A beautiful tale of the price of glory and pressure society puts upon its greatest artists. But it is also a reminder to hold tight to those closest to you.
8/10
Robert Singer: "V24 huh?"
Butcher: "Your whole's life's a compromise."
Hughie: "Hey, at least I have a fucking life!"
Butcher: "Everybody's losing their fucking minds!"
Hughie: "Or maybe they're just trying to be happy."
Hughie: "I thought it sounded great."
Aw :)
Damn, Butcher watching that video of the plane with the kettle :|
Edgar: "I am offering you real power. You should think about it."
Butcher: "And what makes you think that me, of all people, would want to turn into one of you?"
Maeve: "This is our best chance to kill Homelander. Don't fuck it up."
7/10
Hunter: "Do as I'm doing!"
Hokuro: "Who's there?!"
7/10
Mitsumata: "There are many who cherish you. Please do not forget that."
7/10
Although Andrew Stanton is king and should've written the ENTIRE series.
What a mess.
5/10
"No we need you!"
Haja: "You have my word."
Owen: "Beru, what are you doing?"
Beru: "We both knew this day might come."
[Beru chucks Owen a blaster.]Beru: "She'll come when the suns go down."
Darth Vader: "Anakin's gone. I am what remains."
Darth Vader: "You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker. I did."
Reva: "I couldn't do it."
Obi-Wan: "Who you become now, that is up to you."
Obi-Wan: "Both were exceptional people... who bore an exceptional daughter. I wish I could tell you more."
[Leia looks at her parents.]
Leia: "It's okay. You don't have to."
Obi-Wan: "Hello, there."
Qui-Gon: "Well, took you long enough."
Qui-Gon: "Come on. We've got a ways to go."
6.5/10
Norma's mum: "Call me before you go in. And after. And maybe during, too?"
Norma: "Bye, mum."
Barney: "Torpe-dog!"
Norma: "Excuse me, does this job have any benefits?"
Unknown: "Uh... wings, blood made of fire, immortality?"
Norma: "Okay, but what about dental?"
Barney: "If you want me! Come and get me!"
Barney: "Thank you, Norma. You didn't have to help us."
Norma: "Oh, no. I did it for Pauline."
Review
Not gonna lie, pretty boring. There isn't any internal conflict (they set up some for I'm presuming later, tho?) and quite a few leaps in logic combined with deus ex machinas and zero character change or moral/psychological theme. A disappointing start; style over substance at the moment.
5/10
Bruno: "I like Baazigar."
Nakia: "My whole life I've either been too white for some people or too ethnic for others."
Mr. WIlson: "You're the lead character. I'm Meryl Streep."
Nakia: "You wouldn't kill our dreams, would you?"
"Somebody help him!"
Man: "Yo! It's Night Light!"
Kamala: "You good?"
Kid: [Terrified.] "...Yeah."
Woman: "Kamala, I've been waiting a very long time to meet you."
6/10
Notes
Instructor: "How about you start by turning the car on?"
Aamir Khan: "Don't mess up those errands."
Kamala: "Knock, please."
Aamir: "I brought you some chai."
Review
Although the story loses its focus near the end, Ms Marvel is the MCU's most stylistic thing ever. The VFX, the score, the editing, it's all breathing with life and creativity. The story too centres on a teenager and she feels way more like one than Tom Holland's Peter Parker.
Overall, intrigued. Hope things get interesting!
6/10
Eda: "Don't worry, Lily. With this spell declared, I promise I'll be back."
Lilith: "That's not a spell, doesn't even rhyme."
Gus: [Muffled] "King? King, are you okay?"
The Collector: "You wanna play tag? I'm it."
The Collector: "We're gonna have a blast, everyone!"
King: "Luz, I am so happy I got to have you as a big sister."
"Girl Lost in Frogland Hoax?"
8/10
Belos: "The Day of Unity is about to begin."
Luz: "Don't forget, Eda the Owl Lady."
King: "Already a legend, and the most horrifying one of them all!"
Luz: "What?! I don't need a security escort!"
Willow: "Did you hear that, Gus?"
Gus: "Yeah, no, I guess we'll have to go home. Well, it's been fun. See you around, Luz the human."
7/10
Eda: "Can't believe that little guy is gonna turn into that big guy."
King: "You're Steve from Lilith's party. Should you be, like, kissing the Emperor's butt right now?
Steve: "Probably, heck, growing up, all I wanted was to be an Emperor's Coven scout, to be considered one of the best. I got what I wanted but, it's not what I thought it was."
Luz: "Maybe our luck's finally turning!"
Luz: "Eda? Are you sending me away?"
8/10
Gus: "Why does this keep happening?!"
Gus: "I don't know what you're going through but that much Hex Mix can't be good for your stomach."
Gus: "Don't trust him! He's hiding behind an illusion!"
Adrian: "How are you doing this?!"
Amity: "Lucky shot, Willow!"
[Amity runs ahead. Willow frowns.]
Coven Scout: "Hey, don't listen to her. You totally got me."
Hunter: "Oh, Titan! He's looking for me! He'll know I'm here."
