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I've been feeling gloomy and depressed and down all weekend (most of the week, too) due to a variety of mundane things topped off by forgetting Mom's birthday and making her mad (and I always get depressed when Mom's mad at me). Sundays, for some reason, are always the worst. So I thought maybe I'd finally watch "Endgame", because Giant Robot Epicness is good for happy-making, yes?
Dammit.
Dammit. Why do I ALWAYS get attached to the characters who die? Always! EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME. My favorite either bites it or...no, they pretty much always bite it. I HATE TV.
Okay, maybe I don't hate TV, because as far as death scenes go at least it was dramatic and heroic and had purpose and wasn't a fucking Whedon Death. But ours is an unhealthy relationship and I wish it would stop hitting me all the time.
It...I just...*hugs Prowl figurine*
I am moderately less upset about Starscream because he's a Starscream and I'm pretty sure no Starscream in the history of the franchise has stayed dead. If there's a comic-released Series 4 he'll be right back. But it was still a really anticlimactic way to die considering he's stuck around for three seasons.
And it didn't help that the ending had its Epic Awesome moments, yes, but for the most part felt really rushed. Realistically, there were so many plot threads by this point that there was no way to wrap them all up in one two-parter, but even so, the last scene of Part 2 didn't feel like an ending. It felt like the show just...stopped. Cut off quickly so there wouldn't be time to ask questions or bring up any of the multitude of loose ends: the Starscream clones who I'm betting will be used to resurrect him in the hypothetical comics-only Season 4, Blackarachnia and Waspinator, Team Chaar (and did Rodimus's team survive, or was the body count in TransWarped even higher than I thought?), Ultra Magnus' survival, Sari's sudden and improbable Plot Device Powers (look, the Key I can accept, but this was pushing it, and frankly I'm sad that she completely stopped being a character in Season 3 and only got rolled out when she needed to RoboMagic something), Soundwave, the Dinobots, the Constructicons, Wreck-Gar, Swindle, Lockdown, how the hell Sari's protoform got to Earth -
Rrrrgh.
But mostly, even with all that, I was just really, really sad that my show was over and I didn't have any more. The comic Season 4 hasn't been confirmed and I have no more new episodes and...
*sigh*
*hugs Prowl figurine again*
I should have known better than to think this would make me feel better, shouldn't I? At least "Bee in the City" (which I watched on homework break yesterday) was more squeeful.
Back to work.
Dammit.
Dammit. Why do I ALWAYS get attached to the characters who die? Always! EVERY SINGLE FREAKING TIME. My favorite either bites it or...no, they pretty much always bite it. I HATE TV.
Okay, maybe I don't hate TV, because as far as death scenes go at least it was dramatic and heroic and had purpose and wasn't a fucking Whedon Death. But ours is an unhealthy relationship and I wish it would stop hitting me all the time.
It...I just...*hugs Prowl figurine*
I am moderately less upset about Starscream because he's a Starscream and I'm pretty sure no Starscream in the history of the franchise has stayed dead. If there's a comic-released Series 4 he'll be right back. But it was still a really anticlimactic way to die considering he's stuck around for three seasons.
And it didn't help that the ending had its Epic Awesome moments, yes, but for the most part felt really rushed. Realistically, there were so many plot threads by this point that there was no way to wrap them all up in one two-parter, but even so, the last scene of Part 2 didn't feel like an ending. It felt like the show just...stopped. Cut off quickly so there wouldn't be time to ask questions or bring up any of the multitude of loose ends: the Starscream clones who I'm betting will be used to resurrect him in the hypothetical comics-only Season 4, Blackarachnia and Waspinator, Team Chaar (and did Rodimus's team survive, or was the body count in TransWarped even higher than I thought?), Ultra Magnus' survival, Sari's sudden and improbable Plot Device Powers (look, the Key I can accept, but this was pushing it, and frankly I'm sad that she completely stopped being a character in Season 3 and only got rolled out when she needed to RoboMagic something), Soundwave, the Dinobots, the Constructicons, Wreck-Gar, Swindle, Lockdown, how the hell Sari's protoform got to Earth -
Rrrrgh.
But mostly, even with all that, I was just really, really sad that my show was over and I didn't have any more. The comic Season 4 hasn't been confirmed and I have no more new episodes and...
*sigh*
*hugs Prowl figurine again*
I should have known better than to think this would make me feel better, shouldn't I? At least "Bee in the City" (which I watched on homework break yesterday) was more squeeful.
Back to work.
sad
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Ditto about your favorite characters, even though most of my favorite shows tend to be cartoons like Flapjack, so the character don't really die, I sometimes, don't like how the episode ends. I have more of this problem with books, I used to not want to finish reading a book, when I didn't like the choices my character was making, lol :/
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Sometimes I think I just don't work, period.
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Re: procrastination comment above. I can relate. I always, always put shit off as long as possible. How I managed to complete my Bachelors is frankly beyond me.
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I'm really grateful to hear that it isn't just me being a complete bum. I used to be able to do things; I don't know what happened.
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I'm the EXACT same way. To the point where my family has recognized the trait and learned to just let me ride it out. ("You're one of your "I don't want anything to do with the universe" funks again, aren't you?" "Yes." "Oh, okay. Just checking.")
