Ascension #395
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
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BURNING QUESTIONS:
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
HAVE YOUR SAY:
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
- "FOLEY SAVES JAMES" - The segments led to this moment, and what a moment it was. Just an epic storyline coming together. We see the mental struggle of Destructo, and we see the nature of Foley coming forth. This really hit strong this week and set up an epic conclusion saga.
2. "CLASH OF THE TITANS" - Seeing Ares and Slade go toe to toe together, the power on display and the simple destruction was awesome. This really feels like two gods slinging fists and going to war, and that's epic. Bring it on!
3. "DAD" - You know what. After everything that Attano and Michaela have been through, the full circle story that they find themselves in now, the fact that in her time of panic, she calls out DAD is actually beautiful. A top moment that really added to the drama. Then to have Klaus double down by calling Micahela his property was a nice touch.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
- What is with the room of flickering eyes, the smell of old circuitry and rust?
- There are three trials for EMM, what will the other two be after KNOWLEDGE?
- Will Jackson choose? Will he just suffer till the end? What's going to happen here?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
Unfortunately, for one of the first times this year, I haven't read much of anything. I've been knee deep in report writing. Should be back to reading properly this week though.
HAVE YOUR SAY:
SUNSHINE - Well, I can say that I love this character direction, and the voice that comes along with it is great. There's an interesting line about the "friend in my head" which I love and can't wait to see what comes of that in the few weeks we have left. This is going to finish with one hell of a bang! I also love the fact that Arcadia just snaps here, after everything, Sunshine has literally been stringing him along and messing with him this entire time. That smirk through the crimson mask at the end is one hell of an image.
EMM - I really love the concept of the match - The Weight of the Skull. It has such an epic sound to it. I knew the translation he spoke last week, but not the meaning behind it. That's awesome. A fitting end to what's been a hell of a story. I can't wait to see this one come together.
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
1. i think this feud between ares and slaid is very very interesting. theyre just so similar, both never wanting to give an inch, as tenacious as ever. the battle between them at red snow is gonna be something to see.
2. muerte really set the stage for a massive showdown with caido in that interview he gave. i was already intrigued with this story, but this week has only heightened my interest. cant wait to see how everything culminates with them.
3. foley going in to save destructo was big. i was a big fan of the segment leading up to this, with destructo speaking with the ghost of tbm, and then the fire almost taking him out. it was nice to see foley still being a helping hand in need.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
whats to these trials for emm?
whos the arsonist trying to take out destructo?
what is this room of flickering eyes?
is tombstone right about narcissa?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
i enjoyed my masterpiece from jasper pretty good. ive always liked how these promos of his always lean into the storyline so effectively. and his monologue always hit hard as well.
HAVE YOUR SAY:
interesting development i guess this week for anton and this zookeeper story. it seems that sunshine is coming much more into his own with this whole thing and really owning it. and like the last time, it ended with anton and capt being laid out by the sunshine club. cant wait to see how they respond, or these guys plan to deal with this moving forward.
TOP THREE MOMENTS
1. Ashes of a Hero: I’ve loved the journey of this storyline, and this segment was incredibly cinematic. This is why I’ve always been a huge fan of Destructo such a timeless character. This scene really pulls emotion out of you; hard to explain, but I genuinely enjoyed it.
2. The Room of Flickering Eyes: This was so cool. So many questions what does it mean, who is that person, where is this going? I love the mystery, and I can’t wait to see more from this.
3. The Martyrmaker: The journey these two have had feels like it’s building toward something epic. I honestly can’t wait to see where this goes next.
BURNING QUESTIONS
• Who did Jasper kill first with that sword?
• What does Graves mean by “OSW awaits our offering”?
• Who is the Arsonist?
• How is this season going to end?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK
The Lamest Show: Destructo Boy
HAVE YOUR SAY
Big win for the Brother of Christ as Anton and Sunshine are a bad ass team. It’s been fun working with Rob on our tag team themes and it’s getting close to the end, and we’ve had one hell of a rivalry. I was really hoping they would unite and become a badass tag team, but after The Martyrmaker segment, I’m not sure if that will ever happen.
Still, I love that Nero and Graves could straight up sell a DVD at this point with all the matches they’ve had, all the moments, all the history. It’s been a journey, and I can’t wait to see how it ends.
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
- The Hand Behind the Curtain - And here I thought we may have an Attano and Zeus reunion after Lost Tapes, but no, he's working with Klaus. For some reason, this pisses me off. Klaus is a complete horse's ass. I cannot wait to see him get his comeuppance.
2. Taken - Just hell, Harold gets so close here, so close to rescuing his daughter. So close to kicking the asses of Klaus and his men. However, it all gets ripped away. It just keeps growing sadder and more harrowing for Attano.
3. The Room of Flickering Eyes - I loved the intrigue this built; something tells me this has something to do with the watchers or what's behind the now-buried door. This whole thing has pulled me in and I cannot wait to see where this goes from here. A fantastic hook as we approach Red Snow.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
Who was in the Room of Flickering Eyes?
What does it mean Klaus will get a seat at the table?
Will Jackson actually be forced to make this decision? Will Jasper honor it if he does?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
Names - Klaus Way
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Harold - See my Favorite Segments, I'm just so engrossed in Harold's arc to finally get his daughter out of Klaus's clutches. I actually got emotional reading this.
Nox - This week was a thing of beauty with Nox. I loved the segments and how they seemed like a through line and also the announcement of being in a Fatal Four-Way at Red Snow for the World Championship fills me with a feeling of honor beyond anything I've felt. Fighting for the World Championship is an honor, winning it is a privilege. I can't explain what it means to me to challenge for that title at Red Snow.
