Vendetta #370
POP OF THE NIGHT: (What was the moment, in segment, that you enjoyed the most and why?)
BURNING QUESTIONS: (What questions does the show have you asking after reading?)
HAVE YOUR SAY: (How did you like your characters portrayal and what are your thoughts on your current storyline? What, if any, improvements could be made?)
POP OF THE NIGHT:
The Felix Foley/Tombstone series of segment takes this for me. Each one was just so very well written and led to the next, but there was so much quality on display this week that it could've been any series of events, really. A shoutout to the Thorpe/Redgrave segment and show close because they were sick in their own right, but Felix learning all this about his brother, father and mother whilst still being mentally tortured is a stroke of genius. He's been through so much since I've been here, let alone before, that I'm shocked he hasn't snapped yet. It has to be coming tho, right?
BURNING QUESTIONS:
- What will Felix do when he confronts his mom?
- Is George really not going after his wife? What did he learn at FOD?
- Will Jackson play along with the subpoena?
- Is Momma Cade alive?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
I really like segments and angles that set up potential promo ideas and this week gave me a lightbulb moment about what I could do in the lead up to my match with Aurora at Red Snow. It's only the start of something special but I think this angle will be the standout of Gravediggers career to date and it began a long time ago at Ring King when it was revealed that he was her stalker. This week was the setup to something I think will be fucking cool at Red Snow.... OSW's very own red wedding!
POP OF THE NIGHT: (What was the moment, in segment, that you enjoyed the most and why?)
there were a lot of great segments in this show per usual. but one that kinda stuck out to me was remnants, where there were old bones discovered by the APD at the circus. i just think that adding this aspect to the story, the fact that there is more than just the harold attano business going on with klaus and his circus, it just provides many different avenues and many more i guess stories that could be told here. i also enjoyed the portrayal of klaus in this segment, the obvious apprehension as he sensed that something just wasnt right. im curious to see where this might go.
BURNING QUESTIONS: (What questions does the show have you asking after reading?)
whats to the bones that were discovered at the circus? is it related to harold in some way or is it some intertwining, a past character from osw maybe?
what is george cades plan here?
what else might jasper have planned for momma cade?
whats next to come in this chapter for foley and tombstone?
HAVE YOUR SAY: (How did you like your characters portrayal and what are your thoughts on your current storyline? What, if any, improvements could be made?)
off the rip, i’m intrigued with this upcoming story between calypso and anton. he wasn’t involved physically in this segment yet i feel like his presence was just there. cause i do think that it’d be like him to just send out some of his guys to seek out different ingredients and what not. i’m curious to know if this was purposeful tho, if he knew it was calypsos land or not, or if he just didnt really care. cant wait to see what happens next.
POP OF THE NIGHT: The Invitation
This has been such a sick storyline, and I’m so happy I joined when I did to watch this play out week after week.
What has me most excited about The Invitation is how my mind keeps wandering through so many different scenarios of how this could play out. The fact that all my guesses will probably be wrong and the actual wedding will blow anything I could imagine out of the water just adds to the hype. These segments and storylines are getting me so pumped for Red Snow.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
• Who all will be invited to the wedding?
• Who do the old bones belong to?
• How intense will it get between Calypso and Savor?
• Will Graves find out there’s a mole inside his church?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Honestly, week in and week out, I’m impressed with how Graves fits into OSW. As a fan of wrestling and storytelling, and seeing what the fed has become, it feels surreal to be part of all this-even contributing. Not gonna lie, I marked out hard seeing my boy Graves on a VHS cover.
Great RP, Aurora-it was awesome to compete against you this week.
After this week’s results, I’ve been fanboying out. It looks like Ezekiel Graves vs. Malakai Midnight will be heating up soon, and I’m super pumped for this. Long story short, Malakai Midnight was one of the first RPs I read when I joined here to get a feel for things. I have mad respect for Malakai Midnight and their handler, and I hope to give you a great showing moving forward. Our styles are different, but I feel our characters clashing will be amazing.
POP OF THE NIGHT:
Remnants. Bones in the circus, you say? This feels like the tip of a bigger mystery here. I love these little teasers. What's Klaus Way been up to? Or his predecessor at least.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
How is Aurora going to escape her wedding?
Will Anton Savor prepare a meal that can please Calypso?
Why is Ajax coming for Mighty Mighty?
Can the chaos in Lutherian Locke's head be fixed? Or will Ayame fix it for him?
What does Mr. Sunshine have to do with the ACA?
What do Burning Justice want to take from the Corporation now?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Thorpe - Poor Mary Cade. How much CJ cares for his mother is apparent with the fact that he is willing to give up everything else for her. What's Redgrave's "work" he says they have to do?
Gemini - Zeus is rather efficient, isn't he? A deathmatch? With all the build of the secret, I have to wonder if it gets revealed at Red Snow and the last two seasons are dealing with the fallout. Or Zeus just wipes out the two people who know.
POP OF THE NIGHT: (What was the moment, in segment, that you enjoyed the most and why?)
