#lazy review

[lesbianfakir]

Something I think about a lot is that how inciting incident of the collapse of drosselmeyer’s tragedy isn’t some big dramatic moment. The beginning of the end for drosselmeyer is found in the hours fakir and duck spend searching for mytho. It’s when fakir realizes duck has seen him in his weakest moments. And not despite but because of that she genuinely admired him and shows it through her kindness. All of this is absolutely crucial because in the minutes before Princess Tutu’s impending doom, fakir grows fond enough of duck to intervene in her death. What seems like a filler episode of little consequence is actually what sends drosselmeyer’s grand finale careening off course.

If he had done nothing she would have given her life for the prince, vanishing. From everything we’d seen so far it is in fakir’s best interests to let Tutu die. She turns into a speck of light, vanishes, and now there’s no one left to return mytho’s heart. Fakir is free to do as he sees fit. He can keep stalling the story, let Tutu die in the chapter of his own death and then never flip the page.

But the thing drosselmeyer doesn’t count on is that in the hours they spend searching for mytho it dawns on him that he genuinely cares about Duck. And because of that he won’t sit back and let her die, even knowing he may very well die in her place. This is the first big act of rebellion against drosselmeyer’s story. Instead of simply accepting his fate, fakir does something clever: he twists it. He accepts that yes, he must die, and, instead of trying to circumvent that, he instead chooses to destroy the means of shattering the prince’s heart, thereby saving Tutu and passing the torch on to Duck. His whole life has been about being mytho’s one and only protector, and yet after only a few hours he grows to trust Duck so much he wants her to take over in his place.

And this is where the emotional core of Princess Tutu lies. Drosselmeyer consistently expects his characters to screw over everyone else in favor of playing to their own interests. But a spark of genuine friendship is all it takes to derail everything. Duck chooses to be kind to fakir despite everything he’s done and in turn fakir trusts duck with his life’s purpose. It was never about the grand tragedy or the bigger picture. The true revolution lay in the small moments.

[3l91]

mujinazaka match analysis wrt akaashi, overthinking, and bokuto's consideration towards his setter .

going by surface level impressions, it's easy to pigeonhole bokuaka into manzai duo archetypes, with akaashi the straight man to bokuto's funnyman (even when akaashi isn't playing along)

but the mujinazaka match demonstrates how well they understand one another, and how their relationship is one founded on mutual respect

i think a lot about how akaashi says that he worked as hard as he could. how he said he's doing his best. the phrase i'm doing my best is one that's so often taken for granted, and that's reflected in the fact that akaashi's reliability as a setter and as someone who can "handle" bokuto aren't always acknowledged as the feats that they are by their peers

his inner monologue sets him up as a very "neutral" character ("I did everything I was told," "I played volleyball in a way that would upset the fewest of my teammates and coaches," etc) and there's a sense of him just being pulled along ("I didn't particularly like or dislike volleyball either," "I didn't go to Fukurodani with any particular purpose in mind") but one person sees akaashi's efforts for what they are and that's bokuto - bokuto sees akaashi and, more notably, bokuto understands akaashi

the most blatant example comes right before akaashi is subbed out. not only does bokuto already sense that akaashi is going to be benched, but he doesn't actually ask aakashi if he's feeling okay - he says "If you're not feeling good, go sit for a bit."

while his directness may come across as harsh (and konoha even berates bokuto for what he says to akaashi), it's just what akaashi needs.

this straightforwardness is something that akaashi has shown an appreciation towards in the past ("It's actually quite a nice feeling to be praised this directly"), and this directness is what prevents akaashi from further overthinking.

consider if bokuto had actually asked if akaashi is okay. someone who's already putting pressure on himself because he's comparing himself to kageyama and atsumu, to kenma, who just lost against karasuno and whose third year players can no longer play with them. to be asked are you okay? by the person he's doing his best to support - the person who already has it in his mind to keep winning - the person who can't afford to lose - would have only contributed to the debilitating thoughts that caused akaashi to be benched in the first place.

while it can be argued that this is bokuto just being bokuto, he insists to konoha that despite his "harsh" words, akaashi is going to be just fine - "this is akaashi we're talking about!"

he sees akaashi, he understands akaashi.

this is only further demonstrated later in the match. when bokuto asks akaashi to give him his 120%, he's acknowledging that akaashi is already giving his 100% - he's already doing his best. bokuto even goes as far as to acknowledge that it's difficult for someone to give their full 100% during a game.

to bokuto, akaashi is exceptional in that sense. he sees akaashi's best for what it is -- and is therefore able to ask him for more.

throughout their early interactions, furudate is very intentional in his portrayal of bokuto and akaashi, making others in-universe perceive bokuto as the unwieldy ace who's being taken care of by his babysitter akaashi

but the mujinazaka match adds depth to this dynamic, revealing that akaashi doesn't fully understand bokuto -- but showcasing that bokuto does understand akaashi.

obviously, akaashi realizing that he "can't control bokuto" like he thought he could is the first step towards him growing to truly understand his teammate, and the direct list of pointers that he gives bokuto after the match also point to the fact that he's more openly able to communicate with bokuto, rather than trying to subtly push his moods in one direction or another using indirect means.

it's a match that seems to have brought the two closer as bokuto tells akaashi You'll be fine, and akaashi answers, Yes! - not overthinking, not entertaining "what if"s. trusting his ace, and perhaps, for the first time, fully believing in him too.

