#MD3 watches Carole and Tuesday
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MD3 watches Carole & Tuesday season 1 part 2
I didn't write any reaction notes while watching eps13-14 because I wasn't at my laptop at the time. And I didn't write any during ep15, because I was trying to not be so distracted. By by ep16, I couldn't not write reactions anymore. ^^;;;;
Also, I watched this half of the season mostly in English dub. I thought if I did, I wouldn't get so distracted. And it did help me be able to watch while I ate. Yet I ended up marathoning the rest of the series all day. ^^;;;;;
2:26 PM 12/27/2019
Carole and Tuesday ep16
"Where can we find a band that will play for free?" *Turns corner and finds a band playing for free* LOL I love this show! LOL ^o^ No, but seriously, I love how virtually conflict-free it is. Whatever obstacles there are, get resolved quickly or by the end of an episode or 2. ^o^ I used to be the type who was all about the "demon hunter" subgenre and Shonen anime. But yesterday, I had to admit that maybe I'm not that anymore. Yesterday, I had been trying to get myself to catch up on Dr. Stone and Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, but instead I watched more Ascendance of a Bookworm and Carole & Tuesday. ~.~; For a few years now, I've found myself unable to watch anything outside of the iyashikei genre: moe shows, slice of life, "feel good" series, etc. Hell, Natsume Yuujinchou is one of my top 3 favorite anime. And now I can't stop watching Carole & Tuesday...but I can't get myself to watch more of a good show like Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba. x~x; I guess this means my anxiety has gotten really bad if I have to exclusively watch soothing series with no traumatic drama. I recently heard a movie reviewer (reviewing Uncut Gems and) describing the Drama genre as supposed to make you tense and uncomfortable, and I was like, "Nope. Not for me. No wonder I can't watch dramas." But I don't want people to mistake me as saying series like Carole & Tuesday and Natsume Yuujinchou are "shallow". I cry at every episode of Natsume Yuujinchou. Carole & Tuesday constantly move me inside. It's just not the manufactued drama and glorification of meanspiritedness that seems to be on display in the Drama genre (for dramam series/movies outside of iyashikei category).
"She was born poor. Her parents both died when she was young." What? I saw this clip subtitled before Netflix US was able to premier it. And the translator said that Flora's parents died because they couldn't afford their hospital bills. And that really struck me. It's a real thing going on in the US. So I'm sad that Netflix didn't have the same translation in their subtitles.
Oh, wow. The dub translated it as "She lost both her parents at a young age, becuase they couldn't afford a hospital."
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Carole & Tuesday ep17
Ertegun is so stupid. LOL He doesn't even realize that the one thing he has left is his name, and he could use that to make money.
I was so sure Aaron was the black_knight. Well, at least we can ID the stalker by his fingernails.
LOL They both thought they could get away with playing the same song. LOL
You tell her, Spencer.
Woah. It just turned into Perfect Blue.
6:51 PM 12/27/2019
Continuing the ep.
Well, you sure ARE going to die soon. I don't care if Ertegun has been mostly an antagonist during the first half of this series. That Pinocchio needs to get pummeled. lol But don't kick him into the air! Take him to jail!
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6:57 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep18
They're not going to try to interrogate Aaron? Sounds like he has an idea who the stalker is.
They didn't ALREADY tell the police?!????
Hofner! I like when Gus reconnects with his old friends. Even if it is business. It's like a glimpse of these guys being rag-tag musicians back in the day, contrasted against them now, is kind of amusing.
Why is she interviewing him? I thought Tuesday wanted to ask him what he's been covering about her mom.
I should look up Kyle's voice actor. He sounds familiar.
Now that I think about it, Angela has been really preoccupied by this stalker stubplot. Usually she's more of an antagonist towards Carole and Tuesday.
Well, the phone is bugged. ...Or is it the car?
"Anti-Mars" terrorists?
Please don't tell me Jerry caused the exploison.
Well, I didn't expect Tao to get pulled into this political subplot.
I kind of wish I hadn't seen this clip of "Threads" beforehand. Then I wouldn't have been reading for when Tuesday was crushing on Kyle. Still, even while watching it, if it wasn't for Tuesday's blushing, I probably wouldn't have gotten the hint that she was forming a crush on him, because I didn't really see why anyone would crush on him for the few interactions they've had. I mean, Tuesday finally talked about her mom and even fears that she's afraid to burden Carole with. So maybe she confused "friendship-like therapy sessions" with a deep connection?
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7:33 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep19
I hope Alba City's infrasstructure is built for snow and whatever run-off water it might cause.
They don't have money for a big stage show! LOL
I wonder if Tao and BlackKnight know each other from past programming industry.
Bilboard status!
Aw, don't call Ertigun a traitor...
I'm surprised Carole recognized Amer. Boys' facial bone structures can change a lot as they grow.
Whenever Angela and Carole&Tuesday have their little stand-offs, it reminds me of a "battle anime". lol
"If you tell us, maybe I'll stop calling you a traitor." Oh, poor Roddy! LOL
I actually really like this idea of Tao's programming skills, how the analytical psychology programs apply to both music and politics, all this AI, and hacking. If they made a whole series about that, I'd be very interested.
Dun dun DUN!
Even though Ertigun is an idiot and can be a jerk, it still is sad to see someone sad.
I wonder if the Black Knight set up this hoodie guy---and there we go.
