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Akino Ame 11:40 pm
Finally sitting down to watch 555 Paradise Lost
I forgot how much I hated Kusaka
Thysiastery 11:41 pm
yeah, he's a cockbib
Akino Ame 11:41 pm
He really is
I tried looking for something redeemable about him, but nope
Thysiastery 11:42 pm
I can really see why the novel writer painted him as a rapist :|
Akino Ame 11:42 pm
He goes out of his way to be an unrepetent asshole to everyone
Yes
I do like that Mari isn't even giving him the time of day here
Just fed up with him entirely
Thysiastery 11:42 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 11:43 pm
That was always one of the most grating things about him for me. The fact that he's an obvious douche, and yet Mari and Keitaro can't catch on to the fact that he's purposely pitting them against Takumi
Thysiastery 11:43 pm
yeah :\
Akino Ame 11:44 pm
Okay, that was great
Smart Lady trying to hug Yuuji, with him immediately ducking
Akino Ame 11:45 pm
Then Kaido coming back and asking for a hug
Thysiastery 11:45 pm
heh
:( ngl, I hated how he and Yuka die in that movie
Akino Ame 11:46 pm
Aww
Yuka's death was hard enough in the series
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
oh, this is your first time watching Paradise Lost?
Akino Ame 11:47 pm
And then I just couldn't buy Yuuji turning so completely right after it
Yeah
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
oh okay, I'll shut up then
Akino Ame 11:47 pm
Hehe
I figured they didn't have a chance, though
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
yeah
I was disappointed with Yuuji too
especially when he and Takumi had all that buildup beforehand
Akino Ame 11:48 pm
His story arc should have ended with him becoming Faiz
Yes
At least do the dignity of killing him off before he's horribly disillusioned and everything
Thysiastery 11:49 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 11:53 pm
I really like the worldbuilding here, where you see the human slum and how Yuuji's trying to get them to trust him
Again, I really think he should have been the hero of the series
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
yeah, same
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
Much as Takumi won me over when it was revealed he was an orphnoch, Yuuji was the more interesting character
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
*nods*
you know what this means?
AU fanfic time
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
In a way, he was like Yuusuke, but better explored
Yes
...When I get my wrist fixed
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
too bad neither of us has the time
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
I know
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
that too
how is it?
Akino Ame 11:55 pm
It could always be a drabble project!
It's been sore today. It's feeling less painful now, but there's still that ache
Thysiastery 11:55 pm
that's something at least
Akino Ame 11:55 pm
Yeah
Hmm, maybe it wasn't such a smart idea to set up your hidden city in plain sight at the old abandoned amusement park just outside of town
Thysiastery 11:57 pm
probably
Akino Ame 11:59 pm
I have to wonder how long it took for all of this to happen
For there to be such a culture against humans
For even orphnoch children to exist
I'd think more orphnoch kids would have ended up like Takumi and be traumatized by what happened to them
Thysiastery 12:00 am
the whole orphenoch phenomenon would have to start a lot earlier
Akino Ame 12:07 am
Psyga's design makes me giggle, if only because it looks like the jet pack is coming out of his ass
Also, I'm not fond of the color scheme. Too bright
Thysiastery 12:08 am
yeah, it doesn't fit with everything else
Akino Ame 12:08 am
All of the other suits have darker color schemes
Thysiastery 12:08 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:25 am
Huh. The false memory plot was interesting
At first, I thought it was going to be a case of mistaken identity, with Takumi's actor playing two roles, but when they actually sat down and explained it, I was satisfied
Thysiastery 12:25 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:26 am
I also think he was drawn to a friendship with the girl since she slightly resembles Mari
Thysiastery 12:26 am
most likely, yeah
Akino Ame 12:28 am
Wow. In just a few minutes, they give an amazing story arc for Takumi that is just too damn short
Thysiastery 12:28 am
it was :(
Akino Ame 12:29 am
I'll have to add it to the AU drabble project
This is how I do most of my AUs now, as drabbles
Thysiastery 12:29 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:29 am
