Youāve e given me the opportunity to be right. So I will be. My rtc hyperfixation is LONG gone but I WILL rant abt this. In the near beginning of the show, Karnak says, and I quote ātonight i speak of 6 teenagers, robbed of their individuality, in a mass tragedy. LUMPED together as āour six saintsā by the national media. And my part of the story, i read all the childrenās fortunes. I felt their hopes, thoughts, dreamsā¦.ā <- i recited this from memory, the hyperfixation lasted months. But note here they were āLUMPEDā together and āROBBEDā of their individuality. Every character gets their moment, thatās part of the point of this, itās like in mass tragedies, you rarely hear the name of the victim, or of them as a PERSON. āTonight I give them the chance to express not what they were perceived to be, but what they dreamt they wereā the beautiful thing about this musical is how it fully engrossed you into the lives and inner workings of each character, the point of this is for them to learn who they are as people, to gain- or regain (or retell) their individuality. Their lives as people. Being from a small small town (and going to a catholic school, wearing the same clothes as everyone else) strips you of your life and pride. He is giving them that, they couldnāt even get it in their deaths.
Now that brings me to fall fair. In fall fair, they each get their own moment to shine. What I love about the parts they sing together, it shows that this has connected them all in a way. But they each get something to say about how they feel. Youāve obviously heard Fall Fair so Iād doubt Iād need to bring up the lyrics. But when ocean is letting out her inner Karen and is like āTHAT CRUSTY CARNY CLEARLY DRUNK, SUE THAT FAIR FOR EVERYTHING THEYVE GOTā, and Noelās reply, and Constanceās quip about her search history. The song feels intentional, like it matters. Because at this point theyāre dead, they are on the stage that Karnak has set for them, it is time for them to tell their story. And of course at times they are all harmonious, but its in the times that matter. Even if itās something funny like āAlgebra Twelve, Kiss my Assā or the line āWhat a lovely themeā, ālife is just a dreamā, āyou donāt know up from down, and you feel a little strange from all that spinning roundā¦ā itās shared experience. Itās an INTRODUCTION song, it shows you alot of characters before the show truly starts.
(i can go on a whole side tangent on how that makes Jane doe more tragic, but this is already long) but, they didnāt know each other before this. (Yes Ocean and Constance were besties but more on that layer) they sing together during the beginning of fall fair, during the actual fair. Ofc they would, they get lumped together during that, and when they sing about their deaths āand weāve all been spinning!ā, itās all their reactions, their Grief, who they are as people, they unite when they relate to one another. Which is why Janeās āAaaaaaāāa are SO important to me, and Ik Ricky doesnāt sing for that song and Iām not disabled so listen to disabled people on that, but this applies to him too!!
now ontoā¦ Uranium Suite.. the one Iām watching is from Mccarter Theatre, itās the first time I heard the song, and I DO NOT support what Mccarter did.
i can give it one thing, the choreography is SO akin to something an actual school choir would do. Itās loud and obnoxious, and so real. (I can imagine Ocean making it all herself.) this song makes the musical feel like the town is their ONLY uniting factor, their only identity. They donāt get that individuality in this song, itās justā¦ a song. Basically always in syncā¦ OK THE ROCK DURING THE ROUND AND ROUND IS FUCKING COOL. They keep repeating uranium tho, idk it gives the whole show a different vibe. āDid we finally leave our town??ā. Now I DO think itās cool that all of them hated their town. (Iām going based off of memory im not gonna watch the same musical twice from different productions to reply to a tumblr post.. not again.) but, itās just never been a very defining thing for them. The LAST thing Karnak wanted was for something to define their identity. The deaths United them (karnak United them), but itās through their personalities and their actions they truly came to terms with not only their deaths, but with their relationships with each other.
