Though you guess that probably comes with the territory of being the HEIRESS APPARENT TO A BAKED GOODS EMPIRE. You don't suppose it hurts that you are said empire's NUMBER ONE FANGIRL, either!
When I first read this bit I thought the idea of being a fangirl for a massive baked goods corporation was immersion-breakingly stupid, but after years of being subjected to Musk fans and Disney stans online I just have this wave of distaste. Not at the character, who is a teenager and a capitalistās child in a society that actively discourages young people from thinking critically about capitalism, but at the way that something that seemed like a silly hyperbole became a nauseous inescapable reality in six years.
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Hey all! Iām back with my impressions from Act 6 Act 1. This one will necessarily be a bit shorter than previous impressions posts, but the plus side is that Iāll be doing more of them, one for each Act Act! (God, that feels weird to say. Like... Iām a Martian or something.) Anyway, here goes!
The Characters:
We didnāt see any of the original, pre-Scratch human kids orĀ the trolls we know and love this Act Act. However, we met some new human kids who are all their own brand of weird/annoying/lovable!
Jane:
Jane, Jane, Janey Jane. Strangely, though they have almost nothing to do with each other at this point, Iām getting some of the same feelings toward her as I got for Rose all through Acts 4 and 5. A bit of readerly frustration that sheās not doing or thinking the things I know she needs to in order to be truly successful at the game, if for different reasons. Rose was overconfident, a loner, but Jane is stubbornly (but pretty justifiedly, letās be honest) refusing to take anything she hears at face value. Batterwitch? Couldnāt be. Entering a game to go to a new world? Malarkey. I think it stems from the fact that, all the way back in Act 1, it would have seemed just as improbable, but Iām getting to this having come off Act 5, and I knowĀ it all to be true. And Jane canāt be blamed for wanting to continue living in her perfect world, where sheās the heiress and her friendsā problems canāt touch her! Iām a bit worried that she might not take it in stride when she doesĀ get dumped into Sburb, and finds out everything sheās been hearing is true. Sheās... a bit of a princess. But thatās alright; I still like her a lot!
Jake:
Strangely, Iām still not sure what to make of Jake. On the surface level, heās kind of ditzy, perpetually harangued, loves guns and adventure, indiscriminate in his movie tastes, and prone to outdated slang like Jane (obviously a joke in reference to the fact that his alt self grew up in the 1910ā²s and 20ā²s). Seems like there ought to be plenty to work with there. However... none of that really equates to a deeper personality. Is he insecure like Tavros? Overconfident, like Eridan? What do all the Lord English parallels mean? Will be becomeĀ Lord English eventually? Mystery after mystery. I guess thatās not so unusual seeing how thinly Hussie strung tidbits about Jade, but still, I feel like itās not enough to go on to really get a solid impression of his character. Hopefully weāll get more later!
LittleLonde:
BE STILL MY HEART. There have been plenty of Homestuck characters itās taken me a while to warm up to, but LittleLonde is not one of them. Sheās so sweet and cheery, encouraging her friends without harassing them, even if sheās worryingly drunk. (Seriously, what is UP with Rose allowing that to happen.) Sheās also fucking adorable. I am a bit concerned that my assessment of her as a Cassandra character is accurate, and the Batterwitch really is poised to exploit the inevitability of them entering the game. LittleLonde, like Bro, seems to know a whole lot on the subject, and I wonder where that knowledge comes from. Rose, UU, or both? TipsyGnostalgic would seem to be quite the appropriate chumhandle.
Bro:
Bro is for sure the kid weāve heard the least from, and thatās not surprising, given how elusive his pre-Scratch older self was. Judging by the scant exposure Iāve had to him so far, heās a narcissistic, dry, rude, but highly intelligent roboticist/AI programmer with ill-concealed pants feelings for Jake. He even claimed that heās going to be the one pulling the strings behind this session, and that Jane will be a figurehead of a leader. (Iāve got my popcorn ready and waiting for THAT one to be subverted.) Despite my distaste for his asshattery, I think he does genuinely care for Jane, and Jake on more than a carnal level. Heās just going about expressing that affection in all the wrong ways. Constantly berating them that they need to change their behavior? Harassing Jake with a robot? Proooobably not the best way to go about things. Weāve yet to see him interact with LittleLonde, and I wonder what he thinks she needs to be āāmore likeāā. Weāve also yet to see him speak with mystery!troll, though Iām almost certain they must be in contact. Like LittleLonde, he knows a lot of things about the game he shouldnāt, by rights.