So I'm not killing myself because I don't have the time
Thysiastery 12:29 am
good plan
Akino Ame 12:29 am
So it'll be the Paradise Lost worldbuilding, Takumi becoming Takeshi, and Yuuji becoming Faiz
Thysiastery 12:30 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:32 am
And really concentrate on the coexistence aspect
Both the series and the movie did all they could to utterly tear down that hope
Thysiastery 12:33 am
yup
Akino Ame 12:39 am
Yeah, Yuka's death is pretty irritating here
I notice she's a lot bolder in this version. Her family was probably killed before all the emotional abuse could destroy her
Thysiastery 12:40 am
probably
Akino Ame 12:40 am
And there goes Kaido
Thysiastery 12:41 am
oh Kaido :(
Akino Ame 12:41 am
While I was never a fan of him somehow being the only one of the orphnoch trio to survive (because really, he needed Yuuji and Yuka to keep him in check)
This is really not a strong way to kill him off
Thysiastery 12:41 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:41 am
Yeah, that's getting revised. Both of them
Thysiastery 12:42 am
oh, good
Akino Ame 12:46 am
Wait, what was the point of the henshin oneshot failing if drinking another one solves the problem....oh, wait, it's a metaphor for liquor
Thysiastery 12:47 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:57 am
*sigh*
I can never buy Yuuji betraying them, no matter what humans do to his friends
Thysiastery 12:57 am
me too :|
Akino Ame 12:57 am
Because the orphnochs have screwed him over so much
Thysiastery 12:58 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:58 am
This is the problem: they've got such a well-developed character who ended up being so heroic, aided by good acting...that it doesn't work anymore forcing him into the villain role
Thysiastery 12:58 am
mhmm
Akino Ame 12:58 am
It was fine in the beginning, if grating, seeing him and Takumi pitted against each other by tragic misunderstanding
And manipulation by Smart Brain
But the further their friendship developed, the more devoted Yuuji became to his dream of humans and orphnochs coexisting, the less it works
Thysiastery 12:59 am
agreed
Akino Ame 1:00 am
And he's constantly taking it out on Takumi
Which is another problem the series has, unfortunately--using Takumi as the whipping boy
Thysiastery 1:00 am
mhmm
Akino Ame 1:01 am
Takumi is not the one who's hurt him. He learned from him how to be a better person and a better orphnoch. So why does he always default to "beat up Faiz" when something goes wrong?
Akino Ame 1:02 am
I wish the series had ended with the reveal of Takumi's true nature, when he seemingly betrayed everyone, only for Yuuji to realize he was trying to get killed. Then end with Takumi reclaiming the Faiz gear, becoming a much stronger person
That was the meat of the show
Thysiastery 1:03 am
it was
not going to lie though, the orphenoch king idea was interesting
Akino Ame 1:04 am
Yeah
Thysiastery 1:04 am
and a special kind of horrifying
Akino Ame 1:04 am
But it didn't get resolved well
Thysiastery 1:04 am
nope
Akino Ame 1:04 am
It was hanging for too long and then it was way too rushed
When it should have been a running theme in the background the whole time
Thysiastery 1:04 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:06 am
...While I appreciate the symbolism of the dual nature of human and orphnoch with Yuuji and Takumi
Showing them as literally half and half is a little...
Um, I feel like I'm watching a cut scene from Harry Potter
Thysiastery 1:07 am
heh yeah
Akino Ame 1:12 am
Wait, now you're a good guy again?
Yuuji, you change sides more often than I change socks@!
Thysiastery 1:12 am
he does
Akino Ame 1:14 am
It's always so contrived. I wish the writer hadn't tried to stick to his original plans. This is a perfect example of why you should be flexible
Thysiastery 1:14 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:16 am
...And somehow, the Chief's death is more disturbing than anything else in this
Not at all helped by the fact that you don't see any of it
Thysiastery 1:16 am
yeah
Thysiastery 1:16 am
I still don't know quite what happened
Akino Ame 1:16 am
Which is worse
Because it's left up to your imagination
Thysiastery 1:17 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:18 am
...Realistically, Takumi should be fighting his way out of the stadium, given that he just destroyed three of the orphnochs' champions
And did nothing that should inspire them to leave him alone
Thysiastery 1:18 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:18 am
Even with Blaster Mode's power, they'd still be able to swarm him
Akino Ame 1:18 am
Faiz didn't give them pause before
Thysiastery 1:18 am
*nods*
maybe they were stunned?