I've also managed five episodes of Shadow Raiders, three of Beast Wars
...I had no idea you were further in SR, or that you started Beast Wars. YOU NEED TO TELL ME THESE THINGS.
Though probably not a good idea in hindsight as I'll just wax rhetoric on Jade's hawt...I'm really grateful to hear that it isn't just me being a complete bum. I used to be able to do things; I don't know what happened.
Hell, I can't even get motivated for fannish things lately. It bites.
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Lucky you - my parents still try to drag me out of it on occasion, though at least my Dad's generally pretty understanding. Of course, sometimes being pulled out of the house actually works to lighten my mood, but all the same sometimes I just really don't want to do anything, you know?
I was planning to at least get through a season of each before I posted thoughts, just so I had something of substance to say, but yeah, I've seen a handful of episodes apiece and thus far I quite enjoy them. Jade is, indeed, very very hot, and I love her relationship with Graveheart - I love that she maintains her suspicions of Cryos and the entire plan at first. It nicely complicates the narrative. And Beast Wars omg. BW!Megatron is just so much *fun* I don't even. And Rhinox is a hippie scientist with a chaingun and Rattrap is wonderfully snarky and oh, Waspinator, why does the universe hate you. :(
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Yeah. I mean, I have my occasional social moods. But most often, I'd rather not be bothered. Especially if I'm in a funk.
This has caused a few weird moments with past college roomates...
I was planning to at least get through a season of each before I posted thoughts, just so I had something of substance to say
Ah, yes, whoops. Arm-twisting was not intentional, take your time. Curious!Morgeil is somtimes tactless, caution before approaching.
Re: Jade. The best thing about her is that she never gets chickified. Not once. The stalwart soldier to the very end. So awesome.
Re: Beast Wars. Isn't Megatron just the best campy bastard ever? I have to virtually restrain myself from imitating his "Yeeessss" in actual conversation sometimes, just so I don't get weird looks. And Ratrap FTW!
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Thi~s makes me so happy. I can't even tell you. Because she's the kind of lady I keep hoping will appear in my shows and almost never does. Also I love her voice. A lot. Dear US Television: More Like This Please. ♥
Isn't Megatron just the best campy bastard ever?
Have you ever seen videos of his voice actor (David Kaye) at BotCon? There's a skit where he was asked to improvise Beast Wars!Megatron and TFA!Optimus Prime (whom he also voices) playing golf. The results are rather entertaining (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQsjGclmVQ).
"...where's my five-iron?"
"I stole it."
He has also been known to sing the Rubber Ducky Song in his Megatron voice, which is adorable.
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I KNOW. African accents are sexy as hell, I wish they were used more. Enuka Okuma does a fabulous job voicing her.
"...where's my five-iron?"
"I stole it."
"Ships? You guys have ships? That's cool. All we have are jetpacks, and they suck." BWAHAHAHA.
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She really does. I'm really impressed with the subtlety of the voice work in SR, and Jade in particular is just so distinctive and strong.
"All we have are jetpacks, and they suck."
I have to confess I might be developing a tiny crush on David Kaye. Which is weird, because, you know, I don't actually know anything about him, but his voices are just so entertaining!
Also I think it's sweet that he can get an entire roomful of people to cheer and applaud just by saying "yeeesss...".
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Enuka is a bit fantastic and also just as hot as Jade is. She's probably more well-known as the voice of Lady Une in the Gundam Wing dub, though. Also, I seriously consider Graveheart to be one of Paul Dobson's best performances. In particular his opening monologue in "Uneasy Hangs the Head". Damn. I'd love a audio rip of that...
Re: David Kaye. Oh boy. You don't want to know how many voice actor crushes I have... :P
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Winter always gets me down, to the point where I can't even write anymore.
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Maybe that's what's been making me sluggish. I didn't used to be affected by the seasons, but I tend to feel worse when it's cold or rainy or dreary outside, even if I don't have to be out in it. Hmm.
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I just really hate that this series was cancelled, all the loose ends and underdeveloped characters really drive me crazy. I want to know what happened with Blackarachnia and Waspinator, and see more of Wreck-Gar and Strika's Decepticon team, and learn more about Sari's past. And then I remember Prowl and I almost hope it isn't renewed in comic form because the thought of Optimus's team sans Prowl just... breaks my heart. Sigh, I don't know.
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In a way all these loose ends mean that there's plenty of room for fan authors and comic artists to play in the 'verse
except from what I've read on the Wiki the comics almost invariably do something to make me mad, but you can tell that the series had to wrap up in a hurry and the finale suffers for it. It just feels incomplete, and there's so much undone.the thought of Optimus's team sans Prowl just... breaks my heart. Sigh, I don't know.
Spark ghosts! There's always Spark ghosts!
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Yeah. =/ For one thing, Jazz joining the team seems to be setting him up to become a member of the main cast. Which maybe he does, for... two episodes. It's a pity because I quite like him, it would've been fun to see him as a regular.
And that's true! Not as if this franchise never resurrects characters, anyway, although you're probably right that Screamer is a more likely candidate for that. He's such an iconic character that it's impossible to imagine they'd let him stay dead in a theoretical fourth "season." And there's plenty of ways for him to return.
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Heck, in the original canon (or a branch of it, anyway) Starscream was retconned to actually be *immortal*. He's rather tenacious.