UU:
We havenāt seen all that much of her, just a conversation here and there, and some hands, but I like my impression of her! She seems kind and cheery, encouraging her human friends instead of berating them like Karkat and co. I still wonder what session sheās from, since sheās confirmed sheās definitely a (Prospit) player. Could she have been some... like... rogue player from the pre-Scratch troll session? I still feel like thatās at least somewhat likely. Hopefully weāll find out!
On Classpects:
We havenāt seen anything but the vaguest of hints at classpects this time around, though we have two kidsā confirmed: Jane is the Maid of Life, and Jake is the Page of Hope.
We havenāt seen Jane do anything really Life-y yet, but Feferi was the last Hero of Life, and they do share some similarities. Both are heiresses to the Batterwitch, if in completely different ways. Aradia was the last Maid, and the only similarity I can think of there is the fedora. So what will a Maid of Life be like in practice? We still donāt know what Life powers actually do, since Feferi never made it to god tier, but I think itās safe to be assume sheāll be serving her other players as some kind of healer. Iām guessing her role is meant to be embraced, and that she wonāt have much trouble doing this.
Jake is the Page of Hope, and though he hasnāt demonstrated any powers yet, weāve seen a lot of evidence of... hopefulness in him. He ābelieves in peopleā, and in fact believes a little too easily, in Broās opinion. This is in stark contrast to Eridan, who seemed to have trouble believing in anything but his own damn self. He also shares a thing or two with Tavros, the other Page, like his affinity for tinkerbulls, and a hankering for... er... blue women. Iām not sure whether I think this role is one meant to be embraced or overcome. Bro would have him overcome it, but I donāt think I trust his judgment on whatās best here. Tavros was meant to embrace his role and failed hard at it, so my hope (hah) is that Jake truly embraces his classpect and becomes everything Tavros wasnāt.
Do I have any predictions on LittleLonde and Broās classes? I donāt think I have anything too specific yet, although if I had to guess, LittleLonde will be encouraged to embrace her classpect, and Bro will be encouraged to overcome his. For Bro, maybe... Heir? That seems to be about letting go of what you think you know. Prince might fit too, since my current understanding is that itās about ruling over things, and he claims heās going to be the one running their session. Bard? I donāt think I ever learned what that class really does. For LittleLonde, Iām not sure about a class, but Iām leaning toward either Blood or Heart as an aspect. Sheās so lovable, which could either make her the lifeblood of the team like Karkat was to his, or maybe her unrequited romantic inclinations give her more in common with Nepeta. Hmm, Doom might fit her as well, since sheās got so many negative predictions about the Batterwitch and whatās going to happen when they enter the game. Anyway, thatās about all Iāve got!
The Story:
To start this one off, letās go back to my predictions for Act 6 and catalogue all the things I got hilariously wrong:
The post-scratch players will live on a vastly different Earth, wherein human culture is much more violent. There will be a new First Guardian which will have steered civilization much like Doc Scratch did, if in fact he isnāt actually the new FG himself.
Iām not sure whether to call this one debunked or not. HIC is all but confirmed to be the new First Guardian of Earth, and while she clearly does have her clutches in some things (Supreme Court Justice Guy Fieri???) this Earth is a lot less dystopian than I was expecting. Assassinations aside, Jane appears to be a pretty normal girl with a pretty normal upbringing. Dave seems to have made it big with SBaHJ movies, and everythingās going pretty well there. Jade is dead as Grandpa was pre-Scratch, and weāve yet to learn why (something to do with the house tower being asploded?), but nonetheless Jake seems to be getting along just fine. Rose is doing a shit job of keeping LittleLonde out of the liquor cabinet, but still. Not exactly the Hunger Games situation I was expecting.
