emily’s notes on dealing with INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
so it took me an hour and a half to fulling watch the video because I ended up taking seven and a half pages of notes??? i might make a separate post analyzing the characters/the plot in Dealing With Intrusive Thoughts, but we’ll see. with that out of the way, please note that these notes are in chronological order. spoilers under the keep reading
seven warnings. seven freaking warnings. shit has hit the fan
why is Thomas ME in the mornings
wait no THOMAS BABY AHHHHHH
Virgil and Patton’s expressions when they first come in, oh god, Virgil looks absolutely done and Patton’s playing the ‘nothing is ever wrong’ game again
ROMAN. THERE IS SOMETHING OFF WITH MY SON AND I’M NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES IN
Patton singing to himself is pretty cute not gonna lie
“secrets secrets are no fun, share with me or else we’re done.”-Roman is me yet again
also “i have yet to receive my invite to the pity party” Ro i can’t-
okay so it seems Virgil Patton and Thomas all know something and they don’t want Roman to know
not gonna lie, watching these three play cover-up is pretty damn funny and Ro is on to them
I AM ONLY 2 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS INTO THIS AND I WANNA C R Y
Roman calling in Logan for back up? WHOOOOOOO we stan
AHHHH SOMETHING IS VERY W RON G
Logan gets one FALSEHOOD a day?
honestly can't tell if they’re trying to protect Roman or they don’t trust him rn and ahhh that hurts
I’M VERY CONFUSED
i feel like i’m witnessing the logince vs moxiety war
so everyone but Roman knows and everyone but Logan is desperate to keep it that way
???????
NO ONE IS OKAY
they’re all coming for Ro’s role as the Extra side, huh? we’re hitting some extremes
“you all are acting fishy.” “so what, i’m acting fishy, sush- sue me.” “don’t pretend that wasn’t on purpose.” Roman and Virgil at their finest
why isn’t Roman allowed to know about Thomas’s intrusive thoughts???
“i’m going to prohibit your breathing if you keep this up.” Virgil NO
Virgil Patton what are you doing
Roman is not going to fall for that distraction
wait no he did
i think everyone is a wee bit high
“have you ever imagined killing your brother”-HOLY SHIT SHIT IS HITTING THE FAN
OH MY GOD THE HANDS BEHIND RO AT 5:58 I JUST SCREAMED
THERE IS A CREEPY RAT MAN BEHIND THE TV
Patton covering his mouth and whispering out evil, and Virgil dropping into his tempest tongue when they see creepy rat man AAHHHHHHHHH
OH MY GOD HE HIT ROMAN HE HIT ROMAN WITH A MORNINGSTAR OH MY IS HE DEAD
“it’s the Duke.” thank you, Logan, BUT WHAT THE EVERLIVING FUCK DOES THAT MEAN
The Duke is so freaking scary i can not-
state farm ad: everything in life is alright with state farm!
me, in hysterics only eight minutes in: nOtHiNg Is AlRiGhT
the Duke’s costume though... the clear elements from Roman but the inverted colors and the Duke feels gaudier
the Duke’s song is so creepy i can’t oh my god he'd been on screen for five minutes and he’s terrifying. The imagery, how dark everything is, how easily he moves around the other sides i’m chilled to the bone
did Roman call the duke bro??? um what???
also isn’t roman unconscious
I WANT MY ROMAN BACKKKKKKK
oh god what happened between Deceit and the Duke
the Duke is fucking terrifying. have i said that yet
i don’t wanna see the dark sides anymore! i’m good
that song is going to haunt me FOREVER
so the Duke is dark fantasies and corrupted creativity definitely Ro’s dark side
i no like
maybe the Duke was able to pop in because Roman’s been hurting recently????
HE JUST PULLED OFF HIS EARS OH GOD
Logan is the only one keeping himself together, i hope he can rationalize the Duke but i fear not
“you’re not creativity!”
“yeah! that’s the brave, handsome (Patton your gay is showing) unbeatable Roman!
