Misdirection & Possession
I find it very interesting that I went into this episode fully prepared to hate Ray (Jojo even indicated that we would be very angry with him in Ep8), but if anything, I feel much more positively towards him than I did in Ep7. And I think a lot of that is due to misdirection.
The preview for Ep8 shows a small snippet of the conversation between Ray and Sand at the party, and it paints Ray as purely selfish and possessive. His little smirk and arrogant tone just exudes spoiled, rich brat. While his tone aligns with all of those descriptors, the words he uses in that scene are so much more pitiful than I expected. I’ve used the words pitiful and desperate to describe Ray here, and I think those characterize his arc this episode well.
Going into the party argument, we see Ray's confusion over Sand's avoidance, viewing himself as Sand's foremost attraction. It's a self-centered, arrogant comment, but it's also subtly indicative of just how down bad Ray is himself that he would insist that Sand see him at the start of the party.
"You like me. You love me."
We know already that Ray clings to his relationship with Sand because Sand drops everything for him. Ray says this coming off of the scene where he is used as a tool for Mew's revenge on Top. I don't think it's any coincidence then that Mew kisses Ray to illustrate his possessiveness over him, while Ray does the same to Sand. It's like Ray's subconscious need to level the playing field with Mew--to convince himself that even though Mew isn't returning his feelings properly, Sand is still his. Ray is Mew's, and Sand is Ray's.
Following this, we have another distinction with the Ep8 preview. In the preview, Sand says "I'm not your rebound" while in the actual show he says "I'm not your second option." There's a difference in meaning there, and I wonder why the preview shows different dialogue when we never see it in the series itself. 'Rebound' implies that Ray is seeking out Sand to bounce back from a relationship-gone-wrong, while second choice doesn't necessarily imply that something had gone wrong in the previous relationship. It's a small difference, but it's still one worth noting.
Finally, Ray's got this snide smirk on his face the entire scene. It only breaks when he's pushed down, and even then, it's not heartbreak but mild annoyance. I'm going to attribute that to his inebriation coupled with his own belief in Sand's feelings; from that perspective, whatever Sand says is of no real consequence. Ray believes he has Sand wrapped around his little finger the same way Mew has him wrapped around his.
Mew alluded last week to this idea that people often don't realize what they have until it's too late; I think that same sentiment applies here. Ray won't realize that Sand means it when he says he deserves better until it's too late--until Sand walks away and doesn't come back. Ray feels secure about his hold on Sand for now, but what he doesn't realize is that he's slowly wearing Sand down. Sand is patient, First himself said so, but everyone's patience wears out eventually. Regardless of whatever happiness is coming for them next week, I have a feeling Ray will continue to wear Sand down until he just can't take it anymore.
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So I just binged Sonic Prime Season 2, and OH MY GOD I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT
SPOILERS AHEAD: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
if you already watched or don't care about spoilers, rambling is under the cut.
Okay, EP1, the episode where Sonic finally meets up with Shadow was a big step forward compared to Season 1, and it puts my beloved edgy hedgy in a sympathetic light. Yeah, the two fight, but for a damn good reason; given Sonic's the one who fucked things up big time, Shadow doesn't trust that Sonic wouldn't make things worse. Not helping matters is that both were stubborn about Nine, as Shadow doesn't trust him as well, while Sonic does, under the impression that, since Nine is a counterpart of Tails, he'd be as trustworthy as the original, to which Shadow calls BS as the Shatterverse counterparts are their own people and "not (Sonic's) real friends." (we'll come back to this later) Eventually, the two agree that, in order to fix this shattered world, they have to work together, and what a way to set up the second season.
The rest of the episodes before EP5 was a bit of filler, as they follow the formula of "Sonic goes to Shatterspace to retrieve Paradox Shard and fails to the Chaos Council,' but Rusty and Black Rose's friendship was just heartwarming, I loved seeing the otherwise robotic Rusty actually develop and bounce off of Black Rose.
Dread turning his crew against Sonic just so he could have the Shard was a twist that I saw coming, but him abandoning his crew was one that I did not expect.
Seeing Nine help Sonic however he can while being stuck with the Chaos Council was adorable, and sets up the heartbreak for the finale alongside the little debate Sonic and Shad had in EP1.
EP6 gave us Chaos Sonic. MY LOVE, HE IS AMAZING! Snarky robot, LCD face, can kick Sonic's ass any day of the week? Why was he killed in the episode he debuted in? I need more Chaos Sonic.
