:30 PM

true

dammit, Caboose

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:34 PM

The funiest part is that they wrote in a ton of obscene lines for her voice actress as a joke

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:34 PM

Sorry, Wash, you had no idea what you were getting yourself into.

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:34 PM

And she read them all

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:34 PM

omg

Only person?

Nah

If you want the knowledge and the experience needed, just

just go get the rest of the Blood Gulch crew.

...please?

I love them and I don't want to lose them

OMG THEY HAVE ACTUAL STINGERS NO--oh no

oh no

WHO WAS THAT?!

Oh thank fuck.

Hi Church!

It's been... over a year?!

holy fuck

what the fuck

Oh, gee, Wash, you haven't even met most of them.

It just gets weirder from here.

oh

no(edited)

NOPE

I know that effect

lol

there's where the TVTropes quote at the top of the page comes from!

...

wait

back up, Washington

Simulation?

Fake?

back the fuck up and explain

fucking hell.

best bubbles-Yesterday at 5:49 PM

Yep

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 5:50 PM

I mean

All the signs were starting to point towards it, but

NO REAL EXPLANATION?!

SO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE'S AT BLOOD GULCH AGAIN FOR ANY ANSWERS

JOY

huh? South? Delta?

What are you two doing here?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 6:03 PM

Dammit, South, what bullshit did you get yourself into?

Okay, so, she got her enhancement back, or, more likely, she never lost it.

shit, if META has the whole time-loop-causing thing...

We're gonna need Tucker. ASAP

...what?

That... that was weird best bubbles-Yesterday at 6:07 PM

It was the worst throw ever

Of all time

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 6:08 PM

no, I mean the time slowing down thing!

best bubbles-Yesterday at 6:08 PM

I know : P

And yeah, it was

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 6:09 PM

Please, oh please someone, anyone explain the simulation thing to me?

South... the fuck?!

North... NORTH WAS YOUR FUCKING BROTHER

YOUR FLESH AND BLOOD

HOW

HOW COULD YOU

Chapter 7 summary: The one where everybody enjoys the exposition.

THANK YOU

PFFFFFFFFFFFFF

THEY HAVE A SHORTCUT FOR CABOOSE'S TEAM KILLS

AND IT'S CRTL + F + U

LMFAO

Alpha AI? Can you go on about it?

Please?

WHAT

OH GODAMMIT

THE META IS A FREELANCER

WELL, THIS JUST MAKES EVERYTHING GREAT, NOW DOESN'T IT

best bubbles-Yesterday at 6:20 PM

I love how you and Church had basically the same response : P

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 6:20 PM

heh

I suppose we did

Damn... 3 minds in one body? God, that would be so... so shitty

IT'S THEM

IT'S THE REDS!

YES

oh shit

Welp, we've lost Delta

Now then: Flashback tiiiiiime

oml

Lopez is fucking wonderful

guys... what the hell did you two do?!

no

lmfao

Who

Who thought it was a good idea to put Grif in charge?!

that was fucking insane and I expected no less.

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 7:15 PM

Okay then, we're back/

Church. Church, just. Stop, please. For as long as it takes for everyone to get on the same page.

Then you can fuck around with the voice amplifier.

WHY

THAT IS A HORRIBLE CODE WORD

oh shit, there's Meta

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:06 PM

mix of crying and laughing

why

why are we here again

pfffffft

Now we get exposition time... but this time it's explaining shit we were there for!

...I don't know how I'd explain it, tbh

Wait, what? No other place would get the robot kit... something's off

I want explanations.

Now.

I feel

so bad for Wash right now.

I would be fed up too/

But sadly, I've spent too much time around these nutjobs. I know this is how they work.

...Testing grounds?

holy... holy fuck.

that makes... I think that makes some form of sense.

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:18 PM

Now you know why they were there

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:18 PM

...glares

But... why, though?

Sure, it makes sense, because nothing ever happened there, but

Why?

And... I really don't get what the fuck was up with the so-called "time-travel"

Because there is no

fucking

way that can be any form of truth

What... what's the significance of "Memory is the key"?

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:20 PM

Well, who do we know who had a time-manipulation abilities?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:20 PM

Wyo---oh.

Oh, yeah...

But, on another note, we're still missing two people. Tucker and Donut. Neither of them have shown up for... 12 episodes now, and I'm getting worried about them.

So... we'll need the Alpha AI. And that will bring us to Command. ...okay, sure.

But we're still missing two people, and I'm really worried about them.

Church... I can understand why but

can you please not

pffffffffffffffffffffffft

The old possession trick makes its return!

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffthahahahaha

of course

pffffffffffffffft

I mean. That plan makes sense.

Somehow

Oh NO

DAMMIT META

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:41 PM

Wait, which episode are you on?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:41 PM

6, 15 now

Just started

best bubbles-Yesterday at 8:42 PM

Alrighty

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 8:45 PM

wait... freelancer command is responsible for at least a good chunk of the crazy shit that was gone through at the gulch?

jesus fucking christ how bored are those people?!

...what

WASH, WHY ARE WE BRINGING OUT EPSILON?!

WHY?

Also, we're still fucking missing two people

oh my god

they... they tortured the Alpha AI?! That...

That's horrible.

I don't know why, but something about that... it's making me angry?

Yeah, very angry

And what's up with the memories that Church's getting?!

oh no. Meta's here.

I can tell

oh.

oh wow.

the foreshadowing was there.

ha ha ha

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 9:00 PM

you got to the big reveal?

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:00 PM

The one that Alpha AI was tortured to create all the others? Yes.

And apparently it's been moved, too, which is... wonderful

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 9:01 PM

yeah, Project Freelancer was messed up

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:02 PM

OH

MY

FUCKING GOD

CHURCH ISN'T JUST AN AI

HE'S THE ALPHA AI WE'VE BEEN FUCKING LOOKING FOR

THAT EXPLAINS WHY OMEGA DIDN'T AFFECT HIM AT ALL--BECAUSE THEY'RE THE SAME PERSON

OH MY FUCKING GOD

HOLY FUCKKK

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

HOLY FUCK

...that was the big reveal, wasn't it?

holy fuck

I think I kinda spoiled myself on it but

still fucking shook

best bubbles-Yesterday at 9:06 PM

He is the droid we're looking for

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:06 PM

...

...

.........

I'm not sure

how to respond to that, Jake

best bubbles-Yesterday at 9:07 PM

Good

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:10 PM

mood: freaking out but silently

honestly, if I were told I'm an AI, I'd react close to how Church is right now.

Because... there's no way I'd believe it!

TUCKER

OH MY GOD

WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?

WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?!

NOOOOOOO

COME BACK

PLEASEEEEEEE

I MISS YOU SO MUCH

On to Episode 18

dammit, a cliffhanger

and I'm going to have to go offline soon

I'll do the finale of Season 6 tomorrow

Damntastic Despair-Yesterday at 9:27 PM

prepare yourself

Amazeanya the loved-Yesterday at 9:27 PM

Okay

I've got a good couple of hours to prepare

 1/27/18

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:27 AM

i have a feeling nothing I do will make me ready for this.

ArcherM-Today at 9:27 AM

Oooh boi-

What happened, what have you seen? OuO

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:28 AM

Read up, I've seen up to just before the finale of Season 6

There's also like. A record of me going insane in #random-tv-shows

ArcherM-Today at 9:35 AM

Ommai

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:36 AM

This show is probably a detriment to my mental health.

ArcherM-Today at 9:37 AM

Shh, you'll be okay-

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:38 AM

Time for the finale.

guys, for the last time, it is pronounced E-M-P.

Not emp

ArcherM-Today at 9:41 AM

Ehehe-

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:44 AM

oh my god

That was one thing I was not expecting!

really?

Even the goddamn computer system calls it an "emp"

oh no

oh no

OH SHIT

ArcherM-Today at 9:49 AM

OH YEAH- oh wait

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:49 AM

...UNSC? What the hell is that?

ArcherM-Today at 9:50 AM

United Nations Space Command. Just the Halo thing

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:50 AM

ohhhhhh

oky

HWAT

WHAT THE

FUCK

ArcherM-Today at 9:51 AM

OuO

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:51 AM

THE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT FREELANCER... HE'S THE BASIS FOR ALL THE AI?!

HE'S WHO CHURCH IS BASED OFF OF?!

WHAT

THE FUCK

ArcherM-Today at 9:52 AM

upupu~

Upupupupu~

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:52 AM

ED STOP!

YOU'RE NOT HELPING

ArcherM-Today at 9:52 AM

UPUPUPUPUPU~

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:52 AM

UGH

ArcherM-Today at 9:53 AM

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:53 AM

STOPPPPPPP

MY MIND'S BEEN BLOWN TO BITS, OKAY?!

DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?!

ArcherM-Today at 9:53 AM

Yes, you're mind is blown like mine was~

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:54 AM

I already knew the AI thing from clicking on one hidden spoiler on the TVTropes page for Blood Gulch chronicles but

wow

I'm still shooketh

ArcherM-Today at 9:55 AM

;)

Things get better, but things get worse~

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 9:56 AM

wait... no

no

He... is he dead?!

NONONONO

FUCK

CHURCH

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

so... now I'm off to watch Relocated. V said that I should watch that Miniseries after this season, soooo

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 10:04 AM

Here we go

ArcherM-Today at 10:05 AM

Have fun! ;P

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 10:08 AM

Well, if you could try and make the car EMP-proof... but that's impossible. I think.

pfffffffffft

I love this miniseries

you're fucking pfffffffffffffft

there is an 800 foot ladder

lmao

I really doubt Sister's dead

eh

Does she ever show up again, though? Or should I just... forget she existed?

eh

oh

my

god

A holographic training room?!

That's FUCKING AMAZING

DONUT?!

Find what under sand?!

Well, at least we have Donut back

Now, onwards, to Season 7!

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 11:02 AM

...okay, so maybe I lost myself watching side videos that are completely non-canon

Okay, it's now 11:30 AM... I am going to start watching Season 7.

I mean it this time!

pfffffffffffffffffffft

lmao

Now it's time to play: "How to explain Season 6 to someone who wasn't there for it"!

HWAT

OH FUCK

TUCKER, WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO?!

OH FUCK

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 12:00 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

no real reason I screamed

just felt it appropriate

ughh

fucking

councilor who I still don't trust or like or just

fuck him

Is there a fourth option to describe Blood Gulch? Because... none of those describe my experience there.

The only word that does is... insane

in the best way possible, but still insane

WHAT

WHAT

OH SHIT

OH SHIT OH SHIT NO

OH MY GOD

WASH!

YOU'RE ALIVE!

pffffffft.

...huh?

hmmmmmmmmmm

...wait, what? Who? Why did the episode stop here?!

GAH

oh my god, wow.

Epsilon, mate... you're amazing, you're doing great.

I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THAT PART TOO

UGHHHH

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 1:00 PM

WHAT?!

Well, I mean, this will be pretty damn fun, but

What?

Okay, sure!

lmao

guys, just. Bring some water. You three will be going into a desert

bring the fucking water

i can't(edited)

what

they just... drove into the water

OMFG

OH GOD

SHIT

...I know that voice. I think.

... C.T, according to the subtitles... I feel like I know who this is.

...we all know Caboose isn't dead. This is just fucking... setting up a punchline. And usually, killing off main characters is reserved fro the last episode of a season. And there's still 10 more episodes to go.

yep, he's fine

hmmm, maybe not, then. In person, the voice is definitely... different.

...kinda

Maybe

not really

I don't think you want to know, person who probably isn't Tucker.

heh?

HEH?!

WTF

um, I don't think Epsilon really counts as equipment.

Okay, now the subtitles for when probably not Tucker is speaking have changed to ???

I...

Hmmmmmmmm

well. This just makes everything more... life-threatening

It's the latter. They're all fucking idiots.

oh

fucking

no

DONUT, RUN

NOW

WHAT?!

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!

ArcherM-Today at 1:56 PM

O.O

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 1:56 PM

pffffffft, brick joke

BUT ANYWAYS

WHAT'S HAPPENING?!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

TUCKER!

WOOOOOOOOO

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 2:02 PM

Welll.... two are at the new bases... and one's dead.

Yeah.

WHAT

YOU KNEW?!

HOW?!

HOW THE FUCK CAN META STILL BE HERE, ANYWAYS?!

I THOUGHT HE DIED

what

the

fuck

ArcherM-Today at 2:23 PM

These miniseries is making me sad. ;;

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 2:23 PM

Oh? Whatcha watching?

ArcherM-Today at 2:54 PM

Out of Mind and Recovery One

Amazeanya the loved-Today at 2:54 PM

Oooooh.

Yeah, Out of Mind's sad.

eh on Recovery One.

ArcherM-Today at 3:03 PM

York... ;;

1/30/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 11:38 AM

okay, so after putting this off for a while, it's finally time to finish Season 7!

Onwards, to Chapter 17!

oh shit.

Seems the door's been busted.

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

i mean, I'm not exactly surprised by this anymore

so

the meta could have cloaked any sort of vehicle

It went for a warthog.

Why?

LMFAO

DAMMIT, TUCKER!

THAT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GONNA BE COOL

BUT NOPE

On to the last episode of the season!

pffffffffffft

maybe you should've taken the driving lessons

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 12:00 PM

HOLY FUCK!

THAT WAS AWESOME!

oh fuck

no

NO

WASHINGTON, WHAT

THE

FUCK

HOW

DARE

YOU

YOU MAY HAVE KILLED THEM BOTH

THAT

I

WHAT THE EVERLASTING FUCK

what

the fuck

and that

THAT'S HOW IT ENDS?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

FUCKING HELL, NOW I HAVE TO START SEASON 8

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

okay then, I am calmed down, so... here we go, Season 8 time.

Holy shit, Doc!

I haven't seen you in forever!

holy fuck

holy fuck

ohhhhhhhhhhhh

fuck

We got an unidentified... person, over here!

Blackish or gray armor... might be a freelancer.

wha

what

WHAT?!(edited)

so... the plot thickens

yay

wait... the armor... was kinda familiar, I think?

Lemme rewatch

holy shit, paused to get a freeze-frame and... I think I know whose armor that is

on to episode 2!

hmmm, now I'm curious.

hmmm, now I'm curious.

Oh my god, Sarge could tell everything that's gone wrong?! In a few seconds?! HOLY FUCK, THAT'S AWESOME

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 1:00 PM

WAHAHAHA

THAT WAS AWESOME!

or what?

Oh, look, it seems Red's gotten here! Nice but also o fuck.

how the fuck did they get there so fast, anyways?

um, Chandy...

I think you posted in the wrong area

This is...

this is the Rooster Teeth Chat

Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Today at 1:21 PM

.....

SHI-

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 1:21 PM

lol Xtremely cool Chandishishi~-Today at 1:21 PM

Whatever are you talking about

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 1:21 PM

dammit, I didn't get to preserve it for posterity's sake!

you know, if this is played right... we could be able to sic the aliens on the Meta and Washington. We just need to make sure no-one fucks up immensel--why am I even telling myself this?

Shit's gonna get fucked up anyways.

best I don't hope.

hey, Epsilon-Church? Did you have to follow the Reds? You could've... told the others what you heard, then followed them!

DAMMIT, GRIF!

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, YOU DON'T THINK YOU COULDA REMEMBERED THAT A FEW SECONDS EARLIER?!

And holy fuck, this fight scene looks awesome

best bubbles-Today at 1:29 PM

Gotta love that mocap

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 1:29 PM

THAT WAS FUCKING AMAZING

IT ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS BUT

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST ACTION SCENES SO FAR!

okay, I'm not sure how I feel about this episode title

"Recovering One"

really?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 2:20 PM

okay then, time to start watching again.

oh, dammit. I forgot Epsilon-Church was following.

You can clearly tell the exact moment the animation changes from Halo graphics to

WOAH, WHY DOES THIS LOOK GOOD?!(edited)

aka computer-animated

Dammit, Epsilon-Church...

but seriously though, the computer-animated sequence was fucking amazing

no, don't

please, don't

HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK, WOW

meanwhile, the name of the next episode makes me want to make a 4/20 joke

omg

oh no

of course he landed in between a bunch of fucking landmines.

pffffffffft

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 3:00 PM

okay, then, onwards to episode 5!

err

6

oops

oh

oh god

...

holy fuck

I just... sigh

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 4:15 PM

ahem

on to episode 7, now!

pfffffffffffffffffffft

of course that's how they don't die.

I mean, it makes sense but

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 5:24 PM

I keep taking too long in between episode

oh well

NO

NO TUTORIAL PROGRAMS

THEY KILL

dammittt

But... this facility... was for the freelancer program?

Huh

A bunker?

Huh.

All of the stuff for the training simulations for the freelancers, I see...

wait, wait, hold the fuck up. There's regulation colored helmets here. This... that's fucking suspicious.

...gumball mcjones

pffffffffffffffffft

omg

I mean. The state name idea seems about fucking right

seriously, the freelancer project couldn't have thought of... anything better?

get blown up, get blown up, there's like

a million landmines here, get blown the fuck up

............what?

That random fucking person... wait a minute... CT... isn't that the abbreviation for Connecticut? ...that's seriously how you spell connecticut?

wow

who knew

wha? Epsilon-Church, what are you looking for?

pffffffffffffffffffft

I wonder why they hadn't thought of that at first

It woulda saved some trouble

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

...one of those translator balls?

I can't believe the callbacks here

omg

So it turns out Shisno is a real insult!

TEX?!

OH MY GOD

OH MY GODD

HOLY FUCK

Also, the CGI there for the reveal was... pretty damn awesome, gonna be blunt

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:00 PM

The CGI only gets better

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:00 PM

Wooo, that's nice to hear!(edited)

shut up, FILSS, it would not be wonderful if they die.

