tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post5821658446408689446..comments2023-05-08T04:26:41.949-04:00Comments on My Little Po-Mo: Escaflowne Episode 9 Liveblog Chat Thingy!Froborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-61250103756750018582015-01-24T16:56:30.690-05:002015-01-24T16:56:30.690-05:00I was 20 minutes late and still sleepy, so I went ...I was 20 minutes late and still sleepy, so I went back to bed after I left the chat.<br /> - - - -<br />I can't tell how much of that flash back was vision vs. Hitomi visualizing Vaan telling her stuff.<br /><br />Dilandau shouted one of the goons' names like he gave a fuck.<br /><br />Somehow mole guy makes encouraging Millerna to apply the learning she pursued of her own will to save her love's life sound like a shady deal. I guess it doesn't help that he sounds exactly like the Mephistopheles-alike in D-Gray Man.01d55https://www.blogger.com/profile/12422929110453082596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-4822297855924920962015-01-24T14:31:09.599-05:002015-01-24T14:31:09.599-05:00Part II:
[13:14] <mere_oblivion: Back again an...Part II:<br /><br />[13:14] <mere_oblivion: Back again and fresh as a daisy. And because i had the brain not to push pause, I should be right where UR. In the woods? "Van! Straight ahead!"<br />[13:14] <@Sylocat: Is he going to block the fire jet with his sword? It's not even a magic sword<br />[13:14] <@Sylocat: Wait, Dilandau is telling his men to try not to kill someone? He's mellowed out between episodes<br />[13:15] <mere_oblivion: Dilandau'sa fine one to say Stop spouting nonsense!<br />[13:15] <@Sylocat: Indeed<br />[13:15] <@Sylocat: What is he... of course, they can't use their stealth cloaks in flight, and when they land, the water gives their positions away<br />[13:15] <@Sylocat: But... Van, you're still outnumbered ten to one<br />[13:16] <@Sylocat: Whoa, his sword melts and turns into a tentacle?<br />[13:16] <@Sylocat: Uh, Folken, might want to hurry up...<br />[13:16] <@Sylocat: AH! I'd forgotten how he got out of this one<br />[13:17] <mere_oblivion: "This was meant to happen." As usual, pure bunk when a bad guy says it.<br />[13:17] <@Sylocat: Allen to the rescue<br />[13:17] <@Sylocat: Why not just go for the Energists? That's how you disable them<br />[13:18] <@Sylocat: Ooh, some Pacific Rm action here<br />[13:18] <@Sylocat: Oh shit<br />[13:18] <@Sylocat: Allen took a claw for her<br />[13:18] <@Sylocat: The plot thickens<br />[13:18] <mere_oblivion: He DOES care.<br />[13:19] <@Sylocat: Oh, a Freid convoy, I thought Folken had arrived<br />[13:19] == Arrlaari [6bd696cc@gateway/web/freenode/ip.107.214.150.204] has joined ##rabbitcube<br />[13:19] <@Sylocat: It looks bad...<br />[13:19] <@Sylocat: Ah yes, I think I remember how they save him...<br />[13:19] <Arrlaari: Hey, I'm late, was up until 4am local time last night<br />[13:19] <@Sylocat: Here she is<br />[13:20] <@Sylocat: Dang<br />[13:20] <Arrlaari: ah, you're already watching<br />[13:20] <@Sylocat: Yeah... it's almost over<br />[13:20] <mere_oblivion: Howdy, Arrlaari.<br />[13:20] <mere_oblivion: Ah-ha, damsel rescues hunk-in-distress!<br />[13:21] <@Sylocat: I do like how this inverts the usual gender-based tropes<br />[13:21] <Arrlaari: Well, I guess I'll get to it later<br />[13:21] == Arrlaari [6bd696cc@gateway/web/freenode/ip.107.214.150.204] has quit [Client Quit]<br />[13:21] <@Sylocat: And it's over now<br />[13:22] <mere_oblivion: Great ending.<br />[13:22] <@Sylocat: I was about to suggest that Arrlaari could start at 1:30 and I could start over and join him/her<br />[13:22] <mere_oblivion: Hope we didn't hurt A's feelings by going ahead.<br />[13:22] <@Sylocat: But oh well...<br />[13:22] <@Sylocat: I'll copy-paste this<br />nullhypothesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784779286499862559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-44712604595785498132015-01-24T14:29:01.403-05:002015-01-24T14:29:01.403-05:00PART I:
[13:00] <@Sylocat: Click
[13:00] <m...PART I:<br /><br />[13:00] <@Sylocat: Click<br />[13:00] <mere_oblivion: Click?<br />[13:00] <mere_oblivion: click.<br />[13:00] <@Sylocat: Ah, this opening<br />[13:01] <mere_oblivion: I hope they kept this one awhile.<br />[13:01] <@Sylocat: They kept it for the whole anime<br />[13:01] <@Sylocat: (I know, what a strange concept!)<br />[13:01] <@Sylocat: (one theme song for a complete anime?)<br />[13:01] <@Sylocat: Ah yes, she's still torn up about Amano<br />[13:01] <mere_oblivion: Cool! Any way to find it online (mp3)?<br />[13:01] <@Sylocat: Even though Van is a literal angel<br />[13:02] <@Sylocat: Well, for me, the opening is inseparable from the visuals<br />[13:02] <@Sylocat: Ah, Merle is guarding his secret<br />[13:02] <@Sylocat: Whoa, the feathers glow?<br />[13:02] <@Sylocat: Ah, her powers let her see the memories attached to the feather, I'd forgotten that<br />[13:02] <@Sylocat: Meanwhile, on Allen's ship...<br />[13:03] <@Sylocat: "scare Zaibach?" How will that scare Zaibach?<br />[13:03] <mere_oblivion: Shit! They're here half an hour early. I'll be back ASAP! (Again, Shit!)<br />[13:03] <@Sylocat: dang<br />[13:03] <@Sylocat: I'll hold down the fort<br />[13:03] <@Sylocat: Of course Millerna's coming on her own<br />[13:04] <@Sylocat: This show actually calls guys out when they're being Chivalrous™<br />[13:04] <@Sylocat: Ah, and Mole Man's with her<br />[13:04] <@Sylocat: (though of course it's her love for Allen that's driving her... but still)<br />[13:05] <@Sylocat: Whoa, who is she hearing?<br />[13:05] <@Sylocat: Aaaaand she's back in Fanelia<br />[13:05] <@Sylocat: Ooh, this flashback<br />[13:05] <@Sylocat: I'd forgotten this as well<br />[13:06] <@Sylocat: Yeah, Van? Your wings were kind of underdeveloped back then...<br />[13:06] <@Sylocat: Ah, a flashback to Balgus<br />[13:06] <@Sylocat: That's quite a moustache on the king<br />[13:07] <@Sylocat: Ah, right, Van's mother was a Siren/Angel thingy<br />[13:07] <@Sylocat: ...In any other anime, Van's dad would have been killed right then<br />[13:08] <@Sylocat: (so, is the moral here "mysterious beautiful women AREN'T all backstabbing succubi?" That's a refreshing change from most fantasy stories<br />[13:09] <@Sylocat: Aww, this flashback is so sweet<br />[13:09] <@Sylocat: Dang, this episode is good<br />[13:10] <@Sylocat: D'awww<br />[13:10] <@Sylocat: Ah, Van's father died BEFORE his mom? That's another novelty in this genre<br />[13:11] <@Sylocat: Ooh... is Van's mother still alive? I can't remember<br />[13:11] <@Sylocat: Or is she one of those ghosts from the opening credits and Hitomi will meet her in a vision? (I honestly can't remember)<br />[13:11] <@Sylocat: Hitomi is offended at being compared to Merle<br />[13:12] <@Sylocat: Ahaha... Evil Emperor Dornkirk wears curlers in his giant beard<br />[13:12] <@Sylocat: And that's some impressive steampunk... thing<br />[13:13] <@Sylocat: Oops, here comes Dilandau<br />[13:13] <@Sylocat: How did Dilandau know where they... oh, was that Dornkirk seeing where he was going?<br />[13:13] <@Sylocat: Come on, Hitomi, just scan for them like you did before<br />[13:13] <@Sylocat: There she goes<br />nullhypothesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784779286499862559noreply@blogger.com