It's a playlist detailing my own little TvM AU called the How They Live AU! Nothing special, it just focuses more on the characters, their dynamics, and how they process all the VERY traumatic experiences they go through as a found family! And I'm posting this here because I just really wanna talk to someone about a dumbass Spotify playlist and describe what each song means because I'm fuccin insane! No need to indulge further though, you can go about your day, maybe give my playlist a listen, and just exist. Idc. Have fun!
BUUUUUUT If you wanna hear my insane ramblings... 😈
So first song is about The Slaughter that takes place before season 1. Nothing too special. I just imagine everyone fighting for their lives, people dying, the usual "I'm Not An Animator But TS is FIRE!!!"
Next song, Rot For Clout describes Triangle and Monkey's shallow rivalry while in The Cube, but with an added hint of existential psychological horror crisis! Because in this AU, Mechakong isn't just sitting around for 3 months, nah. He's actively keeping an eye on Triangle and Monkey, and if any of them start remembering their past, he steps in to make sure they forget. So now Triangle has to battle not just his greatest foe, but also his own mind. Trauma!!! Yayyyy!!!!
Dizzy Paranoia Girl is mostly just Monkey's internal thoughts as time goes on in seasons 1 and 2. How he feels useless compared to Triangle and Noodleneck, who both have what he can offer and more. Refer to his piece of dialogue where he basically says exactly this to Triangle at some point in I think season 2. Didn't know where to put this so. Insecurities!! Yippeeee!!!!!
The next 3 songs are legit just imagined AMV's of seasons 1-3. Miracle Musical fuccin CARRIES this playlist istg. Ruler of Everything is in Mowcuss' POV btw!
Make You Wanna is essentially a peak into the twisted mind of Mowcuss. I really like the idea of Mowcuss being both an incredibly logical, no-emotions, diagnosed sociopath, but a highly illogical, insecure, "I am your God" type of guy. Someone who genuinely thinks he's in the right but also knows deep down that there's a type of wrongness to it all.
("I am the rot and the ache beneath your skin, I am the angels sent down from above, I am the cancer swimming deep in your blood. Praise be the Heavens, praise me I'm the Lord!")
All I need is... A bit heavier on the themes of the AU. It dives deeper into Noodleneck's and Mowcuss' dynamic and their budding friendship as the months go on. The ending is especially inspired by sharkfiinn's Pressure animatic for the same song on YouTube, plz go watch it cuz it brought many a tear to my dry-ass eyes!
Doctor and I'd Rather Sleep are placed kinda awkwardly here. Doctor represents Mechazilla actually, and his/its desire to be wanted/needed by someone. Especially considering his waning relationship with Mechakong. Ofc, Noodleneck (The "Doctor" in terms of the song) and the others come around to fill that empty void, though even Mecha realizes this stint of friendship isn't meant to last. (Envision Noodleneck's dream from like the first minute of season 4 lol)
The rest of these songs just highlight the little passage of time in between seasons 3 and 4! As everyone starts to learn more about each other and get along, and as they help each other through their darker moments. More will be touched on in the actual AU when I start posting about it.
I'd Rather Sleep represents Triangle's own insecure and downer thoughts about previous events. His lack of understanding of it all, his refusal to move on, and the depression that will eventually follow.
Devil Town is nothing special, just an inner AMV of season 4 as a whole. I have so many mind AMV's yall it's getting unhealthy. 🥲
I forgot the name of this next song in English so I'm sorry, but this Teto and Miku song is basically just parts 50 and 51 combined. The plot of the original song is of 2 time travelers. One gets stuck in a temporal time thing, like literally lost to time, and the other (Teto) is desperately trying to reach her friend. Eventually they both give up contact, though Miku does become more frantic and depressed, and they don't even get to say goodbye. I imagine a more metaphorical AMV style when listening. I envision Triangle and Monkey both dealing with their respective fights, Triangle being Miku and Monkey as Teto, but in-between there are moments. Monkey is frantically searching for Triangle in an empty black void. There are mushrooms. Triangle does not appear in the same void, instead being represented as these mushrooms, but only the blue ones. The blue mushrooms get overtaken by purple mushrooms which represent death/injury, and then grapefruit-colored mushrooms surround those purple mushrooms, and all the while Monkey is still searching.
OKAY OKAY THAT WAS A PARAGRAPH AND A HALF. WOW. WHOOPSIES.