The post-scratch playersā personalities will resemble the hints weāve seen through the original kidsā unreliable narrations. Young!Mom will actually be into wizards, young!Bro will be genuinely fucked up and completely unironic about his bizarre interests, young!Nanna will be⦠basically like Nannasprite, all about pranks and baking, and young!Grandpa will love fighting and⦠Weekend at Bernieās.
Ok, well, it turns out their personalities are a littleĀ more complicated than that, but this one was basically a gimme.
We will find out that the original guardians somehow absorbed some of their younger post-Scratch selvesā memories, and thatās why they insist on strifing with the kids to train them up, and why Bro stabs Beat Mesa.
This one still seems plausible, if paradoxical, because Dave and Rose have PROBABLY been passing on game info to young Bro and LittleLonde. Them, and UU...
Something is going to go really, really wrong with the timeline, and John will have to repair it with Daveās help, and thatās why we see those floating arms everywhere. Maybe heās affecting all the events that lead to Lord English arriving?
Yet to be seen...
Since the Furthest Ring is session-agnostic, theyāll use the map the horrorterrors helpfully provided Dave to navigate the meteor to the post-Scratch human session. Of course, this doesnāt answer the question of how John and Jade will get there! Maybe theyāll somehow meet up beforehand?
Next act, maybe?
When the kids and trolls enter the new, post-Scratch session, it COULD end up a reverse of the trollsā situation, where they thought they were on separate teams but were in fact working toward the same goal. What if it looks like they have to team up with the post-Scratch kids, but itās actually a competition or a race to see which group of players can finish the game? Or what if the new human kids are actually evil?? This one seems less likely, but it would be cool.
Still seems pretty unlikely, and I definitely donāt WANT it to be the case.
The post-Scratch players will follow in the trollsā footsteps and prototype something they really shouldnāt have. That or, in an ironic twist of fate, their sessionās Jack Noir will be a good guy who will help take down Bec Noir.
Could happen, but we havenāt gotten there yet. Act 6 Act 1 didnāt make quiteĀ the progress of Act 1.
We will see the session that created the trollsā, and it will have some role to play in solving the mysteries of the gameās origins. Lord English will somehow be involved with the origin of the game. Is he a corrupted game element? A virus? Did he create it? Was it his session that spawned the trollsā?
Another possibility for UUās origins, although it would make more sense if she had come from whatever future session thisĀ Sburb session spawns. UU mentions not having entered her game yet, so it seems unlikely sheād have knowledge of the post-Scratch trollsā session if thatās the one sheās creating. And she canāt be fromĀ the post-Scratch troll session... right? But sheās definitely a troll, so... @_@
Thatās all Iāve got on predictions! I donāt think I have anything to add just yet that wasnāt covered in that recap, except that the auto responder was totally unexpected, and I can see it causing problems in the future somehow. UU too! What a mystery.
As for the structure of the story itself, Iām enjoying that weāve returned to an Act 1 structure without it feeling like too much of a rehash. Even though the characters are LITERALLY recycled, things feel fresh and new, and Iām interested to learn more about them. Itās a little frustrating how long itās taking them to get into the gameānot that itās poorly paced; just that Act 1 was rather rushed in comparison, and Iām dreading a Hivebent-styleĀ āHERE TAKE 1000 PAGES JUST TO MEET THESE CHARACTERS BEFORE THEY EVEN ENTER THE GAMEā kind of thing.
Shipping:
Despite being such a short Act like Act 1, there was a lot in the way of shipping material. Maybe this is because the kids are a bit older this time around and more caught up in the throes of raging teenage hormones. We have a clearĀ āshipping gridā for these so-called Alpha Kids, because we know who their ectobiological offspring are, but so far they donāt seem to be strictly following it. Jane clearly has a crush on Jake, but so does LittleLonde, and there have been some very strong hints that young Bro does too. LittleLonde didnāt rule out having a crush on Bro, but she seemed to indicate there was nothing going on there. Are we totally going to subvert everything, for the lulz? Will we wind up with Jane/LittleLonde and Jake/Bro?
