Fumoffu and LENGTHY Veronica Mars spec
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dangermousieI am reading the guidebook for Japan in preparation for my trip, and it's making me despair, as a month wouldn't be enough to see everything I want to see, and we only have a bit over a week. Also, one of my closest friends in going to be in Japan in June for two and a half weeks (she is visiting her sister who is working as a doctor in Tokyo) and I wish she and I could have been visiting at the same time.
I also watched some more of FUMOFFU and it continues to be gut-bustingly hilarious. Sousuke/Kaname are hitting all my OTP kinks. They have the humor and the romance and the cluenessness and the hot and the angst and heavy metal armor. What more could you want? And I love that the show keeps showing that they are totally right for each other. I watched the ep where she went out on a date with a former crush (and poor Sousuke was so completely unhappy and flustered and didn't know why. It was adorable). And the crush thought she was too outspoken and her words really did get them in trouble. Sooner or later, they would have broke up because she was too in your face (and also, the date, while a nice guy, had no firepower to back Chidori's forcefullness). While Sousuke takes her in-your-facedness completely in stride and can definitely protect her. The bit where he wants to rescue her during the date, but the friend says Chidori would be even more mad, so he steals the carnival costume and rescues her that way, is hilarious and adorable. And of course Chidori realizes who it is, and she is so touched and of course, the 'real' date goes nowhere. And she finds the dejected Sousuke (still in costume) and she pretends she doesn't know who it is and tells him she went on a date and it didn't work. And that there is this guy who asked her how she was feeling today and it made her happy (aka Sousuke). And she touches his costume paw and walks off. It's adorable.
That's the thing. Sousuke might be clueless to compliments or even his own feelings, but there is no question he is there for her when it counts. See the bit where she is freaking out that he doesn't notice her new bikini, but the ep ends up with him braving attackers etc to 'rescue' her. And then, he picks her up in his arms and jumps over a cliff and they float off into the sunset on a mini hot-air-baloon and he tells her he came because he was concerned for her, and she realizes (once again), that his exasperating "I am from weird world" behavior aside, he really really cares for her, even though he can't show it normally. I love them. But I would love for them to finally kiss. Please. Save me from misery.
Oh, and I am still thinking about the latest episode of Veronica Mars. I am back on the rabid badwagon, which is too, too sad. I am also beginning to think about the endgame, as far as the mystery is concerned.
First off, L/V. I've rewatched the dance a little too much for it to be healthy. But I love it. The way Logan stills when Veronica (very awkwardly) puts her arms around his neck. It's clear he was just expecting snark or just to stand there. The way they are so uncomfortable but then slowly begin to sort of melt into each other. The way they stand still for a moment, not dancing at all. The way his hands are so light and uncertain on her waist. Whoa. Evil, evil RT! After over 10 happy eps of not being a shipper, I am back into the fold. Baaaaaad.
And here comes my thought on this season's mysteries. Well, largely it's my husband's thoughts (because, heeee, he likes VM).
He thinks that this year's mastermind is Beaver. And after a nice and long discussion, here is my (or our) hypothethis.
Beaver really acts like someone who's been sexually abused. The fact that a boy doesn't want to sleep with a girl, might, in other circumstances, indicate that he is gay and just not interested in girls. But this isn't the case here. If he was gay and trying to conceal it, he would not only TRY to get laid, as opposed to freezing up when the topic comes up, but also, he wouldn't date the nerdy computer genius Mac, dating of whom gives him no coolness points, and in fact makes his brother mock him. He'd date one of the vapid 09er girls. Cassidy clearly likes Mac. He asked her out on dates despite her lack of popularity (and they are dating), and just look at the two of them dancing and tell me he isn't really crushing on her.
But the thing with him is, once you get to a certain point, it's like hitting a wall. And that point comes up whenever sex (potential sex) is involved. And it's more than simple "I am not ready and I might be embarassed" reaction. It's waaaay more extreme and absolute than that.
And then remember that flashback in ATttD. When Dick brought Beaver to the room with unconscious Veronica for the boy to sleep with her. And Beaver instead waited for his brother to leave, and then pulled Veronica's skirt down, ran out and was sick on Carrie Bishop's shoes. Now, not wanting to sleep with an unconscious girl does not, in itself, prove anything, except for the fact that he isn't a scumbag rapist. But throwing up? Isn't it a bit extreme? It made me think. What if you take someone who's been sexually abused (though I doubt Dick knows anything, if Cassidy really is a victim) and tell him "here, you can abuse someone in your turn." That could totally make someone sick.
OK. Fine. Poor sweet Cassidy (who, nontheless, gives a pretty odd vibe very often. Something is seriously wrong with that boy. And I am not talking just "my father prefers my idiot brother" wrong) was possibly sexually abused. But what does it have to do with the season's mysteries?
Well, the big theme running through this season is real estate speculation. Real estate fraud of Big Dick (Cassidy and Dick's Dad). Cassidy's own real estate dealings. Incorporation by Mayor Woody that would drive the prices of the areas outside the incorporated territory sharply down and so on.
