I promised I would write something more in-depth about my feelings on it after my liveblog, and I was unsure whether that would be more "review" or "analysis", and then it kind of turned into both.
and I am actually putting it in the main tags this time- because I would really, really appreciate if people took the time to read and possibly reblog this one. It's a little wordy (as is my standard) but it ended up feeling... important, beyond the scope of my usual analysis. Hope you guys enjoy.
(as is expected, warnings for this one include very in-depth discussions of abuse and manipulation tactics, as well as self-harm. Please be cautious.)
i am NOT cut out for dating apps oh my god. why is every profile they show me on bumble 5 professional quality pictures of women who could genuinely be models and also have PHDs from the most prestigious universities of the country and ALSO speak 5 languages while being a paragon of fitness. every single one of them is so far out of my league i have to swipe right out of respect because theres NO way i'm gonna waste their time like that. hello????
[video 1: clip from The Road to Palisade: Lancer pt. 2 from Friends at the Table. transcript:
Jack: At the same time, another hatch opens, and a spindly, little, horrible little freak emerges. Um,
(Sylvia and Dre laugh)
Keith: (laughing) What does he sound like?
Jack: GAUGHAGUGAGHBEBAB-
image 2: screenshot of tweets from Jack @/notquitereal: "the ONLY note i would give to wasabi, award winning dog who looks like this, is that i'm disappointed he's not making some kind of foul noise whenever he moves". image attached is of Wasabi, a small, brown-grey Pekingese dog with long fur who does indeed look like he's making a foul noise whenever he moves. next tweet: "i think i want him to be going WRAGBLRARGRBLRGBALGRARLBGBLE". end transcript]
[Start ID. A drawing of @mieczmaszyna 's character Izzy. In the words of its creator, Izzy is a humanoid robot with a white chassis, oval head, black headset, square green glasses, claws, and a tail resembling a cable plug. Ai wears a cowboy hat, vest decorated by a star and bottle cap, pants with tassels, spurred boots, and a red bandanna. He's viewed from the side, kicking up one leg and holding both arms out in front of itself to shoot finger guns, looking excited and rather jaunty. The background is a dull yellow-green, muddied by the warm reddish tone of the drawing, and in paler green are the words "BANG BANG!!" by ais arms. End ID]