Okay, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS if this got through your filter, this contains TOA/RISE OF THE TITANS SPOILERS
Alright, having sucessfully seen nothing about the film prior, things that were not on my bingo card:
Akiridions reproduce through kissing and apparently Genetics has NOTHING to do with it. Chuck my notes, I need whatever an Akiridion Punnet Square looks like.
I'm not touching the discourse associated with the above with a ten foot pole, nooooo way not by a longshot, but just... in terms of worldbuilding, the implications it has on the Tarrons/Akiridion in general??? Separate post to do later, me, when you see this. Questions, questions.
StrickLake not being already married?! I mean I suppose I assumed a bit given what little we've seen of them since TH, but I thought???
God I hope that means we see a wedding in the future somehow, that Best Man scene choked me up. Doctor Mom and Professor Avocado deserve a wedding 🥺🥺🥺
THE NINTH CONFIGURATION being them. I honestly didn't get it until like halfway through 😅
All the deaths were not ones I had pegged. Dear god this was brutal to watch.
The reason Horngazels have a handle like a lil' sword? Is because they do THAT???? TO SKIN? WHAT DO THEY DO TO TROLLS?? Do they need a sheath? Are they hot or does magic(?) burn on contact????
The Book Bridge Rule being nullified. I always loved that scene in the book about anything technically being a bridge. Hell, I would have thought at least once in the series we'd see the under-the-bed portability of the Horngazel-bridge system.
The Kaiju/Jaeger battle in Hong Kong. I should have seen it coming, this is Del Toro after all, but it was god damn STUNNING visually. Kudos, ROTT team, that was badass as fuck
I have some THOUGHTS on the ending that might maybe make it more tolerable if you're interested??? Calm yourselves, folks, clearly it's not truly "over." Another post, coming soon when I get the chance.
There is HEARTSTONE. On. Akiridion. Are there TROLLS on/under Akiridion? Or a parallel evolution of a similar kind??? Y'all know me, the headcanon gears are a-turnin'
You used MagiScience against me, Netflix... you hit me right in the feelings 🥺
Somebody correct me, Krel managed not to be knocked out? The whole special?? I was so sure of it, that was my free space! Look at my baby not getting handed his ass instantly 🥰🥰🥰
General reactions coming, but tomorrow! As I've mentioned on my other blogs, I'm not really at my best for typing at the moment.
Final thoughts. I am so, so grateful to have been a part of this journey from the very beginning. This sideblog was created the day after the show first released in 2016, and I've had the opportunity to watch this community grow, thrive, and put down such solid roots. I've seen many fandoms bloom on tumblr, but it's a rarity to see it done right, with the amount of insight and grace among the folks here. Thank you so much for existing, all of you, every last one. This place wouldn't be the same if you hadn't found your way here. TOA fandom really took the shows' main message to heart. Y'all Became something truly amazing. ❤