[Hunter kneels down, hands in his hair.]
Hunter: "I gotta run. I gotta hide! I g-- I gotta--"
[Gus puts a hand on Hunter's shoulder. Gus looks at him, terrified.]
Gus: "Hey. Try to breathe. Like this."
Adrian: "Severine!"
[Severe squeaks in fear.]
Adrian: "You had your chance and you blew it! Not that I'm surprised."
Severine: "But I-- I followed all your notes."
Hunter: "I'm not lying! Gus was showing me around. There was a sandwich. He showed me this breathing thing."
[Willow looks up.]
Hunter: "Please, you gotta believe me!"
Adrian: "Now, where were we?"
Coven Scout: "Enough! I will not be cowed by a group of students!"
Hunter: "I promise, I wouldn't mess with you."
8.5/10
This is my favourite TV show of all time.
By the episode's end, CookieGod and I burst into laughter because of how much it emotionally and intellectually moved us.
You had to be there.
9/10
King of Dads: "Now, maybe after dinner we can have a nice game of catch?"
King: [High pitched] "Really?!"
Luz: "That you've been lying about the Titan for years!"
Lilith: "Their safety would be your responsibility, my dear, brave... Hootsifer."
[Hooty tears up.]
Hooty: "I would protect these silly children with my life!"
[Hooty bows.]
Eda: "I thought Luz was just some lost kid, but because of me she's wrapped up in this thing with Belos and it's-- It's just not fair! She and King are... children. They shouldn't have to deal with this."
Luz: "Their god is that collector kid?"
Bill: "Say, who's your buddy's tailor? His costume looks so real."
King: "I just thought I had to... prepare for a world without you in it."
7/10
8/10
7/10
Hunter: "Remember what happened at the Night Market?"
Hunter: "Oh! This is when I inherited my staff!"
Luz: "Hunter."
Luz: "Are those, Palismen?"
Hunter: "We weren't running from the Inner Belos. He was with us the whole time."
Hunter: "What did you do to the other guards? To our family?! It wasn't wild magic, was it?"
Hooty: "Inopportune interruption, eh?"
[In a deep voice.]
Hooty: "I'll handle this."Eda: "Don't crowd them! Are you two okay?"
8/10
Eda: "Nothing can stop the Clawthorne sisters! Our rivals shall be crushed beneath our feet!"
Principal Faust: "Every year..."
[Students run and hide screaming.]
Principal Faust: "...Hexside participates in a special training program called Instructing Future Witches of Tomorrow."
Raine: "I don't know who you are, but you are a riot."
Eda: "I think I'm being used to embarrass our vice principal. As if he doesn't do that already."
Student: "My parents say if I don't come home with a ribbon, I better not come home at all."
Terra Snapdragon: "Delightful!
Raine: "I'll keep you safe, Eda. I promise."
8/10
Laya: "You smell like him."
Layla: "Why are you telling me this now?"
Yeah, why? It's been real convenient up until this point
Idk about them being together... It's fun when it's a joke, but for real it's problematic
Layla: "The Avatar would be Ammit's voice."
Steven: "...That's right."
Steven: "What are they shooting at?"
Marc: "But you also told her the truth about why I've been pushing her away. And that was unexpected."
Layla: "I'll share it with you this time, I swear."
Hippo: "Hi!"
6/10
Hunter: [Text message] "LEAVE. ME ALONE"
Amity: "I'm not going anywhere with you!
[Amity takes Luz's rune.]
Amity: "...Either of you."
Luz: "Thank you for listening. I can't wait to pick flowers with you."
Eda: "I've got my eyes on you, Blight."
9/10
Darius: "You're very good at doing exactly what you're told."
Willow: "I can do this! ...Right?"
Luz: "Back, back, back, back!"
Boscha: "You guys aren't cute! I still have more friends than you!"
Hunter: "Hey!"
Willow: "This is Gus Porter, and I'm Willow Park, future captain of Hexside's first Flyer Derby team."
Hunter: "Nice to, uh, meet you."
Viney: "Now I'm only scarred emotionally."
Hunter: "Gus, that was amazing!"
Hunter: "I can't believe I almost bailed on you guys. Today was amazing! Thanks for giving me another shot."
Hunter: "We can forget all about that when we play next time as a part of the Emperor's Coven!"
Willow: "I thought I could be good at this. ...But we're here because I made a bad call. I'm just half-a-witch Willow!"
Steve: "Steve is beginning to regret his choices."
Amity: "Tinella Nosa?!"
Darius: "You befriended them? And then you disobeyed me to protect them?"
[Hunter braces himself. Darius lands a hand on Hunter's head.]
Darius: "I'm impressed. I had you all wrong."
Hunter: "Huh?"
Darius: "You're what? 16? It's about time you had connections outside the castle."
8/10
Notes
Geslan: "Look around you."
Guard: "Why don't they stop him?!"
Daida: "Brother was fighting dirty."
Kage: "No matter what anyone else says, I think your style is just fine as it is."
Review
Wow. I'm not usually the type of guy to really like a story's beginnings, but this show has had such a strong start.