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
1. The room of flickering eyes is definitely interesting. If it wasn't for the male pronouns, I'd have assumed Narcissa with the bright red shoes, now I'm wondering who is in the room. Is it from the past or present and who's in control of this security room. Is it someone we've met like an Ares or Zeus, someone from the past like a Mr. Brown or a completely new person?
2. Bugs II I really appreciated not only due to the feud I'm already intrigued by but the callback to Gemini's past with pestilence being brought to the forefront by the choking with her old bugs. This was almost a murder but just a foreshadow due to a death match coming soon. I can't wait to see how brutal these two will be towards each other.
3. The hand behind the curtain, like the wizard of Oz, Zeus controls everything. I was expecting a punishment but no it was perfectly planned between Klaus and Zeus to give Zeus his triumphant staged return. A well played twist I didn't see coming at all, well done.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
Who's watching the screens in the room of flickering eyes?
Will El Peso De Craneo lead to volume 4?
Is Klaus going to become a god? A dionysus maybe?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
Silence- Gemini, that one was just a perfect connection to all of us and a great way to look at silence not as a lack of sound but its own sound to fill the room.
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Well boss, you blew my mind once when you made Narcissa Hera but potentially Hades now. Ooh I love this, wasn't expecting to have my hand with that god again but time to crank the darkness up.
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
- Jasper Redgrave trying to make Jackson Cade choose between mummy or daddy might be one of the most depraved things he's done yet, and that man has done many depraved things. This is evil on a completely different plane. And making him do it with a sword carved from the bones of his dead brother!?
- I enjoyed Night shoving pestilence bugs into Gemini's mouth. We don't get many call backs to Gemini's previous life, so it hits harder when something like this happens. It also puts Night over strongly.
- The Room of Flickering Eyes - who is it that has walked in (presumably from the outside world) and is now taking an active interest in Arcadia? Is it someone we know?
BURNING QUESTIONS:
- Is Narcissa actually Hades? She doesn't deny it, aside form saying Tombstone can't take her "back there" but I'm not sure...
- Will El Peso Del Craneo make it all the way to Red Snow? Methinks its a yes but you never know!
- Who is the truth holder for the first trial?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
I didn't get a chance to read anything else this week, other than Zac's return promo, so I will have to pick that. To be fair to him it was a good promo, I really enjoyed him theming with the audience gradually leaving as the magic leaves.
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Well this is bloody interesting isn't it? Klaus undertook the kidnapping at the behest of Zeus after all. But what is interesting is exactly why this happened. What does Klaus get out of this? The segment says he gets a 'seat at the table' but what exactly does this refer to? Is this a promise of some greater role after Zeus dies, or something more immediate? I'm intrigued to see how this goes in these last couple of shows this volume. This is definitely a frontrunner for top moments as well but I like to try and keep my segments out of that list if possible.
On the other front Klaus is very mean to Michaela. I wonder if the "choice" that has been made is as literal as Klaus or Harold, or whether the choice is something else completely?
Apologies for the late feedback this week, a busy week at work and some PC issues during the evenings when I'd usually write it led to it completely slipping my mind. No excuse for it.
TOP THREE MOMENTS:
1. A Family Affair and Thorpe In His Side take it here. We already know what a sadistic motherfucker Jasper can be, but to see him pull this kind of a stunt and force him to choose between his mom and (fake) dad is something else. Dude's cemented himself as one of the most evil villains in OSW by doing this, and the fact that he might've killed one or both of them is just the cherry on the cake. What happened at the end? Who did Jackson choose? Can't wait to find out.
2. The Hand Behind the Curtain will go here. So the whole Lost Tapes special was in Zeus's machinations the whole time? All this to prep Jackson to become the Baron Arcadia needs? Holy shit, what a reveal. Kind of sad that Klaus is being rewarded and not punished for what he did, but it's in character for Zeus to pull off something like this. What does he mean by "a position at the table"? Will Klaus even be alive at the end of the show to get it? Once again, I can't wait to find out.
3. The Room of Flickering Eyes nabs the final spot. What an eerie segment. Someone has something planned, but I have no clue who they are or what the screens mean. Is it Hades? Is this someone currently on the roster that we don't know that's familiar with the technology? So many questions are buzzing through my head and I hope we'll get some sort of hint regarding answers soon enough.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
Other than the ones I poised already, I'd like to know who set the fire at Destructo's cabin. Was it Nox, like it was the last time? Or is it someone that we aren't expecting in the least bit that's going to be revealed at Red Snow?
MY FAVOURITE PROMO OF THE WEEK:
I quite liked Fathers of Failure by DOOM this week. Dude's really hammering home the fact that he's a changed man, isn't he? He's playing up his failures and how he wants to amend them for sure. Both of them never really got to raise the family of their dreams and how it's all their fault that their relationship's so strained, but Doom's trying his damnedest to be proactive and fix the situation. Meanwhile, Harold's too much of a coward to do that, and Michaela is still trapped with Klaus because of it. Great piece.
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Night: Well we finally find out what Narcissa showed Night all the way back at Pandemonium, and they were Nergal's bugs that caused the explosion back at the RLD. However, Night seems too blinded by his desire for vengeance to think rationally. He isn't thinking about why the Queen gave him those carcasses in the first place, or if his mother or any other innocent life in the District would want him to avenge them instead of moving on. This is evident after he shoved those insect corpses in the Rogue's mouth after a confrontation. We'll see what happens at Red Snow and if he gets his revenge or not, but I have a feeling that even if he did, it'd be very hollow.
I am also sorry about late feedback this week. It also kept slipping my mind ever since I started looking at PCs to buy in order to play more games with you guys. Biggest purchase of my life right there, tbh.