Nothing is stronger than the bond between a girl and a piece of media they brushed off 10 years ago that they now realized is the greatest thing ever made
Having watched Dot and Bubble I think we've finally reached an episode that feels as though it comes after The Devil's Chord in terms of the time Ruby has spent with the Doctor and how their relationship has developed:
Space Babies - Comes directly after The Church on Ruby Road, Fifteen and Ruby still working out their dynamic, Ruby gets her End of the World moment experiencing space for the first time
Boom - Ruby goes to her first planet, a more Doctor-focussed episode to follow our opener and go before the companion-focussed episode
73 Yards - Fifteen and Ruby still haven't been travelling together long as Ruby tells Kate
The Devil's Chord - It's now been 6 months of Ruby and Fifteen travelling together, they seem to have a pretty well-established dynamic, time for something wild and bombastic! We're halfway through the series so let's link back to the Looming Big Bad
Dot and Bubble - Just had a big Doctor and companion episode so letting them take a bit of a backseat for an episode
It's so fun to dissect Alastor since he's pretty much the only one who's character is hard to pin right now.
I can easily believe that Lilith is the one he has a contract with (hence the on a leash comment). I can believe that he might or might not be there because of Lilith (either he's obeying Lilith or he's getting close to Charlie because that in some way will help him get rid of his leash). I can also believe that he is intentionally pissing Lucifer off.
BUT
The thing is, even with all of this, I really thought that the Alastor we would see was the same Alastor we saw who handled Vox with so much class. Someone did a mini analysis about their face off. Alastor was completely unbothered and in control of the whole situation. He didn't bother interrupting Vox and the whole encounter with Vox losing his top and Alastor keeping his cool definitely showed that Alastor won that round.
But with Lucifer, it's different. Lucifer is pathetic and desperate. It would be so easy for Alastor to rile him up while still being calm, but there's none of that here. Where's the manipulative persona? Rather, it even seems like Lucifer brought Alastor down to his level of pettiness.
There's visceral rage right from the beginning when he sees the welcome banner, and the uncontrollable twitching of the eye when he sees Lucifer hug Charlie. The funny thing is Alastor is the first one to react to Lucifer while Lucifer is completely focused on his daughter. Twice we saw this petty eye twitching - when he was annoyed with the Egg Bois and when Carmilla could care less about where he disappeared to. So we know Alastor is capable of it. He's not as high and above everyone as he thinks he is.
Lucifer's lame comeback was enough to get him to swear?? It was such a whiplash from what was established about Alastor so far. But for him to show his annoyance at Lucifer in such an obvious way, shows that there's something about Lucifer that just pisses him off, enough to slip his usual control.
Same with his final encounter with Mimzy. They're established as good friends, but the hotel is a red line. He's not all lofty like in the past episodes when Mimzy confronts him about whether or not he actually cares about the hotel. We as the audience are supposed to be sure that he doesn't, but I was expecting at least a smirk or his usual pleasantness and I-know-something-you-don't attitude. But he was as serious as he ever has been when he gives Mimzy an ultimatum. And the thing is, it's not a show he puts on to get on Charlie's good side or to piss Lucifer off since neither of them see it.
Again, I could easily interpret the entire sequence between Lucifer and Alastor as Alastor still being on top, and willfully manipulating and using Charlie just so he can have one over Lucifer if not for those two things. His uncontrolled reactions - swearing at Lucifer and the uncontrollable eye twitching when Lucifer and Charlie hug - because what benefit even does that get him??
So maybe he is taking this step-dad thing seriously because Lilith and him are involved somehow (which, yikes in so many ways), maybe he hates Lucifer for a separate reason unrelated to Charlie and/or Lilith or his hatred of Lucifer has everything to do with Charlie (even if it started with a deal with Lilith initially) and Charlie (as well as the hotel) are starting to have more of an influence on him than he expects.
Either way, it was awesome and this was exactly the found family chaos I was hoping for and I sure am glad to get it.
sandman fanartists will draw long-haired dream with glorious luscious locks and then you rewatch the show and remember they gave tom sturridge the worst wig in existence
I’m curious... For those of us who, like me, didn’t start watching Buddy Daddies from the very start when episode 1 was released:
What was it that convinced you to watch?
For me it was seeing it trend here on tumblr a couple of times and what made me eventually watch it were these two specific moments from episode 6, namely:
ok here's my theory about "are you asking" in ep 5. I think that is the one and only time armand had ever invoked "are you asking" and louis said that he wasn't. I think that's exactly why one of the things on armands face after that is relief. I think taking control like that even more than louis's stated purpose for keeping daniel alive is the reaffirmation of their relationship. especially as it seems to come after a long period of louis's apathy. I don't think armand realizes he wants to be denied until the moment he is but as soon as he is he's upset that he's being robbed of daniel but he's also like oh thank god louis is still in this with me. AND given what assad has said about armands reaction to louis calling him arun-- he still sees me and the innocent in me and I haven't broken this forever. oopougugjghgh
and like sidenote if i can make a post with a target audience of zero. i feel like fhsy was to d20 what aa3 was to ace attorney but aa3 pulled it off better for reasons i cannot explain