Oh! So that's why that lcip I saw of Carole & Tuesday's song from this ep seemed like most of their electronics were out of comission. I'm surprised Tao's microwave emitter didn't blow out Ertigun's electronic equipment too. ----Wait. So all their equipment wasn't blown out? They chose to go low fi? Good. It's like what that Chinese cinema movie critic said: It's better to contrast a superstar vs trying to copy cat Bruce Lee; that's why Jackie Chan was able to stand out. But it's really sweet that Carole & Tuesday prefaced their performance with "this is how we play at home for each other". ;u; Even if it's quiet, it's cool to see the crowd so perfectly captivated.
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7:58 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep20
Jeeze, this is getting serious. As in uncomfortably plausable in real life. Big companies being behind a political candidate, so they can manipulate laws to get away with whatever they want... Yeek.
"Popcorn Bomb"? ^o^
Wait a second... I switched to Japanese dub so I could check out his seiyuu... Is that...Keiji Fujiwara? No way... Wikipedia says Subaru Kimura.
I like that this series is discussing how rap is used as a protest tool. I'm not that familiar with the genre, so I wasn't aware of how entrenched it is in politics until I saw some reports recently. Apparently, there are even authoritarian governments trying to create their own rappers, in an attempt to drown out all the dissident popular rappers.
I know "I don't have time to be sad" is framed as some kind of "admirable" resilience, but it seems kind of sad to me.
It's funny how little characterization their band is given, other than their character design and a few short moments, but I guess this series doesn't have much time for that on top of everything else.
Well, that's a target on Amer's back.
Angela's adopted?
Maybe I haven't noted this yet, but it's really creative all the ways this series finds to save its budget. Like keeping Angela in essentially the same outfit as one of her previous standard costume designs, but just changing the color of her strapless top. And they get away with it; it really does look very different, just by changing the color (and probably symolizes the darker turn her story is taking.) It's impressive. It's how studio Bones can afford all this rotoscoping and so much more animation that other series.
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8:25 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep21
"Nevermind the serious darma going on in Angela's B plot. Let's get on with our A plot." LOL
Y'know there's a lot of anime where a girls says, "Will you go somewhere with me?" And she's framed really cute. Then cut, and there's supposed to be some kind of scene of them hanging out that the characters say isn't a date, but the direction/framing and the male protagonist treat like a date. Is that phrase "Wanna go somewhere with me?" like a common phrase in Japanese used to ask someone out on a date?
HOw did Roddy make that promise without already knowing how much a natural Christmas tree costs? lol
Wow. So many pills. This escalated quickly.
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8:43 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep22
I"m so glad we have protagonists who can worry about their "rival".
"You don't have time to be worrying about other people." But that's why I like Carole & Tuesday! ;o;!
Now that I think about it, isn't it weird that they're meeting and having this complicated discussions with Crystal in a hotel lobby instead of a conference room? But hey, if it saves studio Bones money to reuse the same set designs, rather than design a whole new conference room and hall to a conference room, then it's an impressive budget cutting technique.
They're so cute! Jumping up and down and giggling. ^o^
Look how flabergasted Carole looks while Tuesday sings "happy birthday" to her! ^o^ And Ziggy is so cute! Cooing/singing along too. ^o^
Professor Zeeman? Who's that?
Whole scene stopped so Roddy can compliment their dresses... Dawwwwww.... ^___^
Omg someone really studied US award ceremony monologues. All the cheesey cringe and shout-outs to the audience and everything. O_o
OMG The host is outsing Tuesday's relation to Valerie?! Did peopel know that before???
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9:04 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep23
Aw, Angela's #1 fan/manager is back.
Dang. Skip-tachi getting arrested for just walking down the street. I know I started off watching this show because "nothing really bad happens", but as these last few episodes come up, it's sure escalating into "real world problems" territory. o_o I can't even look at the "MICE" on the cops' backs and this whole subplot about refugees and immigration being used as a political talking point for an election more than as anything else, without thinking of real world problems right now.
Just a second ago, I thought it was really cool that Spencer was actually in Carole & Tuesday's apartment. But now EVERYBODY'S there! LOL
I like that they mentioned "scaring people into self-censorship" and not just banning freedom of speech.
At first, this speech sounded like unrealistic slice of life fluff. "Saving the world through a song"? Isn't that what won the war in Macross? That level of unrealism. But when Tuesday said, "If we can all sing freely, none of us will be silenced," then it all made sense as a unified protest song. Like, "I dare you to arrest the entire industry".
"But a person who's not idealistic is nothing but a slave!" turned into "Although, if you don't defend what you believe in, then what's the use in living." o.o
Well, I didn't expect Valerie to confront Jerry about the bombing.
Well, now we know why the first episodes introduced the Immigration Hall.
Wow. there's a whole cyberpunk corporate espionage movie going on in the B plot. lol
Oh..."Mother Earth"...I saw spoilers of that song before I actually watched this episode. That was the one interpretation I didn't consider.
I love when the cuts go to Ziggy with the sleepy eyes.
I'm really glad they brought back Angela's #1 fan/manager to be there to listen to Angela's emotional breakdown.
I like that Tao and his AI exchanged some semblence of "human"/empathic concern in saying goodbye to each other.
Is Tao really going to disappear?
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9:34 PM 12/27/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep24
So Pr. Zeeman is a designer baby creator.
Oh, wow. Tao and Angela are like siblings.
Don't people die by jumping off bridges?????? O~O!
LOL Scream from the rooftops then "SHUT UP!" LOL
The landlord finally spoke! ^o^
Aw, their idol Crystal is fangirling over their other idol Flora. And then Desmond appears to overshadow them all. LOL
AW, they even brought back Carole's friend working security at the Immigration Hall. ;u;
Finally watching this song in context. ;U;
Well, if Shinichiro Watanabe wanted to make a series about the music industry and all its tropes, he did it. It's got that "We Are the World" moment and everything.
