Break Point — Finished Episode 5
OKAY BREAK IT DOWN *DJ TURNTABLE EFFECT*
OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS FOR HILDA 3'S FIRST 5 EPISODES BELOW
Episode 1.
THE WAY I WAS JUMPSCARED BY DAVID'S VOICE. HOW OLD ARE THEY NOW??? LIKE IT'S GOTTA BE TEEN YEARS BECAUSE GODDAMN PUBERTY BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF MY GUY. MY GUY. MY GUY WHY IS HE SO TALL?????? DAVHDISD??????
Frida's new clothes are so cute she's my baby she's bmy baby no-one can speak ill of her EVER stay WAWAY HSISSSS HISSSSS
Trans flag doormat in Astrid's house. oh my god. oh my gos.sh. trans grandma...
TONTU BEING A TOURIST??? IS KILLING ME??? HE'S GOT THE HAWAIIAN SHIRT AND EVERYTHING I. HELP
Alfur. Alfur I Don't Like This Foreshadowing. Alfur. Alfur Stop Playing The Board Game. ALFUR.
+ of COURSE tontu is the shit-eating smug gamemaster that beats everyones asses no remorse. i'm going go murder this walking hairball (affectionate) ❤️
I'm glad they were straight up with Astrid's "oh, hi, yeah, no I'm not a witch I just really like witchcraft." LIKE IT'S SO REAL??
not to be that guy but why's Astrid kinda fuckigjgn. ADORABLE. please. please. please. just one chance
I'm Normal
Episode 2.
okay but the writers did SUCH a good job portraying what folklore towns are like here. Like everyone KNOWS things but none of them are accurate. also?? just in general a REALLY well-done montage. I do wish I knew what sauce Hilda picked for her ice cream though /hj
Johanna traumatised as fuck (We all saw this coming ❤️)
Thaose are NOT FAIRIES‼️monsterlovers come get your food though
shroom aliens. just in general a very eerie atmosphere done very well
PORTALS??? TO OTHER LIKE. FAE REALMS. I MEAN I'M NOT LIKE. SURPRISED. BUT. WHRHOUH??
mmmm HILDA SAW SOMETHING AND NOW SHE'S BEING FOLLOWED. i'm guessing its something to do with Johanna's "thank goodness they didnt see you :)" because. I mean initially you think it's about the mushroom creatures but it VERY EVIDENTLY IS NOT. aough
Episode 3.
ALTERNATE REALITIES ARE NOT ONLY REAL BUT ALSO ACCESSIBLE
woodman is just the caretaker of ancient trees i guess. ALSO HIS SASS AT THE BOOK "well i'm not in there :/" guess what i'm in love with you
the animation in this episode was absolutely GORGEOUS. literally no 2D animated show has ever done flame-ridden scenery in such a perfect, gorgeous way before I think.
HILDA WITH A SWORD HILDA WITH A SWORD HILDA HAS A SWORD YEAHHHHH!!! bisexuals rule da woooorld
oh. oh the. the giantslayer is a k- oh... oh noooo...
oh he's very. passionate i wonder wh-
holy shit. that poor fucking kid (´;︵;`) like that was. that was so much. oh my god??? jesus christ. this season is getting progressively more unnerving with it's darker themes.
ALTHOUGH IT WAS A WOODMAN EPISODE!!!! WIN!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THAT BARK CREATURE SO MUCH!! PLEASE LETS. BE OKAY
i LOOOVE the snow sister's voice so much. she's wife to me.
Not sure if it was done on purpose or not but every time it played that boom sound whenever Hilda turned back to look at the flaming tree it. it made me laugh. it made me giggle. it was so stupid looking, gave me IZ:ETF energy and really let me calm down from the emotional ride of the last few minutes
seeing more giants is really neat. the sound design for when they jumped away was MAD..in general this season feels like it was made to be listened to on a surround sound speaker system tbh
GOOD EPISODE. uh oh now there's Guys I Think
Episode 4.
Nah this guy boutta be a tumblr sexyman 😦
OKAY OFF THE BAT I ADORE LOUISE. LOUISE IS MY GIRL. I LOVE THEM. I LOVE I LOVE I LOVE. THEIR ENERGY IS SO SWEET??? BUT LIKE I WAS SCREAMING INTERNALLY THE WHOLE TIME BEING LIKE "oh my god. oh my god why are you LYING TO HER and treating her like a Normal Person she's very clearly a little freak like you. oh my god."
AND THEN WHEN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY THE MERMAN-- "Oh, you think Louise is SO innocent..." like??? ok first of all THAT LINE DELIVERY?? massive props to the VA. secondly YESSSSS SPIT THE TRUTH. and then Louise does speak up and its like. fr. fr. i love you. be a main character be a main character plrase lpease plea
STOOOPPP... stop THE MERMAN'S a theater kid?? i'm going to start , having feelings AND I DON'T WANT IT!!!
that animation change for the musical number(s) is so good. like..oh my god. oh my GOD the animation is gorgeous. very much a "i wonder if the creators have been on hallucinogens before" kind of thing though adgasjskfwheg
generally just another REALLY GOOD REALLY COOL EPISODE.
my only criticism though this is to Literally All Kids Media Ever is that no-one knows how to write accurate bullying/exclusionary activity (in this episode regarding the ginger kid and his scout group). no kids act like that. please i was bullied so hard i should know
spinning in circles WHEE WHEEEE I WANTT. im gonna download the merman's song. put it on streaming platforms Now‼️
Episode 5.
