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itsdappleagain · 1 year

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CS WEEKLY: The Hot Rocks of Rio Caper Part 1

WOW am I late on these ones- almost a month behind. Oops. Finals season and being sick and all that. I’m getting these guys done on a plane…lets hope there aren’t too many typos w/out wifi. Alright- here we go with the Hot Rocks of Rio Caper (part 1)!

I actually adore this episode. This season is where we really get the ball rolling!! Like I said, we sort of have the formula and introduction out of the way and we can really start playing now >:)

Also some great capture scenes at the end/start of the two episodes

This is such a beautiful opening sequence. I LOVE that Carmen here is an unreliable narrator. That’s not something a lot of kid’s shows often do (I think b/c they think kids won’t be able to pick up on the fact that something they were shown was fake) but since then TOH has done it as well. It’s just a great look into Carmen’s mindset and it immediately sets the premise for the rest of the season (/show?) concerning looking for Carmen’s mother.

Pls she did poor young Shadow-san so dirty- she doesn’t remember him that young so I guess she just figured he had this super spindly beard/mustache combo which I find hilarious

LIL BABY CARMEN AND DADOWSAN…I know it isn’t real but damn is that cute

It’s also great to see Carmen be thrown so off-kilter by the S1 finale. It’s fantastic consequence to the whole…mother figure tried to murder me but she never saved me in the first place/guy who has sucked most of my life was the one who cared most of all the whole time scenario she uncovered

Le Chevre gets his casual wear!! Out of Carmen’s original classmates I think Antonio is the only one who doesn’t have a civilian disguise (until the taco truck)

I love this scene- its such a fun dynamic between Carmen and Player, plus it gives us a little insight into how they plan their capers. Carmen shrinking against the wall and putting her hood up, sneaking around- it shows that she isn’t always so bold and that she knows how to be subtle (ish- the red hoodie is a bit of a giveaway) when she needs to be.

(Side note- as I write this I’m technically in casual cosplay for Carmen’s outfit here with the red hoodie. I love wearing it!!)

CARMEN PUN UNAPPRECIATOR

After all these years….we’ve found Carmen AND Waldo

Carmen really is off her game here, even before she starts hallucinating. Right is the ONLY way Bowtie could have gone with that little disappearing trick- Carmen should know, considering all the lightpost/bus/whatever disappearances she pulls off with the same method.

The first time I watched this episode I didn’t notice that Carmen picked up two but only handed back one. Cool little trick she did

That shifty side-to-side look Bowtie does is always so funny to me

The way its only been a week are you kidding me. She got DEMOLISHED in that basement she was struggling to BREATHE a week ago she should NOT BE BACK IN ACTION

Also its been a week and the faculty are STILL asking Brunt about stuff wheeze

I do like the visuals, though- usually the faculty are all seated and stationary, but Brunt is pacing and Mael is faced away from her, standing and looking out the window (btw thats a window???). Cleo and Bellum are seated like normal, going through the regular rounds, but the positioning shows the suspicion of both Brunt and Mael.

RIP maelstrom asking brunt if she killed shadowsan and hid the body the tv-y7 was never good enough for you

Im just imagining shadowsan going “your tracksuit is an ugly piece of shit”

Maelstrom is actually using a great manipulative tactic here- offering a mitigating factor with maybe some disagreements. He isn’t going all the way- still accusing her. But he’s offering her something to latch onto if she wanted to confess to a murder

Damn it seems like in this show you DO betray family

Do they even get the chance to accept/deny calls or see caller ID or could the police just call them and it would just patch through with no choice. Do they have a phone number

Why are maelstrom’s eyes kinda pretty though 😳

Damn

Julia’s head is so round

Not julia using the mints like smelling salts im CRYING i love her so much

The despair music only starts when chase doesn’t respond to “LA FEMME ROGUE” and i think that is SO FUNNY its not supposed to be but the comedic timing of the sad music and the zoom on devineaux’s face is so

“We need you” weak, unsupported, will immediately be proven wrong as julia takes the reins and SLAYS this season on her own

“And we need you to tell us that she did not do this to you” STRONG, SLAY, IN CHARACTER, DEVINEAUX DOES NOT FUCKING MATTER ITS ALL ABOUT JULIA TRUSTING CARMEN TO THE VERY END

Btw why is his heart going so fast

This show could have flourished even more without the tv-y7 rating. Player definitely thinks Shadow-san is going to capture or kill her, but Carmen trusts Shadow-san, which is why she looks so horrified near the end when Shadow-san “betrays” her

CS AU where carmen is the daughter of elon musk SAD

Were they just standing there staring at him or what

Where is his heart monitor attached

That wild boars searching for truffles speech? I was sick a couple weeks back and I FELT that

The zoom into the pupil flashback thing was cool

This show and its ability to make ANYTHING child friendly always astounds me. The seven year olds are going to be like “can we go to Carnevale mommy?? Can we go to Oktoberfest??”