The lyrics of "Mother" really mean something different after realizing they're protesting for freedom of speech. o.O
9:56 PM 12/27/2019
And now, done. That was Carole and Tuesday. ^___^
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MD3 watches Carole & Tuesday season 1 part 1
9:34 PM 9/1/2019
Carole and Tuesday ep1
Watch Shinichiro Watanabe and Studio Bones go fully into revolving a series around music.
I was going to say something about how this entire exposition dump is too blunt, that everything is falling into place too easily. But not only is it the natural thing for these 2 characters to do when they're introducting themselves to each other, but the tone of these scenes are really nice. Just the thing for someone who's been watching almost exclusively iyashikei for a while now.
I'm surprised they're using actual terms like "Google" and "INstagram". I wonder if there's a real Instagram account named "carole_and_tuesday". Well, if Netflix didn't, the fanbase will have.
I like that the episode begins with narration explaining that Carole and Tuesday will become famous musicians. Because if the tension of the episode/series is based on already knowing their ending of their story, then that means, it won't hurt me to have already seen some spoiler scenes from later in the series. ^-^
That ending theme really sounds like a Cyndi Lauper or at least a 1980's song, with all that synthesizer. Tuesday was talking about her earlier in the episode. Do I have to go research Lauper to understand future references?
9:59 PM 9/1/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep2.
Is there a setting on Netflix that automatically lets me always see the ending and opening credits? I just don't feel complete when those opening songs and ending themes get skipped. And often, I can't scramble for the remote in time to ensure I get to watch the credits. I'm pretty sure there's science behind the benefits of staying for credits and easing back into the next episode with an opening song. I mean, that whole Interest Curve theory works pretty well for overall plots, scenes, videogame rising tension, Star Wars, Haikyuu, etc. I need that cool-down after a story for an optimal experience. That's why I always stayed in movie theaters during credits, even before the MCU.
I forgot to note during ep1, but I like the future-ized version of vocal synthesizers liek Hatsune Miku, and there's this whole company that has had exclusively virtual/artifical singers for its entire successful history so far. Did that Tao guy mention the name of his company?
I also liked that Angela's mom is going to represent that Stage Mom archetype and how that's destructive and contributes to the cliche of "child actors" ending up badly. If we're going to have a series about the entertainment business, it's good to at least mention that.
Oh yeah...Did Carole's uni-wheel skateboard exist before the real life version that's been advertised on YouTube lately?
Something tells me Tao's business is going to be a better example of the highly manufactured music process, than Black Mirror's "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too".
These chats that Carole and Tuesday have, while her owl gets sleepy, are realy soothing. It's reminds me of iyashikei genre's tone. And Carole's seiyuu has a soothing voice that's also more interesting that just the typical bishoujo voice.
So the title is based on Bruce Springsteen's song.
Carole wants to try a grand piano, and I was thinking of those pianos inside shopping malls. But would malls even still exist in the future? LOL And why is there a piano in a place called "Mars Immigration Memorial Hall"? Sounds like a federal administrative building. ...Except for the "Memorial" part. Yeah, what would a building like that be for? Maybe a piano will make sense there when I see it.
DJ Ertegun is getting a pretty big introduction. Ok, I'm curious. Did he produce that talent show I've seen spoiler clips of?
I feel kind of bad for Carole's security guard friend, but I like that one of the people in charge of the venue is cool with them just using the piano. LOL
Did I mention yet that I really like the music in this series? The songs I've seen in spoiler clips, anyway.
LOL omg Roddy recorded them running from the security guard too. LOL ^o^!
omg and he totally uploaded it. LOL
I'd be funny if anyone, not just people with more computer experience, but I mean idiots like me, could so easily use facial recognition software, find someone's Instagram, and just use the geotagging to find anyone.
I know it's cliche for the has-been agent/manager/scout to find a new talent and it gets him out of his self-destructive patterns, but it's still nice. I'm glad to see Gus not drinking his liver to death and picking fights.
I really should stop after ep2, but I'm really curious to see how they'll deal with a manager out of no where.
10:43 PM 9/1/2019
Carole & tuesday ep3
Tuesday's brother sounds really familiar. I know that the bishonen/biseinen voice is a common archetype, but still. Is that Takahiro Sakarai? He voices Cloud in Final Fantasy VII. Or maybe...No. Not deep enough for Hikaru Midorikawa. That's just wishful thinking for my old favorite.
I feel bad for Tuesday's brother. I don't know how, but there's a sense that he feels bad about how their mom treats her. Maybe it's camera lingering on his reponses to her, like he's hesitating to go along with her commands. Maybe that kind of direction implies he questions her and is reluctant to follow. Well, if not, then that completely askewed fireplace behind him in this ep's early scene definitely is saying something.
It's really funny how this pizzeria scene used reading Wikipedia as not just exposition but showing everyone's funny reactions. Just like when people read a real Wiki! LOL I hope more movies do this kind of integration of believable internet use.
"Teen Vogue"?
It's funny now durian has become the popular flavor.
Is the currency "oolongs"? LOL That's really close to "woolongs" from Cowbow Bebop. I wonder why they didn't go ahead and use "woolongs" as a direct reference.
Ok. This laundromat scene and a random stranger getting involved in their unfinished song, is pretty endearing. ^____^
I just realized that everyone is walking around with these AI pets, like the All-Mates from Dramatical Murder.
It's the partially-shredded Banksy! LOL
I thought he expected them to do a nude drawing of him or something. Now does he think they're athletic trainers? ...Groupies. He thinks they're groupies. Ok. That was a lot of weird misdirect. But I guess that confusion is teh point of this scene. LOL
She's actually burning her sheet music?! I'm pretyt sure Ertegun was being metaphorical. So are they portraying Tuesday as the oblivous literal type? Or was she trying to activate the fire sprinklers to get back at his insults?
