#but its like kp! how they have this bubble going on where the real world doesn't exist

[waitingforminjae]

korn and intouch..............korn and intouch

[yongseungkim]

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[thatgirl4815]

I hope you don’t mind me dumping my thoughts about VP in your inbox, but I super appreciate your thoughts on them. For me, what is currently making VP so compelling is that they are essentially currently in a bubble of heightened emotion, isolation, and trauma. Forcing people into close quarters, and adding a cocktail of sustained heightened emotional stakes to it is always going to have interesting results. But whether the bonds forged in such an environment remain afterwards when they step outside of that bubble is such a compelling question. I think we can safely assume that it does, but there are still so many ways for it to play out. For me, Vegas’s immediate response to being called sensitive as a denial to being weak is telling. In this isolated bubble, Vegas has allowed himself to be vulnerable and weak, and to let Pete see that. But outside this bubble, how does he react to having shown that vulnerability? And how does he handle that person being back under his enemy’s roof? Of course, how Pete makes it back to the main house will play a big role, as well as how Pete responds to however Vegas’s acts. But we can’t forget with all his empathy, Pete is still perfectly capable to pointing a gun in the face of a friend he truly believes isn’t a traitor. Sure he was willing to go into certain danger a day later for the same friend, but he was gonna try to stop him with force first. That’s what I love about Pete, and why I think he’s a good match for Vegas (and when I say match I don’t mean in the strictly romance sense—I mean they have found themselves to be equals). And why I’m so excited to find out what happens next. It’s compelling shit!! Did I have a point with all this? Oh yeah, I agree with you that it’s not love yet. But they’ve leveled the field and set the stage, now they’ve got to let it play out in world outside the safe house and see where the cards fall.

I don't mind at all! Never be afraid to dump all the thoughts! :)

Before I get into specifics, can I just say that this post encapsulated my own thoughts about VP in a really nice way? You really hit the nail on the head.

"For me, what is currently making VP so compelling is that they are essentially currently in a bubble of heightened emotion, isolation, and trauma."

...When I read this, I was instantly reminded of KP in Ep6. It's like you say--when two people are pushed into confined quarters with only each other, things happen a lot differently than in the real world. It's like a fantasy. Only, for Kinn and Porsche, the forest was a natural space of salvation for their rocky relationship. Pete and Vegas's setting is so different. It's not piecing something back together that is broken, it's bringing something together that has been shattered from the start.

Honestly, this entire discussion is making me think a lot more about setting and its uses/tonal qualities. There's so much going on and so many ways that KP and VP compare and contrast.

But back to your post. I like how you pointed out that Pete was willing to do the hard thing and possibly shoot Porsche. But I personally don't think he would've...at least, not a kill shot. I think he would've fought hard to detain him, but when it came down to it, I'm not sure if he really would've killed him (given that he so quickly runs off to Kinn and tells him that he doesn't believe Porsche is a traitor). Only if Pete really, honestly believed Porsche was a traitor would he shoot to kill, in my opinion.

Anyways, YES. I am also incredibly excited for where this is going. How will VP's toxic, unstable relationship fair once Pete returns to the main family? The "fantasy" bubble will pop, and suddenly they'll have to see whether or not their feelings can prevail over the circumstances like it did for KP, or if they cannot beat the odds.

[theinsanecrayonbox]

KP watched The Gifted

I am so happy that we begin with Clarice and that the gang have no idea who she is. I can't wait for the story possibilities with that. The quick intro to our characters with their personalities and powers was done well too...even if some powers were done incorrectly...I admit adapting concepts to practical settings is tricky and allowances must be made. Portal shards are still different than pulling open a portal though. However this makes me a bit unhappy with the promotional materials, since that implied that Blink was already part of the underground. HOWEVER I am not discounting that she could've been from a different or completely unconnected cell from Polaris' group. The ineffective school system is very realistic. And I actually found the social studies dinner talk pretty realistic too; the dialogue felt natural with the talk of mutants. Lorna in the cell showed that they should've made her hair greener >> I also went "haha return of the plastic cell" but that proved so ineffective since she could pull stuff from the next room in there...although drastic emotional upheaval I suppose. And she's going to end up being pregnant isn't she? The paper Dad showed her probably said that, since they do medical stuffs when you get taken in or whatever...or he showed her Blink's rap sheet so saving her is a big nono... So much teenager screaming! Let's all scream! But seriously, wow. "My family...it's complicated" please be a Creed, please be a Creed, please be a Creed Oh name dropping of the teams, that's how we get to be connected without having any connection at all. Just like SHIELD saying Avengers. The family scene in the kitchen was touching, but a bit...well obviously written. But first episode, not gonna blame you...yet. Is Andrew going to be an Avalanche? And I thought Lauren manipulated air...was that force field just a hard air bubble? Are they based on real characters...I thought I read that they were new for the show?? I'm surprised Dad's phone isn't tapped and Sentinel Services isn't swarming that diner. And really you use it to call your assistant person? Wait she manipulates more than air? Is she telekinetic then? You know in some lighting Blink's markings looks like scars...are they supposed to be scars? That's sorta neat then. Heehee Marko's ringtone is the 90s Xmen theme. Her medical situation? Yup, they said it, she's pregnant. Not sure how to feel about that...because Polaris is awesome and most times when a character winds up pregnant they get reduced in awesomeness and aren't allowed to fight. Then again, they are fighting, do the chances of loosing the baby are increased, and writing that can be done horribly too. I mean, if done right, it's another great part to the theme of "family" the show wants to do. Cause you got the Struckers who are fighting to stay together, Blink who isn't revealing her family stuff, Proudstar has a brother so we will probably learn about him later on, and Lorna *should be* Magneto's daughter, but whether she knows that or not is up for debate. So the idea of her bringing a child into this world that hates her kind, while not knowing where she comes from herself, is an intriguing idea, if done correctly. Oh no the people hunting us will find us easily if we keep using the stuff we always use! Uh...duh Dad, I'm honestly surprised it took them that long. I feel bad I don't know who these cameos are, first the dude and lady in the hide out, now the bar guy, I can't easily identify who they are meant to be. Blink's eyes are so weird in a few shots, but I actually like them. They also did pink her hair adequately, unlike Lorna's. And I love her sass. Jamie Chung is doing a good job so far in my book. Again Dad, using the same things you always use makes you trackable dude, you worked for a government agency, why aren't you thinking that way? The Sentinels are rolling spiders...part of me wants to laugh hysterically at that, but the other half thinks that's actually a pretty neat idea. They're smaller, more agile, less materials go into them do cheaper to make and maintain, and far less collateral damage. You can do it baby girl!! Portal everyone out Clair!! Ok Andy is not an Avalanche, he seems telekinetic too. Which feels like a copout. Yes siblings share similar powers, I'm not arguing that. It's the fact that it's telekinesis; it's such an...uninteresting power? It's kinda basic in its concept. Idk, if you're making up characters for your show, you can make them cooler than that. And we loose Dad, thus setting up the season. We need to get Lorna and Dad free, the Sentinels wanna find the underground and have leads now, Blink gets to learn to play with the new kids, yeah pretty good....even though the "next time" segments felt kinda dull. I highly look forward to the season moving on.