Where I rewatch Yugioh GX, Episode 64
Jul. 20th, 2010 12:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cypsiman2So, evidently it is lunchtime, and Shou is sitting on some steps, when Misawa offers to let him eat lunch with him, and you know it's serious when Shou isn't being a rude little prick to Misawa for shits and giggles. So yeah, Shou is still depressed about the Judai situation, and of course we can't allow any serious tension or character moment, so we get to see that Kenzan's plastered Judai's ugly mug onto the back of his uniform; I've never seen such a lax policy on student uniforms anywhere else, ever. So yeah, yet another round of Shou and Kenzan being the most annoying fucks possible, because we most certainly wouldn't want to ever be able to relate to them, amirite? Fortunately, Misawa has the right attitude about it, which is to just sit and watch while he eats his bread. Goddamn, Judai is such a Stu, even when he isn't around.
TITLE SCREEN! SHOU VS. KENZAN! HOT EMOTION DUEL FOR ANIKI in other shows, this would be suggestive. here, it's just tuesday.
Judai is rockclimbing. I hope and pray for him to fall to a painful death so he can be replaced, and how cute, he remembers the names of his actual friends, lets wait for this token bit of humanity to fail, shall we? Judai makes it to the top, but he's nowhere near the Osiris Red dorm, and quite frankly I'm having a hard time tracing Judai's route as he wanders aimlessly across the island. Goodbye Judai, don't let the wild monkeys tear your legs off! Or, you know, do. And now Asuka is stuck playing nurse for Shou and Kenzan, because she has nothing better to do with her time, and on top is a female and is therefore to nurture all the males. Of course. Oh, wait, Misawa's also stuck playing nurse too. Hmm, is this meant to be emasculating for him, or just a reminder of how stupid and immature Shou and Kenzan are? Shockingly, fisticuffs between Shou and Kenzan has apparently become a regular occurrence, and the fact that Kenzan was able to get hit at all makes me wonder if all those muscles are just balloons strapped onto his arms and he's really just as puny as Shou? Now THAT, would be good crack! Blah blah blah, pointless stupid bickering, HOLY SHIT FUBUKI'S HERE! Oh my god, this is so sudden, my hair's a mess, my pores are exposed, I NEED MAKEUP!
So yeah, Fubuki's hanging up on a support beam, because he's Fubuki, and declares that this is just the love situation for him, Fubuki Tenjouin, Blizzard Prince, Magician of Love, to solve! I get it now, the writers brought him in, to bring some much needed credibility for their shitty episode. Hopefully this won't damage Fubuki's face too badly. Asuka tries to explain to him that he's completely misunderstood the situation, but Fubuki's off in his own little world of forbidden passion, and lo, do I have a big grin on my face or what? Fubuki says Asuka could learn a thing or two about love as well, and so Asuka walks up to him, picks up Pharaoh, and squeezes his tail, causing him to SCRATCH FUBUKI IN HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE! OH ASUKA, HOW COULD YOU BE SO HEARTLESS?? WITHOUT HIS FACE, FUBUKI IS NOTHING! Oh Asuka, oh Fubuki, your relationship is one of the precious few genuine enjoyable things about this show. In any event, Asuka than grabs a couple of duel discs, tosses them to Shou and Kenzan, and tells them to get this inane bullshit over with, now! Kenzan is eager, Shou has no idea how to trash talk, and Asuka can't believe that she had to be the one to point out how stupidly simple this whole inane shitpile of a conflict was to resolve.
