i've said this ad nauseam for years and especially over the last couple of months, but now that it's finished, i can say again and now with full conviction that Barry truly is a masterpiece, and one of the greatest shows ever made in television history. masterfully crafted from beginning to end, Barry as a show never faltered, it stayed true to its core (a half-hour dark comedy), while at the same time reinventing itself (turning into a psychological horror, and still with episodes a half-hour long!) and getting better and better with each season. the final season has been brilliant in every way, from the direction, blocking and photography, to the writing and editing and every single performance; everything was excellent. Bill Hader has been learning to perfect his craft with each season, and you can clearly see that in how phenomenal the final season has been, and the ending, at least to me, was a perfect one: dark, twisted and hilarious, just like the rest of the show.
my congratulations and thanks to Bill Hader, Alec Berg and the entire cast and crew of Barry for creating this unforgettable and unparalleled work of art.
Okay so this may be nothing but you know Matt Mercer so…
I was just rewatching the Dalen’s Closet one-shot and the shadows that attacked during the rehearsal dinner were described as “a humanoid about [Derrig’s] size, wrapped in dark gray and black clothing, face obscured,” (at 1:25:47). Then when killed by Grog, “the figure falls to the ground, turns to mist,” (at 1:28:48).
Those assassins attacked in relation to an attack by one Sylas Briarwood and there is one very active Briarwood in campaign 3. Matt seems to have masterfully tied several members backstories together so far but Laudna’s story didn’t seem to have any obvious connection to the current storyline. BUT! What if the grey assassins are tied to the Briarwoods!?!?? What if?!?!
Listen. I grew up in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing for a kid to do but run around outside (to be fair, there wasn’t much for adults to do either, but that’s not the point).
Anyways, I spent my entire childhood sprinting through the forests and fields, tall grass whipping at my shins, brambles sticking in my shorts. There was a certainty there. You pick up a stick and say it’s a sword, it’s not even imagination it’s just a statement of fact. You can run as fast as the wind, nothing can catch you, and you won’t fall (which makes it all the more surprising when you do, because you were so certain it wouldn’t happen that you hadn’t even considered what it would be like if you did).
I’ve never seen a piece of media capture that feeling as perfectly as the children’s adventure.
I finished Nona the Ninth, and I feel like I just went through the mourning process of becoming an adult.
You lose something precious and indefinable as you grow. I think one of the reasons children have trantrums or periods of petulance is because they are aware of this loss in one way or another. Part of growing up is mourning who you were. Seeing these heavy adult experiences through the eyes of someone childlike while she simultaneously experiences childish things was discomforting. It made me feel like a kid listening to my parents argue. I understood the words they were using, I understood they were upset, but I could not see the bigger picture. I wasn't capable. Then, I get it. First in small chunks, then more, faster, and then all at once, it makes sense. I hate it, but I know I have to understand. I don't have a choice. I want to hug the kid pretending to sleep through the storm. I want to protect them, but I know they are the only one that can protect me.
Anyway, I needed to wax nostaglic and maudlin for a second over fictional characters.
I know I'm getting ahead, but will bug be cursed in s4?
possible spoilers ??
oooo interesting question ! honestly ? its up in the air right now. season 4 scares me tbh, its such a complex season and without season 5 im nervous to diverge too much from canon in relation to my write in character.
itd def make a cool plot though and i already know what her triggers would be, so we’ll see where the rewrite is at when the time comes :)
The Star Beast was DELIGHTFUL, so chaotic and fun, and very emotional too. i'm so happy to see the Doctor and Donna together again, they're as fantastic and brilliant together as they always were