They're pretty lucky that everyone takes their shenanigans well.
This "running again" running gag is starting to grow on me.
So Ertegun mentioned, like Tao, that he also constructs his music from computer-analyzed trends. So is this the theme of this series? Music by computer calculations vs music by humans?
They're funny. ^____^ Turning back at Ertegun's house just to yell at him without him even hearing. I wonder if they're going to go the old fashioned route of gigs at bars, like Gus was talking about.
11:12 PM 9/1/2019
Maybe I can watch ep 4 without taking so many notes. I just want to watch it.
11:13 PM 9/1/2019
Carole & tuesday ep4
Good gobs, this series is much harder to stop watching than Violet Evergarden. Proably because Violet Evergarden was a cry fest and that's easier to drop. I can't do that much crying all the time! At least Carole & Tuesday is soothing and fun.
Roddy is still there. LOL
Isnt' there something wrong with it if it's only 19 oolongs?
Ziggy likes Tuesday now. ^u^
Ooh, poor Ziggy.
Heh. Maybe I don't actually want to stop writing reactions. ^^;;;
This whole episode is uneasy. You know they're not actually going to be able to make this crazy music video. That direction AI robot is going to turn out to be worthless. And in any case, a big action music video doesn't fit their type of songs. It's like going up the roller coaster, waiting for the fall, when you don't liek roller coasters! x~x! Ok. After this episode, I'll call this binge a night.
This montage of them trying on clothes woudl be a good music video for them.
I wonder why they didn't start with giving the robot budget restrictions or any kind of limitations first, before it told them what was possible.
I really like that Marie is just so casually asking these young people if they have boyfriends or girlfriends. You never see that in anime!!!!!!!!!!! ;u; It's usually a big deal and used for comedy because of the heteronormative expectations!!!!! but here, she's just being normal about it! ;U;!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy!!!!!!!!!
I don't collect Gunpla, but I call figure collection abuse! lol
Why is this robot talkign out loud to itself?
Dude, the bartender is super stressed, watching Gus and Marie. Do they have a history of big arguments that could wreck his bar? O_o???
Just say "congratulations" if you're going to burst in like that. LOL Takes the edge off your eavesdropping. LOL
"I hope you're happy this time." Awwwwwwwwwwwwww~ That's so sweet. ;u;
Who's that random dancer in the video? LOL
Wait a sec...The car was blown up?!?
Where is the AI scammer getting returned to?
Ok, that was funny at the end. Maybe I can stick around for another episode. ^^;
11:42 PM 9/1/2019
I'm going to switch to dub, so I can get some stuff done in these 20 minutes before 12am. o~o;
11:46 PM 9/1/2019
Carole & tuesday ep5
Wow. Roddy's dub actor is Michael Sinterniklaas? ...Or maybe Yuri Lowenthal? ...Hm... Then again, there are so many new dub actors that I often find myself confusing older A-listers I'm familiar with. ^^;
Wait. The dub Tao said "woolongs"! So it's a direct reference to Cowbow Bebop in the dub!
"You're not as cool as you used to be"? Really? *That* cliche? Listen, I've liked a lot of tropes used in this series so far, but that was mean and hackneyed.
Only 1 song? Good. They only have like 3 songs.
So the Martian environment caused Angela's mom to become androgenous? Is that why the media lost interest in her as a child actor, once she hit her 20's? It always creeps me out how when these child actors turn 18/legal, everyone give this sense like they're leering at him in anticipation. I guess once Angela's mom wasn't able to transition from child actress to "specifically-female sex pot" they gave up on her career. That's kind of weird, huh? When child actresses get old enough, as soon as they're legal, everyone expects them to sell sex with their image, even when they just _barely_ became old enough. I don't pay enough attention to non-geeky entertainment media, but are male child actors expected to become sex symbols as soon as they turn 18 too? That's kinda sad.
Well, Roddy explaining to Beth why likes their music, explains why he's sticking around.
How did Tuesday's luggage find her? ^.^
I like how cool Carole's landlord and Tuesday's brother are being about leaving them alone to continue pursuring music.
12:16 AM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep6
It's funny how they're all hanging out at Carole's place all the time now.
Well, that Skip guy was pretty cool.
Oh~ Skip was talking about Crystal forgetting the type of music she originally wanted to play. I thought he was talking about himself or something. First time I saw this clip of him talking to Crystal, he said "it's your song". I thought that meant he wrote it for her. But now hearing the same line dubbed, I finally understood it means that Cyrstal wrote this song and it was her original sound, that she's forgotten now that she plays music that sounds more like manufactured pop.
Is that why they call alcohol "liquid courage"? ^^;;;;;;;;;
Oh, they really did write a faster song just for this festival? No, wait. This is that laundromat song. ^_^
Wow. They're really throwing stuff at them while they play. I feel like I've seen this portrayed only once before in an idol series, but then it had that stereotypical "somoene stands up for the protagonists" moment. It's kind of refreshing for this more realistic portrayal, then the encouragement come in a more practical way.
Aw, Crystal is giving them a pep talk. There are so many nice mentor figures at this festival. ;u;
12:37 AM 9/2/2019
I should stop here and go to bed. ^^;
It occurrs to me that I keep expecting an episode preview, full of joke narration, like you usually hear after an ending theme. LOL I guess Netflix really does expect you to binge everything. ^^;;; No need for previews and omake, huh?
Ok. I'll save ep7 for tomrrow.
