"unintentional" is absolutely the key word there, lmao. there's nothing wrong with unintentional symbolism, characterization, metaphors, etc. (and sometimes the coolest stuff comes out of it!) but when the backstory of the, uh, (checks notes) titular villain of three previous seasons is relegated entirely to unintentional characterization? looks bad, todd. it really sucked to see so much handwaved for the sake of "ooooh shiney" that we fans have to do a lot more digging for character than we have any right to be doing. for almost everyone in the cast, to boot!
the entirety of the Patented Season Nine Whiplash boils down to the "monty's devotion to expressiveness in his animation work" vs. "making said animation work carry the entire season" deathmatch, and it honestly ends up being... miserable. i so very much wish we could have gotten a PFL arc that was more balanced and cohesive and like, planned to any capacity. season 9 (and 10, to an extent) were so viscerally disappointing to me that it took a huge amount of work for me to be able to set them aside as canon i don't have to acknowledge if i don't want to — and in the process i've come to find that there are a lot of little things i really do enjoy, including what we get of pre-sigma maine. i'd say i've made my peace with it, but that sounds a lot more condescending than i mean, and i am clearly still very salty. :B plus, as we all know, an AU is the best balm for disappointment.
BIG eyes emoji at a wash essay. i'm looking forward to your thoughts on him!
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the entirety of the Patented Season Nine Whiplash boils down to the "monty's devotion to expressiveness in his animation work" vs. "making said animation work carry the entire season" deathmatch, and it honestly ends up being... miserable. i so very much wish we could have gotten a PFL arc that was more balanced and cohesive and like, planned to any capacity. season 9 (and 10, to an extent) were so viscerally disappointing to me that it took a huge amount of work for me to be able to set them aside as canon i don't have to acknowledge if i don't want to — and in the process i've come to find that there are a lot of little things i really do enjoy, including what we get of pre-sigma maine. i'd say i've made my peace with it, but that sounds a lot more condescending than i mean, and i am clearly still very salty. :B plus, as we all know, an AU is the best balm for disappointment.
BIG eyes emoji at a wash essay. i'm looking forward to your thoughts on him!