#nmrewatch23

my bf (21m) thinks that i (22m) am my identical twin (also 22m). i've been pretending to be my brother for a month so this is reasonable for him to think but my bf has no idea i exist. (I haven't seen my twin brother in 10 years since our parents separated us and sent me to russia, so my brother doesn't really talk about me)

Sorry this is going up very suddenly! December really snuck up on us, huh?

Anyway! Not Me turns 2 years old on the 12th and that means there's no better time to do a community rewatch than now, right? It's also a great opportunity to watch it for the first time if you've been curious about the hype.

The Schedule - December 3rd to December 19th (don't worry, there's no Fridays involved, we promise.)

Time: Whenever you have the time to watch that day's assigned episode~ If you don't have time don't worry, there are catch up days. Event organizers will be watching around 8am Bangkok time (GMT +7) but we'll be keeping an eye on the tag pretty much all day!

How to Watch: Youtube is the most readily available and accessible!

What to Do:

Rewatch Episodes

Reblog old and new posts

Liveblog your watch

Create content like memes, fics, gifs, edits, etc.

Tag your content with #nmrewatch23

and at last, The Day to Day Schedule:

Dec 3 - ep 1 Dec 4 - ep 2 Dec 5 - ep 3 Dec 6 - ep 4 Dec 7 - ep 5 Dec 8 - break time! Dec 9 - ep 6 (and also anti-corruption day!) Dec 10 - ep 7 (and also human rights day!) Dec 11 - ep 8 Dec 12 - ep 9 (and the release anniversary!) Dec 13 - ep 10 Dec 14 - break time! Dec 15 - break time part deux Dec 16 - ep 11 Dec 17 - ep 12 Dec 18 - ep 13 Dec 19 - ep 14 (final ep!)

Please reblog this post to spread the word around so more people can join in on the fun~ Messages and asks are open for any questions, comments, suggestions, etc.

White + German Proverbs (English translations under the cut)

Earrings in Not Me represent identity and transformation. The scene where Black takes back his earrings is one of my favorite scenes of the show (ignoring the continuity editing errors where Black puts in one earring like 4 times). I made this set a while ago but I still have thoughts about Not Me that I want to write down.

The earrings are a marker of identity, and a way to recognize that identity, not only with White's earrings (or Black's, as the case may be) but Sean's as well.

White's transformation process highlights the earrings. He physically alters his body in multiple ways in order to become like Black. The most permanent alteration is of course the tattoo, but the earrings are also important, especially in their lack of permanency. We see the piercing, the grimace on White's face, the discomfort of having to take on this new identity.

When White is living a double life, going between the gang and dinner with his father, we see him taking out the earrings himself, shedding Black's identity. This time it is voluntary, White can separate these two sides of himself, because he has not fully become someone else yet. It is still an act.

But the earrings are not just about White and Black, they also play an important role in Sean and White's relationship. When Sean tells White about his dad, White reaches out to him, to comfort him, and starts gently playing with Sean's earring. This is the first time, really, that White is seeing Sean, the culmination of the flag scene. Seeing who Sean is, the soft vulnerable core of him that he tries to protect with brashness and animosity. Then there is the tent scene. And at this point it doesn't matter who White is pretending to be, and Sean has started to suspect something has changed. What matters is who White really is.

And right as White has begun to settle into this new identity, one that is not just a copy of the one he stole from Black, when he's realizing how he has himself been transformed by these experiences, Black wakes up and takes everything back.

The tattoo is permanent, it will stay on White's skin forever unless he gets it removed, but then it might still scar or leave something behind. It shows the lengths he went to to become his twin. But while White was pretending, he himself changed significantly, his worldview, his goals, his community. While the tattoos and earrings and contacts are a disguise, they are also a part of the person he has become. The tattoo is something that Black cannot take from White, it is etched in his skin. But he can take the earrings.

White looks so incredibly forlorn during the conversation with Black. Especially once Black takes out the earrings, he seems naked without them. He looks so young, like a kid playing dress up but now the costume is off.

Black's movements are detached, uncaring, calm, but it feels as if he's ripping out the earrings, taking back his identity by force. And of course White does not stop him. Cannot stop him. That was not his identity to start with. He was borrowing it, and so the return was inevitable. Black takes out the earrings and immediately puts them in his own ears.

But the meaning of the earrings has changed. Unlike the tattoo, which is a copy, a recreation, the earrings are material, they are Black's earrings. But they're not just Black's anymore. White is different than he was before, and now, bereft of the earrings, he must grapple with who he is now.