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Dark Angel Reaction: Cold Comfort

Jezebel (@typicalopposite) reacts [with occasional asides by Wench (@scripted-downfall)]

Omg it starts without her nasally monologue

Oh shit dead chick

OH SHIT NOT DEAD CHICK

How’d she thaw that quick

Oh she’s a sibling

[Normal cleaning again] He’s still disinfecting from that cough [He and Dean would get along, given their germaphobic ways]

His hero would be GW [Normal’s real name, btw, is Reagan Ronald] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [You know how we know this? Because he tells Alec to call him "Reagan" on his first meeting] ☠️☠️☠️ [*sends screenshot of the script showing that conversation from “Two”*] Normal you flirty dog

Who a poppa what [Sivapathasundaram, I think. According to the script online.]

That Lintlicker [Yup] That’s Lintlicker

If he shrugs his damn shoulders. One more time.

["Bring Manticore to stage 3" Ruh-roh] Huh [Also, he calls him Deck alksdjf;laksdjf] I bet he does

I’m gonna not like her next season just cause of the hair! I like this hair

[Lydecker goes to capture one X-5, manages to completely miss the other one walking very pointedly towards her; buddy, you're just incompetent, okay?] ☠️☠️☠️ [Legit. Dude was right there]

Ma’am. You don’t. Touch. Ya brother. Like that.

Run over his toes Logan [Doooo ittttttt]

"She got careless. She got caught. End of story." Damn, Zach, you really never left Manticore for all you left Manticore, huh? [Bitch then why did you go to her and tell her about this? The Fuck?]

"This girl is gonna do what she’s gonna do, no matter what you or anyone else says. Now you’ve got two choices: back off or pitch in." Poor Logan has learned this the hard way

You know what dumb blonde dude? I don’t like you no more. And is it solely because Logan is Tony… Maybe [ngl, Logan's not bad this season. Currently.]

Dude, Logan showing off

[Damn, but Zach is pissing me off] I know

You know what? Lintlicker is a horrible person, but he’s not racist. Gotta give him that. [This is true!]

Okay, but this encounter between Max and Logan is pretty damn good, just saying. Indeed, I'm coming to the conclusion that the s1!Max/Logan relationship actually... isn't that toxic. Like, yeah, it’s got its issues, but it’s mainly not deeply problematic — just that she doesn’t want to admit that she’s growing close to him/developing a weakness, so she pushes him away; he’s refusing to admit his own feelings, so he pushes her away; and yet they both do care about the other, so it comes out in bickering and (should they have other relationships) light jealousy — in the way that “toxic” implies. s2 is different, but s1? Frankly, even the selfishness of her only going to him for help isn’t that problematic; they’re both, in essence, doing the same thing. He offered his services as payment for her services, and they’re both trying to keep things professional despite their emotions not complying. Like I said, s2 is different, but you’ll see that later.

These girls winking at him

OC!!! I love “the Afro puffs”

A smile! I love it [Half-smile] Ya bastaaad [You haven't seen him fully smile] Yeah that won’t be for a while

☠️☠️ “Yummy” I wouldn’t have trusted it [AGREED]

"I'm an alcoholic; my name is Don" alkdsfja;lkdsjf [Lintlickeraholic]

Oh god, my dude, shut up. The music tho. Is like he’s gonna turn into a monster and kill them all

"As you were" Buddy is damn military askldj ☠️☠️☠️☠️ [:(((]

[Poor Normal] I KNEW HE SHOULDNT HAVE TRUSTED THEM

"As a small boy" aksldjflkajsf buddy!

“A HUMAN BRAIN” [asdkfjlkj that's a lie, just to be clear] I know

Herballl

This poor poor confused man

Buddy where are you putting the gun

These. THESE PUNCHES.

His faces. I’m dying. Ded. I’ve died.

[Okay, look, he's horrible, but. It does bear mentioning that he knows their names still. Just saying.]

This. This bitch. Just broke. His own finger. He is crazy af. [Yup! No excuses for him, but at least he holds himself to similar standards to those he holds his "kids", I guess?] Meh, true.

– – –

Midpoint reaction: Ok so this one actually has my interest. Zach… Well, buddy can go eat a di— he has annoyed me thoroughly, and Logan was very well composed to be dealing with such bullshittery. So was the trainer — [Bling] — ‘cause, had buddy came at me with that attitude, I would have pressed on his wound and left.