But for no adequately explained reason, we're going to have to wait for that "resolution", as it is now nighttime. Asuka is about to turn in, when she gets a call; it is Misawa, asking if she's seen Shou. Yes, apparently Shou is in neither the Ra Yellow, nor the Osiris Red dorm. They surmise that he's gone to look for Judai on an empty stomach, which could lead to serious health complications. Why this would be a bad thing, I'm not sure, but the plot says it is, so let's go with that. And yep, Shou is out in the middle of the woods, yelling for Judai. He is very annoying, and what do you know, he manages to pass Judai by, though it's probably a good thing he did, as I think seeing Judai in nothing but his shorts as he emerges from the lake would have given him the vapors. Apparently Judai was trying to catch a fish. Note also that this means he can't be far from Duel Academia itself, just for the record. Also, why does he have Pharaoh shorts? Shut up Judai, you don't deserve Fried Shrimp. And wait, how the fuck did Shou not notice Judai's clothes lying right there??? Christ, these people are fucking morons. Case in point, Judai decides to go to sleep, in the open, soaking wet. And yet he will not be dead of exposure by the morning, or even slightly inconvenienced. Writers, we need to have a talk.
Now it's the next day, even though there was nothing to stop Shou and Kenzan from doing the duel yesterday, and Shou is nowhere to be found. Oh wait, never mind, he's there now, that's five seconds of false tension I'll never get back. Blah blah blah, Shou says that if he wins Kenzan will be his follower, Kenzan's all WTF, but Fubuki approves, so Kenzan's shit out of luck. More unpleasant banter that exposes how ugly a person Shou and Kenzan are, and the duel begins. Shou goes first and summons Ambulanceroid in defense position, with 1200 defense points, and then he sets a card to end his turn. Blah blah blah, flashback to the tag duel from season one, and Fubuki awards points for this. Wait, there are points now? Crap, does anyone have a comb and brush I could use, I'm pretty sure I'll be evaluated on that! Hee, Asuka says that they should just ignore Fubuki. Hee. And of course Kenzan is jealous about the tag duel but his resolve is only strengthened as he summons Archaeopteryx, blah blah blah, flashback to Kenzan's duel with Judai, and Shou is crossed out, test audiences do not laugh at the tired and predictable gag. Finally, Kenzan plays Super Evolution Pill, sacrificing his Winged-Beast to special summon a Dinosaur, in this case Dark Tyranno...which would make this the third duel in a row where Kenzan's summoned Dark Tyranno. So yes, topdecking leads to repetitive and boring duels, regardless of who's doing it.
Blah blah blah, shut the fuck up Kenzan, and not even Fubuki can save this drivel, though he is trying valiantly. So Kenzan goes to attack directly with Dark Tyranno, does 2600 points of damage, and shut the hell up already Kenzan, seriously, shut the hell up. Shou reminds Kenzan that this is the same shit he used against Judai, so he knows what to expect, and takes his turn. He summons Submarineroid and attacks directly for 800 points of damage, switching Submarineroid in defense position with it's effect. Then Shou sets two more cards, and ends his turn. Blah blah blah, I don't give a fuck, and Fubuki says that in the face of Judai's popularity even he feels uneasy; I know what you REALLY mean by that Fubuki, you don't have to lie to me. Ah, and it would seem that Misawa's been bribed to pile yet more praise onto Judai, because the writers figure that if they keep telling us that Judai is unforgettable, it will actually come true. It won't, but the writers are stupid like that. Of course, Fubuki doesn't remember, though he tries to attribute this to being possessed at the time, which is needlessly polite. Pointless flashback to Judai dueling "Darkness", and Asuka idly wonders if it wouldn't have been better for him to have stayed being possessed. Well, she's had a very hard time on this show, stress can do bad things to people, so I'll forgive her for that.
EYECATCH!
Kenzan takes his turn, and actually pays attention to all of Shou's face down cards; but of course he goes ahead and prepares for his attack, summoning Giant Rex with 2000 attack points. He has it attack and destroy Submarineroid, which lets Shou activate his trap card, Supercharge, allowing him to draw two cards when a Machine-type monster has been attacked. Blah blah blah, Fubuki awards Kenzan 25 points, and Asuka continues her determined ignoring of her brother. Kenzan attacks with Dark Tyranno, Shou activates Cyber Summon Blaster, so from now on whenever he special summons a Machine monster Kenzan will take 300 points of damage. And so now that only one face-down card is left, Kenzan plays the Quick Spell Dinastamp, allowing him to destroy a spell or trap card when his dinosaur declares its attack, so boom goes Shou's trap...which is exactly what he wanted, as Wonder Garage is activated when destroyed. Now Shou gets to special summon a level-4 or lower monster from his hand, so out comes Drillroid in attack position, which activates Cyber Summon Blaster, so Kenzan takes 300 damage and can no longer attack directly. So Dark Tyranno destroys Drillroid for 1000 points of damage, and Kenzan sets a card to end his turn.
