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Fri, 1 Oct 2021 19:12:42 +0000

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Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Steven Universe Future': Episode 15 - Mr. Universe

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:13:43 +0000

Greg is sometimes idolized in commentaries of Steven Universe, as a great father figure who is not a negligent bum like his appearance at first slight would have you believe, but a caring and involved parent. This episode was a bit of a counterpoint to that. His bohemian, anti-establishment ways ARE a bit irresponsible, to the point of negligence. A child needs not just love, but an actual home (not just a van and a beach house), peers of their own age, and support from society. It is interesting that Steven compared Greg to Rose, because the show hinted at the comparison for quite a while. The main reason why Greg and Rose ended up together in the first place is that they related to each other a lot over how they both ran away from home and reimagined their identities, and settled in Beach City for the sake of an easygoing Hakuna Matata existence. Both of their main instructions to Steven, boiled down to "you can be whoever you want to be and that is awesome". Which is certainly a better message than the alternative, but also it is not ENOUGH, which was already a big part of Steven's frustrations with Rose.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Jane the Virgin': S04E16 - Chapter Eighty

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:47:48 +0000

I mean, Janew the Virgin itself is a very loose adaptation of Juana la Virgen, which was apparently a fairly typical latin-American telenovela, that this show took the basic premise of and Americanized. I get the feeling that The Passions of Steve is a pretty direct tongue-in-cheek reference to that process.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Jane the Virgin': S01E16 - Chapter Sixteen

Fri, 5 Jun 2020 21:15:29 +0000

I really enjoy how the show portrays Jane's writing as these floating words out of context. It's a great way to give an impression of what she is writing about, without falling into either traps of the writers not necessarily being able to write amazing prose that lives up to how good it's supposed to be in-universe. This is especially true for erotica, that is impossible to quote out of context in a way that doesn't sound cringe. It's ALWAYS either too purple, or too mechanical. The only good sex scene is that which gets you so horny by the time that it comes, that you forget to notice this. "Wnar Crgen fuvc"

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Wed, 4 Mar 2020 21:25:21 +0000

Silver Spoon 2x10: http://markdoesstuff.fetchapp.com/get/42cec95a

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Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:15:01 +0000

Silver Spoon 2x08-2x09: http://markdoesstuff.fetchapp.com/get/26c61c9a

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Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:37:49 +0000

Thanksssss!

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Monster': Episode 9 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier

Mon, 7 Oct 2019 21:09:41 +0000

What I found strange, was the parallel with the bird nest. As I was rewatching this episode, vaguely remembering it's plot, I expected to be uncomfortable with the colonialist implications, but I was surprised by how self-consciously that bird nest parallel addressed them, but still in a confusing way. So, Tenma taught the girl that the hatchling is best returned to it's mother's nest... and THAT'S what helps the girl open up to the soldier? Why? I guess she started to emphatize with him wanting to "help" her the same way she instinctively wanted to "help" the hatchling? Him acting in good faith, even if misguidedly?

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Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:50:34 +0000

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Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Steven Universe: The Movie'

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:15:46 +0000

One more interesting observation: Steven thought that "Disobedient" by Sadie Killer, (which was btw written by Mike Krol), would work to shake up Pearl's memory, but it didn't work, because it wasn't really just about rebelliousness, or about hating her service job, but about anger at a person who didn't deserve her loyalty, and about grief at the wasted years in their service, which Pearl still doesn't really feel towards Rose. On the other hand, Spinel does towards Pink, so it might have actually had an effect on her starting to remember. Compare and contrast: Disobedient: "I've been good, Sir So very, very good for what? And I've given you Every single thing I've got" Spinel: "I used to be just not good enough, just not good enough for Pink, but now, now I'M NOT GOOD AT ALL!" Disobedient: "It's feeling strange, man This whole arrangement Is gonna end with Me totally deranged When I think about All the wasted time I've spent I wanna be disobedient I stood awake Wondering where my summers went I wanna be disobedient" Spinel: "You keep on turning pages for people who don't care about you And still, it takes you ages to see that no one's there Everyone's gone on without you Isn't that lovely? Isn't that cool? And isn't that cruel And aren't I a fool to have Happily listened Happy to stay Happily watching her Drift away"

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Steven Universe: The Movie'

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:59:12 +0000

It seems to me that the story is starting to tie itself into knots around trying to teach too many mature, woke life lessons deconstructing traditional children's stories, while the writers (Sugar?) essentially still having a fairly old-fashioned romantic sensibility. The result is a show that FEELS nice in every individual scene, but doesn't add up to a coherent message. Love at first sight doesn't exist... Except for Ruby and Sapphire, but that's because they are an amazing destined ultimate Power Couple. There is no such thing as a Happily Ever After... But we still need to wrap up the story on a high note, so let's just say that our declaration that we can always face future dangers together, doesn't REALLY count as a happily ever after. You can't put your self-worth on your relationship with other people... But Spinel just walking away at the end would be too bittersweet, we still need to hook her up with the diamonds.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Steven Universe: The Movie'

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:41:12 +0000

"Is that something the show is going to commit to in further seasons? I imagine they have to, especially since Zach Callison and Grace Rolek are getting older and their voices must be changing. (Zach did sound different here, but I don’t know if that’s all performance or because he’s now in his early twenties.)" Zach has been doing a pretty amazing job so far in the later seasons, straining his voice to still sound prepubescent, but yes, the time skip was in a large part necessitated by him physically struggling to keep it up any longer.

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Mon, 9 Sep 2019 16:29:39 +0000

It's the anime.

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Sense8': S02E12 - Amor Vincit Omnia, Part III

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:37:14 +0000

Between shows about love and about people combining their minds into a greater entity in a very queer way, who would win, Sense8, or Steven Universe?

Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Sense8': S02E12 - Amor Vincit Omnia, Part II

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:04:02 +0000

I love the idea that while the Kenyan political guys are wondering where did Van Damn disappear to, Van Damn is in fact traveling the world murdering evildoers with overwhelming firepower in front of various exotic backdrops.

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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:24:33 +0000

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Mark Watches : Mark Watches 'Sense8': S02E09 - What Family Actually Means

Sat, 17 Aug 2019 22:51:34 +0000

I agree. I wouldn't even begrudge the existence of the Bendix scene, or the toast. They were cathartic in their own way. But then WHY add the line at all, about how Nomi's mom thinks Nomi is making everything be about herself, if she was just about to be proven right? I mean, it was such a baffling writing choice! And it seemed very intentional, especially the way Teagan quotes their mom calling Nomi narcissistic, then instantly the next moment, just as she is about the ask something personal, Nomi storms away looking for some cabin without what she wanted to ask ever coming up again.

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Wed, 7 Aug 2019 17:10:24 +0000

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Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:16:33 +0000

Sense 8: 2x04 - 2x06: http://markdoesstuff.fetchapp.com/get/7266d5dd

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Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:28:12 +0000

Yes, they are available in the store, but the torrents for them appear to be dead.