Finally, the reason I wanted to make a post about this: the finale, EP8. My heart is crying right now. If the rest of Sonic Prime hadn't made it official yet, this is the episode where Sonic's inability to think ahead is cast into the spotlight. Nine is the only one who could repair the Paradox Prism, but he and Sonic have different goals: Nine wanted to start a new life in The Grim with Sonic, who only wants his old world back. However, Nine saw something that Sonic didn't notice until it had to be spelled out for him; if everything is fixed, the Shatterspaces vanish from existence. That includes Nine, too. Not only that, but as the series went on, it became clear that when Sonic said that Nine and the others are real, he completely missed the point of Shadow's statement about how they're not his "real friends," and Nine saw that the little blue bastard didn't see him as his own person; he just saw Nine as an angstier version of his friend and nothing more. This is what causes a beautiful forming friendship between the two to shatter, and for Nine to betray Sonic, and I can't blame either one.
All I have to say is: GIVE ME SEASON 3 DAMMIT
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KinnPorsche The Series (La Forte version): Vegas & Pete Episode Timestamps
I needed a list with all Vegas and Pete scene timestamps for simping researching purposes and I thought I would share it with you guys. Of course you may also use it to avoid certain scenes, if they make you feel uncomfortable.
KimPorchay timestamps
TimeTemTay timestamps
EP1:
16:38-16:56 (Pete): Pete and the other bodyguards have come to pick up Kinn at the gas station
EP2:
05:34-07:54 (Pete): Porsche meets Pete, le butt
17:58-19:43 (Pete): Bodyguard training
19:44-20:48 (Pete): Pete and Porsche have dinner together, Tankhun and bodyguards enter cafeteria
22:47-24:00 (Pete): Tankhun confronts Porsche about the dead carps
24:53-26:39 (Pete): Tankhun gets back at Porsche for killing his carps
27:24-31:37 (Pete): Porsche gets a gun
38:28-39:21 (Vegas): Female assassin reports back to Vegas
40:15-41:38 (Pete & Vegas): Minor family arrives at the main family home, first contact in the series between Pete and Vegas
43:02-45:33 (Vegas): Porsche has hurt Macau and gets punished
45:41-47:07 (Pete): Pete takes care of Porsche and explains Kinn's motive for choking Porsche
48:37-50:05 (Pete): Tankhun wants Porsche to be his bodyguard, Pete gets assigned to Kinn
50:48-51:24 (Vegas): Khun Gun tells Vegas to have an eye on Porsche
EP3:
07:23-09:21 (Pete): Porsche tries to convince Tankhun to go out and party
17:11-17:25 (Pete): Bodyguard training at the shooting range
18:07-18:54 (Pete): Bodyguard training, swimming pool
21:16-26:44 (Pete): Kinn and bodyguards meet a debtor, Pete beats the man up, Pete has a talk with Porsche ("There's no heroes nor villains in this world"), shooting
33:55-39:49 (Pete): Party with bodyguards, Tankhun, Kinn and friends at Hum Bar
EP4:
1:42-3:10 (Pete): After the party, Pete almost shares a kiss with Porsche
4:06-5:03 (Vegas): Vegas lends Porsche a lighter and they get to talk
14:23-20:30 (Pete & Vegas): Dinner after sauna, Vegas tries to rile up Kinn
25:11-25:58 (Pete): Conversation between Pete and Porsche about Kinn being into men and how kissing is only for people we like
35:45-47:58 (Pete & Vegas): Jewelry auction, Porsche gets drugged
52:54-53:24 (Vegas): Vegas alone in his red room, wearing nothing but his birthday suit (le butt~)
EP5:
16:48-18:38 (Pete): Conversation with Porsche in the bathroom after Porsche has received his punishment
19:50-21:04 (Pete): Party with Tankhun and bodyguards at Hum Bar
23:16-24:00 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas shows up after the party to take Porsche for a ride
24:00-24:38 (Vegas): Talking about Motorcycle with Porsche
24:38-25:19 (Pete): Bringing Tankhun back home
25:31-27:43 (Vegas): Motorcycle ride with Porsche, conversation and hug
41:05-43:14 (Pete): Conversation about Porsche with Kinn, le butt 2.0
EP6:
14:03-16:00 (Pete & Vegas): Pete sits in a car and spies on Vegas, condom sharing scene
Sidestory (YouTube):
00:05-01:23 (Pete): Pete accompanies Tankhun to the hospital
