Whumper reveals that they're Whumpee's biological parent. Whumpee refuses to believe it so Whumper decides to prove it by describing in detail how they raped Whumpee's other parent.
*You awake to the sound of pots and pans clanging together*
Sorry it took a bit. Idk how in depth this one will be, I am still recovering from A Lot going on in my life but I'm trying to squeeze this in real quick while I have a moment today.
I cannot BELIEVE we're almost at the end of the season!
Ough this little conversation was good. I love and hate how this show makes me feel like I'm looking in a mirror at times. It makes me want to evaluate myself, how I handle difficult things, how I talk and communicate effects others. It makes me want to work on myself. I'm not perfect, nobody is, but we can always try harder to be better yknow. I think the fact that this show has such a varied group of very different people, who all deeply care about each other, but all still handle things differently, it's really fun to watch but also can convey a strong message because you're viewing it through this slightly seperated lense (of Murderbot)
Gurathin you are really KICKING the hornets nest here (I love it I LOVE IT I love it when there's tension like this I love how high pitched the sound of the kettle boiling is)
I don't know if I'm seeing things but I thought I saw the slightest HINT of an eye twitch when MB turns to look at him and also the way this show uses lighting SO SUBTLELEY especially on actors faces is sublime.
The way right after it stares right at him he does the darting up, down, look away (RELATABLE) and just hits him with the "I notice you have an issue with eye contact." HILLARIOUS. 10/10. So glad the show just does a little throwback but also a moment of recognition between them. It is unlikely to bring forth anything positive (they're both too pissed at each other - and for good reason) but its nice to see there's maybe a moment of recognition. Regardless of if it leads anywhere positive, it's neat to see it thrown back in Gura's face. Get fucking dunked on.
The silent recognitionn right after, Gura slowly looks back at it directly in a moment of recognition and acceptance. No snappy retort, no snarky comment, he's had so much attitude and feels emboldened ("I never thought I'd make it this far. It's all bonus" dude is in full 'it doesnt matter! Fuck it!!' mode and he's not nearly as focused on self preservation as he might've once been. He's stressed, scared and acting a little bit irrationally given he probably deeply wants the rest of the crew to live! But him provoking the terrifying robot that their existence likely hinges on, is counter to this just a teeny tiny bit. Like sure, you don't know if you can trust it, but at this stage what choice do you have?)
Then just for MB to also quietly, uncomfortably look away too. As soon as Gura meets it's gaze it looks away, first in its eyes, then its head.
Ugh I love it.
"What is that?"
"Don't worry about it."
HOLD UP. THAT'S MY LINE. THAT'S MY CATCHPHRASE. YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! I MADE THIS COMPANY!!!
(I'm joshing but hearing it say that caught me so off guard - I use the phrase "Don't worry about it!" borderline excessively, its a running gag with a friend that it's become like a personal brand catchphrase. Thanks Murderbot. It's a good line. Very versatile. It almost always causes people to worry more but that's why its neat LMAOOO)
"If anyone tells you that, start worrying."
TOO TRUE LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Look hear me out, Gurathin is an asshole, absolutely, but he's painfully relatable a solid 80% of the time OK.
"It's so..."
"Yep."
"... Hot."
"Hot?? I-- thought you were gonna say frustrating..."
the way he's trying to brain it out in the background, he's repeating he words, he doesn't get it, MATE ME TOO LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
He loves his friends but every now and then they'll say something that short circuits his brain and he's suddenly violently isolated from their emotional experience and IT'S SO GOOD IT'S SO SO SO GOOD
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH THE FRAMING THE LITTLE HAD GESTURE OOOOOOOOOH I LOVE IT I love how much this show trusts its audience oh my godd
OK BUT THE FACT IT WAS LIKE "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT"
ONLY TO PRODUCE A SEVERED HEAD FROM THE BAG
I'M THE TARGET AUDIENCE. WHOEVER WROTE THAT HAS A PSYCHIC CONNECTION TO MY BRAIN. I LOVE THIS SHOW.
I love that this ultimately was a group decision. No one's hand was forced (literally), they all acknowledged each other and the apprehension, and they all participated in the action.
They're all scared but they're all a part of it.
This looks so dodgy I love it. Just tape that shit straight onto it.
Also very fun that they personalised the drone (the green symbol painted on)
GOD THE HORROR - I love how in the end we were setup to think up until this point that it was going to prioritise itself over PresAux, like maybe it hit it's limit, maybe it'd decided it was done with them completely and it didn't care anymore. But nope, we were just left in the dark, the same as PresAux, because in the end we're humans too, and we'd be horrified too to find out that it's intention was to murder GreyCris - just like PresAux was when they found out. But it's doing it to save all of their lives. Beautiful. Horrifying. The push and pull. The price you have to pay, where you draw that line in the sand.
