#Plus a lot of people who continue to support Dream and the Dream team's repeated bad behavior with no care for holding him accountable

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Oh yeah I never posted this here on Tumblr, I forgot-

But hey, I don’t draw MCYT or more specifically DSMP art anymore and I very likely never will again. I strongly disagree and dislike Dream and a good handful of his immediate friends and his repeated shitty behavior on top of the community’s behavior in general, has turned me away from any remaining desire I had to participate in it’s content. I still like and support many of the CC’s involved, but I won’t draw anything from it anymore.

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Ducktales: New Gods On The Block! Review or THE INCREDIBLE STORKULES: COCKBLOCKER OUT OF MYTH!

We’re back, and i’m doing away with intros, for now, i’m trying to see if offering people a bit of the review makes them more receptive to reading it and now we’re nearing the end of this hellyear, and the trump presdency, i’m going into this one with a ton of energy, so let’s get quackin!

We open with the Scrooge and Kids on a quest to get a golden helmet he’s been after for years and has been one of his lifelong goals using a carefully crafted plan with all the kids skills needed. Okay i’ll admit that last part is unique to this show: given how interchangable the boys are outside of this continuity,  I assume he’d just throw them at the monster like Pikmin as a distraction while Donald grabbed the helmet and just grow new ones in his vast venture bro style clone mine if they happen to die. Thankfully there’s no Child Death but there is Child Failure as the team comes back sad and defeated and doubting themselves.. Della having a confetti cannon ready to celebrate dosen’t help. Though it does bring me to the subject of Della being out of focus this season. It’s a mixed bag for me: On the one hand I do get it, as she was the main focus of last season, even more than Louie, and now we’ve gotten to know her, she can sit back and play more of a supporting role, especially since Donald , who himself was more of a supporting character the past two seasons, is now getting more screentime and Beakly’s getting fleshed out more. Their trying to balance a rather massive cast, so it’s natural the one whose already got a ton of focus at this point would take a back seat and all around the show’s done a far better job giving everyone screentime this season. Launchpad has been lacking of late but given a Darkwing Duck spinoff is probably in the cards, and he’s had tons of episodes at this point compared to Donald and Beakly, i’m understanding of it. 

On the other.. there’s still a lot of stories to tell with her: We still haven’t had her deal with Scrooge basically erasing her for a decade at all nor Donald hiding her past from the kids.. he had reason and all, but he still made their mother a stranger to them. They had no stories, nothing to really go on for 10 years. That’s gotta have impacted both the kids and gotta hit della hard at some point that her father-uncle and brother both just kinda.. erased her to the kids. Plus we don’t know how she’s been adjusting to have a life OUTSIDE the kids especially since she’s been sitting out so many adventures, likely to let Scrooge have time with them and be a good daughter and mother and what not, but still there’s a LOT of ground to cover they simply haven’t yet. The Donald and Della plot we did get, while glorious, didn’t really add anything to either’s likely strained relationship and it’d be nice to give the two a subplot to work this out. Granted this might all be coming in the Castle McDuck Episode for all I know, but I can’t pin all my hopes and dreams on that one. And this all COULD’VE easily happened off screen.. but it’s something the audience really wants and needs. I’m not sure if we’re getting it and that worries me. But again theirs a large chunk of the season to answer this if this is the last one, and another season possible if it’s not, so i’m willing to wait for it. I’m just getting impatient is all. 

That being said this episode makes up for the Della Deficet as she’s one of the main driving forces of this side of the episode. I’ll get into that more in a second but Della’s been on the rare misfire adventure and knows Scrooge’s stages of grief and that he’ll come out of it with a better plan. Unfortunately for the kids that plan dosen’t include them and Scrooge runs off to assemble a better team leaving the kids utterly devastated. One of the other main driving forces besides depressed children and the greek gods is scrooge being really bad with people, but i’ll get to that. 

Point is the kids understandable emotional devastation and Della trying to mom for all of them at once because Launchpad had to get to his other job and is taking Beakly this weak to teach him and Drake how to raise a child, is interrupted by said Zeus ASSHAT RAPIST OUT OF MYTH! Along with Storkules COCKBLOCKER OUT OF MYTH and Selene, DELLA’S FIRST TIME WITH A WOMAN OUT OF MYTH!  There here because Zeus has lost his powers, as the Gods all collectively decided he was a dick and voted him out of office.. er stripped him of his powers. Sorry an asshole, narcacistic, sociopathic racist getting removed from his position of power happening a few days after the election was called.. the timing just could not have been better. But yeah Zeus is out, roll credits. Join me after them and after the cut for the rest of the review. 

So yeah the Gods are fed up with him, and Selene and Storkules are there to pick a worthy inheritor to his Laurel Wreath, his lighting bolts, and his collection of playboys he keeps alphabatized in his mancave.. also his mancave will also go to the winner. Storkules however, having a one track mind, notices Donald isn’t there and goes to find him. The kids are all eager to try but Selene is there for Della, which they all agree makes sense: I mean she has the disposition and sexual appitite of a green god but without all the rampant sex crimes and murder, and given most of them have clearly copped to the times except Zeus, that’s a plus. Plus she and Selene have already been together before so the fact they can smooch into infinity along with all the fun stuff is a nice bonus. It’s not like Storkules isn’t selecting his candiate soley with his 13 inch penis, so ther’es a precident. But Della, seeing the kids clearly need this more than she does, convinces her once and future girlfriend to let them try out. I really do wish we got more of the two this episode but what we get is great, and Selene reluctantly agrees after Della makes the valid point their STILL more mature than her dad. The fact Zeus punctuates this by getting into a “No you” contest with an 11-12 year old probably helped.  As for where Donald is he’s preparing for a date with Daisy! Horay. I’ve been waiting for Daisy to come back since the last time she was here, and Donald has naturally been considerate: Setting up a bunch of hearts, flowers, some punch that is likely just box wine and sprite, he has a budget and throwing all his garbage in the pool with bricks because he’s still Donald. Romantic, a good dad.. but still a disaster of a person who dosen’t know quite how to live like an adult... which naturally I immensely relate to and hope i’m lucky enough one day to have a lady or fella to hide all my garbage from. I mean i’m probably dying alone, but that’s likely my old buddy crippling depression talking. Oh you old scamp.. please fuck off an die.  But enough chilling looks into my psyche, point is Storkules barges in to ruin it, and eat his carefully made grilled cheese. As though Storkules may be incredible he’s also STORKULES, GOD OF NOT REALLY READING THE ROOM. Daisy comes in, and we find out it’s their second date.. and i’m assuming their first wasn’t that time they ended up in a direct to video sequel to Die Hard that’s still far better than Die Hard 5.. then again a colonoscopy is preferable to that movie so I Dunno. But she’s nice, friendly, if put off by the big sweaty man suddenly in their date. Storkules COCKBLOCKER OUT OF MYTH, does not help matters by, upon hearing that seeing how in love they are, and finding out it’s the second date assumes their getting married and hugs them in THE SWEATY ABS OF STORKULES. Do me next. 

Back at the God Tests, god I love a job-ish thing that lets me say that, Louie is up first, and being Louie has thought up a plan that benifets him wether he wins or looses but one that has serious underlying issues he hasn’t thought of. Naturally it turns out to be a gold touch which, as with Midas, works out about as well as you’d expect.. with Dog Murder and mass murder to follow. Selene undoes it, So Louie gets nothing. And yeah this has been a major issue this season that while I talked about it back in “Let’s Get Dangerous” bares repeating:  Louie feels like he learned NOTHING from the events of last season. He still likes, he still dosen’t think plans through, and he still cheats. In contrast Dewey DID grow from his season.. it’s subtle, he’s still the same loveable trainwreck and pre-teen Hank Venture he’s always been, but he no longer hides secrets or family stuff and is more of a team player. Still an egotsitical one, but it’s there. But Louie.. hasn’t changed at all. He’s still conviving, still thinks only in short term.. it’s only once or twice like with the Impossibin the events of last year really seem to have sunk in. It feels like the writer’s couldn’t figure out how to write a smarter Louie and just gave up. It’s really disheartning especially when most other character development, subtle and otherwise, sticks. 

While Huey sweats over his turn and Della tries to encourage, we cut back to the date which is going okay, Daisy’s trying to roll with it but Storkules, TERRIBLE WINGMAN OUT OF MYTH really isn’t good at talking Donald up or letting them get to know one another. While things breifly get better when Daisy brings up her career and Donald talks it up like the loving soon to be boyfriend he is, Storkules FUCKUP OUT OF MYTH screws things up by saying, when she explains to him she hasn’t made any Toga’s because she works primarily in dresses that she can “work up to them eventually. “ As proof this is the best Daisy she dosen’t dump Donald immidetly despite none of this being his fault and him trying to explain he didn’t invite him, but instead just makes an angry, and understandably so , face and goes to powder her beak.. which is clearly code for “Scream Obscenities into Donald’s Mirror for the next ten minutes”. Which if it already wasn’t abundantly clear they were perfect for each other this would be the clincher. Donald wants Storkules to go and TRIES to tell him, but Storkules just assumes he wants him to make a big romantic gesture for them and goes to “let Cupid’s Arrow” strike her. Donald understandably wants conformation he doesn’t mean that literally. Spoiler alert: He does. 

IT’s Huey’s turn next at playing god and he decides to be God of Intuition, gaining future sight so he can know everything and prevent tragedy. We instead get a damn funny scene where after adjusting to his powers he tries to prevent a breakup.. only to play both parts himself and cause it anyway. Just some great acting from Danny Pudi there. We get some more as Huey slowly melts down from the information, traumatizing a kid and nearly getting beat up with a guy who wants to “Beat up the freak for making everyone uncomfortable” which.. 

Yeah it’s not acceptable for what looks like a grown adult, or even a Teenager if that was an intent, to whale on a CHILD, let alone ANYONE for being “a Freak”. I mean yes Huey did screw up big, not mass murder bit but still.. but he’s still a fucking child. As someone who was prone to breakdowns at that age, and up to present day... I take this personally, especially since I see Huey as high functioning autsitic. So this hits home as i’ve had many people just tell me to get over it instead of trying to help. So yeah fuck this guy, take off that Gizmoduck shirt you do not deserve it. We fans do though, I hope that becomes real merch. 

But yeah Huey failed and Zeus is gloating..mostly because in his already considerably warped brain, he thinks that if they all fail he dosen’t get it. Selene explains basic logic to him: If they fail to find a new god here, they’ll just keep looking. Zeus naturally has a tantrum as Scrooge enters, wondering why the kids care about god powers and Della, being a supportive mom, tries to get him to encourage them. He instead focuses on his team. Again, we’ll get to him trust me. Selene also calls her dad out on the fact he hasn’t done anything good since defeating the titans centuries ago.  Naturally being THE GREATEST SHITHEAD IN ALL OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY Zeus takes the exact wrong lesson from this and calls his brother Hades to whip up a titan for him to fight because that was her point and not that your an irredemible dick tip who their desperate to replace and who was dethroned because no one liked you, not even your horrible presumibly now ex wife. I mean unlike DC Comics Zeus he’s not planning a cou but only because he has no powers. Hades however is well aware his brother has no powers, as the gods have been talking about it and laughing about it because Zeus sucks eggs. Also Hades has a great goth look and personality here as well as muscular arms to hold my bi ass at night. A-Plus character design. I may also have a thing for goths and emos I never realized I had. Just an observation. 

Back at the boat Donald and Daisy are enjoying drinks, which again has to be wine.. I mean again box wine, Donald needs a lot of booze after a hard days nearly getting murdered and Costco has great deals on it, but still booze. They cuddle a bit and it’s fucking adorable.. and Storkules WHO JUST KIDDNAPED HIS COUSIN CUPID AND STOLE HIS SHIT naturally ruins this moment by first trying to fire one date rape arrow at them, then takes donald’s rampant headshaking no as a sign to fire all of the arrows... with Daisy ending up in the water and unsettling the garbage. Granted Donald COULD’VE prevented this by explaning things to her.. but i’m betting he didn’t simply because he’s.. tired of this shit. He’s tired of adventure, tired of it intruding on his life and just hoped Storkules was gone and out of sight and didn’t have a chance to prepare for that till it was too late. NOW Daisy storms off.. but unlike say Cabs Daisy, whose a living nightmare, or Comic Daisy, whose not a great person but has her moments depending on the comic, she has VALID REASON. Donald lied to her about garbage and dind’t just take it out like a normal Duck, and didn’t just outright yell at his friend to leave on their date, a friend who just attacked her and already insulted her. IT’s understandable, especailly given a line coming up she’d WANT to leave and leave Donald behind.  Donald however is naturally miserable and it finally gets through Storkules thick skull he messed up and he runs off to cry while Donald miserably floats among the garbage and my heart both relates to that nad breaks seeing it. I mean .. Daisy meant a lot to him: After years of presumibly avoiding dating, or if he did not doing so for long, to focus on the boys, after a year of putting their needs ahead of his and living with his demanding uncle, of being dragged out of a normal if miserable life and into a less miersable but adventerous one he didn’t want, of being stranded in space and on an island wondering if his kids would be okay.. he finally not only has time for himself, and his sister back after years of thinking her dead and thus someone else to take care of the kids needs for a while without feeling any guilt over it or worrying about them, but found someone special. She’s talented, beautiful, charming, and understanding. And most importanlty she LISTENS to him and throughly likes Donald for who he is. And he looses that only PARTLY due to his won incomptence but mostly because someone he already barely allows in his life came in and ruined it. Once again the adventure and everything took something from him and while not nearly as big as loosing his sister, it still fucking hurts to once again have one small bit of something just for himself, one bit of normalcy, one person who loves him for who he is now through and through.. and it’s seemingly gone. It’s why I like this relationship even if this part panes me: Donald can FINALLY be happy... finally have someone who genuinely cares about him.  This also boils down Storkules character and why I don’t ship the two of them: He’s a good god, he’s brave, compasionate, carring, and generally wants the best for donald and does genuinely love him.. but he also dosen’t care really what DONALD wants half the time. He’s the embodiment of Donald’s biggest gripe with his life: No one listens to or repsects him or what he wants. Storkules wants Donald the adventurer, Donald the brave, Donald the undaunted, DONALD THE IDEALIZED VERSION THAT ONLY EXISTS IN HIS HEAD. He dosen’t really get Donald isn’t the same person, and even that person wasn’t into him. Not because he’s a man, like his sister Donald could easily be bi or pan.. but because he’s just SO MUCH and Donald’s family is already SO MUCH.. and that was BEFORE the kids and the launchpad. Donald has made peace with adventuring but it’s still clearly not his faviorite thing while for Storkules adventure and experince is his life. Storkules needs someone like him and Donald needs someone down to earth, someone who can HANDLE the amount of chaos that follows him and the famly, but someone whose .. normal. And Daisy is that. If you ship then fine fine, but I just don’t because they just don’t go together and both deserve a partner they can truly be a partner with, not someone they clearly don’t understand or someone they DREAD visiting. They both deserve better than that. 

Back on the god plot, it’s Webby’s turn as she becomes Goddess of Friendship. And helps the mood at the pier by spreading sunshine.. and then deals with the pier’s greatest menace and my honorary uncle, because he’s really not much worse than some of my actual uncles...

GLOMGOLD, SCOURGE OF CHILDREN’S KIDDIE RIDES. Because of course a seemingly regular habit for Glomgold is hogging a children’s ride he somehow fits into. Of course it is. It’s cheap and he’s not the best human being but I love him anyway. Webby heats it up to scare him then tries to get the kids to hug before having a breakdown at everyone not being happy. This does fit with her personality.. I didn’t think so at first but thinking back her first response in any friendship crisis is to panic and overreact. Her reaction to her best friend telling her she may have to stop sleeping over with her and her sister/webby’s giflriend because of magic danger is an implied death threat. She’s getting BETTER with people, but she still dosen’t have the life experince to fully deal with it and naturally upon seeing things get worse and worse goes on a lighting filled rampage Selene thankfully stops and likely undoes. Though Glomgold is likely on the moon now. He’ll be fine. 

Dewey is last and auditions.. but forgets the god part and fails which fits him perfectly and is a great bit. The kids have all washed out and are depressed about it. While Della is hopeful when talking to Selene, Selene gently explains to her girlfriend she shares with a space alien that the kids just aren’t ready and that maybe the power of a god just isn’t the thing you give to a kid for a self esteem boost. Della MEANS well here, she just wants her kids, Webby very much included, to feel good and get their self esteem back after Scrooge swallowed it whole. But Selene is right that this is just too much power, and given it nearly drove Huey insane  and nearly made Louie and Webby murderers, she has a point. It’s a good thought, but Selene needs an actual replacement for her dad. Sadly though this breaks the kids further after this and they slink off and Selene gets she messed up.. while she was right to reject them, she missed WHY Della was trying so hard. However credit where it’s do unlike her brother, while she dosen’t try to fix her issue, it’s likely out of emotional maturity: she knows just saying nice things to the kids wouldn’t help them or would wring hollow and their mom is better for that. IT’s things like this that are going to make her a good step mom.. yeah i’m shiping Della with both her girlfriends at once. Just because I gave up on her and Launchpad dosen’t mean poly’s off the table, and frankly selene is strong enough to win Penumbra’s favor and Penumbra has the kind of pepper and violence a greek goddess likes in her women. They’d be cute all together. I likes it. 

Less cute is ZEUS, SCHEMING BOWL OF ELEPHANT PISS OUT OF MYTH!, who realizes his greatest gift isn’t his powers: I’ts manipulating his children. 

And since he found a sad STORKULES POOR SAD BOY OUT OF MYTH. , and hears his issue, with Storkules hilarious sitting in his poppa’s lap, he spins it into getting what he wants: Saying since he and his wife, and Storkules mother in this version apparently I dunno, fell in love with battle, summoning Chronos will do just that for Donsy. Granted for most people your dad’s tale about how he met your step mom who tried killiing you a bunch and who he’s cheated on dozens of times would raise a red flag, but STORKULES IS THICK AS A BRICK.. in both senses of the word and calls forth Chronus. 

