#kiljoys

[waywardwerewolf]

THE FUTURE IS BULLETPROOF

[trickstump]

We as a fandom collectively goof-slash-complain about the conflicting timelines and narratives of Danger Days- between the album itself, the supplementary materials, the music videos, the later comics, etc.- but I kinda really wanna talk about how that like. Adds so much to the idea of the album.

Danger Days, and the Fabulous Four (to me) is, like, the story of four normal people who became bigger than themselves and then, through that process, sort of lost their personhood after their deaths? Throughout all the narratives, even the ones we most prominently see them in, we never really get a concrete sense of identity for any of the Four. We know their names, their faces, and that they were heroes. We see small moments- of them taking care of The Girl, being a family- but we never get a narrative beyond that for them. That isn't to say they don't have histories or personalities; from the comics, we know they probably did, but as time has gone on, they've been forgotten for everything but their heroism.

In the body of the album itself, without the music videos, we get to know even less: only two of the Four are named in the songs (Jet Star and the Kobra Kid's traffic report), and only three in the text of the record (Party Poison getting a whole song title.) Fun Ghoul is nowhere to be found on the record as a whole. Even then, the only ways we talk about the Four are in their deaths; Jet and Kobra Kid being used as unfortunate carnage in the Killjoy's war against the Dracs and BL//ind, a warning to "die with your mask on if you have to" and then something that's immediately moved on from.

In the music videos, again, we have a slightly better insight into who the Four were as people, but only insofar as we know they epitomized cool gunslingers with rebel spirits that ultimately loved The Girl so much they laid down their lives for her. I think there was a discussion a few months ago here about the concept of "Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back" being a much better fit for the narrative of the "SING" MV than SING was, but I also think there's credence to the idea that that was the point.

The intent in storming BL//ind wasn't to be heroes on a grand scale. It wasn't a liberation attempt. It was to save their family, a deeply personal thing that became, to other Killjoys, a rallying cry after the fact. In their absence, the Fab Four's narrative got to be written by the masses, and in raising them to martyr status, their sacrifice became less personal and more symbolic. Their personhood was forgotten, and the details of their lives- and, eventually, their deaths!- didn't matter so much as what they represented: something to fight for.

Anyway TL;DR the narrative of Danger Days, to me, is a story about how in trying to save yourselves you can save the world, but ultimately at the cost of your individualism and identity, even when that's exactly what they're trying to celebrate.

[foolscapper]

Ain't a preacher goin' to save me now Grab a seat, I'm goin' to show you how

[sevenclowds]

I just saw the movie Brightburn. Do you think that would make a good Killjoy name? (Bonus: I have naturally red hair!)

Yes, it would! Especially as Burn Bright is one of my fave songs off CW :)

[annemarieyeretzian]

“I don’t want to miss him all over again!” “I know. I’m sorry, zeph, it’s all my fault. it’s all my fault. I’m so sorry, I’m sorry.” MY GIRLS

[volume-lullaby]

4/20/19

Got out of Bat City a few days ago. Currently in the middle of a zone, I think. I’ve got a car I stole after several days of walking in the desert. Really hope no one was using this car. It’s brightly colored and has a weird looking face on the front. If it’s your car, let me know and we can become friends over this weird circumstance in which we were brought together.

[gejda]

Dutch from Killjoys, as played by Hannah John-Kamen. :) 

[habibialkaysani]

and I hope that you remember me.