[TV] The What Animation Are You Watching Thread 2!: The Sequel!
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GO PERIDOT!
If she doesn't get upgraded to the opening credits, I'm really just going to expect her to die during the encounter with The Cluster or whenever Yellow Diamond shows up. We know people are already on their way to the planet so it's not like it's going to take awhile.
Next up for redemption-JASPER!
Sadly, I was thinking something similar.
A nice episode of Adventure Time tonight, no big character reveals, but a nice one.
Really did not expect that on Steven Universe.
And really, Peridot did make a logical argument. Earth has changed significantly in 5,000+ years and there's a lot that Homeworld could gain from it, both in understand of organic life and geologically. Yellow Diamond didn't disregard her because Peridot was wrong--this is all about wiping out the place Rose Quartz cared about out of spite.
Agreed, you could just see the VENGEANCE in her eyes.
First! I guess because there wasn't a lot going on in today's Steven Universe; just some more insight on Peridot. Which was cool.
I know a lot of people were jazzed for
I know a lot of people were jazzed for
Opal's brief reappearance.
Peridot's shipping chart and Steven's reaction to it...that was just great. She is SUCH a kid. And of COURSE the drama was Canadian, as most of them are.
I'm kind of amazed the Brony crowd isn't freaking out about how Tara Strong was in this episode.
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Regarding Steven Universe s02e22 (the one where Garnet tells him a flashback to her first fusion):
So, the homeworld gems are okay with gems of the same type fusing, at least lesser gems. Homo-fusion = acceptable, hetero-fusion = an unnatural abomination... Pretty good subtle political commentary there. Especially since it's not a perfect analogy to anything on earth, and applies in various ways on multiple levels. It's a form of classism <snooty upper class voice>"Oh, we don't associate with that type of person."</snoot> Ruby and Sapphire are more a "wrong side of the tracks" love story than they are a LGBT couple, but their experiences carry elements of both, and non-romantic correlations as well.
I would say all of this, plus it really screws with Homeworld's caste system. Each Gem is created with a specific job/class assignment, decided by the Diamond Authority. When two Gems fuse to become an entirely new Gem (and with new abilities), it basically undermines everything the ruling class has set into place. It's easy to for the ruling Gems to dismiss "an abomination", but it's really a threat to their very fragile role is society.
Reminder: I don't watch SU.
"homo = acceptable; hetero = unacceptable" maps pretty closely to either interracial marriage in the USA before 1960, and to inter-caste marriage/relationships in India. Having only read this thread about it, I'd guess the second would be closer, given different types of gems have different "functions"/jobs.
Your guess is accurate. A caste system is closest to what's displayed on the show, such as Pearls as servants, Peridots as technicians, Quartzes as warriors, etc.
Adventure Time has been pretty stand-alone heavy lately, probably nothing gonna happen this-OH MAN-
BETTY! What the hell did she do with Orgalorg and IK's powers?! ALL SORTS OF WAYS!
I've only just finished season 5. Was surprised to see a libertarian character 
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Admittedly, this kind of got to me:
.Admittedly, this kind of got to me:
Anyone here keeping up with RWBY? It is getting in-TENSE!
Got up early today, so I saw this new show on Discovery Family called "Blazing Team", where kids fight evil with "Yo Kwon Do". What's Yo Kown Do? Kung fu yo yo tricks...yeah its pretty much the dumbest fucking thing ever, and the hokey voice acting don't help, especially with the one kid whose little sister's voice actually sounds older than him. STILL-makes more sense to make a show for super powered yoyos than shoe themed mutants like that Skechers show.
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Bob's Burgers
Okay I don't fucking CARE(that much) that this episode was aired out of order, it fucking RULED!
FUCK this show is fox Sunday's saving grace and will be for a while.
Okay I don't fucking CARE(that much) that this episode was aired out of order, it fucking RULED!
Seeing both Linda, AND Tina get mad at Louisse, I got chills down my spine.
ANOTHER trailer for the Venture Brothers!
How awful IS Marvel's New York to live in now that I think of it? Its probably like at least, .5 times more expensive to live there than the real one!
There is basically no reason people could live there without a government subsidy, as the insurance costs would be astronomical in a city where Spider-man , the Fantastic 4, the Punisher, and others are routinely destroying the place in superhero fights. Then again, it could be like the Ghostbusters video game and the city has insurance policies out on the actions of these individuals and pays out damages to people affected as a cost of keeping the city running. We already know that there specialized groups like Damage Control that are bonded with city to provide disaster relief and repair.
Today's Gumball episode REALLY showed its British side by having Darwin eating a Kinder Egg with a toy in it, which you won't find in America like at ALL!
Wow...that surprises me a LOT! Though considering the web-site is in the style of early 2000s flash, I can assume its logically not very successful.
Tonight's Adventure Time was a nice little stand-alone featuring the voice of "Harvey Beaks" as one of the Marshmallow kids. And I'm sure that the next episode won't make me wish I saw that instead of thi-
SON OF A BITCH-why, why do you torture me Cartoon Network?!
*Sees trailer where Regular Finn meets Farmworld Finn*
SON OF A BITCH-why, why do you torture me Cartoon Network?!
Just watched all of "Star Wars Droid Tales" or by its proper name "Star Wars the abridged series". Lots of fun, it dug SO much into Phantom Menace, acknowledged how it made no sense why Chewie didn't get a medal, and even made fun of how there aren't a lot of ladies in their universe. Only slow part when they did a remake of the one Rebels episode where C3PO and R2D2 met the crew of the ghost, but it was generally a solid parody.