I dunno
I love the dystopian flavor, but Paradise Lost has a lot of problems
Akino Ame 1:19 am
Yeah, me too
Could have used a co-writer to help work out some of the kinks, and really just give up on Yuuji being the villain
Thysiastery 1:20 am
agreed
Akino Ame 1:21 am
Mind if I put this up as a commentary on my journal?
Thysiastery 1:21 am
go for it
Akino Ame 1:21 am
All right
Thysiastery 1:21 am
also
wtf is with that orphenoc monster
Akino Ame 1:21 am
'Cause it encapsulates all of my thoughts about Faiz. It's a great show, but wtf
Yes
Thysiastery 1:21 am
how does that even happen?
Akino Ame 1:22 am
Wouldn't that have been a person?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:22 am
And they're treating them like an animal being caged?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
should have been, anyway
Akino Ame 1:22 am
Did Bruce Banner end up as an orphnoch?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
idek
maybe!
Akino Ame 1:22 am
...No, brain. Thor and Loki do not save everything
Thysiastery 1:22 am
XD
Thysiastery 1:23 am
I dunno, it could be funny
Akino Ame 1:23 am
Tony would still be human, since he's got that shrapnel near his heart. Doesn't really want to find out whether or not he can become an orphnoch
Thysiastery 1:24 am
Thor just strolling by, going all :D "HAY MIDGA...aard? Wait what happened? I was only gone 50 of your years!"
Akino Ame 1:24 am
...And I'm not writing this one
Thysiastery 1:24 am
I'd be tempted
Akino Ame 1:24 am
I'll do the Paradise Lost AU if you do Avengers AU
Thysiastery 1:24 am
Thor would take it upon himself to save the remaining humans
haha okay
Akino Ame 1:25 am
Winner: Thor
Finally sitting down to watch 555 Paradise Lost
I forgot how much I hated Kusaka
Thysiastery 11:41 pm
yeah, he's a cockbib
Akino Ame 11:41 pm
He really is
I tried looking for something redeemable about him, but nope
Thysiastery 11:42 pm
I can really see why the novel writer painted him as a rapist :|
Akino Ame 11:42 pm
He goes out of his way to be an unrepetent asshole to everyone
Yes
I do like that Mari isn't even giving him the time of day here
Just fed up with him entirely
Thysiastery 11:42 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 11:43 pm
That was always one of the most grating things about him for me. The fact that he's an obvious douche, and yet Mari and Keitaro can't catch on to the fact that he's purposely pitting them against Takumi
Thysiastery 11:43 pm
yeah :\
Akino Ame 11:44 pm
Okay, that was great
Smart Lady trying to hug Yuuji, with him immediately ducking
Akino Ame 11:45 pm
Then Kaido coming back and asking for a hug
Thysiastery 11:45 pm
heh
:( ngl, I hated how he and Yuka die in that movie
Akino Ame 11:46 pm
Aww
Yuka's death was hard enough in the series
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
oh, this is your first time watching Paradise Lost?
Akino Ame 11:47 pm
And then I just couldn't buy Yuuji turning so completely right after it
Yeah
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
oh okay, I'll shut up then
Akino Ame 11:47 pm
Hehe
I figured they didn't have a chance, though
Thysiastery 11:47 pm
yeah
I was disappointed with Yuuji too
especially when he and Takumi had all that buildup beforehand
Akino Ame 11:48 pm
His story arc should have ended with him becoming Faiz
Yes
At least do the dignity of killing him off before he's horribly disillusioned and everything
Thysiastery 11:49 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 11:53 pm
I really like the worldbuilding here, where you see the human slum and how Yuuji's trying to get them to trust him
Again, I really think he should have been the hero of the series
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
yeah, same
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
Much as Takumi won me over when it was revealed he was an orphnoch, Yuuji was the more interesting character
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
*nods*
you know what this means?
