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General: Six-Show Meme
First, list six Takarazuka plays you love, or ask someone to assign you six.
1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
2. Epiphany
3. Lure of the Icon
4. Young Bloods - Twinkle Twinkle Star
5. Seal of Roses
6. Legend II
The questions:
1. Who is your favorite character from #6? (Legend)
Ooh. Tough call. I love all 3 of the main characters especially. I even love the villains. On the whole, I was quite smitten with Damduk, though, just because of the emotional journey he went on, closely followed by Hogae, who is just fricking heartbreaking.
2. Who is your least favorite character from #2? (Epiphany)
Easy one - the gang boss who was fortunately only onstage for about 5 minutes. This is another I couldn't have picked my favourite character from (Yuu! The double-act of Kabuki actors! Saeko!girl! Saeko!boy!)
3. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include? (Scarlet Pimpernel & Seal of Roses)
... oh dear. I could write this. Because really, where else would Mikhail be during the French Revolution than trying to raid the royal treasury after the fall of the Bourbon line? And Percy, being brave, noble Percy would of course get in the way.
... dear brain, do not go anywhere near vampire!Chie!Chauvelin...
4. Who is your favorite ship from #6? (Legend)
Damduk/Kiha, although I do love the unrequited Saryan/Kiha as well.
5. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #2 on a blind date, who would they be? (Epiphany & Lure of the Icon)
Aside from the century of period difference? *pokes 'em* Hmm. Boris and Epiphany!GangBoss, because it would be hilarious and they'd end up fighting which would work well. I like the canon pairings too much in both shows to split 'em.
6. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do? (Young Bloods)
Mikhail, just watching him dance. I'm easy pleased. Or watching him play with his son.
7. If you could change one thing about #2 #3 and #6's plotlines, what would you change? (Epiphany, Lure of the Icon & Legend)
For Epiphany, there's nothing I'd really change, even if I did find the meta-plot about Ellis a bit boring. Alas that it was necessary. (Although personally, would have put more of the comic kabuki duo in. More hilarity plzkthx)
Lure of the Icon is a fairly good plot, all things considered, although I did mention in my review the feelings of WTF inspired by the "we'll hide the secret codes to our naughty treasures in religious paintings! That's a GREAT plan!"
Legend - well, it was always going to be difficult to compact epic-TV-series plot into 3 hour show-with-revue. Personally, I wasn't fussed by the whole Sujini storyline, but I suspect that's due to lack of time to develop it.
8. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5, and why you like the relationship between them. (Seal of Roses)
Mikhail/Francis. I love it. It's so messed up and twisted and wrong, and yet, in the end, when everything else dies and falls away, they still fall back on one another. They hate each other and hurt each other, and try and destroy each other, but still, they are the only two true immortals and they have only one another.
It doesn't hurt that Saeko clearly adored Rika and that Mikhail came across as giddy fanboy trying to win Francis's approval, then going "oh well" and smacking him down when he didn't :D
9. If the lead title characters (first name in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be? (Pimpernel & Lure of the Icon)
I can't see Percy ever being in a situation when he would be drowning in reality. If he was, I'm afraid I'd save him, but otherwise, since Percy is a ninja and gets out of everything, I would save Mikhail (Yes, another one. I had to pick 3 shows and I picked 3 with Mikhails :D)
10. If you could give a bigger part to any character in #4, who would you choose and why? (Young Bloods - Twinkle Twinkle Star)
Hana Nonomi as Mikhail's wife. She only had a couple of scenes, but I'd love to have seen more of their dynamic, especially with how much her demise devastates him.
11. What happens in your favorite scene of show #4? (Young Bloods)
The scene when Mikhail receives the letter from home and is all giddy because he thinks it's from his wife, but instead, it's a letter telling him she's passed away. I'd never seen Chie doing such searing, devastated grief before, and then... then, on top of all of it, Mikhail's son, now a young boy, is revealed and Mikhail is all "OMG MY BABY!". I sniffled. I don't deny it.
12. If you could kill off one of the characters of #1, who would it be and how would you do it? (Scarlet Pimpernel)
Erm. No one. Can I say St. Cyr? Because he technically dies anyway, and I like everyone too much to wish 'em dead.
13. If you got the chance to visit the set for either show #3 or show #5, which would you choose? (Lure of the Icon & Seal of Roses)
Seal of Roses, totally. They have 4 different time periods! They have the Court of the Sun King! It's all made of awesomesauce!
14. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which show and which person?
Hmm. Toughie. My favourite characters are not people I would like to date, due to being entirely messed up or totally evil. Altogether, I think I would be inclined to either Takagorou, who - once he finds himself - is very sweet, if a little bit dim sometimes or Armand, who has dimples and charm. Or, and this would be because he's so fricking adorable - Ozzy from Percy's Band. He's so squeeful all the time :D
1. The Scarlet Pimpernel
2. Epiphany
3. Lure of the Icon
4. Young Bloods - Twinkle Twinkle Star
5. Seal of Roses
6. Legend II
The questions:
1. Who is your favorite character from #6? (Legend)
Ooh. Tough call. I love all 3 of the main characters especially. I even love the villains. On the whole, I was quite smitten with Damduk, though, just because of the emotional journey he went on, closely followed by Hogae, who is just fricking heartbreaking.