Shou takes his turn and plays Fusion, using the Ambulanceroid on his field and the Rescueroid in his hand to fusion summon Ambulancerescueroid. Hey, I don't come up with the tired, predictable names, I just transcribe them. In any event, Shou's new monster has 2300 attack points, and since Fusion Summon is a special summon, this means that Kenzan takes another 300 points of damage. Shou attacks and destroys Giant Rex for yet another 300 points of damage, and to finish things off, Shou summons Decoyroid in defense position, and sets his last remaining card to end his turn. So long as Decoyroid is on the field, Kenzan can't attack any other monsters, and with Ambulancerescueroid in attack position, Dark Tyranno can't attack directly. Furthermore, once per turn Ambulancerescueroid can special summon a monster that's been destroyed and sent to the grave, so even if Kenzan does destroy Decoyroid, Shou'll just bring it back and deal 300 damage with Cyber Summon Blaster. Huh, that's actually pretty clever; I wonder how the writers plan on fucking this up?
Now it's Kenzan's turn, and he sacrifices Dark Tyranno for Big Evolution Pill, which lets him summon Dinosaur monsters without sacrifice for three turns, so out comes Ultimate Tyranno and that stupid thing with Kenzan's eyes that the writers are clearly terrified that we're going to miss somehow. Ultimate Tyranno has 3000 attack points, and it eats Decoyroid. Ambulancerescueroid brings it back, Cyber Summon Blaster deals another 300 damage to Kenzan, but Kenzan reveals that Ultimate Tyranno can and must attack every monster on the field once, making Ambulancerescueroid's effect a wash. Blah blah blah, Shou activates Defusion, separating Ambulancerescueroid back into Ambulanceroid and Rescueroid, which once again activates Cyber Summon Blaster, dealing 600 damage to Kenzan, Ultimate Tyranno eats Decoyroid again, now there's nothing to stop Kenzan from wiping out Shou's field...or is there?
Shou activates Rescueroid's effect, whenever a monster on his field is destroyed and sent to the grave, he can add it back to his hand. And since Decoyroid has just been returned to his hand from the grave, this activates Ambulanceroid's effect, special summoning it back to the field, which activates Cyber Summon Blaster once more. Which means that thanks to Ultimate Tyranno's effect, Kenzan's been hoist on his own petard, and will be obliterated by Shou's unstoppable loop. It's almost reminiscent of Yuugi defeating the Sky Dragon of Osiris by turning Malik's combo against him, really. Of course, it's nowhere near as good, but hey, this could be a sign of improvement...fuck, I just jinxed it, didn't I? Fubuki says that Kaiser Ryou said it was dreadful to provoke Shou, though I imagine that this was more due to Shou's shrill voiced whining then any sort of badassery on his part.
Suddenly, Shou's vision starts getting blurry, Ultimate Tyranno goes in for the final attack, Kenzan looks down at his trap card, and only now that it is dramatically convenient does Shou begin to show signs of exhaustion. Blah blah blah, really tedious pseudo-touching drama, Shou is certain that Judai's still on the island, this scene is really dragging on, get on with it! Ultimate Tyranno does its last attack, Kenzan loses, Shou hallucinates that Judai is there, he passes out, and now we get the real reason why the duel was pointlessly delayed a single day; so that Kenzan might look like the bigger man! Yes, his trap card was...Jurassic Impact; destroy all monsters on the field, inflict 1000 damage to the controller of each monster. Basically, the kind of card that only a sore-loser who'd rather force a draw rather then suffer an honest loss would put in his deck. Well, I knew the writers would fuck it up somehow, I just didn't think this would be how. I was expecting Platypus Bears to show up and eat Fubuki.