AU fanfic time
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
In a way, he was like Yuusuke, but better explored
Yes
...When I get my wrist fixed
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
too bad neither of us has the time
Akino Ame 11:54 pm
I know
Thysiastery 11:54 pm
that too
how is it?
Akino Ame 11:55 pm
It could always be a drabble project!
It's been sore today. It's feeling less painful now, but there's still that ache
Thysiastery 11:55 pm
that's something at least
Akino Ame 11:55 pm
Yeah
Hmm, maybe it wasn't such a smart idea to set up your hidden city in plain sight at the old abandoned amusement park just outside of town
Thysiastery 11:57 pm
probably
Akino Ame 11:59 pm
I have to wonder how long it took for all of this to happen
For there to be such a culture against humans
For even orphnoch children to exist
I'd think more orphnoch kids would have ended up like Takumi and be traumatized by what happened to them
Thysiastery 12:00 am
the whole orphenoch phenomenon would have to start a lot earlier
Akino Ame 12:07 am
Psyga's design makes me giggle, if only because it looks like the jet pack is coming out of his ass
Also, I'm not fond of the color scheme. Too bright
Thysiastery 12:08 am
yeah, it doesn't fit with everything else
Akino Ame 12:08 am
All of the other suits have darker color schemes
Thysiastery 12:08 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:25 am
Huh. The false memory plot was interesting
At first, I thought it was going to be a case of mistaken identity, with Takumi's actor playing two roles, but when they actually sat down and explained it, I was satisfied
Thysiastery 12:25 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:26 am
I also think he was drawn to a friendship with the girl since she slightly resembles Mari
Thysiastery 12:26 am
most likely, yeah
Akino Ame 12:28 am
Wow. In just a few minutes, they give an amazing story arc for Takumi that is just too damn short
Thysiastery 12:28 am
it was :(
Akino Ame 12:29 am
I'll have to add it to the AU drabble project
This is how I do most of my AUs now, as drabbles
Thysiastery 12:29 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:29 am
So I'm not killing myself because I don't have the time
Thysiastery 12:29 am
good plan
Akino Ame 12:29 am
So it'll be the Paradise Lost worldbuilding, Takumi becoming Takeshi, and Yuuji becoming Faiz
Thysiastery 12:30 am
*nods*
Akino Ame 12:32 am
And really concentrate on the coexistence aspect
Both the series and the movie did all they could to utterly tear down that hope
Thysiastery 12:33 am
yup
Akino Ame 12:39 am
Yeah, Yuka's death is pretty irritating here
I notice she's a lot bolder in this version. Her family was probably killed before all the emotional abuse could destroy her
Thysiastery 12:40 am
probably
Akino Ame 12:40 am
And there goes Kaido
Thysiastery 12:41 am
oh Kaido :(
Akino Ame 12:41 am
While I was never a fan of him somehow being the only one of the orphnoch trio to survive (because really, he needed Yuuji and Yuka to keep him in check)
This is really not a strong way to kill him off
Thysiastery 12:41 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:41 am
Yeah, that's getting revised. Both of them
Thysiastery 12:42 am
oh, good
Akino Ame 12:46 am
Wait, what was the point of the henshin oneshot failing if drinking another one solves the problem....oh, wait, it's a metaphor for liquor
Thysiastery 12:47 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:57 am
*sigh*
I can never buy Yuuji betraying them, no matter what humans do to his friends
Thysiastery 12:57 am
me too :|
Akino Ame 12:57 am
Because the orphnochs have screwed him over so much
Thysiastery 12:58 am
yeah
Akino Ame 12:58 am
This is the problem: they've got such a well-developed character who ended up being so heroic, aided by good acting...that it doesn't work anymore forcing him into the villain role
Thysiastery 12:58 am
mhmm
Akino Ame 12:58 am
It was fine in the beginning, if grating, seeing him and Takumi pitted against each other by tragic misunderstanding
And manipulation by Smart Brain
But the further their friendship developed, the more devoted Yuuji became to his dream of humans and orphnochs coexisting, the less it works
Thysiastery 12:59 am
agreed
Akino Ame 1:00 am
And he's constantly taking it out on Takumi
Which is another problem the series has, unfortunately--using Takumi as the whipping boy
Thysiastery 1:00 am
mhmm
Akino Ame 1:01 am
Takumi is not the one who's hurt him. He learned from him how to be a better person and a better orphnoch. So why does he always default to "beat up Faiz" when something goes wrong?
