Every damn week I feel like screaming at the beginning of the ED. My emotions be high, my feels be feeling...
MAPPA has paid some much loving attention to the back half of this season, it truly elevated the source material and does it justice.
Gosh... this second half captures the soul of Seasons one and two, in the way it evokes all the feelings, and the way it continues to up the ante with every frame.
I freaking love this show!
I screaaaaamed! This episode was SO SO SO FREAKING GOOD! The voice acting was incredible... and I’m warming up to MAPPA’s art. When it’s all done, I’ll need to rewatch for nuance, but I’m warming up to it. But seeing Eren’s growth as a character from the first episode to now, it’s chilling and thrilling to watch. I watched this episode with an aching heart... but damned if it didn’t start pounding when Grisha said only Eren gets what he wants now. SCREAAAAAMMMMED AT THE SCREEN when the credits started rolling!
I freaking love how the Goblin Knights handled Abel’s crew. They really are a tightly woven deadly team, and Yukimaru wasn’t even there!!!
I am eight episodes in, and I am up waiting every Sunday for the new episode to drop.
The story's underlying mystery, and romance, is developing and playing out so well. I am thoroughly enjoying it. Eight episodes in, I am deeply attached to every instance of Yukimaru's telltale red ears. They appear in what are now my two favourite episodes.
For a show not originally grounded in manga, it is my deep hope that they do not abandon this story after one season. As it is a Crunchyroll/Adult Swim original collaboration, I have hopes they will push on with a second season, and hopefully more people will pick it up.
Between this and Tokyo Revengers, it makes my weekend watch. I'm distressed there are only four episodes left.
Golly... wild how the awful music this season has grown on me. Especially the closing theme.
I did not expect to like this show, and when I pulled it up and saw RDM, I blinked and said, Oh definitely.” And I wasn’t proved wrong. I’m pretty sure if RDM wants to do anything he will get the money to do it. His ability to find and pull the right people together to tell a specific story is phenomenal to me. He never disappoints. Long story short: This is great! It is very good. The season 2 closer was devastating. But of course, beautifully sets up Season 3. Do it. It’s a great watch.
Still resonates after an almost mind boggling twenty years.
That double chanté! I thought I was about to lose a favourite and was literally shouting 'NOOOOOOO!" at the screen.
Oh... yes! Where ever in space and time you are Jomo, this space battle is for you! #RIP (It's another Janeway!!! Kinda! You'd love her!!)
Ralph Angel's transformation over the course of this season has been beautiful. I was moved to tears in the final moments of the finale to see him come so far from where we found him in episode one. Kofi Siriboe's growth over these 13 episodes has just been beautiful and restorative to watch.
Miss Charlie though... I still don't know if I'm horrified or proud that she literally bet the farm, left Prince Charming hanging, manipulated a 'friend' to declare her own sovereign state. Dawn-Lyen Gardner's performance has in my opinion the most consistent of the three leads.
Nova... I am left wanting more. I'm not sure what it is, but of all of the performances on this show, her's is the only one that doesn't quite sit right with me. The last episode's nonsense invoking Oshun... after I had a massive belly laugh, I asked out loud why Ava Duvernay couldn't have asked someone a question instead of making up some shit to say.
However, my issues with Nova's character, narrative and in particular Rutina Wesley's performance, aren't limited to just this. There's just something that doesn't feel right about it. I may be able to articulate what that is eventually, but right now I'm noting that something is just off. That said, Wesley is stunningly beautiful, and despite the little quirks in her portrayal she's got an (over) expressive face that's often a pleasure to watch.
Quiet as it's kept, there's some quietly epic stuff going on with this show. It's been a season of some great writing and character development on this show. I'm very eager to know when the next season is due to air. I also think I am adding this to my rewatch list. I can see myself really going hard on all thirteen episodes some week when spring 2017 starts to warm up properly, and Being Mary Jane's next season wraps up.
Could have been 20 mins. shorter, but it's really well acted, the performances occasionally near sublime. I agree with another commenter, if watching on Netflix, opt for the English subs and let yourself be swept away. Enjoyed this.
The arrival of Andy! This show kicks off at his point of entry...
Acid Betty is so freaking annoying... I don't get why she needs to be so damn bossy. I adore Bob The Drag Queen!! She's so fierce! And so happy Chi Chi made it through!
Dry humour, occasionally almost to the point of desiccation. I am not from the US, so hadn't heard much about this guy, so was more than pleasantly surprised by this comedy special. His sly, clever wit had me cackling at some odd hours of the night. Me likey. I'm now a fan. Helps that I think he's very handsome too.
Fairly engaging despite being a flawed production. Were the battles in The War of the Roses really decided between armies of only a hundred or so men, and a handful of horses? This was my one disconnect. The fighting was all stilted. However the acting was quite good. And despite it not being 100% faithful to the historic telling, it did a pretty good job. Don't be deterred, it was well done.