Oh my god.

Brazil nut

I JUST GOT THAT JOKE BRAZIL NUT

“Ahh the favelas” that line plays in my head so often i dont know why

Thank god for carmen sandiego now i know how to say “no thank you” in portuguese

ITS OVER LE CHEVRE I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND

What experience does chase have with the backside of a reptile and why does he think shadowsan looks like tortoise butt

Look at that fabulous cross-hatching from agent jawline he’s got some talent yas

We came this close to having to witness chase devineaux with no pants

SAD. oh well NOW WE GET THE JULIA SEASON THANK GODDDDDDDDDDDDD

Does el topo’s VA voice the shady gem expert

We love autistic zack

I LOVE ZACK that was a fantastic joke about the bride

Zack just stealing from the guy and giving it back to him is so funny im crying

Love how julia was just chilling in the hospital. Actually shows that she really does care- wanted to make sure he was okay

OR THE HOOD OF HIS CAR

JULIA IN THE ACME SUIT. SO HOT. ALSO AGENT ZARI PARTNERSHIP. NEUTRAL LEVELS OF HOT

The tourists watching some random lady watching their baby with binoculars: 👁️👄👁️

I also love the silent acting they animated with Carmen here- she drops the binoculars, looks up like ???, looks again, sees that the binoculars were not the only thing tripping, and shakes her head with a smile. Its a really cool little moment with no dialogue

Imagine if they had that exchange in new york city and ivy was like “the big apple aint the apple of my eye, if you know what I mean! The streets just keep goin’ forevah!!” like yes you two are in a residential area this is how cities work

The children just aggressively leaning towards him and then walking away

Le chevre just wants to live his furry dreams be nice to him

Yeah DAMN the character acting on carmen is good this episode. Next episode too actually

The tourists watching some random lady change clothes in the middle of the Christ the Redeemer statue area and then jump off a cliff: 👁️👄👁️

They actually animate carmen pulling the zip cord to release the glider again!!! I love when they do that

Yeah someone else said props to le chevre for finally recognizing them and hard agree its only like the fourth time

So if its not a disguise why were you confused about carmen. Being able to see who you were

That family is so chill about two strangers running through their house the kid is just like. Damn bitch keep staring i guess and then plays with her dolls some more

She doesn’t even look around the house

ALSO OUGH SHE’S SO FRUSTRATED I LOVE WHEN SHE GETS MAD ABOUT SHIT you are not immune to having emotion she is just THROWING herself around that house she is MAD

Not only is that the chillest family ever its the nicest one too. My god they even followed her to ask if she was okay and invited her to eat with them

THE LITTLE KID IS SO CUTE THO

Shadowsan: locks zack and ivy in a bucket

Carmen: SSHSHHLURRPP

Wait omg i forgot she eats here this is like one of two times she eats ever

The family is so sweet I love them they’re so. They’re so

“It is safe” sir I really hate to break it to you but there is an illegal mining operation on the next street over

SHE HAD THE HAT ON BACKWARDS

Ogh carmen you were being so nice to them and then you had to go and be quippy about it again

I dont know how she didnt trigger that thing BEFORE

Yessss carmen jump into the murder hole with no signal and no one knowing where you are and no tools…yes…smart…

Poor el topo was walking down the path with his eyes closed the whole time

HEHE I LOVE THE TONE CHANGE THERE- the normal caper-y atmosphere suddenly changing to carmen being cornered with nothing, signaled by that sinister little shift in el topo’s voice i LOVE THAT. carmen is on the defensive REAL fast

ALSO LE CHEVRE IS SO FUNNY he doesn’t even go to help he’s just like “I FUCKING TOLD YOU TIGRESS DIDN’T I FUCKING TELL YOU”

