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aunt_zeldaI was warned.
*sighs heavily*
Now this episode did a lot of good things. I’m a sucker for flashbacks. Character development was all over the place and very satisfying. There were even some twists and surprises I didn’t see coming, which is always a nice treat for someone like me who’s starting to be surprised less and less with story conventions.
But … yeah, I’m mad. This show just annoyed me in a big way and I’m continuing now out of obligation to my classmates, as this is an assignment. I’d probably stop now if I were just watching for myself.
So, let’s get to it.
~*~
Flashbacks have even LESS color than the normal show, and lots of lens flares. Auuugghhhh.
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It’s pretty telling of the kind of shows I’ve been watching lately, that Blondie hears a girl screaming in the night and I instantly assume attempted rape.
Jesus, this is dark. They sentenced a 13 year old to death for kicking someone in the shins while they tried taking her family’s belongings. This future is fucked up.
That kid had better not be Blondie’s Rue, if you know what I mean.
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Bellend just keeps getting nastier. He wants them to kill Goggles because his screams of pain are annoying people.
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I don’t understand why Blondie’s Cliched Martyr Inspirational Dad is making this dumbass decision. Telling everyone in a confined space that they only have a year to live is a REALLY BAD IDEA. It’s not gonna bring about solutions, it’s gonna start riots. Anyone who knows even a little bit about humans should know that, especially someone who’s lived in confined spaces all their life. This is just over the top “he is the hero because we say so” nonsense. So the bad guy can be bad and wear black and say friendship is for losers, and the good guys can always wanna save lives even and tell the truth even when really they shouldn’t. What are they, the fucking Starks of Space Winterfell?
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Limping Boyfriend keeps harping on the whole “surrounded by criminals” thing. Dude, with talk like that, no wonder nobody likes you. From the sounds of things, there’s plenty more pot-growing kids and shin-kicking twelve year olds than there are, y’know, actually dangerous people. “Criminal” can mean anything from murder to fighting guards trying to take your family’s possessions after their execution. He needs to stop distancing himself from the other kids or he’s gonna be ostracized and worse.
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Why did they waste resources in piercing people’s ears in the future?
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Oh great, Bellend is trying to make me care about him by being nice to a little girl with PTSD. It’s just because he wants to remember when his sister was young and easier to control. I’m not buying the whole “nicer side of him” thing.
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Love the trio hiding in a car during the acid fog. Now see, this is a good plot device, locking characters in a small space for a while where they HAVE to talk about their feelings. This is good. The writers are not entirely clueless here.
I’m gonna headcanon that they had a drunken threesome in that car. Why the hell not.
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Whoa! Rue is the one who tells Bellend to kill Adam. That’s … not what I expected at all. Well done show. It’s tough to surprise me these days.
WHOA! And then Bellend and Blondie team up to mercy kill Adam. And we see Blondie stab him in the throat. Like, graphically. How the hell did they get away with that? Is that normal for a CW show? Dayum.
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It’s really heartening to see Snarky Girl evolve into a more complex character. Maybe soon I can ship her and Blondie.
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Oh, wow. MOM was the betrayer! That’s a cool twist. I like that.
See, Mom is the only character I truly care about right now. Her and Shaggy Haired Guy.
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Oh, oh I see how it is. Platonic Friendship Hug. Because he’s black, and she’s white. Even before I saw the end of this episode, I knew they’d never get together on the show. You watch enough tv, you start to notice stuff like that on American tv. White women and black men hardly ever get together unless it’s for OOOOOoooo DRAMA SCANDALOUS RELATIONSHIP reasons. Which is bullshit, obviously.
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I just want them all in a happy cuddlepile. Adorable space puppies. I hope I get that eventually on this show.
.
.
WOAH. WOAH. WOAH.
WHAT THE FUCK.
WHAT THE FUCK.
WHAT?!
OH I SEE HOW IT IS. YOU NEED A RANDOM DEATH. SO THE BLACK GUY MUST DIE.
Fuck you, show. I had hopes and dreams for you. Now I watch out of obligation.