Speaking of Fubuki, he goes up to Kenzan to tell him that Shou won on every level conceivable, you low-down disgraceful prick, I might have embellished a bit, and Kenzan says it's only just begun, oh fuck, the whole point of this was to end this tired and inane conflict! Oh wait, Kenzan "agrees with Shou's will", never mind...and never mind the never mind, Shou is dressed up like he's on a safari and he's using Kenzan like a Pack-Mule. Which, come to think of it, is one of the few valid uses that Kenzan has on the show. The other ones being suffering, and suffering painfully. Blah blah blah, painfully unfunny comedy is painfully unfunny, and Judai has somehow wound up back at the sea. Where the fuck did this terminally bad sense of direction come from anyway? Stop trying to steal Ryouga and Zoro's shtick, it's not working. End episode.
NEXT TIME! Shut the hell up Judai, no one gives a fuck about you, now that the Kaiser Ryou Bondage Sessions of Angst are about to begin! EPISODE TITLE! HELL KAISER RYOU! CHIMERATECH OVERDRAGON and the card of the week is Ambulancerescueroid, which actually makes sense.
You know, that was one of the few decently composed duels in this show, and those mothefucking fuckers had to go and fuck it all the fuck up at the end.
TITLE SCREEN! SHOU VS. KENZAN! HOT EMOTION DUEL FOR ANIKI in other shows, this would be suggestive. here, it's just tuesday.
Judai is rockclimbing. I hope and pray for him to fall to a painful death so he can be replaced, and how cute, he remembers the names of his actual friends, lets wait for this token bit of humanity to fail, shall we? Judai makes it to the top, but he's nowhere near the Osiris Red dorm, and quite frankly I'm having a hard time tracing Judai's route as he wanders aimlessly across the island. Goodbye Judai, don't let the wild monkeys tear your legs off! Or, you know, do. And now Asuka is stuck playing nurse for Shou and Kenzan, because she has nothing better to do with her time, and on top is a female and is therefore to nurture all the males. Of course. Oh, wait, Misawa's also stuck playing nurse too. Hmm, is this meant to be emasculating for him, or just a reminder of how stupid and immature Shou and Kenzan are? Shockingly, fisticuffs between Shou and Kenzan has apparently become a regular occurrence, and the fact that Kenzan was able to get hit at all makes me wonder if all those muscles are just balloons strapped onto his arms and he's really just as puny as Shou? Now THAT, would be good crack! Blah blah blah, pointless stupid bickering, HOLY SHIT FUBUKI'S HERE! Oh my god, this is so sudden, my hair's a mess, my pores are exposed, I NEED MAKEUP!
So yeah, Fubuki's hanging up on a support beam, because he's Fubuki, and declares that this is just the love situation for him, Fubuki Tenjouin, Blizzard Prince, Magician of Love, to solve! I get it now, the writers brought him in, to bring some much needed credibility for their shitty episode. Hopefully this won't damage Fubuki's face too badly. Asuka tries to explain to him that he's completely misunderstood the situation, but Fubuki's off in his own little world of forbidden passion, and lo, do I have a big grin on my face or what? Fubuki says Asuka could learn a thing or two about love as well, and so Asuka walks up to him, picks up Pharaoh, and squeezes his tail, causing him to SCRATCH FUBUKI IN HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE! OH ASUKA, HOW COULD YOU BE SO HEARTLESS?? WITHOUT HIS FACE, FUBUKI IS NOTHING! Oh Asuka, oh Fubuki, your relationship is one of the precious few genuine enjoyable things about this show. In any event, Asuka than grabs a couple of duel discs, tosses them to Shou and Kenzan, and tells them to get this inane bullshit over with, now! Kenzan is eager, Shou has no idea how to trash talk, and Asuka can't believe that she had to be the one to point out how stupidly simple this whole inane shitpile of a conflict was to resolve.
