#never let me go scene

[aprilblossomgirl]

Never Let Me Go Episode 7 (the most favorite scene)

I keep thinking about why this particular proposal scene in episode 7 is very important to me that I feel like I need to make a gifset of it. 

In episode 3, Thanya said this to Nueng: “I want to see you be able to take care of yourself. Okay? I enrolled Palm in your shooting class. So, you will have a friend. I want you to open up to him. He may be different form you. But I believe, he will be someone that you can trust. Don’t worry about me. Okay?”

The differences between Nueng and Palm has been emphasized so many times, either offscreen by the series maker themselves, or onscreen, whether it’s explicitly talked about or implicitly showed. One that obvious is their class difference and thus their roles. This has been shown through the episodes by how people viewed and implied about their relationship, also, by the differences in their gestures and ways of talking or conversing with each other. There are also other differences that, to some extent, might not directly related to their interclass difference, such as different clothing styles, different interests, and different types of concern on school education or personal skill. It has been consistently presented in the show it sent a clear message that both Nueng and Palm need to face and work through those differences to be together. And, if all plots allowed, to be together along with those differences. 

And then, here’s Wu and David, a lovely couple arriving at Mam’s homestay. A couple that represents unity amidst their differences. One thing that was hinted during their first meeting in episode 6 is Wu’s ‘complaint’ that David doesn’t know Mandarin at all so he couldn't understand if Wu scolded him in Mandarin. When Wu and Nueng laughed about it and Palm asked what that was about, Nueng implied: “If you want to know what we are talking about, you should pay more attention in class.”

Now, this can be something too subtle it may or may not be indicating a difference the couple needs to overcome, that is language as a barrier as well as a way to understand. Since I speak bilingual myself, I can say there are somethings that I would prefer or feel more comfortable to express in my first language than the second, more especially in an intimate relationship. However, on the other hand, once I actually arrived at a decision on having such relationship, I believe, maybe just like Wu, I might no longer consider it a big issue. That is why, I think what each Wu and Nueng said can be perceived as either just something as it is (that the language is not a problem at all) or an unconscious expectation they have on the other, respectively. The first implies acceptance of being together along with the difference they have, while the second implies possible attempt expected to confront said difference. (It's important to notice their tone of speaking, though.) In the case of Nueng and Palm, however, the language might represent another thing, another kind of difference or gap between them, as had been told throughout the series thus far, that they both need to understand and work on to accept.

Finally, we have the proposal scene and this is what Wu said on his proposal: “David. Some people say we do not belong together. We are so different. But I see our differences are good. Because I can learn about you. I want to share my life with you. You are my friend, my family, and my soulmate. So, do you want to marry me?” I will be lying if I say this doesn’t feel like a meta level of Nueng-Palm relationship (to be), and thus, despite so little as of now, I have this good hope for both of them. They might need an extra work to build the 'magpie bridge' to meet (don’t forget the major foreshadowing) but the main question would be, how far they will let the bigger story affect their decision to be together?

Maybe that is why I love this scene more than any other scenes this episode. The focus might be on Wu and David, but, as pictured above, if I take a closer look to their behind, all I see is a package of the sweetest, the happiest, and the most genuine smile and stare ever exchanged between Nueng and Palm. Nobody can convince me otherwise. Regardless of whatever plot and twits might be applied. That will need another different post to talk about.

And here’s the beautiful music used in the scene’s background. Love it as much as I love the scene! 

[luna-loveboop]

Blue Four appreciation

I love Blue Four. 10/10 angry dude

(tone indicator for this post: positive and light-hearted. art and character from @linkeduniverse au)

His motto is "No thoughts head angry" I mean look at him! Every face is grumpy! How you can you hate him. He's got one emotion and it is mad

He is very good at pointing accusingly at people

(Green in the background was tired of it by the second time)

I also love this panel. Wild's body language perfectly captures the correct (only?) reaction to Blue

He was freaked out by all of Four right then, but Blue was especially scary.

His pose here matches a sketch from quite a while ago:

This pleases me

ALSO

Blue was mad at Champ for shoving him,

But his reaction to Twilight's injury was the same as Wild's.

I think they really bonded in this moment:

Same face

And how he has his hair tucked behind his right ear just because he's more edgy? Iconic

Blue four was brought into existence and is full of rage about it, and I relate to respect that

>>>:(((

[stark-lord]

Side A

[wistfulwatcher]

[sweetsouldhavernas]

Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David ↳ UNDER COVERS

[pearlsdiamondsandvodka]

the sandra lynn / fig conversation is driving me Insane. fig saying that sometimes she doesn’t wanna exist as herself at all…not wanting to ask her friends how they see her (because she’s afraid to hear their response) saying that to someone she is a monster and she Cannot stop thinking about it. sandra lynn starting the conversation saying she needs to step up but is also simultaneously taken aback about what fig expresses and doesn’t know how to responds to it and suggests getting ice cream. sandra lynn saying “convincing people they deserve good things is really tough” talking about herself but how it also reflects fig. insane!!

