"folklore" by taylor swift is a great album to listen to when you can't seem to get the situation of virgil leaving the dark sides (and maybe an anxceit breakup) out of your head. i've already talked about my tears ricochet, and now here's exile. i mean an angsty duet is perfect for the two of them, is it not?
I can see you standing, honey
it's important to note that janus only started showing up and being seen after virgil was accepted. this line specifically makes me think of "can lying be good?" as janus was hidden for most of the episode. besides his pro-thomas lying agenda, he was also observing the group.
With his arms around your body
Laughin', but the joke's not funny at all
Now you can choose to view this through a virgil x light side ship or through a purely platonic lens. the overall idea still is janus resentfully seeing virgil hanging out with the light sides.
And it took you five whole minutes
To pack us up and leave me with it
Holdin' all this love out here in the hall
compared to episodes now, accepting anxiety pt 2 is actually pretty short. it did not take long for virgil to open up to the light sides and effectively leave the dark sides. obviously this would be a sore topic for janus as we've seen in the series he seems to not be over virgil's departure.
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So what am I defending now?
janus seems to be a sort of leader of the dark sides, whether he's just making himself be perceived that way or actually is we don't know. we do know he has power over remus to some extent, spray bottle with soap, and it's not too much to assume he had a level of control or at least leadership over virgil. if you are to subscribe to the idea of past anxceit, or even past platonic relations, this would probably lead to the two of them being close at one point. now that virgil has moved away from the dark sides, janus is lost on what to defend.
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seein' you out
I think I've seen this film before
again, the two of them we probably close before virgil's acceptance. the dark sides are almost treated as though they are exiled, as if the light sides would ban them if they could. one could view this as a explicit mention to janus being a dark side or something along the lines of him not having felt like an true outcast until virgil left.
I can see you starin', honey
in the episode "can lying be good?" virgil does eventually realize that janus has taken patton's place and has been there the whole time.
Like he's just your understudy
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
in the end care of "embarrassing phases: the nightmare instead of christmas", janus says in a taunting tone, "who knows? someday you might be rid of us all." it gives the impression that janus does not believe virgil will be able to be with the light sides forever, or at least be away from the dark sides forever. that entire conversation janus is questioning whether virgil's growth is really that monumental. he might see the light sides as simply an "understudy".
Second, third, and hundredth chances
Balancin' on breaking branches
Those eyes add insult to injury
i don't feel as though leaving the dark sides was a spur of the moment decision, i mean it's virgil he doesn't really make spur of the moment decisions. janus and virgil's motives and personalities do clash a bit and it's not impossible to think that their relationship was crumbling even before virgil left.
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
I'm not your problem anymore
So who am I offending now?
it's very typical of virgil to refer to himself as a problem, i think we know that at this point. who virgil is "offending" is an interesting question as when he was a dark side he was most likely not offending janus but rather the light sides as we saw with pre-accepting anxiety episodes. now he is closer to "offending" janus, though he still buts heads with the others. him questioning who he is offending and having insecurities based around it would make sense.
You were my crown
Now I'm in exile, seein' you out
virgil, in the literal sense i mentioned earlier, is no longer in exile, he is apart of the light sides. however, he can be seen as "in exile" in two ways. one being that he still has issues fitting into the group as we see in episodes such as "fitting in" and more recently "embarrassing phases: the nightmare instead of christmas". the second could be feeling exile from the dark sides and more specifically janus.
I think I've seen this film before
So I'm leavin' out the side door
this can specifically refer to virgil leaving the dark sides and being accepted by the main group.
So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying I can do for you
janus has not appeared to be sad about virgil but rather scornful and resentful. he is not begging virgil to stay, like i feel other sides if put in the same situation would, but he is not happy about it.
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
as i mentioned before, this relationship had to always be a rocky one. we know how virgil feels about lies and how they affect his anxiety, and this is bound to cause tension between the two even without other circumstances.
You didn't even hear me out (you didn't even hear me out)
this again makes me think of their differing perceptions of deception. it could also be applied to the period of time in early sander sides when virgil was beginning to have a more positive view of the light sides. any disagreement could be referenced here.
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
there was plenty of foreshadowing that virgil was going to join the light sides eventually. the quote "i'm not always the bad guy" is great evidence of this. janus should've been able to predict that vigil was going to leave, but he may have been lying to himself and ignoring the signs.
All this time
I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
I couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
this outlines the end of their relationship. the disagreements and hurt that linger today probably started from situations like this.
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
So many signs, so many signs
You didn't even see the signs
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So what am I defending now?
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seein' you out
I think I've seen this film before
So I'm leavin' out the side door
So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
You didn't even hear me out (didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
All this time
I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
I couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
All this time (so many signs)
I never learned to read your mind (so many signs)
I couldn't turn things around (I couldn't turn things around)
obviously there is not much to add towards the end here as it's mainly repetition. we do see a lyric change here with the second speaker, in our case virgil, saying "i couldn't turn things around" rather than "you never turning things around". i do think that virgil blames janus mostly for how they ended up; however, he knows he is not completely blameless. he left the dark sides rather than trying to work with them or bring them with him. he, to some degree, abandoned them.
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (you never gave a warning sign)
You never gave a warning sign
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Remus: Maybe Jan's right. Maybe there is something different for me. I just don't see how a scene that makes such wonderful things could be undesirable...
Remus, starts singing badly:
Look at this stuff
Isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?
Wouldn't you think I'm the guy
The guy who has everything?
Look at this trove
Treasures untold
How many wonders can one cavern hold?
Looking around here you think
Sure, he's got everything
I've got butt-plugs and dildos a-plenty
I've got vibrators and gags galore
You want nipple clamps?
I've got twenty!
But who cares?
No big deal,
I need more!
I wanna be where the action is
I wanna see, wanna see them fuckin'
Strutting around on those - what do you call 'em?
Oh - leashes!
Pursing your lips, you won't cum too far
Energy is required for fucking, sucking
Stroking along down a - what's that word again?
Dick!
Down where they fuck, up where they suck
Up where they stay all day in the cum
Fuckin' free - wish I could be
Part of that scene...
What would I give if I could live out these fantasies?
What would I pay to spend a day warming a dick?
Bet'cha on sex they understand
They don't reprimand their sons
Horny young men, ready to sin
Down To Fuck.
And ready to know what the people blow
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What's a Sybian and why does it - what's the word?
Vibrate?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love, love to explore That Hoe Over There?
No longer Ace
Wish I could be
Part of that scene...
Janus: We're never going to be allowed at this Olive G-Spot again.
[Remus spits his drink.]
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