Daisy meanwhile is driving her car away, but is battling with herself. On one hand she doesn’t want to play mother to a guy who can’t dispose his trash or his weird friends. On the other she admits she can really be herself around Donald. We then get the most telling line though.. “You do not need to fall for another man who needs saving!”

That.. is clearly setup for the future. It MIGHT be Gladstone but it could be anyone. Hell it could be someone entirely new. She also could have a kid like we’ve all wanted. We could get a canon version of Juinor.. not named Donald Juinor because 1) He’s not donald’s son and 2) that name’s been forever tainted and we all know which living bottle of axe body spray to blame. I.. genuinely can’t wait to find out who this is and I expect we will before the season’s up and i’ts nice to see Tress, like last time, get to dig into some emotional complexity with the character instead of just yelling at Donald or talking about bows and stuff. Here she grapples with herself as she does love Donald but the past has burnt her a lot. But as a wise pansexual once said “ But I think it's important for us to remember that sometimes, sometimes it does work out. And even though everything inside us is telling us to protect ourselves, when you've got it, don't let it go. And I am telling you, that you have got it, if you want it. “ Love is hard, love is messy, maybe that among many other things is why i’m alone. But it’s worth it when you take the time.. and upon seeing a giant monster heading for Donald’s house, Daisy realizes he is worth it.. or that frustrated with him right now or not she dosen’t want him to die. Either way she’s a coming and i’m gathering hornets in a box in ancipation of finding out who hurt her so I can mail them to him. I popped an H on there so I know it has hornets. 

Back at the mansion the mood is bleak as heelllllllllll with Louie ordering pizza minus the toppings and Della’s attempt to give the kids hot choclate just getting an ow from Webby. It does make sense: Scrooge and adventuring are their lives.. if he dosen’t need them.. how would they ever do it themselves? Plus their 11 and 13 and at that age kids are very fragile so having their mentor and grandpa reject them like this really hurts, not helped by Scrooge proudly announcing his new team and trying to awkwardly bounce not getting this is his fault, though Della is staring at him with a look that just screams. 

But before Della can stab her Dunkle, we cut to a depressed donald who switches from one natural state, Depression, to another, fearing for his life, as Chronus arrives and Huey rightly wonders how he’s here. The kids all defer to Scrooge while Della continues to just be the best. Seriously for the entire episode her only throught is her kids, and their emotional well being and had this crisis not popped up she probably would’ve stabbed scrooge then yelled him out for hurting her babies. She’s graduated from trying to be a mom but having issues with it due to mentally still being in her 20′s, to genuinely being GREAT at the job. Good on her.  Daisy is naturally horrified to arrive to find Donald being eaten while Storkules is overjoyed. I WOULD say his stupidity’s overplayed this episode.. but he’s never displayed good judgement before why start now? It fits his character and his joy turns to distress when Chronus eats donald.. and has a cage in his tummy. with glass walls. I dunno, it’s a cool design. Daisy is understandably pissed and yells at it for eating her boyfriend, which gets an adorable oh boy oh boy from donald> Again love is rough, but one jackass screwing with you does not equate to every man or woman or person you date being a jackass. Daisy has realized this. Storkules is overjoyed, but soon finds himself and his sister fihgting Chronus and honestly both are damn impressive doing so. Seriously when the justice ducks form.. give htem a call. I mean She has moon beams and he’s a greek god.. plus Drake and Launchpad could use a third.. I mean he fits better there and Drake is already dating one manchild, and is one to a smaller extent, another won’t hurt. Just consider it shippers.. or foursies with Morgana because as this episode shows Storkules is bi as he is mighty. he’s Bighty. But the god squad fails, and gets eaten and Zeus’ time to shine predictably ends with an “I’ve failed immediately”, to no one’s suprise. 

Scrooge starts working on a plan as he and Della, naturally scale the colossus. We then get the scene that’s been boiling all episode: When Scrooge wonders where the kids are, Della calls him out pointing out they’ve been plauged with doubts about him replacing them.. because he literally was replacing them, and when Scrooge is earnestly suprised by that Della points out the obvious: Their children, as I said their fragile and as Della puts it, Scrooge puts a LOT of pressure on them, something she likely knows from experince.  And this is what i’ve been leading up to and putting a pin in all episode: Scrooge himself. It’s something I thought of days ago but this episode hammers in heavily: Scrooge really dosen’t have a ton of personal social skills. Sure he can work a board room pitch, lead a team of adventuerers, and run a vast empire while never forgetting the human element, for a lack of a better term, he’s not lacking in empathy or the ablility to talk to people, but when it comes to reading them it’s just surface level. He’s genuinely been show to struggle with empathy, with feeling someone elses emotions or realizing them till they’ve already been hurt. He spent a good ten years desperatley trying to bring Della back, avoding his pain and guilt instead of talking to Donald and making amends with him. His relationship with Goldie took decades to get anywhere healthy as he just put his walls up and assumed she’d never change when, as we’ve seen now, she always could she just needed a push. And when confronted by the kids he lashed out and then pushed them away instead of mending the wounds he created. Even on a much smaller level, when Lena and Violet ended up along next week he’s utterly lost when Adventure isn’t on the menu and only picks up from being baffled by two normal ish (One’s a parnaomal expert the other is the paranormal) joining him once it’s clear at least one of them fits right in with his intrests. He can deal with people on a problem by problem basis, but he’s just not good at dealing with their emotional needs or opening up.  It’s why this works so well: his oblviousness fits. To him and the way his brain works, the crown is just a problem to solve and he just needs diffrent tools to fix it, not realizing replacing the kids for a mission would bother them or they’d ever think they were replaceable. Until now I hadn’t seen much similarity to Huey but both.. are just not great with PEOPLE. They put them in boxes, try to solve problems that way.. it’s just their specific issues that way are diffrent. Scrooge can anticapte the unknown and how people he’s fighting act.. but can’t anticipate personal hurt and pain well because he bottles all his up. When checking off a problem.. i’ts just something he dosen’t consider and thus his biggest blindspot, the thing he has to overcome time and time again: How his family feels and how he can deal with it.  Here however he deals admirably.. now he KNOWS there’s a problem, and in a genuine show of character development over the past three seasons, he apologizes fully, saying their the best team he could ask for, better than zeus and don’t need his powers and they can get the helm together. Instead of putting up walls.. he’s letting his in and showing humility, which given Scrooge’s ego.. is a tall order. But for those kids, for his strength, it’s no small feet. Of course said speech gets Him and Della eaten, but the kids, now reinegized, ahve time to plan, with Daisy further stalling by roaring at Chronus to stop. Because she’s fucking awesome and Storkules finally gets that. The kids however take the leaves and breifly retake their powers, Dewey’s is for dance naturally, and use them together to take down Chronus, freeing everyone else, defeating the titan and throwing him back into the pits.  Donald and Daisy reunite and get a RELLY sweet moment, blushing and looking lovingly at one another, getting lava on each other, before kissing. STORKULES, DOSEN’T GET THEY DON’T WANT A THIRD PARTNER OF MYTH, of course interrupts and hugs them hostage for the remaider of the episode. I’m assuming Beakly , when she got home, pried htem out and explained them not wanting a third int heir relationship to him, and it’s a weak end to the plot as Storkules learned nothing and one of the weaker parts of this episode. The rest is stronger as the kids and Scrooge plan to make another run at the helmet and Selene wonders off to “use your shower” and then order pizza.. so she basically just asked Della out. And has used her shower before. 

I mean again, she can have two partners. This episode alone has earned that and they seem like they’d mesh. Penny would just have to learn some lessons about sharing and godly vagina’s is all. Nothing wrong with that. And what about Zeus.. no one asked but he gets his wreath back only to fall in the pit, with Hades naturally laughing his ass off.. and likely also taking Zeus’ laurel back. So Zeus is trapped in hell with a goth mocking him. HORAY! HAPPY END.  Final Thoughts; This was a pretty good one. It does have it’s weak spots: Storkules learned nothing, the kids stories endings were easy to see coming and there wasn’t enough Dellene. But really despite that. .it’s still a solid episode mostly because it’s REALLY damn funny. The comedic timing is just pitch perfect and while like most of the plots I could see the rhythm of the donsy plot, the reasons for it were all funny and fresh and the scene with Daisy in her car was a nice bit of character building/clear setup for the future. And showing off Della’s own character developement and history with scrooge, the latter without ever having to mention it, really brought the episode up, as did the guest cast’s game voice acting and timing. This episode is far from perfect, but it’s still a fun episode that felt needed despite not being tied into the main plot: Bringing back some old friends, and having an intresting story to tell. Plus we got more Donsy so there’s that. Overall while not the BEST episode of the series, it was a funny, enjoyable half hour of television and sometimes, that’s enough.  If you liked this review follow me or more, and if there’s an episode of Ducktales from seasons 1 or 2 you’d like me to cover, you can comission it for 5 bucks, 5 bucks an episode, 5 dollars off your order when you comission more than one, via my personal messages. You can also follow me on patreon at patreon.com/popculturebuffet if you want.  NEXT WEEK: FLASHBACK EPISODE! BABY DONALD AND DELLA! BRADFORD ORIGIN STORY! POSSIBLE HORTENSE AFTER SO LONG! MY BODY IS READY!

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⏪ P J’s PokéAni Rewind 2019

Hello, yes I’m still alive for those wondering or care at all :] Just been taking an indefinite leave from all my social media accounts (though you can still see me on Discord: PokémonJesus#2495) since mid-November going through some personal self-discovery journey...nobody misses me anyways. I’ll address that maybe in a future post, but let’s not make this about me...because RIGHT NOW it is time for my 4th annual year-end (and favorite) Tumblr tradition! 2019 was a stressful year for me personally (as you can tell I’ve been on and off  here), and I appreciate all of the friends I’ve made within this fandom who’ve stuck with me through it. It was also the year of the successful launch of my new PokéAni exclusive side-blog @pokeaniepisodes​ where I would do my weekly episode blogging/screen-caps/GIFs for the #pokeani tag. Within the span of 10 months, I would gain over 1,000 followers! Thank you to those who have followed me there as well. Obviously due to my current circumstances, that has been put on halt as well after Sun & Moon ended. Apologies, but I’ll be back in 2020 hopefully. As for PokéAni, it was bittersweet as we bid Alola farewell with the Sun & Moon series ending heading into the next generation series. If you’re curious to hear what I have to say about the new series, well here’s your post! The Pokémon anime has officially wrapped up for this year with Ash & Go in the Hoenn region earlier today, in where he WON another tournament showing Go how it’s done! But now, it is time to highlight some of the best episodes (this post will be following the original Japanese release dates, but will still be using the English/game dub names for a universal understanding by all) I personally found noteworthy from each month. Without further ado, let’s take a look back at what the Pokémon anime had to offer in 2019. 1, 2, 3. LET’S GO!

JANUARY - Hello Hapu

The Poni Island adventures begin! And also, the road to Ash’s final grand trial to complete. This mini-arc started a very fun series of character-centric episodes among the main cast and their Pokémon while they were in the island without Professor Kukui’s guidance. From Sophocles’s Charjabug evolving to a Vikavolt, and Lana’s Popplio evolving to Brionne (plus getting Primarium Z!). But the highlight out of all of this was the character arc of the soon-to-be Poni Island Kahuna, Hapu! She was a stubborn trainer who didn’t want to interact with anyone or battle Ash. She eventually opened up to him and his friends slowly after getting back her stolen radishes from Team Skull (the first appearance of Plumeria as well). She was a key figure on the class’ expedition throughout  Poni for their respective research projects, while Tapu Fini and her late grandfather keep an eye on her progress. Eventually when she did became Kahuna, Ash finally had his rightful battle with her for a grand trial. She didn’t gain only a new set of confidence, but a new set of friends too.

FEBRUARY - Mama Mallow makes us cry

As the group continues doing their personal research projects in Poni Island, and after Kiawe clears his own trial with Tapu Fini, we get a feels trip to Mallow’s past. Thanks to Tapu Fini’s mysterious mist that allows people to see the departed, Mallow relives her childhood days with her mother. We not only get a teary backstory of what Mallow said to her ill mother before passing away, but also Lillie & Gladion’s attempt to see their “deceased” father, Mohn. Mallow seeking proper closure, finally reunites with her mother in the mist as they spend as much time catching up with one another ever since their improper argument at the hospital. We then discovered that Bounsweet was actually caught by her mom before gifting it to Mallow as her first Pokémon...who is now a fully evolved Tsareena. There were a lot of good moments like seeing the Stoutland that (as if this wasn’t enough of a feels trip) help raised Ash’s Torracat when it was still a Litten, and that Mohn is nowhere to be found in the mist meaning that he’s still alive! Stoutland’s final gift to Torracat was upgrading its Ember move to eventually learning to use Fire Blast. But the most important thing about this episode, is that it teaches us to be grateful to our parents (or those who raised us) even when it looks like they don’t seem to care, we misunderstand and overlook how much they truly care for us. Never take things for granted and live in the moment. In the end, Mallow’s mom gave her one final gift before going back to the afterlife, a Shaymin to care for. Thanks mom :’)

MARCH - Ya boi is never too late!

All we can just say when he was first announced was...finally...or about time! Team Skull boss Guzma’s long awaited appearance in the Pokémon anime happened when he and the rest of his gang visited the Pokémon School to confront Professor Kukui. After hearing about the official announcement that the first Alola League was going to happen, Guzma is determined to eliminate everything for what it stands for. Meanwhile, everyone in Alola wanted to get in on the action for an opportunity to become a champion, that includes Ash who stood up to Guzma for Kukui. After wiping the floor with Team Rocket, Guzma battles Ash taking interest with his utilization of the Z-Power Ring. Despite newly perfecting Corkscrew Crash, it had almost no damage on Guzma’s Golisopod. As the battle rages on, Golisopod’s Emergency Exit activates when Pikachu starts to get an upper hand. A stubborn Guzma not wanting to admit what really happened leaves and berates Ash as he sends a clear message on his vow to destroy the Alola League. Guzma and Kukui went face-to-face before Team Skull left, and it’s clear that his intentions were more personal. There’s always a reason behind of it all, and Guzma was seeking for vengeance.

APRIL - Mohn is missing

After discovering that their father may still be alive (as mentioned in my February highlight), Lillie and her family are searching for answers with the help of the Aether Foundation. Lusamine then confesses to her kids about an Ultra Wormhole incident that caused Mohn to disappear. As they continue to get more info, they stumble upon Mohn’s room and discovered two very important treasures. A Z-Ring which he used to wear, and a Magearna that doesn’t seem to be responsive. Lillie decides to wear and use her Z-Ring until her father is found, while also finding away to bring the Magearna he left back to life. With the blessing of Kahuna Hala and her friends’ support, she deicides to finally put her Icium-Z to good use by practicing the Subzero Slammer Z-move with Snowy now that she finally has a Z-Ring at hand. She fails at her first attempt, it won’t keep her down from practicing until she gets it right. The episode ends on a very touching note with Lillie reading an entry from her father’s old journal revealing that Mohn did in fact bought an inactive Magearna in hopes to restore it to give it to his one and only daughter as a gift <3

MAY - Lana’s lure of fate

In one of my personal favorite episodes (totally not because she’s my favorite and the best girl), I got shut up for even doubting that her Brionne would evolve this soon (don’t you just hate it when anime previews spoil?). Lana finally decides to make her dream a reality (referenced in previous episodes) to hook a Kyogre at sea! With the help of Ash, they were able to track down a Kyogre that suddenly appeared while the class were fishing. When they discovered that the Kyogre had been poisoned by Pokémon hunters, Lana decides to cure it with an antidote hooked to a special Misty lure she had been given while Ash deals with the troublemakers. Even after curing the poison, the hunters attempting to catch Kyogre made it rage even more. Lana tries to save it by trying to hook him out of the Hunter’s capturing device. She was successful in freeing it but ended up dragging her to the ocean rapidly as a storm develops from an angered Kyogre. And it was at that moment when Brionne wanted to save her  trainer from getting dragged all over, evolving to Primarina was the only way to end this perfect storm. Primarina’s singing calmed down Kyogre, as Lana lifts up her rod graciously with Kyogre in the sky. Dream achieved, and a moment has been made with new sea friend. Now when Lana tells this story, it’s actually the truth and there will be no one laughing now! Later on another episode, Lana & Primarina would learn how to use and master the Oceanic Operatta Z-move, and it’s all thanks to the hook of this Kyogre. I’m sure Misty is proud as well :)

JUNE - Kid Kukui and Little Litten

There’s a Celebi in this episode...you know what that means. Back to the past! While Ash was training with his Pokémon for the Alola League, a Celebi stumbles upon them and transport Ash & Torracat to the same place where they were at, but only many years ago. They meet this little kid that had Litten with him and it was clearly obvious that his was younger Kukui and his (The Masked Royal’s) Incineroar who hasn’t evolved yet. However, Ash still had no idea he was in the past and treated little Kukui like any other kid he’d meet traveling. The two bond throughout the episode with their similar attitude when it comes to battling, and Ash gladly guided the little kid on executing Z-moves with their Pokémon. The two even worked together assisting a Totem Trevenant in sheltering all the nearby Pokémon as a rainstorm approaches. Thanks to the good heart of Ash helping out everyone, he receives his own Firium Z from the same Trevenant that gave Kukui his Firium Z. He eventually gets back to his timeline where it seemed to have an effect on the present day Kukui. If it wasn’t for that meeting, maybe the professor would’ve had his vision of forming an Alola Pokémon League if it wasn’t for that mysterious older boy he met with his Torracat. A Pokémon time paradox? Maybe...but what I loved about this story is that it repeats itself for the next episode but from the perspectives of Ash’s Pokémon that were left behind in hopes of finding their trainer. Really reminds me of that time Pokémon got separated from their trainers during S.S. Anne arc in the original series, only difference is that the perspectives of the trainers and Pokémon were happening at the same time. But you gotta love a pure whacky Pokémon adventure! Pretty much like a Pikachu short you see before movies.