*camera cuts to Ro still unconscious muttering about mashed potatoes*
Virgil looked so cute when he blew his bangs out of the way!
back to the angst
‘you’re scary’
*camera cuts to hurt/unimpressed Virgil*
ALSO THE DUKE IS NOT SCARY HE’S TERRIFYING
everyone is pointing fingers ahahhahah
how quickly Patton believed Logan was actually Deceit OOF when the only evidence for this was based on the fact Logan didn’t agree with Patton/Virgil’s method of dealing with the Duke
Lo: *trying to logic through the situation*
Vee and Pat: please shut your mouth
Logan:*talks about how nothing is black and white*
Thomas: *points out the difference between Roman in white and the Duke in black*
which is an amazing visual for character!Thomas’s black and white thinking
and it’s also an amazing detail to contrast Roman and the Duke. i thought the contrast between Patton and Deceit's suits was cool in SvS, but this is another level
Roman is still unconscious on the floor. the Duke is standing over him. alright, trash rat bastard.
wow i can’t believe my favorite side has a twin brother that’s an actual rodent
holy shit Thomas is such an amazing actor i genuinely cannot handle it, applause applause applause
“Wow, I hate him.” YEAH ME TOO THOMAS
the entire side conversation between Logan and Patton regarding the cradle in the treetop is gold
have i mentioned that the duke is disturbing yet? there is an EYEBALL on his shoulder
“...........maybe?” oh Patton bb you are trying but you’re not there yet
wow what happened between the Duke and Virgil, because the Duke really don’t like him
ROMAN YOU CAN G E T U P NOW
okay Virgil, that’s fine, break my heart
we’re still stuck on this “is Thomas a good person thing?”
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOGAN YOU GO SMART BABE
the flashback is just as creepy every time it plays gOD
well Vee got in an uncensored curse
Patton is shook
Virgil legit looks at him like,”you’re really hung up on THAT right now?”
“I’m about to smash the hulk!” what is happening.
“One of you is enough!” yes and I’d prefer Deceit right now!!
Deceit is a shit but he’s a shit with a cause
the Duke is just a rat
Patton is really playing the ignore all our problems card,huh
that didn’t work his arc why is he trying it again???
“this isn’t about me wanting to be listened too” SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU’RE TOO BLAME @ logan
Logan almost calling Virgil paranoid HURT
that brings me back to the whole “paranoviligant” scene from the Hogwarts video. both Ro and Lo have prevented themselves from calling Virgil paranoid, even though I feel like meaner things have been said. the word paranoid is significant then.
also logan quickly fixing his mistake there damn i love him
Thomas pleading with Virgil and Patton hurt me so much AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
“well that can’t be where the bar is” WHAT A PARALLEL
Logan’s speech on religious really hit me.
i’m Catholic, but I’m also Pansexual.
watching an openly gay man talk about Religion freely made me feel really happy and accepted and i might have cried
also it was such a good way from Logan to make his point
the Duke really threw Patton and Virgil through a loop, huh
LOGAN IS THE BREADWINNER LISTEN TO HIM G O
okay, theory time: the Duke gets more powerful the weaker Roman gets and vice versa. so to keep the Duke away, Ro needs to get himself in a better place to figuratively defeat the Duke. but how can he get to that better place when it seems everyone is against him?
“i said figuratively. and that is why i say it. THAT *clap* IS *clap* WHY *clap* I *clap* SAY *clap* IT *clap* Lo really went off there, you go you funky little nerd
also Logan claps to emphasize his points a lot and it’s cute
“despite his best efforts, Virgil's could never stop being the bad guy~!” OUCH
you can see the vivid hurt on Virgil’s face when Logan says that it’s his faiult, it looks like he was slapped
and Logan quickly adding “oh and uh Patton.”
“rEcOrD sCrAtCh?” shut up stinky trash man
and Virgil’s shock that he isn’t the only problem, that isn’t not completely his fault?
and logan’s shock in realizing he isn’t the problem??
not like i needed a heart or anything
wow the Duke finally realized that Logan is going to smite him only took 25 minutes
he really just went off on Logan and Lo’s not even fazed
did the Duke just-
yeah he vored the deodorant
i can’t take this anymore
THE DUKE’S NAME
first of all, he just gave it anyway like it was nothing. the others gave thier names at key moments for them, and the Duke is like, yeah I’m Remus
also I SAW the little look he gave Virgil he’s not fooling me
wait is that why he gave his name so early? to spite Virgil? because Virgil hid his name for so long and such?
