TRIGUN STAMPEDE: Episode 12 EARLY ACCESS Reaction!
Added 2024-01-16 14:00:02 +0000 UTC**WHERE'S SEASON TWO?! HEADPHONE WARNINGS**
WHAT A SEASON FINALE! The music, the animation, the fight scenes, the emotions, the CALLBACKS, the CLIFFHANGER?! I can't believe I finally make it to the finale and THAT'S IT FOR NOW?! NOOOO!
I had SO much fun with this series and I will be eagerly awaiting season 2 and my first volume of the manga (set to arrive this April)! Thanks for watching with me and let's countdown to Season 2!
LINK TO REACTION: https://streamable.com/38l2cr
Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!
Comments
Thank you so much for the kind words and comment! And yes, hahaha, y'all can tell when I wear the same clothes for reactions but I DID treat myself to Psycho-Pass and Trigun's finale the same day and it was a RIDE! Loved it! This episode was sooooo fantastic in so many ways - And YES, wow, I love that description of intergenerational theft of the 2020's versus anti-consumerism; shows where our mindset as a society and generation is, doesn't it? You can tell the generations behind the writing of each of these adaptations! I love how you worded that! There is this definite theme of gender expression and identity as well, agreed -- it's interesting how Vash has had a very parental dynamic with Rollo and connects to Rem and empathy for the "female" plants in this season, whereas Knives has the very domineering patriarchal energy. I'm curious about how they will go on with that as well! Ooohhh, and I'm adding the dub to my list as well because I have a feeling I will want to return to this series while I wait on the next season and the manga to arrive - but yes, comparing the manga to the anime versions is going to be a lot of fun! Thank you for the links to the themes as well! Yessss, the music was SO GOOD in this season! I can't wait to listen! Thanks for the comments this season and kind words!! Onwards and upwards!
Romaniablack
2024-01-21 16:05:57 +0000 UTCAhhh, thank you so much!! This episode was BEAUTIFUL! I loved every minute of it!! And yessss, I was so sad they pushed back the manga delivery date to this spring, but still excited! It will be fun to have some Trigun fun while we wait for Season 2! And thank you for the recommendation! I have a feeling I'll need some tunes to help pass the time as well! Thanks again for the kind words and comment! :)
Romaniablack
2024-01-19 13:28:57 +0000 UTCI'm happy you enjoyed this episode immensely!! I had a feeling you would, especially the sequence between Vash and Knives. It was so beautiful and sad. Excited for the manga reactions as well when you get to it! Also I see in another comment that they've recommended some ost tracks.. I'd like to recommend "Knives' piano" as well :))
T M
2024-01-17 02:30:09 +0000 UTCLoved this reaction & discussion! Cannot believe we’re now on hiatus 😭 What an utterly stunning season finale. Did you watch this and the Psycho-Pass S1 finale the same day, btw? If so, what an excellent ride. It has been a long time since a 15 minute action/fight sequence was so emotionally gripping for me, it completely had me. I have come to really enjoy the difference in how they’re presenting themes and not just plot elements. Environmentalism is a huge part of the story, resource allocation and depletion, etc. In Trigun this had a clear anti-consumerism angle (makes perfect sense for something made in the late 90s); in Stampede I think the focus is intergenerational theft – such a strong emphasis on children being exploited, and their futures being stolen? I have loved this evolution of the story. Another is an element which seems new – gender expression and identity. You spoke at length about it in the discussion – and yes, they’re not being even a little bit subtle about the Knives/Vash dynamic involving literally procreation as a means of control. Even further, part of Knives’ ‘plot’ involves entirely subsuming Vash’s identity for “Vash’s own good” – it is so clearly paternalistic. Very curious about how they will evolve these themes. I would also really recommend the dub – the performances are excellent and it has great flavour. Some of the language they choose is incredibly poetic, they did well. I can finally share some of the other OST tracks you’d liked (the links have a static no spoiler image (would have been spoilery earlier, shout out to Floor! 🥰), comments are off): The piano duet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDyzRAuK0A There are multiple versions of this Wolfwood/Livio theme, this is Boyhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVu6jIZFeH8 And this is the culmination of that theme with the sax - Whom to Kill, Whom to Let Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6K9pN8FKk Nicholas and Meryl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3eAzBNplIE Conception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV6t7t8Hx1E There is no next week 😔 But I am really looking forward to whatever shape the manga reviews take (I have not read it) and comparisons between the 3 works! + Bring on season 2! 💙
Sunspots
2024-01-16 17:41:06 +0000 UTC