A shipping section wouldnāt be complete without my own preferences, so hereās what Iām feeling, based on my limited exposure to the kids:
Janeā„Jake: This oneās not onlyĀ āācanonical,āā but Jane expresses an overt attraction to Jake that he doesnāt exactly seem to mind. Neither does he express clear support for the idea, but hey, I can still ship it.
Broā Jake: Bro totally has a thing for Jake, if you ask me. However, he also built the guy a robot that apparently beats the shit out of him on the regular. CLEARLY we have a kismesissitude on our hands. Part of my interpretation of blackrom is harassing your kismesis to be on your level of awesome, as Bro harasses Jake:
GG: Why not just turn [the auto responder] off then?
TT: Keeps them both on their toes.
GG: Who?
TT: Jake and the responder.
TT: Jake needs to be more skeptical. Rather than take a Pollyanna jackknife ass-first off whatever turnip truck is blowing through town that day, he's got to apply more critical reasoning to shit.
TT: I keep telling him.
TT: I keep telling him, dude, you got to be more like Jane.
The brobot could be part of that, too. And there you have it! >:D
LittleLondeā„Everyone (including me): Because obvs sheās too good for this world and deserves everything she ever wanted. She can romance all three other kids to her heartās content, then come see me when sheās at least 18 and also a real person.
Favorite Panels:
There arenāt a lot of visually stunning panels in an Act so short and mundane, but there are certainly several that made me goĀ ādawwwwwā.
LOOK HOW FUCKING CUTE SHE IS. JUST LOOK AT HER.
Ahahahaha.
Who is this cute robot kid? Is he another violent creation of Broās? Whatās he doing creeping around in the bathroom while Bro is showering? Who knows!
As sad and frightening as this panel is, it is pretty aesthetically pleasing. The colors of the flowers remind me of images of Rangwali Holi.
Another great image. I love the use of the background image here, far less grating than Hussieās study, and the beams of light coming through the forest canopy.
Creepy as all shit, but I like the way the robotās shades stand out against the dark background.
The absolute unexplained ABSURDITY of Jakeās island being populated by lususes (...lusii?) aside, I love the perspective of this panel and how it so easily demonstrates how weird and wild Jakeās life must be.
This image of Houston is so different from the red-hot hellhole Daveās seemed to be! I love the color of the autumn sky, and the wheeling gulls.
I can hear the cartoonĀ ādroopā sound effect in my head. Iām sure you know the one.
So dynamic!!
I LOVE SCRIBBLE MODE SO MUCH.
Alright, Iāll admit this oneās pretty badass.
Favorite Pesterlogs:
Aside from EVERY CHAT WITH LITTLELONDE, there were a few standout bits and bobs, as usual.
Itās questionable phrasing (which seems to come up a lot), but the juxtaposition of archaic propriety with ādevilfucking dickensā just SLAYS me:
GT: Jane!
GT: Forgive my botherations. I know this is meant to be a spanking ripsnorter of a day for you and all.
GT: But do you happen to know where the devilfucking dickens mr strider might be?
I like this first conversation with Miss Mystery not only for the call back to Karkatās first convo with Jade, but also because itās sort of a guarantee, no matter how spurious, of a happy ending:
UU: good morning, lovely. ^u^
GG: Why, hellooooooo.
UU: so i gUess today is finally the day yoU make everything better.
GG: :B!
UU: it is the day whereafter the legendary octet of mUtUal progenitoriety will come together and heal a great breach in paradox space.
UU: a day delivered throUgh eighty billion years and foUr distinct Universal instances worth of Unfathomable tUrbUlence.
UU: and while the emerald eye of this storm is fixed in the abyss forever
UU: today yoU are poised to escape its scowl once and for all.