[commodorez]

Clint / LGR and his exhibit, featuring the Bear-A-Byte PC - VCF Midwest 18

[ducktracy]

time for another “THANK YOU I LOVE YOU” message: THANK YOU I LOVE YOU!!! i’ve been struggling with some severe burnout in all facets of my life as a result of being too stubborn and prideful to recognize said burnout and so i’ve had a hard few weeks with just that + tumultuous personal life stuff + blah blah blah, and wanted to say THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! i’m giving a little rest from reviews and art (moreso the former) since i was really forcing myself to make ends meet and turning it into a chore and so i’m just kind of forcing myself to stop and rest and be a person. which is excruciatingly hard for a GO GO GO person like me so i just wanted to say thank you for your patience and understanding with that! and thank you for your support!!! i haven’t had the emotional bandwidth to answer asks or DMs lately but i promise i see them and am seriously grateful for everyone who has sent one in, i really want to share the love and get back on my feet and be more active and open and talkative since I LOVE INTERACTING WITH YOU GUYS!! so i just wanted to say thank you for your patience and support in spite of all that. i’m usually my worst enemy in terms of putting the most pressure under myself and buckling under it as a result, i know realistically nobody is sharpening their harpoon gun because i didn’t touch a review for a week. but i wanted to put out a message as a bit of peace of mind regardless 🙏 thank you for your support in any capacity and know that i am extremely grateful for it beyond words!

[latabaejar]

Welcome!

My main blog is LazyRants, which focuses on the LazyTown (2002 and forwards) era's books & episodes of course.

To distinguish the two eras, I've decided to make this 'latabæjar' blog to review the Latibær books (1995-1997, 1999) excluding Goggi Mega since nobody has that one, and the two plays 'Let's Go, LazyTown!' and it's sequel 'Robbie Rotten Comes to LazyTown'.

If we do get a Latabæjarhátid í Höllini translation, since it's a 2010 play, I'd cover it on the other blog. LazyRants is only up to season two of the TV show, so a lot more to go before I start using this blog.

@lazyrants is my blog until I finish reviewing all the books and episodes and post-Latibær plays. That blog will update you when I start to post here!

[ithseem]

Hear me out:

[bookandcranny]

"bound in flesh" was sooooo good usually when i read any kind of collaborative anthology (and i do, frequently) its like very hit or miss but i cant think of a single story i feel like i really disliked. a couple of them were maybe just kinda Fine to me but the majority was like.. banger after banger fr.

perhaps it is just my bias towards body horror (my bias towards trans writers is not applicable here because folks i have read some short stories by trans writers that have Not thrilled me lol) but like. i am shrimply so pleased abt it! id been having some doubts recently because it seemed like whenever i took a chance on some more extreme horror i found it lacking in some way and it made me wonder if it was even the individual pieces of writing or if i just didnt like this level of horror as much as i thought i did, and now i can confidently say, when the shit is good that shit is gooood.

[princesskuragina]

Reviewers who just say things like "nothing happened and there was no point" are the most boring people alive

[pumpumdemsugah]

Some artists only know how to draw one body type and one only! please with this fake ass inclusive 'some women look like this' and go to some live drawing classes and learn the diversity of the human form

you don't know how to draw muscular women and you've never drawn a naked woman before, please be honest. Your art references solely comprise of animated men you want to fuck and it shows. Stop pretending this is inclusivity when there's no real body diversity in your work because you can't fucking do it. It's deeply dishonest and unhelpful to pretend some artists don't OBVIOUSLY have a massive blind spot by peddling out nonsense pretend inclusivity phrases to pander to the stupid easily taken in by a well placed buzzword

No one can stop you but why act like people are mistaken about what they're seeing? The way you lot will rinse out social justice and sociological terms to uselessness than accept a single criticism...is it insecurity or ego that causes it?

[xyl4-4444]

Happy Birthday to meeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

I just turned 19, yippee!!!!!!!!!

[californiaquail]

went out to brunch for my friends birthday and nobody believed me when i said everyone at my workplace doesn't like me and wants me gone so now i'm laying in bed crying and like gaslighting myself about it. lol but the eggs benedict was great

[mobumi]

It's hilarious how Arajin called out Matakara for being delusional in the previous episode but bro has been even more delusional, like the whole Mahoro must like Matakara because she understands his pain of losing his brother is CRAZY

After 9 episodes Arajin's brain is still not braining i can't 😂

[fxliciq-a]

Saw @allyheart707 do this so . . .

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[conventionalwisdomcomic]

[majimasleftasscheek]

what up yakoozers, today on Brahk reviews, we have the recent Numskull Designs bike Kiryu (also known as ugly bike Kiryu in fandom circles) for 100~USD

overall statue is of standard quality and the base is very nice (fashioned after the delightful piss laden streets of Kamurocho). the pose is dynamic and the bicycle reference is a hilarious touch for those in the know (insert funny quip here and sponsorship deal) haha because Kiryu uses bikes to NOT kill people haha (montage of Kiryu definitely killing people)

I will be displaying mine on a dusty, rickety shelf because I have no room and he’ll be facing to a side profile because looking at him from the front makes me shit myself so hard I could declare a national emergency

I give him 10 fart hoodies out of 5 scorpion bitch jackets

[sepostscreencaps]

Eating caramelised popcorn after not having it for 20 years at that new horrible deadpool movie be like

From Soul Eater post chapter 19