Spoiler: dying of the light So, it occurs to me. This Rewind, who decided to save Chromedome instead of letting Chromedome kill himself trying to save Dominus. This Rewind already watched his Chromedome die once, rather than erase his memories of Rewind. This Rewind lived with the knowledge that there was always a chance that Dominus was maybe out there, maybe alive, but he definitely saw his Chromedome tortured and killed right in front of him. I wonder if/how that affected his decision to save Chromedome in issue 53.
We're starting the 6th Transformers Prime stream in a half hour. Here's the link to the room http://lets.rabb.it/886j/okvvb73fjv The first episode will be "Loose Cannons" - Season 2, episode 6. I hope to see some of you there!
Spoiler: Spoooooiiiileeeeers~ Rewind already saw Chromedome die for him once. Not again. Not even for Dominus. ...on that note, though, I wonder if finding out that Dominus kept such a huge secret from him also affected his decision? That Dominus' fighting for rights for the disposable classes wasn't entirely selfless?
Spoiler: more spoilers! And on the flip side, does Rewind know that this Chromedome was totally planning to erase his memories of his Rewind? If he knew that, would it have affected his decision? It's such a delicious contrast, one Chromedome refusing to erase his memories, even at the price of death, and the other Chromedome planning to erase everything so he doesn't have to remember and grieve, even though his best friend tries to tell him not to. I wonder if Chromedome ever told Rewind about how he apparently had three husbands before Rewind, and erased them all, or if it's a secret he and Brainstorm are keeping :3c
Spoiler: Spoiler I actually think that even though that Chromedome wouldn't erase Rewind while Rewind still lived, he'd have had a huge chance of doing so if he'd been the survivor. Like. He won't let go of his memories as long as long as it could hurt Rewind. But he has no idea how to deal with grief in a healthy way? Even our Chromedome spent months holed up in his room obsessively replaying Rewind's last message, which is only one step healthier than 'forget Rewind'.
Spoiler: spoiler I agree completely!! I just think it's a fascinating contrast between their two personalities, because Rewind is an archivist, and he's all about preserving information, etc. And with his camera, the line blurs a LOT between plain 'information' and 'memories.' And on the other hand, Chromedome is way, way willing to take away the pain of loss by erasing the memories that are hurting him. I kind of think that Rewind can't know about that, because that kind of attitude is so much the opposite of his whole archivist thing. He gets angry at Chromedome for the way he keeps offering to erase the memories of seeing Chromedome 2 getting tortured and murdered, I think he'd be really, really hurt/horrified that Chromedome would delete all his memories of him, if he died.
Okay, one last one, sorry for the triple post! Spoiler: Tailgate I just fell off the turnip truck, and landed on my feet!
I haven't liveblogged exRiD in almost 2 months I am so sorry you guys Last time on exRiD: Drama! Angst! Gay Feelings! This time: hopefully more of the same but lbr I think shit will hit the fan instead of giving me more Starscream/Wheeljack ship fuel. Spoiler: exRiD 13 Megs still looks so strangely skinny holy shit 'Scream. BABE. You don't gotta talk to a half dead megs. Don't. Darling this is CLEARLY hurting you don't do it. Just do your badass election things, love. You don't need his approval. "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS NOT RUIN EVERYTHING!" -sobs- my poor baby. oh no oh no he is so scared oh my god poor starscream Bluestreak don't be a dick The riots do really fuck everything up for everyone don't they? Prowl you massive dick. The civillians are the least able to just fend for themselves. What the fuck mate. "You're creeping me out." "I know" OH GOOD. GOOD THAT YOU KNOW. THAT DOESN'T MAKE THIS LESS CONCERNING Okay that explanation is way sus. So very sus. Prowl I am calling your sketchy ass on this. No one insists this vehemently that they are themselves if they actually are. and now he just admits to using bee as a puppet prowl you are not making friends here at all PROWL THE WAR IS OVER. YOU CAN WIN WITHOUT TOTAL ANNIHILATION. GODDAMMIT PROWL Oh my fucking god Arcee. -throws hands up in the air- CAN'T YOU ALL JUST GET ALONG? oh my god i didn't know arcee was believed to be dead this is news "Follow me. And shot everything that isn't pink." i am so glad that Arcee has been gifted to us. Bless you Bumblebee, as if shouting "WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE MORNING" has ever made a rioting mob break up. YOu are cute, but this will achieve nothing. and now he and Metalhawk are having one of their quiet polite fights UGH -dances- JUST TRUST EACHOTHER AND WORK TOGETHER INSTEAD OF BEING SUSPICIOUS OF EVERY COUGH. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ADRESSED AT YOU STARSCREAM YOU FUCKING WRECK "It's just politics. I suppose all of this is just politics." you say taht like it doesn't bother you darling. "It must be tough to be a coward." don't be mean he is scared :c holy shit Megs has them drag starscream along. i can't believe this. you couldn't even let him run away? ... Soundwave what the fuck did you do?
