Where I rewatch Yugioh GX, Episode 17
May. 28th, 2010 04:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cypsiman2The bell is ringing, and Judai and Shou are running down the hall as Judai chants that it has to be today, and up ahead is a big cart full of packets of bread. Shou then explains to the audience that there's all kinds of bread, and none of them are labeled, and only one of them is the legendary golden egg bread, made with a golden egg laid by Duel Academia's very own Golden Hen, which we get to see lay the golden egg in question. As one of the writers gets escorted back to sixth-grade biology class, we learn that the Golden Hen only lays the golden egg once per day, so you only get one shot a day at getting the Golden Egg Bread. Oh, and Judai's managed to get it ten times in a row. Because he's a prick like that. Fortunately, this time the ungrateful brat only gets the Chestnut bread this time, and in even happier news its the tenth time in a row that this has happened. Asuka shows up from out of nowhere and notes that even Judai can screw up, and we see her holding up a pair of bread buns up to her chest...the animators must think they're so damn subtle. Judai says she must also really like the Golden Egg Bread, but she protests that she's merely testing her luck. Then Ms. Tome shows up and apologizes, saying that there isn't any golden bread in the cart at all. Wait, I thought Ms. Tome ran the card shop; what's she doing handling food? Anyway, it seems that for the past week, someone's been stealing the Golden Egg Bread and ONLY the Golden Egg Bread, oh noes! Shou notes that whoever's doing it must have incredible luck of the draw, and so Judai declares that they're going to catch the Draw Bread Thief.
EPISODE TITLE, DRAW! DRAW! DRAW! i wonder if the edger rice burroughs foundation could be convinced to sue the makers of gx...
So that night at the cafeteria, Judai and Shou pass the time waiting for the thief by...playing a card game that isn't Duel Monsters. My mind, it explodes. Asuka is reading a book, and Hayato is also there, though he lampshades the pointlessness of his presence. Judai wonders why Asuka is there, which is a stupid thing to be doing, and she says that 'she's free'. Judai whispers to Shou that she can't forgive the Golden Egg bread thief, but we are given access to Asuka's thoughts, and it seems she suspects that it might have some connection to the Missing Students, which actually does make some sense. Unfortunately, the truth shall be dumb and stupid. Ms. Tome brings in a midnight snack of riceballs, which come in flavors like apricot and salmon. Judai wants to draw for them like with the draw bread, and so he gets the Salmon Rice Ball, but still won't stop whining about how he couldn't get his precious Golden Egg Bread.
Now we're in the hallway, where someone is making their way through up to the shop. Everyone inside it lies in wait, hiding, and they come out to see him lifting up sliding door, the kind you see when a shop at a mall is closing up, and Shou remarks at the thief's strength. The thief, who has really long hair and no shirt to cover his manly muscular chest, begins pawing through the draw bread. As he takes one out, the group emerges and Ms. Tome turns on the light, shocking the thief. Oh, and his pants are all torn up. Ms. Tome seems to recognize him, but he does the Tarzan scream for no reason and makes a break for it, using the cart to smash his way through the metal sliding door that he had to struggle to lift up.
Carry the three...yeah, that's bullshit right there.
Judai and the others chase after the man who could probably crush their skulls with his pinky finger if he felt so inclined, and Asuka thinks to herself that if that guy is one of the missing students he might know where her brother is. Then the thief jumps what has to be...honestly, the editing on this scene is terrible. He jumps off of Duel Academia and directly into the woods where he can swing on a vine, despite the fact that the well established layout of the school should render that impossible. So that's two impossible things done before breakfast, let's see if we can make it to six. Oh, and Hayato wonders if the thief is Tarzan.
WRITERS, POINTING OUT HOW LAZY YOUR JOKES AND REFERENCES ARE ISN'T FUNNY!
Judai says they'll just cut him off, and sure enough, even though the thief is swinging through the woods with great speed, Judai and company are already there, waiting for him. So he runs off again and tries to climb up a waterfall that seems to just be randomly there, and he actually does pretty well until Ms. Tome catches up and yells out his name, "Taizan". Wow, what a coincidence. Taizan freezes, slips, and falls down the waterfall. This of course only results in him getting wet and not the least bit injured. I'm going to count that as my third impossible event before breakfast. When Taizan comes out of the water, he says to Ms. Tome that it's been a while, speaking perfectly normal Japanese as he does. Ah, I was looking forward to the lazy and inaccurate "Tarzan Speak". Judai asks Tome just who the heck this Taizan guy is and she explains.