IT WOULD BE FUCKING HORRIBLE

OH MY GOD, YAY FOR MORE CGI AND OH SHIT

OH MY GOD

OH MY FUCKING GOD, THAT WAS AWESOME

GUYS, DO NOT ATTACK TUCKER! HE JUST HAS THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING SUBJECT OF THIS PARTICULAR RUNNING GAG

OH MY GOD!

OH MY GOD

HOLY FUCK

THAT EPISODE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

That was, without a doubt, the best fight scene I've seen so far. Or, at least, the coolest-looking.

And oh my god

That ending shot

OH MY GOD

 1/31/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 4:12 PM

SO

On to episode 11!

Well, I mean, this is like. The one context it is physically possible.

...I wonder what consequences this is gonna have

ohhhh, who knew

Washington, by all means, I should be angry with you. You killed Donut and Lopez! But... you just get so many fucking good lines, and I can kinda understand your anger and

ugh

you're fucking kidding me. So medics get overtime. Who knew?

I mean, I can understand exactly why Doc doesn't want to go in a cave, last time he was, Omega jumped to him, after all.

so... this is what it's like when an AI's operator gets knocked out/murdered. Neat.

no, really, why did you two bring Doc?

I know you had a reason but

I can't remember either!

best bubbles-Today at 4:28 PM

Wash is one of my favorite characters

He's really well-written

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 4:29 PM

Yeah, he is

Ohhhhh, hi there previous Epsilon-body.

Shame you're completely irrelevant right now because... well, reasons.

I do! I want to know! Granted, I think I can figure it our via context clues but

I still wanna know!

I mean. It's pretty impossible to track... anything in the desert.

it's a fucking desert. I presume the winds have been moving sand around and concealing tracks and shit every fucking minute.

ah, good old fashioned blackmail

oh my fucking god, the heat signature thing worked

...that'd be Lima Syndrom, for like, the inverse of Stolkholm Syndrome, right?

best bubbles-Today at 4:50 PM

Yep

Where captors develop positive feelings for their captives

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 4:53 PM

...I'm not surprised that Church isn't on the Psych Eval list. But Tex? Wait... oh. Oh, wait a fucking minute. She's an AI too, isn't she?

I am genuinely curious about the Director's journal. I want to see what the entries are.

hmm... a byproduct? I have a stupid-ass theory. that I already know the truth of because I may have read TVTropes on this a little while back

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 5:00 PM

lmao

why

no slacker should have invisibility powers

this is like

the biggest recipe for disaster... ever.

what

so, the vision things weren't about Valhalla... but this place?

what

Oh god.

It's like everywhere I turn, the Freelancer project just gets more fucked up.

But, I have to say, props to Tex for leading the break-in and a rescue mission.

oh... damn

i just

damn

dammit

We gave Grif super speed

Holy fucking

lmao

this was a horrible idea

...okay, I think the super-speed thing's off.

episode 17 description: "Simmons has the Blue Army data restored, while Grif and Simmons find out important information about the Red and Blue bases."

Important information, oh gee, I wonder what that means besides probably what we were told 2 seasons ago.

my god. No way to deny it all being a simulation now.

The whole time-travel bullshit was Scenario 3.

oh...

oh, damn.

damn...

Tex, no. NO

This is a bad plan.

I've only heard two sentences of it, but

very

bad

plan

best bubbles-Today at 5:42 PM

It's not a plan

But it's a perfect plan

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 5:42 PM

TEX, WHAT THE FUCK

DAMMIT, LADY

angery noises because fucking hell, lady

And now we've got even more trouble a-coming

JOY OF JOYS

Well, at least the crew back at the old freelancer base have received the alarm for Epsilon being hurt.'

That speech.

That speech was fucking amazing.

I'm fucking inspired by it.

And I mean, it began with a call-back then grew into something so... so awesomer.

best bubbles-Today at 5:51 PM

Oh, Sarge's speech?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 5:51 PM

YEAH

best bubbles-Today at 5:51 PM

That is one of my favorite moments in the entire series

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:51 PM

Sarge's speech is the third best speech in the show

Church claims both of the other two, which you'll see in future seasons

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 5:57 PM

...what is Grif going to drive, anyways?

Hmm, guess I'll find out

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:01 PM

dammit, Doc!

My thoughts exactly, Wash.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:03 PM

Anya, once you finish season 10 I have an au idea to share with you

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:03 PM

OH FUCK, TEX

OH FUCK

Also, as soon as I finish Season 10, I will be happy to hear the idea.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:04 PM

Fuck Tex? I bet church says that a lot

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:04 PM

V...

whyyyyyy

lol

but

pffffffffffft

nope, can't help but laugh

Dammit, Meta's gone rogue to... very little surprise, honestly.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

YESSSSS

WOHOOOO

oh boy

This is gonna be a rough landing

omg

That line... fucking perfect

Cavalry's arrived in all their... how the fuck are they not dead yet glory.

Oh my god... oh wow.

That... that's horrible. Tex... all the versions of her... at the end of the day, they're like: The living version of eventual failure.

Oh my god.

oh fuck

best bubbles-Today at 6:11 PM

Based on a memory of someone who failed

Always destined to fail

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:12 PM

And now I'm almost at the end of Season 8

One more episode to go

DAMMIT, GRIF

DON'T YOU REMEMBER THE FUCKING

CODE WORD

No

NO

NO, NONONONO

GRIF

oh thank god, he's alive

Epsilon... please, don't.

EPSILON, NO

AND... OH FUCK, WASH

BUT ALSO

OH FUCK

JUST... OH FUCK IN GENERAL

no

epsilon... what have you done?

I... I can't believe it.

Wash... I

wow.

wait, no.

He just took Church's armor and put yellow guards and shit on it.

Epsilon... good luck on your journey to find her.

And... I'm glad to see Blood Gulch again, even if it's not the one I called home for an entire 5 seasons.

Oh my god.

That... those were some of the good memories. ...I can see why.

And... I finished Season 8

I finished the Recollection saga.

best bubbles-Today at 6:26 PM

You know a lot of people have said that season 8 felt like it would've been a good way to end the series if they wanted

And I agree

But I'm also glad they kept going

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 6:27 PM

I am too. It gives me more shit to watch.

Yay bingeing...

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:07 PM

screw it, if I just focus on binging the next few days, I'll be able to fit in Season 9.

Let's go!

Oh, Epsilon, we know already. It's oky, buddy.

pffffffffhahaha

Oh, poor, poor Epsilon.

wait, what

So that's why it's called the Project Freelancer arc. WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE

I JUST

I SAW SOME FAMILIAR FUCKING CODE NAMES ON THAT BOARD OVER THERE

So, I'm guessing half of Season 9 will be spent in not-Blood Gulch, while the other half will be in the past, and 100% of the time, I'm wondering what the hell the actual Blood Gulch crew is doing?

OH MY GOD

SOUTH?!

NORTH?!

...it's nice to hear your voice, North Dakota, first time I saw you, you were... you were a corpse.

...Charon Industries, huh? I'll remember that name, it seems important.

oh, shit, they're surrounded.

I am completely unconcerned for them.

Because... I know they'll both live through it.

BUT DAMN WAS THAT ACTION COOL

That.

Was.

Awesome.

And noooooo

I don't want to leave the past...

Send me back to the cool...

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:32 PM

Recognise the singer for the music?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:33 PM

...should I have?

Wait... was that Casey Lee Williams?

ALSO, YAY, BACK IN THE PAST!

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:33 PM

Yup

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:33 PM

So... she's Agent Carolina, huh?

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:34 PM

Shares a VA with Pyrrha

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:34 PM

.......

WHAT

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:35 PM

Wash also shares a VA with Ozpi n

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:35 PM

...

...................................

WHAT THE FUCK

YOU REALLY WAITED THAT LONG TO TELL ME THAT?!

HOLY FUCK

WHAT THE

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:36 PM

RT has some serious talent under their belt

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:36 PM

No shitting

what the fuck

SOMEONE--NORTH, IN FACT--- TOOK OFF HIS HELMET

THIS IS LIKE, THE FIRST OR SECOND FACE I'VE SEEN IN THE ENTIRE SERIES

I FORGOT HOW IT FEELS TO SEE A FACE AND NOT A HELMET

HOLY SHIT

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:39 PM

I love the past segments in 9 and 10

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:39 PM

oh

my

god

that was... that was stunning

Mother of Invention, huh?

NO!

I

WHY

I LIKE THE PAST

REALLY, I FIND THE EPSILON GULCH SEGMENTS FUNNY BUT

THAT'S ABOUT IT

also mildly horrifying because everything's fucking not right with Epsilon-Gulch Red Team but

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:42 PM

The freelancer arcs in this season are argyably more entertaining than the scenes in epsilon

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:42 PM

...arguably? More like probably.

I mean, at least Blue's accurate

Well... this speeds things up slightly. And no casualties yet!

...hopefully

i'm dying inside

I just

Dying

Inside

...I just fucking realized what's going on. Epsilon-Simmons took what Epsilon said to heart. I... I'm proud of him.

...actually, wait

Damntastic Despair-Today at 8:49 PM

I cannot wait until you get to the scene that has one of my favourite musical numbers in the season

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 8:49 PM

hmmm

I'll keep that in mind.

Oh thank god, they're going back to normal.

OH, HEY, WE'RE BACK TO THE PAST, WOOO

I dunno know if it's just the lighting but. South may have dyed the tips of her hair pink.

 2/1/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 1:26 PM

and we're back

...that was weird

What the hell is up with these earthquakes?

Well, that actually does make sense.

I guess

can we go back to the past again, please?

I mean. This series does have a compilation movie. I'm watching the broken up into chunks form of it right now!

Sure, all you guys do half the time is stand around and talk but

Still funny as all hel--wait a minute, was the grenade there before?

SON OF A BITCH

Oh, hey, we're back in the past, woo!

A new agent? Going up against... two names I recognize, and one I feel I should?

Hmmmmmmm

oh my god

OH MY GOD

TEX?!

IS THAT YOU?

I... I just saw this conversation, can we get to the ass-kicking?

oh my god, Wash used to be so awkward

Wait... Oh god. I probably should've made this connection but... This guy I feel I should know, Maine... he has what will be Meta's armor. So, I'm just gonna jump to a conclusion real quick.

Oh

My

God

TEX JUST KICKED SOME ASS

THAT WAS AWESOME

They just... Dammit Wyoming.

Dammit Maine.

Live ammo?

Really?

OH GOD

YORK

...I don't know why I'm concerned, because I know he lives until Out of Mind but

OH GOD

...They almost got a teammate killed. I don't care if it's "adaptability" or "ingenuity", it's still fucking horrible.

My thoughts exactly, Tex. Bunch of idiots indeed. That's part of why I love them!

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 2:04 PM

...I love the blood gulch crew, or well, in this case memories of them, really I do, but... there's shit going down in the past, can we PLEASE focus on that?

wait. wait a minute

Puma Battery

Really?

omg

pfffffffffffft

you know... you could just say... Smith Anderson. Smith is a first name, after all.

oh

oh boy

YES, BACK TO THE PASTTT

Oh. Oh my god. It's... the Alpha. It's Church, even if it isn't quite technically but.

God, how I've missed you.

I am pumped up for this heist.

pfffffffffffffffft

Lopez is back to being a freaking head again

YES

BACK TO THE PAST WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I DON'T CARE ABOUT EPSILON-GULCHHH

JUST LEMME STAY IN THE PAST WHERE SHIT'S COOL

I just

pfffffft

can't fucking believe this

you really don't have more to say about him?

Any of you?

Alright then, time to steal a sarcophagus! ...but why are we stealing it, again? Eh.

Oh my god, Maine and Wash both grabbed weapons. And the nod they give each other, holy shit I feel sad now.

...what?

What the hell is that guy who Carolina and Wash are up against now?!

Pffffffffffft

Ahahaha! This is awesome!

OH MY GOD

THAT ENTIRE SCENE

AWESOME

YAY MAINE, COMING IN WITH THAT WARTHOG!

AND THE FALLING TOWARDS THE SKY ACCOMPANYING IT?

MMHMM

I LIKE

THAT WAS FUCKING BRILLIANT

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I DON'T WANNA LEAVE THE PAST!

IT'S COOL!

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 3:00 PM

well, that was easy

pfffffft

lmao

this is a terrible, terrible plan

WOOO BACK IN THE PAST

oh my GOD

THAT WAS FUCKING

BADASS

ughhhhhhh

I keep forgetting that the Epsilon-Gulch plot is a thing whenever I watch the freelancer plot.

And there's always a feeling of despair whenever I'm brought back to that reality

WOOO

BACK TO THE PAST!

wait... so the Super Speed enhancement... used to be Carolina's, huh.

THAT WAS AMAZING

aw, damn. Back to Epsilon-Gulch...

pfffffft

i take it back, this is hilarious.

The plan even worked!

lmfao

Hi again, Andy. I can't really say I missed you.

...There's only so many hits this fourth wall can take, guys. Be careful with it, it's still dealing with the damage dealt to it by other shit.

Grif, seriously, the fourth wall is fragile

And that timing was utterly perfect!

Okay then, back to the past!

oh no

oh no

It's begun

NONONONO

augh

no

no

Oh... oh god.

Delta... hi, man. It's nice to see you.

but...

augh

no

...time for Episode 19.

...and things are getting worse.

everything's falling apart now.

Yay.

omfg

Andy... didn't you have one job as a bomb?

wow

i'm impressed.

...I think you guys are that cool and interesting.

I mean, that's not helping your chances of not dying but.

Just saying what I think.

BACK TO THE PAST AND--OH HEY

THAT'S YORK'S FACE, HUH? NEAT

...CT? What are you doing?

And dammit

sigh

Also, the subtitles for this one had small snarky comments in * a form like this *

it was nice

Last episode of Season 9.

...the world shattering... doesn't look how I thought it would.

Anya should get back to bingeing-Today at 4:04 PM

oh

Oh my god. She's gone.

...what

CABOOSE?!

SARGE!

oh

oh god.

That's so sweet of them!

The one time I don't wanna go back to the past.

Dammit.

Well, that was short

Thanks for bringing us back to the present!

CAROLINA?!

WAIT A MINUTE... DIDN'T TEX, THE ORIGINAL TEX, BACK IN BLOOD GULCH SAY YOU DIED?!

Also, That's not Alpha. Alpha... died. You're talking to Epsilon.

also, also, I am all for killing the Director. He deserves it.

And that's how Season 9 ends. Glad I got my goal done.

 2/05/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 3:45 PM

ahem. So, I have some shit to watch. And I have time to watch it all. Time to watch the last two miniseries I need to watch before getting to Season 10.

First off is MIA

Let's go.

woooooooooooooooooo

Oh god. That's the Blood Gulch Chronicles intro music.

I've missed it. But why is it playing?

Okay... where the hell is Grif?

lmfao

It occurs to me that this is a surprisingly longer miniseries

6 parts

that's long for a miniseries

Oh fucking hell, who kidnapped Grif?

lmfao

I have no idea when in the timeline this is supposed to take place and I don't care because it's too fucking funny

wait what

NO

DON'T CALL COMMAND

I'm pretty sure the proper term for doing reconnaissance is... actually, iunno

lmfao

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:01 PM

holy mcfuck

hi Vic

haven't seen you in... forever

Is the them being terrible at everything really that much of a surprise? I mean, this seems to be pre-badass-levels-taken BGC

i'm just lmao in the background here, don't mind me

i'm kinda worried now because A. I seriously doubt that Blue Team has anything to do with the kidnapping and B. Didn't the ransom note say that if Command was contacted, Simmons would be kidnapped next?

...oh shitako

...Sarge, you've confused me now.

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:13 PM

I don’t think I’ve seen this miniseries

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:13 PM

Go watch it.

join me in this

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:18 PM

Yeah, Church, you’re st fault for the Tetris scenario here

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:19 PM

OMG

"Well, what can you do, casting is expensive, shut your mouth."

lmfao

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:23 PM

Oh my god Tucker

‘That would be lame, I try not to say lame things on the off chance there might be a girl nearby”

Yes Caboose

That is exactly what is happening

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:26 PM

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

Now I kinda wonder... does the Director has a shit of an aim as Alpha and Epsilon?

lmao

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:28 PM

Doc returns

Yay

Also that shade they threw at Vegans

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:28 PM

ikr?

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

lmao

lmao

holy fuck, the two hours later thing makes its return after like 7 seasons

and 3 2/3 miniseries

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:32 PM

Oh, Caboose

You’re too precious

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:33 PM

I mean, I'm pretty sure that the BGC is one fucking team by this point in the show. So, does it really matter?

lmfao

OH NO

NOT HERE AGAIN

OH GOD

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I DIDN'T WANT TO EVER REMEMBER THE FUCKING ZEALOTS

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

best bubbles-Last Monday at 4:36 PM

AND YOU WILL WORSHIP ME AS THOUGH I WERE A GOD

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:36 PM

scared scooting away

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:36 PM

THE GRUNTS

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:36 PM

but seriously though: Where and when on the timeline IS this?

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

omg

Oh fuck, there's a password?!

SERIOUSLY?!

UGH

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:39 PM

I think it’s a previous version of the epsilon unit

Or maybe I’m just assuming that because it’s made in reach

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:41 PM

i mean, that's a smart assumption.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

OMG

OF COURSE IT'S THE PASSWORD

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:42 PM

Caboose

You are adorable

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:44 PM

omg

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT

so... it's a preview for a ransom. Sure, that makes logical sense in every shape and form

sarcasm levels for Anya: 99%

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 4:46 PM

Of course

Of course that’s how this ends

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 4:47 PM

oh no fucking shit, whoever made the note has Grif!

