#anyway yeah. i think abt a lot how this like Is the best cast we've had. i hope yall get a visual boot i rly do. <3

[jack-kellys]

racetrack in uksies!!

well guys! i did it- i finally started paying attention to the newsie i was pretty sick of for a while! and i was generously rewarded. here is some stuff i observed from josh barnett's racetrack higgins:

disclaimer: racetrack, in the script, is quite literally only noted as "RACE, a little tough guy". there is no one way to characterize him, and no features about him are universal/should be universally accepted beside what he says.

that said. this mf is a damn little tough guy!!!

his place as one of jack's main two lieutenants (the other being crutchie) is a lot more solidified in how he acts around the other boys, he certainly comes off older and more in charge

king of new york has him singing out from downstage to the audience as all the chaos (swinging from lamps...tapping...spinning and shit...) he incited occurs behind him. like it is his song this time which is cool, and makes sense- he's the last "original" (sorry davey) leader left that the newsies can look to and it shows.

his trio consists of specs, albert, and himself it looked like. sometimes finch but that's for more lighthearted moments. they all have trousers and not knickers, signifying their older age, and they frequent the aisles together. also specs is definitely some kind of leader based off of what he does in the show and his demeanor.

race and al are like...the soakers. they are picking fights or mocking fights when they are together LMAO.. at the gate when the headline goes up albert is like Right Up At It to make the delanceys rattle the bars to make him step aside (no one else does this). race and al also imitate jack socking the delanceys with crutchie's crutch, al fake punching race in the gut and race making a face lmfao. they also together circle around the delanceys when they're shoving crutchie around.

^something i've noticed every time but only now clocked as intentional: race's cap is the only one, out of everyone's, that has a ripped seam at the brim. it's frayed, it's been there a while, it's intentional as hell. this kid's a fighter, and he's literally rough around the edges. love it SO much omfg

another fun thing about this race: he. fucking. does. not. like. davey. for the entirety of act 1.

"hoi poloi" is mean. he says it at davey instead of around him to the boys at the circulation center. tbh the newsies in general give davey a sort of sus once-over when he mentions having a mother, but race is leading that charge and like... not for laughs exactly?? idk it felt like more at davey's expense.

race gets fucking pissed at "well if you look, and see brooklyn, then they're with us!" he pushes davey's chest and says either "don't be smart with me/right now." I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS. it is everything to me– it shows how short race's temper can be when he's stressed, pushing it onto davey– because davey got them all into this, didn't he? so what right does he have to make jokes right now, especially about brooklyn, whose backing would ensure that davey's idea of the strike wouldn't get all of them beat into the ground? (because. let's face it. of course race is going to blame davey and not jack.)

while davey is singing his piece of seize the day, race confers with jack, and (this staging was sooo good for woodside last night) points at les, who is standing right in the window between where race and jack are standing a ways away from the kid. like a "why the fuck did he bring the kid here". race definitely thinks that davey doesn't understand who's really at stake here, which is so.. protective<3.

king of new york is like a mini arc for them. at the top of the song, daveys still at the center table, race is there too, and like. he punches davey's arm. of which davey is literally like "ow", and then rubs at it through... half the whole song. what's funny abt him getting hit then is that he sings his lyrics pretty soon after, so it's like a literal push from race to get more involved (since they're the only two leaders left). as davey does get more involved, messing around with les and involving him w/ the rest of the boys, race warms up to him a lot more and their last time near each other, race gives him a smile and ruffles davey's hat. atta boy, if u will.

i think race's general refusal to trust davey with his boys is just so. fucking sick. race can trust him with the strike inner workings if jack does, crutchie actually is shown talking to davey a lot more than race and trusts him via that, and jack trusts him because jack refuses to leave anyone even remotely like his boys behind (and he recognizes they need someone like him if they want to succeed). the four of them r so. intimate to me.

but. what is also quite fascinating to me.