It was such a bold and unexpected choice to shift this episode's focus onto Kage's backstory, and it really makes you look at him in a different light as he becomes easier to empathise with.
I still don't understand how Bojji hadn't shown his fighting ability before or why these people think dodging = fighting dirty, but oh well, it's a nice metaphor.
This world is also very cruel.
8/10
Notes
Review
A solid start!
The entire set-up for how little others think of Boji is well-done and establishes this world quite well. No, it doesn't feel like there's a massive world out there, but it feels like there is a kingdom, at least.
Boji's entire upbeat attitude is endearing, but once you learn that he's just been holding it all in , it becomes all too real and easier to sympathise with him.
The twist at the end brings about some stellar animated action, and I'm all for it.
This show has a promising beginning, and I hope it only improves from here.
7/10
Unknown: "Have a good trip, love."
Steven: [In the knife's reflection] "Marc. Don't do it, Marc. Stop it. Stop."
Thug: "Just let us go, man."
Steven: "I swear, that wasn't me."
Marc: "Then who was it?"Khonshu: "Take him to the ledge."
Marc: "He's just a kid."
Khonshu: "He'll talk."Kid: "Praise Ammit."
Marc: "No, kid."
[Kid cuts the garment and falls.]
Khonshu: "Conspiracies to release Ammit!"
Harrow: "Take action now before it's too late."
God: "This man has committed no offence. This matter is concluded."
Marc: "So what exactly are we gonna do here? What's the plan?"
Layla: "Oh. It's not pleasant being left in the dark, is it?"
Marc: "...Okay."
6/10
Anne: "I didn't want the baby carrot sticks, mum! I didn't want them! Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!"
[Newt in car rolls up the car window.]Hop Pop: "Now I'll never make it to the cheese museum."
Anne: "No guides! People will know we're lame-o tourists."
[Polly gasps.]
Polly: "You're right! Don't wanna be like that guy."
Tourist: "Aw..."Anne & Polly: "Tails. Tails. Tails."
[Anne & Polly swing the tail store door open, clapping.]
Both: "Tails. Tails. Tails. Tails."
[The Store Worker joins in.]
Anne, Polly & Store Worker: "Tails. Tails. Tails. Tails. Tails. Tails. Tails!"Polly: "I just thought of a better name. An-olly."
Hop Pop: "Aw, that's not better."
Sprig: "It's worse, actually."
Anne: [Crying.] "'Ann-olly. I... I love it!"Marcy: "Aw, dang it! Tell me that tapestry wasn't hundreds of years old."
Andrias: "Oh, way older than that, actually."
Marcy: [Faintly.] "No!"
7/10
Steven: "It's like Area 51, like MI6 bonkers, bruv. Yeah?"
Steven: "I did find things hidden in my flat. I swear. I'm not— I'm not joking."
Khonshu: "Give it back, you fool."
Officer: "Of course you didn't, 'Steven'."
Arthur: "It's all right, it's all right. That's all he can do without your help. Come."
Arthur: "You're a vegan, right?"
Steven: "Yeah."
Arthur: "Yeah, so am I."
Arthur: "I was his former Avatar. Before you, I was his fist of vengeance."
Arthur: "She's out there, waiting, longing to be freed."
Steven: "Hi."
Arthur: "While the cruel masses deserve to face her judgement. And in the wake of their screams, evil eradicated."
Steven: "What about a child? Would she kill a child for something they might do in 30 years?"
Arthur: "...I'm glad you mentioned that."
Steven: "Sorry, is that... Is that what... You're all into that, like, killing children and that? Maybe that's just me, but that's... I kind of draw a line there at child murder."
Marc: "Oy, Steven, what the hell are we wearing?"
Steven: "So this is what it's like? Being on the inside?"
Marc: "...Yeah."
Steven: "It's horrible."
Marc: "It's all right. You're all right."
Steven: "...I feel like I can scarcely move."
Marc: "It's all right, just breathe through it. It gets easier."
Steven: "How long you been doing this?"
Marc: "I don't know. It's... A long time."
Marc: "SHUT! UP! YOU! SHUT! UP!"
Review
Quite the improvement. I'll be honest, I forgot everything that happened in the last episode, but I think I'll remember this one for a while.
Steven's conflict between him and Marc, him and Layla, and him and Arthur is good. Unfortunately, it seems the antagonists are just "the flaw in our ideology is that we kill people", which appears to be the standard MCU trope.
Otherwise, I'm glad we dived into the plot straight away this episode, got exposition and got the coolest moment of Marc stamping out Steven.
7/10
Chuck: "Wow, kid. That was cold."
7/10
Kid Cosmic: "Not in the road. Stay safe, citizen!"
Kid Cosmic: "Maybe it's out of juice?"
"Accident Claims Parents"
Jo: "I hate meditating!"
Kid Cosmic: "Oh, it's not so— Bad! So, so bad!"
Jo: "You gonna blast me? You gonna blast me? Or are you too chicken?"
[Jo clucks.]
Alien: "I have no idea what that means, but it sounds offensive. You are so dead!"
6/10