UU: by skaias gUiding light, yoU may leave behind its tUrning arms of bright coloUrs and mayhem, and secUre peace for yoUr cosmic progeny for all dUration.
I donāt think these LittleLonde snippets really even need qualifying:
GG: Where have you been today?
TG: nowhere just chilling here
TG: when all of the sudden
GG: "All of a sudden."
TG: when all of the sudden
TG: it hits me
TG: i just wanted your advice on what to get him
TG: something sentimental i guess? but i mean im mostly tapped out of precious heirlooms atm so idk
TG: but not like anything coming on too strong
TG: something that says
TG: this is totes platonic and everything
TG: no eyebrow raising funnybiz is goin on over here
TG: but still says you know
TG: call me
TG: if you wanna
TG: well shit jane
TG: what am i even supposed to do
TG: i cant hit on anybody and appaprently i can entertain nary a frisky THOUGHT about anyboby because apparentley evrybodies OFF LIMITS!!!!!
TG: *buncha goddamn typos
TG: it was a fuckin cakewake
TG: **cakewalk
GG: Oh.
TG: like by wich i mean not to say hur hur im hottest shit haxxor bitch you ever knew
TG: as deadlay to the corporate grid ass she is beatuiful
TG: which i AM but
TG: what i mean is shit wasnt even guarded
TG: it was just
TG: some files
TG: that were there
TG: unsecured
TG: and i took them
TG: jacked them right offa that intraweb telematrice
TG: then applied lipstick
TG: femme fatale style
TG: and was like shit yes i ALL KINDS of know how to use my web browser to download serveral files
UGH UGH UGH I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
GG: IT'S UP.
GG: IT'S UP, IT'S UP, IT'S UP.
TG: i dont get a lotta mail out here and im no mail expret
TG: *expert
TG: but
TG: doesnt that mean not the right thing
TG: like ur susposed to put it up if you want something taken away not have the guy put it up if mail comes
TG: i think your mail man is quiet possibly a dumbass
I love the way UU just casually drops this bomb before signing off all cute-like:
GT: Just please tell me in the least causally spoilery way possible...
GT: What are we even trying to accomplish here? What is even the rootin tootin POINT of this game?
UU: i think yoU will have more fUn than yoU can imagine finding oUt.
UU: bUt stated concisely, and short of spoilerly as yoU so charmingly pUt it,
UU: yoUr objective today is to pave the way for the arrival of gods.
UU: <kisses!>
As much as Bro/the auto responder is a bit of a creep, I canāt help but find this conversation funny due to Jakeās desperate, passive-aggressive pandering, and the responderās blatant come-ons:
GT: Bro.
GT: Ahem.
GT: Are you there?
GT: I hate to be a pest about this and i know ive made a hearty trouble of myself a good deal lately...
TT: State your business, Jake.
GT: I should preface this request with an overture of appreciation.
GT: For how much your cool and brotherly friendship means to me.
GT: It has just been...
GT: Absolutely *bully* having a standup gent like you in my corner.
GT: Just a grade a dude whos a cut above the others in class and camaraderie.
GT: Phew... *gropes for fresh kerchief.*
GT: I hope this shit isnt coming across as platitudinous. I really mean it!
TT: Take it easy, bromide.
TT: Just about the only way I could salvage endearment from this perilous slope of horseshit would be to discover, really fucking soon mind you, it was a preamble to some floundering invitation for me to rush to your vicinity as nakedly as possible.
TT: But since we've already shot that wad's eventuality on so many dry runs of flustered ambivalence that were as hilarious as they were one sided,
TT: That leaves only one hope for this message to avoid spiraling toward qualification as a critical fucking defect in the hull of the Mach 10 rocket that is my precious spare time.
TT: And that hope lies in the extent to which you were practicing artful insincerity.
TT: Now's your opportunity to pretend that's what you were gunning for. I suggest you seize it.
GT: I...
GT: Oh. Yes! But of course.
GT: The ironies!
GT: Good grief how i was bandying them just now. You know me dude.
GT: *Blows smoke off red hot irony pistol.
