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dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

i'm a Domas fan, but boy this was most of a dull and pointless episode

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Kung Food
Dec 11, 2006

PORN WIZARD
It was okay, pacing could have been better. If they limited the stand off to the big guy 1v1 and the whole team zerg rush it would have been much tighter and still gotten it accross that Domas is a badass. I liked how it showed kings are just on an entirely different level.

Speaking of kings, every episode from now on needs at least a little Whiteking. I can't get enough of that crazy, fat horse.

Kung Food fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Jan 27, 2022

Pootybutt
Apr 5, 2011

Good episode. I like King Desha more everytime he shows up, he's like if waluigi was a rick and morty character. His men are weirdly adorable, too. Hittin Domas w that nutshot, tho? king poo poo.

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

Pootybutt posted:

Hittin Domas w that nutshot, tho? king poo poo.

a good punchline on its own, only improved by the subtle setup

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
Desha is a joy to behold. The nutshot and Domas failing to break his drat neck and crying about it were some very high highlights.

Ccs
Feb 25, 2011


I finally caught up. I feel like the pacing has really slowed down these last few episodes. Like they’re really milking these few locations after giving us so much in the early episodes.

McKilligan
May 13, 2007

Acey Deezy
I'm optimistic that these episodes look kind of rough for the sake of molecular-splitting Bojji sakuga down the line.

UnderFreddy
Oct 9, 2012

GEGENPOSTING

Pootybutt posted:

Good episode. I like King Desha more everytime he shows up, he's like if waluigi was a rick and morty character. His men are weirdly adorable, too. Hittin Domas w that nutshot, tho? king poo poo.

it's very cool thematically as well, considering Domas told Bojji to get his rear end kicked since "he had to fight like a king".

Beef Jerky Robot
Sep 20, 2009

"And the DICK?"

The lead underworld guard having a little mustache on his helmet is A+

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.

UnderFreddy posted:

it's very cool thematically as well, considering Domas told Bojji to get his rear end kicked since "he had to fight like a king".

Literally asked my screen, "How's that for swordsmanship of a king?" when that happened.

I Am Fowl
Mar 8, 2008

nononononono
This show has been metaphorically and literally kicking Domas in the nuts since episode one for how poorly he served Bojji as a teacher and a protector.

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

I Am Fowl posted:

This show has been metaphorically and literally kicking Domas in the nuts since episode one for how poorly he served Bojji as a teacher and a protector.

And he deserves every bit of it. He's definitely been the least sympathetic character in the show for me (which is, admittedly, a very low bar to clear because everyone in this show is very sympathetic) and his suffering is very enjoyable.

Attempting suicide then feeling like poo poo for failing should've not been that though, but the fact that it failed because he's just that strong is hilarious. Apparently he's even trained his neck and head to the point of not shattering on impact.

Julias
Jun 24, 2012

Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/537074672077111297/937232107816755252/SPOILER_Dumbass_Minecraft.mp4

readingatwork
Jan 8, 2009

Hello Fatty!


Fun Shoe

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012

McKilligan posted:

I'm optimistic that these episodes look kind of rough for the sake of molecular-splitting Bojji sakuga down the line.

His ultimate final attack will be splitting an atom

mabels big day
Feb 25, 2012

Just binged this show the last couple weeks, extremely good. I see I'm not the only one who noticed the pacing issues, but I can live with this series at its worst just being average.

ghost sex
May 19, 2013
we've officially made it off the stairs

Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying
As part of his training Bojji beat Sekiro. :science:

dogsicle
Oct 23, 2012

i'd like to thank whoever decided we needed that scene of Miranjo eating poo poo this week, it will tide me over until they actually justify whatever she's on

rest of the episode was also great, we're back in form baby. though Hokuro has truly been done dirty 😔

Pootybutt
Apr 5, 2011

gently caress what I posted last week. Friendship w King Desha ended. Gigan is my best friend now.

also all the meat-crunching foley this week jesus christ

Pootybutt fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Feb 4, 2022

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

Honestly glad Domas didn't get an easy forgiveness from Bojji, poo poo's gotta be earned.

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
Usually it feels manipulative and pushy when you have a bunch of characters being weepy, but I'll be damned if it isn't the cutest thing in this show.