Mischa and Noel gathered a beautiful friendship, Ocean thought Mischa was just a gangster, but no, heās a lover and almost a poet. Which really intrigued me in fall fair, how during the beginning of the song, Mischa and Noel walked up TOGETHER. I believe it was during āthe rabbit comes and then he disappears!ā
I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABT JANE AND RICKY. Ricky canāt speak, and thatās incredibly alienating, and he can communicate but I doubt anyone had ever tried, so him not speaking during the portion of the song while theyāre dead, just kinda hurts me. This major thing just happened, a uniting factor that ties them all together,,, but he canāt express that. (And Iām not saying he NEEDED to speak in order to get his individuality, there are plenty of ways that Ricky couldāve gotten his thoughts out there) - im just saying that in death, he was finally listened to.
And in like the āmainā RTC production- we all know the one- Ricky is the one who hears Janeās riff (or whatever itās called). Ricky is apart of the little choir family, heās experienced everything but still is alienated. Then thereās Jane, who, given Karnakās intentions, is the saddest. She has no persons to be separated from, and canāt remember the marginalized group sheās even supposed to be apart of. She remembers her death. And thatās all.
AND THATS WHY URANIUM SUITE SHOULD NEVER BE ON EQUAL PLAYING GROUNDS WITH FALL FAIR
@i-h4te-po3try
unpopular RtC opinion apparently: I like Uranium Suite
not more than Fall Fair Suite, or any other intro song, but likeā¦Itās good? Easily as good as the others and why do people hate it so much?
Okay but like Chucky being scared to ACTUALLY die for good is actually such a breath of fresh air to me. The thing is he still has that incompletion anxiety so he wants to make sure he finishes the job before heās gone for good
Jake is definitely the kind of person who gets upset with TV shows. Orange is the New Black, Shameless, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, y'know shows like that that really gets under your skin. The others definitely have a blast listening to him rant and usually end up agreeing with him by the end of it. Sometimes, Lexi would even join in on his rant, which would end to two very worked up individuals.
THERE IS. a website. that takes 3D models with seams and pulls it apart to make a plushie pattern and informs you where things need to be edited or darts added for the best effect. and then it lets you scale it and print off your pattern. and I want to lose my MIND because I've lost steam halfway through so many plushie patterns in the mind numbing in betweens of unwrapping, copying all of the meshes down as pieces, transferring those, testing them, then finding obvious tweaks... like... this would eradicate 99% of my trial and error workflow for 3D models to plushies & MAYBE ILL FINALLY FINISH SCREAMTAIL...
(I didnāt know if you wanted to be tagged or not), these wonāt be long but I need to get my thoughts out there!!! Iāll definitely go more into depth if anypony wants to hear it!
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Nadine is a Caregiver/Playmate!
Lexy thinks sheās just a caregiver for a long time, till season 2. Turns out she trauma regresses and Nadine is (yes, is, sheās still aliveāļø) her cg,,, idk what Nadine would go by, but she definitely steals stuffed animals and crayons and little trinkets for Lexy!!!! (And definitely a really fun playmate)
Lexy is a Flip!
As a Caregiver, Lexy would go by āBig Sisā!!!! Or a babysitter!!! Sheās such a sweetheart, bed time stories and lullabies 100%. Sheād definitely not be the BEST at comforting you, but sheād try her best. A monster under your bed? Instead of sweet nothings sheād grab a baseball bat. She regresses to likeā¦ 3-6?š„
FOUND FAMILY DYNAMICS
ok so in one episode, Nadine is like āYeah! Iām the god mother, Good Chucky is the baby, Jake and Devon are the dads!!ā šļøšļø i was so normal when I heard this i swear!! I think Lexy was so upset when they fought bc her home life is unstable and she didnāt want her āDadaāsā to fight š„ŗš¤§. I think Jake is a Kid regressor, slightly older kid. Maybe 8/9!! Devon is a StoryTeller caregiver!!!! With him doing podcasts and all.
*nervous laughter*
Tiffany Valentine/Jennifer Tilly
ok okā¦ i KNOW sheās insaneā¦ but so am I. Sheās definitely a Mama/Mommy CG, just the sweetest. A bit TOO sweet. But I could also see Nica Pierce being a caregiver too, Papa or just Nica, definitely a lot more chill!! But would totally tell ALLL the jokes and sneak and steal you candy from Tiffās stash. ((Nica pet regresses idk what animal but she bites people and furniture)