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This season I have been watching…
Goodbye, Lara
Caught my attention initially when I saw people comparing Lara to Suletta Mercury, and honestly, the comparison ain’t that far off. It’s incredibly cute and endearing so far along with being an interesting twist on the story of The Little Mermaid.
Ghost in the Shell
I am absolutely in love with the aesthetic of this adaptation. I adore weird gremlin Motoko vs the more dead serious version we’ve seen in other incarnations. This won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but I am here for it.
The one thing that has surprised me is just how little a lot of the interweaving politics in each episode seems to matter; I started out expecting something of a building or recurring plot thread. I was concerned because the relationships between countries feels fairly complex and I thought I was falling behind. Who’s platinum reserves are they and why do they matter, again? But what I’ve ultimately come to accept is that honestly very little of this actually matters. The platinum ain’t coming back, we’ve moved on to something else. I’m enjoying this show on vibes and philosophy more than the exact nuts and bolts of political intrigue.
Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
I posted in the past about loving last year’s Rock is a Lady’s Modesty, and Fighting Games is squarely up that alley. Although with fewer BDSM fantasies and the girls are not as foul mouthed when they get worked up. Anyway, I’m finding this show to be an absolute delight so far.
Chainsmoker Cat
Ok, this show has been… controversial, understandably. There’s a ton of humor that is either gross or just kinda low bar. To be honest I’m not really one for fart jokes 99% of the time. But what I appreciate is how Yani Neko interweaves it’s stupidity with moments of real biting commentary, or occasionally even something approaching beautiful. Moments that feel genuinely touching that are then swiftly undercut by the protagonist being kind of the worst. It’s that emotional whiplash that keeps me intrigued because I feel like I never know what is going to happen at any time.
Honorable mention: I’m in the middle of probably the longest Serial Experiments Lain watch ever. I started back in March, fell off, and am working on it again when my other shows are on cooldown. I still don’t really know what the hell is going on in the story. But I really like it especially as a sort of time capsule into what people thought the internet was or could become back in 1998. Also, I now more than ever wish I could lounge around my bedroom with a pair of cozy bear jammies and an old CRT computer screen.