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Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1276: Mar 6th 2011 at 6:00:16 PM

Can anyone please repost Fishgirl's story?

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1277: Mar 6th 2011 at 6:07:26 PM

From memory:

  • Boy named Sam comes to fish planet, meet a girl and a magic ship that can sail the galaxy.
  • King tells Sam he'll get the ship if he gets the King the Squid Emperor's blue blood.
  • Sam trains for his battle by killing lesser squid, he and the girl break a taboo by drinking the squid's blood.
  • Sam kills Squid Emperor with his spear.
  • King reveals that he wanted the blue blood because it's the only thing that can kill him and Who Wants to Live Forever?.
  • Ability to control the ship comes with being King, but Sam refuses to take the King's throne.
  • King tells Sam that the girl's red blood is needed to activate the ship, and dies.
  • Sam kills the girl, pours her blood over the ship, and sails away into the galaxy, only to realize that the galaxy had been around him the whole time.

edited 6th Mar '11 6:08:16 PM by Gilphon

Envyus Since: Jun, 2011
#1279: Mar 6th 2011 at 7:20:53 PM

ok from the preview alone Ginta's compatence compared to the rest of the crux is amazing

getting Stick and Sword star to help him attack Tauburn at the same time is really smart on his part

diyedas Since: Feb, 2010
#1280: Mar 6th 2011 at 10:18:18 PM

What a crazy episode, especially the end. To no one's surprise Keito was just purifying him, sorta.

But what I'm most surprised about and what no one has mentioned was that Sugata didn't know that Keito was the East Maiden or that she was purifying him

Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1281: Mar 6th 2011 at 10:33:29 PM

[up]That was implied by the whole "secret back door and him being unconscious" thing. Though I guess some part of his subconscious remembered a bit of it or figured out that he was not reviving with only his own power, because otherwise he would not have been able to set up this current "collapse/deep sleep" and draw out the other maiden.

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
Musicalcroc Since: Nov, 2009
#1282: Mar 7th 2011 at 9:52:55 AM

That was a nice play, and a pretty elegant way to introduce backstory. Now we have 3 episodes left to resolve everything in the series. Let's see how wild the ride is.

To me, the play seems to be sort of prequel/alternate ending of Fish-girl story. Now we know what the deal with the immortal Emperor and his magical ship is, while Sam and Mark present the choices and consequences about the girl and the ship. Fish-girl's story is a warning while Sarina's gives hope. I could not help snickering at how "drama-queen" Sugata is on stage, a big contrast to his calm behaviour in real life. Sort of like the Crux with their masks actually.

diyedas Since: Feb, 2010
#1283: Mar 7th 2011 at 1:34:38 PM

[up][up]I didn't even consider the secret passage. I just thought he would be in on it.

Musicalcroc Since: Nov, 2009
#1284: Mar 7th 2011 at 1:46:39 PM

@Belian: or someone, for good or ill, tells Sugata about what Keito has been doing to him.

LORd Too Good For You Since: Aug, 2012
Too Good For You
#1285: Mar 7th 2011 at 2:20:45 PM

Also; anyone want to bet on how long it'll take for someone to draw the Vice President with ears coming out of it's ears?

I WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Please be gentle with me.
Belian In honor of my 50lb pup from 42 Since: Jan, 2001
In honor of my 50lb pup
#1286: Mar 7th 2011 at 2:25:37 PM

Yo dog, I heard you like hearing, so I put ears into your ears so you can hear while you hear.

...Or however that Meme is suposed to go.

edited 7th Mar '11 2:25:49 PM by Belian

Yu hav nat sein bod speeling unntil know. (cacke four undersandig tis)the cake is a lie!
PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
LORd Too Good For You Since: Aug, 2012
Too Good For You
#1288: Mar 7th 2011 at 2:40:55 PM

/人。◕ ‿‿ ◕。人\

Please be gentle with me.
Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#1289: Mar 7th 2011 at 6:31:47 PM

Oh my God, I fucking loved this episode. I don't even care that it was mostly entirely irrelevant, this is the best thing I've watched in weeks.