He was an outstanding Obelisk Blue student who suddenly went missing last year, prompting Asuka to think that he's one of the missing students. Oh, and while he's been taking lots of Golden Egg Bread, it seems that in the previous year he had no such luck; she flash backs to him when he was still in Obelisk Blue, and he has a really dumb bowl cut, and no luck in getting the Golden Egg Bread. Evidently the experience was so harrowing that it prompted him to run off into the mountains and "practice drawing". Yes, while he always did well on the written exams, in actual duels he could never draw the card he needed, but now he is reborn! Continuing the flashback, we see him yelling out to the waves to give him powerful draws, and he realizes that the waves never changes, just like the drawing of cards, so he decides that the answer to his troubles lie in Nature!
Yeah, just roll with it, so we can get through this episode and forget everything we ever learned from it.
Asuka realizes that this crazy loser has nothing to do with the Missing Students from the Abandoned Dorm, and Taizan continues his crazy hobo story about becoming one with nature. The only notable bit is where he somehow has a hole bunch of cards streaming down the waterfall and jabbing his hands into it, grabbing up five high level monsters. Which is actually a pretty terrible draw since you won't be able to play any of them at all. So not only does this not prove what it is supposed to be proving, it is also plainly impossible, so that's four impossible things before breakfast. And apparently he's been stealing the Golden Egg Bread to confirm his training...somehow.
Ms. Tome is all sorry for him for some reason, and Judai, confident in his own drawing prowess, challenges Taizan to a duel as some sort of 'graduation exam'. Taizan, being insane, agrees that this makes sense and accepts the challenge. Oh, and hilariously enough, Asuka is face-palming in the face of all this inane insanity.
EYECATCH!
Judai goes first and summons Featherman in attack position and sets a card to end his turn. Taizan, eager to show the fruits of his training, takes his turn; he sets a card and summons the monster he just drew, Drawler. ...it is a giant steam roller. Drawler's attack and defense are equal to the number of cards Taizan returns to his deck, so he sends the four cards of his hand back into his deck to give Drawler 2000 attack points. Drawler attacks and destroys Featherman for 1000 points of damage, and Drawler's effect sends Featherman to the bottom of Judai's deck instead of his grave; a decent effect, but nowhere near appropriate for the huge cost behind it.
Judai takes his turn and draws and activates...do I need to say it? Do I honestly have to say it? He draws and plays Fusion, sending Clayman and Burst Lady from his hand to the grave to summon Rampart Gunner in defense position. This is like the fourth time in a row that he's summoned that stupid monster of his. THIS IS GETTING REPETITIVE! Judai attacks directly, deals 1000 points of damage, and ends his turn. Ms. Tome asks who's winning, and Taizan thinks about how Judai's boasting about his luck of the draw. Asuka comments on the obvious, and before Taizan draws he activates his permanent trap card Miracle Draw; he declares the name of the card he's about to draw and if he gets it right Judai will take 1000 points of damage, but if he gets it wrong he'll take 1000 points of damage.
Would you believe that Miracle Draw was never released into the real card game?
Judai thinks this is exciting, as that's just about the only emotional response he's capable of, and Taizan puts his hand on top of his deck and engages in a visualization exercise, seeing Card Loan in his mind's eye. He declares, and low and behold he manages to draw Card Loan, so Judai takes 1000 damage from Miracle Draw, and then Taizan activates Card Loan; Judai gains 1000 life points, he loses 1000 life points, and he draws a card which will be returned to his deck during the end phase.
You know, most people who play the game try to make their decks as thin as possible, not as thick as this guy's skull. Anyway, he activates the new card he just drew, Drawber; Judai gets to draw a card, and Taizan gets to guess what it is. If he gets it right, all the cards on Judai's field and in his hand are returned to his deck, which is then shuffled. Taizan visualizes again, and he sees De-Fusion. He's right, so Judai is left with nothing as Drawler attacks directly for 2000 points of damage. Which would have let Taizan win if not for that bullshit and useless Card Loan card. Judai's turn, he draws and summons Friendog in defense position. Hayato goes on about how desperate Judai's situation is, in a transparent attempt to try to convince us, the viewing audience, that this duel is exciting in the least.
HINT, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT ON MOTORCYCLES, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DUEL IS STUPID, POINTLESS, AND MEANINGLESS.