QUADRUPLE POST-oh my glob Adventure Time was so good tonight, a concept so crazy and awesome that is THANKFULLY not Ice King's fan fiction.
Started Over the Garden Wall. Definitely atmospheric. We watched two episodes of the disc and I see we've watch a fifth of the series already.
You really should be watching the entire series in one go, but yes... it is rather short. But I feel like if it was any longer, it would have worn out it's welcome and we get a complete, fulfilling story as is. If you end up wanting more, there are a few comics out there now too.
Finished it. My wife and I went a little crazy with theories, and to cut a long story short ...
We may be way off from where other people saw this. Regardless of interpretation, it was a fantastic show/mini-series.
Our current consensus is that Wirt and Greg would've died when they fell into the water, but the frog was a psychopomp or spiritual conduit to this other world where other things were seeking their souls. The frog then brought them back. Part of this is because my wife says the main frog still had the bell in him at the hospital, suggesting the frog was out there in more than just spirit. Also that the frog bookends the story. And that the frogs require two pennies for their ferry a la Charon. And that the frog must be with them at the end, and in the ambulance. And that it was Halloween, in older times considered the night of the year when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead is thinnest.
We may be way off from where other people saw this. Regardless of interpretation, it was a fantastic show/mini-series.
That's one way to look at it...
My thought is that they did die and The Unknown is sort of like Purgatory: a place where time stands still, which is why it was full of refrences from more than one period of American History (i.e. why there is a Steamboat on the river but Puritans are walking around with 18th century innkeepers and 19th century manor owners) and why people understood what Greg meant when he asked for a phone. Once they learned what they needed to learn, they were able to leave instead of "heading into the light" with the Beast's lantern. Of course, there is a lot more to it than that, as everyone Wirt and Greg met conformed to their expectations of what those people should be...
- Every woman filled a sterotype or fantasy for Wirt: Beatrice was an annoying know-it-all like the girls at school who stabbed him in the back, the school teacher knew less than him, most of the adults wanted him to do things that really didn't matter, the girl he falls for needs to be rescued (like the girl he likes back home, at least in his own head), etc. Basically, they all fit into a misogynistic world view of the high schooler that Wirt is. Compare this to Greg, who was treated kindly by all of them because he's a little kid and thats what women do to them.
- All of them men are untrustworthy and in the way. This reflects Wirt's feelings to his dad and how he resents being forced into another family by him now that he's remarried (or if his mom is his birth parent, this is about this new guy trying to be his dad). Greg is probably too young to remember his dad if he's gone so he doesn't react to most of them.
There's also a huge thing about many episodes focus on the beliefs of another culture. First episode is Greek, with the entrance to the Unknown (underworld) guarded by a dog (Cerberus). Second is Jewish (You lie in the ground until judgement day and then get dug up by your loved ones to live with them forever), the school one is about Buddishm (the animals need to give up all attachments, even potatos and molassass, to become 'enlightened' and start acting human), etc. Greg even goes to the Christian Fluffy Cloud Heaven during his dream. The final episode is on atheism, with Wirt rejecting the promises of The Beast (acting as Clergy) to fix the problem at hand instead of hanging onto false hope like The Woodcutter, but that's also commentary on Millenials rejecting the world the Boomers have created in order to find a way to fix the issues addressing the world.
- Every woman filled a sterotype or fantasy for Wirt: Beatrice was an annoying know-it-all like the girls at school who stabbed him in the back, the school teacher knew less than him, most of the adults wanted him to do things that really didn't matter, the girl he falls for needs to be rescued (like the girl he likes back home, at least in his own head), etc. Basically, they all fit into a misogynistic world view of the high schooler that Wirt is. Compare this to Greg, who was treated kindly by all of them because he's a little kid and thats what women do to them.
- All of them men are untrustworthy and in the way. This reflects Wirt's feelings to his dad and how he resents being forced into another family by him now that he's remarried (or if his mom is his birth parent, this is about this new guy trying to be his dad). Greg is probably too young to remember his dad if he's gone so he doesn't react to most of them.
There's also a huge thing about many episodes focus on the beliefs of another culture. First episode is Greek, with the entrance to the Unknown (underworld) guarded by a dog (Cerberus). Second is Jewish (You lie in the ground until judgement day and then get dug up by your loved ones to live with them forever), the school one is about Buddishm (the animals need to give up all attachments, even potatos and molassass, to become 'enlightened' and start acting human), etc. Greg even goes to the Christian Fluffy Cloud Heaven during his dream. The final episode is on atheism, with Wirt rejecting the promises of The Beast (acting as Clergy) to fix the problem at hand instead of hanging onto false hope like The Woodcutter, but that's also commentary on Millenials rejecting the world the Boomers have created in order to find a way to fix the issues addressing the world.
There is SO MUCH going on in this show that I once commented that I could easily do a 10k word paper for college on it if I wanted to.
Those are interesting observations too.
For clarity's sake, Wirt says "your dad" to Greg in the flashback, so it's probably Wirt's mom + stepdad.
I am so glad I read this while toasted.
Venture Brothers
It was worth the wait.
Also, a note on Steven Universe (which is on hiatus until at least March, alongside Regualer Show).
It was worth the wait.
Also, a note on Steven Universe (which is on hiatus until at least March, alongside Regualer Show).
What the hell is going to happen when Peridot comes face to face with Lapis? Holy crap, it's gonna be INSANE.
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