#nevada rambles

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*Me, trying to enjoy the last season of Outlander*: “It’s not conservative propaganda. They’re just Catholic and it’s always been like this.”

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Why did I choose a fandom with one of the lowest story/follower counts on FF and AO3 I’ve ever seen to dedicate a series to and make into my passion project?! Make it make sense!!

Also, part 2 of Swellview has a New First Lady coming tomorrow. 👉🏻👈🏻🤟🏻😻

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I’ve been rewatching In Space with Markiplier (basically on and off since Iron Lung came out) for Fanfiction research. Because I’m insane. As one does. Like I’m back in college.

And I’ve watched the intro video at least 200 times at this point (since its initial release)…And I somehow still keep figuring out new things each time (tidbits or soundbits).

And I’m sure this isn’t SUPER new or revolutionary. But the intro ends on the Captain’s toast. And no one on the ship is shown to drink (because they’re waiting for the Captain to speak) BESIDES Mark. And not only does he drink his glass, but he also drinks ours. Now, two tiny glasses of sparkling champagne are not going to do a ton of damage. To most people. But A) Mark has zero tolerance (for the show his character can drink, but still wouldn’t have a ton of tolerance) and B) he shotguns them so they’ll be more effective, quicker.

So basically, at LEAST in Pt.1, Act 1 he is the only person on the ship who is drunk. Which would explain his comedically high pain tolerance (limp noodle), why he thinks the initial looping might be a dream (blackout drinking), and why he’s ready to forgo all common sense and test the immortal theory and he believes the Captain’s every decision/plan and just goes along for the ride (he is our buddy on the mission because he is the most susceptible person aboard, even when acting like a superior pompous douche bag).

Or, you know, it’s past my bedtime and I’ve just seen the intro too many times to count. 

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Things I’ve said after a writing session/day:

“I finished writing 3000 words and I’m exhausted!”

“I finished writing 350 words and I’m exhausted!”

Levels of energy, effort, and creativity vary. Don’t stress too much about reaching word/quantity goals.

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DF S2E2 Things You Missed

Or that I'm obsessed with.

First, a retraction: Having rewatched the first season more closely, I realized Ray figured out a similar solution/plot in a convoluted stream of consciousness of not really connected but loosely connected ideas on his own in S1E23, just as he did last episode. This can probably be considered a new established formula and running joke in the series (at least they're acknowledging Ray's intelligence more).

On to the new stuff!

Ray finally wore JORTS. Silly.

This is only the second or third time Ray has used the "Danger Force, ASSEMBLE" line. (A MCU reference).

Bose has to wear a baby harness to an amusement park.

Ray is such a capitalist. Despite having unlimited wealth (I assume, through the city's budget for superheroes), he is so stingy.

And Miles is such an anti-capitalist! I adore his leftist rants. Too few and far between, but I guess they pack more weight that way.

This is the first time anyone has stopped and waited patiently for Miles to process his vision (and make sure he's not drained/shaken by them). Makes sense it would be his sister, but its still progress. I expect everyone to start doing the same (*wags finger warningly*).

Among Us references. Ugh.

Schwoz in his boxers is a reference to some old movie, but more importantly a repeated joke that Jasper was given in S4E19 (pretty sure that one). Which just reminds me of how good of friends those two were!

Even though Ray 'yells' at him/hurts his feelings, when Bose gets scared he turns to Ray and is visibly shaken by not understanding what's going on. (Again, reminiscent of Jasper, but the mentorships are slightly unique.)

Needles get bigger every time. Cute.

*Wait a minute! Schwoz recommended the blood test. Don't gaslight Ray! Also, I knew it wasn't Schwoz because he did his science thing. And it can't be Ray because, well, no one can mimic Ray.*

"I like it when they run." A callback to Piper's line in S5E15 I Dream of Danger (and recalling Ray/Piper's mentorship).

"Ray-by" - why is he so cute? Also, pinball/victory dance.

1000 rooms in the Man's Nest is a lot. But more so what I would have expected from the Man Cave and reminds me of, say, the Tardis. Unrealistic, but now there's infinite possibilities to build new sets and explore the Man's Nest further in future episodes (without relying on the four or so new ones we see in this episode). It's always cool to explore the living spaces of MCs.