that’s it I’m voring the stinky trash bastard
second, the significance of the name itself. i’m assuming Remus is named after the Remus in Roman mythology. You know, the twins Romulus (hint hint RO nudge nudge) and Remus, the founders of Rome, but in the end Romulus killed Remus and became the city’s namesake
based on the connection of the names, and hoping that Roman is the Romulus of this story, Ro will be able to ‘defeat’ Remus one day
DID LOGAN JUST BARE HIS TEETH AT REMUS
he did OH MY GOD
Roman, still unconscious on the floor, telling Remus to shut up and defending Lo? we stan (one) creativity twin
well Remus just shuriikened Logan in the forehead
Logan simply falling for a brief moment then fixing the wound? he’s really a badass huh
Logan just summed up this entire shebang by saying,”if things one and two stop fearing the psycho asshole he’ll have no power.” alright Lo you go
LOGAN ALL THE WINS
Remus is really fucking dramatic huh, really seeing how he can be Roman’s twisted twin
really, Ro is chaotic good and Remus is straight up chaotic evil
“is he gone” you can’t be falling for that they’re ten minutes left on the episode
they fell for it
Virgil’s brutal honesty in listening off Thomas’s problems oof
“what if you sniffed your dogs butt?” Remus is getting a bit milder the more Logan talks him down, Lo is truly a king
“just shut up” WHOOOOO THOMAS
Patton and Virgil listening to Lo? GIVE ME AN AMEN
now we just need Ro to jump on the listening-to-Lo-express
AND LOGAN SAYING “IT’S OKAY” AND COMFORTING THE OTHER THREE AND BEING GENTLE WHOOOOOOO NO MORE OF THAT EMOTIONLESS BULLSHIT LOGAN WE KNOW YOU CARE ABOUT THEM
Logan’s speech on therapy? FANTASTIC, GIVE HIM AN AWARD
Patton admitting and realizing his over controlling methods and flaws??? we stan character development
VIRGIL JUST CALLED REMUS A COMMON COLD I CAN’T
but really, Virgil telling Remus off and calling him a pest not worth his time?? a king
“it was just like old times!” the look Patton and Logan share, they definitely are aware of Virgil’s past with the dark sides/ possibly being one and they are done with Vee being harassed
STINKY TRASH BASTARD IS GONE
ROMAN IS NOT DEAD
but his line, “I can see now why everyone was reluctant to tell me what was going on.” confused me
why didn’t the other warn Roman that Remus could be coming? it’s not like Roman didn’t know Remus existed (they are literally twins) and the other knew Remus existed so I'm not sure what all the secrecy was about. if the sides warned Ro, he could have been prepared, and you know, not unconscious for most of the video.
EVERYONE IS SO CONCERNED FOR RO AHHHHH
literally i might have screamed
i definitely did
when Roman used the same insult/nickname as Remus to Logan, how distraught he looked oh god
maybe that’s why Roman’s so much of a perfectionist,,, he’s so desperate to not be like Remus, Roman forces himself to be the exact opposite and it’s causing him pain
the little smiles everyone gives Lo at the end??? AHHHHHHHH
Thomas thanking logan and calling him Cool, and Logan just sinking out in response?????
SOFT SOFT SOFT
the entire like thirty seconds Roman and Remus share the screen, RO looks so uncomfortable
there has to be something else that happened between them,not just they being exact opposites... not sure on what
it also seems like Logan is getting better but Roman is falling down the rabbit hole and getting even worse
the funhouse mirror metaphor HURT
Roman is really coming for Patton’s nothing-is-ever-wrong game huh?
also just noting the parallels between Roman and Remus, the hand gestures, even how they both sink out with the same BYEEEEEEEE!
Virgil babey don’t blame yourself-
holy shit Virgil just dropped the mic
really that scene broke my heart
it wasn’t the reveal itself, but damn the delivery
Virgil looks on the verge of tears,puts himself out there and telling Thomas that he was a dark side and being met by silence???
my HEART
Thomas is such an incredible actor i cannot-
side note, how did Thomas not know? i believe the other sides know (someone please ask me about this so i can rant) and Vee was never exactly sutble about it and Deceit and Remus both taunted him about the past??
is character!Thomas just that dense??
so it seems like Logan is doing better, Patton is decent for the moment, but Virgil and Roman are both struggling right now
it feels like Roman’s arc is very drawn out, so i feel like things are getting worse before they get better
as for Virgil, i REALLY want the next video to be about how the past doesn’t define you and end with the other comforting Vee.
dear G O D why is Remus eating deodorant??
also, i really want to know what is actually the deodorant
or is Thomas actually eating deodorant
SOMEONE PLEASE CALL POISON CONTROL-