Flightless Bird is ANOTHER NOODLENECK ADJACENT SONG!!!!!!! FFFUCK YEAHHH, JUSTICE FOR MY GUYS!!!!! This song goes more in detail about Noodleneck's thoughts and feelings on everything that's happened not just in the last 7 months, but their whole life. It does mostly focus on losing Kevin and having to uh. Tear Triangle open and then stitching him back together again. And the trauma that comes with all that. Depression and PTSD can be a real bitch when you have 2 brains both feeling relatively the same things lmao
("The pros and cons of weak bulemic teeth" mueheheheheeeee 😈😈😈)
The Winner Takes It All is just Triangle getting taken and forcing himself to work for the bad guys lol. Nothing special to talk about here. Just trauma. 😘
LMAOOOOO AND THIS IS JUST MORE OF THAT HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
(Isle Unto Thyself specifically is about Triangle and Monkey's opposing sides trying to Get Shit Done, and the despair that comes with Troy's side Getting More Shit Done. Afterburner is the depression, burnout, and anxiety that comes with all the actual abuse that Triangle gets put through. This poor guy lol)
OOOIOHOHOHOHOHOOOO KARMA. OOHHHHH KARMA FROM ALIEN STAGE, YOU WERE A GROWER BUT NOW I'M A LOVER.
This song specifically dives into Russel of all characters and his relationship with Triangle! How they met in this AU cuz I know nothing about their canon counterparts, what they did for fun, how they made each other smile... And then their eventual downfall. It's not really explained and I'm still figuring out why rn, but Russel does get kidnapped to "Be a witness/warning to those who oppose Destroyah" or smth. Triangle eventually finds the time to gather up a bunch of resources and steal things the others would need to get more of an upper-hand. Then, on a night when he's sure they'll be alone, Triangle takes Russel away to take him home. Russel doesn't wanna leave without Triangle. Fight ensues, the song plays, yaddah yaddah you get the deal.
(Don't wanna put too much here yet cuz I will write the scene as a fanfic later down the line but uh. Just listen to the version of Karma with Mizi's monologue in it. You'll understand.)
Bang Bang Bang is the final battle against Troy! Idk what to say here except uh. Yes it is becausr of this sobg that I figured out how Triangle could realistically beat Troy, especially with all his goons. And yes, it is actually because of a nuclear bomb.
Aaaaaand Impister Syndrome does in fact confirm that he did lose half his face, more of his arm, and a whole foot from the explosion because Triangle is an idiot and stood directly next to the goddamn nuke. One of the smartest characters, you guys. Round of applause. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
And now we are FINALLY in the home stretch!! I'll keep it brief, but all these songs are the aftermath of the final fight with Troy and everyone trying to Deal With It. The cope is so strong during I'll Believe In Anything lmaooo
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Okay, so uh. Turns out I've been working on this damn post for. An hour. Didn't mean to do that, I just wanted to talk about my current favorite playlist! 😭 Sorry chat, hope you can understand!
Please share any playlists and their detailed explanations via reblogs if you want to! I'm inviting everyone lol
I love doing stupid shit like tgis but my thumbs are gettin tird so uh ye cya never!!! 👋👋👋
I don't have screenshots right now but. You guys. TADC is fuccin over.
I knew it would end at episode nine years ago. I knew, realistically, that it would come to an end and we'd move on to whatever else Glitch had planned. Gaslight District released the pilot and I was so happy to finally move on from the "Digital Plane" after that. Knights of Guinevere got its pilot too and I was even more hype because 2 DIMENSIONAL ANIMATION FOR THE WHOLE THING AND WITH UTTERLY GORGEOUS BACKGROUNDS TO BOOT???? FFFFFFUUUUUCK YEEEAAAHHHH BABYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! 🥳😎
But now we've finally reached the ending, the finish line, the point of no return, and I... Feel kinda sad. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad TADC is over because it means we can move on to greater heights, bigger things. Gooseworx can finally take a break. They can move on as well, create more of their own things and get back to being goofy abd stupid on whichever social media they want to. I mean ofc she can't move on too quickly and sadly TADC will follow them forever BUT! The work is done. Please just let them relax now, I'm begging.
However, even though I'd watched this finale in theatres and even though I'd been prepared for it to end months in advance, I... Still want more. I wish we got to see more, maybe a new circus member. Maybe a new world. Maybe stronger bonds and dynamics between everyone like Zooble and Pomni. I wish we saw Gangle teach everyone how to draw, not just Caine. I wish we saw Kinger's hobbies.
I gtg rn but just know I. Have thoughts.
Peak finale tho, even better than the Amphibia finale. Dead serious.