Lintlicker is *sigh* well, he’s a bastard. Like, before I was just making fun of his name. But he was like just a typical bad guy looking for something he lost. He missed it everytime cause dudes kinda clueless. But yeah. He is just a straight DICK in this one

And lastly WTF WERE THOSE PUNCHES

– – –

☠️☠️☠️☠️ Omg 😂😂😂😂 [This is going wel- WHOA, DAMN, HERBAL!!!] Herballl

Oh mah gawd im ded

This poor man [This poor dude; all he tried to do was buy a messenger service!!!]

[Zach continues to annoy me. I forgot he was this bad.]

Plot twist: Max comes back and they’re together. [KSAJD;LFKJA;LDSKFJA;LKSFDJ] Zogan [Lach. Because they LACH clothing] ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ [But also, please, god, no. That was a joke, nothing else!!!]

Oh Zach, shut up. [Max and Logan are already bad enough about their relationship without you helping, buddy.]

Ma’am didn’t think this through too much

[Okay, it does bear mentioning; again, Lydecker is horrible. But he does, perversely, care about his kids. You'll see more later] About like Brenner?

– – –

Here we pause to have another “short” conversation:

Wench: Maybe, but more like... Like John. Wants them skilled and capable and all; cares about them and will make the big sacrifices if necessary; has his priorities wayyyy the fuck wrong. So, they keep bringing up the fact that Eva got shot. And it's true, she did. But --- and this is kinda a spoiler, but I've already spoiled it for you in past conversation, so... *shrugs* --- Lydecker has a supervisor at Manticore called Renfro. And Renfro, later, kills one of Lydecker's "kids." And it hurts/infuriates/bothers/whatever Lydecker so much that he actively turns his back on Manticore and helps Max/Zach/Logan/et al. start taking the place down. (Assuming I'm remembering this correctly, but I think I am.) He helps them break in, blow up the genetic stores that let them clone new soldiers, etc. He's still around for part of season 2, ish, and he takes out more Manticore personnel (and, eventually, mysteriously disappears… I always figured he died for his betrayal, but I never read the books and don’t fully remember the show, so I don’t know if that’s confirmed/refuted).

Jezebel: Well shit! Respect… ish

Wench: Basically, he's like if you took Azazel and John and smushed them together. His actions are largely inexcusable, but he does --- again, perversely and unhealthily --- care about them. He wants them successful and doesn't much care about how he has to train them to get them there, but he still remembers their names, still cares about them, still wants them to be alive. He pushes them to their limits, but, mostly, not beyond. (e.g. yeah, that drowning scene was longer than was, per se, comfortable, but he also made sure no one died) That doesn't rectify his behavior --- you know that I have very little fondness for either Azazel or John --- but it's something to consider.

Jezebel: Yeah I get it! I kinda hate it when they do that with characters, but like it at the same time. Hate, because if the guys bad. I want to not like him…. Not be able to justify him. But I like it cause I’m all about character development and a turn around story

Wench: He's definitely got the whole "Azazel's Chosen Kids" thing going, but it's not a competition; he's just got the weird, unhealthy care and willingness to do whatever it takes thing. And he's very much like John in the abusive-as-fuck-but-also-distantly-cares thing. Like, I don't like John --- he's horrible to all of his kids; his priorities are wayyy out of whack, and there are very few things that can be said to excuse his actions --- but I still accept that he cared about them. It's one of those things that are hard to get; people can care, to some degree, about someone and still be unhealthy for them, you know? And I think that he, at root, did care. But a) he cared about revenge more and b) he felt that "keeping them safe" was equated with "caring" and "their only real, basic needs", and that screwed them up irreparably because his version of "being a good father" was not being a good father. I think (hope) that was coherent… I’m still a bit drained from today, tbh, and I’m not sure I’m expressing myself well.

Jezebel: Oooof I feel ya. And no, I fully get it

Jezebel, two seconds later: Wait, there are books? And did I know that?

Wench: Yeah! But apparently they're bad, treat Alec poorly, and don't do much with the story. iirc. Idk, I haven’t read them for myself. And no, I don't think you knew.