Good series. ^____^
5:03 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep7
I'm so glad all these video essays on YouTube have been teaching me to pay more attention. Or else I wouldn't have noticed how round-table Gus/Carole&Tuesday/Roddy are together, in contrast to Tao/Angela/Angela's mom.
Angela *better* have her own category. I can't imagine having American Idol and suddenly back-in-the-day Miley Cyrus show up as just a regular contestant. C'mon.
I know I sound like an old fogey, but I really like when modern media shows people streaming their life. Because it's actually happening, and there was such a long time when movies/shows would go to lengths to not show technology even when it's become a daily part of life, just for fear of free product placement. Seeing Pyotr streaming himself and everyone say he's "Instagram famous" may make this bit dated in 10-20 years, but I feel like it's a better representation of now, vs just avoiding portraying it all together.
Is that native Maritan at the auditions a reference to Space Channel 5? LOL Naw~ LOL
"I won't do things like that anymore. It happened because of the medicine's side effects. I'm stable now." Did this just get even darker than "stage mom" drama? o~o!
Ok. Physical abuse. As long as it doesn't go into incest sexual abuse territory, I think I can handle this character development.
Also, Angela's mom looks like she used to be her dad? That photo looked very male-presenting. I thought she was her mom, who just looked/sounded "manish" because of the androgenous effects of the Martian environment?
I really like how this whole cast works together. It's really sweet and warm. I know that this scene of Carole, Tuesday, and Gus running into Roddy are supposed to portray that but in a bittersweet way, like Tuesday is contemplating all of this warmth going away if her identity is discovered through the Mars Brightest audition, but let me just enjoy it as a "slice of life" moment for now. ^-^
Oh, Tuesday was sad about not knowing much about Carole's background. Wow, I feel like there was only 1 moment for that setup. I totally thought she was afraid of this found family of hers being taken away when her identity is revealed. Ah, well. Let's see where this goes.
Carole *is* cool and to be envied. ^_^
Time for a song! I thought that if Tuesday was going to keep feeling so sad, they'd have to vent it in a song. lol
I like how just random people get involved with Carole & Tuesday's lives. I just watched a spoiler clip of one of their future concerts and looking at the background "finger snappers" I thought they totally found those guys on the street and asked them to snap their fingers for their song. LOL But isnt' this guy teaching them special handshakes the same guy from the laundromat? o.o? That was funny. LOL
Ah, so this is about Tuesday learning to be "bold" like Carole.
Dog race betting!? ;o;
Ack. TV crews.
Oh, this is about Tuesday not needing the sunglasses anymore.
5:43 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep8
The heck? That's a lot of doing BEOFRE asking! Even if it's 2 seconds late, that's too late! o~o!
Cybelle is always liking their Instagram posts. lol I was just reading this [https://twitter.com/_le_hibou/status/1168178112007458818] "To people who follow artists: It may not be obvious but artists do notice followers who regularly interact or reply to their art!! I don’t always know the proper way to respond but I do know who all my “regulars” are if you will lol" Reminds me that I recently had someone who often likes my IG posts, come meet me in real life and have so many expectations...Now I keep worrying about having said all the wrong things, just being a disappointment, and not having helped enough. @_@;
That's mean, Gus. Don't just assume Angela is going to embarass herself. Even if we didn't have all these background scenes of her singing well, don't say junk like that. ~.~;
Ah, when death metal becomes the classical music of old fogeys... ^____^
"I feel like I've gained their approval to exist." Sheesh. To think someone ouwl dsay it so directly and so casually. o_O
When I first saw this YouTube clip of Pyotr performing I couldn't stop marvelling how this seems like it's completely hand-drawn. Remember when all the idols shows started to just CGI all the performances and it looked horrible. Like compare UtaPri's first season vs 3rd. Or the earlier Idolmasters vs the recent ones. It's amazing to me that anyone is fully hand-animating this anymore.
Ok. I'll admit. I've been watching "Bulldog Anthem" repeatedly even before starting to watch this series. I just like opera mixed with modern music, ok.
Was Gus the one squeezing his hand nervously when the announcer mentioned that Carole & Tuesday don't use AI to compose their songs?
I thought it was weird to choose between different music genres represented by each contestant. Like I love death metal, and fushion music, and pop is fun too. But I love that whole acoustic singer-songwriter genre. ^_________^
It's weird that they're judging OG Bulldog on his identity lies, vs his singing. Is that how these music audition songs go? I don't really watch those. I mean, it's off-putting after he called everyone in the audience/judges fake and made up so many outrageous things about his background, but his song was still nice.
But maybe that's the contrast represented between OG Bulldog vs Carole & Tuesday. Bulldog was building this whole identity/persona to sell along with his music. Whereas even the judge noted how Carole & Tuesday were presenting their music in and of itself alone. I guess that was the point.
Maybe it's been a long time since I watched battle anime or the martial arts genre, or Pokemon, but do rival always start introducing themselves to the protagonists by telling them they hate them? The latest rival I remember being really nasty about their introductions was Yuri Plizetsky from Yuri on Ice. I guess I'm too accustomed to the old fashioned formalities of martial arts anime, where you send a letter of challenge and formally show your opponent respect, even if it annoys you that they offer you genuine challenge. In fact, it's because martial artist characters usually recognize the importance of being challenged, that they revere their worthy opponents and recognizing someone as a "rival" was always a sacred thing. Even rival who hated each other like Ryouga and Ranma are still very respectful towards each other.
And talk about Shadow projecting. If anyone is the "amatures who get carried away with themselves" it's definitely Angela. I mean, she can sing, but everyone recognizes her as a model and is calling her a music amature.
6:25 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep9
Cybelle's really storng on the stalker vibes.
omg Did the guest judge just get killed?