JULY - Let the League begin!

The moment everyone has been waiting for...the Alola League has officially begun! With everyone prepared to unleash their Z-Power, it’s time for the qualifying round to start. Unlike previous Leagues, this starts off with a free-for-all Battle Royal with a total of 151 competitors but only 16 will advance to the next round. Most of the trainers in this League are recognizable characters if you have watched Sun & Moon in its entirety up to this point. From Mina to Kahili to Acerola to the entire Team Skull gang to Hiroki and even Pikala, every Alola character is here! While all the Island Kahunas serves as the officials for the event. It was fun way to kick-off a 4-month long League arc and they couldn’t have it done any other way. The top 16 has been decided and it gave us good match-ups to follow in the next couple of episodes such as, Mallow vs. Lana, a childhood friend clash which also tests Mallow’s courage in battling. Our favorite Team Rocket duo in disguise facing off against one another (can’t remember when was the last time we saw that). A sibling battle and a trial on how far Lillie has gone as a Pokémon trainer facing off against her strong big brother, Gladion. And of course, the friendly birby rematch between Ash and Hau. The line-up of matches is stacked! I could not remember how hyped I was for this long-awaited League arc. Some battles might’ve been short and quick, but every participant mattered! How can you not love the Sun & Moon series?

AUGUST - The Alola Final Four

And then, there were four. In the semi-finals bracket, we first have Gladion facing off against Kiawe who defeated Acerola and bested a friend in Sophocles. He’s pretty much the dark horse in this, but he’s been working hard all series with his battling to get to this point. As Lillie and Mimo (Hoshi) cheer on their big brothers, it was Gladion who got the upper hand and the two exchange in a very meaningful handshake of sportsmanship. Meanwhile on the other side of the semi-finals, Guzma, who blasted through Ilima and Lana, getting his rematch with Ash seeking for retribution after his soft defeat the last time they faced off. It was a clash of personalities as the Team Skull boss vows to get to Kukui by destroying someone who resembles him in Ash and get a big W for his fellow Team Skull outcasts. This battle was more than just advancing through the semi-finals but also the integrity of what the League will become if Guzma is successful in his ploy. Guzma was very aggressive during this match to the point of even scolding his Golisopod. But when you mad, you don’t focus well and that became Guzma’s downfall eventually resulting in his defeat against Ash who battled with his heart. Guzma had to learn the hard way, maybe softened his mindset a bit, but even after losing Plumeria and the rest of the grunts still want to be by his side improving their own skills in battle to be like their fearless leader. You never see a heartwarming ending for a “villainous” team in Pokémon before, but I think Team Skull had their own happy ending.

SEPTEMBER - The “Curse” is finally broken

Ash vs. Gladion. Here we go, the League finals to determine the inaugural champion of Alola. I mean I already made solo-post last September about how BIG this episode/moment was for our capped hero. Their rivalry has been amazing from the get-go. From their first meeting at the beach by Kukui’s place with a feisty Rockruff that wanted to battle, to the Manalo Stadium battling for a prestigious championship title with Ash’s Lycanroc fully controlled over its rage with dirt. It wasn’t a full battle, but 3-on-3 showdown served us one heck of battle! It may not be considered the best by many, but it was still an amazing and fun bout between two trainers who promised each other to meet in the finals of the big stage. The laugh they shared, the flashbacks that was shown to us (with the awesome Type: Wild! music playing in the background), and the storytelling of who wants it more makes you get to the edge of your seat, cheering for Ash to finally win a major Pokémon League. Ash’s newly evolved Melmetal showcased it’s new strength but still wasn’t able to beat Gladion’s  Silvally. Then, when Zoroark and Pikachu knocked each other out, it was the 1v1 Lycanroc battle that really put this friendly and competitive rivalry full circle.

Ash has NEVER defeated Gladion...until this moment. He’s been training for this, and it finally paid off. The two Lycanroc’s took no prisoners and went back and forth with one another. In the final blow of that match, Gladion’s Lycanroc used Counter against Ash’s Lycanroc that was charging towards it, but then our big brained hero fights back with their own Counter attack. Never have I heard of Countering a Counter in the Pokémon universe, but using it in this one moment nobody expects, it was the HYPEST way to swerve fans from almost losing the match but ultimately gave an epic counterattack that would knock out Gladion’s Lycanroc. And for the first time since the Orange League, Ash is a Champion. Only this time it is a way bigger deal! Mostly because this is a game-based series which has more meaning when it comes to the Pokémon League.

Old fans, new fans, and casual viewers a like were buzzing within 24 hours after this episode released in Japan that caught mainstream media attention. People who have never seen a Pokémon anime episode in their life (or a subbed episode for that matter) past the original series, wanted to see how this episode went down to see a childhood hero achieve a major trophy. This is how big of a pop-culture icon Ash & Pikachu was among many generations of fans since the show’s launch internationally. This was truly THE PokéAni moment of 2019. Again, big congratulations to our Alola Champion, Ash Ketchum/Satoshi! Too bad Guzzlord had to ruin the closing ceremony afterparty... 

OCTOBER - A fiery full final battle

So after becoming Alola Champion, sending three Guzzlords back to where they came from, reuniting with Poipole who evolved into a Naganadel, and The Masked Royal’s identity publicly revealed as Professor Kukui ALL IN THE SAME NIGHT! We finally get our exhibition match between Ash and The Masked Royal, who would like to go under his real identity. This is the final battle, and the promised reward the first Alola Champion gets. This is honestly also reward to the fans giving us one final hoorah for the Alola region with a full 6-on-6 Pokémon battle! I believe this is the only full battle we got to see in Alola and it was definitely worth the anticipation and surprise. Kukui had a lot of secret Pokémon up his sleeve that the viewers don’t know about (unless you get spoiled by freakin’ Oha Suta), and it is also the first and only official battle that Naganadel will be part of under Ash’s team. So the excitement levels of this fun 5-PART episode battle were off the roof! Kukui had amazing Pokémon that he kept a secret, but what I do want to focus in this spotlight is the showdown between Incineroar and Torracat. Just like with the Lycanroc duel, these two have similar stories with Torracat never being able to beat The Masked Royal/Kukui’s Incineroar. Ever since it was still a Litten, the desire to battle strong opponents still burns inside. As the two fiery cats clash in this epic battle, both sides have the same intensity when receiving and taking attacks.

As the battle worn out, both Kukui and Ash activated their Z-Rings together to use Inferno Overdrive against each other. After a gigantic explosion from the Z-move collision it was Torracat who was the last Pokémon standing finally beating its personal battle rival. After a victory screech, I was surprised as everyone seeing it fully evolve into Incineroar. Unfortunately, that evolution took a toll on the newly evolved Pokémon and is unable to continue further. Rest well big kitty, you beat who you wanted to beat and deserve a good rest.

As if that wasn’t epic enough, in the final phase of this full battle, Tapu Koko steps in and serves as Kukui’s last Pokémon and even granting both parties to be able to use Z-moves once again. Fast forward, Ash and Pikachu finally defeated their first opponent when they first set foot in the Alola region with the Z-Ring Tapo Koko gave them in the first place. It clearly now knows that Ash was a worthy holder of using Z-Power and a Champion that everyone can look  up to. What a battle. What a series. Thank you Alola. Thank you Sun & Moon.

NOVEMBER - Pikachu Origins

Enter the next chapter. The new era of the Pokémon anime finally launched this in a very different way. The first episode basically serves as the prequel to the Pokémon anime series before Ash had set out on his quest to become a Pokémon Master. Long story short, we can Pikachu’s background story on how he came to be the loving mascot recognized everywhere on paper. I mean who would’ve thunk it? I just love the fact that we’re getting an origin story of how Ash’s Pikachu when it was still a wild Pichu. Although it wasn’t explained how Professor Oak ended up catching the little guy, Pikachu always had a good heart (you know despite rejecting Ash at first lol). The most adorable thing about this episode was the family bond Pichu temporarily shared with this little Kangaskhan family. The little guy was an outcast not really sure where to go or what to do except survive and find food. When that Kangaskhan picked him up as if it was one of its babies, and gained a new caring sibling in the process. It was a wholesome story of calling someone family even though there is no blood relation. Pichu was literally not their kind, but they still loved him as it was them!

Meanwhile, we get a little preview of our new characters from seeing their childhood and setting up the premise for them to cross paths with Ash in the future. The newest protagonist, Go, was a little know-it-all about Pokémon, and he sure bragged a lot of his knowledge on it during one of Professor Oak’s camp (in which Ash failed to wake up for). Along with his worrisome friend, Koharu, they spotted a Mew while going off course in Oak’s tour around their campsite. It would also be the saving grace of the lost baby Kangaskhan who accidentally fell off a cliff after attempting to play with the Mew. After seeing Mew’s psychic abilities, it was clear for Go that he needed to catch Mew one day. This is the initial goal that Go wanted to set out for when he’s old enough.

After the incident with his Kangaskhan sibling, Pichu had to re-think if he wants to continue being a part of a pack that he doesn’t even properly belong it in the first place. When the herd of Kangaskhan took shelter in cave during heavy rain, Pichu had to make a tough decision and leave his foster family behind while they were asleep because he knew that the mother Kangaskhan would not let go of someone who it sees as a child of her own. Pichu knew that was the only way, but despite his sad decision he was grateful for the happiness they provided for a lone wolf Pokémon that wandered in the wild looking belong somewhere. It was that same happiness that gave Pichu the strength to evolve to the Pikachu we all know today, and found a forever home with a certain tardy boy a couple of years later that they both formed an inseparable friendship.

DECEMBER - The Great Gigantamax in Galar

Of course, you can’t have a new series without showing off a new region?! As our “research fellows” Ash & Go continue their exploration in the Galar region learning more about the Dynamax phenomenon that causes Pokémon to grow bigger in size, they are about to be in for one gigantic dilemma. They had some trouble when they met a bunch of trickster Pokémon in those Nickit and a dirty Scorbunny trying to steal their food, but that wasn’t the last they saw of that Scorbunny. When they took the train to explore the Wild Area, Scorbunny secretly tagged along in hopes to be partners with Go after feeling a connection with the trainer during their first encounter. After MANY attempts of trying get Go’s attention, he finally notices Scorbunny after it kicks a rock to knock down fruit on top of a Snorlax they were observing (that hits Ash’s head first oof). Scorbunny attempts to get caught by Go, but he declined due to his vow for Mew to be his first catch. After the sad rejection, red lights then start to surround the Snorlax that ended up Dynamaxing it to Gigantamax Snorlax! This caused a big road blockage that affects a train line in that area. Ash, Pikachu, Go and Scorbunny decide to team up and move the Snorlax before the next train comes by to avoid a disaster from happening. Ash and Pikachu were able  to cut down a big fruit from the Gigantamax Snorlax’s body and pass it on to Go and Scorbunny to make sure he jumps (just like earlier from Scorbunny’s accidental fruit pick) for that fruit in time for the train to pass by without anyone getting hurt. It was a tough task getting all the way up to the belly of beast, but thanks the Double Kick boost Scorbunny gave that big fruit, Snorlax not only moved in time for the next train to stop by, but return back to normal (big) size.

Unfortunately, Scorbunny was also swallowed in that big gulp, but it was a good thing that Snorlax didn’t munch it all the way. After the teamwork Go felt with Scorbunny during all that, he decides to modify his dream a bit and wants Scorbunny to now be his first Pokémon catch. Both are happy to be with one another, and we all know this was going to be the start of wonderful friendship. With this addition to the group, the main cast for the new anime series is now fully-set. Let the true adventures around the Pokémon world begin!

Some honorable mentions…

2019 for PokéAni marked an end of an era, but a start of a new one too! No doubt one of the most impactful years the show has had in the world since the XY&Z arc. Besides the historic Alola League, we also saw the continuation of Brock & Misty’s trip to Alola (not to mention Brock & Olivia’s adorkable interactions together), the class’ crash-course golf lessons with none other than Kahili! Ash catching a rare Meltan that appeared out of nowhere, The Sparkling Trio of Mallow, Lana & Lillie uniting as Alola DrinKyun (’Refreshing Trio: Alola Idols’ in the English dub), Ash challenging Ryuki’s Kantonian Gym, the high-speed Vikavolt race, Mallow’s vision in opening her Pokémon café, Matori’s unexpected visit to the Team Rocket base in Alola, and let’s not for get about the Ultra Guardians finishing up their final missions in capturing the remaining UBs: Pheromosa and Kartana. And honestly, after seeing all of Sun & Moon, can everyone just agree that Kukui is the BEST Pokémon professor?!

Of course, how can I not mention the final episode of Sun & Moon? In what was probably one of the most emotional farewell episodes in the anime’s history. If you don’t have bias from the original goodbye with Brock & Misty in Johto, this would probably be the best one. It was executed perfectly with Ash’s class figuring out what to do in the future with Ash himself not sure what to do moving forward. Naganadel had to return back to its homeworld, the Rockets had to say leave their Alola Pokémon with Bewear as she sends them off one final time, Nebby returns to see Ash one final time, and Lillie decides to search for her father away from Alola after brining Magearna to life. With everyone deciding what to do, Ash heads back home to explore the world (which transitions to the new series) leaving all his Alola Pokémon behind in Kukui’s lab, while Rotom Dex decides to work for the Aether Foundation. The boat scene with Lillie was a good touch on how her character evolved thanks to Ash’s help, and the departing airport scene with Kukui, Burnet, and Ash group hugging was touching. Even Ash teared up as he gets in the air leaving Alola as his friends and Pokémon he left behind wave goodbye. If that wasn’t a good send off for the Sun & Moon series, Mallow’s Shaymin finally achieved its Sky Forme (which have her mother’s eyes...could be a touching symbolism that she was always watching her ;_;) from a Gracidea flower before taking off, AND ON TOP OF THAT, the final shot of the series no less, we find out that Professor Burnet is pregnant. Never in the history of this anime has ever done that to a major character in the supporting cast. The Sun & Moon series continues to break ground as one of the best Pokémon series.

Other than that, we got the new series (which I still wish we had a proper sub-title for -_-) giving us a taste of what to expect in the new Generation VIII era. Our newly appointed research fellows, Ash & Go are at Professor Sakuragi’s Institute helping with his research along with Mimey and Koharu helping out with the household chores. Lugia brought these two together, and are now living under the same roof. And, can we talk about Mimey?! I’m so glad a classic character from this anime is being used as a permanent supporting character for this series. Not to mention that he battled alongside Ash in the Hoenn tournament and won! It’s also refreshing to see updated animation within Kanto where they’re home base is at, and I absolutely cannot wait for them to go back to other regions with this fresh new art style. With Go’s goal to catch every Pokémon there is for him to index, he’s bound to meet Mew again one day! He’s literally every Pokémon games’ protagonist and I’m glad we have a main character like him who actually focuses on catching them all. As for Ash, he’s still our Ash carving his own unique path on his continuing journey to become a Pokémon Master because it’s more than being the strongest trainer and more than just catching Pokémon. I’m going to take his word for it! I don’t know if you noticed, but Go kinda looks up to him a bit due to his experiences in battle. Just look how shy he was just wanting to be his friend. You just gotta love it when they make Ash this mentor-type friend especially now coming off a huge victory in the Alola League becoming a champion.

Overall, the Sun & Moon anime gave us a variety of different set of stories every week leading up to the anticipated Alola League. Everyone had a story to tell building up to the Alola League, and just look at the list of episodes we’ve had this year that went back and forth with characters that get a main focus other than Ash (or even Lillie). Most of these episodes I’m talking about are either development for a Pokémon in their team evolving, or a perfecting a Z-move with their respective Z-Crystals. This shows much the writers care about each main character gets enough screen-time before they’re ready to take on the League with Ash. If you are still thinking on whether or not to continue/finish watching the series if you haven’t yet, I would still recommend to please watch until the end! It’s a really fun ride to sit through it all in my humble opinion, unless you want to just bolt straight into the League episodes only caring about Ash’s story. You do you. As for the new series, it will definitely pick up the pace sooner or later with the initial episodes are setting up to lead into something bigger. If you aren’t hooked in yet, definitely be patient because I’m expecting a lot of good opportunities for them to pull off in this cross-region based format. Sure it isn’t based 100% on the latest games in the franchise Sword & Shield, but that’s what separates the anime and the games. The anime is doing its own thing with an original story, but I’m pretty sure they will mix-in some of the interesting storylines and feature important characters from Sword & Shield every time they revisit Galar because it’s the new region on the block. They should feature/market a lot of episodes from all the new content Galar has. So I would definitely still keep my eyes on the Pocket Monsters series 👀

And there you have it! This post as long as it already is, so I’ll stop here. If you’ve read everything I had to say (maybe a few typos here and there lol), then thank you for your time! Feel free share your own favorite PokéAni moment 2019 with a reblog or a reply if you choose to do so. Thanks so much for an amazing year, and it’s time for us to GO to 2020. More moments await for us, and maybe even some surprises we might see since Ash is returning to previous regions he already visited in the past. See everyone in 2020 for the first full year of the new ‘Pocket Monsters’ series. Let’s go (with Go heh) and have some fun! Yes, I think used the word ‘go’ here too many freakin’ times lol

Happy New Year to all my followers, and the rest of the Pokémon fandom!