But for no adequately explained reason, we're going to have to wait for that "resolution", as it is now nighttime. Asuka is about to turn in, when she gets a call; it is Misawa, asking if she's seen Shou. Yes, apparently Shou is in neither the Ra Yellow, nor the Osiris Red dorm. They surmise that he's gone to look for Judai on an empty stomach, which could lead to serious health complications. Why this would be a bad thing, I'm not sure, but the plot says it is, so let's go with that. And yep, Shou is out in the middle of the woods, yelling for Judai. He is very annoying, and what do you know, he manages to pass Judai by, though it's probably a good thing he did, as I think seeing Judai in nothing but his shorts as he emerges from the lake would have given him the vapors. Apparently Judai was trying to catch a fish. Note also that this means he can't be far from Duel Academia itself, just for the record. Also, why does he have Pharaoh shorts? Shut up Judai, you don't deserve Fried Shrimp. And wait, how the fuck did Shou not notice Judai's clothes lying right there??? Christ, these people are fucking morons. Case in point, Judai decides to go to sleep, in the open, soaking wet. And yet he will not be dead of exposure by the morning, or even slightly inconvenienced. Writers, we need to have a talk.
Now it's the next day, even though there was nothing to stop Shou and Kenzan from doing the duel yesterday, and Shou is nowhere to be found. Oh wait, never mind, he's there now, that's five seconds of false tension I'll never get back. Blah blah blah, Shou says that if he wins Kenzan will be his follower, Kenzan's all WTF, but Fubuki approves, so Kenzan's shit out of luck. More unpleasant banter that exposes how ugly a person Shou and Kenzan are, and the duel begins. Shou goes first and summons Ambulanceroid in defense position, with 1200 defense points, and then he sets a card to end his turn. Blah blah blah, flashback to the tag duel from season one, and Fubuki awards points for this. Wait, there are points now? Crap, does anyone have a comb and brush I could use, I'm pretty sure I'll be evaluated on that! Hee, Asuka says that they should just ignore Fubuki. Hee. And of course Kenzan is jealous about the tag duel but his resolve is only strengthened as he summons Archaeopteryx, blah blah blah, flashback to Kenzan's duel with Judai, and Shou is crossed out, test audiences do not laugh at the tired and predictable gag. Finally, Kenzan plays Super Evolution Pill, sacrificing his Winged-Beast to special summon a Dinosaur, in this case Dark Tyranno...which would make this the third duel in a row where Kenzan's summoned Dark Tyranno. So yes, topdecking leads to repetitive and boring duels, regardless of who's doing it.
Blah blah blah, shut the fuck up Kenzan, and not even Fubuki can save this drivel, though he is trying valiantly. So Kenzan goes to attack directly with Dark Tyranno, does 2600 points of damage, and shut the hell up already Kenzan, seriously, shut the hell up. Shou reminds Kenzan that this is the same shit he used against Judai, so he knows what to expect, and takes his turn. He summons Submarineroid and attacks directly for 800 points of damage, switching Submarineroid in defense position with it's effect. Then Shou sets two more cards, and ends his turn. Blah blah blah, I don't give a fuck, and Fubuki says that in the face of Judai's popularity even he feels uneasy; I know what you REALLY mean by that Fubuki, you don't have to lie to me. Ah, and it would seem that Misawa's been bribed to pile yet more praise onto Judai, because the writers figure that if they keep telling us that Judai is unforgettable, it will actually come true. It won't, but the writers are stupid like that. Of course, Fubuki doesn't remember, though he tries to attribute this to being possessed at the time, which is needlessly polite. Pointless flashback to Judai dueling "Darkness", and Asuka idly wonders if it wouldn't have been better for him to have stayed being possessed. Well, she's had a very hard time on this show, stress can do bad things to people, so I'll forgive her for that.
EYECATCH!