And we already saw that Big Dick isn't above using family members to further his dealings. He used Kendall to transmit money to the assessor for a pay-off. What if he used Cassidy to sweeten the pot for Woody? It's clear after 2.17 that Woody likes members of same sex. And, considering he was coming on to Logan, it's clear he likes them young. I am not saying that Big Dick sent Cassidy there all tied up for the Mayor to have his way. But if Woody came on to the boy, and stuff happened (Logan is clearly tough enough to tell the Mayor to go take a hike if the Mayor tried anything more. But Cassidy is a lot more easily intimidated. And younger. And smaller), I can see Big Dick thinking "this is the cost of doing business" and ignoring it.
OK. Now let's think about something else. Cassidy is, if nothing else, very smart. They keep emphasizing. What if the pay-off for his keeping quiet about Woody's preferences is his getting on the ground floor of whatever scheme Woody is running (real-estate related), Or, even, what if the scam, whatever it is, is actually Cassidy's. And he is pushing Woody into it? Woody doesn't seem to be brainy (and hey, looking at Gia, lack of brains runs in the family). That would also explain Cassidy's indifference to Kendall saying she might try to cheat him. He's got 'friends' in high places who could restrain her.
What kind of scam are they running, btw? There is a number of scams it could be. For example, a real estate scam could be this way: Cassidy is buying all the properties on the 'wrong' (not to be incorporated) part of town, for very depressed prices, because everyone is expecting the values to plummet after incorporation. Then, Woody cancells incorporation at the last moment, and all the prices go way up, and Cassidy could sell for a huge profit.
What does that have to do with the bus crash, then? I think, the bus crush was a Fitzpatrick thing (for whatever reason. To get rid of Cervando etc). I think Woody brought in Fitzpatricks to help him deal with more unsavory elements of the plan (he really isn't too bright, is he?) Alternatively, he could have been trying to get rid of Cassidy and it didn't work because of the limo.
The above would also explain why Cassidy got really upset when Mac told him she talked to Veronica. He was unhappy before (and, honestly, Mac, the crowded lunch period is not the time to discuss your boyfriend's sexual shortcomings. Though of course, she is freaking out herself because she thinks it's about her lack of attractiveness), but he only became livid when Veronica was brought up. I think it's because he doesn't want her to look into the whole situation too closely.
Then, we have the fact that Cassidy seems to be very effective about getting even (see re: Dick). Heck, maybe he even orchestrated getting rid of Big Dick. And he has a very unemotive facade, in many ways.
This could (and likely is) a completely cracktastic theory, but I just wanted to get it out there.
I also watched some more of FUMOFFU and it continues to be gut-bustingly hilarious. Sousuke/Kaname are hitting all my OTP kinks. They have the humor and the romance and the cluenessness and the hot and the angst and heavy metal armor. What more could you want? And I love that the show keeps showing that they are totally right for each other. I watched the ep where she went out on a date with a former crush (and poor Sousuke was so completely unhappy and flustered and didn't know why. It was adorable). And the crush thought she was too outspoken and her words really did get them in trouble. Sooner or later, they would have broke up because she was too in your face (and also, the date, while a nice guy, had no firepower to back Chidori's forcefullness). While Sousuke takes her in-your-facedness completely in stride and can definitely protect her. The bit where he wants to rescue her during the date, but the friend says Chidori would be even more mad, so he steals the carnival costume and rescues her that way, is hilarious and adorable. And of course Chidori realizes who it is, and she is so touched and of course, the 'real' date goes nowhere. And she finds the dejected Sousuke (still in costume) and she pretends she doesn't know who it is and tells him she went on a date and it didn't work. And that there is this guy who asked her how she was feeling today and it made her happy (aka Sousuke). And she touches his costume paw and walks off. It's adorable.
That's the thing. Sousuke might be clueless to compliments or even his own feelings, but there is no question he is there for her when it counts. See the bit where she is freaking out that he doesn't notice her new bikini, but the ep ends up with him braving attackers etc to 'rescue' her. And then, he picks her up in his arms and jumps over a cliff and they float off into the sunset on a mini hot-air-baloon and he tells her he came because he was concerned for her, and she realizes (once again), that his exasperating "I am from weird world" behavior aside, he really really cares for her, even though he can't show it normally. I love them. But I would love for them to finally kiss. Please. Save me from misery.
Oh, and I am still thinking about the latest episode of Veronica Mars. I am back on the rabid badwagon, which is too, too sad. I am also beginning to think about the endgame, as far as the mystery is concerned.
First off, L/V. I've rewatched the dance a little too much for it to be healthy. But I love it. The way Logan stills when Veronica (very awkwardly) puts her arms around his neck. It's clear he was just expecting snark or just to stand there. The way they are so uncomfortable but then slowly begin to sort of melt into each other. The way they stand still for a moment, not dancing at all. The way his hands are so light and uncertain on her waist. Whoa. Evil, evil RT! After over 10 happy eps of not being a shipper, I am back into the fold. Baaaaaad.