Akino Ame 1:02 am
I wish the series had ended with the reveal of Takumi's true nature, when he seemingly betrayed everyone, only for Yuuji to realize he was trying to get killed. Then end with Takumi reclaiming the Faiz gear, becoming a much stronger person
That was the meat of the show
Thysiastery 1:03 am
it was
not going to lie though, the orphenoch king idea was interesting
Akino Ame 1:04 am
Yeah
Thysiastery 1:04 am
and a special kind of horrifying
Akino Ame 1:04 am
But it didn't get resolved well
Thysiastery 1:04 am
nope
Akino Ame 1:04 am
It was hanging for too long and then it was way too rushed
When it should have been a running theme in the background the whole time
Thysiastery 1:04 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:06 am
...While I appreciate the symbolism of the dual nature of human and orphnoch with Yuuji and Takumi
Showing them as literally half and half is a little...
Um, I feel like I'm watching a cut scene from Harry Potter
Thysiastery 1:07 am
heh yeah
Akino Ame 1:12 am
Wait, now you're a good guy again?
Yuuji, you change sides more often than I change socks@!
Thysiastery 1:12 am
he does
Akino Ame 1:14 am
It's always so contrived. I wish the writer hadn't tried to stick to his original plans. This is a perfect example of why you should be flexible
Thysiastery 1:14 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:16 am
...And somehow, the Chief's death is more disturbing than anything else in this
Not at all helped by the fact that you don't see any of it
Thysiastery 1:16 am
yeah
Thysiastery 1:16 am
I still don't know quite what happened
Akino Ame 1:16 am
Which is worse
Because it's left up to your imagination
Thysiastery 1:17 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:18 am
...Realistically, Takumi should be fighting his way out of the stadium, given that he just destroyed three of the orphnochs' champions
And did nothing that should inspire them to leave him alone
Thysiastery 1:18 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:18 am
Even with Blaster Mode's power, they'd still be able to swarm him
Akino Ame 1:18 am
Faiz didn't give them pause before
Thysiastery 1:18 am
*nods*
maybe they were stunned?
I dunno
I love the dystopian flavor, but Paradise Lost has a lot of problems
Akino Ame 1:19 am
Yeah, me too
Could have used a co-writer to help work out some of the kinks, and really just give up on Yuuji being the villain
Thysiastery 1:20 am
agreed
Akino Ame 1:21 am
Mind if I put this up as a commentary on my journal?
Thysiastery 1:21 am
go for it
Akino Ame 1:21 am
All right
Thysiastery 1:21 am
also
wtf is with that orphenoc monster
Akino Ame 1:21 am
'Cause it encapsulates all of my thoughts about Faiz. It's a great show, but wtf
Yes
Thysiastery 1:21 am
how does that even happen?
Akino Ame 1:22 am
Wouldn't that have been a person?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
yeah
Akino Ame 1:22 am
And they're treating them like an animal being caged?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
should have been, anyway
Akino Ame 1:22 am
Did Bruce Banner end up as an orphnoch?
Thysiastery 1:22 am
idek
maybe!
Akino Ame 1:22 am
...No, brain. Thor and Loki do not save everything
Thysiastery 1:22 am
XD
Thysiastery 1:23 am
I dunno, it could be funny
Akino Ame 1:23 am
Tony would still be human, since he's got that shrapnel near his heart. Doesn't really want to find out whether or not he can become an orphnoch
Thysiastery 1:24 am
Thor just strolling by, going all :D "HAY MIDGA...aard? Wait what happened? I was only gone 50 of your years!"
Akino Ame 1:24 am
...And I'm not writing this one
Thysiastery 1:24 am
I'd be tempted
Akino Ame 1:24 am
I'll do the Paradise Lost AU if you do Avengers AU
Thysiastery 1:24 am
Thor would take it upon himself to save the remaining humans
haha okay
Akino Ame 1:25 am
Winner: Thor