Aaaand the veneer wears off:
TT: If you were half-assing this project and made some slovenly plea for it, I'd just say, fuck it, here's a lot of green rocks dude, go nuts.
GT: Ok then! Im halfassing it!
GT: Look. See? Only a bisected bottom is present! Where is the other half you ask?
GT: Why... it is nowhere to be found. I didnt use it!
TT: Nope. Not buying it.
TT: I know that every ounce of your premium behind can be accounted for in that rabbit, and there's no goddamned denying it.
TT: And you know perfectly well where some more uranium can be located.
GT: Jesus christmas you are such a fucking douche.
:P
TT: Look at that statement you just made.
TT: It's time for me to respond with some words, ideally chosen and arranged in a way that will wreck your shit, in a subtle and psychologically devastating way.
GT: Har har har!
GT: Just soooo "*irooooonic*!!!" Quotes quotes quotes.
GT: Im laughing my caboose STRAIGHT OFF THE TRACKS! A lot of families just died in the tragic derailment.
TT: Ok, the caboose remark was actually pretty funny, Jake.
I agree!
GT: Hey. Tell me about the auto responder. Make it snappy shitknickers!
TT: It seems you have asked about DS's chat client auto-responder. This is an application designed to simulate DS's otherwise inimitably rad typing style, tone, cadence, personality, and substance of retort while he is away from the computer. The algorithms are guaranteed to be 93% indistinguishable from DS's native neurological responses, based on some statistical analysis I basically just pulled out of my ass right now.
GT: Gee dude you sure typed that exact same thing pretty fast.
GT: Are you still fucking with me??
TT: It could be a coincidence that I typed the same answer.
GT: You always type that answer!!!!!
TT: It could be a coincidence that I always type the same answer.
GT: Uuuuuuugh.
GT: I cant stand this. Every time we do this and i just wind up whistling sweet dixie out of my bum hole!
And speaking of which:
TT: I thought you liked to manicure the image of a dude who shits his pants over a good adventure.
GT: I do!
GT: I mean i wouldnt put it in a way like that or come out against a solid policy of clean trousers. But yes adventure is awesome.
MORE ADORALONDE:
TG: holy shit jaaaje
TG: lol *k
GT: Heh heh.
GT: Howdy!
GT: What is all this commotion about?
TG: nothin
TG: just your basic run o the mill holy shit
TG: and also
TG: hi
TG: all i know is shes banking on us doing this and if she needs us to do this than its got to be to make somethin fucking hoorible happen
TG: * horbible
TG: * whore bible
TG: ^ bullseye
GT: I was actually just getting all of my final affairs in order when you messaged me.
GT: I was to bequeath to you all my WAB posters.
TG: wab wut
GT: Weekend at bernies dammit!!!!!!
TG: oh fuck yeay
TG: im always in need of something to put under my cats shit box
Finally, this conversation between Jane and (gasp!) the real live Bro has a couple gems:
TT: And flaws aside, it's a legacy I'm proud to inherit. My duty isn't to appropriate his methods with absolute loyalty, but to apply reason and improve upon them. To leave my own mark.
TT: To perfect the art of irony.
TT: It's just like what you're doing with the work of your ancestor. You are striving to perfect his hokey vaudeville bullshit, or something.
TT: You seek the Zen of a pie to the face. The Tao of falling the fuck down.
TT: If you ever need help, Jane. If you're ever in any trouble at all, let me know. Just say the word.
TT: I'll whip the toggle stick of this ludicrous marionette, cavorting its humongous bottom to intercept your freefall through the abyss.
TT: Snowcone you up in the fluffy crook of its cleft. Don't be alarmed if you're in no hurry to unpry yourself.
TT: For the great jut of this impudent rump has more yield to your touch than you ever dreamt. Remember to catch your breath as it cherishes the imprint of your hand like a memento from a lover gone to war.
TT: There's a lot of give to that ass, you may say.
TT: Might like to settle in. Make myself comfortable. Start a family.