Kenzan takes his turn, and actually pays attention to all of Shou's face down cards; but of course he goes ahead and prepares for his attack, summoning Giant Rex with 2000 attack points. He has it attack and destroy Submarineroid, which lets Shou activate his trap card, Supercharge, allowing him to draw two cards when a Machine-type monster has been attacked. Blah blah blah, Fubuki awards Kenzan 25 points, and Asuka continues her determined ignoring of her brother. Kenzan attacks with Dark Tyranno, Shou activates Cyber Summon Blaster, so from now on whenever he special summons a Machine monster Kenzan will take 300 points of damage. And so now that only one face-down card is left, Kenzan plays the Quick Spell Dinastamp, allowing him to destroy a spell or trap card when his dinosaur declares its attack, so boom goes Shou's trap...which is exactly what he wanted, as Wonder Garage is activated when destroyed. Now Shou gets to special summon a level-4 or lower monster from his hand, so out comes Drillroid in attack position, which activates Cyber Summon Blaster, so Kenzan takes 300 damage and can no longer attack directly. So Dark Tyranno destroys Drillroid for 1000 points of damage, and Kenzan sets a card to end his turn.
Shou takes his turn and plays Fusion, using the Ambulanceroid on his field and the Rescueroid in his hand to fusion summon Ambulancerescueroid. Hey, I don't come up with the tired, predictable names, I just transcribe them. In any event, Shou's new monster has 2300 attack points, and since Fusion Summon is a special summon, this means that Kenzan takes another 300 points of damage. Shou attacks and destroys Giant Rex for yet another 300 points of damage, and to finish things off, Shou summons Decoyroid in defense position, and sets his last remaining card to end his turn. So long as Decoyroid is on the field, Kenzan can't attack any other monsters, and with Ambulancerescueroid in attack position, Dark Tyranno can't attack directly. Furthermore, once per turn Ambulancerescueroid can special summon a monster that's been destroyed and sent to the grave, so even if Kenzan does destroy Decoyroid, Shou'll just bring it back and deal 300 damage with Cyber Summon Blaster. Huh, that's actually pretty clever; I wonder how the writers plan on fucking this up?
Now it's Kenzan's turn, and he sacrifices Dark Tyranno for Big Evolution Pill, which lets him summon Dinosaur monsters without sacrifice for three turns, so out comes Ultimate Tyranno and that stupid thing with Kenzan's eyes that the writers are clearly terrified that we're going to miss somehow. Ultimate Tyranno has 3000 attack points, and it eats Decoyroid. Ambulancerescueroid brings it back, Cyber Summon Blaster deals another 300 damage to Kenzan, but Kenzan reveals that Ultimate Tyranno can and must attack every monster on the field once, making Ambulancerescueroid's effect a wash. Blah blah blah, Shou activates Defusion, separating Ambulancerescueroid back into Ambulanceroid and Rescueroid, which once again activates Cyber Summon Blaster, dealing 600 damage to Kenzan, Ultimate Tyranno eats Decoyroid again, now there's nothing to stop Kenzan from wiping out Shou's field...or is there?
Shou activates Rescueroid's effect, whenever a monster on his field is destroyed and sent to the grave, he can add it back to his hand. And since Decoyroid has just been returned to his hand from the grave, this activates Ambulanceroid's effect, special summoning it back to the field, which activates Cyber Summon Blaster once more. Which means that thanks to Ultimate Tyranno's effect, Kenzan's been hoist on his own petard, and will be obliterated by Shou's unstoppable loop. It's almost reminiscent of Yuugi defeating the Sky Dragon of Osiris by turning Malik's combo against him, really. Of course, it's nowhere near as good, but hey, this could be a sign of improvement...fuck, I just jinxed it, didn't I? Fubuki says that Kaiser Ryou said it was dreadful to provoke Shou, though I imagine that this was more due to Shou's shrill voiced whining then any sort of badassery on his part.
