murph knocking it out of the PARK this episode both as riz (badass lil creature, fiercely dedicated to his friends, so deeply loving to his mom & reassuring her that he sees her + appreciates all she does for him) and just as murph (“the beans are due,” laughing at ally’s lack of written saving throws, reaction to the trap door bit, “so tactical, so late”)
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The winners of the life series all had their own ways of winning:
1. Grian loyalty, playing into every one of Scar's schemes no matter how stupid they seemed. His win came from blood and tears, a descion made surronded by sand and cacti.
2. Scott defiance, he was never going to play the game the way it was designed. Why would he take life needlessly, no his win came from the refusal to do the watchers bidding.
3. Pearl alone, discarded by her soulmate, discarded by the one who pulled her into the nether in the first place. She won with her ties cut, she won not of her own descion but of the one who decided for her.
4. Martyn scavenger, taking time where most convient, stealing kills from right under peoples noses. His win came when even his trusted ally had his guard down, feral and desperate for just a drop more time, even if it left him frenzied and alone.
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Season 10, the season of everything going off the rails
Xisuma burning, Mumbo introducing, Grian needing two takes, Keralis missing, Tangos phone going off and Skizz getting blamed, Hypno missing, Xisuma missing, Ren being the only one to die in his own event. It’s such a mess
Also *gestures to Iskall* whatever he’s got going on /lh
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[neverafter episode 9 spoilers]
everything about ylfa's flashback scene made me feel fucking insane. the wolf is death and the ending of stories. the wolf ate ylfa's grandmother because it was time for her story to end. but for whatever reason it's not time for ylfa's end. for whatever reason the wolf wanted ylfa to live. the wolf ate the grandmother so that she could die, and ylfa ate the wolf so that she could live. the wolf wanted ylfa to live, and at the deepest core of herself she wants to live too. i'm scratching at the WALLS. LIKE "i met death and death wants me to live" EMILY SAID IT SO CASUALLY BUT LOWKEY THAT'S THE RAWEST SHIT I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!
also though you need to eat to live and the consumption of stories to stay alive beyond the end of your own story... i am Thinking...
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re episode 10: so it is very apparent to the viewer that kazuki and rei have changed since the first day they got miri. however with hindsight it is even more clear, painfully so just how much they have changed. as in episode 09 where kazuki subtly shows his support and awareness for rei as an individual, in episode 10 we see just how observant and aware rei is of kazuki and his distress! for example:
rei acknowledges and understands kazuki's anger towards misaki and he lets kazuki air out his frustrations for a little bit. until he realises people are watching (knowing how much kazuki cares about their image as a family to others) and that miri is coming (knowing that kazuki would never want miri to see him like that)
rei acknowledges the pain on kazukis face when miri runs straight past him and into misaki´s arms
kazuki says something to rei along the lines of: "you don't know how awful it is to have someone else (misaki) in your kitchen!" but certainly rei has become aware of how sacred that space is to kazuki, surely remembering the french toast experiment and whatever else rei had tried and surely failed to cook before [I think this comment was more of kazuki deflecting on the actual seriousness of the situation and how upset he is but rei acknowledges this too].
there is a moment during the discussion between the three adults where kazuki stands up and kind of walks away from the conversation (clearly overwhelmed, quite possibly thinking about his past and feeling guilty - again) but rei doesn't hesitate to step in to ask misaki the hard questions that kazuki cannot in that moment
in the food court rei can see how devastated kazuki is - this is after kazuki looks around and sees all these kids with their mothers and thinks that thats what normal is supposed to look like (UGH) - and rei encourages kazuki to stay present and focus on the plan; to focus on miri
at the top of the ferris wheel, kazuki brings up the cat rei brought home, using it as an allegory for their current situation with miri and he kinda just straight up admits defeat.
rei is shocked by this and seriously looks like he's about to cry and thats where the words get stuck in his throat and he doesn't know what to say and the episode ends with them agreeing that they couldn't change but god I bring that up because in episode 11 its rei who finds the words and convinces kazuki to not give up but that drive and ambition came way before the events of episode 11!
in episode 10 (and before) rei had already decided what he wanted but he just didn't have the words to say it in the end but he sure as hell was making it clear in all these tiny gestures which for him, as we first knew him, are not actually that tiny at all but rather HUGE developments for his character!
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