And here comes my thought on this season's mysteries. Well, largely it's my husband's thoughts (because, heeee, he likes VM).
He thinks that this year's mastermind is Beaver. And after a nice and long discussion, here is my (or our) hypothethis.
Beaver really acts like someone who's been sexually abused. The fact that a boy doesn't want to sleep with a girl, might, in other circumstances, indicate that he is gay and just not interested in girls. But this isn't the case here. If he was gay and trying to conceal it, he would not only TRY to get laid, as opposed to freezing up when the topic comes up, but also, he wouldn't date the nerdy computer genius Mac, dating of whom gives him no coolness points, and in fact makes his brother mock him. He'd date one of the vapid 09er girls. Cassidy clearly likes Mac. He asked her out on dates despite her lack of popularity (and they are dating), and just look at the two of them dancing and tell me he isn't really crushing on her.
But the thing with him is, once you get to a certain point, it's like hitting a wall. And that point comes up whenever sex (potential sex) is involved. And it's more than simple "I am not ready and I might be embarassed" reaction. It's waaaay more extreme and absolute than that.
And then remember that flashback in ATttD. When Dick brought Beaver to the room with unconscious Veronica for the boy to sleep with her. And Beaver instead waited for his brother to leave, and then pulled Veronica's skirt down, ran out and was sick on Carrie Bishop's shoes. Now, not wanting to sleep with an unconscious girl does not, in itself, prove anything, except for the fact that he isn't a scumbag rapist. But throwing up? Isn't it a bit extreme? It made me think. What if you take someone who's been sexually abused (though I doubt Dick knows anything, if Cassidy really is a victim) and tell him "here, you can abuse someone in your turn." That could totally make someone sick.
OK. Fine. Poor sweet Cassidy (who, nontheless, gives a pretty odd vibe very often. Something is seriously wrong with that boy. And I am not talking just "my father prefers my idiot brother" wrong) was possibly sexually abused. But what does it have to do with the season's mysteries?
Well, the big theme running through this season is real estate speculation. Real estate fraud of Big Dick (Cassidy and Dick's Dad). Cassidy's own real estate dealings. Incorporation by Mayor Woody that would drive the prices of the areas outside the incorporated territory sharply down and so on.
And we already saw that Big Dick isn't above using family members to further his dealings. He used Kendall to transmit money to the assessor for a pay-off. What if he used Cassidy to sweeten the pot for Woody? It's clear after 2.17 that Woody likes members of same sex. And, considering he was coming on to Logan, it's clear he likes them young. I am not saying that Big Dick sent Cassidy there all tied up for the Mayor to have his way. But if Woody came on to the boy, and stuff happened (Logan is clearly tough enough to tell the Mayor to go take a hike if the Mayor tried anything more. But Cassidy is a lot more easily intimidated. And younger. And smaller), I can see Big Dick thinking "this is the cost of doing business" and ignoring it.
OK. Now let's think about something else. Cassidy is, if nothing else, very smart. They keep emphasizing. What if the pay-off for his keeping quiet about Woody's preferences is his getting on the ground floor of whatever scheme Woody is running (real-estate related), Or, even, what if the scam, whatever it is, is actually Cassidy's. And he is pushing Woody into it? Woody doesn't seem to be brainy (and hey, looking at Gia, lack of brains runs in the family). That would also explain Cassidy's indifference to Kendall saying she might try to cheat him. He's got 'friends' in high places who could restrain her.
What kind of scam are they running, btw? There is a number of scams it could be. For example, a real estate scam could be this way: Cassidy is buying all the properties on the 'wrong' (not to be incorporated) part of town, for very depressed prices, because everyone is expecting the values to plummet after incorporation. Then, Woody cancells incorporation at the last moment, and all the prices go way up, and Cassidy could sell for a huge profit.
What does that have to do with the bus crash, then? I think, the bus crush was a Fitzpatrick thing (for whatever reason. To get rid of Cervando etc). I think Woody brought in Fitzpatricks to help him deal with more unsavory elements of the plan (he really isn't too bright, is he?) Alternatively, he could have been trying to get rid of Cassidy and it didn't work because of the limo.
The above would also explain why Cassidy got really upset when Mac told him she talked to Veronica. He was unhappy before (and, honestly, Mac, the crowded lunch period is not the time to discuss your boyfriend's sexual shortcomings. Though of course, she is freaking out herself because she thinks it's about her lack of attractiveness), but he only became livid when Veronica was brought up. I think it's because he doesn't want her to look into the whole situation too closely.
Then, we have the fact that Cassidy seems to be very effective about getting even (see re: Dick). Heck, maybe he even orchestrated getting rid of Big Dick. And he has a very unemotive facade, in many ways.
This could (and likely is) a completely cracktastic theory, but I just wanted to get it out there.
