Live Blogs A Fine-tooth Plot Comb vs Fan Dumb! An in-depth Bleach liveblog

Gilphon2010-12-10 20:38:21

Right now, I'm attempting to make one update of two chapters a day. I don't know how long this'll last, but that's how it is right now. And for those interested in quick navigation: the first page contains my work on chapters 182-192. Read the old thread here, if you like. But for now, we start the show.

Hello everyone, and welcome to my Bleach Liveblog. You’re probably wondering what motivated this, as I’m hardly a stranger to Bleach and I certainly don’t think it needs any more exposure than it already has. And no, I’m not going to be picking the series apart for the sake of comedy, so I’m go ahead and warn that if that’s what you want, this Liveblog is not for you. What I’m going to be doing, to sum it up in a sentence, is picking apart the series for the sake of combating the rather large amounts of Fan Dumb the series has attracted. I really don’t think Bleach deserves anywhere near that amount of hate that it gets, and will be pointing out a lot of things the casual viewer/reading might miss and explaining why a lot of things the Fan Dumb tends to attack is more acceptable than it would first appear. That doesn’t, mind you, meaning I’m going to be overly positive about every aspect of the series. Oh god no. There’s some stuff out there that the Fan Dumb happens to be absolutely right about, and will give them credit where and when it’s due, as well as pointing out flaws they may have missed.

This Liveblog is mainly aimed at people who are already familiar with the series, but I will try to keep spoilers out where possible so as not to actually ostracise people who haven’t caught up in Bleach yet. I will, however, be assuming familiarity with the Soul Society arc and before it.

I will also be placing my opinions, theories and interpretations in when they’re relevant. Feel free to call me on it if you feel any of those are wrong, or implausible, or if you think I’m just giving Kubo too much credit. I’ll actually enjoy the conflict, so long as it’s stated coherently.  ^*

So… I guess that’s all I want to say for now! Welcome to show, everybody.

Comments

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:32:41 AM

I'm going to copy paste over comments now, as they add a certain something to this, and anyway I responded sometimes. To wit:

melloncollie:

… you've got a lot of work cut out for you. Good luck and godspeed.

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:34:08 AM

Galeros:

Hooray! [grin]

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:34:58 AM

Chubert:

This sounds interesting. I admit that I am a member of the Fan Dumb who has... not been overly enthused by Bleach as of late, and reading this liveblog should be fun. Good luck! And, uh, are you starting from the beginning, or are you going to start somewhere in the middle? Because liveblogging Bleach's entirety is...going to take some time.

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:35:41 AM

KSPAM:

Yes!

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:36:16 AM

Fusionman:

This is going to be fun.

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:36:46 AM

Gilphon:

@Melloncollie: Thanks, I think I might need that luck during some bits…

@Chubert: I'm going to start from the end of the SS arc, since there's neither all that much Fan Dumb floating around that area or all that much I want to say about it. My next entry will basically cover everything I think I need to (which isn't all that much) from there and that's it.

That's not to say I won't refer to the SS arc, of course.

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:38:11 AM

silver 2195:

^ But Gilphon, wasn't Bleach's first major alleged Ass Pull (Ichigo inexplicably powering up during his fight with Kenpachi), as well as most of the setting-related Fridge Logic, in the middle of SS?

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:39:11 AM

Chubert:

^ That...Ichigo powering up...it was? That was forshadowed to hell and back. There was even a training sequence leading up to it. How is that an Ass Pull?

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:40:28 AM

silver 2195:

A training sequence that abruptly occurs in the middle of the battle when Ichigo is about to lose.

Gilphon Since: Dec, 1969

Dec 11th 2010 at 11:42:09 AM

Gilphon:

Yeah, but I can't be bothered go over everything and it's mainly afterwards that I have thoughts other people might like to read. Speaking of which - This is the point where I originally posted the second instalment.

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