I guess it is.
INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#1290: Mar 7th 2011 at 6:56:10 PM

^"Irrelevant?" It explained the backstory, as well as all but telling us that Sugata is going to Make a Face–Heel Turn.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#1291: Mar 7th 2011 at 7:13:37 PM

I said mostly. And I really don't know where you get the latter from. Yes, his character in the play turned evil, but just because Sarina's role in the play turned out to be rather close to life doesn't mean Sugata's will. Unless you want to suggest that Tiger is Ayingott's real Driver and Jaguar is secretly the leader of the Crux or something.

Besides, Columner seems to be more similar to Head than anyone else, with Mark sort of being a composite of Takuto and Sugata, as suggested by the part at the end about the knife.

edited 7th Mar '11 7:16:13 PM by Nyktos

I guess it is.
Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1292: Mar 7th 2011 at 7:21:49 PM

Yeah, Columner ≠ Sugata. His story is metaphor for the backstory, not the current events. Sarina was the only who was cleanly representative of herself.

INUH Since: Jul, 2009
#1293: Mar 7th 2011 at 7:38:09 PM

Well, I've been expecting him to break Wako's seal for around half the series, so I'm taking this as a likely confirmation.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story
Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#1294: Mar 7th 2011 at 9:56:56 PM

I'd say this is more about Samekh than Sugata. Of course, Head clearly thinks otherwise, but I'd say we've established by now that he's not a reliable, objective source.

What's precedent ever done for us?
Ardiente I won't kill you. Since: Jan, 2011
I won't kill you.
#1295: Mar 7th 2011 at 10:12:01 PM

The Squid Emperor is the God-Emperor of [[{{40K}} Mankind]], and Samekh is the only warp-capable ship as of now. Its owners feel compelled to ROCK THE FUCK OUT

"Sweets are good. Sweets are justice."
Musicalcroc Since: Nov, 2009
#1296: Mar 7th 2011 at 11:48:09 PM

But I wonder what the talk about Columner becoming one with the ship is about. The most word-for-word analogy would be Samekh has a will of his(?) own, probably because the Cybody absorbs its first Driver/a person seeking its power. And I take Columner as the King in Fish-girl's story rather than the Squid Emperor. The immortal King has a magical ship that can sail into the sky and wants to "sleep" (because of regret?).

I must say I feel sorry for Keito at the end. Wonder what Sugata will do about that. Turning the island upside down to find out what else has been done to him behind his back is a possibility.

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#1297: Mar 7th 2011 at 11:51:30 PM

I'm presuming that Columner was Samekh's original Driver, who fused with the Cybody (in a manner akin to what the Crux can acomplish if they break Keito's seal) and imbued it with a will of its own. How this is going to come into play in the final episodes remains to be seen.

Still, guess we know for sure what the giant red-and-black Cybody from the OP is now.

edited 7th Mar '11 11:53:14 PM by Iaculus

What's precedent ever done for us?
Musicalcroc Since: Nov, 2009
#1298: Mar 7th 2011 at 11:58:26 PM

Also a bit Fridge Brilliance for Fish-girl's story, because the King is one with the ship, he needs to die/end his magical immortality (severing the bond with the ship) before the ship can be handed over to Sam. And the King probably plays nice by offering Sam his throne rather than the ship as the reward because he knows what kind of Fate Worse than Death that ship entails.

Roxas Since: May, 2009
#1299: Mar 10th 2011 at 7:00:41 PM

What's weird is that when I first saw Hana in the audience, I thought it was Sora.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#1300: Mar 13th 2011 at 2:10:46 PM

No episode this week, presumably because of the earthquake.

edited 14th Mar '11 6:15:19 AM by Nyktos

I guess it is.

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