Oh my hot damn! Karen girl... I don't know just how crazy you are. I hope to find out.
Scum's Wish
What a beautiful, messy bunch of fuckers. it's hard to like these people, but really hard to hate them. From beginning to end, as the tangled web of lies, jealousy, hate, deceit and perfidy they are all enmeshed in unravels, we get some of the most human characters of any anime i'v watched.
I rarely watch some of these stories more than once. Indeed my watchings of "Scum's Wish" are about two years apart and I am no less struck by this story's complexity on the second watching, as I was the first.
Seductive, Hana and Mugi's mutually destructive center holds court for the web of characters: All selfish, all cowards, all emotionally unreliable for each other.
While it is easy to fall into the trap of shipping who you want to ship, the story is true to life, in that happy endings for scum tend to be neither unlikely or overrated. For most folks, dissatisfaction and low self esteem ruin most good things.
Because everyone is scum... these are not nice people, but they love and are loved all the same.
The surprising emotional depths of this story, shock only as much as it was ever adapted. As anime goes, this is an adult story set in a high school, leaning on all Japan's narrative obsessions with school tropes you find in these stories. But it is unchildish, unrepentant in its portrayals and bittersweet (more bitter than sweet) start to finish.
Buckle up... this aintcha Mama's bishonen perfect romance heavy shojo. No friends, this is a voyeuristic & tragic look at how far cowardice can get you in relationships. Not for the faint of heart, cowards or anyone looking for shalala flavoured climaxes and saccharine perfect endings.
This is a study in anime angst like only the Japanese can produce with many, many, many thoughtful shades of grey, pink and yellow.
Where I come from we would say, "Pick sense from shit."
I adore Yukimaru and his red ears!
One of the best third seasons of ANY show I’ve watched ever.
The writers and producers are to be commended for such a satisfying end to such a beautiful show.
Many don’t understand why this show gets the hype it does, but honestly, you have no heart if you can watch even Season 1 without feeling ‘something’!
It was a pleasure to see Kyo find his feet, and Toru find her world.
Also, I loved so many of the artful moments, quiet and unassuming, but conveying sooooo much story in just a few frames.
Truly... this is a show worth watching and rewatching, and is destined to become a classic for the ages.
I want to cry! My sweet, pure, beautiful Sang Sang! Episode is almost over. I may be warming up to Dylan Wang a bit. He did so well in this episode. The entire episode all I keep thinking is, “I have one sword to protect Sang Sang so she sleeps well at night.”
This is really exceptional story telling. You laugh, you cry, you pine... it’s a beautiful tale.
If you’re just starting this, the first few episodes may seem like run-of-the-mill stuff, but as the mystery deepens, so do the yarns binding the tale together beautifully.
Really 10/10
Beautiful art, and I loved the story... just wonderful storytelling.
This was the episode that melted me... I am now officially hooked.
Mikey (Manjirou) Sano of Tokyo Manji is a lil badass. That is all.
Oh my gosh!
“Have a seat over here.”
“Sure.”
“Close your eyes and count to sixty.”
“Huh? Is this a joke?”
“No it’s not. Close your eyes and don’t open them.”
“But what for?”
“Now! One...”
“Eyes are closed!”
“Twoooo... Threeeee...”
:heart:
This story is simple, but very cute. The art is wonderful... just exquisite in places. The story is simple but somehow satisfying, like comfort food. This episode was the best yet. The story is definitely warming up.
The animation is a lil weird, but the story is quite good, and well told.
Don’t mind the folks on the Internet streets who disparage it, it wasn’t a bad show and I got sucked in quickly and my attention held until the last shot.
Illie is cute. Kidou is ‘the bad boy’. There is a villainous empire, bureaucratic foolishment, political wrangling, back biting, great big insect monsters, plot twists, romance... stop complaining about the animation. There is more than enough meat here to make a meal.
I loved many of the side characters too, especially the orphans and Miss Mario. Miss Mario was my favourite never mind the hammy voice acting, I still loved the character, her impressive jaw and lovely bows.
Yes it’s weird in places, but there is some gorgeous art in there too, and the story is solid. Well worth watching.
Oooooh! Love me some Levi Ackerman. This show is so badass... I’m rewatching for the second time in a month. I. Love. Me. Some. Levi. Ackerman. What I say? What I SAY?
Such pitched drama! I was almost in tears when Petal got lost!!
As a writer who has used my life, named names, and unapologetically written about my experiences with my friends and family, quite frankly, I appreciate and understand why Nova has done what she's done.
But damn... I also know the cost. I know exactly what it cost me to do it. I don't have even a fraction of the closeness with my family that these characters do, so I know this will lead to one of two things:
Catharsis or Cut and Burn.
I see ALL the drama for this season laid out for us.
https://www.thegoddessroom.com/blog/2019/08/10/queen-sugar-4x01-pleasure-is-black/