OH MY GOD

LMFAO

Well, at least we know Grif's okay!

...And Donut too, I guess.

Time for the miniseries with a longer name I can't be bothered to type!

lmfao

that is a good question. I'm just hoping the answer is less mildly horrific than the reason there'd be two armies made up of imcompetant people fighting in a canyon in the middle of nowhere.

..actually, the "why is there a military base in the middle of a canyon" question has an answer. It's... it's not a particularly pleasant answer.

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 5:04 PM

OMG

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

HOLY FUCK

I mean, driving through a metal wall does seem impossible but... what material was the thing that Grif drove through in s8 e3?

...now that I think about it, that was rock.

never mind, this is a stupid idea

well, there goes the Warthog.

lmfao

Welp, that settles who gets the Helicopter. The Reds do.(edited)

for some reason, I'm having flashbacks.

lmao

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffahahahaha

Okay, time to stop trying to hide from my work

Season 10 bingeing is... go!

So... we're in the past... yet Grifball exists... UM?!

THAT'S ANACHRONIC

Hi, Delta!

And hi, York!

Wait... oh shit, seems the implantation process has started or something

Or at least, the partnering up of the Freelancers and AIs have.

pffhaha

OH MY GOD

HOLY SHIT

...what's the name of the song playing?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

But also YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

WOOO

TO THE ACTUAL PRESENT

epsilon, do not fly into a rage

do NOT

...Blue Team may or may not have... adopted Washington as one of their own while you were away, Epsilon.

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 8:00 PM

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

omg

...well, I mean, he can't see or hear me so... fuck it. Still calling him Epsilon.

WAIT WHAT

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

AND BACK TO THE PAST!

...I love 479-er. So much.

"Out of the frying pan, and into the shit."

So... Carolina... "apparently" gave up her AI. So, this is after the implantation process.

Probably.

I think.

...What happened to Georgia?

OMG

"Why do cars hate me?"

That is a good question, Wash.

THAT WAS MCFUCKING AWESOME

...CT? What the hell are you doing?

CT? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

And back to the present!

WOOO!

...That's Simmons' choice of music for when he drives the Warthog.

I think I see why we let Grif drive.

and they're still going at it like an old married couple, I see.

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 8:18 PM

Didn't you listen to the song? Georgia's underneath a bus

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 8:18 PM

pfffffffffffffffffft

fair enough

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 8:19 PM

and Grif and Simmons are an old married couple, nobody can convince me otherwise(edited)

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 8:19 PM

same tho

i mean, come on. Everyone can see it.

Damntastic Despair-Last Monday at 8:20 PM

also what was the song you mentioned earlier?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 8:20 PM

York was falling out of such and such ship.

First Episode.

oh, Carolina... you really didn't know what you were getting, did you?

OH, HEY, BACK TO THE PAST!

Hi, York!

...That was a rough landing, damn

Same tho, Wash. Because I doubt Georgia's just under a bus.

Oh god... CT was dating that guy... and she's going with him. Where are they going?!

And back to the present!

DAMMIT

WHERE'S EPSILON

Oh my god! He's hitching a ride! In Tucker's AI Storage unit!

Holy shit!

or... just his storage unit

eh

meh Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 8:41 PM

THE WORST TIMING, DIRECTOR

FUCK YOU

pffffffffffffffffft

I love you, Delta. You are amazing.

THAT WAS AWESOME!

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT!

Because getting dragged along is pretty much the only way you guys will be plot important!

I mean. It's the truth.

oh goddammit, where did the others go.

what are you two doing?

Oh, hey, this episode has a callback for a name!

...what?

The AI Maine got partnered with... used to be Carolina's?

Is that why she gave it/them up?

...Sigma. Okay.

dammit, Tucker!

DAMMIT, TUCKER!

Carolina, holy fucking shit can you be any more icy

AND BACK TO THE PAST!

WOAH, HOLY SHIT, IS THAT EVERYONE WITH THEIR HELMETS OFF?!

LEMME SEE AGAIN QUICK!

Dammit, we don't get to see Wash's face yet

Why the hell is Sigma burning?

No, really. Why the hell does Sigma look like that?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:00 PM

4 stages of Rampancy... why the hell do I have a feeling that this is where Halo shit comes in

Would someone be willing to explain it to me?

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:03 PM

Well, you remember how they said all AI's are based on people?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:03 PM

yes

of course i do

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:03 PM

That's Halo canon as well

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:03 PM

Huh

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:04 PM

But as the AI ages, they kinda

Go crazy

rampancy is where they begin to degenerate mentally

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:05 PM

ohhhh

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:06 PM

Many of them start to see themselves as superior to their creators

They also become violent and paranoid

In the end, the go the Skynet route

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:06 PM

oooooooo

oof

yyyyikes

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:07 PM

Yep

You can think of it like an AI version of rabies

Only brought on by age

And for most AI, that age is around seven years

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:08 PM

hmmm

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:09 PM

In Halo canon, the UNSC has a regulation for dealing with this called Final Dispensation

Basically AI euthanasia

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:09 PM

jesus

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:09 PM

Yep

Which, in hindsight, makes Project Freelancer seem all the most dangerous

Imagine if they got their hands on a bunch of smart AI's instead of fragments

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:11 PM

oh fuck

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:12 PM

Yeah

Don't even wanna think about that

if the mess they were already in was caused by fragments

God, would that mean they'd all become like the Meta?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:14 PM

okay, I think that's enough thinking about that for tonight!

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:14 PM

Yeah, bad thoughts ^^;

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:19 PM

okay, enough studying rampancy and AI, time to get back to binging!

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:20 PM

Basically, you could rename it Skynet Syndrome : P

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:20 PM

pfffft

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT!

dammit, Carolina! You're just. You're making all the rookie mistakes with interacting with this crew, omg!

It's oddly amazing to watch

pffffft

wait, what? Oh, yeah, I guess you guys are criminals now because of the whole rescuing Epsilon thing.

huh

episode 7 is a go!

AND BACK TO THE PAST!

THE CHAIRMAN!

OH MY GOD

I'M HAVING FLASHBACKS TO RECONSTRUCTION NOW

Malcolm Hargrove, huh.

oh no

oh...

...I've never gotten a good look at Carolina's eyes before. That shade of green... it reminds me of fresh growing mint, almost.(edited)

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT

And this is our friendly reminder that Epsilon has the memories of a shit-ton of people

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:39 PM

Carolina: mint flavor

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:39 PM

lol

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:39 PM

Washington: salt flavor

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:39 PM

lmfao

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:39 PM

really though, when you look back at how Wash used to be compared to today

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:40 PM

yeah

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:40 PM

He was almost like the caboose of project freelancer

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:40 PM

speaking of the past, we're back in it!

HOLY SHIT

Alpha... Church, the one I've known for 6 fucking seasons--has been name-dropped

And Wash, please, oh please take off the helmet! Everyone else has! Please! I want to see what you look like under the helmet instead of coming up with shitty headcanons for what you look like!

Wash... are you eating a banana with the helmet on?!

best bubbles-Last Monday at 9:44 PM

Yes

yes he is

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 9:45 PM

OH MY GOD

ROOSTER TEETH, WTF

WHYYY

WHY ARE YOU FUCKING WITH US

PLEASE, I JUST WANNA SEE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

and the episode's over

and i'm still mildly upset because

augh

you guys know

Also... who was the guy spying on CT and her group with Wyoming?

He had Blue armor, but not like--sim trooper regulation blue.

a more... cobalt-ish shade of blue

ahahahaha

The mcfucking callbacks here!

lmfao

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT AND OH DAMMIT

YAY, BACK TO THE MCFUCKING DESERT

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:00 PM

pfffft

AND BACK TO THE PAST, WOW WAS THAT SHORT

I love you, 479-er.

yep

My heart officially belongs to 479-er and Delta... as well as all the BGC... and Epsilon... and Wash... and a bunch of characters not even from this series and--well, I have a big heart, okay? There's enough to go around!

RIP, attempted reference/call forward

rip

THAT WAS COOL

woah boy

It's official. Cars, Warthogs in particular, have some sort of grudge against Wash.

oh my god

whatever's about to happen... it's gonna be epic

there is just no way, no fucking how I can trust Sigma. I mean... just look at the guy! He radiates untrustworthiness, holy shit

well, that was awesome

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT

best bubbles-Last Monday at 10:26 PM

He's also voiced by Elijah Wood

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:27 PM

Huh.

best bubbles-Last Monday at 10:27 PM

Frodo is now a flaming AI

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:27 PM

wait, what

w h a t

friendenemepanion

did i type that right?

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

subtle call-back, i see

omg

We're gonna put Epsilon.. inside a motorcycle... okay, sure

AND BACK TO THE PAST

Oh shit, hi, Wyoming!

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

oh god

I forgot he likes knock-knock jokes

oh, hi, Tex

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT

no, wait, never mind.

BACK TO THE PAST

...did we really need to leave?

woah

The unidentified Cobalt just pulled an ax out of his arm.

woah

WOAH

Damn, "Cobalt"'s pretty awesome!

...I feel bad for CT. She clearly's gotten some idea of the shit that is going on.

NO

wOAH

CT...

CT!

No

I'm actually... crying

this... how is this the first time this show's brought me to tears?

best bubbles-Last Monday at 10:46 PM

hugs

Emotions are complicated

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:48 PM

oh

so... that's why we returned to the desert... okay then

why is it now that i get to be punched in the gut by this show, though? There were... there were other moments, so many other moments.

so why now?

Edventure Quest-Last Monday at 10:52 PM

What's happening

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:52 PM

ct

i just finished season 10, episode 10

Edventure Quest-Last Monday at 10:55 PM

Oh- ;;

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Monday at 10:55 PM

imma need some time to... to think on all this.

And it's almost 11, I should have gone to sleep long ago anyways.

Edventure Quest-Last Monday at 11:03 PM

Get some rest okay?

 2/06/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 9:09 AM

Okay so. I've had some time, time to get back to binging.

Time for Episode 11, Out of Body

And we're in the present!

I believe Epsilon's former body of residence is probably still in the old Freelancer Training Building.

hmmmm

AND BACK TO THE PAST WHERE OH, LOOK

MORE RECONSTRUCTION FLASHABCKS

HOLY MCSHIT

YORK AND NORTH ARE DRESSED IN SOMETHING THAT ISN'T A UNIFORM OR A SUIT OF ARMOR

THIS IS

THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING

yeah... two people in the same head... I can see how that'd be an experience.

Huh, the name of the next episode is also the name of the first miniseries I had to watch.

That's... a thing.

Oh.

OH NO

AUGH

we're back to the present and...

there's the fucking intro chords for reconstruction.

and recovery one, too, i guess

damn

oh god

augh

omg

oh

oh no

oh god

oh god.

that's the most i've ever cried because of this show.

what... what did she say to him, anyways?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

I think I like Carolina now

And so... now we're going back to Valhalla.

A lot of things are keys in this series, apparently.

lmao

AND BACK TO THE PAST

hi Gamma... nice to see you?

well, I mean, I'm pretty sure Tex is doing most of the work. She's a bit of a badass, after all.

oooooooooooooooooooo

catfight, catfight

dammit, Carolina, you think you know. But you don't

DAMMIT, CAROLINA

dammit, Carolina.

...never mind, I'm pretty sure South is the actual embodiment of rage, Omega can just pack up and go home.

Um... is that supposed to be a call-forward or is it oddly fitting just to hear Wash say recovery one?

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT

and...

that was short

BACK TO THE PAST

hoo bo y

this is going to be a fight, alright

ah fuck

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 10:01 AM

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT

...what?

what?

This... something's off. But... in a good way.

ahahahahAAHAHAHAAHAHA

OH MY GOD

DONUT'S ALIVE?!

OH

MY

GOD

lmfao

What the hell do you mean, "might be"? They are

AND BACK TO THE PAST!

oh god.

freelancer's started unraveling.

good

I have never, ever hated the Director like I do right(edited)

now

what the shit

there's just... an empty hole inside of me... no wait, there's the anger

AND BACK TO THE PRESENT, WHERE I WILL HOPEFULLY FORGET EVERY SHITTY THING I JUST SAW BECAUSE

GOD

And back to the past, and I didn't forget, which sucks

Oh god

OH GOD NO

NO

CT... you... you were incredible.

and...

oh god

oh no

so... we know where to find the director.

Good.

He needs to pay.

Edventure Quest-Last Tuesday at 10:33 AM

Good Anya, give into the darkness.

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 10:35 AM

I can't see a reason why, for any of his crimes. He couldn't let go. But that is no reason to drag innocent fucking people into his shit. That is no reason to make an AI copy of his personality, then put that AI through countless horrible scenarios just to break him apart. THAT IS NO GODAMN REASON TO DO THE THINGS HE'S DONE

AND THAT? THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME HATE HIM SO MUCH

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SOME ASSHOLES DO WHAT THEY DO. I CAN TRY AND MAKE SENSE OF THE MOTIVES BEHIND THE SHIT OF XEHANORT AND JUNKO. BUT DOING SUCH

SUCH HORRIBLE THINGS? WITH NO GOOD, EXPLAINABLE REASON?!

THAT'S FUCKING IT

THE DIRECTOR NEEDS. TO. DIE.

i don't think i've ever hated so much.

Edventure Quest-Last Tuesday at 10:37 AM

But what about the reds and blues?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 10:39 AM

...At the end of the day, they're victims of all this bullshit as well. And who's to say that the use of Sim Troopers started with the Director?! But, yeah, they're fucking victims of his bullshit too. ...I wish I could say I could understand why the director would go off a slope, and nearly drag everyone else down with him.

BUT I CAN'T

AND I FUCKING

...i just

I need some time to clear my head of this rage

maybe punch a wall or something.

okay, i've punched a wall a couple of times.

it did not help.

just makes my hand hurt

god, do i hate that man

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:23 PM

Man, if you hate the director this much...

I can't wait until you get to season 15

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 3:24 PM

why?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 3:24 PM

Well, I had a very similar rage-filled reaction to the main antagonist of that season

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 3:24 PM

huh.

that bodes fucking well

also, I have now cleared my head of the unstoppable anger

let's try and finish the season.

And they've started the AI removal process after Wash had Epsilon for a few days.

at least a few days.

I'm pretty sure Omega's the one who piloted the getting the fuck out of there,, tbh.

oh my god. York and Tex are working together... oh god. Are they... they're trying to rescue Alpha?

aaaaand back to the present!

omg

...

wow

that was...

yeah

fuck

this... this is the season where i start fucking crying Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 3:50 PM

of course it goddamn is

i got off easy for the last ten, but now?

ahahaha

here come the fucking tears'

...

yeah, there is nothing i can say here

and back to the past...

jesus fucking christ, how many random soldiers will be voiced by ian and anthony from smosh this season anyways?!

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:00 PM

oh god

she tossed him a lighter

probably the lighter she originally took from him

oh god

the mother of invention just crashed

aUGH

oh god

Church...?

oh

oh god

i'm legit fucking bawling for the... three people curious, fyi

Edventure Quest-Last Tuesday at 4:05 PM

*eyes emoji*

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:05 PM

I'm 10 minutes into episode 19

fuck

Maine, what are you doin---Carolina?!

Is she alright?

OH GOD

META... THE FUCK

episode 19... i finished it

ha

hahaha

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:13 PM

Season 10 does not withold the gut punches

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:13 PM

it is not

it's time for episode 20. I don't think we'll be going back to the past any more.

omg

I forgot Grif kinda, sorta... has the knifle now.

and yes, i am calling it a knifle

if we can call crescent rose a sycfle, then we can call the brute shot a knifle

oh, great. now the UNSC people come.

Fucking joyyyyy

That was easy.

funny. I have this weird feeling.

Like we're never going to see this place again.

and...

oh shit.

It's a horde of Tex.

And we all saw episode 10 of Season 8.

This is going to either suck or be amazing.

Episode 21 time

Oh, hey, CGI in the modern day! That hasn't been seen for a while!

oh shit

CAROLINA!

...oh, look!

HERE COMES THE CAVALRY!

IN ALL THEIR SOMEHOW AWESOME GLORY!

OH MY GOD

IS THAT...

I KNOW THAT MELODY LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND

OH MY GOD

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THAT WAS AWESOME

oh come the fuck on, why are we mirroring the dialogue which made me sob not 30 minutes ago

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

that was incredible

and... now it's time.

time for the director... to get what's coming to him.

he needs to pay, alright

...they have... ha ha ha... they have the same eyes.

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:43 PM

Oh man.

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:43 PM

About what?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:43 PM

This is my second favourite scene in RvB

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:45 PM

ha

hahahaha

my god

and i guess.

I guess that the main quest... has ended.

Now what, though?

...Where are we going?

Back to the past?!

Really?!

WAIT, WHAT

CAPTAIN FLOWERS... WAS A FREELANCER?!

AGENT FLORIDA, NO LESS?!

HE'S THE COBALT GUY?!

WHAT THE HELL, THOUGH?

WHAT THE HELL EVEN HAPPENED TO THAT STATE, THOUGH?!

wait what

They fucking

destroyed florida

the state

just for a cover story

Okay, there's horrible

there's terrible

there's a point of no return

But this? This is just incredulous

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 4:51 PM

Project Freelancer: Fucked up.

best bubbles-Last Tuesday at 4:51 PM

I remember how much the reveal mindfucked me

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 4:51 PM

i give up

i give the fuck up on ever understanding anything to do with project freelancer

i just

I already gave up once

I'm doing it again, but with real meaning

ahahaha

Where are we now, guys?

They... we're home.

Ahahaha.

She does sound like a smart lady.

Carolina, Epsilon... good luck, you two.

And it's over.