01:57-03:32 (Vegas) Vegas visits Porsche at the hospital to give him flowers
EP7:
02:05-06:14 (Pete): Investigation at the casino, a fight breaks out
06:14-06:35 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas saves the day and captures the culprit
06:35-09:08 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas tortures the guy
09:08-10:16 (Vegas): Meeting of minor and main family
12:25-17:50 (Pete & Vegas): Porsche and the body guards arrive at Vegas' home, dinner at the minor family home
22:47-23:28 (Vegas): Vegas offers Porsche a motorbike as reward
32:55-34:59 (Vegas): Vegas picks up Porsche for their next mission and tells him about Tawan
36:52-38:53 (Pete & Vegas): Mission to kidnap Don's business associate, prison scene where they force the man to cooperate with them
38:54-40:48 (Pete & Vegas): Pete spies on Vegas to find his secret room, Vegas surprises him in the hallway
44:41-49:32 (Pete & Vegas): Mission to kill the Italian Mafia boss Don
49:33-54:19 (Pete & Vegas): Party after the successful mission, Vegas tries to kiss Porsche in the bathroom
EP8:
02:47-04:19 (Pete): Pete brings breakfast to Kinn and finds Porsche in Kinn's bedroom
06:11-06:33 (Pete): Meeting with bodyguards and KinnPorsche foot scene
27:05-29:07 (Pete): Pete and Porsche smoke in front of the main family house entrance, Tawan spies on them
29:13-32:14 (Pete): Porsche draws Tawan, Pete helps him to investigate who he has seen
32:50-34:25 (Pete): Porsche and Pete are in their bedroom, Pete asks about Porsche's punishment and shows him how to block an attack, Porsche shows Pete the picture of Tawan
38:16-41:18 (Pete): Horror movie night with Tankhun
EP9:
12:12-15:01 (Pete): Arm, Pol and Pete talk about Tawan. Arm tells Pete that he thinks Porsche and Kinn are a couple now. Kinn gives Pete the order to once more spy on Vegas
24:34-26:59 (Pete): Pete surprises Kinn and Porsche during their happy couple time
28:55-33:40 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas and Pete temple scene, making merits together
36:13-36:37 (Pete): Pete surprises Porsche while Porsche is spying on Tawan
38:49-39:10 (Pete): Continuation of the scene before
40:33-43:36 (Vegas): Vegas and Porsche talk, sitting by the pool
55:25-55:46 (Vegas): Vegas comes to rescue Porsche, who has been imprisoned by Kinn
EP10:
01:42-04:08 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas comes to rescue Porsche, who has been imprisoned by Kinn. Pete tries to stop them
10:37-11:54 (Pete): Pete tells Kinn that he decided to search Vegas' secret office for evidence that will help Porsche
11:55-12:25 (Vegas): Vegas and Porsche make a plan to get the evidence that will clear Porsche's name
13:09-17:55 (Pete): Pete enters the minor family home, disguised as a delivery man and searches through Vegas' office
17:56-19:09 (Vegas): Porsche and Vegas arrive at Porsche's home, but Porchay is missing
19:45-22:12 (Vegas): Part I of the showdown between Tawan, Vegas, Porsche and Kinn. The kidnapped Porchay is unconscious
22:13-23:35 (Pete): Pete is sending the information he has found in Vegas' office to Kinn. He gets found by Ken
23:36-28:43 (Vegas): Part II of the showdown between Tawan, Vegas, Porsche and Kinn. Vegas (almost) kills Tawan. Kim barges in together with Big to save Porchay. Vegas flees
31:58-33:44 (Vegas): Sequence of Vegas and Tawan's past together
39:11-41:11 (Pete & Vegas): Pete has been captured by Vegas, first torture scene with starter cables
EP11:
01:47-10:45 (Pete & Vegas): Second torture scene, Vegas hits Pete and feels him up. Khun Gun hits Vegas and tells him to kill Pete. Vegas texts Kinn that Pete is going on a vacation. Vegas calls Pete's grandmother and tells Pete that he will take him to the safehouse
15:47-19:14 (Pete & Vegas): They arrive at the safehouse, Pete is already chained up. Vegas tries to turn Pete into his dog, but Pete refuses to eat out of a pet bowl
25:11-29:31 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas talks to the hedgehog. Pete still refuses to eat, so Vegas hits him with a belt. Pete tries to escape, but Vegas stops him
34:37-37:00 (Pete & Vegas): Khun Gun visits Vegas. Pete, who has a fever, is passed out
