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mfackenthal · 5 years

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The MFackenthal Show with Special Guest @Eadanga!

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Megs: Hello everyone! And welcome back to the show! This week, I am honored and blessed to get to introduce the talented and kind @eadanga. Esang, please come on up and join me on stage!

Esang: Megs, i am so excited to be here today. Thank you for inviting me to be on the show!

Megs: And thanks for being here! This has been a long time coming, hasn’t it? I think you joined the fandom maybe a month after I did and you started writing much before I did.

Esang: Really?

Megs: Yeah, I started binging people’s work in February 2018. I think you joined in ..

Esang: March 2018. When I first heard about Choices I thought it was a rip off of Episode because I’ve seen lots of rip offs of popular games. My friend was telling me how much she loved it. So one day I just decided to check it and I’ve been addicted to it ever since.

I saw a post on facebook where they were sharing stories about Chris. At first I didn’t think nothing of it - thought it was an ad or something. But then I read it and I loved it! It was a story by @mrswalkerwritesagain. That’s when I started checking out more stories like @drivenbyfantasy Cherryfield High and @maxattack-powell Freshman Chronicles.

Megs: Those are two amazing stories by fantastic authors. If you haven’t seen The Show guest starring @maxattack-powell - you really should find a rerun.

Esang: I loved that episode!

Megs: Thanks! So, you’re essentially a seasoned veteran of the fandom. Tell us, what do you love about the fandom? What do you dislike?

Esang: I love all the talented writers here and everybody in the fandom is so amazing. Being in the fandom is so much fun I love it. I don’t like all the negative hate mail. I don’t know why people have to cause trouble if you don’t like something then move along no one told you to read it.

Megs: You tell em, Esang! Love that! Megs laughs good-naturedly. Okay, Esang - tell us all about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do, etc?

Esang: Well, Megs - I’m a New Yorker, but my family is Nigerian. I’m a sociology student by day and an anime and Chris stan by night. Wink I love to bake while I sing along to The Backstreet Boys. Oh! And, of course, I write.

Currently I’m focusing on my Work, Love, and Desire series. I’m also writing the next part of Love Triangle and Eternal Love.

Megs: I may be a little biased … but, I cannot WAIT for the next chapter of Love Triangle. Megs puts a hand up to her mouth and stage whispers to the audience - It’s a series I helped inspire because I won one of the 300 follower giveaways.

Esang: Oh, Megs. You’re always so impatient.

Megs: Indeed - it’s part of my charm. Wink Speaking of your work - we all know that Chris is your favorite. But what is your favorite work that you’ve ever written?

Esang: Oh, that’s tough! ... But, I would have to say My Deepest Desire Series it’s so cool and hot reminds me of Nigerian movies.

Megs: I cannot wait for Becca and Nicole to get what is coming to them in that series! Do you know what Chris’s plan is???

Esang: Megs, you know I can’t tell you that.

Megs: Pouts! But you’re on MY show!

Esang: You’re so cute when you pout.

Megs: Turning to the audience and raising one hand Seriously, what is the point of having a show if people won’t tell you the good stuff? Turning back to Esang Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?

Esang: My advice is simple: Keep on writing. Do not give up, and if someone tells you can’t do it - prove them wrong.

Megs: Oooh, that is strong language from someone who doesn’t like horror and can barely play “It lives in the Woods.”

Esang: Ha! I didn’t say I couldn’t play it. I said it was my least favorite.

Megs: Po-tay-toe, pah-tah-toe.

Esang: shakes head at Megs and gives a little laugh Okay, Megs, while I won’t give you any spoilers, I do have a little something for you. Walks backstage and then back on stage carrying a tray of baked goods.

Megs: Are those???

Esang: Yes - they’re what I’m most known for - Cupcakes! In fact, if everyone will look under their chairs, everyone is going home with one of my cupcakes.

The audience all looks under their chairs and squeals as they find individually wrapped cupcakes. “Oh, these are heavenly!” one audience member says. “Oh yeah, I would pay a lot for another one of these,” another member exclaims.