I finished Season 10 and god was that an emotional wringer(edited)

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:00 PM

Season 11 is a lot less of an emotional roller coaster than Season 10 was

as is Season 12, and most of Season 13

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:00 PM

...most of Season 13

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:00 PM

But yes, now you're at the Chorus Trilogy!

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:00 PM

That... that bodes...

...what were you going to say, V?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:05 PM

i don't think I was going to say anything?

other than The Chorus Trilogy is amazing

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:06 PM

you were typing

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:06 PM

I was? eh, whatever, I don't remember what I was gonna say

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:06 PM

ahh

so, um

What was the AU you wanted to tell me?

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:18 PM

an AU where all the AI are Carolina's flesh and blood siblings

When someone asks why she's named Carolina while all her siblings have names like Alpha, Omega, Epsilon, etc. she responds with "My mom named me."

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:19 PM

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT

We could call that AU: "The one where Carolina is annoyed by her various idiot and jerkass brothers. Constantly."

"The idiot friends of two of them don't help."

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:22 PM

Theta is obviously the youngest sibling

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:22 PM

clearly

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:22 PM

and if anyone ever hurt him, they get all 8 angry siblings coming after them

also, did you pick up on the fact that Beta was Tex?

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:23 PM

yes, I did.

that and TVTropes has spelled it out for me.

It's handy for that.

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:26 PM

it is

so there are two Church Jrs and a Tex Jr. in this AU family

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:27 PM

pfffffffffffffffffffft

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:27 PM

completely ignoring the sexual tension between any incarnations of Church and Tex though, because incest=gross

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:28 PM

yep

i'm not sure I'm ready for Season 11

I know you said it's supposed to be lighter, but...

i'm not sure i'm ready

Edventure Quest-Last Tuesday at 5:37 PM

The Chorus Trilogy won't hurt you...too much

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:37 PM

oh. that makes it all better.

...you know? Life is short. Might as well start it.

Damntastic Despair-Last Tuesday at 5:45 PM

You won't be hit too hard in the gut during Season 11

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 5:46 PM

that's... reassuring.

dammit

So that's what happened.

We got shipwrecked.

Joy.

glorious.

I mean, that is an accurate description of movie trailers nowadays

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 6:02 PM

Oh my god

That organizational chart tho

Anya should get back to bingeing-Last Tuesday at 8:26 PM

http://archiveofourown.org/works/2189811/chapters/4795215

so, I found this

It's good. Really good. I guess I can thank TVTropes for guiding me to it.

 2/07/18

Anya should get back to bingeing-Yesterday at 2:31 PM

Okay so

I have some time before I need to start packing up

Let's see how much of Season 11 I can get through today!

wha?

Who's there?

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TRAINING COURSE?!

That plan could work, actually!

...we... we really could just cut out the middle man and use the radio transmitter itself?

so...

dammit, Tucker.

yeah...

How long has it fucking been since the ship crashed, anyways?

of fucking course

The next episode's name implies that we're finally going to get a start on getting out of this goddamn canyon-in-a-jungle! WOOOOO

WE'RE GETTING A SIGNAL!

Anya should get back to bingeing-Yesterday at 3:01 PM

of course

sigh

dammit, don't know why I got myself excited there.

so... I

I'm just going to set my things going wrong timer to five seconds.

It seems appropriate.

i'm dying a bit inside.

just a little bit.

Um

...Okay then

Oh goddammit.

holy shitak

...wha?

Who's that?!

 2/10/18

Anya-Today at 12:20 PM

okay i've been putting this off, time for more binging!

Episode 7 time

...that is a good question.

...

i'm going to blame halo game mechanics for that

I would've called it a chameleon then!

ehehehehe

uhh

i'm scared of Freckles

very scared

didn't we already do this in Season 4, dammit?

...

okay, guys, the fourth wall is mcfucking fragile, please don't try and shatter it.

okay... that's the second time we've gone into a random sniper shot, with no logical explanation for who's watching, or why.

I don't have a good feeling about this.

wait wait wait

WHO FORGOT THE MUSIC?!

Anya-Today at 1:00 PM

better

aww man

also... dammit, guys

just... in general

o boy

this is going to be... yeah

oh no

oh no

oh no

lmfao

...wait a fucking minute

....that's Tex's theme

but

what

OH FUCKING HELL

COME ON

YOU DO NOT, ROOSTER TEETH

YOU DO NOT

UGH

...

...no

...you didn't

...that pilot.... that ship was our hope for getting out of this fucking place.

...seriously, please tell me you didn't.

DAMMIT, DONUT

FUCKING

DAMMIT

...huh.

WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU, X-BOX COLORED GUY?!

Anya-Today at 1:28 PM

So... I'm blaming Grif and Tucker for us being stuck here.

best bubbles-Today at 1:28 PM

Valid

Anya-Today at 1:30 PM

wait... does Red Team actually get to carry the plot for a change?! Because if so... fuck yeah!

best bubbles-Today at 1:31 PM

They finally have something to contribute

Anya-Today at 1:32 PM

pfffffffffffft

...hmm?

Oh, it's you. Weird... X-Box guy.

I'm already scared of you.

That's record time

...Locus.

Okay, sure.

best bubbles-Today at 1:34 PM

At first I thought his name was Locust

Anya-Today at 1:34 PM

Wherever we are... we're sure as fuck not alone.

You know, there's a reason I watch with subtitles on. It's mostly to make sure I don't fuck up with the names.

What

you guys have a SIRI here

what

WHAT

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE SPYING ON US

...AND THIS ONE... DOES HE KNOW US?!

I mean, he said, and I quote: "Holy shit. It's actually them."

wha

So... this guy... may know who the Locus fuck is? And... he clearly doesn't like him.

gah

so... the ship... literally broke in half

joy

...where the fuck is the other half, then?

...Grif... I think you might want to back away from that.

best bubbles-Today at 1:43 PM

These guys are not good pilots, are they?

Anya-Today at 1:44 PM

well, yeah, but i'm talking about the weird-ass glowy sticky things

that remind me of bombs

or grenades

and seriously wow, i'm just getting a bad feeling here

we sure they don't do anything except stick?

SON OF A BIT--I knew it.

WHAT THE SHIT

Oh my god! Those things are like mini-teleporters in and out of hammerspace!

HOLY SHIT

or.... teleporter cube

What are you doing, Wash.

WHAT?!

WE HAVE AN INTERNET CONNECTION NOW?!

awwwwww

but still cool

HOLY SHIT, THE CUBES ARE!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T PUT THAT TOGETHER!

HOLY SHIT

Anya-Today at 2:00 PM

WHO ARE YOU, ORANGE STRIPED FUCK

...okay, so maybe you're here to help us

maybe

I'm not sure I trust you just yet

"It's about twenty hours long, and I only enjoy telling it in 5 minute intervals."

Ahem. Our fourth wall is fragile(edited)

And the fourth wall needs to be protected. Please, just listen to me for once.

please

pfffffffffffft

Welp, now we have 3 people to blame for this.

omg

The radio... was turned off.

Wow.

...

what

...what?!

what the fuck?!

oh fuck

...that ship...

It looks familiar

Do you think it's--no, no, the Mother of Invention crashed, it can't be.

I repeat: I am scared of Freckles.

that was so sweet

Anya-Today at 3:03 PM

ah... fuck

...16? No, wait, lemme pull up a count of people I know to be here... that'd be... 11. Who are the other 5?!

OH SHIT

WHAT THE SHIT

WHO THE FUCK WAS AIMING FOR WASH?!

AND, THANK YOU, ORANGE-STRIPED DUDE

...what the shit?!

WHAT THE SHIT?!

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON

Well, I mean... yeah.

Felix... okay then.

NO

WE HAVE NO REAL CLUE

...huh?

Chorus? That's what this place is called?

Well, that makes sense, this is called the Chorus Trilogy after all.

also.... ugh

Welp, that's 4 people to blame for our current situation

I hope you four are proud of yourselves.

...what

Crash-landed in the middle of a civil war.

yay

ughhhh

...were you going to say something, Jake?

best bubbles-Today at 3:18 PM

No, sorry

Typed in the wrong chat ^^;

Anya-Today at 3:18 PM

aaaah

rip

best bubbles-Today at 3:19 PM

Also, crash landing in the middle of a civil war

Sounds just like the BGC, doesn't it?

Anya-Today at 3:19 PM

honestly, yes

it does.

Sooo... One side, the side that's not actively trying to murder us, is called The New Republic. Gotcha.

pfffffffffft

I can't believe it.

The greatest soldiers in the galaxy?

are you sure you're not thinking of... anyone else?!

best bubbles-Today at 3:22 PM

I mean

They did kinda kill several freelancers

Anya-Today at 3:22 PM

...true.

best bubbles-Today at 3:22 PM

Some unintentionally, but still

Anya-Today at 3:23 PM

fair enough

but... the greatest?

I... I have to doubt that, deep down.

soooooooooooo

what you're saying is... time to be part of a rebellion. That we know... very little about.

Sure, why not

But also.... no.

Why?

We're still mcfucking stranded and... again, you're asking the Blood Gulch Crew. Despite what you may think, they're only occasionally competent.

wait what

Ohhhh... you mean the mercenary definition of Freelancer that was used back in Season 1 and never again.

oh

...what?

What do you mean, "about to be hit... hard."?

They... probably aren't.

But, well... they did take down the Meta. And an entire army of Tex. So maybe we won't die after all.

let's prepare for a battle.

....those are the stupidest landmines ever.(edited)

Of all time.

how about we don't try and re-activate the malfunctioning robot who tried to murder everyone?

That seems smart.

welp. seems there's still some problems with the helmet.

yayyyy

Yeah, where are Epsilon and Carolina anyways?

The Federal Army... that's our enemy, it seems.

...shitty name for an opposing side.

...You know what, Felix? I think I may like you yet.

Edventure Quest-Today at 3:49 PM

Pretty chill guy. I like Felix

Anya-Today at 3:51 PM

Well, who knew? Wash is back in... a pretty close replication of his old armor.

Edventure Quest-Today at 3:52 PM

Noice

Anya-Today at 3:53 PM

ah great. I mean... I can understand why Lopez Dos is doing this... kinda. But now is not the goddamn time

Oh look, it is a Robot battle now.

Yay?

OH SHIT

WE GOT LOCUS HERE NOW

AND I'M GOING GUESS MORE ON THE WAY

YEP, DEFINITELY MORE

FUCK

also... where the hell is Doc?

Eh. We'll focus on that later

WE GOT A BATTLE TO FIGHT

WOOOOO

oh

WOOOOOO

Anya-Today at 4:01 PM

AHAHAHAHAHA

WOOOOO

NICE ONE, DONUT!

....dammit Donut.

OH SHIT, NOT

Oh thank god

YAHAHAHA, WOOHOO TUCKER!

...oh crap

OH CRAP

LOPEZ!

WOOO

NO

WASH

SARGE

FUCK YOU, LOCUS!

...what was that?

wait...

we got backup

but... oh no.

oh no no no no

WASH

WASH, PLEASE, COME ON

NO

NO, YOU IDIOT

NO

NO

no

no

nononononono

...

no

...

I

no

Sarge, Donut, Wash, Lopez... we left them all behind.

WE LEFT THEM BEHIND, WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SARGE IS STILL ALIVE!

...

no

...it's time for the final episode... I guess.

And... hey, wait, is it starting on a call-back to Season 3? I feel like it is.

...So this is the New Republic base.

...no

no

hi, there, Miss Kimball... I guess.

i... i can't believe it.

I don't want to believe it.

They... they can't be dead.

Edventure Quest-Today at 4:17 PM

hugs Shhh

Anya-Today at 4:18 PM

Those fucks have pulled through worse and weirder, they have to be alive!

i

...they have to be

THEY'RE ALIVE

OH THANK FUCK

Well... that makes our course obvious.

I don't know what's going on here. But half of our crew is being held captive by these guys you people call your enemy. So... let's fight this goddamn war.

And the promise of fucking off and getting as far away from Chorus afterwards?! FUCK YEAH

...so... we're putting these 4 in charge of troops. Sure, why the hell not.

So there's a stinger. Let's watch that.

Wait... that crate... why would it need to be recovered?

...Carolina?

CAROLINA?!

HWAT

...that's why you got him to keep them alive.

thanks

BUT ALSO WHAT THE FUCL

Anya-Today at 4:48 PM

I can't believe I just finished Season 11.

I'm like

I'm mcfucking shook to the shookiest degree because

well

a lot of things

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:50 PM

The chorus trilogy only gets better from here

Edventure Quest-Today at 4:50 PM

pats

Things get better

But things get worse.

Anya-Today at 4:50 PM

...

i'm not sure how to respond to either of those because one is things getting better, but things getting worse, and the other is V saying it only gets better from here.

And I don't know how much I trust V

Edventure Quest-Today at 4:52 PM

That's all you get from moi. Take my words as you see fit

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:54 PM

I say better as in the story gets more interesting as it goes on

Anya-Today at 4:54 PM

yeah

that's why i didn't know how to respond to your comment

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:54 PM

Also, VA reference time

Locus: Roman

Kimball: Ruby

And Felix: Jaune

Anya-Today at 4:59 PM

.....

..........

so that's the reason I like Felix so much!

 2/12/18

Anya-Today at 3:41 PM

So like, I'm going to try and complete the next few seasons before I start writing down any more stuff for the AU soooo

Season 12 time!

Wooo!

best bubbles-Today at 3:41 PM

Woo!

Anya-Today at 3:42 PM

Let's go!

Oh god. Of course.

lmao

Heyyy, CGI! Haven't seen that in a whiel

*while

fucking hell, me

I can't fucking believe these guys are captains.

THE PASSWORD WAS PASSWORD, FUCKING OF COURSE

I feel, so, so bad for the New Republic right now.

...I see the problem here.

You're trusting them with plans

Th--nothing they've ever accomplished had any real plans behind the actions! Just spur of the moment tactics that led to them not dying!

Anya-Today at 4:02 PM

Well, that was a thing. On to Episode 2!

Yeahhh, can't believe it took you so long to realize that they are, in fact, kind of dumb.

oh. oh my god.

A fucking lead.

god dammit.

RUN

RUN, YOU GODDAMN IDIOT

well, this all went to hell in a handbasket very fast

son of a bitch

Episode 3 and... hey, isn't this what happened when the Meta was defeated?

Is this referencing how Chekov's Gun works as a trope?

Also... sigh

lol

You know where they are?!

Suicide and a bunch of puppies dying.

I like that analogy for some reason.

5 days...

hoo boy

Episode 4

...how?

...Um. That's a good question.

I don't think there's an answer.

oh my god

we could be... actually training right now

but nope

instead we get this

I'm not even sure I'm surprised

OH MY GOD

I mean, according to the rules of calling dibs... Grif's in charge now.

But... those aren't the best rules to follow so....

let's disregard that.

Felix... standing around and talking is their fucking bread and butter.

I mean, if you want to watch this trainwreck that is these guys, I could just give you the way to the youtube channel

Episode 5

pffffffffffft

Felix, how can you be so ...iunno, yet so lovable?

This is going to be great.

sigh

Time to watch all the ways these 8 fail!

Woo!

lmao

SON OF A BITCHPFFFFFAHAHAHA

 2/13/18

Anya-Today at 4:07 PM

so... I have the time (and lack of people I'm showing the series to in the house) to continue watching Season 12 today!

Let's go

...huh?

Kimball, lady... ya mind explaining?

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 4:13 PM

Whelp, I finished Season 14 of RvB. It had some fun and some feels, BUT NOW I CAN GET TO S15 WHOO!

Anya-Today at 4:13 PM

Oh... oh these kids haven't heard the story of the Blood Gulch Chronicles yet. You don't know about the whole... team-killing fucktard thing. Oh, you four are innocent.

Oh... lmao

I still feel bad for the rebels. They have to put up with... these idiots and their various... yeah.

Oh, great, back to the plot shit.

Oh?

Well, this is going to be interesting...

Woo!

Oh? We're not bringing the other four? Well, I mean, I think I can see why we want to keep them out of this. What we want to do--rescue the others-- isn't part of their fight.

I mean... yeah.

The Federal Army will be expecting actual, real smart fighters trying to get into this base. Not a bunch of lucky idiots who somehow manage to be badass.

Let's do this!

I wonder that on a daily basis.

WOAH, HEY, WHAT'S WITH THE CGI?

...and why does it give me a bad feeling about this?

JESUS FUCK A CORPSE

oh shit

We're almost at the base... almost there.

WHAT

I mean... okay, sure?

GYAH, DEFINITELY WORKED

Unnamed Voice...? Jesus fuck, that's either the subtitler giving no shits or a hint I should be suspicious.

guys... isn't the obvious answer to try and hide?

...you know what, I shouldn't even bother suggesting these plans any more.

lmfao

holy

mcfuck

THERE WASN'T EVEN ANY SNOW THERE!

EVER!

oh shit

I repeat: oh shit

I think worst case scenario is everyone dying.

But, like, my opinion doesn't matter here, so sure, y'all do whatever the fuck you want

There have been worse plans.

...what?

It just opened...

...

Guys?

...What?

what?!

WHAT?!

Caboose, the fourth wall is still fragile

Okay, so, quick recap for those not keeping up with my reactions, I just finished Season 12, Episode 8. Time for a flashback couple of episodes, it seems.

Yeah, sure, Locus, like I'm going to believe a word that come out of your mouth.

Wash, what the hell is happening?

And we're back to the "Wash suffering by account of being the only sane person within 15 miles show"!

Wow. That is not a good officer.

He literally fainted.