God, isn't that part just the worst? I spent my whole time reading that chapter just wanting to shake everyone and shout what is wrong with all of you?? Also, Starscream. Just... fuck. That poor fucker. My poor favorite asshole son.
I fear for my problematic son and what he is going to have to put up with but I'm also really excited bc soundwave is there Spoiler: exRiD 14 oh for fuck's sake- No Megatron didn't join with Starscream. Megs dragged Starscream somewhere "It's not Starscream. It's Prowl" that'll go over well. I love how Blurr just fucking throws his hands up in the air in frustration. BUMBLEBEE LITERALLY EVERYONE HERE THOUGHT PROWL WAS UP TO SOMETHING. IT'S SWEET THAT YOU TRUST HIM BUT THE TRUST IS TOTALLY MISPLACED "I thought we had a deal." < things literally millions of people have said before you, Starscream. Should've read the fine print, love. FUCK YOU Prowl, don't threaten Wheeljack jesus fucking dick can't you at least try not to be sereotypical scheming villains? "It's not a trap if we know it's a trap. That's one thing I learned from Optimus Prime." "A fascinating insight into both your psyches." Metalhawk ilu A FUCKING TRAIN JUST DROVE INTO THEM GOD BLESS oh HELL n- WHAT THE FUCK PROWL WHAT THE TITSUCKING FUCK YOU CAN'T THIS IS MOTHERFUCKIN WHEELJACK MAN WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PROWL WHO THE FUCK PUREED YOUR SENSE OF LOYALTY WITH A STICK BLENDER? "I mean yeah, I had a nefarious plan to make Prowl betray his friends... Just not this nefarious plan!" ilu Starscream. ALSO FUCK YOU METALHAWK why are you so suspicious of Starscream WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU TWO BEING FRIENDS YOU ARE H U R T I N G ME "... He probably killed Rodimus and the others." laughing alone with salad.jpg wtf prowl. w. t. f. OKAY Megatron carrying his own corpse is admittedly BADASS AS FUCK. oh my god. that is deliciously fucked up. All of you are fucking sick as hell but the combiner madness things is just brilliantly terrifying How beautiful what Prowl. that's... that's crazy, even for you. I KNEW IT WASN'T ACTUALLY PROWL okay that's at least a little relieving since that was uncharacteristically fucked up. Welp. That's. Fucked up. Also ARCEE WHAT THE HECK welllllll this escalated quickly (also megs how dare you use this very moment to fuck with starscream's head. HE TRIED YOU FUCKER. HE REALLY DID. STARSCREAM DID HIS BEST DON'T BE A DOUCHE) what the fuck megs. What. The fuck. OH HAI so much for "pretty dead" I guess :D
Spoiler: exrid 14 OH MY GOD, I KNOW, RIGHT? All of it. All that madness. I think 13/14 were the issues where I finally got over my this-isn't-mtmte sulk and was like okay, fuck, I am... emotionally invested. I am emotionally invested and everyone is burning down everything what the fuck what the fuck is wrong with all of you, oh my god Ahaha, I just reread the issue on my phone because I'm all excited over how this plot went down. I know the theme of Decepticons being disenfranchised and disgruntled comes up pretty often, and it's still a Thing in TAAO, but it's really interesting seeing even Bumblebee being a dick about alliances. Admittedly, not trusting Swindle is PRETTY SENSIBLE. But mannnnn, everyone has been AWUL to Dirge, and the poor fucker's been terrified, and trying to dismiss him out of hand because the guy he's accusing is your friend is kind of a dick move. Slash, Prowl is all about those war crimes. Allllllllllll about those war crimes. Bumblebee, I know you're pretty idealistic, and I love Prowl too, but... come on, man. Also that panel where Astrotrain just smashes into them is one of my FAVORITE things. I love him so much. He's barely done anything with personality, and I love him so much. If he dies in the upcoming issues, I will pitch a fucking fit, he's a SPACESHIP TRAIN ALIEN, with bad eyes and a chill attitude, and you just don't kill someone like that :C God is it upsetting seeing Prowl shoot Wheeljack in the head like that. I mean, it was upsetting at the time, but now I love them both too much to function, and it's extra upsetting. I know Prowl is ten million flavors of fucked up these days, but I'd really love to see how he feels about being mind controlled and forced to execute one of the few remaining people who trusts and cares about him. It's an awesome panel, but I do have to wonder why Megatron dragged his corpse back into the room like that. What were you hoping to accomplish there, buddy? Were you just trying to make a dramatic entrance? Given the way you make Bumblebee do the dramatic entrance thing in DC, I'm going to go with that explanation. You theatrical dork. Man, Prowl and robobugs do not have a good history together. What an unlucky fucker. I mean, he kind of brings it on himself? But also that sucks. Also, I love the way Prowl is so upset and hurt that everyone believed that it really was him