WELL. THAT'S ONE QUESTION TIED THE FUCK UP ISN'T IT?????????? I'M STILL PROCESSING. OH MY GOD THOUFH. OH MY GOD???
"I just kind of assumed he died when you were a baby..."
"I thought it was some tragic accident!"
FRIDA AND DAVID THAT'S SO REAL OF YOU. thank you for being The Fandom. I love you. I love you. I l
YEESH. um.. Johanna's beef is so. real. and human. oough. this show has GOTTA stop making episodes about my childhood man!!! that's not fair
Alfur immediately not liking his vibes got me 😶 cause like. yk the elf has that autism intuition. so
THE. THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HILDA AND THE TROLL..ONCE AGAIN. every time without fail. the trolls are just. they're nor angry creatures they're just kind of. Done With Human Shit™ and want them to stop interfering lmao (don't we all)
Johanna and Hilda having that Moment™ at the end where they have to acknowledge his shortcomings but like..the ONE time that Hilda has to face something like this is the ONE time it's actually not his fault. Like straight up sorey babygirls but he got yoinked by the dementors. um.
Okay on another note. anders has kind of got that dilf swag? not like. as a dad. but as a loser. you know losers. help me help help help help help *clawing at the floor as i get dragged to hell for enjoying a character i absolutely should be seeing red flags for*
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One thing Enter the Florpus did for ZIM and Dib’s characters is it made the parallel between their individual quests for approval more explicit.
ZIM seeks the recognition of his people and adoration of the Tallest. Dib, likewise, wants to be lauded as “Sole Defender of Earth,” especially by his father. This connection is so strong that Jhonen actually referred to the Tallest as ZIM’s “dads” in an online interview. Both Dib and ZIM want to be praised by the most important people in their lives.
However, as I thought about this dynamic, it became increasingly clear to me just how much better off Dib is than ZIM. For all ZIM’s advanced technology and scientific intellect, Dib has the one thing ZIM will never have, the very thing he wants most desperately.
And it isn’t just that Professor Membrane loves Dib and the Tallest hate ZIM. The tragic nature of ZIM’s dream goes even further than that. Not only is ZIM’s entire mission a sham, but the Tallest themselves aren’t at all what ZIM believes them to be.
Irken propaganda portrays the Tallest like rockstars. The announcer at Conventia describes them as “all-powerful” and “all-knowing.” There’s an almost North Korean cult of personality surrounding them and their supposed strengths and virtues.
And, it’s all a lie. The Tallest put no effort into running the Empire. The Control Brains run the actual government, the Tallest are pure figureheads. Not only do they never do anything productive, but they’re terrible people, even compared to other Irkens. They’re spoiled, lazy, and live a life of instant gratification. They spent Probing Day, which is meant to evaluate the progress of Invaders, pummeling the Invaders and commanding them to throw them puppet shows. They betray and commit genocide against their allies and have their own soldiers executed and imprisoned on a whim. They don't even commit their own war crimes. We have never once seen them in combat; they order other people to do the executing and blowing up for them. They’re so fucking privileged that they don’t even have to walk. All the talk of them being omniscient and awe-inspiring is pure propaganda, plain and simply.
ZIM is an egomaniac, but he’s totally bought the party line. He truly believes that the Irken race is superior to all other species in the universe, and he idolizes the Tallest just as much if not more than everybody else. ZIM lacks the self-awareness to realize that the people he adores basically don’t exist. Everything he believes about them is a state-mandated lie.
By contrast, Professor Membrane is an incredible individual. He’s a scientific genius who works around the clock, and everything he does is for the benefit of mankind. He’s saved the Earth no less than twice, was able to turn Dib into a super-advanced cyborg in the timeline where he became mortally crippled, and was thrown into a panic over being unable to cure Gaz’s “disease” in a single day. He - apparently successfully - designed a handheld device meant to create world peace, and Foodio 3000′s original function in “Ten Minutes to Doom” was to solve world hunger. Professor Membrane is just as beloved on Earth as the Tallest are to the Irken Empire, but in the Professor’s case, the hype is 100% justified.
Yes, Professor Membrane has his flaws. He has shown a willingness to use his children in the name of SCIENCE, and Gaz and Dib both crave more attention from him. But, Dib is seeking recognition from someone who’s respect is actually worth something. ZIM, on the other hand, is chasing a shadow. Even if he does someday gain the Tallest’s respect, his dream will still be unfulfilled because the people he believes in aren’t real. He’ll never, ever have what Dib has.
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