...This Emily chick is mildly amazing and mildly frightening.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:55 PM

More VA facts

Doyle is voiced by the same guy who does the voices for both Roman and Locus

Anya-Today at 4:56 PM

what

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:56 PM

and Doctor Gray is voiced by Blake's voice actor

Anya-Today at 4:56 PM

....what

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:56 PM

Yup

as for the 4... privates, I think

Andersmith-Port Jenkins-Yang Palomo-Neptune

I don't think Bitters's VA has a role in RWBY, but I could be wrong

Anya-Today at 4:57 PM

they're lieutenants, actually

but also... wow

holy shit, wow

yes, Doyle, you should've

Anya-Today at 5:00 PM

Oh my fucking god

this guy's a secretary.

...

oh my fucking god

there's competent people to put in charge, there's incompetent people to put in charge

this?

I have no words for this

...FRECKLES!

NO

NO

...

a moment of silence for Freckles...

Also, Locus... I still hate you.

I hate you a lot more right now, in fact.

HOLY SHIT.

HE UNDERSTANDS SPANISH

THIS IS A FUCKING WONDER IN THIS UNIVERSE

So... the moral I've gotten here is... something's off about this war.

We're probably going to find out what.

And back to the present!

oh... oh shit, yeah... it's silent.

That isn't right.

...what the shit

what the shit

...what

oh shit

oh shit

oh fuck

we... we are in some deep, deep fucking shit now

...fuck you, Felix, and fuck you, Locus.

fuck both of you.

hey

hey, Felix.

Have you been tricked into thinking you were sent into the future?

Have you taken down not just two evil AI, but an honest-to-god Freelancer?

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:22 PM

Hey, you got to the bit where Felix reveals his true colors!

Anya-Today at 5:23 PM

Have you fought with the Meta, more than once, and lived to see another day? Hell, have you managed to take that motherfucker out?!

Have you beaten an army of Tex clones?

No?

Then you, however great a mercenary you may be, have no fucking place to talk about being a great soldier.

Also, hi V, yes I have.

actually, as much as it pains me to say it, Locus is right. There are.

And, still paining me to say it, but Locus is right again. You kill people quickly, you don't fucking monologue in their faces, that just gives a Big Damn Heroes moment time to set up.

CAROLINA?!

CAROLINA!

WOOHOOO

Oh, hey, seems Emily Gray is coming along for the ride...

also what the fuck

EPSILON!

YES! YES, I DID MISS YOU!

Okay, so after that, I'm going to stop for today.

Watch 5 a day, I should be done with Season 12 by Thursday for me. Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:34 PM

only five? Wimp. :P

Anya-Today at 5:34 PM

Hey. I watched like, all of Season 3 in one day.

And Season 2, and I think Season One, too.

I think I've done my share of one-sitting-bingeing.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:35 PM

Fair enough

 2/14/18

Anya-Today at 1:50 PM

so looking at the playlist

holy fuck, why are there 33 episodes for Season 13?!

Is that like

a goof or something or is it just genuinely that long???????

holy fuck

so... anyways, bingeing is goooo

And yet another flashback as we see what Epsilon and Carolina have been up to!

ooo, CGI

this is all cool as fuck!

omg

this is fucking amazing!

that was fucking amazing from start to finish and I haven't even reached the end of the episode

Anya-Today at 2:02 PM

That was an awesome episode

And back to the present, where maybe we can finally get some perspective on what the goddamn hell is going on on this planet!

Ohhh, Emily... you do not want to hear this story. It's long and confusing, and I'm not totally sure how to summarize it.

Well, okay, Emily, let's hear your take on these idiots!

yeah, it does. I'm pretty sure Project Freelancer has something to do with all this because... it always does! Even when we don't think it exists, it does! Even when we're pretty sure it's something else entirely, it does!

What did Project Freelancer do this time?

pfffffffffffffft

they had a mcfucking news article about them

holy mcfuck

I mean, yeah. There have definitely been enough plot twists for one lifetime for you guys.

ohhh

oh shit

someone set this up so the ship would crash on Chorus

Damntastic Despair-Today at 2:11 PM

There’s a lot of bonus content in the season 13 playlist, it’s about the average size of an RvB season

Anya-Today at 2:12 PM

ohhhhh

gotcha

...that's what you're focusing on here, okay then... wait, Simmons... what did you do?

pfffffffffffffffffflmao

we are very likely fucked.

that is all I've gotten out of conclusions for our situation today.

we are very likely amazingly fucked.

so, effectively, the Federal Army and New Republic think we're dead. Great. And we're all likely to die anyways. Great.(edited)

fucking hell

So that's why the knifle hasn't shown up!

holy shit the possession trick makes its return after 6 seasons!

Never have I related more to something Caboose has said.

dibs protocol, fuckers

...an IQ of 240?!

Lady, holy fuck, you're like, a genius

woohoo, let's split up gang.

Anya Sarcasm levels: 51%

Felix, my man... I loathe you

Yet I also kinda like you.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 2:36 PM

that's Felix for you

you hate him for what he does

but yet he's still so goddamn charming

Anya-Today at 2:39 PM

Okay, the actual priority for our missions: don't get fucking captured. We aren't going on any more goddamn rescue missions.

oh crap.

what the fuck is this place...

and we're back to Crash Site Bravo.

yay?

and now we're back to the other crash site!

yeah... so fucking creep---wtf

OKAY, WHAT THE FUCK

WHY THE FUCK IS THERE ANOTHER SPACESHIP HOLY FUCK

oh no

oh fuck

ohhhh

fuck

that's a lot of hostiles.

Woo! We have the manifest!

OH NO

oh thank god

So... time to interrogate this Space Pirate. This'll be horrible.

...Everyone's grown from the guys they were back in Blood Gulch. I'm going through the earlier seasons with my parents and... comparing them in Season 1 to them in Season 12... yeah, my god. They've changed.

sigh

goddammit. Our needed files are under lockdown. Yay.

Anya-Today at 3:01 PM

oh boy

this... this is gonna be interesting

...remind me to never get on Dr. Grey's bad side.

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 3:03 PM

Ehehehe-

Anya-Today at 3:04 PM

jesus fuck

...tractor beams?

so, that's why we crashlanded.

okay.

jesus FUCL

wait... so the guys fucking around... probably saved us all.

so... thanks, I guess.

actually, no "I guess" about it, thanks.

your mutual idiocy saved us all from death.

FUCK

WE GOT PROBLEMS

AND A LOT OF THEM INCOMING

...oh no.

...what?

back at the gas station???

wha--how?

oh

Well, I have time today... might as well watch more.

and... fuck, I had almost forgotten. Both sides of the civil war are probably being led into a trap... oh no.

...they're delivering what is practically the same speech, aren't they?

I love the lieutenants.

A lot.

fucking hell, Locus.

fucking hell, Locus and probably Felix too because it seems like you guys are just saying the same things to different sides at this point.

Anya-Today at 4:00 PM

I mean... we're used to it.

One argument ain't going to tear shit apart among this group.

wow

Awww, that was sweet!

wait what

...Felix.

...huh?

So... we've been offered a way out. ...something's fishy about this, really.

and, again, I love the lieutenants.

ugh...

I detest the pirates.

...god, how is a show based off of people standing around and talking so good at making me despise their villains?

...And fucking terrible is apparently our best option.

wait

There's an Option D in this.

We teleport directly to the Capitol, and stop it from there.

Now, I know that sounds even worse than nightmare, butttt

Would anyone be expecting it?

No!

And that's what gives us the advantage!

and...

oh no

Oh come the fuck on

Episode 18 is called "Fed vs New", which sickens me and makes me wonder how I didn't pick up on that before at the same time

Woohoo but also fuck

Oh look, seems like the people of Chorus are about to figure this shit out on their own! Good for them!

dammit

oh fuck

ah\

ahahaha

WOOOO

Something I'd just like to point out here: Wash sounded a bit younger there for a second. He just said, in response to nearly falling off a cliff: "It's not a car, it's a cliff." In what is probably the most panicked tone of voice I've heard from him.

wha... Felix... you're saying that about the one guy in the universe that we know has an Energy Sword. Your chances of not dying are decreasing by the second.

best bubbles-Today at 4:39 PM

Felix needs to learn when to shut his piehole

Anya-Today at 4:39 PM

he does, doesn't he?

You know, I feel like, at a certain point, these two mercenaries... they just manage to make me lose all respect for them. Because A: People change, they learn and grow and become better people, and B: ...okay. I don't have a B. But they're causing mass genocide for no good reason. That's a reason to hate them!

pfffffffffffffffffffffft

Locus, you call yourself a mercenary and a soldier. I'm pretty sure that, at some point, there's a difference between the two.

you know... I think I know why I hate these guys almost as much, if not as much, as I do the Director. Because I'm pretty sure the Director wasn't a sociopath.(edited)

SHIT

WHAT

NO

NO

NONONONONONO

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:45 PM

?

Anya-Today at 4:45 PM

TUCKER

HE JUST GOT FUCKING STABBED IN THE GUT

oh god no

oh god

and back to the capitol... oh god no

oh

oh

oh thank god

Hey, Felix... you still talking shit, I see. Keep talking.

That won't backfire at all.

Heya, Epsilon.

AHAHAHAHA

OH MY GOD

PERFECT!

THE HELMET CAM, OF COURSE

And that monologue while you should've been keeping your eyes on the others? Pffft, Felix, you're making so many fucking mistakes, it's amazing!

perfect

fuck you, mercenaries.

AND OH GOD

TUCKER, PLEASE, PLEASE BE ALRIGHT!

Oh... oh my god.

They've made it to safety.

And the lieutenants have stories of their own to tell

Oh...

oh thank god

he's alright

oh my god

Freckles is a gun now. I completely forgot about that

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:59 PM

FRECKLES

Anya-Today at 5:02 PM

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

ahahahaha

WE'VE GOT THE MANIFEST?!

YEAH AHAHAWOOOHOOO

Charon Industries? Weren't they the people that Project Freelancer was fighting or something?

ohhhhh

yeahhhhhhh

huh

huh?

...hmmmm

Huh?!

Oh, this... this is going to be interesting!

wait... the Chairman?!

That speech was awesome

And I finished Season 12.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:11 PM

Season 13 is coming up

prepare for lighthearted happy funtimes!

Anya-Today at 5:11 PM

...

...

I doubt that.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:11 PM

in all seriousness though Season 13 is great

 2/15/18

Anya-Today at 11:10 AM

so then

Time to start on Season 13!

I'll probably be skipping over most of the side videos, but I think I'll start by watching the trailer for Season 13

OML

Epsilon made a version of the series for the new chairman of blabbity blah

...WHAT

WHAT?!

WHAT?!

AGAIN?!

I... I SWEAR TO GOD IF EPSILON DIES, I MAY--PROBABLY WILL--RIOT

Okay, so now that we're done with the trailer. Time for the actual season

fucking hell, Felix.

hmmm

hey wait a fucking moment. That... that's a full name that we got on your introduction, Price. That's... that's both new and an instant sign that I shouldn't trust you for even a second.

...

what.

what.

Your voice... yeah, I recognize it. You're the Counselor, aren't you?

Yep.

You know what's weird? I'm pretty sure that I know most of his info already, just from watching the prior seasons.

...huh?

who's this other prisoner?

...I have no clue who you are.

but... yeah, no clue.

Oh, hey!

Aaaaand we're now officially back to Chorus!

I assume it's for the same reason none of you guys have been shot yet.

By which I mean, who fucking knows

lmfao

That was a very good breather episode after episode one

and I fucking love it.

Wait... the bubble shield? Really?

yep

that's a bubble shield.

Wait, what? That floating tower thing is an alien temple?

omg

I... I mean, fair enough.

The universe is fucking weird.

WAIT WHAT

HOW THE HELL

ohhhhhhhhh

pfffffffft

Emily? What did you discover?

I mean... yeah, it does. Go... do plot shit, Blue Team. See you guys later.

lmfao

...This base reminds me of somewhere. Can't quite say where but...

It seems familiar.

I have never heard Emily sound so serious before

aaand there it goes.

Anya-Today at 12:01 PM

roflmao

...Yep. No shitting, is this base familiar.

WAIT

OH

MY

GOD

THE TOWER RESPONDED TO THE SWORD

...IS THE SWORD GOING TO BE A KEY AGAIN?!

AHAHAHAHAHA

YES

IT IS

AAAAAH!

OH

W-WAS THAT A FALSE ALARM OR?!

WHAT THE FUCK

oh fuCK

what the fuck

WHAT THE FUCK

WHAT THE SHIT WAS THAT

So... what you're saying is... Tucker accidentally got involved in some alien shit and has to go on a quest of some sort because of it.

Gee, I wonder where I've heard that before.

ya know... might as well watch this PSA. Maybe they'll call out on the show for blatantly using shit from a previous season

...on second thought... nah. I have valuable time

NO

NO

I DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE FUCKS AND... OHHHHH

SHARKFACE?

NOW?!

HUH

Well, some good came out of what happened last episode. Our enemies are down their fancy fucking technology, so the weapons used are on a mostly even playing field.

shit

shit shit shit

Hey. Hey, wait a minute

is that a motherfucking rwby reference right there?

holy mcshit, it is

eh

cool

...holy fuck

FILSS?

Wow, of all the...

wow

WHAT

WHAT THE FUCK

THAT... THAT'S THE META'S ARMOR, ALL RIGHT

AN D FUCK

THERE'S HIS THEME IN THE BACKGROUND, RIGHT NOW

JESUS FUCK

...oh

fuck

they beat us there.

Wow, I like Sharkface.

holy shit

holy shit

Ohhh hey, there you guys are!

...Wash, buddy, I feel like you're about to go into a speech here. Do you seriously think our chances of living through this are that slim?

Anya-Today at 1:01 PM

That's true. The sword thing, I mean. You have to take a few levels of character development to be an unstoppable badass.

wow

I don't think you were even in there a second, Tucker!

Good luck, Carolina...

TEX?!

wait... no, this is some sort of portal fuckery...

BUT ALSO HOLY FUCK, TEX!

ohh

oh god

They were all there.

All of them. If only for a second...

"On break: Will return in FUCK YOU"

beautiful

wait a minute

Oh come on.

Oh come on.

Oh. Come. On.

what

the fuck

is this bullshit

what the fuck

long sigh of giving up in the background from me.

I give up.

I officially give up what hope for mental sanity I had regained the past few seasons. Because... fuck it.

and back to bingeing after watching some of season one with my family

also thinking about how much shit changes... just, in general. wow.

Hey, um, Santa... if all that alien tech was so important.. why the fuck was a sword left out in the middle of goddamn nowhere where any old idiot could stumble upon it and claim it as their own?

I mean, not saying that that didn't turn out in this case butttt

why?

Anya-Today at 2:40 PM

Okayyy

I think I've procrastinated long enough

back to watching

what the fuck

THERE'S MORE THAN ONE "DEFINITELY NOT A KEYBLADE"?!

...Okay, there may be too many temples.

I mean...

one for interior decorating?!

wait a minute...

we need to get to the communication one. ASAP.

jesus fucking christ

That purge thing... thank fuck Tucker is the only one with a "not-keyblade* right now.

OH FUCK

WOOHOO, ENERGY SHIELD!

...oh no,

oh no

I was going to hope for them to be alright but... they don't need it.

...wha?

ohhhh fuck.

fuck

fucking hell

oh fuck

Anya-Today at 3:16 PM

Episode 10 and things... are gonna get worrying. I have a feeling things'll get bad.

...were you going to say something, @Damntastic Despair?(edited)

Damntastic Despair-Today at 3:16 PM

no, accidentially tapped the keyboard as I was sitting down

Anya-Today at 3:16 PM

aaah

rip

that was awesome

...oh no.

I have a bad, bad feeling about all this.

Oh god no.

...WHAT?!

DOYLE GOT THE OTHER SWORD?!

OKAY SURE

AT LEAST IT ISN'T FELIX

.....DOC?!

OH MY GOD

HOW THE FUCK

WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?!

y'all are assholes.

Doc... you alri---what the fuck

I

NO

O'MALLEY?!

NONONONO

FUCK THAT SHIT

I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH HIM IN THE CHRONICLES

...I just

why

oh shit

Aahaha! Wooo!

OH MY GOD, IT WAS SLOMO FOR A SECOND!

Oh great, we're going to get tailed by Locus. Wash, did you really have to?

Sooooo... I'm just going to accept Doc as having O'Malley as an actual split personality now. I'll just... accept that.

And... I agree with Emily. They are, indeed, one of the most fascinating groups of individuals I'll ever have the pleasure of meeting.

you guys are the other group(edited)

oh fuck

OH YEAH!

oh no

oh no

CAROLINA

oh god no

nononono

...they'll be fine, right?

T...they have to be, both of them.

friendly reminder that... well, I don't think people remember the whole... can't use it unless you were the first person to activate it thing when it comes to the swords.

ohhhh

oh that's bad.

that's... we're fucked.

Oh, hey, thank fuck. Of course you remember the rules of the sword and its pickiness about who uses it.

Anya-Today at 4:00 PM

OH THANK GOD, EPSILON AND CAROLINA ARE BOTH ALRIGHT!

No. The mercenaries do not. They won't if we keep Doyle from dying, or, if Doyle does die, we get the sword to someone we can trust with it first.

KIMBALL, SHUT.

JUST... JUST SHUT.

THAT SITUATION WENT ONE OF THE BETTER WAYS IT COULD FOR US.

THE MERCENARIES HAVE A SWORD THAT DOESN'T WORK. THEY DON'T KNOW IT DOESN'T WORK. AND WE PREVENTED FURTHER LOSS OF LIVE DURING THAT BATTLE.

WE DID WHAT WE COULD.

SO. JUST. SHUT. FOR. NOW.

well... shit.