Hand-holding being very important is likewise my jam.

Forgall
Oct 16, 2012

by Azathoth
Baby crucifixion wasn't on my bingo card for this show. Although I should have known better after Miranjo's backstory.

Forgall fucked around with this message at 08:28 on Feb 4, 2022

bitmap
Aug 8, 2006

we're back baby!!

Blank Construct
Jan 20, 2010

Shepard.

Nap Ghost

Cheap Diner Coffee
Aug 7, 2010

Philistine.
we love to see a return to form don't we folks

McKilligan
May 13, 2007

Acey Deezy
"Bojji, you don't understand! Gigan is a criminal!"

"What'd he do?"

"He got mad that I slit an infant's throat so he murked a bunch of kid torturers."

McKilligan fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Feb 5, 2022

UnderFreddy
Oct 9, 2012

GEGENPOSTING

I always love it when this show remembers how dark it's supposed to be. Like loving hell this episode

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

ドーナツダメ!
The whole implication of Miranjo being the one to kill Bojji's mom before getting doublecrossed herself is mindboggling right now. :psyduck:

That whole scene was loving brutal.

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

I think it was mentioned earlier in the show that Miranjo was behind Bojji's mom's death, but thought it would be magic or poison and not straight up

I Am Fowl
Mar 8, 2008

nononononono
Those arrows were something special, too. A couple feet of iron cap was put on those for weight and durability, looks like.

readingatwork
Jan 8, 2009

Hello Fatty!


Fun Shoe

McKilligan posted:

"Bojji, you don't understand! Gigan is a criminal!"

"What'd he do?"

"He got mad that I slit an infant's throat so he murked a bunch of kid torturers."

Yeah... I'd have told the king to go gently caress himself and cut his rear end if he kept trying to arrest him. Honestly I'm kind of mad that Gigan ended up joining the guard since killing for a king who genocided your people is kind of worse than just being in a cell.

AlternateNu
May 5, 2005

ドーナツダメ!

readingatwork posted:

Yeah... I'd have told the king to go gently caress himself and cut his rear end if he kept trying to arrest him. Honestly I'm kind of mad that Gigan ended up joining the guard since killing for a king who genocided your people is kind of worse than just being in a cell.

Yeah, except it isn’t genocide when your whole clan are mercenaries hired by the opposing side; a side that is very heavily implied to have done even worse things.

Like, Gigan good boy and all, but don’t use words like that willy nilly.

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
Desha is arguably the pinnacle of morality for all the kings we've seen so far.


:staredog:

Forgall
Oct 16, 2012

by Azathoth

Das Boo posted:

Desha is arguably the pinnacle of morality for all the kings we've seen so far.


:staredog:
Monarchy... bad? :thunk:

Mordja
Apr 26, 2014

Hell Gem
I mean, outside of that literal deal with the devil, Bosse seemed like he was probably a good ruler.

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
For as long as he was alive. The weird poo poo in a basement and the hidden portal to the underworld seem a little concerning for the post-Bosse kingdom.

Elfface
Nov 14, 2010

Da-na-na-na-na-na-na
IRON JONAH
Bosse's arc seems to be

"I'll be the strongest no matter what dark bargains I have to make!"

*becomes dad*

"I'll protect this child no matter what dark bargains I have to break!"

*dies*

Dark bargains: "You're not getting out of this that easily."

Bosse: "Then I shall uphold the letter of the bargains and no more."

Das Boo
Jun 9, 2011

There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.
I won't deny he's now undermining the dark bargains but there was a lot of goddamn compromise leading up to it. Unless I'm mistaken, the extending his own life bit wasn't part of the deal at all but was done at Miranjo's request.

I'll be interested to see the machinations behind the war that killed Bojji's mom because as it stands, Bosse is responsible for the death of at least one of the women he voluntarily made a deal with.

Das Boo fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Feb 5, 2022

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trucutru
Jul 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

McKilligan posted:

"Bojji, you don't understand! Gigan is a criminal!"

"What'd he do?"

"He got mad that I slit an infant's throat so he murked a bunch of kid torturers."

One of the things I like about this show is that the Royals often act like royals. Disrespecting (me) the king? That's a crime.

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