Last week's chatlogs are both finally up, and I'll be back-posting Fiction Friday shortly. Sorry, spending Thursday in the emergency room and Friday sleeping off the drugs they gave me has rather thrown off my blogging.
Option 1: Whenever you watch the episodes, comment on this post as you watch with whatever responses you feel like posting!
Option 2: Go to http://webchat.freenode.net/. Enter a nickname, then for the Channels field enter ##rabbitcube, and finally fill in the Captcha and hit Connect! We'll be watching Kill la Killand commenting there starting at 2:00 p.m. EST today. Then we'll take a short break, and at 3:00 pm EST we'll watch Sailor Moon Crystal.
Kill la Kill chatlog below the cut!
[14:00] <FoME> Invasion of the Leisure Suits
01[14:01] <Froborr> Leisure suit mecha zombies.
01[14:01] <Froborr> From space, no less.
01[14:03] <Froborr> That is an exceedingly silly episode title.
[14:03] <FoME> They're all based on song titles. Most of them don't happen to be familiar ones.
01[14:03] <Froborr> Hm.
[14:04] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:04] <Froborr> Unexpected timeskip!
[14:05] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:05] <Froborr> As I was saying: unexpected timeskip!
[14:05] <FoME> A month later, and the tomatoes are still fresh.
01[14:06] <Froborr> I see everyone's joined Nudist Beach.
01[14:07] <Froborr> Or not I guess.
[14:09] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:09] <Froborr> Man, they've been getting their butts kicked.
01[14:09] <Froborr> Wonder what the rest of the world's been up to/thinks of all this?
[14:10] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:11] <Froborr> I guess that works as an explanation.
[14:12] <FoME> Mind-control alien fabric. Because why not.
01[14:12] <Froborr> Soroi continues to be the best.
[14:13] <FoME> Even in the middle of the apocalypse, there will be tea.
01[14:14] <Froborr> I am pretty sure letting the patient sleep when they feel like it isn't applicable when they've been in a coma for a MONTH.
[14:14] <Arrlaari> Hm
[14:14] <FoME> Not exactly the top medical professionals in the world here.
[14:14] <Arrlaari> A back-alley doctor probably doesn't deal with a lot of comas
01[14:14] <Froborr> Point.
[14:16] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:16] <Froborr> Ragyo, you are GROSS. STAHP.
[14:16] <FoME> Yeah, yeah she is.
[14:17] <Arrlaari> Ad?
[14:17] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:18] <Froborr> Okay, that's pretty hardcore silly.
[14:19] <FoME> Nothing says commitment to a disguise like disfiguring yourself.
01[14:23] <Froborr> You are totally flirting Gamagoori.
[14:24] <FoME> It's kind of adorable.
01[14:24] <Froborr> They totally woke Ryuko up on purpose. She's obviously necessary for the final stage.
[14:25] <FoME> You have to like how Nonon assumes anything musical has to do with her.
[14:25] <Arrlaari> Gamagoori clearly feels inadequate
[14:25] <FoME> Well, we can't all be the protagonist.
01[14:26] <Froborr> Well, nice to see Ryuko's taken advantage of her coma in true shonen fashion to meditate and become much more stable and at peace with herself.
01[14:27] <Froborr> And of course Satsuki is Planning Something.
01[14:27] <Froborr> Anyway, yeah, that was all right.
[14:27] <Arrlaari> Ah, you did wait through the credits
01[14:28] <Froborr> Yeah, someone told me to do so for this episode, but not why.
01[14:29] <Froborr> Anyway, final thoughts?
[14:29] <FoME> This is, rather obviously, the transition episode. It's literally the beginning of the end.
[14:30] <Arrlaari> We're getting close to my being able to share some Thoughts about Satsuki's role in the overall plot
01[14:31] <Froborr> Yeah. It's structurally similar to NGE Episode 19, actually.
[14:32] <FoME> See you guys in half an hour.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> I'll start out by noting that in some ways, she resembles the Spiral King, but it's a loose match.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> Not this week, IIRC?
01[14:32] <Froborr> No, there is SMC this week.
01[14:32] <Froborr> Then two weeks without one.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> Oh right, I forgot, we were off a step from the convention
01[14:32] <Froborr> Yep.
01[14:33] <Froborr> And yes, I see the parallels between Satsuki and the Spiral King.
01[14:33] <Froborr> Makes sense, given the similarities between Ryuko and Simon.
[14:33] <Arrlaari> Hm? Other than visual, they seem to be quite different?
01[14:34] <Froborr> They're both hotblooded anti-authoritarian outsiders with unique superpowers that parallel the villains' own.
01[14:35] <Froborr> Their stories are quite different, but drop either of them into the other's show and they behave pretty much exactly the same.
[14:36] <Arrlaari> Dropping Simon into KlK means removing Kamina from his life. It's hard to say how he'd turn out if you did that.
01[14:36] <Froborr> Admittedly, some of that is blurred by the fact that Ruko starts at the midpoint of Simon's character arc.
[14:36] <Arrlaari> Would exposure to Mako turn him into a goofball?