40:18-45:32 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas takes care of Pete's wounds, they share their first kiss :) They talk about their fathers and Vegas realizes that his father sucks
48:13-50:54 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas has been hit by his father again and Pete asks him how he is holding up. Vegas cooks noodles for Pete
EP12:
08:25-11:23 (Pete & Vegas): Pete gives Vegas a blood type reading and explains to him what owning a hedgehog tells about his personality
18:46-30:57 (Pete & Vegas): Poor little hedgehog dies :( & Vegas and Pete first love making scene :D
EP13:
01:42-02:58 (Pete & Vegas): Pete and Vegas are lying on the bed together, talking
05:34-07.52 (Vegas): Vegas cooks for Pete, but then Khun Gun shows up and smacks the dinner plate right out of his hand
11:02-14:24 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas enters the bedroom after the fight with his father, he starts to get aggressive towards Pete and chokes him. Vegas puts a knife to Pete's throat
15:38-20:50 (Pete & Vegas): Things escalate and Pete has a breakdown. Vegas freaks out as well. In the end Pete smacks him over the head and finally escapes
20:50-24:10 (Pete): Pete's funeral. Pete returns back to the main family home
24:11-26:29 (Pete): Bathtub scene, Porsche cleans Pete's wounds
30:59-33:02 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas is now alone in the safehouse. His bodyguard tells him that Pete has gone back to the main family. Vegas starts crying. Pete is sitting in the cafeteria, crying as well
34:21-42:15 (Pete & Vegas): Porsche has taken Pete to Hum Bar to cheer him up, but also to secretly meet with Vegas. Pete and Vegas meet as well and Pete realizes that he can't shoot Vegas, because he actually loves him
54:05-58:50 (Pete & Vegas): Porsche and Vegas meet up with Porsche's uncle to find out about the death of Porsche's parents. The uncle gets shot. Kinn and Pete are both trying to stop Porsche and Vegas from driving away
EP14:
01:45-02:55 (Vegas): Vegas brings Porsche back home and warns him about the coming battle between the main and minor family
17:28-17:51 (Vegas): Vegas calls Porsche to tell him that the fight is about to start
18:39-21:24 (Pete): Kinn has a meeting with his business partners and ends up shooting two of them, Pete is there on bodyguard duty
21:58-24:34 (Vegas): Battle part 1 - Vegas and his father arrive at the main family home and the battle starts. Vegas gets a gun and enters the building
26:21-28:15 (Pete & Vegas): Battle part 2 - Vegas gets out of the lift and starts shooting Kinn's bodyguards. Kinn enters the scene together with Pete and Pol. Pol gets injured. Porsche comes in to help Kinn
29:22-29:45 (Vegas): Battle part 3 - Kinn and Porsche have decided that they will stick together, they escape. Vegas goes after them and keeps shooting at them
30:48-32:14 (Vegas): Battle part 4 - Vegas has caught up with Kinn and Porsche. He kicks Porsche to the ground and threatens to kill him. A bomb goes off and Kinn and Porsche escape again
40:48-43:16 (Pete & Vegas): Battle part 5 - Vegas still tries to go after Kinn and Porsche, but Pete intercepts. When more bodyguards enter the scene, Pete shoots Vegas' shoulder and tells the others to leave. Pete punches Vegas. Vegas asks Pete if he can be the one who kills him then tells Pete he loves him. They kiss. Vegas runs off
49:23-51:59 (Pete & Vegas): Battle part 6 - Khun Korn has killed his brother. Vegas and Pete enter the secret room and Vegas, upon seeing his dead father, thinks about shooting Khun Korn, but in the end he doesn't
52:00-53:39 (Pete): The battle is over. Pete quits his job as bodyguard of the main family and goes after Vegas
53:40-58:38 (Pete & Vegas): Vegas attempts to kill himself, but Pete can stop him. Vegas gets shot by a bodyguard and Pete revenge-kills the same bodyguard. Heartbreaking scene where Pete cries over Vegas' lifeless body :(
01:17:00-01:19:44 (Pete& Vegas & Macau): Pete has come to visit Vegas at the hospital. They share sweet words and kisses. Macau, Pete and Vegas cuddle. They're a happy little family now :D
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