Tired Hyperfixator

Transcript:

Scrooge: “but, your fresh start.”

Scrooge has continuously shown throughout every episode that includes Goldie that she makes him nervous, that he cares for her deeply, and that he’s willing to put her before himself even if it hurts. I really like this episode because it’s suppose to be Goldie’s “redemption” episode in a way, I think it’s the last time we get an episode centered around these two (correct me if I’m wrong), but it’s not framed how redemption episodes typically are, they’re not having a montage of every good thing Goldie does for Scrooge in it, the episode follows the same pace and formula as any other part of the show, it’s a natural progression of their dynamic given the circumstances.

I think Goldie and Scrooge fall into the category of person that believes their life has been slipping through their fingers faster than they can catch it, (and they’re immortal!) So being given this opportunity of a fresh start, to be young again and avoid making the same mistakes over again, it’s very appealing. It’s why, even though Scrooge denies eternal youth, stating he’s proud of his age, he still panics a little at being drowned in the aging pool—which also has to do with being drowned but I digress.

Goldie is shown continuously to have trouble deciding between saving herself and a loved one (see Happy Birthday Doofus Drake!) but she always picks the loved one, she does the right thing, but even after this whole episode of Scrooge and Goldie bonding, the writers feel it’s important to mention “hey this was a hard decision for her.” Which I appreciate. She definitely has a lot of character development, but she is still Goldie O’Gilt.

And even though Scrooge would’ve died if Goldie hadn’t gone down and got him from the pool, he’s still guilty that she lost her chance at that fresh start they’d been dreaming about. Because he knows that shit was hard for her, he knows she would’ve loved to live her glory days again, but she chose him instead, which is something that does not happen often if at all. In The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains, Scrooge and Goldie have an exchange that tells us that Goldie always expects Scrooge to follow her even if he was trapped in an ice block, so I’m guessing this outward level of care isn’t something Scrooge has seen since they were actually young.

Naturally there's a vast well of potential metaphors that apply here, superimposed on each other and difficult to isolate, but I've been enjoying the interpretation that Mirror Sheriff posed last episode: MT is not a main character and therefore does not get an arc or growth.

Through that lens, this book is a story about stories. The traditional narrative structure would have us believe ALL obstacles are there for conflict, ALL characters exist for a reason, and the story ends when something is learned or changed.

within this framework, MT is the Very Special Episode Guest Character, who exists to act out a marginalized story for the sake of the characters who get their names in the credits, leaving behind nothing but William Shatner idly speculating "but what of Lazarus?" as we pan to an exterior shot and the credits roll.

I thought about this meme after the new episodes dropped, and drew this and then edited the video in like 3 hours and it got 11k likes on Twitter

Still below art if you wanna look at the details !

and the end result…

this man wore sneakers to the science Oscars.