2. Who is your least favorite character from #2? (Epiphany)
Easy one - the gang boss who was fortunately only onstage for about 5 minutes. This is another I couldn't have picked my favourite character from (Yuu! The double-act of Kabuki actors! Saeko!girl! Saeko!boy!)
3. What would a crossover between #1 and #5 include? (Scarlet Pimpernel & Seal of Roses)
... oh dear. I could write this. Because really, where else would Mikhail be during the French Revolution than trying to raid the royal treasury after the fall of the Bourbon line? And Percy, being brave, noble Percy would of course get in the way.
... dear brain, do not go anywhere near vampire!Chie!Chauvelin...
4. Who is your favorite ship from #6? (Legend)
Damduk/Kiha, although I do love the unrequited Saryan/Kiha as well.
5. If you were to set one person from #3 and one person from #2 on a blind date, who would they be? (Epiphany & Lure of the Icon)
Aside from the century of period difference? *pokes 'em* Hmm. Boris and Epiphany!GangBoss, because it would be hilarious and they'd end up fighting which would work well. I like the canon pairings too much in both shows to split 'em.
6. If you could meet one person from #4 and spend the day with them, who would it be, and what would you do? (Young Bloods)
Mikhail, just watching him dance. I'm easy pleased. Or watching him play with his son.
7. If you could change one thing about #2 #3 and #6's plotlines, what would you change? (Epiphany, Lure of the Icon & Legend)
For Epiphany, there's nothing I'd really change, even if I did find the meta-plot about Ellis a bit boring. Alas that it was necessary. (Although personally, would have put more of the comic kabuki duo in. More hilarity plzkthx)
Lure of the Icon is a fairly good plot, all things considered, although I did mention in my review the feelings of WTF inspired by the "we'll hide the secret codes to our naughty treasures in religious paintings! That's a GREAT plan!"
Legend - well, it was always going to be difficult to compact epic-TV-series plot into 3 hour show-with-revue. Personally, I wasn't fussed by the whole Sujini storyline, but I suspect that's due to lack of time to develop it.
8. Explain a relationship between two people (not necessarily romantic) from show #5, and why you like the relationship between them. (Seal of Roses)
Mikhail/Francis. I love it. It's so messed up and twisted and wrong, and yet, in the end, when everything else dies and falls away, they still fall back on one another. They hate each other and hurt each other, and try and destroy each other, but still, they are the only two true immortals and they have only one another.
It doesn't hurt that Saeko clearly adored Rika and that Mikhail came across as giddy fanboy trying to win Francis's approval, then going "oh well" and smacking him down when he didn't :D
9. If the lead title characters (first name in the credits) from #1 and #3 were both drowning, and you could only save one, who would it be? (Pimpernel & Lure of the Icon)
I can't see Percy ever being in a situation when he would be drowning in reality. If he was, I'm afraid I'd save him, but otherwise, since Percy is a ninja and gets out of everything, I would save Mikhail (Yes, another one. I had to pick 3 shows and I picked 3 with Mikhails :D)
10. If you could give a bigger part to any character in #4, who would you choose and why? (Young Bloods - Twinkle Twinkle Star)
Hana Nonomi as Mikhail's wife. She only had a couple of scenes, but I'd love to have seen more of their dynamic, especially with how much her demise devastates him.
11. What happens in your favorite scene of show #4? (Young Bloods)
The scene when Mikhail receives the letter from home and is all giddy because he thinks it's from his wife, but instead, it's a letter telling him she's passed away. I'd never seen Chie doing such searing, devastated grief before, and then... then, on top of all of it, Mikhail's son, now a young boy, is revealed and Mikhail is all "OMG MY BABY!". I sniffled. I don't deny it.
12. If you could kill off one of the characters of #1, who would it be and how would you do it? (Scarlet Pimpernel)
Erm. No one. Can I say St. Cyr? Because he technically dies anyway, and I like everyone too much to wish 'em dead.
13. If you got the chance to visit the set for either show #3 or show #5, which would you choose? (Lure of the Icon & Seal of Roses)
Seal of Roses, totally. They have 4 different time periods! They have the Court of the Sun King! It's all made of awesomesauce!
14. If you could date anyone from any of these shows, which show and which person?
Hmm. Toughie. My favourite characters are not people I would like to date, due to being entirely messed up or totally evil. Altogether, I think I would be inclined to either Takagorou, who - once he finds himself - is very sweet, if a little bit dim sometimes or Armand, who has dimples and charm. Or, and this would be because he's so fricking adorable - Ozzy from Percy's Band. He's so squeeful all the time :D
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