Tigress knows better than to fight carmen with her goggles on now

I also like the little display of carmen’s fighting style. I think this is one of the best examples of it in the whole show. She tries at first to just get out/past El Topo at the door. Then she tries every exit she can think of, only fighting where she has to. She is TERRIBLE in tight/closed spaces…really a defensive fighter. Great fight as always and I LOVE fights where there are more than one person involved we get them so rarely

Btw carmen taking off the hat and coat? BAD idea everyone knows an absence of red means she’s going to lose REAL bad smh

WILHELM SCREAM

She protected the face

The outrage when tigress “aww”s at her fshgfgf

Fedorable

Pls el topo is so gentle with her he just lowers her to the floor very nicely

Carmen is also SO emotionless about it she’s just like :| hmm yes they are going to inform coach brunt they have captured me i see this is interesting

MMMGH CARMENS FACE WHEN SHE REALIZES PLAYER WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG (SO SHE THINKS. SO MANY LAYERS OF DECEPTION)

OKAY thats the first episode done. MAN what a solid episode I love it!!! Okay- not much else to say, I’m movin on to part 2!

#cs weekly #csweekly #carmen sandiego weekly #carmen sandiego #carmen sandiego 2019

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nagirambles · 2 years

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Hi do you do headcanons on crack / semi pairing ? If you do could I please request juvia x Gajeel please thank u if u don’t want to that total fine no worries, I just think their would have a healthy relationship UWU

Oh, I definitely do! Only when I have time tho, so sorry this took so long to reply to! ❤

Honestly, I agree! Their relationship, even in canon, is very healthy. That’s very ironic because they’re associated with two of the more ‘problematic’ big four with stalker/abusive allegations and all. Of course I mildly disagree with those, but it’s just rather interesting.

So, I’ll head right into it! These can be interpreted as either platonic and romantic, whatever.

Juvia and Gajeel. They were first matched together as a duo, not just because of similarities in age (we don��t know Gajeel’s, but Aria and Sol are definitely much older) but also because Juvia is quiet. it’s like a school teacher putting the troublemaker beside the quietest kid in class in hope he’ll behave, you know?

I like to think the DS all vaguely, if not instinctively, remember each other. So although Gajeel doesn’t remember Wendy, he does remember that anything little and blue and female must be protected, or the stupid pervert Vulcans will snatch them away when they’re not looking (they probably had to look out for Wendy before this, since she doesn’t know attack magic). Headcanon he also mildly associates this with Levy, but Juvia’s the first!

Gajeel latched right onto Juvia immediately because of that and decided to watched over her the moment she came in. He get spretty angry because she’s kind of airheaded and slow when it comes to self-preservation (her water/rain usually does it all defense for her, so she doesn’t know how to actively take care of herself.)

People usually consider Juvia gloomy and avoid her even in Phantom, but Gajeel doesn’t mind. He likes the taste of rust, and with Juvia around, there’s always plenty. He’s also in the gloomy category with iron and slums, so they match.

Gajeel and Juvia take turns being ‘talks a lot’ and ‘listens’. Gajeel rambles a lot about music even though he’s awful at it, but Juvia grows to love his tone-deaf singing and eventually gets bad taste in music too. She likes things chaotic and muddled and nonsensical, because Gajeel talked about them with so much passion she couldn’t help but love it too.

Neither Juvia nor Gajeel are ever too worried about each other when they go off alone. Juvia doesn’t think a natural disaster can possibly attempt to do any serious harm to Gajeel, and Gajeel would be more worried about what would happen to the ecosystem around Phantom Lord if Juvia loses a battle. Are the plants going to be alright if they suddenly get three times more sun? (He says this to kind of make fun of her, by playfully stating her eternal rain is vital to the flowers on the road, and Juvia would always whine about him being an insensitive jerk. Neither of them take any real offense, though.)

Juvia has piercings and tattoos in usually hidden places. I’m thinking around the bellybutton area, or maybe even somewhere more uncharacteristical to show off an unexpected vixen side. She doesn’t show it off because she’s been raised to dress modestly, but she proudly shows the ones she can when she’s in swimsuits or home clothing.