“Short” conversation of 20-plus minutes ends

– – –

[Oof, this is already going well] ☠️☠️☠️

[Also. "Holy crap on Tuesday's toast" aksdjf] Looool

Oh shit. SHIT.

[Also, going back a few seconds… "You've got one of my kids" See what I mean?]

☠️☠️☠️☠️ My dude

he said yes. HE SAID YES!

NORMAL, you poor thing. [I know right?!]

Omg. I’m ded. [No, Sketchy is] ☠️☠️☠️☠️ [Oh, wait, he's been revived :)]

Oh shit, Brynn. You good, buddy? [OH SHIT I FORGOT THIS STORYLINE]

I don’t think you’re good

She's not good

Zach YOU good? [Probably not]

[Max has no faith aksdfj I don't remember if Lydecker is actually above-board in his betrayal or not, tbh, but I don't trust it, so.]

[Not Max annoying me again] They knew they had to get someone hot for this role… ‘cause she’s so annoying. Balance. [alksjdflkasdjf ACCURATE]

[This dude gives me Samuel-Campbell-vibes, but he's not.] Yeah I see it

“What I’ve got-” (Is a specific set of skills)

Well hot damn [“Deck” was ready] Lintninja [Oh no, not another nickname! :)]

["Hung"? "HUNG"? HANGEDDDDDD, my dude. HANGED] ☠️☠️☠️ hung sounds better 👀🤷🏻‍♀️ [Bitch, no it doesn’t; it sounds grammatically incorrect.] ☠️☠️☠️☠️

Once again: Lydecker with the perverse care for Brynn. Is it in her best interests? Hell, naw. Is it genuine? Yeah.

Aight, the tear got me… the face after lost it

These. Well they don’t feel like normal sibling kisses. Y’all too much. [I knew you were gonna say something]

Ugly cry? Ahhh wahhhh? She old. And y’all are just blowing all that wind in her face.

Poor Normal

☠️☠️☠️

[Okay, um. Just saying. Logan's shirt is nice.] It is.

We ugly cried at each other for a little while. Then he took off

["So it couldn't be dusted for prints" MA'AM HE ALREADY HAS YOUR PRINTS???? HE HAS YOUR GENETIC CODE, AND YOUR PRINTS FROM WHEN YOU WERE KIDS??? PRINTS DON'T REALLY CHANGE???]

– – –

Wench: askfdj that was such an abrupt end

Jezebel: ☠️☠️☠️☠️ bruh I was thinking the same damn thing. Like… Wot

Wench: Anyway… endpoint reaction?

Jezebel: Lintlicker remains Lintlicker a little longer. BUT he gets some respect for the things he did in this one.

Wench: aka, still atrocious but not as bad as he could be? :)

Jezebel: Precisely. And Zach…. Needs to learn to just suck it up. Cause *sigh* no. Just no. Max was… Max. But not full on Max in this one. If that makes sense ☠️ she was bitchy but not in a god awful way. Maybe because the ones she was bitchy to I don’t like, and she wasn’t to Logan. Also how tf was she holding her self up to look like she was hanging… with her buttcheeks on the bar!?! Cause maams hands were down

Wench: kjzlksdjf;lakdjf;lkasjdf;lksajdflkajsdf;lkajsdf I HAVE NO CLUE

Jezebel: Like. Could you imagine…. Being Brynn. Laying there dying and seeing that from the other side

Wench: How dare you put that image in my head???

Jezebel: Anyway. Yeah! I also LOVED. LOVE LOVE LOVEDDDDDD. The Jam Pony scenes

Wench: YESSSS Herbal, OC, and Sketchy are amazing.

Jezebel: They were very! Poor hippopotamus man, though

Wench: Poor Normal.

Jezebel: Poor Normal’s toilet

Wench: Also, I can't remember Herbal being in s2, and it makes me sad.

Jezebel: Oh noooo

Wench: If he's there, he's got a way smaller role, but I don't think he is at all

Jezebel: But un-alas I really enjoyed this one!

Wench: Problem child; that's not a word. (For those unfamiliar with my vernacular, “problem child” is not age-specific. It’s a vibe thing. My nine-year-older-than-me sister is as much a problem child as a five-year-old might be.)

Aight, that’s a wrap! See y’all for next episode!

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