*sighs heavily*
Now this episode did a lot of good things. I’m a sucker for flashbacks. Character development was all over the place and very satisfying. There were even some twists and surprises I didn’t see coming, which is always a nice treat for someone like me who’s starting to be surprised less and less with story conventions.
But … yeah, I’m mad. This show just annoyed me in a big way and I’m continuing now out of obligation to my classmates, as this is an assignment. I’d probably stop now if I were just watching for myself.
So, let’s get to it.
~*~
Flashbacks have even LESS color than the normal show, and lots of lens flares. Auuugghhhh.
.
.
It’s pretty telling of the kind of shows I’ve been watching lately, that Blondie hears a girl screaming in the night and I instantly assume attempted rape.
Jesus, this is dark. They sentenced a 13 year old to death for kicking someone in the shins while they tried taking her family’s belongings. This future is fucked up.
That kid had better not be Blondie’s Rue, if you know what I mean.
.
.
Bellend just keeps getting nastier. He wants them to kill Goggles because his screams of pain are annoying people.
.
.
I don’t understand why Blondie’s Cliched Martyr Inspirational Dad is making this dumbass decision. Telling everyone in a confined space that they only have a year to live is a REALLY BAD IDEA. It’s not gonna bring about solutions, it’s gonna start riots. Anyone who knows even a little bit about humans should know that, especially someone who’s lived in confined spaces all their life. This is just over the top “he is the hero because we say so” nonsense. So the bad guy can be bad and wear black and say friendship is for losers, and the good guys can always wanna save lives even and tell the truth even when really they shouldn’t. What are they, the fucking Starks of Space Winterfell?
.
.
Limping Boyfriend keeps harping on the whole “surrounded by criminals” thing. Dude, with talk like that, no wonder nobody likes you. From the sounds of things, there’s plenty more pot-growing kids and shin-kicking twelve year olds than there are, y’know, actually dangerous people. “Criminal” can mean anything from murder to fighting guards trying to take your family’s possessions after their execution. He needs to stop distancing himself from the other kids or he’s gonna be ostracized and worse.
.
.
Why did they waste resources in piercing people’s ears in the future?
.
.
Oh great, Bellend is trying to make me care about him by being nice to a little girl with PTSD. It’s just because he wants to remember when his sister was young and easier to control. I’m not buying the whole “nicer side of him” thing.
.
.
Love the trio hiding in a car during the acid fog. Now see, this is a good plot device, locking characters in a small space for a while where they HAVE to talk about their feelings. This is good. The writers are not entirely clueless here.
I’m gonna headcanon that they had a drunken threesome in that car. Why the hell not.
.
.
Whoa! Rue is the one who tells Bellend to kill Adam. That’s … not what I expected at all. Well done show. It’s tough to surprise me these days.
WHOA! And then Bellend and Blondie team up to mercy kill Adam. And we see Blondie stab him in the throat. Like, graphically. How the hell did they get away with that? Is that normal for a CW show? Dayum.
.
.
It’s really heartening to see Snarky Girl evolve into a more complex character. Maybe soon I can ship her and Blondie.
.
.
Oh, wow. MOM was the betrayer! That’s a cool twist. I like that.
See, Mom is the only character I truly care about right now. Her and Shaggy Haired Guy.
.
.
Oh, oh I see how it is. Platonic Friendship Hug. Because he’s black, and she’s white. Even before I saw the end of this episode, I knew they’d never get together on the show. You watch enough tv, you start to notice stuff like that on American tv. White women and black men hardly ever get together unless it’s for OOOOOoooo DRAMA SCANDALOUS RELATIONSHIP reasons. Which is bullshit, obviously.
.
.
I just want them all in a happy cuddlepile. Adorable space puppies. I hope I get that eventually on this show.
.
.
WOAH. WOAH. WOAH.
WHAT THE FUCK.
WHAT THE FUCK.
WHAT?!
OH I SEE HOW IT IS. YOU NEED A RANDOM DEATH. SO THE BLACK GUY MUST DIE.
Fuck you, show. I had hopes and dreams for you. Now I watch out of obligation.
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Date: 2015-02-16 01:22 am (UTC)