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[SparksterMeta0]

True Pain?

 

[Morlas]

welp next episode is the one i've been waiting for.....night suckers!

 

[Raxus]

Next two episodes are great. Watch em!

Night all.

 

[redmetal86]

Good old jitensha.

 

[BBboy20]

uh huh.

 

[grandjedi6]

it works though because pain is a pretty cool villain

It works because till now Naruto never got it's Shonen Hero defeats Big Bad moment. So a stereotypical villain works for this exact scenario.

But it's the same reason why all the arcs after this one struggle so much.

 

[Xe4]

Ok episode. Not as good as last. Entertaining enough though.

 

[ckohler]

I can't stay awake for GITS. Laters.

 

[cntr]

You know, didn't Metal Gear basically have the same plot?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Pain kind of has a point. How do you stop the violence with more violence? Time for Ghost in the Shell.

 

[Seda]

Pain is basically a Law demon in an SMT game

 

[blitzwolf215]

GitS time

 

[MetatronM]

It works because till now Naruto never got it's Shonen Hero defeats Big Bad moment. So a stereotypical villain works for this exact scenario.

But it's the same reason why all the arcs after this one struggle so much.

What are we defining as a Big Bad here? Because I would say Naruto defeating Gaara certainly counts.

 

[cntr]

It's time for some incredible math.

Spoiler

What's better, Inner Universe or Rise?

 

[grandjedi6]

You know, didn't Metal Gear basically have the same plot?

It's a pretty common trope. See: Watchmen

 

[Grexeno]

What are we defining as a Big Bad here? Because I would say Naruto defeating Gaara certainly counts.

Gaara ended up being less of a Big Bad and more of an Anti-Villain, or Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds

 

[BBboy20]

You know, didn't Metal Gear basically have the same plot?

1 and 2 were about being a super power and to extract revenge on the Patriots. Solid 1 was making the world Liquid's hostage, 2 was a test, 3 was an attempt to win the Cold War, 4 was self-preservation gone awry, Peace Walker is the closest thing you're thinking about, 5 is about what is not.

 

[cntr]

What are we defining as a Big Bad here? Because I would say Naruto defeating Gaara certainly counts.

Part 1 of Naruto generally pulled it off, but this really is the first real big Naruto battle in Shippuden, if you think about it.

 

[cntr]

surprisingly few "narc" jokes from people this arc

1 and 2 were about being a super power and to extract revenge on the Patriots. Solid 1 was making the world Liquid's hostage, 2 was a test, 3 was an attempt to win the Cold War, 4 was self-preservation gone awry, Peace Walker is the closest thing you're thinking about, 5 is about what is not.

Hm, fair. Big Boss's scheme was like Pain's, but it went somewhere else after that.

 

[Mizerman]

*Sits on lawn chair*

 

[grandjedi6]

What are we defining as a Big Bad here? Because I would say Naruto defeating Gaara certainly counts.

Orchimaru was the reason villain of that arc though and his battle with the 3rd overshadowed Gaara by a decent amount. Especially since most people in the village didn't even know Gaara and Naruto fought then.

By big bad I mostly mean Kishimoto was intentionally mimicking a Dragonball arc.

 

[cntr]

You know, it's kind of interesting how Batou and Aramaki there aren't using a video feed, so they look kind of static and unnatural, because they're actually avatars.

This song's good, yo.

Like how that guy doesn't think invisible people are weird.

 

[cntr]

Hey, the Major's girlfriends.

 

[Seda]

i am watching I just dont have a lot to say

this Sano seems trustworthy

 

[MetatronM]

Hot doctors is the theme tonight.

 

[BBboy20]

Hello, nurse.

 

[cntr]

...yes, totally trustworthy.

 

[blitzwolf215]

I remember this episode.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Running in Autistic mode?

 

[MetatronM]

Running in Autistic mode?

Autistic mode is basically the cyberbrain equivalent of operating in airplane mode.

 

[cntr]

Presumably "autistic mode" is "refusing to make any connections"?

 

[Seda]

IIRC a more general definition of "autistic" is being only concerned with your personal matters and/or wellbeing. You can see how this could relate to autistic people not being adept socially and whatnot.

 

[BBboy20]

Pretty much can just have a cell phone to have your proof these days.

 

[cntr]

Oh shit.

 

[Grexeno]

DAMN, NARCS!

 

[Seda]

The DEA is totally not corrupt

 

[Xe4]

Welp...

 

[cntr]

Oh shit.

 

[Xe4]

I don't think anyone likes having their brain operated on lady.
Fake edit: Oh fuck!

 

[blitzwolf215]

Inner Unniverse

 

[Seda]

......

.....

....


what's up?


don't worry it's nothing

 

[cntr]

I see why the Major likes her

no unnecessary questions

 

[Xe4]

I just roundhoused my doctor through the window, no big.

 

[Grexeno]

......

.....

....


what's up?


don't worry it's nothing

"These transfers usually end like this."

 

[cntr]

Kind of interesting they have a "lost elder brother" plot, but it involves two really old men.

Good episode, yo.

 

[Seda]

Four more episodes of S1 right?

 

[Xe4]

Good episode. Got really tense out of nowhere, haha.
Night ya'll.

 

[MetatronM]

Next week on Toonami:

8:00 - Dragon Ball Super - 26 - A Chance Appears in a Tight Spot! Launch a Counteroffensive, Goku!
8:30 - Samurai Jack - 56 - XCV
...
11:30 - Dragon Ball Super - 26 - A Chance Appears in a Tight Spot! Launch a Counteroffensive, Goku!
12:00 - Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters - 125 - Turn Into Candy! A Hungry Majin's Bizarre Power!
12:30 - Attack on Titan - 37 - Scream - END
1:00 - Tokyo Ghoul √A - 3 - Hangman
1:30 - HUNTER×HUNTER - 59 - Bid × And × Haste
2:00 - Lupin the Third Part IV - 5 - The Magician's Left Hand
2:30 - Naruto Shippuden - 166 - Confessions
3:00 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - 23 - EQUINOX
3:30 - Samurai Jack - 56 - XCV

Later.

 

[BBboy20]

night

 

[Schadenfreude]

See ya next week, ToonamiGAF.