anyways I think we could make sooo many parallels between Taranza and Bandee. Their loyalty to their respective lieges. That Bandee will not hesitate to fight Dedede if he has to, when Taranza blinded himself to and even acted out Sectonia's cruelty until it was turned onto him.
What does Bandee think of Taranza? Does he understand why the spider stayed loyal until he couldn't anymore? Does he harbor resentment towards the person who kidnapped his father figure? Do you think when Taranza's grief is at it's greatest, and nothing can console him, Bandee will sit next to him, and give him a mug of apple tea, and tell he understands why he did it?
And what about Taranza of Bandee? Does he feel jealous, that the bond between Dedede and Bandee remains strong, while he himself had broke the one between him and Sectonia? Does he admire that such a little thing, with no inborn power, has risen to a hero's place? Do you think when Bandee offers his comfort, Taranza doesn't understand why, why doesn't he hate him after what he did, the stress and fear he caused?
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sorry for subjecting you to my midnight brain thoughts, I just wanted to talk about this
Okay i dont know if anyone else has pointed this out but throughout the vast majority of the ball (and honestly throughout many scenes in episode 5 as well but they don't seem as significant), Aziraphale and Crowley are on opposite sides of the screen they would normally be on. Particularly when Crowley is trying to tell Aziraphale about the demons outside the bookshop and he doesn't listen.
It's so interesting because this scene, in my opinion, is the crux of Aziraphale's denial and refusal to see what is actually going on and the danger of it (affectionate). The entire season we've witnessed Aziraphale downplay the real danger of hiding Gabriel in his bookshop. This is partly on Crowley, who knows more of the extent of the danger they're in and does not tell Aziraphale. BUT, we can't deny that Aziraphale is also ignoring the severity of the situation. I mean, he literally says that Crowley is overestimating the trouble they are in:
I just think it's INTERESTINGGGG. After the ball their positions return to normal and don't switch again until Episode 6 Crowley puts his sunglasses on and crosses to leave the bookshop.
It's also an interesting moment to choose switching their places on the screen because it's the moment Aziraphale's fantasy of being in Heaven with Crowley is crushed as well. You can tell that through Crowley's confession, Aziraphale isn't listening to a word he's saying, much like during the ball. BUT the dynamic doesn't switch until Crowley has totally rejected Aziraphale's offer.
Would love to hear anyone else's opinions on this, I could be overthinking it (I am the person who spent multiple days analyzing the lengths of Crowley's sideburns in each promo photo only to discover it was just a continuity error when the actual show came out LMAO.)
They stood feet apart in the pouring rain. Hair stuck to their foreheads and necks, their clothes clung onto their skin but Jason was the only one who shivered from the cold.
He inhaled sharply, his words escaping with whispers and threats of tears, “You came.”
Leo rushed forward. His arms wrapped around Jason protectively, instinctively, and provided warmth as heat radiated from his body. A rough, calloused hand that spent hours and hours perfecting inventions and contraptions cradled blond hair.
With a kiss pressed near his ear, Leo whispered, “You called.”
Okay one more post before I head to bed, but at least it's some good news this time
Basically Aypierre put out a tweet that said he's going to stream QSMP today, and that communications are in fact still happening between all the Admins and Quackity. He specifically said that "The communication and the lobby on the French side continues so that one way or another Pomme and the other eggs come back in the right conditions." (According to a translation I found on Twitter)
Antoine and Baghera have both said that they wouldn't come back without the same Admin as usual playing Pomme, and while I haven't personally seen anything from Aypierre about that, there's a pretty good chance he feels the same way. So his assurance that things are happening is a good sign. Let's at least be thankful for that for now