If you haven’t seen these yet, and you are new to my blog, check out all the previous year-end PokéAni Rewinds I did in the past: 2016 | 2017 | 2018

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awesome-fanfictionada * tumblr * com / post / 615676095589728256 so anon ask how it's possible that no one's ever let the cat out of the bag this entire time (not to mention no one's ever captured a surreptitious pic of C/D together) and the answer is a rambling response filled with fake rumors and inane talk about smiling at each other. basically, there is no answer for how darren's "incompetent" team has kept a lid on this secret for nearly a decade. cuz they haven't. cuz it's all bullshit.

The first thing to keep in mind is that awesome is a newbie- she popped up in January 2020. Everything she knows is from "researching” the ccers favorite gifs and answers Abby and co gave to their nonnies in the last few years. She was trolling through the cc masterposts but most of them are long gone so she basically learned through their favorite gif playlist-if you put all the gifs together and took away the slow-mo feature it was probably a total of 4 minutes or less of Chris and Darren’s lives and all of it was from the Glee set or during promo for the show.  

I wrote my comments after her post: 

Anonymous asked:

So, we're 8-9 years? into this whole situation. I want to know how no one has ever let something slip about the truth. There's a lot of pieces in motion...PR houses, SM, appearances with beards, them being together (physically in the same place, like living together) without public knowledge. There's also a lot of people that would have knowledge of the situation. And some of them are not that bright or discreet. It's an incredible amount of time to maintain all of this.

Dear Anon, I’m not sure about the tone of your ask and if you want me to convert you or reassure you? However, I’ll just comment on the things you say. It’s not correct that no one has ever let anything slip about them, there have been in the past people who (2) tweeted about them as a couple just to dleete the tweet shortly after. Not always, some tweets are there still. (3)There have been IG posts and radio interviews with the voice of one of them in the background when there was supposed to be no official interaction. There have been other let’s call them (4)“clues” - even if they weren’t meant to be such. (5) It’s been many years, yes, and with the years comes the ease and the routine, everybody is aware of the situation, teams know what they have to do to keep it going (though sometimes they also slip up, some more than others). With the years the startling suspicion that they might be indeed a couple subsides and nobody cares about it anymore (but us), no one goes out to investigate because why should they? (6)Who cares about D marrying to hide the fact that he’s gay? He’s not the first nor the last to do it. (7) And he’s not that famous that people will want to know at all costs or have tabloids to pay for the scoop. (8) No, it is still his team that needs to pay to get articles out (talking about M mostly). And based on the comments they get on such articles, D’s secret seems to be an open one. Why would anyone tell about them? In HW everyone knows everything about everybody but they seldom tell cause they are all in it together - so who should tell and whom to? (9) Besides - there are plenty of couples in HW and around HW who are pretty secretive about their relationships and have been for years without anyone finding out anything they did not want exposed. Some couples are never seen together anywhere but are known to be married because they have at some point or another confirmed their relationship. (11) It is a long time to maintain this but if the parties involved are fine with the outcome (I doubt D and C are now, but for argument’s sake) nothing will get in the way to disturb the situation.

Do you want me to confirm to you that they actually live together? I cannot. That they have been together all the time? I cannot. (12) But look at them interact at the G/lee reunion and tell me honestly that there isn’t anything going on between them - they have been looking at each other that way for almost 10 years now. Have they at any time looked at their official SO in the same way? They make each other smile and laugh, that counts for very much in a relationship.  

Yes, I started on 2...ignore there is no 1. 

2. She mentions the Tweets that were soon deleted- this is one of my favorite arguments because it’s the most pathetic proof and proves just how easy it is to con a tinhat. Faking a Tweet has been easy for many years and anyone with photoshop skills could do it from day one. Tweets that showed up, then quickly disappeared but luckily ONE person managed to get a screencap? Riiigggghhhhttttttt. We also know that a couple of those famous disappearing Tweets were never real but were written about as part of the “news” post that GleekinthePink mistook for real but was later proven to be fanfiction. 

3. The videos where they hear the voice of the other -usually in a laugh- aren’t “proof” of a relationship. First of all, the obvious, we don’t know who it is since they are off-camera and the person on camera never makes a face of surprise like I would expect if the other outed them. It also makes no sense to imagine that Darren married Mia to protect the secrets but they took a risk by having the other in the room during a live or while shooting a video they posted to social media. I can’t imagine taking a chance like that on something as stupid as a promo Livestream or a haircut-maybe to attend a small family event like Chris’s mom’s funeral or his dad’s wedding, but not a haircut. 

4. What clues did they give away exactly? The not-actually-matching shirts? The not-at-all matching duvet covers? The song lyrics? None of these “clues” are evidence of a relationship. They are simply evidence of a fandom obsessed with making everything into confirmation bias and Abby’s talent at bringing everything back to Crisscolfer.   

5. Now she starts to layout her argument that “everyone knows and they are willing to keep it a secret because who cares”? This argument is so weak I would hope that her community should see right through it, but I’m sure they don’t. I’ve learned through my interactions with Trump supporters and ccers that people who are in a group because they want to win and to be special, people who are bonded together through anger, misogyny, and hate require very little fact-based information. They thrive on short sentences-repeated often- and in anger and having a scapegoat to hurl all their shit at. Having someone to hate is like meth- it’s highly addictive, it rots their brains and it keeps them coming back even after it is killing them. I am sure that any ccer who reads awesome’s post will accept it all at face value.  Hollywood isn’t a close community full of people who either love and respect each other enough to protect Darren or are indifferent as long as it doesn’t affect them. The fact is, Hollywood is a small community, yes. If cc were a couple, everyone would know but being a small community and one willing to hide another’s deep dark secrets aren’t the same thing. Nobody has a reason to protect Chris and Darren by lying or actively working to protect their secrets.. People like and respect Darren because he’s genuine, honest, kind, and interesting but ccDarren is none of those things. He’s a liar who is hiding in the closet because he’s can’t give up his fame, he “treats Mia like shit”, he continues to work with the man who put him in the closet using THE Contract. THE Contract alone would be HUGE and go well beyond tabloid fodder. The NYT and WaPo would be all over the story of Ryan Muphy and Fox TV forcing Darren into the closet, forcing a beard and forbidding them to interact for a decade. 

The biggest reason her theory is nothing but a naive fantasy is that Hollywood isn’t a static community.  Over the last decade, many people came and went and there is no way you will ever convince me that in 10 years, not one person let it slip or was willing to sell them out for their own 15 minutes of fame or blackmailed one of the players get something they wanted. Darren is a vary social man and lots of people consider him their friend. He attends a lot of functions where people see him with Mia. Either ccDarren and ccChris never go out in public- for 10 years they have kept their relationship inside at one of their homes and only a couple of friends know the truth or it’s statistically inconceivable that someone hasn’t slipped or outed them. Glee had a huge cast and crew- add the plus ones and we have a crap ton of people who know, but not one person told a friend who let it slip? Nobody told a friend who works at TMZ or knows someone who does or who is on TMZ payroll? Puh-leaze . 

The tabloids would LOVE to get ahold of CrissColfer- not simply because they are gay, but because Darren has presented as straight for over 10 years and he just married a woman! He also said as a straight man he won’t play another gay character. A gay Darren would be tabloid fodder at any level but as Abby loved to point out, he just won every award; he’s one of the Ryan Murphy Players and his career is on fire right now. CDAN has posted multiple blinds about Darren being gay over the years which proves that tabloids would be interested in such a story.  

6. In 2020 it would be big news if a celeb married to hide a gay relationship.  Especially if that man was famous for playing gay characters and who has been in a relationship with the woman he married for 10+ years. Awesome is dreaming if she imagines nobody would care about such a story.  It’s a story about deception and lies but if you add in the shit they believe, THE Contracts and being forced in the closet, a paid beard who abuses Darren and hidden relationship with another man who has presented another man as his long-term boyfriend? Yeah, that would be huge news. 

7. I have no clue why she thinks he isn’t famous enough to have a tabloid pay for information. Has she read TMZ in the last 5 years? It’s full of stories about Farah Abrahman and other reality stars and their shenanigans. You don’t have to be a huge blockbuster movie star to get a tabloid interested. You only need a sordid story about love mixed with deception, sex, money murder or abuse of power. The tabloids feed off stories like the tinhats have written CrissColfer. 

8. I always love the comments about his team forcing articles out -especially Mia. WTF? His team doesn’t force out articles- they get him publicity when he has a project. Darren hasn’t done all that much press I would call fake, certainly, not many that are written by his team or read as if they just pieced together PR pieces written by his team. Maybe ccers are finding nonsense articles that are clearly written for clicks (they were debating about one last month that was clearly written by someone who Googled Darren and cobbled together his story from what they found online without trying very hard. It wasn’t even written well.  It’s super easy to avoid those articles- if they say “sponsored” that’s a good clue. If you have to click through paragraph by paragraph or photo by photo, or you can barely see the article among the flashing ads, you’re probably reading something of poor quality and not worthy of your time. Stick with articles that are more reputable-actual entertainment publications that cover the industry and including interviews or stories written by journalists. BTW, when was Mia in an article last? I mean more than a mention or two? She was quoted in some for TSG’s opening but other than that she isn’t in the pieces.  

9. There are plenty of couples who keep their relationships quiet but Darren Criss is NOT one of them. Neither is Chris Colfer... but especially not Darren Criss. He doesn’t talk about his relationship per se but is mentioned in places where one would normally talk about one’s spouse. Mia is always by his side and clearly enmeshed in his life- they share old friends and live and work together. The people awesome is referring t-those who keep their private lives private- aren’t running around with a fake wife or fake husband to protect their actual relationships- they are just keeping everything quiet-think Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes or early Angelina and Brad. Arguing that because some celeb’s keep their private life private, it is rational to believe that Darren and Chris are simply one of those couples is a fallacy-but it’s almost 3 am and I’m too tired to think about which one it is. 

11. Now she’s arguing that in over a decade in Hollywood, the people in Darren’s and Chris’s lives have been static and therefore there isn’t anyone to rock the boat and out them. An interesting argument in light of Darren’s resume over the last 9 years- Broadway (4 different shows (2 Hedwigs)), TV (Royalties, Hollywood, Glee, AHS, ACS), music (including a few tours, 2 albums, multiple one-off shows, and several music videos), Elsie Fest, two feature movies and all the award shows, charity events, fundraisers, and other random things that Darren does. He also owns two businesses that we know of- TSG and The Motley.  That’s a shitload of people that he’s interacted with just at work in the last decade. Oh and add all the people who worked on the wedding-the vendors and their staffs- it’s unrealistic to believe that not one of them realized something was ccUp. Chris entirely changed careers adding all the people in the publishing world that an author works with. He also has done a couple of shows for TV. I’m not even considering the charities they both work with. Not only is this a LOT of people who are keeping their mouths shut, but it isn’t a static group-Darren filmed Hollywood and Royalties this year and rehearsed Amerian Buffalo bringing in an entirely new set of people to work with. If Chris gets his TLOS movie off the ground that will be hundreds and hundreds of new people with him  The fact is, Hollywood isn’t static- it’s the most unstable business I can think of with new people coming to seek their dreams and others giving up or going off to do something else like music or Broadway. There are alwasy new people coming and others going. If Darren and Chris were in fact in a relationship then lots of people near htier homes would know- grocery store workers, restaurant staff, dry cleaners, etc. Yet nobody with this type of evidence has ever even suggested they are a couple. The legit media has never sniffed around trying to find out if Darren is actually gay or with Chris. That says a lot about the validity of the story. Darren would have been hounded by the media when he started playing Blaine but was telling everyone he was staright and showing up at events with Mia. 

Hollywood isn’t known for being altruistic and kind. It’s a ruthless industry full of people with huge egos and big power and people who are broke and just want to get hired for a part, they want their dreams to come true. Hollywood is a town of desperation for so many with big dreams and a quick buck selling a story to a tabloid or the 10 minutes of fan that it would bring- hell even someone making a deal with TMZ to cover them for a period of time in exchange for info about Chris and Colfer is wayyy more credible rational than believing Hollywood is static and nobody has a reason to out Darren.  

12. Laughter and joy are important in a relationship but smiling at someone during a charity online reunion isn’t proof of anything- it’s just common courtesy to be polite in that scenario. Notice they once again are relying on a photo- a stillshot from a video- 1 single frame is “PROOF they are in love” because Chris is giving heart eyes to Darren.   

If your entire argument is they have overwhelming chemistry then you must know that nobody will take you seriously and you should really get listen to an objective opinion by someone who isn’t desperately searching for confirmation bias that they are a couple. Good chemistry doesn’t make a relationship-lots of people have good chemistry and they aren’t in a relationship and lots of people in relationships have poor chemistry. It isn’t proof of anything except that ccers have no evidence.   

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1. Whales.

Genre: marine biologist AU

Pairing: Bambam x reader

Word count: 3.5K

0. Synopsis // 1. Whales. // 2. Dolphins.

(( Please do let me know what you think! It would mean a lot! <3 Also, the names of the chapters have nothing to do with the actual content of the chapter hihi. ))

- - - WHALES - - -

Busan, 2018

What were the odds. . .

You thought you wouldn’t pass this exam. It was quite hard and you hated oral examinations at its best. You loved to hate them, to think about how much you hate them. Talking in front of a professor who was working hard to not make you pass was certainly you utmost hateful experience and you loathed every minute of it.

As soon as the words slipped out of the teacher’s mouth, you thought you are just dreaming.

“You passed.”

Because, truth to be told, you hated chemistry. Ugh. What a pain in the butt. Biochemistry? Okay, doable, but still a big amount of students hated this subject (plus the professor? Oh my god. Horror.) Oceanology was something that you absolutely adored and decided to once do a PhD in this area. Zoology was certainly nice. And then... Fisheries. What a course. Well, what could you say. Without fish there are no oceans. Without oceans, there is no marine biology or oceanology or oceanography or humanity itself. No big deal.

Overall, you loved your degree. And now... you achieved something in it.

Did you really pass?

Oh my.

Did you officially become a marine biologist?

Could you finally do what you always dreamed of doing? Did you dream came true? Somebody should slap you.

“Mum,” you breathed, adjusting the big glasses on your uneven nose. “I did it. I’m a marine biologist.”

Your mum gave out a sigh of relief as she was happily jumping on her short legs. “I’m so proud of you.”

You nodded, unable to process everything. “Yes. I’m proud of myself, too.”

“So what is the next step? You will stay in Busan, right? The researching possibilities are much bigger over there-“

“No, mum,” you interrupted her, before she could say more reasons why you should stay in your university town. “I’m coming home. I’m going back to Mokpo.”

“Oh, are you sure about that? I mean this is a very little town, only good for fishing.”

“No,” you repeated, this time much more confident. “I grew up in Mokpo so I will make Mokpo famous. I will prove that this part of Korea is also as important as any other seaside in this country. But mostly, I will break all the stereotypes about us that ever existed.”

It was your time to shine.

“So I’ve heard the news,” said Jinyoung as he sat down opposite you in the university cafe, a tea cup in his hand. “Congratulations.”

You smiled, stretching your tired arms above your head. “Thanks!”

“So we’ve made it,” he stated again, this time a big smile spreading across his gentle face. Jinyoung was proud of you. After all, he knew you very well.

You were one of the shiest people he got to know throughout his young life. You were awkward, stuttering, and extremely introverted and yet, he thought you were one of the most beautiful girls he ever laid eyes on.

The gentle freckles on your nose, the warm big eyes, the ever-messy dark hair, the glasses that magnified your eyes and you kind of looked like a squirrel but not entirely. The knitted sweaters you insisted on wearing even when it was warm outside... You’d always say: “So what if it’s hot? That’s why there are ACs. To make the room cold. So I can wear sweaters.”

“Ah, donneven,” you mumbled, supporting your elbows on the table and placing your chin into your hands. “From tomorrow on, I’m going to apply for the researching institute and I will prove how important our seas are!” you exclaimed proudly.

Jinyoung chuckled and took a sip from his tea. “Look at you, all bright and self-confident. I really hope it will stay this way, Y/N.”

“I hope so too,” you replied. “And what about you? How is your job going?”

“Oh well, kids are messy but I still love them,” he answered kindly. “There is maybe one or two students who are interested in my subject.”

“C'mon, Jinyoung, they are ten year olds. Nobody cares about literature at that age.”

“I know, I know, that’s why I can’t wait to get out of this grade and start teaching older ones.”

“I still think you should have become a psychologist. You are mine and you are doing hell of a great job,” you laughed, winking at him through your smudgy glasses. You took them off and cleaned them with your light pinkish t-shirt you were wearing.

Jinyoung thought about your words for a moment. “Maybe if the kids will kick me out of the class, I will re-consider my career options.”

“If that happens,” you said as you put your glasses back on, “I will be there to support you.”

5 years later, Mokpo, 2023

“Jaebeom, could you please come over? I think I found an interesting lab result,” shouted Jackson from the other room. He was sitting behind a big microscope, many papers and books scattered around, unfinished coffee and lots and lots of to-do lists.

Jaebeom was just on the phone with a representative of the Thai marine researching team. He was walking over to Jackson while smiling politely althought the representative couldn’t see him. “So when do you reckon you will arrive? We will need to arrange everything around your arrival as well as book the boats and yachts for the trips.”

He walked to Jackson who was showing him results on the computer screen. “Well, erm, Ms Y/L/N is not here at the moment, she is out on a little trip just out of Mokpo. I can tell her whatever you need me to tell her,” answered Jaebeom and squinted his eyes on the computer screen. He was listening intently to the strong Thai accent this person had. “I see. Alright, I’ll definitely let her know. One more question - is Mr Bambam also coming?”

Jackson was dying for Jaebeom’s attention but he had to stay patient for now. He was turning on his chair, zooming in on his friend then zooming out. Jackson was also bearing big glasses that would magnify his already big eyes. Some said he was cute, others he was crazy.

“That’s great news! We are looking forward to meeting you soon. All the best! Bye bye!” Jaebeom let out a tired sigh as he finished the call and tossed the Samsung smart phone on a pile of books. “God, this is gonna be horrible,” he muttered as he leaned in to see the screen.