Did Cybelle just bite Tuesday????? O~O!! This is getting into extra weird levels of stalker! ;o;
I'd feel kind of hyprocritical if I don't admit that Angela's songs are nice. Even though I said that OG Bulldog's background doesn't effect the quality of his song, knowing how nasty Angela has been for most of this series has infused watching her performances with bitterness. But her songs are nice, in and of themselves.
I'm glad Tuesday was able to reject Cybelle so soon. And I'm glad Cybelle lost, so her creepiness can exit the series sooner. But I'm afraid a violent stalker subplot is going to start. o~o!
6:49 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep10
Ertegund judging Carole & Tuesday. I should have seen that coming.
Is this what they call "emotional blackmail"? When someone threatens to suicide or hurt themselves if some girl doesn't like them? Notebook stuff?
So I didn't react much on ep10 because I was trying to multi-task. I even tried switching to dub. But I'm switching back to sub for ep11.
7:54 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep11.
I guess Angela is doing the sleuthing in the background for this ep.
These pre-song interviews are fine in fiction, but I can't believe if they do it right before in an actual show. Then again, reality TV really over-inflates drama where ever they can. ~.~;
I want to get an album of Carole & Tuesday and listen to it before I sleep. ^___^
Ertegun taking cheap shots. Tuesday DID preform.
I can't help but deflate the stakes in this Mars Brightest arc since Carole & Tuesday started so low, that any kind of exposure seems fine. And I like lower stakes for an iyashikei-like tone. Anyway, look how hyper stressed all the overly ambitious characters are, who absolutely have to win or lose everything. I'm fine with middle stakes.
I like that Catherine stated her judgement as "If you asked me who I'd want to hear again...". That's an interesting factor.
Again, I'm glad Carole & Tuesday keep running into people who are just cool with all the craziness that follows them. Pyotr could become a nice side character. And apparently, his stakes were also low enough that all he really wanted was some exposure. He's already IG famous anyway.
Are they really going to leave the crime pinned on Angela's poor manager?
So much for low stakes and low ambition.
At least this show always resolves its issues quickly. So far.
Blocking is really nice in this scene. Them sitting on opposite sides of this weird bench, really makes them seem far apart. Appropriate. Gotta remember this technique.
Dude, is Carole going to get a bad injury too? o_o
Oh, yeah, she still didn't give Teusday her birthday gift.
8:27 PM 9/2/2019
Carole & Tuesday ep12
Well, I'm looking forward to the last-minute escape in a week, to get to Mars Brightest.
Always running with Carole. LOL
"I should have brought her back no matter what she thought." Hang on, Gus. That should be "I should have tried to bring her back and ask her again what she thought."
I'm glad Tuesday's brother Spencer is cool.
Already sent the instruments to the venue? Gonna be cutting it close, huh? ^o^
That's packing a lot of "endearing backstory motivation" into one scene for a so-far less palatable character. I guess this really is the last episode of this season. Is there a 2nd season of Carole & Tuesday?
MOre cool random people they meet on the street. LOL
Oh wow. Angela's manager came back. Aw. Forgiveness is wholesome. ^______^
I'm glad they're not driven by ambition. That's fine for martial arts anime and battle anime, where winning represents something about honing your skill. But I think Carole & Tuesday are more about just having the chance to sing and enjoy music.
It's like, "You can have all the high-production concerts and collaborations with Ertegund. Carole & Tuesday are here to play good music."
Even got that jerk Ertegund to cry, huh? LOL
Wait a sec. Does Netflix USA not have season 2 up yet. Because I've seen clips on YouTube that weren't in this season. Wow. I heard about Netflix withholding episodes but this is just weird...Or maybe that was nother streaming service?
I guess that's it. I'll go re-watch the spoiler clips on YouTube then.
9:03 PM 9/2/2019
https://trinikid.com/carole-tuesday-plot-netflix-release-date-and-more
"Flying Dog" was involved with Carole & Tuesday?! They worked on my favorite Sengoku Basara 2009 series! *O*!
Ok. So season 1 was split into 2 parts. And these 12 eps I just watched were part 1 of season 1. And there's a part 2 of season 1 to come. And season 2 is teh one that's iffy about production.
9:08 PM 9/2/2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_%26_Tuesday
Wait a sec. Ertegun is freaking Mamoru Miyano?! LOL!!!!!!!!!! Well, after Tamaki Suoh I'm convinced he does "over dramatic self-agrandizing" characters well. LOL Isn't the manager of Zombieland Saga like that too?
Roddy is freaking Miyu Irino?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *O* I guess he finished his hiatus abroad. O.o Wait! That means whenever there's a Ertegun/Roddy scene, it's Riku and Sora together again! LOL
Megumi Hayashibara is in this series too?!?! *u*
Oh, Watanabe is the supervising director with someone else doing the usual directing?
Looks like season 1 part 2 is still airing in Japan. Netlflix is probably going to wait until the season is done before they send it to Bang Zoom Entertainment for dubbing, AND THEN it'll be on Netflix.
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md3 watches Given ep1
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Maybe it's because I’m having a bad day, or maybe my distaste for most abrasive Romance genre tropes is showing. But I did not have good reactions. If I didn’t get spoiled on how good this series will eventually get, I probably wouldn’t continue. Gawd I’m impatient for this to get good.