Suddenly, Shou's vision starts getting blurry, Ultimate Tyranno goes in for the final attack, Kenzan looks down at his trap card, and only now that it is dramatically convenient does Shou begin to show signs of exhaustion. Blah blah blah, really tedious pseudo-touching drama, Shou is certain that Judai's still on the island, this scene is really dragging on, get on with it! Ultimate Tyranno does its last attack, Kenzan loses, Shou hallucinates that Judai is there, he passes out, and now we get the real reason why the duel was pointlessly delayed a single day; so that Kenzan might look like the bigger man! Yes, his trap card was...Jurassic Impact; destroy all monsters on the field, inflict 1000 damage to the controller of each monster. Basically, the kind of card that only a sore-loser who'd rather force a draw rather then suffer an honest loss would put in his deck. Well, I knew the writers would fuck it up somehow, I just didn't think this would be how. I was expecting Platypus Bears to show up and eat Fubuki.
Speaking of Fubuki, he goes up to Kenzan to tell him that Shou won on every level conceivable, you low-down disgraceful prick, I might have embellished a bit, and Kenzan says it's only just begun, oh fuck, the whole point of this was to end this tired and inane conflict! Oh wait, Kenzan "agrees with Shou's will", never mind...and never mind the never mind, Shou is dressed up like he's on a safari and he's using Kenzan like a Pack-Mule. Which, come to think of it, is one of the few valid uses that Kenzan has on the show. The other ones being suffering, and suffering painfully. Blah blah blah, painfully unfunny comedy is painfully unfunny, and Judai has somehow wound up back at the sea. Where the fuck did this terminally bad sense of direction come from anyway? Stop trying to steal Ryouga and Zoro's shtick, it's not working. End episode.
NEXT TIME! Shut the hell up Judai, no one gives a fuck about you, now that the Kaiser Ryou Bondage Sessions of Angst are about to begin! EPISODE TITLE! HELL KAISER RYOU! CHIMERATECH OVERDRAGON and the card of the week is Ambulancerescueroid, which actually makes sense.
You know, that was one of the few decently composed duels in this show, and those mothefucking fuckers had to go and fuck it all the fuck up at the end.
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Date: 2010-07-21 12:50 am (UTC)RE: Asuka and Misawa, I think it's just showing the immaturity of Shou and Kenzan here. The writers seem to acknowledge that they're idiots, they just disagree with us about it being annoying rather than endearing or amusing. And it is really rather strange that Kenzan is so much more beat up than Shou. I...don't really know what's going on with that.
Fubuki says Asuka could learn a thing or two about love as well, and so Asuka walks up to him, picks up Pharaoh, and squeezes his tail, causing him to SCRATCH FUBUKI IN HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE! OH ASUKA, HOW COULD YOU BE SO HEARTLESS?? WITHOUT HIS FACE, FUBUKI IS NOTHING! Oh Asuka, oh Fubuki, your relationship is one of the precious few genuine enjoyable things about this show.
Agreed. And Asuka seems to just have been really pushed to her limits. The people running the school are idiots and she's stuck living with idiots (besides Misawa), too.... What sensible young woman wouldn't lose her temper? Plus, she probably knows Fubuki's weakness- was hoping to put him out of action for a little while, you know? ;P Of course, it wasn't really effective, for what can hold Fubuki down?
...It really does look like Asuka and Misawa have been stuck with babysitting duty.
Secretly, they're really saying that Juudai is so annoying that you can't forget him after dueling him once. I don't know, Asuka seems to be saying something more like...that maybe it's better that he was being controlled back then? Honestly, I'm...not sure of the writer's intent. Like...Asuka looks sad, so maybe she's thinking it's better that he was being controlled against his will rather than Darkness having actually been Fubuki...or...it doesn't seem like snark, her tone and expression don't match...
Fubuki says that Kaiser Ryou said it was dreadful to provoke Shou, though I imagine that this was more due to Shou's shrill voiced whining then any sort of badassery on his part.
XD I almost want to write crack about how Fubuki first heard this from Ryou...