“You said the exact opposite to them, though,” commented Jacskon. “But yeah, if that mean ass is coming as well, it’s gonna be hell of a nightmare.”

“I can’t say the truth to our business partner, Jackson,” explained Jaebeom, running his eyes through the information. “Anyway, let’s just let Y/N deal with all of it. Oh god, am I seeing positive results for everything?”

“Yup!” squealed Jackson and jumped once in his chair. “I think we are on a very good way to our goal!”

“Then we better tell it to Y/N before she will go craz-“

“What’s happening?”

Both boys turned around to you walking in with your scuba dive suit in your arms.

“We received the call from the Thais,” informed Jaebeom, “they are arriving tomorrow afternoon.”

“Oh, that’s good then, isn’t it?” you smiled, going to the little bathroom you had in your tiny headquarters. “It shall be an interesting expedition, don’t you agree?”

“Sure,” muttered Jackson, tunirng on his chair to focus his gaze on the computer again. “We have better news though. All the results from the samples you brought in are positive.”

You dropped your suit in the shower as you turned to run into the lab. “What? Are you being serious now?” You pushed Jackson aside who shot you a glare, to have a look for yourself. “If this is really true, that means-“

“Yes,” nodded Jaebeom, bright smile on his lips, an unfamiliar sight for you. “The expedition will be successful, I’m sure.”

“I think we should re-run the tests,” you said, as you looked at your colleagues. “This way we can be 100% sure.”

“But the results are right here,” replied Jackson, pointing at the computer screen. “We would just waste time with getting the samples and running the tests again.”

“Plus, tomorrow the Thai crew arrives. We need to show them some proper results that are not doubted,” added Jaebeom as he leaned against the table, his arms folded on his chest. “I don’t think we need to re-run the tests, Y/N.”

You didn’t like their arguments. You could see where they were coming from, but this was your lab, your tiny research institute that you worked hard on for 5 years. If you wanted to re-run the tests, you certainly would do that. “I will take care of it. After all, I’m the director here.”

“And we are your senior scientists,” muttered Jackson in monotone voice, still not looking at you. “You should listen to those with more experience since you are still just a laboratory scientist.”

“Arhh, Jackson!” you shouted, making him finally turn around to look at you. “I’m trying really hard! But I’m just this way – I need to be sure in things.”

“Well, next time just hire a team that gives you a reason to doubt all the results!”

“But I’m not doubting your work-“

“Then what are you exactly doing at this very moment?” shouted Jacskon as well.

“I’m trying to do my work well!”

“That’s enough, guys,” interfered Jaebeom. Neither of you listened to him though.

“This is my project!” you exclaimed, throwing your arms in the air. “I’m the one who decides about things!”

Wow. You and Jackson never really got along well. He was the exact opposite of your personality. Talkative, cheerful, loud, sociable. He would always argue. For anything. 

You? You were quiet, neutral and freaking anti-social. What were friends anyway...

“You are right,” nodded Jackson, his eyes blazing. “You are absolutely right. Who am I to tell you shit?” He looked angrily at you a little bit longer and before you could react, he was taking off his white lab coat and throwing it on the chair, leaving you and Jaebeom in a very unpleasant silence.

You sighed.

“Well, that went well,” concluded your colleague before he sat down in front of the computer to continue his work. “He meant only well, you know? Jacks wouldn’t advise you things he wouldn’t consider correct himself.”

Tears were prickling behind your eyes as you were standing still. For some strange reason, you felt horrible for fighting with Jackson like this. There was no doubt you both accepted each other but any type of fight with him drained you on many levels. Probably, it was because he was always the funny, easy-going guy, whilst with you he was on edge.

“I know,” you stammered, taking off your glasses to massage your tired eyes. “I know.” You shuffled around, trying to collect your thoughts. “Did Youngjae come? He promised he is going to stop by with Yugyeom because of the boats.”

Youngjae was your childhood friend. You were going to the same kindergarten together (the kindergarten his mother owned).

“Nope, didn’t see him today,” answered Jae in a sing-song voice as he moved to the microscope. “He shall be here soon. It’s almost evening anyway.”

And so by the time Youngjae and Yugyeom appeared, you and Jaebeom worked in peaceful silence, none of you paying attention to each other, only acknowledging one another's presence. Jaebeom finished his studies three years before you along with Jackson, so they definitely had more experience in the field. Jackson visited many researching institutes in Australia so to be entirely honest with yourself, without him, you couldn’t move an inch. He had all the necessary information you could use for your own advantage. 

“I need him on board,” you said out loud without realising.

Jaebeom snickered, focusing on the samples from the sea you brought in earlier. “Then go talk to him.”

“He totally hates me, how could I.”

“He doesn’t hate you.  He is Jackson after all.”

“I totally agree,” exclaimed another voice that was entering the labs. 

“Youngjae!” you smiled happily, standing up to hug your best friend. “Where have you guys been for so long, it's already past 8pm!”

“Sorry,” rasped Yugyeom. “We had to finish everything on the construction site.”

“I just needed to know if the boats I reserved are still in the game,” you rambled quickly, eager to have it all confirmed.

Youngjae nodded, plopping down on your chair. “Yup, all good. Get your asses to the docks at 7am.”

“7am?!” squealed Jaebeom, horrified.

“We can go earlier if you want,” said Yugyeom in a fake-monotone voice.

You glared at Jaebeom. “No, he is fine with coming at 7. He will have to go to bed early tonight.”

Jaebeom gladly glared back at you, before Yugyeom asked: “Where is Jackson?”

“He...” you trailed off, guilty.

“God, did you fight again?” rolled his eyes Yugyeom.

You lowered your head, ashamed. “I’ll go and make up with him. We need him tomorrow.”

“Oh right, the Thais are coming,” laughed Youngjae. “Definitely bring him. He will be the only peacemaker before we will kill each other on board.”

“Apparently that Bambam guy is coming. He is the leader of the expedition,” informed Jaebeom. 

“Oh my god. That shall be a ride!” laughed Youngjae loudly before he almost fell off the chair.

-.-.-.-

Knocking harshly on the door, you refused to give up. “You are a stubborn child for not opening the goddamn door, Wang!” you shouted but eventually sighed. It was a bit late and you didn't want to wake the neighbours. For sure Jackson would not like that either.

Knock. Knock. 

“Jackson,” you murmured, “please, open. I know you are there.”

Exactly 1 minute later and one glass of patience filled up to its limit, the doors swung open and a sleepy looking Jackson appeared. 

“What is it, Y/N, it's late!” he hissed, looking around to make sure nobody was lurking around.

“I came to apologise,” you started before he could pull out any more of his arguments.

“Fine, it's good, now go,” he said, dismissing you with a wave of his hand, turning to close the door.

“Jackson,” you pleaded, reaching out your hand to stop him.

“Listen, Y/N,” he grumbled, his angry face scaring you a bit, “I know exactly what you came for. Yes, I will be present tomorrow at the meeting. Yes, I will share my knowledge with your research.”

His words...hurt. “What have I done to you? Just because I told you I want to re-run some tests-“

“Oh, right, that one. I already forgot about that,” he fake laughed. “That is not the thing that pisses me off.”

“Then what is it?” you asked in a pleading tone. “I didn’t mean to do harm to you!”

He fell silent, poking his tongue in the inside of his cheek. “Just go, Y/N. It's late, you shouldn’t wander around by yourself.”

“I care about you Jackson.”

He bit back a sarcastic scoff. “Right. Go. See you tomorrow.” And with that he closed the door, its shutting echoing in the empty corridors.

Clenching your jaw, you made your way out of his apartment building before you could cry. There was no reason for him to be this way. What was his issue?

The next day, the sun was shining strong, skies were clear and blue, barely any wind. You met with the boys at 7am just as planned to run your last errands. You collected the needed samples while Youngjae and Yugyeom were navigating the boat in the quiet waters near Mokpo. They were skilled sailors and understood well boats and yachts as they mostly worked on boat constructions.  The duo had great dynamics and both of them were your good friends, what else did you possibly needed?

After you returned from the water back on the board, you looked at Jaebeom and Jackson to make sure they didn’t see anything unusual on the monitors as they were scribbling down notes of the underwater world from the machines.

“I got some good samples I can show to Mr Bambam,” you exclaimed excitedly, showing them the sea flora to prove your point.

Jaebeom smiled at you kindly, taking it from you to put them in the bags while Jackson barely paid any attention to you.

“You will do well, Y/N, I’m sure of it,” said Yugyeom as he came to you to squeeze your shoulder. “You have few hours left till the meeting, you should make sure everything is alright.”

“She already did that like 300 times,” muttered Jackson, not bothering to look up from his notebook.

Yugyeom shot him a disapproving look but you just decided to let it go. 

It hurt. It hurt a lot that he was being this way but at the moment you needed him to focus on his work.

By 7pm, all the five of you were neatly dressed and waiting for the Thai crew to arrive at your labs. You didn’t realize you were holding your breath until Jaebeom motioned for you to keep breathing.

“Okay, should we run over everything again?” you asked, as you were massaging your hands anxiously. “I mean, I’m sure all of you know but...”

Youngjae smiled reassuringly. “Of course we can go through it if it will give you a peace of mind.”

But before you could actually go over it, the doorbell rang loudly. Oh god, they were here! 

Your time to shine.

You quickly opened the door to find the famous Thai biologist standing there tall and... well, proud. He gave you a look and entered, ignoring your greetings.

“Hello, welcome,” you said to his 4 teammates as they were entering. Unlike their leader, they had manners.

“Is this the team?” asked Bambam as he was looking around with a confused face, once again ignoring the greetings from the boys.

“Yes,” you answered, trying to be positive. “We already stumbled upon a great discovery, Mr Bambam-“

“Please,” he interrupted you, finally giving you a generous smile, “just Bambam.” 

You gulped, nodding energetically. “Yes, Mr Bam- I mean, Bambam.” You could literally feel Jackson and Jaebeom rolling their eyes at your horrible stuttering.

“I was expecting a better, perhaps more advanced laboratory than this. This is a laboratory right?” he raised his left eyebrow as he looked at you, not that interested.

His words threw you off guard. “Well, yes, this is the lab we work in. I can assure you we have all the necessary equipment for this expedition.”

“Don’t worry, I brought machines, too. I am more accustomed to them anyway.”

You nodded once again, not sure what to say anymore. He seemed to have the right answer for himself either way, so you looked to the ground when you heard a voice speak up, startling you.

“So how was your way here? Also I absolutely adore your watch, Bambam.” Jackson. He was walking towards the man with a bright smile, grabbing his hand without his permission and looking at the expensive Swiss watch. No more grumpiness or disgust.

Bambam's eyes lit up right away. “Oh, maaan, I bought them last week!” 

And that’s how it started. The long evening full of fake kind conversations.

As you were standing aside, watching others interact, Youngjae came to you, nudging you with his elbow. “Hey, everything is going alright, don’t be so stressed.”

“I’m not stressed.”

“Yes, you are. Just a look and all of us can see it.”

You sighed and pursed your lips. “I just care about this project a lot, that’s all.”

“And you will do just fine. After all, he is one of the best marine biologists out there,” said Youngjae, nodding his head towards the laughing Bambam. He did get on well with Jackson.

“I wish,” you scoffed, “but I will work hard, that’s for sure.”

By the end of the meeting, you all warmed up to each other in a certain way. You managed to laugh with the Thai colleagues, but their leader, that Bambam dude, was a tough one. He was so full of himself, ew. You didn’t know he was such a bastard. There wasn’t a single time he wouldn’t talk only about himself and his research programme he was leading in Thailand. Not even once did he bother to ask more about your research and your colleagues which started to piss you off pretty badly.

Jaebeom was trying to talk about findings that your team made in the surrounding sea but Bambam ignored him smoothly, and changed the subject on the differences in the water temperature in the seas around Phuket.

God. This guy.

It didn’t matter to you that much. You had his famous name, his knowledge and that’s all that mattered to you.

When all of you stood up to part ways and get some rest before the hard work tomorrow, Bambam once again startled you in an unpleasant way. “I would like you, Y/N, to show me around tomorrow afternoon. I prefer to sleep in in the mornings if you don’t mind. Others don’t have to come, you have free day tomorrow.”

Your mouth fell open while your friends gave you a shocked look. “Well, I’m afraid the work in this lab never stops.”

“It will tomorrow,” answered Bambam as if nothing happened. “I would like to get to know you better, Y/N so I know who I have the privilege to work with.”

You gulped, feeling his gaze on you. Jaebeom was about to interfere when you said: “Alright. Jaebeom and Jackson, it’s a free day tomorrow for you. I’ll gladly show you around, Bambam.”

Challenge accepted.

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audience sympathy and character development

@i-love-voltron-stuff asked (continued):

And another reason is bc S3/4 Shiro has already become a sympathetic character and was actually given more dimension and growth than S1/2 Shiro. Dont get me wrong, but prior to S3 Shiro was too perfect and had all the answers. I thought the way to develop him was to show him as less perfect. But when he's shown to be flawed (almost evil?) it automatically becomes "thats not our Shiro". Meanwhile S1/2 Shiro is lurking somewhere with no character growth while his fellow cast members have grown way past him.

Okay, next three parts: audience sympathy, character development, and the issue of changes in real-Shiro’s absence. A little longer, so we’re gonna do a cut. 

1) audience sympathy for S3/S4 Shiro

This comes directly from the ambiguity.

Imagine if S3 had no Shiro. Imagine that Matt is found, and right after that, we get Shiro’s return. He immediately springs into action, taking back leadership, maneuvering to get Keith to leave, and using Keith’s absence to convince Black to take him instead. If you knew, going into that, that this Shiro is a tool of the empire, would S4E4 have been so light-hearted? Or would you have been cursing at the screen for the team to wise up about being distracted? Would you have been so certain things would work out, knowing Shiro was directing the entire final battle, arranging the troops, and seeing all information?

Hell, when Shiro told the team to stay on the planet (or told Keith to ignore that big honking battle cruiser) would you have let it go by?

It doesn’t help that the writers were not subtle showing Shiro’s PTSD in S1/S2, and the aftereffects of torture and captivity. A Shiro who is supposedly sent back into that situation would come out even worse off, right? And given Shiro then proceeds to do nothing threatening for nearly four episodes... the audience reacted as I expected: we rationalized what we noticed, ignored the rest, and head-canoned to make the story fit. We created narratives to fill the gap.

See, stories are how human beings make sense of things. And I mean across all experiences and lifetimes: from the little stories we tell ourselves to get through the day, to the big epics that define a nation’s founding, to the masterpieces that echo into our dreams. We are all about the stories -- and we tell them to make sense of an unpredictable, sometimes frightening, world. It shouldn’t be a surprise that we’ll retell stories so they make sense when the original doesn’t.

So when the writers didn’t make it clear that Shiro didn’t belong, the only alternative was this meant he did belong. And for that to make sense despite any disconnects, one must decide that this off-kilter Shiro is really Shiro.

2) character development for S1/S2 Shiro

An important thing to remember: Shiro is 25. He’s well past the point of ‘getting to know himself’, or ‘still learning where he fits in the world’. (I mean, I haven’t seen anyone complaining that Coran didn’t get enough character development.) I absolutely saw character development for him, but it was quieter, as befits someone who is out of those turbulent years where the other four paladins (and possibly Allura) still reside. His arc was less about learning who he is, and more about healing from what he’d gone through. 

To be honest, I’m also not a teenager, so maybe I relate more to Shiro in that regard. What I saw in S1/S2 was a character struggling to put on a good face for his team, and trying to use every tool at his disposal to keep them all safe -- at the cost of ever admitting (to anyone but Keith) just how damaged he felt inside. That is a considerably slower, longer arc than just Lance learning he’s valued as a sharpshooter, or Hunk’s short arc of getting over his fear and learning to fight for others. 

And the irony is that despite Shiro’s open vulnerability with Keith, I don’t think this slower arc resonated as much, so a lot of people saw the face Shiro was projecting, rather than what lay underneath: a man who’s gone through way too much, needs a place to belong, but also needs a lot more support than he gets. And the one time someone other than Keith saves him -- when Allura throws him into the escape pod -- he can’t be thankful so much as intensely apologetic that he could do nothing about it. The fact is, what he needs, the younger paladins aren’t equipped to provide. 

Which brings me to the final part of the question...

3) Shiro as the one left behind

The phrasing in the ask is very similar to what I’ve seen plenty of other people express, so I’m going to repeat it to be clear:

Shiro is lurking somewhere with no character growth while his fellow cast members have grown way past him.

Actually, I see that as backwards. 

At the end of S2, Shiro had reached a certain point. If he stayed, he would’ve grown truly static, because his arc is about healing, and part of that is relying on others. But that means those others must be reliable.

Remember, Shiro is roughly six years older than Keith, and seven years older than Lance and Hunk. Even more than that, for Pidge. He’d need to be gone about six years for Keith to grow ‘past him’. A hell of a lot of maturing happens even in the college years; I know discourse is all about age gaps, but let’s be serious. There is almost a world of difference between someone who’s 16 vs someone who’s 21, in terms of understanding themselves, their relationships, or the world at large. Possibly triple that between someone 14 and someone 19. The experience gap is massive -- even across a two-year divide, at times -- throughout the teens and into the early twenties.

So it’s not really that the characters are growing past Shiro. They’re catching up to Shiro.

And I do think, if the writers have this mapped out well, this is the missing ingredient for Shiro to resolve his own gentle arc. He needs to come back to a team that won’t put everything on his shoulders and expect him to pretend like he’s fine. He needs a team that has its own shit together, so he doesn’t have to carry all the weight while he’s cracking apart. 

In other words, once his arc had gone as far as it could given the rest of the cast, he had to step out of the picture so they could grow. As long as he was there, Keith had no reason to lead, Lance didn’t need to step up, Allura could rest in her comfort zone, and so on. Once the younger characters have grown enough, they’ll be able to provide a Shiro-sized space, instead of Hero-oversized. That’s when, as a writer, I’d bring Shiro back. 

