okay my very scrambled thoughts throughout the ep. SPOILERS <3
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SARAH
alarm 😭
she’s making breakfast this is so cute
LOOK A TTHEM
I WAS GONNA MAKE YOU BIRTHDAY PANCAKES
his voice this is so cute
this is so Joel
HOW OLD ARE YOU AGAIN? THIRTY SIX
gonna have to wear diapers soon who says I don’t already I’m DONE
this is so domestic I can’t wait to be hurt in 25 minutes.
TOMMYYYYYYY
I’ll bring back a cake I promise :’)
His smile when she corrected them about Jakarta 🥹
did he slap his wrist to check the time. why.
he’s losing it 😭
wait what’s w the pocketknife did I miss something
Ooh combat veteran
Austin, TX Sep 26 🥹
IS SHE BUYING THR WATCH FOR HIM. YES
bro kicking her out?? if it’s dangerous I feel it’d be better to keep her in?? or maybe that’s me
MERCY?? such a cute little pup
CURTIS AND VIPER 2 YOU BITCH
mercys so cute
she’s infected isn’t she
there he is <3
where’s the cake :(
YOU GOT ME A PRESENT?
SWEAR. ON MY LIFE. oh if they repeat this at the end of the show.
his face when she hands him the box 😭
FUXED IT FOR YOU
IT LOOSKS SO SIMILAR
oh that’s almost word for word
HIS LAUGH
AW WORD FOR WORD FOR THE DRUGS LINE
his little smile
and you were never gonna do it for yourself :(
THANK YOU :(((
don’t tell me they snuggle DONT SNUGGLE
oh god
AND SHES LAYING ON HIS LAP STOPPPPPP
tommys in jail damn
idiot 😭
the carry </3
and the cover pull up man i miss being a little kid when my dad would do this
THE FOREHEAD KISS
no baby girl that’s upsetting
oh here we go
time is pretty accurate I think which is cool
holy balls those are close
“Dad?” :(
aw the little soccer ball and his guitar in the corner
WAIT I WANT TO GO BACK TO SARAHS ROOM i wonder if there’s Joel and sarah pics on her wall
mercy :(( DONT SHOW HIM DIE
no no he ran away cause the family’s dead. that has to be why. the lady’s infected and the dogs scared
SARAH GO BACK HOME
oh that’s a lot of blood
NOOO not the old man
oh she’s right there. SARAH RUN
“Baby I’m sorry” :(((
alright car scene
I wonder if we’ll see Louis’ farm
oh my gosh that shot is exactly the same in the game
boy that house is toasting
aw this is the family asking for a ride :/
oh those planes are going down they’re not just low
HERE WE GO
I’ve got you :((
not them be separated YOURE JOKING
JOELLL RUN A DIRECTION DONT STARE
this guys doing so good as a runner
oh no oh no
ITS OKAY BABY YOURE SAFE
not Sarah staring at him
fuck my volumes going down
no he knows her hopeless it’s so bad
I KNOW I KNOW BABY I KNOW THIS HURTS
CMON BABY GIRL CMON
it hasn’t even been 40 minutes
alright the jump
why does she remind me of the girl from TWD
2023 aye
aw this woman’s nice despite this girl being infected
JOELLL
oh no it’s the girl :(
WHY HAVE HIM THROW THE POOR GIRLS BODY IN THE FIRE. HUH. HUH ?
he looks beautiful im sorry
ooh ration cards I guess
he looks so :(
oh wow. PUBLIC EXECUTION? Does everyone HAVE to watch?
not drugs :( BABY BOY
Pedro seems to have the mannerisms down for Joel, I think
Tessss
oh Robert
WHAT ABOUT YOUR GUY 😭
oh is this like what they allude to at the beginning of the game. The “Robert fucking sent them” guys? Like the live actions take on it idk
ELLIEE
Veronica 😭
JOEL <3
yea joel doesn’t care about your line my guy
ooh so they’re for this guy?
OOH he’s listening for Tommy :(
BUT YOURE SURE TOMMYS OKAY? :(
are he and Ellie gonna meet this ep I’m curious
OFHEKFHR the music
wow they actually have a decent place. or maybe this is just his but the whole joeltess lovers thing I figure they live together
:(
the watch :(
he’s gonna have a nightmare isn’t he
YUP
there tess is :)
HIS REACTION TO HER FACE
roberts terrified of you!!
i just want to see joel smile
ayee marlene
I love that her outfit is exactly the same as the end of the game
Okay interesting so Marlene does have her locked in there for her bite. It’s interesting this woman calls her a “random girl”,, ig people don’t know Marlene knew Anna and was supposed to “take care of Ellie”, but Marlene being lead firefly ig she isn’t really doing a lot of parenting or making it obvious she knows Ellie
Ooh they’re leaving the QZ and were gonna take her themselves.
Radio tower guy is Tommy isn’t he
OH OHW AIT WAIT. I’m so dumb. joel said he hadn’t heard from Tommy in three weeks and it’s been three weeks since Ellie’s been bit SO Marlene contacted Tommy (probably didn’t tell him abt the bite) but tommys had to keep some silence/distance from joel for firefly sake?? I don’t know??