Mafuyu is sweet though. ^___^
8:26 PM 9/27/2019
I'm going to watch Given. After today, I'm too tired and defeated to do anything more ambitious than react to anime. ;_;
And this morning I watched some clips that suggested Mafuyu's tragic past? I"m really hoping his childhood friend/boyfriend didn't dump him. They both seemed so nice and in love. Then again, if his boyfriend died that would also be very sad. But at least it's not indirectly saying that Mafuyu was worth dumping. He seems like such a sweet, fragile kid.
given Episode 1 – Boys in the Band
"I'm not lonely." I know it's a cliche now for an anime character to try to convince themselves of this with internal monologue, but it's still effectively sad and still pulls the heart-strings. ;~;
Uenoyama is too sleepy to eat lunch and his friend asks him to play basketball instead of get bread? omg
Everyone is sure staring at Uenoyama as he walks by though. I wonder why.
Jeeze! I don't know why Uenoyama has to be so upset! What was Mafuyu doing that was even creepy anyway? Not talking? Sure, its more common for an anime character to leave when they've discovered they're in someone else's usual nap/hideout spot, but Mafuyu was nice about making room for Uenoyama. And now he's throwing a tantrum about getting Mafuyu's hopes up and his naptime interrupted? Careful or you're going to start hitting my real pet peeves and I'll drop this series.
He just asked a stranger to teach him now to play guitar...Okay? Well, that escalated quickly. ^^;
Thank you, opening theme. I feel like I need some music to really set the tone---no, just get into this story/world. I'm the kind of person who hates that Netflix skips opening/ending themes.
jfc I know I've had a moderately bad day, but this series is just starting and it hit ANOTHER one of my pet peeves?! Siblings who are nasty to each other?! Ug. If it weren't for all the fandom hype over this show and the nice clips I've seen of it beforehand, I would give up on it right now. Or maybe I need to stop pausing every few seconds to write and dwell on the bad stuff, and just watch the show. Ok, I'll try that. I want to record all my initial thoughts for this series if I end up getting deep into the fandom, but rumination isn't good, after all. Maybe all the annoying parts will go faster if I don't pause to react to all of them.
"Now that I think about it, I guess I almost cired when I first broke a string, too, becuase I thought I'd broken my guitar" Aw, Uenoyama is showing empathy. (Finally.)
See? Mafuyu is reasonable. He paid Uenoyama back for the strings and everything.
I think watching clips and hearing the fandom chatter before actually watching this series was a mistake. I've been immune to spoilers for most of my life, but they've been starting to actually hurt my viewing in these past few years. But it's not like when the shock of character deaths were dulled by knowing beforehand, with Madoka Magica. This time, it's more like I'm _impatient_ to get to the good parts I saw before.
So Mafuyu is stalking him now? Now that I think about it, all those BL manga I used to read were quirky like this, huh? ...Really???
I should have mentioned this before, but this background music is a little odd. It's like it doesn't quite match the tone of this very solid, real-feeling animation.
But if he's a total newbie, he won't be able to tell the difference between a "godly performance" and a mediocre one!
"Something cool". LOL ^-^
OMG are they totally just riffing? That's pretty cool. ^___^
"Uecchi"? Is this in Kansai? LOL
This guilt Uenoyama keeps dwelling on is really helping make him a sympathizable character.
"Uesama"? LOL
I'm glad Mafuyu tired the school's music club and that his reason for returning to Uenoyama's band was that he was much cooler. I'll buy that reasoning.
What is this exploision effect? I know the animation in this series so far looks great, like they threw lots of money at it, but wow... Was it supposed to look cheesey on purpose?
Well, this ending theme is soothing and nice.
But I'm not caught by this series. So far, the primary couple has proven so be one half too angry, kinda mean, and plain grumpy to me. And the other half is so sweet and fragile seeming, that I just feel sorry when he gets yelled at. I feel like Mafuyu is just Uenoyama's punching bag, even if his actions are driving Uenoyama crazy. Why does he have to over-react?
After a month or so of being tempted to watch this series, I finally gave in today because I couldn't wait to get to answering the questions of those tragic backstories I saw some clips and spoilers of. And maybe I'll stick around to get my answers. But I can't say I like this series in and of itself so far. Mafuyu is sweet and intriguing, but I don't feel attached to Uenoyama so far. I kind of want to watch something else, or just browse through the AkiRyu fandom instead. ...In fact, I will do that. No need to jump into ep2.
But when I come back to this series, I should react to it like a movie. Just watch it without stopping, then write whatever still stuck out to me enough to have inherently gotten a reaction out of me, at the end. I shouldn't just stop every few minutes to write.
Maybe the thing that bugs me with Given ep1 is that I prefer couples who actually like each other enough to instantly click. At least get along together. I abandoned my favorite shoujo manga circle because they kept insisting on this "falling in love with the person who annoys the heroine (the most)" cliche. I generally tell people that I don't like Romance genre movies because so many of them revolve around couples who confuse friction and adrenaline for "passion" and attachment. But that never sat well with me. I never liked the "argue/hate someone so much, you don't realize you're in love with them", as my aunt once put it. Even the couples I like which might be mistaken for that trope actually arne't as abrasive as many filler episodes would caricature them to be: Ranma/Akane, Ichigo/Rukia. Maybe that's why I'd prefer to browse the AkiRyu fandom right now. They actually enjoy spending time with each other! From the first time they met! ...I dunno... Maybe Given will get very good, very fast, after this first ep. Lots of BL manga had rough starts but turned into great series of scenes that were emotionally moving to experience, once the initial situation that contrived the couple to get together, is settled. Why wouldn't Given be the same?
I probably shouldn't post this reaction to my blog. Or maybe have no tags, so the fandom won't come after me. I don't need flames for my flippant venting that will likely change drastically once I get further into the series and find what I liked about those spoiler clips.
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The more time passed after watching Given ep1, the more I tried to use everything else to TRY to figure out why I wasn’t in love with Given (yet).
