#johnathan fall

[dnpanimationstudiopaigeb]

I watched that show Captain Fall awhile back. It got mixed reception on account of how dark & awkward the humour could get(I read there was a bit of cultural differences with the humour). I feel like the show def had potential! Especially in terms with Johnathan and his innocence amongst the corrupted cruise. I think it could’ve been good if they centered more around that like when he was entertaining those smugglers & the kids in Cultural Exchange. I think the show needed more moments like that, good chunk he was knocked out or when they were lying to him, didn’t take too much to trick him. Like don’t get me wrong, it makes sense, but maybe they visible played with that more(then again it ended on just 1 season so maybe they had more in store but didn’t get the chance)

Imagine if it focused more on him getting to be involved with cruise stuff while they were doing illegal stuff & the crew having to actually juggle that while also keeping him in the dark with the cruise charade! That’s pretty good B-Plot stuff, him trying his best to be a legit captain, with the crew having to constantly hide their illegal activity from him/distract him with actual/fake jobs for his job as their “Captain”. I also think it could’ve been good to empathize on his good/genuine nature amongst everyone else. Show him being a truly sweet person & actually bringing out a lil better in people, them being genuinely surprised of his honesty & sincerity. Especially since they’ve been so used to schemes & cruelty. Especially to make them feel guilty for their plans of using him as a future fall guy. I really do think the show had some good stuff & potential, and with a few tweaks could’ve been a great series.

What do u think? I’d love to know💖

[kenbowenbo]

So, guess whos back to talking about Captain Fall again

Though nothing too long, I just wanted to point out (cornplate) how Johnathans parents treat him normally Vs after finding out he got offered to become a captain

Johnathan comes home from being both at work and his classes all day, and the plate his parents give him for dinner after basically keeping him away from the party going down in their actual house is: Two pieces of asparagus, two slices of meat and a singular shrimp. Its noted how much weaker and lankier he is compared to everyone else in the show, especially for being canonically 29 years old, leading me to think he's consistently underfed.

Alongside this, after his ladder is taken away so he wouldn't come down to the party, his father forgets to put it back up in the morning. Johnathan, however, is already prepared for it, tying a bunch of the same colored sheets together to climb down with practiced ease. It's all the same color which makes me think this wasn't a rushed job, but potentially his emergency makeshift rope after being forgotten in his treehouse numerous times.

Comparing that to the morning his mother finds out he got an invite from the Caribbean queen to become a captain. His ladder is in place, and he gets a personal wake up from them before being told to actually come inside for breakfast.

He gets what looks like 5-6 pancakes, two sausages, scrambled eggs and some orange juice (what should've been the standard for him but shhh) and the most confusing morning of his life with his parents playing nice with him. I keep saying "season 2 could've given us (insert thing)" a lot, but this beginning episode, and "family reunion" especially exploring his relationship dynamic with his family were very interesting to me, and I wish we could've gotten more time for Johnathan to really start figuring out (or through my interpretation, be less non-confrontational) to his famliys treatment of him.

[dnpanimationstudiopaigeb]

It’s honestly a bummer Johnathan’s attempts to be romantic, setting up a dinner date for Liza were just an annoyance for Liza who was planning to technically cheat on him during the singles cruise. Like she set up becoming a romantic interest for him to keep him distracted, being the one to give off the vibes of being into him and any time he tries to give that suppose interest back genuinely, it’s very clear she can’t really reciprocate. Like she was barley even trying tonight to hide her disinterest towards him, considering the times she atleast kept a smile on.

Like right after the dinner night/party she dropped her accent to vent about him getting in her way of getting hooked up, BEING IN THE WAY OF TECHNICALLY CHEATING ON HIM!

Not just her but the crew. It’s clear a lot of the time for them, it’s awkward to talk to Johnathan(guy did not get enough socialization). Liza tried to knock him out during an evening hang, the doctor had to stop her. She legit the one who feels the most caring about him & his wellbeing.

And THIS moment really hurts cause this was right AFTER she saw how bad his home situation was & began to feel genuinely bad for him & him opening up to seeing her & the crew as his real family. Though honestly it’s realistic considering the kinda people she & the crew r. They have those moments of humanity/regret but in the end they’ve come very far with the things they’ve done & will get the job done, a jobs a job. Even with those moments, Johnathan is sadly a means to an end for them💔

I like to imagine S2 it’d have explored the crew & Liza truly starting to grow attached to Johnathan & him kinda winning them over, getting along. Not just simply an act.

Also I lowkey wish for Gunther’s whole “stand up bit” could’ve led to Johnathan giving him the chance to do his routine for the singles cruise.

What do u think? I’d love to know💖

[kenbowenbo]

Had this on TikTok but I’ll share it here too (Liza and Johnathan edit)

[kenbowenbo]

SOMEONE needs to make the random ship edits…and edits in general

[kenbowenbo]

Johnathan Fall my beloved (edit)

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[kenbowenbo]

A shorter thought about Johnathan, but sometimes I wonder if he's always wanted to be a ship captain? It sounds silly to say out loud, and with how he's grown up, maybe he has. Though I can imagine growing up with a family tree of other captains/sailors, including his own brother and constantly demeaning, neglectful, and verbally abusive parents he wanted approval from mighhhhhhht have impacted his career choice growing up.

As nice as I want to be to Johnathan, whether due purely from his parents neglect or something else with him, he is majorly unfit to be a captain, if his grades being the worst in the academy weren't enough, there are scenes where he's crashed into docks trying to park the ship, and one where Pedro has to stay by his side to turn off any buttons or levers he pulls that are clearly wrong so nothing bad happens to the ship. Maybe he has always wanted to be a captain, but part of me likes to believe that when he was way younger, he might've thought of something else (my personal HC is a gardener/botanist for future reasoning I'll explain in a future post), though that thought would've very quickly been snubbed out by his family.