...when did this become a sitcom?

you know... I am this close to, after the war is over, shoving some of the Feds and Rebels in a box canyon in the middle of nowhere so that maybe, maybe, they'll learn to get along with the only other fucking people in the neighborhood. It's worked before!

...oh.

Oh god.

Carolina, you saw them all... oh.

Oh look, seems Felix doesn't like how Energy Swords work.

big shocker.

best bubbles-Today at 4:23 PM

Heh

Shocker

Energy sword

I get it

Anya-Today at 4:23 PM

um

That wasn't meant to be a pun.

And... if it was going to have any validity to it as a pun, it'd be more than just a random energy sword.

It'd be an energy sword/key that shoots lightning.

Why?

Because rule of fucking cool.

...oh shit.

oh, this is going to be a trainwreck.

...oh. oh wow.

i was... not expecting that.

that's like... digging up and breaking some probably very old emotional scars.

oof.

Woo, actual, once and for all confirmation that the Meta is fucking dead.

okay, I don't see either of the generals, so I'm just going to assume that the counseling sessions has become one for the Blood Gulch Crew alone.

oh, wait, no, they're still here.

ohhh boyyy

here we go.

again.

What?

oh no.

We're under attack!

OH FUCK

..what?

Go on.

We're evacuating Armonia. I can see the logic behind that, actually.

Ohhhhh

Ahahahahahaha!

...what?

Doyle... what are you doing?

Oh.

Oh god.

Anya-Today at 5:00 PM

THANK GOD FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INDEED!

Damntastic Despair-Today at 5:00 PM

Oh man, you're on the city attack

that's fun

Anya-Today at 5:01 PM

oh shit

ha!

oh... shit.

oh...

oh no

NO

OH GOD

OH GOD OH FUCK

ahahahaah

OH THANK FUCK

EVERYONE'S ALRIGHT!

...well, almost everyone

...We're back at Crash Site Bravo.

fuck...

no

no

FUCK

HE HAS THE SWORD

FUCKING HELL

fuckkkkkk

oh, that's... actually good to know, because if we got a bunch of people both off the planet and in the temple... while we got Felix, Locus, and the chairman outside...

Um... so what is our plan? I know you guys are keeping it vague, and that's cool and all but

I wanna know

oh god, this speech is screwed.

That... that was a good speech, alright. A damn good speech.

So, now it's time.

Let's go.

And I see we're starting by re-activating that alien technology.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

OH MY GOD!

WOOOOHOOOOOOOO

IS THAT AN ALIEN TANK?!

WASH!

CAROLINA

SHIT

SHITSHITSHIIIIIIIT

phew

hahahahaha!

oh my god! That's awesome!

Oh great. Felix and Locus lived.

I'd like to call bullshit.

On to Episode 19!

Oh... hey! I just realized something!

Episodes 18 and 19 of Season 13 are references to Season 3!

Well, the names of the episodes, at least

Ohhhh shit.

WE GOT MORE COMPANY!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuck

Yeah, we want to get on transmitting that fucking message, all right!

Anya-Today at 6:00 PM

...huh. who knew

...Huh?

...Whaaaat?

Hahahaha.

Oh. My. God.

Is he dead?

WHAT

Okay, yeah, Felix is dead and... oh shit.

Locus has the other sword now.

Ha. Thanks, asshole.

Yeah. I think I've seen enough mercenaries for the next... millennia.

And the message is being sent!

...Blood Gulch?!

Home?

Sister?! Holy shit!

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:10 PM

Sister, the girl we haven't seen for... 7 seasons now?

Anya-Today at 6:10 PM

Yeah.

I almost forgot she exists.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:11 PM

I never forgot

Anya-Today at 6:12 PM

We've done it. We won.

HOLY CRAP, A SHIP ALREADY?!

...oh. fuck. me.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:13 PM

Hargrove's not taking his loss lying down

Anya-Today at 6:15 PM

Clearly not.

This is going to... I don't know how it's going to go, actually.

...One final push, huh? Let's give it all we've got.

I agree with Grif. This is fucking bullshit.

WE HAVE AN AIRSHIP!

WOO

Thank you so much, FILSS.

SHIT

Thanks, O'Malley!

...Is that... Tex's helmet?

Oh god.

Wha?

AHAHAHAHA

GRIF HAS THE KNIFLE BACK!

...Huh?

Why are we bringing out Maine's old armor? Sure, it has all the enhancements, but what are we going to use those for?

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

Ahahahahaha!

WHAHAHAHA!

Oh... I love you all too.

...what?

Epsilon... Church? What are you about to do?

NO@

NO, EPSILON, YOU CAN'T

PLEASE

NO

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:28 PM

hugs Anya

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:28 PM

hugs

Anya-Today at 6:28 PM

p-please

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:28 PM

You've hit the most powerful and tragic scene in RvB

Anya-Today at 6:28 PM

whatever you're doing

stop

I'm begging you

best bubbles-Today at 6:29 PM

hugs ;;

Anya-Today at 6:29 PM

NO

OH GOD NO

EPSILON

NO

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:30 PM

"In the end, they just have to have faith. Ain't that a bitch?"

While I think Season 10 as a whole is better to Season 13, The End is my favourite RvB episode and the one that hits me in the gut every single time I rewatch it

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:32 PM

Church.. ;~;

Anya-Today at 6:33 PM

I mean... knowing there's a 15th season, I know they make it out alright... maybe. But... oh god. If I didn't know that... I'd be worried that they all die there.

Guys...

oh god.

Epsilon, you fucking stupid piece of shit, how dare you leave them.

WHY?!

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:33 PM

Faith

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:34 PM

internal screeching of pain

Anya-Today at 6:35 PM

oh god

Damntastic Despair-Today at 6:36 PM

Season 14 mostly cuts back on these big emotional moments

15 as well, though it's far less comedy focused than 14

Anya-Today at 6:36 PM

It's an anthology, right? Season 14, I mean.

best bubbles-Today at 6:36 PM

Mhmm

Anya-Today at 6:36 PM

I dunno what the fuck is happening with Season 15.

best bubbles-Today at 6:37 PM

Season 14 provides both its own mini stories, backstories, side stories and fun stuff

Like a rap battle and a death battle : P

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:37 PM

I started 15...

Anya-Today at 6:37 PM

backstories, did you say?

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:37 PM

I've got a bad feeling about 15

Anya-Today at 6:39 PM

...I still can't believe it.

Wow.

He... he can't be... Epsilon's gone.

He's gone

no

ugh

Wanderer of the Shade-Today at 6:46 PM

hugs

Anya-Today at 6:47 PM

hugs back

I feel this weird... emptiness, almost.

I'm expecting the tears to come but... they're failing me.

 2/16/18

Anya-Today at 10:49 AM

okay so

Time to begin the season that I'm honestly looking forward to the most! It should be a nice sort of breather episode after... after all that happened.

It occurs to me this is the longest season yet, at 24 episodes.

...Hmmmm, the intro clip... that was great!

We returned to HCE graphics and... well, I'm sorry, I just.

It was great.

This Anthology Season... it's going to be wonderful

Um... Dammit, Grif!

Anya-Today at 11:01 AM

LMAO

So... what I just watched was one of the various times Epsilon was going through a memory version of Blood Gulch! That... that makes sense! Somehow!

oh of course it ends on a shot of the storage unit because fuck me

...Whuh?

VIC?!

Okay, this is interesting all right.

Okay, sure!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!

CAROLINA?!

...NORTH?!

WYOMING?!

SOUTH?!

YORK?!

479ER?!

WASH!

OH SHIT, WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED... AND THE EPISODE'S ALMOST OVER... FUCK

This Season is going to be fucking awesome

Soooo

Vic's going to be our narrator now! That's cool!

So now we're going to see why they were all there, I take it?

I'm up for that!

OH GOD, SOMEONE WHO ISN'T A FREELANCER WHO CAN SHOOT!

SHIT

Sooo... the guy I've never heard of before is called Hammer. I don't think he has much of a chance to live through this.

I!

I'm pretty sure the reason your CO put you guys on this mission is because... he's pretty sure it's like a suicide mission.

That may be my cynical pessimist of a view. But I stand by it.

Annnnnd

Hammer's gonna die.

SON OF A BITCH!

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ahahaha

They're gonna get transferred to Blood Gulch~

...huh?

WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE

FLOWERS?!

WHAT THE FUCK

...Hmmm.

oh my god

his name actually is Sarge!

I know, Flowers. But... oh. I think I see what you're doing here. You need to make sure that the least likely harm will come to Alpha. What better way to ensure that than placing him in the middle of a box canyon in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of idiots unlikely to actually get any fighting done?

I'm not even sure if I'm being sarcastic or not.

So now we're looking for people to join the Blue Team stationed at Blood Gulch... where the fuck is Tucker? He'll show up, I know he will.

There he is!

Yep.

So, for our candidates to join Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha, we have Candidate One, who is actually competent seeming, Candidate Two, who seems a little too airheaded and conceited, and Candidate Three... fuck it. Candidate Three it is!

...oh my god.

wtf

Welp.

That's one way.

I know, Lemons. I know. At least we're sending the crazies out to a place in the middle of no-where where they'll have no impact on anything.

Ever.

At all.

Totally won't be badasses.

Definitely won't kill a couple of Freelancers and stop a fucking civil war.

Nope!

Jesus fuck, Flowers!

WTF

So... we almost have everyone that was there in the first episode. We just need Church.

Look at this!: "Captain Flowers finds the last piece to his little operation and moves it to a a quiet little box canyon in the middle of nowhere. I think everything is going to work out just fine."

Even the description is aware that nothing horribly off-plan will happen at Blood Gulch! At all! Ever!

okay, I'm done being sarcastic now.

This is going to blow up gloriously.

Hmm?

...what?

Private Jimmy?

The guy who got beat up with his own skull?

...what?!

WHAT?!

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

they... they fucking implanted Church into Private Jimmy's skull. They overwrit a guy's entire brain just so the Alpha AI could be hid!(edited)

JESUS FUCK

...what the fuck

insert the mcfucking aspirin dose, we need to start making the plan fail, dammit

Well, I know how it'll effect the relationship. The body will end up dead, and the AI will believe he's a ghost.

And it's begun.

pfffffffffffffffffffffft

..

...

...Church?

CHURCH!

I... I just need to say this: Never have I been so amused yet so saddened by seeing the pieces line up.

Anya-Today at 12:00 PM

OH HEY!

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

just wait a little while, Tucker.

You'll get a unique armor color soon enough.

omg

They're talking about the Vegas Quadrant!

aaaaaaaaa

d-did I accidentally start watching the bizarro universe episode?

because... nope!

Not right! This isn't right!

...?

OH COME ON

"Maybe up to 14 seasons, if we're lucky."

OH COME ON

suuuuuure

...wait. Flowers does die, but I seriously doubt that any Freelancers have ever been sent to Blood Gulch.

unless the Freelancer is codenamed Texas but eh

He tripped over a cord.

....what?!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Him tripping caused the computer records to get scrambled... and, well, we all know the story from here.

And to hammer it in, we get Blood Gulch Blues playing at the end of the episode.

Aaaand just in case we were taking all this too seriously, there is no way I'm not going to bust out laughing at the mere description of episode 5

Yes, I have heard of the multiverse theory, and I honestly believe in it.

oh fuck, don't make me doubt my own reality like that! I don't want to be a figment of some kid's imagination!

oh my god

I can

I can't take this episode seriously

even for a second!

lmfao

...what?

what is that?!

jesus fuck

That... that is a messed up kid.

uhh

uhhhhhhh

jesus fUCK

OH GOD

...also, how does a kid get hydrochloric acid?!

OH GOD

Also... I just... Grif's reaction. "Meh, I'm sure he'll show up again in three years."

I mean.

In canon, that's about what happened, yeah.

omg

...you done yet, Simmons?

woo!

SHIT, CAT

...I... I don't think the cat cares.

oh shit

oh shit

ROOMBA!

Thank you, Jen Brown!

HOLY SHIT, GUYS!

what

Hi, Donut!

oh fuck

oh fuck

oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck

OH THANK FUCK

WAIT A MINUTE

THE KID'S NAME IS MALCOLM HARGROVE?!

awww

OH SHIT

SON OF A BITCH!

Okay but. Is alternate universe Malcolm's brother the Director? Why does he have lego versions of the BGC? Is Allison like, the cute girl next door for them or something?(edited)

These are legitimate questions.

Anya-Today at 1:01 PM

On to the next episode!

Yeah, you're right. There are still a bunch of Reds and Blues--all over the universe!

...And it's not surprising that it turns out they're all idiots.

...Wait a minute. We've been here before. I think...

omg

these guys are idiots! I think we're going to get along juust fine.

Unit FH57... got it.

...huh?

What's the alarm going off for?

OH COME ON

EVERYTHING JUST COMES BACK TO THE FUCKING CANYON, DOESN'T IT?!

lmfao

IT'S THE FIRST EPISODE!

sooooo... the chances of Unit FH57 living just dropped, sad to say.

I mean, it's kind of obvious now that they seem like they want to get involved with the plot.

And I don't remember them showing up... ever.

filled with the glorious number of two blue armored space marines.

Neither of whom have taken a level in badass yet.

If y'all weren't doomed by canon, I'd like your chances.

...and then they just stay there, watching the Blood Gulch Chronicles as it happens?

Please?

pretty please?

...what the?

what?

Oh great. They're in Blood Gulch. You three better not fuck this shit up, I STG

You. Will. Not.

The Blues in this canyon are protected by plot armor and the fact that they're around for Season 13.

13.

For that matter, so are the Reds in this canyon.

...hey, Unit FH57... you mind fucking off and doing... anything else?

Please?

...Drag, you might want to start running.

no.

Don't kidnap Sheila. Don't.

...what

...what

...CABOOSE?!

OH MY GOD

ahahahahahahaha

OH MY GOD

IT'S SET LIKE... JUST AFTER CHURCH GETS SHOT

OH MY GOD

...Yeah, the graphics for the FH57 group look so different compared to the Blood Gulch Crew right now.

OH THANK GOD

Awwwwww

That was sweet!

wait what

Oh fucking

SON OF A BITCH

WOO, A PSA!

Wait a fucking minute... live action?!

OH MY GOD

omg

It was a trailer for an in-universe movie! Maybe... who knows?

Something tells me that the next three episodes are gonna get... serious.

Anya-Today at 2:02 PM

oh

oh, it's Felix and Locus.

HOLY SHIT, THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE UNDER THE HELMETS!

DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE IT IS TO GET THAT QUESTION ANSWERED?

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD, LOCUS'S NAME IS SAM?!

HOLY SHIT

SON OF A BITCH

oh my god

oh my god

WOW

Huh?

Siris? Who the fuck are you and why do I feel like you're doomed?

Oh yeah, this is why I like Felix!

...huh?

oh fuck

yeah, okay, just personal opinion here but... can we kill this Ruben guy?

oh my god

Wow, Locus. Just... wow.

I am amazed at how skinny Felix is. I mean... wow. That is a lean motherfucker right there.

ha. of course the sun comes up.

that's cliche.

Oh my god, Felix and I agreed on something!

Anya-Today at 3:01 PM

Well, there's limos now for you guys! There's always a bright side!

oh fuck, I think I may actually like Felix a little bit now.

On to the next episode!

Hmmmm, I'm interested in seeing this propaganda.

omg

Project Freelancer sucks at propaganda.

fucking up lives? wonderful at that. Propaganda? bitch this is some of the worst I've seen.

Oh come on. We couldn't have done the Propo shit anywhere else?

Why are we involving Blood Gulch into this?

sigh

Oh hey... this takes place just before they're all transferred, then.

Oh, hey. That's nice, actually. It seems like they had got some type of getting along with each other after the chronicles finished up. That's... That's really nice to know.

yeah.

oh my god

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

...how the fuck did you get all of that footage?!

I have no idea what I just watched.

TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLE!

Oh my god. All three of those questions seem like something people at PF would ask. and probably did ask

Oh, hey! I've seen a few Death Battles before... does this mean that our normal announcers are being replaced by Grif and Simmons?

Because that's cool, I like that.

Heyo, Caboose!

wait what

Oh, heyyy, there's the death battle guys!

Ohhhhh, this is going to be cool!

THAT WAS AWESOME

Episode 14 and... Time for yet another set of idiot soldiers!

ohhhh

they're all colorblind to a degree, aren't they?

Yep.

well fuck, they all died.

and for no goddamn reason!

Okay, I'm a little over halfway into the season, I think it's about time I stop watching this and start working on my own AU some more.

 2/17/18

Anya-Today at 2:49 PM

so

I believe I have 10 more episodes to watch now in Season 14. Let's go!

No, wait, 9 to go, actually!

what

Uhhh. What?

best bubbles-Today at 2:50 PM

Which one you on now?

Anya-Today at 2:50 PM

15

episode 15

and... huh. okay then.

best bubbles-Today at 2:51 PM

Caboose's guide to making friends?(edited)

Anya-Today at 2:51 PM

yes

best bubbles-Today at 2:51 PM

Good ^^

Anya-Today at 2:54 PM

whuh

I... I was not expecting the sudden feels

i was not expecting the feels from the last 30 seconds.

wtf, rooster teeth?

that wasn't quite okay

time for episode 16!

"lord satan von killsalot"

OH MY GOD!

WE GET TO SEE WHAT O'MALLEY WAS GOING THROUGH WHEN HE WAS POSSESSING EACH OF THE BGC!

WOOHOO!

Anya-Today at 3:00 PM

It seems like they're reusing some footage for the parts where we aren't focusing on O'Malley. I like that.