And while it might be a bit of catch-up in terms of the events of their lives, how is that any different from being gone for a year-plus in space? or Matt and Pidge being separated for two years, maybe more? 

Which in turn is also part of Keith’s arc, I think: the truth that absence does not always mean loss, or an end to things. Just like the reunion that began the story, I do hope the next reunion will confirm this truth again. 

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Here’s a secret: Part of the reason we love putting Barista Mag’s Give Some Get Some promotions together is that it allows us to connect with friends throughout the industry. Nope, Give Some Get Some is decidedly not about us—it’s about you, dear coffee friends, and the kind, generous companies that are donating the incredible products you’re playing for (see rules below!). But there’s still a lot of joy that comes our way as we put the giveaway together.

One of the people with whom we were fortunate enough to connect is the incredible Joyce Klassen of Baratza. If you’ve ever stopped by Baratza’s booth at a coffee event or competition, you know Joyce: She’s whip-smart and funny, and she feels deeply for baristas. Baratza as a company has always been incredibly supportive of the barista community, and we love them for it.

Just look at those beautiful Baratza grinders lined up for easy use when brewing pourovers.

But even for this already generous company, we didn’t expect the response Joyce sent us when we asked if they would like to donate a product for the winner of the May 22 edition of Give Some Get Some. “I’d be more than happy to help you get help for others,” she said after we explained the concept behind Give Some Get Some—which is to raise money for virtual tipjars, food banks, and health-care organizations by asking you readers to make a donation of any size to be entered to win a bangin’ coffee gift. “How about we go top of the Baratza line and hope that it generates some good support. Let’s offer the Forté BG ($919).”

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2019 NFL preview: Bears will regress, but Mitchell Trubisky could help ease that

Yahoo Sports is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per weekday in reverse order of our initial 2019 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on July 31, the day before the Hall of Fame Game kicks off the preseason.

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In almost every sport, we assume progress will be linear. That goes for teams and players. If someone has a breakout season, we talk ourselves into bigger and better things the next season.

That does happen on occasion, of course. Sometimes the sudden emergence we see from a player or team in is the start of something really big. But not always.

With that, let’s talk about the 2019 Chicago Bears.

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The Bears were a great story in 2018. The fantastic preseason trade for all-world edge rusher Khalil Mack took the defense to a phenomenal level. The offense, with first-year head coach Matt Nagy, was fun and exciting. The Bears went 12-4 and while they lost a heartbreaking playoff game to the Eagles, the season was a success. And for the most part, people figure the Bears will pick up where they left off and maybe even get better. Players seem to figure that last season was just the start.

“Our goal right now for defense is to be No. 1 across the board,” safety Eddie Jackson told SiriusXM. “Like I told them earlier, shout out to the ’85 Bears, but we want to top everything they’ve done.”

Teams sometimes take a step back after a huge improvement, especially when the foundation of success is defense. A great defensive performance doesn’t always carry over to the next season. Football Outsiders Almanac said every one of the last 10 defenses to lead the league in FO’s DVOA per-play metric got worse the next season. One only needs to look at the 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings for proof that a great defensive performance is hard to carry over. The Jaguars and Vikings had the top two defenses in 2017, in some order. Both defenses were still good in 2018 but neither was top two in any meaningful category, despite few personnel changes for either unit. Each team won five fewer games in 2018. The Jaguars and Vikings made their respective conference championship games two seasons ago, and missed the playoffs last season. The margin of error in the NFL can be really slim.

There are other reasons to believe the Bears can’t repeat their nearly historic season on defense. They picked off 27 passes, and that’s very hard to do again. The Bears were the third luckiest team in the NFL when it came to injuries, according to Football Outsiders’ adjusted games lost metric, and injury luck is mostly random (and very important). Chicago should plan on a few more injuries this season. And the Bears defense took some hits this offseason, particularly at the top.

Vic Fangio was perhaps the best coordinator in the league last season, and we can’t just ignore the impact of him leaving to coach the Denver Broncos. His schemes were a huge part of Chicago’s success. Former Colts coach Chuck Pagano replaces Fangio. Defensive backs coach Ed Donatell and outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley left for Denver with Fangio. The Bears didn’t retain inside linebackers coach Glenn Pires or assistant defensive backs/safeties coach Roy Anderson. That’s a lot of turnover. Safety Adrian Amos and slot cornerback Bryce Callahan were big parts of the Bears success as well, and they both left in free agency.

The Bears won’t turn into an average defense. The Bears defense will still be good, but probably not as great as last season. They’ll need to improve in other areas to counter-balance that almost certain regression. And the most obvious way is through quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.

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Trubisky is the wild card for the Bears. To some he’s still a raw and improving talent who showed real signs of progress last season, at least before a shoulder injury in November. For others, he’s too inconsistent and he hasn’t really shown upside like Deshaun Watson or Patrick Mahomes, two future stars the Bears passed on to take Trubisky. Trubisky doesn’t profile as the type of quarterback who can carry a team by himself and be a top-five quarterback. But the Bears don’t need that. They need a quarterback who can make enough plays to support a defense that, while it might not be miles ahead of the rest of the NFL again, will be very good. For most of last season, Trubisky was that kind of quarterback. An improvement is certainly possible, given his relative lack of experience and draft pedigree. Having the innovative Nagy calling plays is a plus, as well.

The Bears were so much better on defense than any other NFL team, they could regress in a significant way and still be the best defense in the league. And perhaps the offense, with its young quarterback, improves enough to make up for whatever step back the defense takes. Chicago should feel it can be one of the best teams in the league again. It just might not look exactly the same as last season.

Coach Matt Nagy had a big first season for the Chicago Bears. (AP)

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We won’t count the loss of Vic Fangio in the offseason grade, though clearly that is the biggest loss the team had. The Bears lost safety Adrian Amos and slot cornerback Bryce Callahan in free agency and replaced them with Ha-Ha Clinton Dix and Buster Skrine. The Bears probably got worse at both positions. Jordan Howard was a productive back but not a great fit for Matt Nagy’s scheme, and he was traded to the Eagles. The Bears signed Mike Davis and drafted David Montgomery, and those players are probably better fits. Those two, along with Tarik Cohen, make an intriguing backfield. Cordarelle Patterson gives the Bears’ return game a nice boost. The Bears didn’t have a first- or second-round pick; they gave up the first-round pick in the Khalil Mack trade and sent a second-round pick to move up in the 2018 draft for receiver Anthony Miller. Overall, it’s hard to say the Bears got better.

GRADE: C-minus

While there are reasons to believe the Bears won’t repeat what they did on defense in 2018, there’s still a load of talent on that side of the ball. Safety Eddie Jackson, cornerback Kyle Fuller and edge rusher Khalil Mack were first-team All-Pros. Defensive lineman Akiem Hicks finally got some due and made his first Pro Bowl. Others like middle linebacker Roquan Smith, defensive tackle Eddie Goldman and edge rusher Leonard Floyd have a lot of talent too. The Bears defense ranked at or near the top in practically every category last season. They stopped the run, rushed the quarterback, forced turnovers and shut down passing games at remarkable levels. When your foundation is a defense with this much talent, things are looking good.

OK, time to talk about the Bears kicking situation. That has been a story throughout the offseason, since the moment of Cody Parkey’s infamous “double doink” miss to end the Eagles playoff loss. Parkey was cut and the Bears can’t feel good about their candidates to replace him. The Bears brought in plenty of no-name kickers and none stood out. Eddy Pineiro and Elliott Fry are the last two standing, and unless you’ve followed the Bears kicking news closely, it’s likely you’ve never heard of either. Elliott came from the defunct Alliance of American Football, and Pineiro was acquired in a trade with the Raiders. Neither has kicked in an NFL game. This is a frightening situation for a team with big dreams, and the immense pressure and attention in Chicago surrounding the position won’t help.

If you want to tell yourself a story that Mitchell Trubisky is on the verge of a nice breakthrough, it’s not crazy. Trubisky was the second overall pick of the 2017 draft; he has obvious talent. He had only 13 college starts, so he needed more development time than many of his peers. He was with a coaching staff in 2017 that had no idea how to develop him. Then last season he was paired with Matt Nagy, in a complicated and new offense, and was doing well before a shoulder injury:

Pre-injury (10 games): 2,469 yards, 20 TD, 9 INT, 7.7 yards per attempt, 97.7 passer rating

Post-injury (4 games): 754 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT, 6.7 yards per attempt, 88.9 rating

You can explain the drop in play to the injury, and winter weather. Conversely, you can also say the numbers through 10 games were inflated by a six-touchdown game against a terrible Buccaneers defense. But mostly, Trubisky was fine in his second season. He added value as a runner, which has always been part of his overall package as a player. He could be more accurate and definitely needs to be more consistent, but if you believe that quarterbacks entering their third season should still be awarded a little bit of patience, Trubisky is on a positive path.

No need to waste anyone’s time here ...

Khalil Mack is the Chicago Bears' latest defensive star. (AP)

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From Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski: “When it comes to rookie wideouts, it’s important to remember the Class of 2014 (which went bonkers) was a gigantic outlier. Usually, it’s encouraging simply to see a first-year receiver keep his head above water. And Anthony Miller was able to do that last year, with a handy 33-423-7 debut. Considering Miller had a nagging shoulder injury, which required offseason surgery, that’s not a bad return.

“Miller was limited through offseason work, but should be fine for summer camp. We can’t draft him as an assumed fantasy starter, but there’s all sorts of plausible upside here; I love that he was comped to Doug Baldwin a year ago. Miller is merely being selected as the WR52 in early Yahoo drafts, around the 125th overall pick. He’s one of my favorite targets for a WR 4-5, an upside play that I won’t necessarily need to start Week 1. Keep an eye peeled on Miller in August.”

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If you want another reason the Bears could regress, just look at their strength of schedule. The Bears had the second easiest strength of schedule last season, via Football Outsiders’ DVOA per-play metric. That changes dramatically this season. The Bears are projected to have the fifth hardest schedule this season according to Warren Sharp, who uses Las Vegas over/under win totals to estimate schedule strength. The Bears play four projected top-five opponents, tied for the most in the league, and seven top-10 opponents, and only the Broncos play more than that. The Bears could be just as good this season and not finish 12-4, given the massive shift in strength of schedule.

CAN A BEARS RECEIVER TAKE A BIG STEP?

Part of getting Mitchell Trubisky to the next level is his receivers stepping up as well. That group wasn’t bad last season, but it still seems there’s a higher level for at least three of them: tight end Trey Burton and receivers Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller. Burton was OK in his first Chicago season, but can improve off a 54-569-6 line. Robinson and Miller should be healthier. Robinson had 754 yards a year removed from a torn ACL. He said he’s feeling much better this offseason, and 1,000 yards seems to be a fair expectation. Miller caught seven touchdowns as a rookie but had only 423 yards. He was playing through a bad shoulder injury and had offseason surgery. He has exciting potential. It seems fair to assume Robinson has a bigger season, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Miller and Burton did too.

We can at least imagine a scenario in which the Bears defense remains the best in the NFL, and the offense takes huge strides. Matt Nagy is a creative playcaller, there are talented players all around quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and Trubisky has the ability to make a big leap. We saw flashes of what Trubisky can be last season. While Trubisky doesn’t seem like he has the upside of being an MVP candidate (though he was the most popular bet to win MVP in Las Vegas this summer, mostly because of the long odds), he can be a good, productive quarterback. The Bears could make a big improvement on offense now that Nagy’s scheme has been established and there’s a good amount of continuity on offense. A 12-4 team with a lot of room to grow on offense has to be considered a preseason Super Bowl contender.

In 2016, an Oakland Raiders team led by Khalil Mack went 12-4. We expected the Raiders to be on the upswing, because we don’t figure on teams winning 12 games and disappearing right after. The Raiders haven’t had a winning season since, and probably won’t have one this year either. That’s not to say the Bears were a total fluke or will go the way of the Raiders since that one magical season, but it’s possible. Maybe Mitchell Trubisky doesn’t take the next step. Perhaps the NFL figures out Matt Nagy’s offense. The defense won’t fall off a cliff, but the 2018 Jaguars had a very good defense and went 5-11. When a team coming off four double-digit loss seasons in a row suddenly goes 12-4, there should be some skepticism about that team’s staying power.

I wasn’t going to disrespect the Bears by putting a Packers team coming off a 6-9-1 season ahead of them in these rankings. The Bears should get the benefit of the doubt, and the Packers have a lot to prove. But when we make our season predictions, I’ll probably pick the Packers to win the NFC North. There are too many regression factors for the Bears to ignore. I don’t think the Bears will completely fall off. Mitchell Trubisky will continue to develop and the Bears should get a wild-card spot. I just don’t think they will improve upon last season.

32. Arizona Cardinals

31. Miami Dolphins

30. Oakland Raiders

29. New York Giants

28. Cincinnati Bengals

27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

26. Washington Redskins

25. Detroit Lions

24. Buffalo Bills

23. New York Jets

22. Denver Broncos

21. San Francisco 49ers

20. Jacksonville Jaguars

19. Atlanta Falcons

18. Tennessee Titans

17. Carolina Panthers

16. Minnesota Vikings

15. Seattle Seahawks

14. Baltimore Ravens

13. Pittsburgh Steelers

12. Houston Texans

11. Dallas Cowboys

10. Cleveland Browns

9. Green Bay Packers

8. Philadelphia Eagles

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“One of THOSE Things” In Defense of Due Diligence

Written by Miles Bosworth “A business kit does not a business person make.”

I thought of that quote and it felt like I could start and end the discussion right there. Still, a little specificity may be of use to somebody out there. So here are some additional thoughts on the current direct selling environment.

Pick up a phone, a tablet or a laptop and hop onto any of the major social media sites and you’ll likely see a “friend” peddling something or another within a minute of scrolling. Frankly, I like this idea in principle. When you think about it… the more “word of mouth” advertising that gets monetized, the fewer stupid ads we’ll have to ignore before we can watch our YouTube videos or catch the latest episode of This Is Us online. And as tough a pill as this may be for some people to swallow, technology and by extension- the economy at large is evolving very quickly. Real change is coming.

Among many things, this means that we are transitioning AWAY from a labor economy and toward something entirely different. A cursory glance at the latest figures regarding the job market, student loan debt, cost of living, etc. can likely handle the heavy lifting for me on economy at large. Initially, this all sounds pretty terrible. The old ideal of working a job that pays a living wage and earning a realistic chance of obtaining and keeping a penchant has all but vanished. What do we have instead? Well, we’ve got technological advantages that literally didn’t exist even fifteen years ago. We have a global community with an evolving culture.

Maybe the future for us here in Small Town, Earth is one where digital entrepreneurship is part of everyone’s lives. Where you can connect households economically. In this new world we’re creating, a profession can still be fulfilling and jobs can still be occupied; but maybe the new American Dream involves a secondary income that allows the average career to span five or ten years, instead of forty-five to seventy years. This enables debts to be paid, time freedom to be achieved- thus allowing happiness to thrive. It allows parents to spend time with their children instead of having to abandon them to punch a time clock AND it keeps the workforce in a regular state of renewal- thus allowing for each new generation to have viable jobs upon which to build THEIR secondary incomes.

Wow! When you lay it all out like that, it sounds like a great plan for our generation, doesn’t it?

I think we’re seeing the beginning stages of that process coming into fruition. But as is always the case, there are growing pains. This isn’t a bad thing. After all, if you’re trying to become strong and healthy, there are some new habits to learn and things like exercising can be painful (or at least uncomfortable) in the short term. And just like a workout routine, the payoff is closer than we think. It’s a matter of mixing a few ingredients:

-          Positivity

-          Technique

-          Consistency

So if we’re developing a beautiful new economy that is hinged on an entire generation becoming entrepreneurs, we’ll want to take stock of those three important aspects of success.

The first step is developing a positive attitude. This is one area where the network marketing/direct sales industry has emphatically led the charge. The experience of attending some of the teambuilding events or business seminars from this industry is nothing short of riveting. And if I’m being completely earnest, I think our world is in sore need of that kind of focus, positivity, fellowship and enthusiasm. Looks like we’re on the right track there.

In terms of technique, we have come to a point of growth that is becoming decidedly painful. If you look back at the rise of the Industrial Revolution, one thing is clear. It began a LONG time ago and continued evolving until the past decade or so. We’ve now gotten to the point where that industrial economy is all but gone in the first world. But this new economy (per evolutionary mechanics) has been evolving into infancy for nearly a century.

The first incarnation of the new “network” economy came about with the first MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) companies in the 1930’s. At the time, it was essentially a copy of the corporate sales structure, but implemented in people’s homes instead of in an office building. This was a neat concept because it allowed private citizens to harness some of the benefits of a corporate operation, thus enabling them to develop a secondary (and presumably residual) income. These benefits included product development, branding and packaging, quality assurance, payroll and customer service support, an established business plan, marketing materials, etc.

Somewhere between the pep rally at your local hotel ballroom and the bank account, something seems to go awry. At the seminars, the general impression is that everyone in the company will be able to develop a secondary (and residual) income by selling high-quality products in their network. Statistically, this doesn’t happen though. It typically works a lot like you’d see on a sales floor. A few “rock stars” in the organization are able to sell a lot of product or they’re able to recruit a large team, but seldom does the regular income disseminate throughout the entire team. Adding insult to injury, the team members who don’t quite make the checks end up buying lots of extra product in order to meet quotas or provide incentives to their customers. This is of course, where the industry as a whole develops a bit of a reputation… a decidedly negative one.

It seems technique has become something of a stumbling block for what otherwise seems to be the key to a better, more flexible, sustainable and abundant economy for everyone. So what gives? Why does the industry have such inconsistent numbers despite nearly a hundred years of practice? What’s with the stigma? The assumption that every company is “one of those things”?

