Ryuki ep 4, mostly about Ren

[gekidasa]

☆ Shinji getting kicked out of his apartment and showing up at Ore Journal with all his bags, all CAN I MOVE IN :D?? is just as ridiculous and hilarious as I remember it.

☆ On the other hand, I'd forgotten how hard it is to NOT ship Ren/Yui. I definitely know what sets it off for me. It's the way she talks about him, how she acknowledges his bad personality and his faults, but still believes in him so whole-heartedly. How she in watching him fight with purpose she can see beyond the aloof persona he's built up to something else. And I'm just gonna stop myself right THERE.

☆ It's funny because when I first started watching, I had an instant fascination with Ren, just because of the leather duster and attitude and whatnot, but by the time I stopped my first run (ep 15 or so)... I didn't like him as much as I thought I would? I will say though, at THIS point I find Ren tremendously interesting. The way he refuses to explain himself or give any explanation to Shinji. It's not just that he doesn't owe him anything, it's that he trully doesnt' give a shit if someone questions his actions or motives, and that's one thing I find irresistible in a character. Also, that whole conversation about SHinji having a cheap sense of justice, by Ren's standards, because he's fighting for something Ren considers superficial and has nothing at stage, and how that motive is not enough for Shinji to do what needs to be done. I'm not saying I agree with Ren (in fact, given the stuff later with Super Lawyer's scheme to make Shinji think Goro-chan is Zolda and the entire fallout of that, I would in fact say Ren is downright wrong) anyway, I don't necessarily agree with Ren's opinion of Shinji, but I certainly understand where he's coming from.

☆ I just get such a kick of watching Shinji ride around and try to chase "Ron" down on his little red scooter. XDDD

☆ This is all dimmie's fault, but now I can't get the idea that Shimada eventually becomes Smart Lady out of my head. >.>

Comments

[real-action.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you started that Ryuki thing you were planning a while ago? :o

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

LOL, no, I didn't. I got lazy and didn't actually organize it. :D;;;

I'm just watching at my own pace. I'm sorry. :(

[real-action.livejournal.com]

Ahh, ok xD

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

Okay, here's what happened with Ryuki: I did really want to organize a scheduled group watch, because ti's fun to have people to talk about things with, but I've been too busy/lazy/preoccupied with Tsukasa to actually put it together. And then remember how I got spoiled on something about Ryuki a couple of weeks ago? What that made me realize is that I had to stop stalling and kind of get back to it quick because otherwise I'm inevitably going to get even more spoiled. And if we were watching 2 episodes a week, it'd take 6 months to get through it, and if we were watching 3 episdoes a week, it'd still take 4 months, and I kind of want to get it done faster than that.

I still think the whole toku watch on a schedule is a good idea in theory, though. And that it'd be fun.

[real-action.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember, that was no good :\
But well, I got your point and you should do it. If you watch scheduled with everyone, probably some time someone would say "oh, it's weird to see XXX being like that, in the end of the series he's like this" and things like that. (actually, happened with me with another series, but no KR)

Yeah, watch scheduled with everyone is a pretty cool idea, we should do it one day, maybe with Agito, what do you thing?

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... Agito *_*
That'd be pretty awesome, actually.

[dimmie.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I get what you mean about the elevator scene? I thought the whole "he may be an idiot but he's a better man than you or I" was one of Ren's best lines. :d

"Ron" is still one of my favorite scenes of Shinji XDDD

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

I'm not talking about the elevator scene, ho. XD

That hasn't happened yet! This is still ep 4, where all Ren knows about Shinji is he's some dork who stumbled assbackwards onto a deck and has no idea what's going. Therefore Ren, at this point, thinks Shinji is playing at being a hero.




I love Shinji yelling "RON! RON! ROOON!"

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

...Oh, I get why you got confused. I didn't express myself very well up there. I meant I dont' agree with Ren's initial opinion of Shinji as a naive fool with a cheap sense of justice BECAUSE of the elevator scene.

[dimmie.livejournal.com]

Oooooh now, THAT makes sense.

[gekidasa.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I skipped a word in my post. :D;;;