Also very funny how it said at the end of E08 "I'll write my own script" or something. And then it goes onto copy a plot from Sanctuary Moon. It's not a satirical comedy without a stupid bit. I love it.
The fact it goes to say something to them. It tries, it pauses, it hesitates, just to go "I... I copy."
And maybe, just maybe, this marks an actual true turning point inside Gurathin's brain. Maybe this is the moment that finally tipps him over the edge.
I have nothing intelligent to offer here except: WHAT GOOD SHOTS. WHAT GOOD FRAMING. WHAT GOOD USE OF CONTRASTING COLOUR/SHADE, MATERIALS AND SHAPES IN THE DESIGN LANGUAGE.
IT'S AFFECTED BY TURBULANCE MORE THAN IT USED TO BE?? IT SAID SORRY??? OH NO MURDERBOT THAT'S A LOT LIKE A HUMAN ISN'T IT LMAOOOOO
"Hello?? Do you have a PLUG in the back of your head??"
I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, HANG ON, JUST GIMMIE A SEC
I DREW THIS IN 2019. IT IS ENDLESSLY ENTERTAINING TO ME HOW SIMILAR GURATHIN IS TO O'BYRNE. THIS IS FUELING ME IN WAYS YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND (if you're new here. Hi!!!!)
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. THE SIMILARITIES, THE PARRALLELLS, I'M NOT MAD TO CLARIFY--
I'M EXCSTATIC.
ANYWAY IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A #1 GURATHIN FAN OMFG
"Where are you from?"
They were spellbound.
"Where are we from? None of your fucking business."
"Fair enough. No need to be rude."
I'M CRYING
STOP THAT STOP THAT STOP THAT
PIN LEE COMING IN WITH THE SURVIVAL HORROR SPACE WRENCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
psychic information overload BRAIN BLAST
THE WAY GURATHIN NOTICES IT FIRST
oh MAN WHAT A GOOD FUCKING SEMI-FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This show really has done an excellent job at maintaining itself and just keeping the enjoyment going every time, it makes every episode worthwhile looking forward to, and so far there hasn't been a flop. Absolutely fantastic example of modernised serialised TV. I'm so excited for the finale. It will be bittersweet, with no clear indication if we're getting an S2, but even if we don't: this was a damn good ride.
OK - but some quick 'implications' comments to end on--
Mensah fired her gun at someone and almost hit then (which very likely would have been lethal)
Pin Lee decked a guy over the head with a wrench, which is absolutely lethal (it just would be slow, and horrific)
The beacon (hopefully) took out the remaining GreyCris that they didn't take out themselves (the degree of willingness on the leader to kill her crew was a really interesting and fun touch, it shows how differently they operate)
In the heat of the moment shit happened too fast for anyone to stop and think, but like. They're gonna have to live with this now. Especially Pin Lee (I hope this comes up later). That was brutal, and I hope it's something they have to reconcile with later individually as well as within the group.
It just stacks and stacks and stacks up. I love it.
HAPPY (slightly belated) VALENTINES DAY TAKE SOME COLLEGE (but still pining bc they’re silly) PHINBELLA:
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
…
Phineas has a lot of freckles. The older he gets, the more he wonders if he has too many.
He has no clue the girl he's spent half a decade pining for loves them.
But maybe an evening spent working a Valentine's Day craft event at Tri-State State with her will clue him in to that fact...
…
Phineas never paid much mind to his freckles growing up.
They were simply a part of him! Not good, not bad, just there.
In fact, he didn’t fully become conscious of how they might affect his physical appearance until high school.
This was thanks to a single comment from one Buford Van Stomm, muttered as he dappled foundation across Phineas’s face for How To Thrive in Enterprise (Without Having to Think Much About It): The Book: The Musical tech rehearsal their sophomore year.
“Wow, Dinnah Bell. You’ve got a LOT of freckles.”
Phineas remembered being perplexed by this.
Not by the comment itself because duh, of course he had a lot of freckles. That was as obvious as his hair being red or head not making any biological sense.
But the way Buford said it, with an eyebrow cocked and a slight smirk on his face, it was almost like it was a….bad thing?
But why would it be bad?
Did freckles look weird?
Did he look weird?
These questions stuck with Phineas, echoing in his head night after night, becoming as important a part of his show routine as asking Buford for help with his bowtie 15 minutes before places, hiding behind a 2D-skyscraper in the middle of the opening number to hand Baljeet a prop briefcase, pretending to read a book with Isabella for exactly 28 bars of music while a particularly boring scene happened downstage of them, picking a different book from the shelf each night and making random small talk about it with her and trying to get her to laugh but not too hard, obviously, so as not to distract from the scene and speaking of distracting she’d looked really pretty in her costume and–
I saw this super goofy looking whiskey glass and decided I needed Jason to give it to Harvey as a joke (Harvey thinks it's dumb, but he does take it out sometimes to use when he's having a rough one.)