doing this awful stuff. I mean... I feel you, dude, that's rough. But also, look at yourself. Look at your life choices. Are you really that surprised? It is pretty heartwrenching knowing that even this ugly low isn't the lowest it's going to get for him. I kind of wish he'd gotten to actually talk to Verity after SOTW, even though she deserved better than that. I just want him to get the breathing room to actually take a step back, reevaluate, and turn his fucking life around, if that makes sense. And fuck. The way Megatron is so cruel to Starscream in these issues is really hard to watch. I know the guy kind of is grabby with the power and all that junk. But there have been so many points in this, where it REALLY wouldn't have been that hard to win him over with kindness instead of beating him into submission. When you find him curled up in despair after his leadership goes to shit, you could really accomplish so much more with a little gentleness instead of pounding his face into a rock for shits and giggles. Even now, I bet Megatron could have won him over if he'd played things diplomatically, instead of making a point of getting these unkind little digs in. It doesn't accomplish anything, it's just done for the sake of cruelty. I kind of wish current Megatron could meet Starscream, and we could see how things go, except that even if Megatron was acting super decent and gentle it would still fucking suck for Starscream, and I don't want to see him deal with that.
I hope my children are okay I am not okay Spoiler: exRiD 15 Okay it is... legitemately super sad that Prowl is beating himself up over making a single mistake. Even if, like, admittedly the mistake has kind of BIG consequences. Get it. Big. Iiiiiii will see myself out. oh my god Jazz bless you desperately saving people i love you. "All I ever been is a stone-cold killer" NO DON'T MAKE ME SAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS JAZZ I did not sign up for the "feel bad over prowl" train. I did NOT. goddammit just wow listen guuuuuuuys, you had my sympathies about ten chapters back, can't we return to that stage? this all out fighting thing's bad for all of you, let's just... not do it. HELLO FRIENDS JUST IN TIME TO SAVE JAZZ' SHITTALKING MOUTH I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT "The black and white I wore - was confronted by an endless sea of gray" oh my god you emo. "I used my fellow autobots. they were my tools, my devices." okay man that's just. creepy. tone it down a notch. Awwww that's kind of a sweet way to describe it and I'm glad Prowl liked earth :D "Until I met a human named spike witwicky" oh ffs. I DID NOT SIGN UP TO BE ON THE "FEEL BAD FOR PROWL" TRAIN Oh my god Arcee. You are. More brilliant than any of us deserves. You magnificient beautiful angel of death. Well obviously the important players couldn't just die, that wouldn't be interesting enough. Starscream now's not the time to start shrieking about that. bless metalhawk. He had to start almost dying to stop doubting starscream. Boy I LOVE you but MAKE UP YOUR MIND. "You had me at "Shoot our way through hundreds of Decepticons"!" oh Sideswipe. okay that internal monologue is taking a rather uncomfortable turn and Prowl, it'd be really neat if you could have your mental breakdown like. Later. Later as in when you aren't part of Devastator. "Well it was a complicated Plan. I was bound to make SOME mistakes" Arcee I love you but i don't know if now is the time for such jokes. "I am Devastator. And nothing will control me." OH SHIT Wait did he rip the Aerialbot Combiner COMPLETELY APART? Ahhhhhhhh
I still don't know what it is about Spike Witwicky. Why is he so hate-inspiring? Why does the mere mention of his name make me want to launch him into a black hole? Why do I want everyone he's ever dicked over, including Prowl, to lol over his grave because human mortality finally kicked him in the nads? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It's like no matter how bad Prowl gets, I'll always look over at Spike fuckin Witwicky and think to myself, 'oh right. That fucker.' I love her...so much... /clenches fist/
Guess who colored the inks commission they got! (There's an earlier version they colored more in the style of the comics, but the bishie sparkles and flower petals make this one OBVIOUSLY superior.)
Ok ok so, tumblr's been saying things and I think MTMTE #55 is out now??? Except I can't find it anywhere. Help! I must read.
I've got a subscription to it on comixology and according to the email I get like a week before they charge me, it's due to come out the 27th. I checked, and they also normally email me when it's available, and I haven't gotten one yet. Edit: yeah, it's not available on their app, so if it's out it's been leaked like @Petra said. son of edit: thanks for the heads up though, gonna close tumblr for the night!