Oh, and apparently we're going to run with the insulting gag that Ms. Tome knows absolutely nothing about Duel Monsters by having her ask if someone's already won. Even though she runs a card shop. Why do I get the feeling that if if Ms. Tome were Mr. Tome, this would not be happening? Anyway, Taizan goes on a monologue about how Shield Crash would be perfect for this situation, so he tries to visualize Shield Crash, but he's not having much luck; apparently he's forgotten that he doesn't need any particular card, just to guess whichever one is next, and Miracle Draw will finish off Judai. He declares Shield Crash without visualizing it, and he ends up with is Drone, presumably because that sounds like Draw. OH, THE SUBTLETY, IT SLAYS ME!
Taizan takes 1000 damage thanks to Miracle Draw, he summons Drone, which has 900 attack points, so after attacking with both monsters, Judai is left with 100 life points. Riveting. Judai activates Friendog's effect to get back Fusion and Burst Lady from his grave. Gee, I wonder if Judai will draw Featherman and fuse Burstlady and Featherman into Flame Wingman, attack Drawler, and win with Flame Wingman's effect? The offensive "Ms. Tome knows nothing about dueling" running gag continues to run and offend, and Taizan ends his turn, confident that he will win and complete his training. Judai says Taizan doesn't get it, that his training is already complete, because he was excited about his draws and that that's the real power of drawing, not nature!
Once again, Judai teaches a random schlub of the week a valuable lesson. Right on schedule.
Oh, and he says that the reason Taizan got his last draw wrong was because he focused more on winning instead of having fun. Which would be why Judai loses all the time but never gives up...oh, wait, that's just crazy talk; Judai's the hero, so he has to win ALL THE TIME! And wow, what do you know, Judai draws Featherman, summons Flame Wingman, and attacks Drawler, just like I said he would. PREDICTABLE, MUCH? ALSO, TERRIBLE MUSIC CUE IS TERRIBLE! ALSO, JUDAI IS BLIND TO HIS HYPOCRISY! So yeah, business as usual in the world of Yugioh GX.
Some meaningless banter, faux-moving tears, and Taizan admitting he really wanted the Golden Egg Draw Bread, and everyone goes back to Duel Academia. The golden egg is laid, Taizan has his stupid bowl cut back, and as Judai and Taizan dig in to find the Golden Egg Draw Bread, Asuka excitedly cries out that she got it! And indeed she's waving it around like an excited five year old, and I will admit it does look rather tasty.
NEXT TIME! Judai and company sneak around to get an early peek at Yuugi's deck, which is being put on display, but it looks like someone's stolen it! And Judai gets to duel the guy who stole it! VS. YUUGI'S DECK (PART 1) will be our episode title, and we get some blatantly misleading imagery in an effort to fool us into thinking Judai will be dueling the actual Yuugi Mutou, and I just hope for the God-Soldier of the Obelisk to crush Judai's Osiris Red butt.
Well, there went another meaningless and pointless episode. It was especially infuriating they way that they teased at connecting it to the mystery of the missing students, but decide "LOL, story continuity is for dummies!". Unfortunately, I did not get six impossible events before breakfast, so I won't be going to Millie Way's, the Restaurant At The End Of The Universe. A pity.
EPISODE TITLE, DRAW! DRAW! DRAW! i wonder if the edger rice burroughs foundation could be convinced to sue the makers of gx...
So that night at the cafeteria, Judai and Shou pass the time waiting for the thief by...playing a card game that isn't Duel Monsters. My mind, it explodes. Asuka is reading a book, and Hayato is also there, though he lampshades the pointlessness of his presence. Judai wonders why Asuka is there, which is a stupid thing to be doing, and she says that 'she's free'. Judai whispers to Shou that she can't forgive the Golden Egg bread thief, but we are given access to Asuka's thoughts, and it seems she suspects that it might have some connection to the Missing Students, which actually does make some sense. Unfortunately, the truth shall be dumb and stupid. Ms. Tome brings in a midnight snack of riceballs, which come in flavors like apricot and salmon. Judai wants to draw for them like with the draw bread, and so he gets the Salmon Rice Ball, but still won't stop whining about how he couldn't get his precious Golden Egg Bread.
Now we're in the hallway, where someone is making their way through up to the shop. Everyone inside it lies in wait, hiding, and they come out to see him lifting up sliding door, the kind you see when a shop at a mall is closing up, and Shou remarks at the thief's strength. The thief, who has really long hair and no shirt to cover his manly muscular chest, begins pawing through the draw bread. As he takes one out, the group emerges and Ms. Tome turns on the light, shocking the thief. Oh, and his pants are all torn up. Ms. Tome seems to recognize him, but he does the Tarzan scream for no reason and makes a break for it, using the cart to smash his way through the metal sliding door that he had to struggle to lift up.