"pop goes the omnicidal AI"

omg

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

good to see O'Malley likes being in Caboose's head just as much as I do. Because... why?

best bubbles-Today at 3:06 PM

"Hello. I am agent washingtub."

idk why, but that's always hilarious to me : P

Anya-Today at 3:06 PM

somewhere in the background, there's a weird mix of crying and laughter

i mean

it is kind of funny

oh dear god

lmfao

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

and now it's time for Church's head. This should be interesting, seeing as... well, you know.

best bubbles-Today at 3:10 PM

It's interesting going back and seeing the past events with the knowledge that Church is the Alpha AI

Anya-Today at 3:11 PM

yeah, it is. especially watching the first few seasons, knowing all the twists about Church that would come later. It... it's an experience, all right.

best bubbles-Today at 3:12 PM

And the knowledge that his original flesh container was Jimmy

Anya-Today at 3:12 PM

Mmmhmm.

And the episode finishes off with an "Oh fuck."

I have never seen a more accurate description of what it feels like watching the episode from an audience point of view the first time around. you know, the viewpoint where all we see is the guys being possessed in succession and what results from that?

The next one is called "Get Bent"... and I have a weird feeling about this one.

the casual-ness with which Vic spoils major plot points amazes me. I love it.

best bubbles-Today at 3:18 PM

I find it really funny that Church, Vic, and Lopez are all voiced by Burnie

Anya-Today at 3:18 PM

wait what

best bubbles-Today at 3:18 PM

Yep

Anya-Today at 3:18 PM

huh.

Who knew.

And... well, I'm mildly curious what Vic means by "can't remember everything right".

let's go

...oh no

oh no

LMFAO

Epsilon... how do you misremember the genders of the entire red team?!

oh dear god in heaven why

no

whyyy

epsilon... you done fucked up with this iteration.

this is... this is so fucking wrong

I just

wrong

I need bleach too.

OH MY GOD

I TAKE IT BACK, THIS MAY ACTUALLY BE KINDA COOL

oh god no

never mind.

this is, indeed, sick and wrong.

best bubbles-Today at 3:26 PM

it's wrick and song

Anya-Today at 3:28 PM

...what was that?!

oh come on

REALLY, EPSILON?! REALLY?!

...okay, so Church is officially a bisexual AI. Nothing anyone says will change my mind on that.

okay, let's try that again.

...huh?

best bubbles-Today at 3:29 PM

A-bi

Anya-Today at 3:29 PM

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

OH NO

EPSILON, SERIOUSLY?!

SERIOUSLY?!

WHY THE FUCK DID YOU REMEMBER YOURSELF AS A GIRL THIS TIME?!

OH MY GOD

well

that was a thing

a mildly traumatizing thing, but still a thing.

On to episode 18!

...tejano folk fusion, you say?

I don't suppose you mean something like the warthog theme song for this very show?

Okay, a musical episode... this should be interesting!

i can't watch this

i got

i don't think i even got 15 seconds into the actual video without laughing

no

I can't watch this

i

omg

oh thank god, someone actually talking!

...and there went my hope.

oh, wait, no, it's back!

...it's not the Warthog.

why?

is it even worth it? It's just a rocket launcher!

It can't even play bad mexican polka music!

whut

okay, my hopes are dying again

holy shit, i started singing along!

Tucker... you will never get the sniper rifle for more than a minute.

oh great, Church's singing a ballad now.

And, please, don't say die when referring to yourself. It gives me ptsd.

...please. stop bringing up the fact versions of you keep dying.

Because Command hates you all. and technically, Church is running this army. kinda.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope

I refuse.

i resent this.

i resent this with every fiber of my being.

the fuck am i watching?!

...wha?!

WHAT?!

that is not how any of the Blood Gulch Chronicles went, Donut.

No, Doyle, we were completely song and dance numberless. Thank god.

that was... that was mildly scarring yet also funny at the same time.

like the first five seasons, when i think about it...

time for episode 19!

it was a transitionary period, is what you're getting at, right?

Anya-Today at 4:00 PM

Yeah.

The episode description: "Everyone talks about the great adventures of the Reds and Blues, but have you ever stopped to think about what they did in their down time? It's really... really stupid."

I am even more excited now.

Oh my god. They started having movie nights?!

omg

oh god

only one movie? In the entire fucking canyon?!

JESUS FUCK, THAT'S TORTURE

ohhhh no.

welp. we lost our only real source of entertainment, folks, i hope we're happy with ourselves today.

i am laughing my ass off

Grif just gives no fucking shits. Church is at least trying!

oh my god.

that. was. terrible!

I could see a documentary on Blood Gulch working! Of course, you'd need to go into backstory on why the two sides of a war are getting along so well, and why Church talks about him having died and become a ghost, but I think I could see it!

in fact, i've fucking watched it! It's called Red Vs Blue!

wtf

i feel insulted!

very insulted!(edited)

NOW IT'S TIME FOR A RAP BATTLE!

WOOOOHOOO!

Hey, I think w--yeah, we've run the arc words into the ground.

Yeah, honestly I think that is the question plaguing all the RvB fans: Red Team or Blue Team?

I'm still Red Team for life

omg

"Why did we let Achievement Hunter write this stuff?"

HERE WE GO

WAIT, WHAT?!

FELIX, LOCUS?!

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?!

best bubbles-Today at 4:31 PM

Chiming in on the rhyme

Anya-Today at 4:31 PM

I have no mcfucking idea who won that one.

best bubbles-Today at 4:31 PM

"When you can count your IQ on a single hand"

That is a serious burn

Anya-Today at 4:32 PM

Also, a lot of the insults on all sides had some points to them.

Hence, why it's hard for me to choose.

...is it okay if I skip over a few episodes? Because I want to get to RvB vs Rooster Teeth.

imma take the silence as a yes!

or should I not?

Damntastic Despair-Today at 4:36 PM

There’s no order to 14, except with two story arcs

So skip around if you want

Anya-Today at 4:36 PM

wooo!

Aaand we're back to talking about multiverse theory, huh? Hmm, this is interesting.

A theory about a universe where all the shit the Blood Gulch Crew has been through is just a cartoon? I can see it.

no, really. I'm in that fucking universe. I can actually see it.

Saaaaarge... can you please not build a plot device?

Something's wrong with this teleporter... we might want to start running!

oh.

Hi Caboose!

wait what

oh, hey, suddenly live-action!

I think Geoff is drunk.

Very drunk.

burnie, i'm not even sure where you were taking that analogy any more.

3 dozen pivotal new characters for the next story arc?

oh fuck me.

The Machinima death switch...

oh boy.

and back to the BGC!

OH GOD

THIS IS GONNA SUCK

the death switch is hit, I take it... but hey, Tucker's going to be in this episode too! Cool!

well, apparently. Maybe not...

OH SHIT, THE XBOX!

wh-

what the fuck?!

ahahahahahaha!

AHAHAHAHAHA!

OH'

MY

GOD

...I BLAME BURNIE AND GEOFF!

And the rooster teeth employees have my response to this scenario: running and screaming.

Like any sane person.

this is ridiculous and I love it.

best bubbles-Today at 4:58 PM

You know what's really amazing that I didn't even realize at first?

Those aren't guys in suits

That's all CG

Anya-Today at 4:59 PM

...Yeah, that seems about right. No way the armor would so shiny otherwise.

Anya-Today at 5:06 PM

And Geoff's reaction to seeing the guy he voices in real life is also incredibly realistic.

no. Gus... just turn around.

well, that could've gone better.

awww. I have to stop for now.

pfffffffffffffffffffft

And behind Burnie is Simmons and Grif--I mean, Gus and Geoff, freaking the fuck out.

Burnie is taking Lopez showing up quite well, actually.

Oh, wait, no, there's Simmons and Grif.

ohhh... sorry, Burnie.

TUCKER!

YOU DID SHOW UP IN THIS EPISODE AFTER ALL!

Wait, Barb appears in this?

oh my god!

pfffffffffffffffffffffffft

That was beautiful!

Oh, hey there, Vic.

...I think I found my favorite speech in the show.

I love that episode.

...now I have to wonder if anyone's made a fanfic or something about Tucker working at RT?

I mean. Just saying.

 2/24/18

Anya-Today at 1:54 PM

Okay so. Time to get a start on Season 15.

I've been putting this off long enough, let's go.

Let's start with the trailer and already I'm disappointed in them.

...that was awesome.

...blood gulch?

Home?

What?

Time for episode one and fuck. my dog is barking because of fuck knows what

ugh.

...............

.......................what.

Anya-Today at 2:00 PM

WHAT?!

WHAT THE FUCK

wait... These guys aren't the Blood Gulch Crew.

I just... There'd be no reason for "Church" to take off his helmet, a robot probably can't detach their own head on purpose.

Even with all the levels in badass they've taken by now, they'd still be snarking.

And we're missing a couple of people.

The signs are all fucking there.

best bubbles-Today at 2:02 PM

This is not right

So therefor

It is left

Anya-Today at 2:02 PM

...

Excuse me, I

best bubbles-Today at 2:03 PM

I just woke up ^^;

Anya-Today at 2:03 PM

I'm trying to be rational here. Also, good morning.

...This Dylan person. I think like her.

Oh my god, these acronyms and her quicktalking skills. Lady, can you make me fall for you any faster?

...RTAA? Okay, that's a reference to Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures.

Oh shit. I hope she's good at not dying.

Clearly, she either is, or she has good friends.

No. I want my shit about the Blood Gulch Crew. The monster-fighting teens can suck it.

..oh my god.

We're going home.

Blood Gulch.

Episode 2 time.

Jax, huh? You hummed the episode intro theme for Blood Gulch and called it part of a soundtrack for the canyon? I already love you.(edited)

Oh god. He's an intern. Welp, he's gonna get traumatized at some point, sorry kiddo!

best bubbles-Today at 2:15 PM

Poor interns never come out unscathed

Anya-Today at 2:17 PM

Wha-heh? I know the angle that's coming, we're panning up to the top of one of the bases, I stg if

Oh thank god.

...you know... if you really want to know... I could forward you the web show, Dylan.

Like, I've been watching it.

SISTER?!

Kaikaina? That's your first name? Huh. Okay.

best bubbles-Today at 2:20 PM

Yep

Grif's family is hawaiian

Anya-Today at 2:20 PM

Huh. Who knew.

best bubbles-Today at 2:21 PM

What's funny though

Kaikaina means "younger sibling of the same gender"

Anya-Today at 2:22 PM

...huh. who knew.

best bubbles-Today at 2:22 PM

Learning a lot this season : P

Anya-Today at 2:23 PM

I agree with Sister here. I think. There's something up here.

Heyo there, Vic!

omg. Vic's been editing the footage he has into a version of the Chronicles.

Enjoy watching the Blood Gulch Chronicles, you two.

wait what

why the fuck is there ominous music

...who the fuck are you.

...it doesn't end on the usual subscribe to the channel plea.

instead we get the blood gulch blues.

Episode 3 and... where are we now?

Well, the AI fragments part is entirely legitimate, I can tell you that much. We learned about those after the haze dream that was the Chronicles.

oh my god

the mother of invention

real names? for all the freelancers?

what the fuck is Wash's last name, tell me, lady, I need to know!

best bubbles-Today at 2:34 PM

What if that is his name?

David Washington?

Anya-Today at 2:35 PM

Then I'd be amazed at the laziness that Project Freelancer had.

best bubbles-Today at 2:36 PM

They were too cheap to get a bunch of real AIs and they thought torturing one to get more was the next logical option

Anya-Today at 2:36 PM

...true.

best bubbles-Today at 2:36 PM

And they acquiesced to Carolina's demand for two AIs(edited)

Anya-Today at 2:37 PM

...yeah.

best bubbles-Today at 2:37 PM

And they didn't even tell the Freelancers what their mission really was

This group is not exactly known for its smart decisions

Anya-Today at 2:37 PM

I know.

best bubbles-Today at 2:38 PM

Oh, and let us not forget blowing up Florida to keep one of their agents under cover : P

Anya-Today at 2:38 PM

Never forget Florida. I just... I feel like that giving an agent a code name that is their fucking last name crosses a line of stupidity that's just... stupidity.

best bubbles-Today at 2:39 PM

But that's why it's perfect. It's so stupid that no one would expect it

Anya-Today at 2:40 PM

sigh

heh?

Ummmmmmmmm... Jax, I think this is the time for you to... leave now. Go back, turn around.

Jax. go.

The answer is simple, Jax. YOU RUN!

GOD, HOW CAN THAT NOT GET THROUGH TO YOU?!

oh thank fuck.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JAX, JUST SAY THEY'RE HERE

Anya-Today at 3:00 PM

wait... hold up.

Gulch... prototype?

hold the fuck up here.

And time for an action scene, fitting enough.

Here's an idea. YOU RUN.

SCREW THE CAMERAS, LIVING IS IMPORTANT, MORE IMPORTANT, I MIGHT ADD

oh my god.

Jax, no.

...huh?

Thundersnow? That... that sounds like a weird weather condition, alright.

Dylan. No.

This is a stupid plan.

Do not.

And thank you for confirming my thoughts, Dylan. That is not the Blood Gulch Crew.

Huh?

best bubbles-Today at 3:06 PM

Thundersnow is really cool

Anya-Today at 3:06 PM

Oh fucknuggets, the guy we saw in the ominous closing of the previous episode.

Oh great. The edge of a cliff.

If you two die, I will not forgive you.

...huh. Thanks, weird guy. And yes, I'm curious how Dylan knows that those... people, aren't the BGC.

...screw it, mystery guy, I'm calling you unicorn head until we find out your name.

...huh? WHY THE FUCK IS ANYONE BLOCKADING CHORUS?! FUCKING HELL, UNSC

Also... there has to be some significance with the use of Blood Gulch Blues in the outros. I just... it's this gut feeling I have.

Oh my god! Smith! Bitters!

But also... oh fuck. Please, Jax, don't have died this early on. If you did die, please turn out to be an AI so we can make ghost jokes again.

Palomo! Jensen!

Thank god, Jax will be fine.

What.

Dylan. What the fuck.

Also, Kimball's the president of Chorus now, good for her!

...Messenger?

It's time to find them. Time to find the Blood Gulch Crew.

...when the fuck did this become the last few scenes of The Force Awakens?

FUCK

CABOOSE! YOU OKAY, MAN?

Oh my god! Guys!

And to no-one's surprise, Caboose is perfectly fine.

It occurs to me I haven't seen these guys so lighthearted in a while.

WASH! CAROLINA! ...Of course you're the only two who are slightly serious right now.

..the temple? Oh wait... you didn't do something with the procreation one, did you?

Please, please tell me you didn't, or so help me, guys

Oh come on.

pffffffffffft

lmfao

Damntastic Despair-Today at 3:36 PM

Of course the procreation temple was activated, Tucker was there

Anya-Today at 3:36 PM

Fair enough.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 3:37 PM

You gotta wonder though, who slept with who? Besides Grif and Simmons, of course

Anya-Today at 3:38 PM

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft

These idiots. I love them with all my heart and soul.

Damntastic Despair-Today at 3:40 PM

How could you not?

Also did you watch the remaining season 14 episodes? Specifically the freelancer ones?

Anya-Today at 3:41 PM

...shit.

I knew there was something I forgot to do.

I'll finish this episode, then go back and watch those, okay?

best bubbles-Today at 3:41 PM

Spencer Porkensenson

Best character

Damntastic Despair-Today at 3:42 PM

Shh, she’s not there yet

Anya-Today at 3:42 PM

...oh dear. Now we're getting to the... direct aftermath of what happened after... after the finale of Season 13.

Oh.

He... he's really gone, then.

DAMMIT, EPSILON!

best bubbles-Today at 3:43 PM

I can't believe he sacrificed his life to save everyone

That fucking asshole

Anya-Today at 3:43 PM

...

hey, come on, it's okay for me to have fucking feelings, okay?

I get why he did it, I just...

I wish that there was another way to win that battle.

...

what?

what?

Church? CHURCH?!

best bubbles-Today at 3:45 PM

Church is in session

Anya-Today at 3:46 PM

holy shit

I... I'm not sure whether or not I can believe it. The message... the message said that the Church asking for help was the Alpha.

I...

holy shit

I... holy shit. I need to rewatch that scene, just to be sure.

I just

holyshit

okay, so after... that, I'm going to take a quick little... break, to scream.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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 3/8/18

Poppet-Today at 12:29 PM

Okay, I've been putting this off.

I'm going to watch the last three episodes I need to of S14, then try and get back to progressing S15.

Time for Episode 21.

Poppet-Today at 12:31 PM

Project Freelancer had a goal once???

Who knew.

Oh?

Who are you?

Ohio?

Huh?!

Oh, um, hello there... Iowa!

And Idaho...

Got it Memorized?-Today at 12:32 PM

silent squees

Poppet-Today at 12:32 PM

Oh shit, I like you all already.

...Really? Being genuinely good, sweet people keeps you from getting mission assignments?(edited)

...that makes sense.

Sadly.

New rankings?

Hmmm, what are they?

Oh my god, that is amazing!

AND WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE, I RECOGNIZE THAT FUCKING AREA

THAT'S THE OFFSITE STORAGE FACILITY

THE ONE WHERE TEX KICKED EVERYONE'S ASS(edited)

HOW DOES SNEEZING BLOW UP FIVE TO 6 VEHICLES?!

wait what

wait what

WASH?!

CT?!

...wait a fucking

minute

...Hi, Georgia?

HOLY SHIT, HI GEORGIA

WHO KNEW YOU WERE MORE THAN JUST A ONE-OFF JOKE?

...Well, shit, I already hate Georgia.

That took... two lines.

That is a fucking record.

...Ohio just called Wash "David".

...holy shit.

hholy shut

HOLY MCFUCK, A WILD SOUTH DAKOTA

I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE YOU HERE!

pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

CT...

You were so nice.

wait what

WHAT THE FUCK

...

YOU.