TT: Bounce a coin off that ass, you'll demand of visitors. It's not going anywhere.
TT: Bet that coin'll take a good nap there.
TT: It's a gamble you win every goddamn time.
TT: Yeah.Ā
Favorite Flashes:
As much as I enjoyed the excitement/nostalgia feels of [S] Act 6 and Jane: Get mail, thereās just really something to be said for the satisfaction of seeing a brick joke come back in such spectacular fashion.
Favorite Music:
Iām not sure whether Iāve really got anything for this one or not!Ā āHomestuck Anthemā is amazing, but itās not specific to Act 6, and Iāve reviewed it previously. Still, what a great use of a great song!
[4165] It's your authentic TOMB RAIDER SEXY THIGHSTRAP DOUBLE HOLSTER, complete with cool skullbuckle and everything. You like to think you pull it off about as well as Croft herself.Ā
When I was an egg I noticed all of the various ways that Jake feminized himself (or more strictly making himself more like female characters) and found myself lingering on the idea of doing that too and finding the idea of someone doing that to meet some otherwise unmet psychological need incredibly resonant.
[4166] You like to think that, but in truth you look ridiculous. You think you probably need shorter shorts to make it work? Probably skin tight shorts too. As it is, the cuffs of your baggy shorts get kind of bunched up underneath the thighstraps, which is uncomfortable and makes you look like a tool.Ā
I also found unsatisfying attempts to be feminine extremely relatable
This is an image that got the fans atwitter, Iād bet. Jake English donning the regalia of Lord English? Thatāll set things going on tumble dot gov. Sort of an obvious way to go about it, but ultimately mostly a red herring. In any case Jake =/= LE, except in symbolic/metaphorical ways.
Grandpa Harley is symbolically tied to the Greek god Kronos (Saturn), who slayed his father and consumed his children. Grandpa Harley stuffed Dream Jadeās corpse, while LEĀ āpicks through the corpseā of dead universes. Perhaps this is a little tenuous, but this panel is an invitation to think about the similarity between the characters.
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Your name is JAKE. You love movies. ALL MOVIES. You would describe your taste in film as ECLECTIC, but in truth, it isn't much less than TOTALLY INDISCRIMINATE.
I remember reading this and thinking about my pre-high school days, when I had a similar movie sense. In truth, most movies had parts that made me cringe, that made me feel gross, that made me hate watching them, but I watched for the other scenes. I watched them because it was the entertainment available, and i didnāt have the frame of mind to look critically at movies. In my first year of high school I took a film conservatory, and that went away. I had opinions about movies.
But who needs chums, when you can enjoy a top notch gander of your GALS OF CERULEAN COMPLEXION, HUBBA HUBBA.
Slow down there, Steve Danuser. I really ought to do some investigation of the way this comic uses the color blue. It comes up in odd ways.
I notice some things on his wall which are worth comment.
On one wall, we see several instances of Ciphers for Lord English. The Incredible Hulk poster is perhaps obvious, as is the terminator skull. Thereās also a poster to a movie calledĀ āTIME Travelling DEMON,ā which is, yāknow, a little on the nose, isnāt it? Just below this green patch is some blue, specifically the trailer to a Weekend At Bernieās movie. The other Weekend at Bernieās poster is also part of the blue section of Jakeās walls, tying the idea of corpses to his fixation on blue ladies. This idea was asserted earlier byĀ @mmmmaloā (others too perhaps?) but the association fits. In the middle of the room there is another reference to Lord English, the green-tinted Crystal Skull which sits in the center of the tableau.
On the right there are a number of posters about knights: A Knightās Tale, Aayla Secura, a twiālek Jedi knight from the Star Wars prequels, Army of Darkness, A Kid In King Arthurās Court,Ā Black Night and A Knight In Camelot. AKIKAC and AKIC are both loose pop culture adaptations of Mark Twainās A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurās Court, a story about an 18th century American who gets isekaiād into the England of King Arthur, and uses his modern knowledge to his advantage, outshining the Knights of the Round Table, whose accomplishments were embellished over time.