Carry the three...yeah, that's bullshit right there.
Judai and the others chase after the man who could probably crush their skulls with his pinky finger if he felt so inclined, and Asuka thinks to herself that if that guy is one of the missing students he might know where her brother is. Then the thief jumps what has to be...honestly, the editing on this scene is terrible. He jumps off of Duel Academia and directly into the woods where he can swing on a vine, despite the fact that the well established layout of the school should render that impossible. So that's two impossible things done before breakfast, let's see if we can make it to six. Oh, and Hayato wonders if the thief is Tarzan.
WRITERS, POINTING OUT HOW LAZY YOUR JOKES AND REFERENCES ARE ISN'T FUNNY!
Judai says they'll just cut him off, and sure enough, even though the thief is swinging through the woods with great speed, Judai and company are already there, waiting for him. So he runs off again and tries to climb up a waterfall that seems to just be randomly there, and he actually does pretty well until Ms. Tome catches up and yells out his name, "Taizan". Wow, what a coincidence. Taizan freezes, slips, and falls down the waterfall. This of course only results in him getting wet and not the least bit injured. I'm going to count that as my third impossible event before breakfast. When Taizan comes out of the water, he says to Ms. Tome that it's been a while, speaking perfectly normal Japanese as he does. Ah, I was looking forward to the lazy and inaccurate "Tarzan Speak". Judai asks Tome just who the heck this Taizan guy is and she explains.
He was an outstanding Obelisk Blue student who suddenly went missing last year, prompting Asuka to think that he's one of the missing students. Oh, and while he's been taking lots of Golden Egg Bread, it seems that in the previous year he had no such luck; she flash backs to him when he was still in Obelisk Blue, and he has a really dumb bowl cut, and no luck in getting the Golden Egg Bread. Evidently the experience was so harrowing that it prompted him to run off into the mountains and "practice drawing". Yes, while he always did well on the written exams, in actual duels he could never draw the card he needed, but now he is reborn! Continuing the flashback, we see him yelling out to the waves to give him powerful draws, and he realizes that the waves never changes, just like the drawing of cards, so he decides that the answer to his troubles lie in Nature!
Yeah, just roll with it, so we can get through this episode and forget everything we ever learned from it.
Asuka realizes that this crazy loser has nothing to do with the Missing Students from the Abandoned Dorm, and Taizan continues his crazy hobo story about becoming one with nature. The only notable bit is where he somehow has a hole bunch of cards streaming down the waterfall and jabbing his hands into it, grabbing up five high level monsters. Which is actually a pretty terrible draw since you won't be able to play any of them at all. So not only does this not prove what it is supposed to be proving, it is also plainly impossible, so that's four impossible things before breakfast. And apparently he's been stealing the Golden Egg Bread to confirm his training...somehow.
Ms. Tome is all sorry for him for some reason, and Judai, confident in his own drawing prowess, challenges Taizan to a duel as some sort of 'graduation exam'. Taizan, being insane, agrees that this makes sense and accepts the challenge. Oh, and hilariously enough, Asuka is face-palming in the face of all this inane insanity.
EYECATCH!
Judai goes first and summons Featherman in attack position and sets a card to end his turn. Taizan, eager to show the fruits of his training, takes his turn; he sets a card and summons the monster he just drew, Drawler. ...it is a giant steam roller. Drawler's attack and defense are equal to the number of cards Taizan returns to his deck, so he sends the four cards of his hand back into his deck to give Drawler 2000 attack points. Drawler attacks and destroys Featherman for 1000 points of damage, and Drawler's effect sends Featherman to the bottom of Judai's deck instead of his grave; a decent effect, but nowhere near appropriate for the huge cost behind it.
Judai takes his turn and draws and activates...do I need to say it? Do I honestly have to say it? He draws and plays Fusion, sending Clayman and Burst Lady from his hand to the grave to summon Rampart Gunner in defense position. This is like the fourth time in a row that he's summoned that stupid monster of his. THIS IS GETTING REPETITIVE! Judai attacks directly, deals 1000 points of damage, and ends his turn. Ms. Tome asks who's winning, and Taizan thinks about how Judai's boasting about his luck of the draw. Asuka comments on the obvious, and before Taizan draws he activates his permanent trap card Miracle Draw; he declares the name of the card he's about to draw and if he gets it right Judai will take 1000 points of damage, but if he gets it wrong he'll take 1000 points of damage.