Ray...speaks another language? Fluently?! (Good job Cooper!) So does Miles (at least a farewell)? We're just now bringing this up? (Also, Chopa needs to speak more Spanish, conversationally. And everyone being bilingual, at least partly, kind of makes Bose learning 3, or however many in the quarantine special, a little less impressive.) Alternatively, if Mika can learn French or multiple European languages, the whole team would be able to act as translators for half the damn globe! They could go anywhere!

Unfortunately, RT being in Helper Monkey probably should have been obvious. I definitely didn't catch any of it on the first watch.

Does Ray wear the antlers the entire time? How annoying for filming.

They are not being held prisoner. They are in jail because they're criminals/mutations that would scare and/or terrorize the town. They're at the Man's Nest because Ray's lazy, so they don't overcrowd the Swellview prison and they are more contained by Scwhoz's tech. It's that gray area you work in as a vigilante superhero. Keep up Chopa (whose back and forth mood swings between wanting to be good and wanting to act morally questionable give me whiplash and prevent her from being my favorite; although my theory is they make her swing back and forth to prevent her from being too much like Max Thunderman's character; or maybe they're just trying to write her as complex?).

I don't judge you darling, I'm all for it. But also, 'just in case', lmao. Great line delivery.

I was going to say, hey eating is Ray's schtick, but then he came back and shoved the piece of cake in his mouth, so we're good.

As an unrelated aside, I had the epiphany of, how many African American twin teenagers could there possibly be in Swellview? Meaning that if Miles and Mika are going around telling civilians they are twins in uniform, it would be fairly easy to narrow down their real identities if one wanted to. However, that gets thrown out the window with Chopa barely covering her face as she walks past the video cameras and dies her hair RED! How many Hispanic teenage girls in Swellview have the reddest red hair possible? Loopholes! what secret identities?

Also, also: It makes me sad that the only kid who doesn't have a unique, banter-filled mentor/sibling-like/cool, older uncle relationship that I can point to with Ray is Mika. She's kinda trying to fill in for the role of 'mom' in the group but, due to her age, it doesn't always land (for me). So instead, she just kind of scolds Ray (which everyone does) and continuously brings up her intelligence. I just hope that as the seasons drone on the two can find common ground.

Bandages on the necks. (continuity)

No one is going in the trash rocket!! (And I thought we ran out last episode?)

Chest Monster saying Scooby Doo's catch phrase + the SD chase sequence in the hallway.

The Hybristophiliac in me is being fed by this episode (if you're under 21, don't google that ;)~). Go off Ray! (Also, I think this episode tracks with Ray's trajectory for getting increasingly more vigilante in nature and more violent in his tendencies/proceedings with villains. That, or he really does hate Drex.

There is nothing 'dad bod' about Ray (nothing wrong with one though). They are dad clothes though. Again, I'm not mad, it's just facts.

I super appreciate that cut back to Ray's reaction after Chopa blows Drex away. Just showing how proud he is of his wards.

I already bragged on how much I love seeing each kid face Drex and win!

They had that actor monkey doing all sorts of stuff this episode. I hope he got all the treats! And everyone on set was nice to him.

Cooper flexing in the scene with Rick Twittler is just silly. Stop trying to one up the villains! You're distracting me from the plot!

Also, Chest Monster is a part of this family now. He's my favorite, forget everyone else.

Another cardio joke! And yet, these two guys are the most fit people on the planet, what gives!

MIKA GETS A SUPERHERO LANDING BECAUSE SHE'S A SUPERHERO!!!!

Sending all of the school up to space (where it would realistically disintegrate) is a little dramatic, but makes for a good visual.

Theory time! I know this is late, and the new episode is tomorrow, but I have speculations to get out!

Of all the directions I expected this special to go A) I didn't realize Henry wouldn't show up until the tail end of part 3 or part 4 (he'll be in like 3 scenes, what gives? Why hype it so?) and B) I could never have called going to space. Ray's line confirming they're heading to space seemed a little unnecessary/forced. I assume Schwoz will get them back to earth?