Megs: Awh, Esang - this is amazing! Thank you so much!! Y’know … I have something for you too … Do I hear … yes, I think I do. I hear the Backstreet Boys!

The Backstreet Boys come on stage singing “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

Everyone in the audience gets to their feet and starts clapping their hands to the beat. One audience member in the back faints.

Megs: Alright, Esang - now it’s our turn to join the boys in singing your baking song! Megs pulls Esang on stage with the Backstreet Boys and all sing “I Want It That Way!”

Megs: Yeah

You are my fire

The one desire

Believe when I say

I want it that way

Esang: But we are two worlds apart

Can't reach to your heart

When you say

That I want it that way

Megs: Tell me why

All: Ain't nothin' but a heartache

Megs: Tell me why

All … Ain't nothin' but a mistake

Tell me why

I never want to hear you say

I want it that way

Megs: And that’s the show for today folks! Thank you for all your love and support! Be sure to check back next time when my special guest will be @queen-among-writers! Love to all and Good Night!

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@hopefulmoonobject @queen-among-writers, @hopelessromantic1352, @lilyofchoices,

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itsclydebitches · 5 years

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RWBY Recaps: Vol. 5 “Welcome to Haven”

This is a re-posting from Oct. 14th, 2017 in an effort to get all my recaps fully on tumblr. Thanks!

The day has arrived! After nearly eight months we finally have a new RWBY episode and I am fully prepared to dive into reviewing it (alongside my recaps of the earlier material). Obvious spoilers ahead for those behind on the series or who don't have a Rooster Teeth account for first access.

To start, I should mention that we also have a Yang short that aired pretty much alongside the new episode, in which Yang is helping Ruby to train in hand-to-hand before she leaves for Beacon. I've heard a lot of complaints about this short already--that Rooster Teeth waited too long to post it, that by focusing on a flashback they're ignoring present!Yang's disability and PTSD--but for all that the short still provides an excellent little glimpse into the sisters' pre-Beacon lives, along with the expected, kick-ass fight scene. This short does raise a number of questions though, or plot holes if we're being uncharitable. Chronologically we know that Ruby is already incredibly strong at this point and has excellent control over her semblance, yet a simple tumble into the grass knocks her out for a number of minutes? I also find it highly suspect that Ruby is that dependent on Crescent Rose to fight--she says herself she's useless against the Grimm without it--yet over the course of the following years she does nothing to better herself in hand-to-hand. Seeing Yang in the jaws of a Grimm should have been a wake up call...but it wasn't. I honestly hope this comes back to haunt Ruby at some point. That she'll get a "You can't rely on Crescent Rose" talking to in the same way Yang got a "You can't rely on your semblance" talk from Tai. Otherwise this short does little to further either sisters' characterization.

Regardless, onto the episode itself. I watched it in my local Starbucks (too impatient to wait until I got home) and just five minutes in a stranger interrupted, apologizing, but asking if this was the new Volume because he was so excited for its premiere. Shockingly, I didn't entirely share his enthusiasm, if only because ever since Volume Three I've feared that RWBY will become too dark for my taste, losing that adorable, humorous spark that initially drew me to it.

I shouldn't have doubted Rooster Teeth. Just as Volume Four opens with happy bickering among the new team RNJR (or is it JNRR?), Volume Five opens with Ruby, Jaune, Nora, Ren, and Qrow making light of their dangerous trip to Haven. "We were fine," Ruby insists, "Only one of us almost died"--with a sly look at Qrow. For me these moments are crucial to the series, as they not only read as authentic (humor is a powerful tool in the face of trauma), but they keep the series from becoming overburdened with angst.

The team's walk through the "scenic route" gives everyone time to recap the basic plot of Volume 4 and then Qrow heaves open doors to reveal our first good look at Haven.

It certainly seems to live up to its name. Interestingly (or simply due to financial/time constraints) Rooster Teeth opted to paint still images of the city's inhabitants with the 'camera' moving across them, rather than actually animating everyone. It works though, giving viewers the feeling that we're looking upon an intricate painting.