6:43 PM 9/28/2019
TOBE!!! CAROLE & TUESDAY EPISODE 14 LIVE REACTION
by MemoryNK
https://youtu.be/58OI_yufctQ
OMG THIS SHOW! Just a few clips, edited, talked over by commentary, and I'm already freaking half-crying! GODDAMNIT! ;o; Carole's dad found her, he and his wife wanted to keep her but the wife died and he was unjustly sent to prison, and now he's still on parole and has to return to prison or his parole restrictions on Earth or something---! ;O;!!!!!!!!!!! THIS SHOW---! And Carole takes it as hope and something to look forward to, vs typical cliche drama contrived anger! This show goes for the heart-felt warmth, instead of the contrived anger drama! ;U; I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
Carole and Tuesday season 1 part 2 doesn't release on Netflix for probably a few more MONTHS. Maybe it was a mistake to see spoilers. But I've been seeing songs from season 1 part 2 all this time. But actual scenes, spoiling the story...I went too far. Maybe I shouldn't have.
But only because I want to note my emotional reactions. Especially when I'm having such trouble getting into Given. I need to now if Carole & Tuesday were able to grab me from ep1, first intros of the main characters,...Because Given is failing hard on that! And I want to know if I'm justified in not being as attached to Given, or if I was just having a bad day (I wasted all yesterday on that horrible cooking that even made me physically ill ~___~;!)
6:49 PM 9/28/2019
I came in from my daily walk and had to immediately watch Carole & Tuesday becasue while I was walking, Mafuyu's song from Given was stuck in my head, even though I didn't even know it well. I started daydreaming about Tuesday and Mafuyu hanging out, jamming, etc., and I couldn't listen to my podcasts while walking anymore. I had to switch to Carole & Tuesday.
7:21 PM 9/28/2019
https://mysticdragon3md3.tumblr.com/post/187499907672/md3-watches-carole-tuesday-season-1-part-1
Re-reading my reactions to watching Carole & Tuesday for the first time, I'm surprised how little I say about their characters (until much later episodes). I wonder if it means they were so agreeable that I didnt' have to rant anything about them. Because in contrast to my reactions to watching Given ep1 for the first time, I just kept going on and on about their characters---how mean Uenoyama was. ...omg...I think I don't like Uenoyama. I mean, I LOVE Carole, and Tuesday is really sweet and cute, but I never mentioned anything about that in my reactions from earlier this month until like halfway through season1 part1. In fact, a few minutes ago was the first time I reblogged some Carole & Tuesday art with tags like "#my girls" and "i love them!". I'd hate to say it, but maybe I only realized how good of characters Carole & Tuesday are, because of how abrasive Uenoyama's introduction has been for me. I mean, I always thought Carole's brash confidence was cool and Tuesday was sweet, but I guess I was taking it as a given, instead of something extraordinarily rare. ...I'm trying really hard to get into Given, you guys. All the clips and spoilers I've seen and the music have been good. But it's becoming clear to me now that Uenoyama is a barrier. I used to read a lot of BL and those protagonists do tend to be really quirky or always upset to end up in the plot situation for comedic sakes...But when will the series get to Uenoyama being stupidly in love with Mafuyu so I can laugh at him for being an idiot around him? I'm impatient over here, especially when I usually drop a series as soon as it centers too much on an abrasive character. There are 20+ anime series every season and 4 seasons every year, and I've got a big backlog of anime to watch, so I can afford to be picky---I _HAVE TO_ be picky.
6:18 PM 9/29/2019
I've been really bugged by how I have not enjoyed the first episode of Given. Maybe I got my expectations too high, after watching it because of so much hype over it, and watching spoiler clips that were really intriguing. But what really gets me, after having finally seen ep1, is that Uenoyama is not very likable! Why does Mafuyu even like him?! Well, Mafuyu is a sweethear and will forgive anything, ti seems...I think the problem is that _I_ as an audience member see no reason to like Uenoyama yet. Why would I want this jerk to continue getting angry as adorable, frail Mafuyu? Mafuyu doesn't deserve that! ;o;
The really bad thing are the comparisons. I've been re-watching "Carole and Tuesday" repeatedly this month, and though it's not (blatantly) a romance story, there's just so much reason to want to see these 2 characters always be together. I love watching them, they enjoy each other's company, they are nice to each other equally,---! And I just realized that Given's Uenoyama and Mafuyu are similar to Kageyama and Hinata from Haikyuu. Granted, I didn't really get into the KageHina ship (it just had some cute doujins that I personally thought were too dissimilar to the canon characters for me to think of the ship while I watched Haikyuu), but I LIKED the dynamic between Kageyama and Hinata. WHY? All Kageyama did was yell and treat Hinata badly whenever he could!...No...That's not true. The story made certain from the very beginning to establish Kageyama as a more noble person inside, even though he was just so oblivious to how humans should interact, he only knew how to give commands and yell as a frustrated setter/commander. Kageyama's first personality-establishing scene was him saving Hinata from bullies and proving that he doesn't approve of low, bully-like behaviors. And I think pegging Kageyama, from the beginning, as seeking penance and his angsting over his regrets, the the whole first season culminating with him learning how to properly share bonds with people vs bossing them around, and thus finally remedying his past regretted behaviors---It all really turned and angry, easily annoyed character that could have become abrasive, into a character of sympathy. (Plus, he was cool at what he does. Which is generally another trait a main character nees to garner audience respect.) So why couldn't Uenoyama do that from the beginning too?!?! >O<!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! It's driving me crazy! I was supposed to like Given!!!!!!!!! I _WANT_ to like Given!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;O;!!!
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