01[14:37] <Froborr> Exactly--I'm sort of cheating, and assuming a Simon circa episode 12 or so and comparing to Ryuko episode 1.
01[14:38] <Froborr> But given that there is character development in Gurren Lagann, while the Kill la Kill characters are entirely static, I don't think that's necessarily unfair.
[14:00] <FoME> Invasion of the Leisure Suits
01[14:01] <Froborr> Leisure suit mecha zombies.
01[14:01] <Froborr> From space, no less.
01[14:03] <Froborr> That is an exceedingly silly episode title.
[14:03] <FoME> They're all based on song titles. Most of them don't happen to be familiar ones.
01[14:03] <Froborr> Hm.
[14:04] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:04] <Froborr> Unexpected timeskip!
[14:05] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:05] <Froborr> As I was saying: unexpected timeskip!
[14:05] <FoME> A month later, and the tomatoes are still fresh.
01[14:06] <Froborr> I see everyone's joined Nudist Beach.
01[14:07] <Froborr> Or not I guess.
[14:09] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:09] <Froborr> Man, they've been getting their butts kicked.
01[14:09] <Froborr> Wonder what the rest of the world's been up to/thinks of all this?
[14:10] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:11] <Froborr> I guess that works as an explanation.
[14:12] <FoME> Mind-control alien fabric. Because why not.
01[14:12] <Froborr> Soroi continues to be the best.
[14:13] <FoME> Even in the middle of the apocalypse, there will be tea.
01[14:14] <Froborr> I am pretty sure letting the patient sleep when they feel like it isn't applicable when they've been in a coma for a MONTH.
[14:14] <Arrlaari> Hm
[14:14] <FoME> Not exactly the top medical professionals in the world here.
[14:14] <Arrlaari> A back-alley doctor probably doesn't deal with a lot of comas
01[14:14] <Froborr> Point.
[14:16] <FoME> Ad.
01[14:16] <Froborr> Ragyo, you are GROSS. STAHP.
[14:16] <FoME> Yeah, yeah she is.
[14:17] <Arrlaari> Ad?
[14:17] <FoME> I'm back.
01[14:18] <Froborr> Okay, that's pretty hardcore silly.
[14:19] <FoME> Nothing says commitment to a disguise like disfiguring yourself.
01[14:23] <Froborr> You are totally flirting Gamagoori.
[14:24] <FoME> It's kind of adorable.
01[14:24] <Froborr> They totally woke Ryuko up on purpose. She's obviously necessary for the final stage.
[14:25] <FoME> You have to like how Nonon assumes anything musical has to do with her.
[14:25] <Arrlaari> Gamagoori clearly feels inadequate
[14:25] <FoME> Well, we can't all be the protagonist.
01[14:26] <Froborr> Well, nice to see Ryuko's taken advantage of her coma in true shonen fashion to meditate and become much more stable and at peace with herself.
01[14:27] <Froborr> And of course Satsuki is Planning Something.
01[14:27] <Froborr> Anyway, yeah, that was all right.
[14:27] <Arrlaari> Ah, you did wait through the credits
01[14:28] <Froborr> Yeah, someone told me to do so for this episode, but not why.
01[14:29] <Froborr> Anyway, final thoughts?
[14:29] <FoME> This is, rather obviously, the transition episode. It's literally the beginning of the end.
[14:30] <Arrlaari> We're getting close to my being able to share some Thoughts about Satsuki's role in the overall plot
01[14:31] <Froborr> Yeah. It's structurally similar to NGE Episode 19, actually.
[14:32] <FoME> See you guys in half an hour.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> I'll start out by noting that in some ways, she resembles the Spiral King, but it's a loose match.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> Not this week, IIRC?
01[14:32] <Froborr> No, there is SMC this week.
01[14:32] <Froborr> Then two weeks without one.
[14:32] <Arrlaari> Oh right, I forgot, we were off a step from the convention
01[14:32] <Froborr> Yep.
01[14:33] <Froborr> And yes, I see the parallels between Satsuki and the Spiral King.
01[14:33] <Froborr> Makes sense, given the similarities between Ryuko and Simon.
[14:33] <Arrlaari> Hm? Other than visual, they seem to be quite different?
01[14:34] <Froborr> They're both hotblooded anti-authoritarian outsiders with unique superpowers that parallel the villains' own.
01[14:35] <Froborr> Their stories are quite different, but drop either of them into the other's show and they behave pretty much exactly the same.
[14:36] <Arrlaari> Dropping Simon into KlK means removing Kamina from his life. It's hard to say how he'd turn out if you did that.
01[14:36] <Froborr> Admittedly, some of that is blurred by the fact that Ruko starts at the midpoint of Simon's character arc.
[14:36] <Arrlaari> Would exposure to Mako turn him into a goofball?
01[14:37] <Froborr> Exactly--I'm sort of cheating, and assuming a Simon circa episode 12 or so and comparing to Ryuko episode 1.
01[14:38] <Froborr> But given that there is character development in Gurren Lagann, while the Kill la Kill characters are entirely static, I don't think that's necessarily unfair.
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