No, fortunately no platypus bears. But really, I admire your dedication in paying attention to these duels. Somehow, my eyes always end up glazing over. It didn't help that I had Fubuki to distract me this time.
Yay, Kaiser Ryou Bondage Sessions of Angst!
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Date: 2010-07-21 01:00 am (UTC)Muscles are meaningless, if they can't turn a fight with Shou into a one-sided curb-stomping...or maybe Shou's a biter.
Yeah, there's definitely been a lot of stress put upon Asuka, so seeing her, if only for a moment, putting everyone in their place was a delight.
And they're not even getting paid babysitter wages; so unappreciated.
Yeah, in all honesty, the writers are kind of 'exaggerating' the nature of Asuka and Fubuki's relationship, forgetting the other parts that make it nuanced and interesting. I just couldn't bring myself to say it in the recap. I wanted to keep my hate reserved for Shou and Kenzan.
Indeed, the bad crack must give way to the good crack!
What can I say? I'm a gamer, I live and breathe this stuff, so when I say that GX fails on even this level, you KNOW that's bad!
Bondage makes everything better, just ask Yuugi!
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Date: 2010-07-21 02:11 am (UTC)Manjoume's in permanent spazz-attack mode, so poor Asuka and Misawa are really alone now. And given how much the writers ignore Misawa, that often amounts to just Asuka. A tragedy, really. But watching her tell everyone off was indeed a delight.
A problem with bad writers is that even when they do manage to come upon something good, they start tainting it if they try to touch it too often. Their insistence on focusing on the Stus usually prevetns good side characters from being damaged, but...
Well, I'm not any good at crack, so... ><
Understood! And as you've said, it's really, well, special when they fail at even the primary purpose of the series: advertising the cards.
... Now my brain has broken, thank you ;)
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Date: 2010-07-21 02:23 am (UTC)Poor, poor Asuka; I do so wish that I could protect her from the indignities of this series...but alas, all I can do is provide for her in my fanfic.
And yes, breaking brains is my specialty!
Crack!Fic
Date: 2010-07-21 01:32 am (UTC)*
The room was quiet, disturbingly so. His music player having been unplugged without a word, either in explanation or in response to his inquiries (what did his new roommate have against music, at any rate?), the only sounds were the tapping of his pencil against the paper of an empty assignment, and of cards shuffling.
Well, the assignment could wait, and honestly, how could anyone expect him to work in such an oppressive environment? So Fubuki gave up the attempt as hopeless and looked over to his new roommate. Ryou (Marufuji-kun had at first called him 'Tenjouin', but had stubbornly insisted on 'Fubuki' after first being directed to the heavens, and so became 'Ryou' in return) was inscrutable as ever, simply sitting there and looking through his deck.
Well, that could wait, too. "Hey, Ryou..."
Another card dealt, only making a soft sound as it fell down on the even softer sheets. "What is it, Fubuki?"
"My, you're so cold, even to your new roommate... Are you always this forthcoming?"
Another card dealt. "There are advantages to watching one's words."
"Be that as it may, you're taking it a little far, aren't you? What cause have you had to be this careful?"
Another card dealt, this time thrown down with slightly more force. "My younger brother, Shou. When he's angered, he's quite frightening."
"Really? What about him is so terrifying, then? Is he such a tremendous duelist?" Fubuki had seen the picture Ryou had of his younger brother, and he hardly seemed imposing.
"His voice is very shrill."
...
"...Ah, is that so?"
Fubuki supposed he couldn't judge- when Asuka cared to truly argue with him, she nearly always earned the victory, and she was developing a formidable talent for lecturing. Hopefully she would still have room for romance; such a lovely face shouldn't be stern all of the time.
No, he had no place to judge, so while it pained him, Fubuki allowed the subject to slide. "So then...are you working on your topdecking? The teachers here really are terribly amiss when it comes to supervising our duels- I suppose it would be easy to get away with, ah, smoothing over the shuffling..."
Despite his reticence, Ryou made for quite good company, even if he did get up halfway through, muttering about headache medicine.
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