Would you believe that Miracle Draw was never released into the real card game?
Judai thinks this is exciting, as that's just about the only emotional response he's capable of, and Taizan puts his hand on top of his deck and engages in a visualization exercise, seeing Card Loan in his mind's eye. He declares, and low and behold he manages to draw Card Loan, so Judai takes 1000 damage from Miracle Draw, and then Taizan activates Card Loan; Judai gains 1000 life points, he loses 1000 life points, and he draws a card which will be returned to his deck during the end phase.
You know, most people who play the game try to make their decks as thin as possible, not as thick as this guy's skull. Anyway, he activates the new card he just drew, Drawber; Judai gets to draw a card, and Taizan gets to guess what it is. If he gets it right, all the cards on Judai's field and in his hand are returned to his deck, which is then shuffled. Taizan visualizes again, and he sees De-Fusion. He's right, so Judai is left with nothing as Drawler attacks directly for 2000 points of damage. Which would have let Taizan win if not for that bullshit and useless Card Loan card. Judai's turn, he draws and summons Friendog in defense position. Hayato goes on about how desperate Judai's situation is, in a transparent attempt to try to convince us, the viewing audience, that this duel is exciting in the least.
HINT, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT ON MOTORCYCLES, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS DUEL IS STUPID, POINTLESS, AND MEANINGLESS.
Oh, and apparently we're going to run with the insulting gag that Ms. Tome knows absolutely nothing about Duel Monsters by having her ask if someone's already won. Even though she runs a card shop. Why do I get the feeling that if if Ms. Tome were Mr. Tome, this would not be happening? Anyway, Taizan goes on a monologue about how Shield Crash would be perfect for this situation, so he tries to visualize Shield Crash, but he's not having much luck; apparently he's forgotten that he doesn't need any particular card, just to guess whichever one is next, and Miracle Draw will finish off Judai. He declares Shield Crash without visualizing it, and he ends up with is Drone, presumably because that sounds like Draw. OH, THE SUBTLETY, IT SLAYS ME!
Taizan takes 1000 damage thanks to Miracle Draw, he summons Drone, which has 900 attack points, so after attacking with both monsters, Judai is left with 100 life points. Riveting. Judai activates Friendog's effect to get back Fusion and Burst Lady from his grave. Gee, I wonder if Judai will draw Featherman and fuse Burstlady and Featherman into Flame Wingman, attack Drawler, and win with Flame Wingman's effect? The offensive "Ms. Tome knows nothing about dueling" running gag continues to run and offend, and Taizan ends his turn, confident that he will win and complete his training. Judai says Taizan doesn't get it, that his training is already complete, because he was excited about his draws and that that's the real power of drawing, not nature!
Once again, Judai teaches a random schlub of the week a valuable lesson. Right on schedule.
Oh, and he says that the reason Taizan got his last draw wrong was because he focused more on winning instead of having fun. Which would be why Judai loses all the time but never gives up...oh, wait, that's just crazy talk; Judai's the hero, so he has to win ALL THE TIME! And wow, what do you know, Judai draws Featherman, summons Flame Wingman, and attacks Drawler, just like I said he would. PREDICTABLE, MUCH? ALSO, TERRIBLE MUSIC CUE IS TERRIBLE! ALSO, JUDAI IS BLIND TO HIS HYPOCRISY! So yeah, business as usual in the world of Yugioh GX.
Some meaningless banter, faux-moving tears, and Taizan admitting he really wanted the Golden Egg Draw Bread, and everyone goes back to Duel Academia. The golden egg is laid, Taizan has his stupid bowl cut back, and as Judai and Taizan dig in to find the Golden Egg Draw Bread, Asuka excitedly cries out that she got it! And indeed she's waving it around like an excited five year old, and I will admit it does look rather tasty.
NEXT TIME! Judai and company sneak around to get an early peek at Yuugi's deck, which is being put on display, but it looks like someone's stolen it! And Judai gets to duel the guy who stole it! VS. YUUGI'S DECK (PART 1) will be our episode title, and we get some blatantly misleading imagery in an effort to fool us into thinking Judai will be dueling the actual Yuugi Mutou, and I just hope for the God-Soldier of the Obelisk to crush Judai's Osiris Red butt.
Well, there went another meaningless and pointless episode. It was especially infuriating they way that they teased at connecting it to the mystery of the missing students, but decide "LOL, story continuity is for dummies!". Unfortunately, I did not get six impossible events before breakfast, so I won't be going to Millie Way's, the Restaurant At The End Of The Universe. A pity.