[lemongogo]

sry i dont know what 2 draw anymore T_T . elendira portrait #999

[casualavocados]

…It's nice. You're so noisy. […] Actually, it'd be better if we died together. That way, neither of us would have to suffer the pain of losing the other, right? Shut up.

KISEKI: DEAR TO ME Ep. 13

[moonkhao]

How is your leg? To tell you the truth, after I ran away from you, I regularly went to do physical therapy. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to walk normally again. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to take you to places or swimming. So I worked hard to get better and waited until I would be ready.

NEVER LET ME GO | EP12

[charlieconwayy]

OTP Meme [1/10 Scenes]: Stolen Kisses

"I mean just that. I can't keep kissing you. Alright? I've done it twice now."

[aprilblossomgirl]

Scene Parallels in Never Let Me Go - the Kiattrakulmethee (Part 1)

Episode 7 showed an interesting scene that made me think of the other scene parallels among the Kiattrakulmethee families. I will try to list some of them in two or three posts. Some (or almost all) of those will somehow relate to my color palette posts, although I will see them more from a compositional perspective. This show has not just beautiful cinematography, but also ‘thoughtful’ visual story telling. It makes things easier for me to understand the flow of the possible big story, as well as to think about the characters’ motives, by relating one scene to another by how they composed. The last thing I want to do based on these perceived parallels is to predict what would come next both in story and character development, but more of catching the possible patterns that might assure me some consistency is in play, and that it is not about what would wait at the end but whether the journey makes any sense for the characters (not the viewer). 

This part focuses more on Thanya and Kit scenes. 

Parallel #1. I’ll start with the first image that pull the thread... 

...which is a call back to this scene below.

I talked a bit about the second image in this post about color palettes of the show: (I’ll just copy the text of that part)

This one here is pretty obvious: red symbolizes power. Thanya was in red outfits as she declared stepping up to the CEO position in place of Phiphop. The red straps directed our view to Thanya. Now, on the left, we also note a woman in a red outfit/dress. We know from the episode that nothing had happened involving the woman. So, it could be just a random additional drop of red in the scene, or maybe something will happen in future episodes that would refer back to this part of the episode.

Now going back to the first image. We’re definitely fully back to this part, not just referring -- so the other woman in red there did serve to signal something (or so I thought). The red straps are still there directing our view to Kit. The difference is that this time there’s no red, no power. Well, okay, maybe black is a different kind of power than red. Both events are press conferences to address a loss of power (Phiphop and Thanya, respectively) in the family company. But notice the difference between Thanya and Kit in responding to the questions and implied accusations from the audience/press. Kit, when asked for his response regarding the accusation that he’s the one that attacked Thanya and caused her to be hospitalized and Nueng to be on the run, he was being defensive and threatened back. While Thanya, when asked about the underground business of Phiphop, she answered diplomatically, not giving a way for any assumption, and made sure she sends the message of ‘be careful of what you said’. In short, these are visually similar parallels with a different kind of power display. 

Parallel #2. Still between Thanya and Kit, this time it’s about their confrontation. The first one was in Thanya’s office, ...

...and the second one was in another part of Thanya’s house. 

One was in place appropriately lit, while another one was deliberately set in a darker and closed-off room despite happened during the day. In both scenes, they talked about the family business, who should run what, who should let who do what. The similarity was in their gestures: Thanya stays firm with her stand while Kit seems trying to shake it. When Thanya sits, Kit lowered both his body and gaze to meet Thanya’s level. When Thanya stands, Kit throws his challenging (or threatening?) looks up towards her. All that to confront the unmoved Thanya, that is until Kit crossed the boundary and poked her on more sensitive matter that is about Nuengdiao. In the first scene, Thanya attacked back, and Kit seemed couldn’t handle it. However, their argument was promptly ended as mild as possible as Nueng came between the two. In the second scene, though, Kit seemed to not even try to back down. It ended with him leaving Thanya and then we saw how Thanya seemed to be affected by every word Kit said to her that threatened Nueng's future. 

Next, I will try to look for the parallels between the parent and the child, also between Nueng and Chopper. 

[thekidsarentalright]

so fobcore to be up for two awards they deserve to win, lose both of them, not even show up to the awards show But dress up in silly outfits for their prerecorded performance. would expect nothing less from the band of all time tbh

[wholock-pottergleek]

my roman empire will always be kurtbastian. like the missed opportunity, we really could’ve had it all :(

[bookofmac]

there is an inherent hilarity to the concept of a Dwarven!Rook having a dream for the first time ever and Solas just being there. AGAIN

[samglyph]

Why did he say this

[justafriend-ql]

You are the only one whom I will give my whole heart to. NEVER LET ME GO Episode 12