is that everything i've said so far about the lack of trust, the hot-headed nature, the protectiveness... y'all know who we usually 'assign' those traits to, right?

spot. conlon.

like this race is like.. if 92sies spot was in the musical..mixed w/ 92sies race LMFAO!! and you fuckin know what? i loved him for it. i have always loved characters like that, i think they're fun, very... greaser vibed, hard-hitting, etc. this spot is almost more ready to hit than protect, and the holding out on the strike therefore seems like manhattan/jack needs to prove himself to brooklyn vs. spot having to look after their newsies first.

anyway yes congratulations to uksies racer for making me enjoy the character again!!!

FUN FACT: earlier this week, someone was. literally on their laptop during. the fucking show. in richmond, which is p close to the stage. so during one of his exits, he went up to the person and said like "close your laptop. that's fucking disgusting." josh>

#slay josh barnett always #newsies #racetrack higgins #race newsies #racetrack newsies #newsies uk #uksies #analysis #fizz freaks #newsies cast #spot conlon #i rly just. this is so interesting to me. because spot seems SO defined in our minds but like... no he's not. none of them are except like #jack dave and kath #anyway yeah. i think abt a lot how this like Is the best cast we've had. i hope yall get a visual boot i rly do. <3

[sashannarcy]

I think sashanne lost popularity after season 2 and non fans or brand new fans want to make it simple by saying oh sasha is always bad and made the other girls lives miserable. Which is not true.

We've seen the girls in flashbacks do normal fun teen things and just hang out. Webonow all 3 absolutely adore each other. Sasha convinced Anne to do bad and questionable things but it was never to be malicious.

Their friendship isn't all bad. There's a lot of good. That's why it hurt Anne so much when Sasha didn't fully change, that's why Anne cried in Reunion. If she didn't love or at least care about Sasha it wouldn't affect her as much.

I know people are finally talking about how important maintaining healthy relationships is and cutting out bad toxic people is also important and good.

But I don't think the shows message is to say sasha is and always has been a bad friend and therefore she be cast out. It's all 3 girls need to take a step back and reevaluate themselves and how they view relationships and then take steps to do better.

The show should end with all 3 girls changing and recognizing what's good and bad and then giving their friendship a fair chance with respect, compassion, communication and boundaries. People can change and relationships can improve for the better and all 3 girls made mistakes they should be allowed to have a second chance.

no yeah absolutely. one thing I fucking hate abt big fandoms is the presence of like, purity culture ig? in which a ship has to b like fucking flawless and not messy in order to be "not problematic". like I'm sorry but that is NO fun and messy relationships are entirely more realistic and interesting to think about. they also can be super cathartic if you get to see the two (or more) people work through their issues and grow from them, bc that's how life WORKS.

so yes, I deeply admire the way Amphibia writes the Calamity Trio, bc each one of them has flaws that are made obvious in one way or another, and they're all intended to be seen as, at worst, morally gray in the end. we've seen Anne work through most of her flaws already, while Marcy and Sash still have some shit they need to grow from. but like yes the point is that NONE of them are intended to be seen as instantly bad bc they have issues, not even the character who was pitted as antagonistic up until the end of s2.

to see people bash Sashanne bc they want to reduce Sasha to nothing but a toxic friend to Anne is kind of.. disappointing, bc it means people are like. absolutely ignoring how Sasha's manipulative/controlling tactics are coping mechanisms to give themself security. is that an excuse for the way they've treated Anne? no. but it's an important thing to note bc Sasha is not trying to hurt Anne at ALL. it clarifies that their actions are more based on feeling safe rather than going out of their way to hurt their best friends.

yeah anyway I didn't mean to ramble in this answer but like! you seem to get it. Amphibia writing good messy relationships good Sashanne good. point blank period

#I just think flaws in protags are peak that is all #and obviously necessary for the story to be good #and amphibia does a nice job of not watering down those flaws in any way #sashanne #amphibia #anonymous #ask #long post