Drex: I mentioned in the last post how Drex feels severely underpowered this episode/special. I think from a production standpoint, this is because he was the big bad in Henry Danger. Henry had to overcome Drex and save the world to reach his full potential as a superhero/character. Rt was too, but he only appeared once whereas Drex was a rule of 3 situation. RT is meant to be a big bad in Danger Force's canon. Drex is only a minion/distraction and minor threat, so he's easier to defeat. From a canon perspective, I think the fact there are more superheroes and they all have powers that they can now control for the most part means they can handle Drex pretty well. This is still no excuse for the continuity error confusing whether Drex recovered his indestructibility or not (I'm certain he should have it, but I suppose the kid's powers are long distance and bypass it?).

Part 3: Part 2 almost felt like an extended episode. There were so many scenes, and character moments, and new things learned (the Man's Nest), and it moved the plot along. Especially if Henry doesn't show up to somehow bring the group back to earth, I really hope Part 3 doesn't feel like a filler episode. The first two have been great, so hopefully the momentum doesn't slow down until after the special.

Format: I guess we're dropping Mika as our omniscient narrator/main character? I loved having her be in the know and narrating in past tense (and bringing importance to her character). It told us bad things were coming but also that everyone (or at least Mika) survived. Without the narrator, the audience is in the dark, we don't know if everyone survives, and it makes it harder to theorize what will happen in the last two episodes :( . The format totally changed between parts 1 & 2.

Villain team up: Rt is smart but has no brawns. He needs Drex to fill in the role of fighter (even if he has an army of upgraded viruses). There are more superheroes, so there needs to be more villains for the kids to face. I hope there's a purposeful villain team up and a big show down rather than Drex getting a 'redemption arc' because he's stuck with the group and has to help them return to earth. We've been through so much with Drex that I'm hoping he doesn't suddenly turn 'good'.

*Ray: Remember how I said 'no one can mimic Ray'? I still think this is true. Ray/Cooper is pretty in it in the final scene and is acting normally. However, both times I watched the episode, it bugged me to no end that he went from trapped in the cell with no way out to in full uniform coming up the tube. We don't see him released/escape, or blow a bubble. Just a hard cut away from his character and then he appears in a new scene with the kids. Speaking excuses that can't be proved because the audience doesn't see it happen.

We know RT is returned to his own body by the end. I don't think RT is possessing Ray. Unless, he can divide his consciousness into multiple places/beings (like Ultron in the MCU) or RT has made 'smarter' viruses that can mimic people/not appear outwardly like viruses. Again, I don't think this is the case. I think this would be too confusing for a kid's show to make Ray 'bad' without context and in such a sneaky form. Maybe they ran out of time at the end of the episode and just had to get Ray into the main room.

But, I don't think it's an accident that earlier in the episode Ray was gaslit by the kids. Mika and others claimed it was Ray who suggested the blood test to find Rick when it was blatantly Schwoz who did. Mistakes can happen in script and continuity errors are not always caught, but this seems like a big one that is blatantly thrown into the script to cause confusion for the kids/audience. Ray was not affected by RT at this point in time because he hadn't had contact with Rick. However, once he goes down into the dungeon and is trapped in the cell, he is left alone with Rick for an extended period which would be the perfect opportunity for Rick to mind control/possess Ray in some fantastical way. I think that if this was a smarter show, Ray would be possessed/controlled by RT in some way to distract the kids and keep Danger Force in space. So if this does manage to happen in some convoluted way, and say, Ray and Drex team up as villains to distract Danger Force, remember I called it here first!

Your word for the day is convoluted because of course the show is! Send me asks if you have your own theories for where the special is going and/or how it'll end! What has been your favorite part so far?

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Legit scared to tag the actual tags for people to find on twitter, but it’s all good! It was awesome! People should see it! Including you reading this!

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*couGH, Now I’ll assure you, I watched “The Special Relationship” with Michael Sheen entirely for the plot and nothing more.

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Ghosts is a perfect example of an ensemble cast. There’s dozens of characters, you KNOW all of them, & even b or c-listers keep coming back (2,3,4 times). And even in the fullest scenes where not everybody gets lines, the actors do so much facial acting & are explicitly given closeups, that you still understand their characters’ feelings & responses.