Juvia's clothing and boots are just slightly studded with stainless steel to give some form and weight. It’s a choice she came to while living with Gajeel, because the extra weight is useful for hand combat and balance. She’s not a nimble fighter, so she doesn’t need speed. She finds comfort in the extra weight. Gajeel also has a similar quirk in that he usually wears swim trunks under his clothing, or some of his clothes are waterproof. He’s always had to wear something that can dry easily in Phantom because of Juvia, and now it’s just a habit.

Juvia had a makeover when joining FT in after TOH because she asked Gajeel how she’d make a good renewal impression, and his answer was to have an image change, into a more wild and unreserved version of herself. (Hence, the shorter, spikier hair, and the exposed shoulders, kind of a very loose imitation of Gajeel if you squint.) The reason Gajeel didn’t bother with following his own advice is that he didn’t give a crap.

They would never stop each other from doing something, because they’re both very well aware that whatever the consequences, it’ll probably be fine because their dumbass of a partner won’t die from it. Let them face their own consequences, I’ll be here to say I told you so, dummy. And Gajeel and Juvia would always retaliate because they were prepared for the consequences, but they hated the smug way it was rubbed in. It will never stop. They will tease each other like this forever.

#it's an ask #fairy tail #it's a headcanon #i'm reaching #fic related rambles #gajeel redfox #Juvia Lockser

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weedle-testaburger · 1 year

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Nice. Well I’m glad you’re doing okay anyway. I’ve been continuing with my amendments. Again. Also, With regards to those numbered asks I have a few. Numbers 1, 8, 9,14,19, and 23 respectively. Again I’m just curious.

Sure thing! I'm gonna mix and match with fandoms here I think if that's alright.

What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get? I generally don't get ships where the characters have a very toxic and abrasive relationship (e.g. the Doctor and the Master, Lister and Rimmer in Red Dwarf, Kyle or Wendy and Cartman in SP, Lapis and Jasper in SU, Simon and Grace in Infinity Train or Deku and Bakugou in BNHA). I don't think shipping them necessarily romanticises abuse or anything, but I would never want a relationship where I have to second-guess if the person I'm with actively wants to hurt me and I really can't see look past that perspective on those kinds of ships.

8. Have you received anon hate? What about? Nothing fandom-related beyond 'you're stupid for liking kid's cartoons/Problematic media' kind of stuff from people outside a fandom, at least that I remember. The closest I think I've gotten was when people have occasionally gotten mad at me because they misinterpreted or took too seriously a joke I made in a tim watches post.

9. Most disliked character(s)? Why? With Doctor Who it'd probably be Mel (just on TV though, she's a lot better in the audio dramas), River and Clara; for SP I can't stand the edgy characters who just exist as an excuse for them to make bigoted jokes like Mr Kim or PC Principal; while I do think Jasper from SU is a good character, I think she's really unlikeable and don't get why a lot of the fandom are desperate to see the good side of her (besides that she's buff); in Evangelion I can't stand Mari because she's so seriously underdeveloped and boring compared to the other main characters and yet the writers had her end up with Shinji instead of Kaworu or Asuka; I really hate Chloe, Lila and Gabriel/Shadowmoth in ML; like everyone else I fucking hate Mineta from BNHA; and while I know it's the point of them, I don't like Belos or Boscha from TOH at all.

14. Unpopular opinion about your fandom? I've got a lot of those for a lot of fandoms lol. But I'll just state my opinion for Doctor Who because it's probably the most controversial anyway. I actually don't think the Chibnall era is a lot worse than the Moffat era, the latter had lows just as low almost as often; I think the main reasons it's more hated are that while the Moffat era had characters who he clung to and made exceptionally annoying to me, some people did like them, while the Chibnall era had few characters anyone likes.

19. What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom? Funnily enough, Stranger Things and Star Wars have inherited the one I had with the SU fandom for a long time- people too obsessed with bitching about things they don't like in it to appreciate the elements of the story I find really thematically resonant and interesting. I don't give a shit if you're annoyed about X inconsistency if I can latch onto how a character faces up to their psychological issues, and if you can't, that's your loss mate.

23. Unpopular character you love? I don't think I tend to latch onto unpopular characters so much as obscure ones actually. Among others, I have a big soft spot for Kevin Stoley from SP, Frobisher from Doctor Who, Fluorite from SU, Wrong Hordak from She-Ra, Toast from Bee & Puppycat, Puddle and the King from Summer Camp Island, Hollis from TAZ and the Cat from Infinity Train.

#that one anon

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