AIDEN PRICE.

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?!

...I don't trust this.

What sort of mission is this, Price?

hmmmmmmmm

i really don't trust this.

OH HEY, HI THERE 479R!

Episode 22 time

WAIT WHAT

OH SHIT, THIS ICE PLANET ISN'T ABANDONED AND...

OH COME THE FUCK ON

YOU THINK I WOULDN'T NOTICE THIS?

hhhhhhhhhhholy shit

We got rejects from Charon Industry here as well as rejects from Project Freelancer.

holy shit

Poppet-Today at 1:00 PM

Dammit Iowa

Oh my god.

D... depending on when on the timeline this takes place...

this is the first fucking case of it.

The first fucking case of useless people being sent somewhere entirely out of the way

Where their only reason for being there is because someone else is there.

Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Wait a minute

Hey, Wash.

Oh.

Oh my god.

They didn't drop out.

Also... heh.

pfffffff

That was worth it.

And, time for Episode 23... I think I've seen this one, actually.

All it is is showing what it would take to flip a warthog in real life, plus some live-action skits at the beginning and end.

Eh, I'll watch the skits anyways.

And I'm here so... might as well watch the rest of it.

You know, sometimes I wonder how the people who voice the characters on RvB sound like their characters.

Then I hear Burnie say something and I realize it.

...holy shit.

I've finished Season 14.

Wow!

The rest of Season 15 cannot be found, since I am currently watching it semi-blind (semi because of tumblr and ao3) with my parents.

And this is the compiled version of all my pre-S16 reactions to the RvB hell-ride.  Thanks for reading, hope it was entertaining.

[purplesurveys]

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Have you ever actually drank warm milk? Sure. I never really drink milk because...well, I care about my stomach lmao, so I didn’t know there were mostly negative feelings about warm milk. That said, I’ve had it both cold and warm and don’t have a preference.

Have you used it to help you sleep? Did it work? No, because I’d be headed to the bathroom instead of my bed instead. Do you prefer to have milk when you eat cakes/cookies? I never have milk when having sweets. I prefer coffee.

What is your preferred brand of chocolate? The only chocolate bar I'll really eat is Twix. < Oooooh yes, Twix is good. Does Reese’s also count? That’s one of my favorites as well.

Do you like white chocolate? I love it. Milk chocolate is too sweet for me and irritates my throat most days, so I prefer to have white chocolate instead.

Do you use coconut oil for anything? What? No. It could be part of some products I use, but I wouldn’t be aware of them.

Have you been wanting to start watching any shows? I’ve been intrigued by the K-drama Nevertheless for quite some time, but I always find it impossible to start on TV series in general because most of them are toooooooo looonggggg, so idk if I’ll ever get on this. I’ve also been wanting to rewatch The Crown.

Are there any movies you want to see? Not really. Are there any movies/shows you've seen so many times you're sick of them? 50 First Dates. They kept showing it on one of the movie channels that we used to have for such a long time that I don’t really feel the urge to watch it again anymore, even though I actually really liked the movie and found it cute.

What about songs you've heard so many times you hate them? I wouldn’t go so far as to say ‘hate,’ but there are definitely a bunch of radio songs that are too overplayed. For instance, I like both Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish but there’s been more than one instance wherein I’ll hear a song of theirs while I’m headed somewhere then hear the exact same song being played once I’m back in my car.

If you could look like any celebrity, which one would it be? I don’t wish to look like any of them, but I find Olivia Rodrigo very pretty.

Do you have any distinctive birthmarks? All of my birthmarks are on my backside so I can’t say for sure if they’re distinctive to other people lol. When was the first time you tasted alcohol? 18. I do distinctly recall one instance in high school where we were attending mass and we had to dip the host into the goblet of wine, but I had been in my I’m-never-taking-a-sip-of-alcohol phase so I just fake-dipped and consumed the host without the wine. I was around 16 or 17 then.

Do you wear socks under your slippers? Socks...under the slippers? I’m struggling to understand that lmao, but no I haven’t done this.

What is the coldest weather you've experienced? Japan was bitingly cold; second on the list would be Sagada – though I’m sure both places were cold just from a Southeast Asian standard because I live in a very humid and warm climate hahaha.

Have you ever eaten snow? Nope.

Are there any metals that turn your skin green? I don’t think so; at least this isn’t something I’ve experienced before.

Do you ever put honey in your tea? I don’t drink tea.

Do you know anybody who gets feminism confused with misandry? OMG this was my ex. This was Gabie AS FUCK. I hated talking about feminism and equality with her because the latter was just nonexistent to her and it was impossible to have a levelheaded, civilized conversation about this topic. She held some problematic opinions that I wish I went ahead and called out sooner.

Do you talk to your pets? Yeah, all the time. Kimi can’t hear well anymore but I talk to him just the same.

When you do, is your tone different from when you talk to humans?  Yes, my voice is definitely higher-pitched and my intonation also changes.

Who is a famous person you could see yourself reading an autobiography about? Min Yoongi.

What is the best horror movie, in your opinion? Ooh, kind of hard to decide on considering I haven’t watched any horror movies in a hot minute...but I’ll go with a constant favorite of mine, The Shining.

Curtains or blinds? Blinds. Has a better ~feel than curtains.

Describe yourself with 3 fictional characters. According to that fictional character quiz, (of the characters I know), I'm most similar to Rachel from Crazy Rich Asians, Mary from Eternal Sunshine, and Maeve from Westworld. Not sure if I 100% agree with those but. < Oh wow it’s been ages since I took this exam so I got intrigued and retook it just now. Unsurprisingly I’m still similar to Amy from B-99 and Monica from Friends, which I completely agree with lol. The #1 ranking I got though was Ann Perkins from Parks and Rec? which I haven’t watched before but there ya go.

Are there any numbers you dislike for any reason? Hmm, not really.

Do you own/wear any jumpsuits? Sure.

Do you wear long johns under your clothes when it gets really cold? No, ‘really cold’ is nonexistent where I live.

Have you ever adopted a stray? (Cat or dog)? No.

What's a movie you think more people should see? Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

Do you like anything starring Robert Redford or Paul Newman? I don’t think so. I remember having a big crush on Paul Newman way way back but I haven’t been able to watch a film of his.

Do you struggle with dry skin in the winter? No winter.

Do you have any friends in a different timezone? Not really, but relatives, yes.

Have you ever had to go without heat? Not relevant.

Do you read about any mythology? (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, etc) The subject is extremely boring to me, so no.

If you do, do you have any favorite gods/goddesses? No.

Have you ever had to take medication to help you sleep? No, I don’t have problems falling asleep.

Have you ever had to take medication to keep you awake? (Like No-Doz) No, just coffee.

Are you still in touch with the person you lost your virginity with? Nope.

Have you ever had sex with a friend? Technically yeah, but we were also already dating then.

Was it awkward afterward? No, because they had been my partner too.

If not, do you think you could ever have a friend with benefits? Eh, probably not. I don’t really care for sex so the thought of FWBs isn’t something I’ve actively looked for or even considering.

Do you know anybody with more than two nipples? Not in real life.

Do you ever use bath bombs? I only ever bought one once, and that was enough fun. It’s definitely not a necessity.

Do you think it's prettier when the moon is full, or a crescent? I like both, but I guess I like the full moon ever so slightly more.

Have you ever been to a planetarium? Yeah, it was part of our field trip itinerary back in Grade 6, if I’m not mistaken. If not Grade 6 it was Grade 7.

Have you grown to dislike your first email address? Yeah cos what the fuck was that email address and what was I thinking.

What skill that you have do you make most use of? I have to write literally everyday for work and even though it can get tiring, I’m also glad that skill of mine isn’t going to waste or isn’t being hidden.

Do you agree that some people are just not meant to have children? Yes, for sure. I would like to introduce you once again to the Philippines, where parents see their kids as a retirement fund. I am glad to see parental behavior has been gradually shifting with millennials, but Gen X-ers are definitely the worst at parenting.

Do you like wearing wool, or is it too itchy? Idk, I don’t think I’ve ever tried.

Have you ever gotten angry at an employee and complained to the manager? Jesus no. Unless said employee is harassing me and is starting to make me feel unsafe (and I can’t even imagine a world where that could happen), this is completely unnecessary behavior.

Have you ever sent your food back at a restaurant? No lol I just eat it and tip the waiter. Obviously if there’s a health risk, like if my chicken was raw or if I found a bug in my drink I would raise it, but I wouldn’t make a scene and would reassure the crew that it’s no big deal.

Do you think people remember the 90s as better than they actually were? I can’t tell for sure lmao I wasn’t born til ‘98.

What songs bring back happy memories for you? Humble by Kendrick Lamar, No Problem by Chance the Rapper, Sicko Mode by Travis Scott, Mo Bamba by Sheck Wes...that whole genre/sound. Takes me back to the fuuuuuucking fun times I had in college. Are there any smells that bring back happy memories? Not really. I associate my memories more strongly with music and places instead.

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My Top 10 Twelfth Doctor Stories

I’ve seen other people do this, so I decided to make my own Top 10 of Twelfth Doctor stories.

10. Flatline

I have a soft spot for stories in which the Doctor gets in a bit of a situation and putting him in a shrinking TARDIS was a hilarious plan. I have to admit, I wasn’t that fond of the episode when I first watched it, but to be quite honest, I love it a bit more with every rewatch. I think this really is one of those episodes that you have to watch a couple of times to really appreciate it. I’m also glad that the Boneless were picked up again in one of the comics because who doesn’t love a recurring monster? They were creepy, they were threatening and quite difficult to defeat - which the Doctor eventually did while giving an amazing speech. I think it was the first Twelfth Doctor speech that really struck me because of how fierce and powerful it was. And a cute bonus: Doctor Oswald. All of these things definitely put Flatline in my Top 10.

9. The Zygon Invasion / The Zygon Inversion

Another thing I love about Doctor Who? Kate Stewart! So it would be a shame not to include one of her stories in my Top 10. I have always preferred two-parters over single episodes because of that little heart attack causing “to be continued” thrill and these episodes do it quite brilliantly. The Zygons as monsters aren’t exactly my favourites, but they were really well used in this case. I really enjoyed the storyline and the many jokes that were put in the episodes (Why do you have a Union Jack parachute? - Camouflage. - Camouflage? - Yes, we’re in Britain.) There really are so many things I love about this two-parter: the Doctor’s emotional speech, Jenna marvellously playing two different characters, Kate tricking the Zygons, . . . The final product is a thrilling episode and wonderful entertainment.

8. Dark Water / Death in Heaven

The finale of S8 has to be on this list for one reason alone: Missy. Michelle Gomez really, really rocked that part and I will love her forever for it. I never really liked the Simm!Master because of various reasons (mainly cause his version of the Master collided with the version in a book I’ve read and loved). Yet the Twelfth Doctor and Missy really brought that “true friendship gone horribly wrong” part across. There was also the storyline of Clara losing Danny and later losing the Doctor by letting him go which I think shaped her S9 character to a large degree that I really, really love. The Cybermen were less creepy in this episode than in others (the S2 two-parter has scarred me forever), but this story wasn’t about the Cybermen or an invasion at all, at least it’s not how I see it. This two-parter is about loss and friendship. And it contains yet another Twelfth Doctor speech that I will love until the day I die. He’s my idiot with a box and a screwdriver. 

7. Oxygen

I feel obligated to put at least one episode from S10 on my list and since this was the only one that really stirred something in me, here we go. I loved the space station setting (because I’m a sad sci-fi nerd), I loved the dystopian “oxygen on sale” bit, but you know what I loved the most? The Doctor going blind. Oh my God, how I loved the big reveal in the end when he said he still couldn’t see. The Doctor is a Time Lord surrounded by humans, he is always superior to them simply because of the fact that he’s (like he said to Clara in FtR) “less breakable”, but finally, we get to see that he is breakable after all, that he’s vulnerable, that he’s no longer the superior hero. I love that bit. Sadly, the episodes that followed didn’t really put this plot twist to use in my opinion.

6. Mummy on the Orient Express

Who wouldn’t want to go on a trip on the space Orient Express with the Twelfth Doctor? This episode was beautiful from start to finish: the setting, the costumes, the dialogues, the storyline, the tension between the Doctor and Clara. Every moment of this episode was wonderful and a pure joy to watch. It was also a big turning point in the relationship between the (new) Doctor and Clara because, for the first time, she saw him for who he really was. Now, a couple of weeks ago I bought Doctor Who - The Complete History and I read about the making of this episode and I have to admit that I probably would have loved the original script (in which the Mummy is a life-extending body suit that won’t let people die and Clara briefly gets turned into one) a little bit more because it contains more sci-fi elements than the version they ended up using. But hey, I’m not complaining. The episode is awesome.

5. Into The Dalek

“I see into your soul, Doctor. I see beauty. I see divinity. I see hated.” Just hearing these words in my head gives me goosebumps and I think that is a very good sign that this episode definitely belongs in my Top 10. A lot of things have been done with Daleks over the past 50+ years, but miniaturizing the Doctor and putting him inside one is definitely one of the more brilliant ideas. I also really love the early version of the Twelfth Doctor, I love my grumpy, old alien and he’s at his peak in this one. But he’s also still struggling to find out if he is a good man or not and I really enjoyed that conflict that we saw in Peter’s first season. Rusty the Dalek plays a big part in that conflict and their dialogue makes me shiver even after watching it about 30 times.

4. The Magician’s Apprentice / The Witch’s Familiar 

The Doctor riding a tank into a medieval castle while playing the electric guitar! Do I need to say more? Yes, I’m definitely going to say more, but, oh my God, that was probably one of my favourite moments of the entire show. I sat in front of my telly, gawking at the screen. There will never be a season opened better than this. You won’t believe how much I enjoyed watching it the first time and how much I am still enjoying it every time I watch this episode. The rest of the two-parter is anything but a let-down. I loved the Twelfth Doctor/Missy interactions in this one because up until the end of the episodes you can really see the former friendship, you can see just how long they have known each other, how much they meant to each other back then (I live for this kind of thing). Also, bringing back Davros is always a nice touch. Bringing back Skaro was amazing (and seeing the fear in Missy’s eyes when she realized where she was). The Clara/Missy duo was amazing. The Doctor pleading for Clara’s life on his knees when he thinks he’s about to lose her. Honestly, there isn’t anything that I don’t love about this two-parter. Add “The Doctor’s Meditation” to this and you’ll get 10 minutes of pure, silly fun as well.

3. Listen

This episode was the one where I decided that Twelve was my Doctor. In fact, it was the pre-intro scenes with him that showed him sitting on the TARDIS roof and talking to himself by candlelight that got me. But that’s not why I loved the episode. It was properly creepy. I love the creepy episodes the most and sadly, there has been a bit of a lack in those in recent years, but Listen was definitely one of the best. I first watched the leaked black and white version and even then it gave me chills. This episode also showed how much of an impact Clara really had on the Doctor (apart from getting him to save Gallifrey and asking the Time Lords to help him). She saw him as a young, frightened boy and she put those thoughts in his head that would accompany him for the rest of his life. It was a wonderful, little twist. I also really enjoyed the fact that we never got to know what the monster actually was. I love that some people believe it’s a kid under a bedspread and some (like me, cause I’ve paused and seen a screenshot of what looked like Voldemort) think it was an actual monster. Whatever it was, I’m glad we never got the solution handed to us. That makes it even more interesting to me.

2. Under the Lake / Before the Flood

I don’t think I’ve said it enough, but this two-parter is actually perfect. Everything about it is perfect. The Doctor and Clara are at their peak, they’re having their “glory years”. It’s very likely that there was a large time span between TMA/TWF and this two-parter because we see them in full action, we see them incredibly bonded, we see them trust each other completely. This is the first time we see how intense their relationship actually is (“If you love me in any way, you’ll come back”, “I’m changing history to save Clara.”). They are the perfect TARDIS duo in this one, but we also get a sense of foreshadowing as to what is going to happen to Clara in the future. The minor characters in this story are all perfect as well, I can’t say a single bad word about them. I normally don’t care about minor characters because I’ve learned that many of them end up dead anyway, but in this one, I can’t help but feel for them as well. As for the storyline and plot twist, it was a two-parter full of exciting moments and surprises with a lot of laughs and emotions thrown in as well. And the Fisher King was a great monster. Perfect television entertainment for a Saturday night that almost ended up being Nr 1 on my list.

1. Heaven Sent / Hell Bent

Heaven Sent is, in my opinion, Steven Moffat’s masterpiece and always will be. It felt like he was working his way up from The Eleventh Hour to culminate in the S9 finale with two episodes that actually managed to blow my mind. I am very critical when I’m watching TV and I’m not so easily impressed, but Heaven Sent actually blew my mind. Heaven Sent, an episode that is longer than usual, that features only one actor in only a handful of rooms and it’s the best damn thing I have ever seen on TV. During S10 I often complained about seeing the “plot twist” coming, but this one took me completely by surprise and broke my heart in the process. Oh, the tears I’ve shed over Heaven Sent! It’s that moment the Doctor realizes what he’s doing, what he’s been doing and for how long that always breaks me and it’s underlined by the most perfect Murray Gold score I’ve ever heard. And of course the big reveal that Gallifrey was waiting on the other end. 

I think Heaven Sent / Hell Bent are the perfect depiction of the stages of grief in the Doctor’s 4.5 billion years quest to save Clara. And oh, how he did it! It’s not a secret that Clara has been my favourite companion from the moment she appeared on screen and after watching her become more and more like the Doctor over the course of the seasons, it was such a satisfaction to see her get her own TARDIS and run away. There is something so bitter-sweet, so emotional about this series finale and at the same time, it’s so full of twists and turns and surprises. It’s devastating and uplifting at once. In one word: perfect!