Based on my experience, it’s not just one thing. There are a few glitches in the network marketing/direct sales industry; and whether you are a distributor, a customer or an avoider-at-all-costs, you probably already know what most of them are. Let’s start with the experience of consumers.

1.       HIGH PRICES: specifically high retail prices. It’s often true that a Multi-Level Marketing companies provide high-quality goods or services. They are able to accomplish this by devoting all of their efforts to a single brand or industry. They attempt to mitigate costs by skipping traditional advertising expenses- relying on word of mouth to sell products. All of this sounds okay out of the gate, but it seems to have the opposite effect on the retail price of the goods. For instance, if we compare a protein shake from a bargain retailer like Walmart with one from a high-end retailer like GNC, we typically find a difference in quality that is accompanied by a proportional difference in price. Compare the GNC shake to an MLM shake and we again see a comparable quality, but the retail price point on the MLM shake is often 10-300% higher than its GNC counterpart.

a.       This inflated MLM price makes it difficult for a discerning consumer to justify buying from his or her neighbor.

b.      The seller must then attempt to build additional “value” where there just isn’t any- in an effort to justify the higher price. The unintended consequence of this is a pressured sales environment, wherein the seller has to convince the prospect to buy from them despite the product in question boasting an objectively lower value*.

                                                               i.      *value refers to the balance in the mind of the consumer between the benefits of a product and the price of the product

c.        Often, the MLM will attempt to incentivize the consumer by offering a distributorship or club member price. This can also be awkward for the consumer. They start out trying to get a protein shake and end up having to jump through all kinds of hoops to get the product at a market-competitive price. And on that subject, we’ll get a look at this subject from a distributor’s point of view.

2.       COMPETITION: Simply put, the MLM business model pits you against everyone- including your customers. In a network of say 100 people, there can only be so many prospects in the market for one’s products and/or opportunity. While we’ve already established that there is STIFF competition from high-end retailers, there are also the other direct sales (DS) companies- some of whom offer similar products, and if that weren’t enough there’s also competition amongst one’s own team. This is because of the horizontal marketing structure. The person earning the highest percentage is always at the top and it often pays for them to build the organization “wide” or horizontally. This technique is typically profitable for the upline distributor, but it forces new recruits (who often share much of the same network) to compete for sales and business partners within an ever-exhausted market.

3.       CONSISTENCY?: Whenever there is an issue with positivity or technique, as there clearly is in the DS industry, consistency actually becomes an obstacle to success. I mean, what use is consistency if you’re being consistent with an attitude or technique that isn’t working??? And unfortunately, as you look at most of these companies, they all consistently employ the same techniques... techniques that have come to generate a less than positive reputation for the industry.

So now what???

Do we scrap the whole idea? Do we just resign ourselves to working tirelessly to make ends meet while we attempt to pay off MASSIVE student loan debts (that our grandparents didn’t need in order to get an education)? To pay for houses to sleep in between shifts, to finance cars to get us back and forth to work… so we can repeat the cycle every day until we die?

NO.

Absolutely not. There are MANY ways in which this industry is dysfunctional and I don’t intend to get into each one at this time. Plus the whole concept is in need of a serious change in public image. From where I’m sitting, there are a few changes that we need to implement as entrepreneurs. Here are a few suggestions. Maybe you will find them helpful.

-          Shop Around: If you haven’t compared it to at least 2 other opportunities, you haven’t done your due diligence before investing in a business.

-          Check Your Math: Remember that you are evaluating a business plan. If the numbers don’t check out, neither will the paychecks. The positivity and sales pitches can be very exciting, but all that means nothing if things like price points, costs of goods sold, recruiting projections and market share don’t add up.

-          Keep an Open Mind: There’s an unfortunate tendency in our society for people to rigidly stick to a position once they’ve made it. There’s this cultural narrative that says, “If you change your mind, you’re fickle or unreliable. If you make a mistake, you can never acknowledge it because it means that you’re weak or dumb.”

o   Every success I’ve ever had has been the result of me failing a LOT.

o   Every time I have come to some profound and fundamental understanding in life, I have surpassed it- either by replacing it with a better understanding or evolving an old perspective into a better version.

o   When you learn to ride a bike, you usually start with a Big Wheels or something. You follow it up with training wheels on a tiny bicycle. You eventually lose the training wheels in a long process that involves you falling down a lot. And you finally arrive. You’re so good at riding a bike that you can teach somebody else how to do it.

So if your business holds up under scrutiny, then it does! If it doesn’t, that’s okay too. The sooner you recognize it, the sooner you can make the adjustment. Why not save time and money for yourself AND your customers by partnering with a company who charges less and pays better? It isn’t a betrayal of their trust in you. It’s a validation of their trust. If you put their needs above your company, you will build a loyal team or client base. The right ones will simply be grateful that you cared enough to cast off the old and bring them something better. Maybe we don’t need to be sales people today. Maybe we need to be lifelong advocates for our customers.

There are business kit owners and there are entrepreneurs. Which one are you?

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School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe recently turned three-years-old. We interviewed our fearless leader, Rachel Uwa, about the school’s beginnings and where we’ll go from here.

Congratulations on your three-year anniversary! How are you?

Thanks! We, myself along with the community here, are all very excited about turning three. We’ve hosted over twelve programs across four countries, 147 students and 57 instructors altogether representing 43 countries, 13 exhibitions, two online classes and one residency over this period, so we’re pretty happy to see what’s next. 

Robot bartenders making RGB drinks at our 3-year-anniversary party, Summer 2017.

How would you describe School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe to those unfamiliar with it?

Thus far, the school has been a three-year exploration in what an intensive, creative technology education program could be! We’re guided by a vision of being a place where generous, kind humans meet interactive, thoughtful, and playful Kunst; a place for people to learn hands-on creative technology in new contexts.

First creative research residency program participants, deep-dreamed by Gene Kogan, Spring 2017.

What made you to create your own school?

I’ve always been addicted to learning. Knowing that no matter what I do that addiction will never be cured, I figured I should formalise it by creating learning experiences and spaces where myself and others can deepen our own art practice while integrating more creative technology into our work.

Students hanging out in front of ACUD, Summer 2016.

In what ways is it different from other schools?

I think my approach is different for one thing, I’m an individual not an institution.

Also, creative technology is brilliant but I’m trying really hard to teach life skills and help everyone think about what it means to be human in the context of being surrounded by all this fancy shiny tech stuff.

Regardless of what technology we’re using, we’re all human! That’s the common denominator I like to start with. 

Storytelling and VR 360 program, Summer 2016.

What does a program look like?

Programs are typically four-weeks long although I’m starting to put together shorter ones. Four-weeks are ideal, though, as it’s the perfect amount of time to focus on a very narrow topic, get hands-on and enough practice to actually learn some skills that you can walk away with.

This is the main thing, I want to empower people to not just talk about ideas but to make them happen, continually throughout life. So really the four-weeks is intense but it’s also only the beginning.

Students at Weinbergsweg Park across from our home base ACUD, Summer 2016.

How do you curate a program?

I’m always trying my best to pay attention to what’s going on in the world whether it be related to the tech world, or politics and society. When I curate a class I try and combine them such that there’s always an underlying basis for exploring a new technology.

Everyone creates classes around the latest shiny technology, I’m interested in going deeper. Finding instructors who have a similar vision in that regard is also an important factor.

Critical Engineering workshop led by Julian Oliver and Danja Vasiliev, Summer 2015.

Who are the instructors?

The instructors I enjoy working with are often well-known in their field or communities and just all-around brilliant humans! 

We have people like Chris Sugrue, who has so far taught creative coding here with Processing, openFrameworks and now C# in Unity and who currently also teaches at Parsons Paris.

Instructor Chris Sugrue helping student, Wasabii Ng, Summer 2015.

Gene Kogan is also a repeat instructor. His main focus currently is on machine learning for artists. I love that he’s so prolific and keen on sharing new work on a daily basis. He’s really dedicated to helping make it easier for others to understand and get started with ml4a. He’ll also be teaching in our August program next month!

Participants in Machine Learning for Activists workshop, part of Influencers Conference, Barcelona, Spain, Fall 2016.

I often bring in brilliant people who stem from the Design Interactions program at The Royal College of Art under Dunne and Raby, such as Andrew Friend and Sitraka Rakotoniaina, Joseph Popper and Nick Mortimer, and now Chris Woebken and Sascha Pohflepp.

I find their deeper understanding of speculative and critical design important when thinking about approaches to interactive and creative technology.

Cool ideas don’t often come out of thin air! But you can use techniques that encourage taking a look at the past and the present as a foundation for understanding what will come next and your art and design work can be better for it.

Instructors Marcela Godoy, Joana Moll, Luisa Pereira, and Rachel Uwa, Summer 2015.

I find it also important to bring in as many female instructors as possible. We need more diverse role models!

People often have the impression there are so few women working in technology. It’s true! But that’s also why it’s important to make known the ones that are here.

I’m trying to create something special and the wonderful instructors I choose to work with are absolutely a part of that.

Who are your students typically?

Students tend to be artists and creatives interested in working with interactive technology and tech people who desire to be more creative or in some way express something meaningful.

Sometimes they’re coming from a field they love and are simply looking to enhance their current skills. Other times they’re coming from a field they hate and looking to get into something completely new. I’ve seen all types of students excel!

Closer by Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, Summer 2016.

Marie LeBlanc Flanagan is a brilliant past student who took several classes last summer. She’s been an Editor-in-Chief at Weird Canada and also founder of Drone Day, an international day for celebration of drone music.

She moved to Berlin with a desire to make her own experimental games and created several brilliant projects while here, including Closer, a co-operative computer vision game that uses two people’s moving bodies as a shared single controller. After being here she’s also presented her games at several festivals internationally!

Empathy Bomber Backpack by Monique Grimord, Turin, Italy, Winter, 2016.

Growing Trash by Matt Visco, in Turin, Italy, Winter, 2016.

Monique Grimord, an interaction designer, and Matt Visco, a web programmer, both participated in Coming Soon, a small program we ran in Turin, Italy, focused on design fiction and connected devices.

I love that they didn’t create the obvious Internet of Things -type objects but rather created projects that took into account the changed and connected world we could be living in once IoT and smart objects have been completely embraced by society.

Haiku Mirror by Roland Arnoldt and Jake Elwes, Summer 2016.

Roland Arnoldt is another great guy who attended our Neural Aesthetic (machine learning) program last summer. He came to us having already explored several careers- a radio-host turned DJ turned technology integration specialist- who was interested in how humans behave when they interact with machines.

He’s been quite prolific in creating things and has been a part of several collaborative projects with Jake Elwes, another lovely artist and participant in Neural Aesthetic.

Doodle Tunes created by Andreas Refsgaard and Gene Kogan at Nabi AI Hackathon in Seoul, Korea, 2016.

Andreas Refsgaard, who also took part in that program, now often travels around the world collaborating on workshops together with Gene, the instructor. I’m quite happy about that pairing as well I have to say! Together they’re really a great team! 

Cloud Factory by Rita Eperjesi, Summer 2016

Rita Eperjesi is another a lovely human and past participant. She was trained in architecture in Hungary and working as a graphic designer but had lots of ideas for creating dreamy interactive projects, many of which she’s since realized here at the school! Her first of which was Cloud Factory which allows you to lie down and draw clouds in the sky.

More than anything I’m so happy to be able to give these brilliant humans a chance to make something that feels magical to them!

What skill set do you need to apply?

There are generally no required skills although depending on the program it may be good to have some relevant experience and interests.

I’m interested in cultivating a supportive community so more important to me is a person’s ability to be supportive and to work well with others. Life can be hard for us all as it is, being surrounded by kind, thoughtful humans is what we all deserve.

Zero Likes by Sam Hains was created during our month-long creative research residency in Belgrade, Serbia, Spring, 2017

School of Machines is based in Berlin. Why Berlin?

I’m from the US but Berlin is the place I’ve called home for the last 13 years. People are much more open here (in comparison to most other places), plus it’s beautiful and green! Or as they often say, poor but sexy!

So what is next?

We’ve got a machine learning/computer vision/speculative prototyping class coming up this August called Designing Hypotheticals which will give participants the opportunity to design new experiences! A program built around all these topics has yet to be explored in the realm of tech education as far as I know. it’s something quite unique and we’re all excited about that!

We’re also trying to figure out how to expand the school by facilitating more and different types of classes and events. For example, this year I introduced a creative research residency as well as online courses. 

I’d like to offer more ways for the community to share resources and motivation to continue creating amazing things both individually and as a collective.

I’d also like to travel more and organize programs in other countries— in collaboration with other established future-thinking creative institutions and festivals. Let’s see what the next three years brings!

For more info about the school and upcoming programs, visit: http://schoolofma.org/programs/

To view more student projects, visit: https://schoolofmaprojects.tumblr.com/

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NieR Automata is the kind of videogame project that a dream team salvaged from a pending doom. Determined to offer the series a sequel exceeding all the expectations of its fans, the experience is coupled with a solid gameplay capable of attracting the attention of newcomers and people who never even heard of NieR or even Drakengard. With creator Yoko Taro at the directing reign, the vision of producer Yosuke Saito (known form Dragon Quest) and the musical genius of composers Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi, all of them returning in their respective roles, this NieR: Automata already ticked the boxes for fans. If the original NieR of 2010 recieved mixed reviews, this sequel is led mainly by PlatinumGames (Bayonetta, Vanquish, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, etc.), and input from the original team mentioned above as well as Square Enix’s Akihiko Yoshida to handle character design (Final Fantasy). With all these Japanese talents, you would expect that they’ll bring all the needed ingredients to cook a really good game, am I right? Let’s find out in this extensive review.

The story of NieR Automata takes place on post-apocalyptic Earth thousands of years after the events of the first NieR game. Driven from the surface of the earth by an army of machines sent by a mysterious alien race, humanity has found refuge on the Moon. All hopes of regaining the planet are in the hands of YoRHa, led from an orbital base that sends battalions of androids to lead the front against the invader.

Nier: Automata puts you into the role of YoRHa Android 2B, sent on a mission to take back some strategic spots on Earth from the machines alongside the 9S reconnaissance unit. From the first minutes, 2B is exactly what you’d expect from a heroine (or hero as they are supposedly genderless): strong, assured and entirely dedicated to its task. The highly sexualized look and design of 2B, combined with the grace of its animations creates a successful contrast even with the lack of facial expressions (it’s an android after all). On the other hand, the more adolescent appearance of 9S fit its more enthusiastic and curious character, and helps solidify the relationship within this duo, with many dialogues and conversation which are sometimes humorous, but often philosophical on the origin of the machines. Despite the thick headband tied around their eyes, both 2B and 9S manage to show emotions and a sense of rare humanity in which I assume Yoko Taro enjoyed adding his touch. Plus on top of all, like its predecessor, NieR Automata is not a game to be stored away once you see the end credits, as the game has different storylines you can play as later on.

As soon as the game launch, you’re embarked in its constant identity crisis. If it looks like an action-RPG, NieR Automata does not deprive itself of becoming a Shoot them Up, a platformer or even a Twin Stick Shooter on many occasions. These variations of gameplay are achieved through camera angle with an absolute natural transition. From the variation of the game styles to the choreography of the combat and clashes, everything is incredibly fluid in the NieR: Automata experience, full of PlatinumGames’ know-how in terms tension and suspense. The Japanese studio manages to create a balance between a relatively simple handling and technical enough for lovers of the genre. Two buttons to attack, yet many combos to pull off, alternating between the two weapons of the characters, while managing the distance in terms of shooting, a gameplay that is a big part of the undeniable success of this game without being as demanding as of a certain Bayonetta in advanced difficulty.

Influenced by From Software’s productions, the death of your characters is handled by the transfer of his “robotic consciousness” to another body that is identical to the previous one. However, you will have to retrieve your chips left on your inanimate automaton or transform your empty carcass into an ally capable of fighting at your side for a short time. If you play online, it will even be possible to land in the “shoes” of other player’s corpse and help them out. Note that there’s many other references and ideas from Dark Souls as well, including the fact that you can send messages with predefined words to the game servers, for people to find when they see one of your corpse in their game.

While NieR Automata at first sight and impression makes you believe it’s an action game, the title slowly shows off its other RPG elements, including exploration of an open world filled with NPCs, quests, merchants and secrets to be found under the rubble of an earth with no human life. Once the introductory chapter ends, you will make your way to a small resistance camp stashed between two buildings in ruins in the middle of a city invaded by robots and mother nature. It is here that 2B and 9S pick up their first missions and come back regularly enough to stock up on consumables or improve their weapons with the different materials and loot collected around the world (and let me tell you that there will be a lot of stuff to pick up). Since everything refreshes during zone transitions in NieR: Automata, the game is perfect for loot-hungry players, in order to farm enemies, to find the best drops and materials, or just boost your experience and level up your weapons and abilities.

Nevertheless, don’t count on roaming a universe as vast as those of Horizon: Zero Dawn or even The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (the first two mighty open world adventure of 2017). The world of NieR: Automata is only a handful of open zones spread out around a ruined city full of robots with sadly a lot of empty space. Very early on, the player unlocks the ability to fast travel from one point to another on the map, accentuating all the more the feeling of evolving in a universe cut in the manner of a giant theme park. Nevertheless each of the environments has its particular charm: a desert in which you can surf down its dunes like Journey, a vast forest with mood of a certain Ico game, and abandoned and rusted amusement park, and so much more to fully emphasize on this post-apocalyptic Earth setting.

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It is enough, however, to play couple of main or secondary quests to really notice that this desolation is masked. The world of NieR: Automata is filled with an intelligent storyline, funny encounters and philosophical reflections on the nature and condition of machines. Prepare to laugh, get emotional, and to constantly question what you consider is right or wrong in this universe. If things are finally quite varied on the side missions side, you’ll still find some good old fetching quests that do are not necessarily the most interesting ones to play. On the other hand, the entire production shines much more during original activities more like urban races or even small puzzles to create variations in its rhythm of play.