YOU TELL ME TO LOOK FOR THE LIGHT AND ILL BREAK YOUR JAW 😭 he said okay nevermind I’ll leave u be
Pedro even looks like he walks like Joel
how long has she been tied up for
AYE HER BAG
THE SHIVVVV
is it gonna happen :(
aw first time her names been said
kind of sick how she calls it home ngl.
Joel’s bag why am I so happy to see it
THE WET HAIR
Construction corner with Joel miller 😭
oh roberts dead. ynow I was kind of looking forward to Joel breaking his arm, but I like this take
I LAUGHED the way he threw Ellie into the wall 😭
he said no shiv for you
him pointing a gun at her is kind of funny to me knowing how they end up
“Not at her. Point it at me” no this feels like a future Joel line. or maybe it’s my brainrot.
you turn my own brother against me :(
IM NOT GOING WITH THEM SKDHDKDB
“To you? She’s cargo.” “We don’t smuggle people, sorry”
“what are they capable of?” oh you’ll find out
wait wait I want a north tunnel scene
ASSHOLE 😭😭
please remember that I’m bleeding out 💀
the shoulder shove 😭
mmm I feel the ep ends on them finding out she’s infected
OOOH bill and frank. Wait how did she figure that out
He’s so sick of her 😭
okay to this scene is very different from the game one but in a good way I think. They’re much more on each other’s nerves in this than in the game, it seems. That back and forth “what’re you doing?” “Killing time” is done very slowly in the game, and Ellie’s more confused than anything. But here, Ellie’s more agitated with him and raises her voice. And Joel responds really quick to her, as opposed to the game. I don’t know where I was going with this I’m very tired
“You mumble in your sleep” :(
“So we’re gonna be okay.” “Yeah” 🕳👩🦯
YOU SOME KIND OF BIG WIGS DAUGHTER? her little smile
He was about to give her a tongue lashing 😭
“You stay close and you follow my lead” “yeah yeah of course” and Joel’s reaction 😭 sorry babygirl be nicer to her
joel has “im too old for this” written all over his face
him stepping in front of her :’) flashbacks for him for sure YUPPPP HES SEEING IT NAUR
no it’s not even Sarah but it is at the same time he has to kill this guy. he’s getting revenge for Sarah
damn the finding out she’s infected was very short lived
Aaaand credits
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culture tips for writing asian settings: tea varieTEAs
atla's got major Tea Guy representation in iroh but let's be real, even non-tea guys are going to be drinking tea in an asian-inspired setting—you'd be served it instead of water most places. so, what kind of tea are you picking for them?
as an east asian reader, it can take me out of the setting to see the characters drink something like chamomile (from europe/west asia) or... most herbal teas, to be honest. ngl it was weird to see iroh in the show, characterised as a huuuuuuge tea snob, drink stuff like jasmine (it's fine it's just basic, is all! imo!) or like.... a random flower he encounters in the wild.
when we're talking tea, real asian tea, we're talking about the leaf of the camellia sinensis plant. the huge variety we have of tea is actually from the different ways of processing that exact same leaf. popular varieties include:
green: the leaf goes through minimal processing, can have a bright and even leafy/grassy flavour (examples: gunpowder, longjing aka dragon well, matcha, genmaicha)
white: also undergoes minimal processing, with a lighter flavour than even green (examples: silver needle, shou mei)
oolong: the leaf is semi-oxidised, curled, and twisted—can be characterised by a tanniny flavour with a bright aftertaste. my personal favourite! (examples: da hong pao, tieguanyin, dong ding, alishan)
dark (black): note this isn't the same as black tea as we think of it in english. the leaf is fermented to produce an earthy tea with a flavour like petrichor (examples: pu'er)
all the teas listed in the "examples" are fairly credible teas that i think a real tea snob like iroh would drink.
ok, but what about...
"black tea" as we know it in the west—assam and ceylon etc? this variety is actually called "red tea" in chinese. we don't drink it with milk but to be honest, i've just... never really heard of anyone drinking chinese red tea? which is why i've kept it off the list. (there's lapsang souchong, but i associate that with bri'ish people...) anyone who does drink it, let me know! on the other hand something like assam/ceylon, while extremely delicious and also asian, is a product of british colonialism and is consumed with milk. i think if you wanted to massage some of the traditions & have chai-drinking indian-influenced characters, though, that's cool!
do you actually not drink herbal tea? we do... but a lot of it is considered medicinal. we've got stuff like herbal "cooling tea" with ingredients like sour plum, mesona, or crysanthemum; tea that warms you up like ginseng or ginger. the whole concept of hot/cold in chinese medicine though... that deserves another culture post
camellia leaf murdered my family & i have a grudge against it; what else can my blorbos drink? there'a some good, tasty stuff made of wheat, barley, buckwheat, even soybean. wouldn't be egregious for the characters to drink that!
is milk sacriligeous? a real tea snob would think so, but a lot of asians nowadays are chill about milk in tea—usually in western-influenced red tea. hong kong, thailand, india, taiwan, and malaysia (among others) have their own cultures of milk tea, which has even become a democratic rallying point.
what do you think of iroh inventing bubble tea? my main issue with it is it's anachronistic! it was invented in taiwan in the late 20th century, but atla's set in the equivalent of the mid-19th century... you could also make arguments about whether iroh's too snobby about tea to invent it LOL
there's soooo much more i can say about all this so: keep your eyes peeled! i'll talk about medicine & tea ceremony in the near future <3
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