Ruby exclaims that "This is amazing!," drools over the weaponry--alright, so not everything has changed--and says that they'll be going "up," literally to Professor Lionheart's office and metaphorically in luck. The narrative uses that moment though to pull up until we reach Weiss' airship, still in the process of escaping her father. Though Weiss isn't given much time in the premiere, this short scene showcases her rapid character development. Where once she might have snubbed her nose at being stuck with an 'underling,' now Weiss speaks openly and respectfully to her pilot, admitting that she doesn't want to be a burden to anyone.

It's during this admission that they pick up a distress signal from another ship, one being attacked by Grimm. Weiss of course wants to stop and help, but the pilot reminds her that they're trying to keep a low profile and if they picked up the call, someone else will have too. They keep going and I'm left a little on the fence about this decision. The pilot's logic is sound, but there's also the issue of the bystander effect--we don't actually know if Weiss left those people to die or not. It's a moment that emphasizes that there are no good choices in war.

Then again, for all we know Episode Two might pick up on the airship, with Weiss demanding that they turn back. We'll have to see.

Back in Haven, Ruby wipes a tear away upon reaching their destination. Jokes aside, they've been through so much to get there and it's nice to see some genuine emotion. There's then a rapid change of mood as the group notices just how empty the school is and, with weapons drawn, they kick in Professor Lionheart's door expecting the worst.

...instead all they do is give poor Lionheart a heart attack. He just lost track of time and forgot to meet them out front. Whoops.

Qrow still calls him out on the lack of security and though Lionheart explains it away with a lot of discussion regarding James, the council, and the distribution of Huntsmen/Huntresses in a time of war, his excuses ring a little false. Indeed, by the end of the scene we'll see him speaking to a holographic 'W' on his desk, presumably Arthur Watts, who was briefly in contact with Lionheart in "No Safe Haven." Looks like he's gone full dark side, or at the very least is being blackmailed.

Before that though we learn a LOT about these relics we keep hearing about. Apparently the chamber each relic resides in can only be accessed by their corresponding Maiden--which seems to put a damper on the "Ozpin's cane is a relic" theory. Why have this security measure and then not make use of it? Did Ozpin (as the presumed Wizard) simply think that he was powerful enough to protect it on his own? Despite losing to Cinder? I'm inclined to think not, especially given the cavalier way the cane is handled between Qrow and Oscar. There's no doubt importance to Ozpin's weapon, but I'm no longer 100% convinced that it's a relic. (Even if I’m still headcanoning as such.)

We also learn each of the Maiden's... themes? Powers? For lack of a better word. Winter is the Maiden of creation, Summer the Maiden of destruction (an uncommon reversal there), Spring is knowledge, and Fall is choice. This puts a whole new dimension on Pyrrha's almost ascension as the Fall Maiden, given the complicated choices involved. Though Ozpin told her firmly not to fight and offered as much free will as a rock and a hard place would allow, a background as both a celebrity and a Huntress ensured that Pyrrha experienced the most pressure to conform and do what's (supposedly) best for others--even at the expense of herself.

Cinder is our latest Fall Maiden. Winter and Summer are still unknown, but Spring apparently skipped out on her duties a decade past...and is now in Raven's hands. What does a bunch of bandits want with a Maiden? We're not sure yet, but Qrow is eager to mount a full attack to get her back. Only Lionheart's (evil and biased) logic keeps him from rushing off. No doubt our team will take things into their own hands once they realize whose thumb Lionheart is under. The essence behind "Damn the council, we'll do it ourselves!" is common in most fantasy/action series. From Harry Potter to Korra we always have that moment when the rag-tag team has to step outside of the bureaucracy and actually get shit done. The trick is continually making sure that the council--or whatever else we’re dealing with--is actually corrupt/in the wrong.

Elsewhere Blake is dealing with the fallout of her own character short. Things are kept a little murky: Who exactly are these people beyond White Fang members? Who's side is Ilia on? It doesn't seem to matter much. The important bit is that Ilia tells Blake to leave now and she responds with a curt, "You're going to have to make me." So unless Ilia succeeds, it sounds like Blake won't be catching up with the rest of the team anytime soon. A pity.