In general, Yoko Taro and his team(s) deliver a real reflection of mechanical consciousness with these robotic figures capable of emotion, fear, and even love. Once the first storyline is finished in roughly 10 to 15 hours (depending on how much you want to accomplish), NieR: Automata invites the player to re-launch the game under the perspective of another protagonists. This is done throughout five different chapters full of surprises, with new variations of gameplay within a title that takes a delight to deconstruct itself. While not all of them are equal in terms of investment in character and gameplay, the one dedicated to 9S is a joy, and all in all rarely did an action oriented game made us think so much.

Now that the praise is over, it is now time to point the finger at some of the shortcomings of the title starting with its dated technical aspect. In general, it seems like PlatinumGames and Square Enix have made the choice to sacrifice many effects, shaders and other detailed resolutions of textures to aim for fluidity. Simply put, the game runs at 60 frames per second on both the classic PlayStation 4 and the Pro, but the difference will be noticed with a respective 900p and 1080p with a few extra effects. Even with that, NieR: Automata regularly seems to come straight from the PlayStation 3 era, with moderately poor quality settings, lower scale vegetation, elements popping in the distance, and much more. But on the pure technical side, the game succeeds in compensating for this weakness thanks to an artistic direction full of charm and originality, accentuating the strong sense of nostalgia for this world, which is certainly desolate, but also full of mystery and melancholy.

For those of you relying on modern days auto-saves in an Action RPG, you’re going to be let down. The game is quite traditional in that sense, with saving locations scattered all over the world, which can sometimes become frustrating when it comes to repeating an entire fight sequence that took you 20 minutes of play to finish. This is especially annoying as well when bugs arrive, with for example in my playthrough, some NPCs just wouldn’t continue on with their dialogue, forcing me to re-launch the game to remedy the problem and continue with the quest. The PC version of the game, confirmed for March 17, could refine certain technical angles but I don’t expect any sort of massive change in terms of quality.

What better way to conclude this review than evoking the thrill of pleasure felt when listening to the soundtrack of this NieR Automata. Already behind the magic of the themes of the first NieR and Drakengard 3, composers Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Aoshi gave use one of the most beautiful compositions of the modern video game. Borrowing classical music, lyrical fanfare supported by the soft tones of singer Emi Evans, the music is a massive player in terms of shaping the universe of the game. Sometimes soothing as the theme given to the resistance camp, it can become mechanical and brutal in other instances, reminding us of soundtracks from Ghost in the Shell, the first NieR and more.

  Nier: Automata was reviewed using a PlayStation 4 digital code of the game provided by Square Enix. The game is planned to release on PC this year. We don’t discuss review scores with publishers or developers prior to the review being published.

More than a successful sequel, NieR: Automata is a gem with multiple flavors for all sort of players. NieR Automata is the kind of videogame project that a dream team salvaged from a pending doom.

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Daily Problems Secrets

Prior to going to bed, your ideas and convey to yourself which tonight you will sleep well and you will dream fantasies that will resolve the replies into a particular problem that you could repeat to yourself clearly and concisely. You are the sole man that’s ideal to be aware of what your niche will likely be. Nevertheless a very long match of Risk could make it possible for one to decrease the strain, however in addition it needs a wonderful deal of time and it isn’t as effective because a number of the five minute game titles.

It is imperative to your entire body and life and energy for a whole that you remain in our with your ideas and emotions. Review the fantasy which you wrote down, and you’ll receive the reply will quickly formulate. God’s phrases on your fantasies might assist you to fully grasp the essential.

Truly it’s really a very flourishing business in that corner of the world. In the event you had a fair amount of dollars, you’d establish no unwanted stress when now is your opportunity to pay for the hire. Regardless of what you’re doing for a living, you would like to go motivated to be in a position to do it absolutely.

Mental health issues might be linked to abnormal anxiety as a result of the specific circumstance or string of activities. It supplies a chance for folks who need to advance their wisdom and clinics in the functioning circumstance. An excellent market analysis will assist you for producing informed selections.

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When a few individuals get over melancholy utilizing medications independently, you will find lots of others, who’d prefer using a mixture of alternate therapies to try and alleviate the signs of melancholy. In reality, mental disorders are somewhat widespread and ordinary. Stress relief games certainly are a great process of stress relief since they really are very exciting, entertaining and simple to perform with.

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Meditation is a great approach to modify your mood. Your dreams aren’t images created by opportunity. App dreams is likely to ensure it is possible that you find that educated response!

As mentioned previously, a few of the more important issues affecting the village will be currently alcoholism. Despite your positive outlook, attempt to get all set for that hardest scenario so that it doesn’t capture you by surprise. This decreases your probability of hurting.

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Senior school age kids will need to fully grasp just how to balance prep, sports, extra-curricular pursuits and sustaining friendships, and together with keeping up with the newest engineering. Moreover, l 2 students needs to have sufficient comprehension of l-2 socio-cultural limitations in order that they would have sufficient pragmatic level. You will find a number of topics that college students who study and work in the specific same encounter.

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You just forget about your every day troubles and pay attention to the imagination of generating your very own beautiful candles. Owing to such views, one of the absolute most typical approaches for tourists to discover the excellent nature round the lake would be by bicycle. If devoting a candle to someone that you like, you’re able to choose just the perfect help essay writing colour, form and odor with this exceptional particular person.

Geometry pupils should make certain they practice plenty of amounts to be in a position to memorize the formulations and also learn to apply them. Assessing Psychotherapy is fascinating and enjoyable. Learning about other religions assembles your thoughts, your own knowing and knowledge of the way humans from various religions link solely with one another.

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It is not this type of poor choice. This doesn’t need to be the case though. Have a minute to study this approach.

The Pain of Daily Problems

No software permits one to easily know today’s standing of every one of the endeavors with all the results it’s possible to assume for several job teams that are made to get the job done from the dark. It should be able to produce wonderful decisions founded on imperfect information and applicable encounters. All of the necessary measures necessary to complete the undertaking goes to become comprised, and also the period necessary to complete them, and the funds assigned into the job.

The New Fuss About Daily Problems

Gracefulness, divine interventions are the sole https://essaycastle.co.uk/essay-help approaches to alter your own kitty. Can you are given a guarantee that the beliefs are not planning to reunite and also the problem the beliefs trigger wont arrive back either. For instance, a patient filed her fantasies for expert dream interpretation to its very first moment.

Stretching and lengthening the spine, for example, cartilage may be your trick. Many mental disorders are thought to possess biological causes, as much like diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease, however some mental illnesses are due to some one’s experiences and environment. Moreover, Erectile-Dysfunction is linked for the general wellbeing of people.

The Fight Against Daily Problems

Other cases that the information is not planning to produce also it is not possible for me to alter channels. You do not require a coach assistance and also you might perhaps well not worry on this particular score. For the simplest and most basic directions about how to attempt particular, take a look at the web link below in the source box.

It’s in scenarios like these that your private growth skills will be put into examine. Attempting to develop someone’s self esteem and reducing their isolation and stress are only some prospective added benefits of individual-animal remedy. Be certain that you do an exhaustive study before enrolling yourself.

A great water-proofing expert will take a look at your cellar and recommend the absolute best & most cost efficient approach to fix the issue. It really is impossible to believe confident all the moment, however, also you desire the overwhelming most of your thoughts to reflect nice and happy matters. An individual who thinks he can reach what exactly, will set his best to reach, wont fetter with the.

Whatever They Told You About Daily Problems Is Dead Wrong…And Here’s Why

The only one thing that consoles me is that they are not actual. Some times it’s not going to rewind live television and I want to reboot. Having a warm, well balanced relationship, your kids are going to feel should devote endless hours entranced with their electronic equipment plus certainly you will also be thinking of spending additional time hanging out using the loved ones along with discussing the social difficulties that come up everyday.

Daily Problems Fundamentals Explained

In which there isn’t any standard, there may perhaps well not be a improvement. Really it’s an perfect destination for a practise sports like jogging where the person has the chance to breathe fresh air and enjoy in a solid well being. Even the functioning of the college students is inferior since a lot of these don’t receive the crucial family support in their dwelling atmosphere.

In the event you take advantage of a intelligent preparation instrument, then each member of the group can have a look their contribution into continuing pursuits and receive an improved perspective of their character they play with. True data and facts could help change each the suggestions and actions. It empowers for many staff to become capable of embrace the fundamental app themselves as well as understanding the larger photo.

Up in Arms About Daily Problems?

An predictive model within an fundamental manifestation is made by way of the usage of processes of logistic and linear regression. You view, wheat grass has been used for quite a time to get reasons.

Tell yourself which you will up on wakening have the treatment to this situation. This doesn’t need to be true nevertheless. Of course you can find numerous games which can be excellent stress relievers also it’s your duty to elect for the one which will help you to receive relaxed and also to neglect your everyday troubles.

New Step by Step Roadmap for Daily Problems

Do not allow anxiety or absence of hope. You draw positive folks to you personally. True, one has to think about your overall environment, but there’ll be a time that it is possible to have yourself a period of relaxation whereupon you’re going to be ready to change.

Because of this, it has been directed that the thought of production of a shoe, that’ll build simultaneously a whole lot of benefits. Due to these perspectives, one of the absolute most ordinary approaches for tourists to observe the outstanding temperament round the lake is by bicycle. There’s just no pleasing such individuals.

Daily Problems Secrets

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It is imperative to your entire body and life and energy for a whole that you remain in our with your ideas and emotions. Review the fantasy which you wrote down, and you’ll receive the reply will quickly formulate. God’s phrases on your fantasies might assist you to fully grasp the essential.

Truly it’s really a very flourishing business in that corner of the world. In the event you had a fair amount of dollars, you’d establish no unwanted stress when now is your opportunity to pay for the hire. Regardless of what you’re doing for a living, you would like to go motivated to be in a position to do it absolutely.

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Senior school age kids need to comprehend how to balance homework, sports, extra curricular pursuits and preserving friendships, and together with maintaining with the modern technological innovation. Helping develop an individual’s selfesteem and diminishing their loneliness and anxiety are just a few prospective added benefits of individual-animal therapy. Make sure to perform a thorough analysis before enrolling yourself.

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As mentioned previously, a few of the more important issues affecting the village will be currently alcoholism. Despite your positive outlook, attempt to get all set for that hardest scenario so that it doesn’t capture you by surprise. This decreases your probability of hurting.

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Prior to moving to bed your ideas and say yourself which tonight you will sleep very well and you’ll dream fantasies that may resolve the replies to a certain problem you could repeat yourself clearly and concisely. Sometimes it’s not likely to synthesize live TV and I would like to re boot. It might devote some time and soon you’re comfy, in the exact long haul you’re going to be happy you sought aid.

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There’s no requirement to live devoid of religion should this really is valuable to you. You consider that your best blessing to be the very simple truth that you’re alive at a century which essentially makes it possible for you to use somebody to do whatever you need and want. You regularly create an effort to make all better because you genuinely experience responsible for the household troubles.

Senior school age kids will need to fully grasp just how to balance prep, sports, extra-curricular pursuits and sustaining friendships, and together with keeping up with the newest engineering. Moreover, l 2 students needs to have sufficient comprehension of l-2 socio-cultural limitations in order that they would have sufficient pragmatic level. You will find a number of topics that college students who study and work in the specific same encounter.

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Wherever there isn’t any conventional, there may not be considered a improvement. After you believe it, then it’s genuine. The operation of the students is poor since the majority of these don’t receive the vital family support inside their dwelling atmosphere.

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The only one thing that consoles me is that they are not actual. Some times it’s not going to rewind live television and I want to reboot. Having a warm, well balanced relationship, your kids are going to feel should devote endless hours entranced with their electronic equipment plus certainly you will also be thinking of spending additional time hanging out using the loved ones along with discussing the social difficulties that come up everyday.

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In which there isn’t any standard, there may perhaps well not be a improvement. Really it’s an perfect destination for a practise sports like jogging where the person has the chance to breathe fresh air and enjoy in a solid well being. Even the functioning of the college students is inferior since a lot of these don’t receive the crucial family support in their dwelling atmosphere.

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Tell yourself which you will up on wakening have the treatment to this situation. This doesn’t need to be true nevertheless. Of course you can find numerous games which can be excellent stress relievers also it’s your duty to elect for the one which will help you to receive relaxed and also to neglect your everyday troubles.

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Do not allow anxiety or absence of hope. You draw positive folks to you personally. True, one has to think about your overall environment, but there’ll be a time that it is possible to have yourself a period of relaxation whereupon you’re going to be ready to change.

Because of this, it has been directed that the thought of production of a shoe, that’ll build simultaneously a whole lot of benefits. Due to these perspectives, one of the absolute most ordinary approaches for tourists to observe the outstanding temperament round the lake is by bicycle. There’s just no pleasing such individuals.

Daily Problems Secrets

Prior to going to bed, your ideas and convey to yourself which tonight you will sleep well and you will dream fantasies that will resolve the replies into a particular problem that you could repeat to yourself clearly and concisely. You are the sole man that’s ideal to be aware of what your niche will likely be. Nevertheless a very long match of Risk could make it possible for one to decrease the strain, however in addition it needs a wonderful deal of time and it isn’t as effective because a number of the five minute game titles.

It is imperative to your entire body and life and energy for a whole that you remain in our with your ideas and emotions. Review the fantasy which you wrote down, and you’ll receive the reply will quickly formulate. God’s phrases on your fantasies might assist you to fully grasp the essential.

Truly it’s really a very flourishing business in that corner of the world. In the event you had a fair amount of dollars, you’d establish no unwanted stress when now is your opportunity to pay for the hire. Regardless of what you’re doing for a living, you would like to go motivated to be in a position to do it absolutely.

Mental health issues might be linked to abnormal anxiety as a result of the specific circumstance or string of activities. It supplies a chance for folks who need to advance their wisdom and clinics in the functioning circumstance. An excellent market analysis will assist you for producing informed selections.

Other cases that the manual is not going to display also it really is not possible for me to change stations. That you never want a trainer assistance and also you also might well not worry on this particular score. Every and every card has been interpreted in accordance with this arcana, number and suit it truly is assigned.

When a few individuals get over melancholy utilizing medications independently, you will find lots of others, who’d prefer using a mixture of alternate therapies to try and alleviate the signs of melancholy. In reality, mental disorders are somewhat widespread and ordinary. Stress relief games certainly are a great process of stress relief since they really are very exciting, entertaining and simple to perform with.

Up in Arms About Daily Problems?

Senior school age kids need to comprehend how to balance homework, sports, extra curricular pursuits and preserving friendships, and together with maintaining with the modern technological innovation. Helping develop an individual’s selfesteem and diminishing their loneliness and anxiety are just a few prospective added benefits of individual-animal therapy. Make sure to perform a thorough analysis before enrolling yourself.

Other cases that the manual is not going to display also it’s not possible for me to improve stations. That you don’t demand a trainer assistance and you might not be worried about this score. Kiddies enjoy this game.

In the event you take advantage of a more intelligent planning instrument, then each member of the category can take a look their contribution to continuing pursuits and receive an improved perspective of the role they play . True facts and data may support change both the suggestions and actions. It empowers for many employees to be capable of adopt the essential app themselves and understanding the larger image.

The Honest to Goodness Truth on Daily Problems

You forget about your every day troubles and concentrate on the creativity of producing your own candles that are lovely. The normal buyer of this item is somebody who’d really like to own a few after work fun and might really like to be in good shape the subsequent morning. If devoting a candle into someone that you adore, you’ll be able to choose just the perfect coloration, form and odor with this exceptional personal.

Meditation is a great approach to modify your mood. Your dreams aren’t images created by opportunity. App dreams is likely to ensure it is possible that you find that educated response!

As mentioned previously, a few of the more important issues affecting the village will be currently alcoholism. Despite your positive outlook, attempt to get all set for that hardest scenario so that it doesn’t capture you by surprise. This decreases your probability of hurting.

The Secret to Daily Problems

Prior to moving to bed your ideas and say yourself which tonight you will sleep very well and you’ll dream fantasies that may resolve the replies to a certain problem you could repeat yourself clearly and concisely. Sometimes it’s not likely to synthesize live TV and I would like to re boot. It might devote some time and soon you’re comfy, in the exact long haul you’re going to be happy you sought aid.

The Number One Question You Must Ask for Daily Problems

There’s no requirement to live devoid of religion should this really is valuable to you. You consider that your best blessing to be the very simple truth that you’re alive at a century which essentially makes it possible for you to use somebody to do whatever you need and want. You regularly create an effort to make all better because you genuinely experience responsible for the household troubles.

Senior school age kids will need to fully grasp just how to balance prep, sports, extra-curricular pursuits and sustaining friendships, and together with keeping up with the newest engineering. Moreover, l 2 students needs to have sufficient comprehension of l-2 socio-cultural limitations in order that they would have sufficient pragmatic level. You will find a number of topics that college students who study and work in the specific same encounter.

So, all you want to do is to go your neck around for a couple seconds, strengthening the nerves, making the feeling vanish. You can find respective vitamins, A, C, E, and b 12 to mention that a couple of enzymes that are a crucial part of every chemical reaction in our own bodies, lots of minerals and the very exciting substance-chlorophyll. You never call for nothing except that the impulse to do the job in your physique.

The juice is presently prepared to be consumed. You visit, wheat-grass continues to be used for a significant while for a reason.

It isn’t this kind of poor choice. That does not need to be the case though. Just take one minute to review this approach.

Life, Death, and Daily Problems

Wherever there isn’t any conventional, there may not be considered a improvement. After you believe it, then it’s genuine. The operation of the students is poor since the majority of these don’t receive the vital family support inside their dwelling atmosphere.

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