#ep54

[zexalscreencaps]

[melonatures]

GOD!!!!!!!!

bailing drugged luoho jidu. he carved luoho jidu's soul out his body while he was still alive. he turned parts of luoho jidu's body into weapons and sealed luoho jidu's soul away. then he made a new body and placed luoho jidu's spirit in it to make a new being, the god of war. then he used the god of war to wage war against and kill luoho jidu's own people.

every single act bailing commits against luoho jidu is about divorcing him from his identity and autonomy. every single act bailing commits against luoho jidu is about making him unrecognizable to himself and erasing him as he chose to exist in the world. it's a complete violation--of freedom, of choice, of body, of mind, of soul, of existence. there isn't one thing about luoho diju that bailing doesn't touch and disfigure. even when he's xuanji in her 10th reincarnation, bailing tries to estrange her from herself by stripping her of having senses and keeping her from understanding and experiencing love, yearning, heartache, sadness, and a whole range of emotions--keeping her from having the world impact her and having her impact the world.

now. xuanji absorbs the weapons bailing made from luoho diju's body and transforms back into him. and sifeng looks at him. and he recognizes her. *everything* about her appearance is different! she *is* different! she's luoho diju now! but sifeng still recognizes her. and he calls her name, *even as she's luoho diju*!!! the immense, fucking cosmic distance bailing put between luoho diju and luoho diju's self through violence, coercion, deception, and subjugation is collapsed by sifeng uttering xuanji's name. bailing went to horrifying lengths to make luoho diju unrecognizable, and then when xuanji becomes luoho diju (when xuanji returns to herself as luoho diju), *sifeng still sees her.* xuanji asked him to remember her and he does. right then, right at that moment when he calls xuanji's name, right at that moment when he remembers her and yearns for her and loves her and *sees* her in luoho diju and knows luoho diju is xuanji, he fucks up every single thing bailing did to luoho diju!

[johannepetereric]

Since there’s a “reacting to MFB” guy who points out characters, let’s break this chart down.

Right-to-left (like a manga), up-to-down, we got:

Gingka, Kyoya, Tsubasa, Kenta

Yu, Ryutaro, Benkei, Hyoma

Tobio, Teru, Dan & Reiki

The Kumade brothers, Sora (OMG HE MADE IT!!)

[Decapitated Reiji], Django, Random Guy, Tetsuya

[itsshowtimeprecure]

OH MY FUCKING TACHIHARA'S METAL MANIPULATION ALLOWS WEAPONS TO FLY LIKE CHUUYA AND TO WIELD MAGIC SWORDS!!!!

[michguerin]

i’m not sure where i saw it or who posted it but the idea that bells’ hells are characters shaped by someone else’s narrative and through campaign three will become their own main characters is still so interesting to me and even MORE so while watching campaign two for the first time.

campaign two is so much more character driven then campaign three. and i’m not saying this as a bad thing at all. i love it and i’m enjoying the two of them immensely. both campaigns are just so RICH in what they’re about. but there’s just such a noticeable difference between their whats.

[everyjungheewon]

703

[nodameshield]

my lil teardrop got their own episode !! yay !! 

ah yes, the hq crossover i’d been waiting for

Ash and Goh being literal parents, exhibit A (of this episode alone)

they had a movie date and watched all of Inteleon’s movies you can’t change my mind 🍿

Goh was so looking forward to Sobble’s reaction! 🥺 look at how happy he already is just by their shiny eyes !! (Ash being marveled as well is a nice bonus)

Ash and Goh being a power-couple, exhibit. A (of this episode alone)

MISTER !! STOP GRABBING MY BABY BY ITS FINS !! OUCH !! 

💖💙💘🤍💖i have nothing but love for this moment 💖🌈💛💖💙💘🤍💖

Ash and Goh being literal parents, exhibit B

CHARACTER GROWTH CHARACTER GROWH CHARACTER GROWTH WE LOVE TO SEE IT !!! Goh the encouraging trainer who genuinely wants to help their Pokémon get stronger !! is willing to accommodate and work with them to figure out their strengths !! proud !! love you !! 

Goh doubting his choice in life partners, exhibit A. (nah, i think this a good example of one of those moments in which Ash instinctively knows what to do, because he’s been here many a’ times and he can help guide Goh like that, it’s a good, subtle show of his experience. sure appreciate it - besides, an excuse to battle! yay!)

Ash and Goh being literal parents, exhibit C

*gently holds* *gently gives good life advice about how it’s all right to look after yourself and that just because some people say things about you that isn’t what defines you* 

big bro moment !! ☺️ ☺️ ☺️

Ash and Goh being literal parents, exhibit D (look at this beautiful family portrait!!) (Lucario is the too-cool kid who didn’t want to show in the picture)

Ash and Goh being a power-(mystery-solving-)couple, exhibit B. Bonus: movie-worthy-epic-entrance !! 

LITERALLY THE 😱 EMOJI. PLEASE (something i really appreciated about this moment was how Sobble was giving Team Rocket such a hard time they had to break out the guns meant for Inteleon !! THEIR POWER !!  WHO’S THE DEADWEIGHT NOW, JESSIE).

Ash and Goh being literal parents AND a power-couple, exhibit i’ve-stopped-counting-by-now-i-don’t-even-know-my-abc’s-that-well...

Golden hour appreciation post 

Goh has developed Ash’s hero complex, we’re officially doomed.

Ash and Goh being literal parents, exhibit...E? F?  ... whatever, they’re married.

and now, a collection of my personal fav stills of Sobble on this episode: 

(yeah that’s essentialy every take of Sobble this episode i just love them that much all right?? all right) (Also if i said Messon instead of Sobble in any of these I do not apologize, i say ‘messon’ unironically a hundred times a day - i live for this little fella 💖)

[imaspoonnotafork]

THEY ARE ADVANCED ALIENS THAT CAN TRAVEL THRU SPACE IN SECONDS AND THEY

DON'T UNDERSTAND MUSIC!? OF ALL THINGS?