Yang is also off on her own. I must admit that Rooster Teeth had me fooled. Based on last Volume's conversation with Tai and the fact that Yang's short focuses on how she'll "Always have [Ruby's] back," cutting to her determined expression as she continues driving her motorcycle in the present day, I fully expected Yang to be meeting up with Team RNJR. Instead she's looking for her mom. No doubt though everyone will come together if Qrow and the kids go after Raven themselves. Until then Yang is poised to get info from a sleazy asshole who likes to hit on underage girls.

The episode's climax though is in Oscar's return. We jump "back" to a scene we got at the end of Volume 4, wherein the chronology smooths out to show us when exactly Oscar found Qrow in that bar. "It's good to see you again, Oz" was appropriately heartfelt--and raises more questions about why Qrow of all the inner circle knows so much about Ozpin's power. (A shipper heart can't get too hopeful, can it?) After a cut Oscar shows up on the kids' doorstep, asking for Ruby Rose... and we get more emotional whiplash as that line is reframed not as an, "I know everything" moment but an, "I brought your drunk as a skunk uncle back" moment. Qrow is adorable in this scene, happily wasted as he mutters about how he finally found Ozpin. Ruby's anger that her comic reading time was interrupted dissipates as Oscar freely admits, "You know me as Professor Ozpin."

I'm very glad he came right out and said it. I wasn't looking forward to a whole Volume of wondering when the gang will find out the truth. Perhaps the most fascinating moment though is when Oscar, seemingly instinctually, says to Ruby,

"You have silver eyes."

There are three ways of explaining this line, far as I can tell:

Ozpin tells Oscar to say that. Unlikely. We don't see Oscar pausing or talking to himself, and why be cryptic when they're going to admit who they are two seconds later?

Oscar himself recognizes silver eyes. Possible, even if he is just a farm boy. Perhaps he's heard stories?

Ozpin's knowledge/personality is beginning to become accessible to Oscar. This has been my theory from the start. As I'll discuss more in-depth in my Volume 4 recaps, Ozpin as an entity still exists and presumably this isn't the first time he's changed bodies, implying that the headmaster we know has survived for who knows how many decades. The implication of this is he either somewhat merges with or entirely overwrites the personality of his host. I’m not hoping for the latter--a rather dark side to his semblance--but if so it might already be starting. Oscar's "You have silver eyes" might be a bit of Ozpin creeping into his reactions.

We'll have to wait to find out. This premiere was, for the most part, surprisingly joyful, but we can't expect that to last for long. Our new intro says it straight out: "Things looking bleak and they're bound to get worse."

Best to fasten your seat belts.

Other Details of Note

The pilot's "Sorry, kid" to Weiss. Yes, please remind the audience that these are still children. People tend to forget that.

Qrow's constantly hunched back. I don't recall this from previous Volumes. This might be something Rooster Teeth is only now capable of with the new animation style, but regardless it's a wonderful little detail.

"That poor girl ripped to pieces" and Ruby's tiny gasp. Glad to see everyone hasn't completely forgotten about Penny. I'm also interested in whether the rest of the world didn't notice that Penny was a robot or if they're just that accepting of machines with souls as "real girls."

Qrow--"I quit teaching for a reason." Did a good job training Ruby though!

Using the Maidens' titles in place of their names is both good for the show's mystery and appropriately dehumanizing.

I'm surprised that no one responded to Ren's hope that they can reclaim the Spring Maiden in a more peaceful manner. In fact, he's not in the rest of that scene's shots, to the extent that I wondered if he was using his semblance for some reason. I hope that they'll return to this. We've had very little exploration of fighting-obsessed Huntsmen/Huntresses finding non-violent solutions to their problems and it might add some actual conflict to the group. They get along incredibly well for four teenagers traveling the world together.

Qrow tells Lionheart to keep in touch, as if we all don't know how terrible he is at contacting the rest of his super-secret team. Way to be a hypocrite, Qrow.

Sun and Blake's dad can finally agree on something! Drinks all around.

Yang's hand briefly shaking after her first "fight" since she lost her arm as well as the call-back joke to her times in Junior's bar. Most characters had little call-back moments and it was wonderful to see in a premiere.

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