Although the 'Ghost of the Past/Present' segments didn't leave me with any burning questions as such, I thought it was a really solid piece of character work that did a great job of summarising and progressing the story, whilst involving both characters. Seeing not only the moment Tombstone ferried Fernicus/Albert but also seeing the look on Felix's face as he also experienced it was a great touch and did wonders for the feud.
BURNING QUESTIONS: (What questions does the show have you asking after reading?)
- What is it that is more important to George Cade than his own wife?
- Savor has some oompa loompas now!?
- Why is Ajax after Mighty Mighty?
- I want to know more about whats in the file on Sunshine!
HAVE YOUR SAY: (How did you like your characters portrayal and what are your thoughts on your current storyline? What, if any, improvements could be made?)
Oh Lord, they found BONES under the circus? What on earth could this be, and is it related to anyone else in OSW? It will be interesting to see next show quite how Klaus handles this, and how he gets out of it. And after all this, we still don't know if Attano is alive or not, yet.
POP OF THE NIGHT:
Has to be Give Rise to Suffering to me. I've been invested in Burned Man and Destructo Boy since the beginning so it's so awesome to see Maxwell finally get his hands on Nox. We've had so much build up, so much back and forth on who was behind his wife's murder / his burning, so this is absolutely huge. Like, I can't not get behind Burning Justice here. Makes you want to see just how badly this feud will heat up in the coming weeks.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
- Who do those bones belong to?
- What the hell is more important than Mama Cade, George?
- Why is Ajax going after Mighty Mighty?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
Jackson Cade: I knew exactly what was coming when I saw the segment name. I was always wondering if Cade being employed under Zeus would eventually be used against him and I'm here for it. I actually hope to see some court room drama style segments leading into Red Snow now that Cade knows the court date.
Ajax the Adonis: Now this is interesting. I'm excited to see what comes of Ajax seemingly being on his own in this. We've always seen him as part of the Circus so him getting some segments to himself sounds awesome going into Red Snow.
POP OF THE NIGHT: (What was the moment, in segment, that you enjoyed the most and why?)
GIVE RISE TO SUFFERING
There were some bloody amazing moments in this show. Some storylines that are just epically huge boiling up. I loved the progression of the Cade storylines, the tension building there.
But this moment was INTENSE.
That moment where we finally see the Burned Man confront the man he knows is responsible for his wife's murder. It was so vivid, you could see the emotion on his, um, bandages.
The Burned Man scoffs. “You fucking cunt,” he roars angrily at him. “You killed my fucking wife.”
That line... dripping with every ounce of hurt that has been built up over every second that TBM has been around OSW for. And for Destructo Boy as well. Man, this is intense. This is going to get so good.
We have the high of winning the titles, leading right into the release of tension with that single line.
BURNING QUESTIONS: (What questions does the show have you asking after reading?)
- Why is Ajax going after Mighty Mighty? Where did that photo come from?
- Are we actually going to see a wedding in OSW? How cute!
- Why do I feel like George Cade is going to play a major part in what will transpire with Redgrave and Thorpe?
- What will an Arcadia lawroom look like when the subpoena has been send from Zeus himself?
HAVE YOUR SAY: (How did you like your characters portrayal and what are your thoughts on your current storyline? What, if any, improvements could be made?)
EMM
A Deathmatch? Oh man, that's going to be intense. Why can't we have anything nice? Can Gemini or EMM actually survive each other? Will this just be Zeus's way of tying up loose ends?
SUNSHINE
Oh, interesting. I definitely have some ideas as to what this could be. I'm going to hold my tongue here because I want to see where this goes creatively!
POP OF THE NIGHT:
Gonna give this to the Ghosts of the Past, Present, and Future. Poor Felix went through hell here tonight, and I'm surprised he was in a solid enough emotional state to compete. Absolutely emotional segments for poor Foley as his father didn't recognize him and his brother had no idea about his existence. Add on to that the possibility of Momma Foley getting ferried next? Scary stuff. Hopefully Felix is able to walk out of this fight stronger than ever without having to resort to becoming Scissors again.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
Why is George Cade saying that saving his wife and the brother's mother doesn't matter? What happened at that Black Ops meeting that made him want to focus on Narcissa more than the life of his beloved? Something happened there for him to change his tune like that on family, but what?
Whose bones did they find in Way's tent? If not either of the Attano's, who do they belong to? Were they planted there or were they always buried underneath that tent?
What is Momma Foley supposed to tell Felix? What does Tombstone mean by "what he really is"? Is she going to be ferried next, like the vision showed us, or will she be just fine and I'm overanalyzing it?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
TBM - Well I'm happy that they managed to draw out DOOM and get the belts from the Corporation, but I can't shake this feeling that despite their plan to hit the Corporation where it hurts succeeding, shit's gonna go south for them both real soon. That being said, I like how fucking brave Maxwell was for taking a swing at Nox during the Double Feature championship match. That was a nice moment that helped cement the fact that Burning Justice were about to go to war with them soon. Eager to see where things head up next, despite my worries.
Calypso - Ah shit, I'm going up against Anton Savor? It's gonna be a tough battle, especially at Red Snow. However, I think I'm up for the task. Interesting to see Calypso's magic affect the whole Bayou, btw. I always imagined her magic being limited to herself, a few others, and enchanted objects. I guess I'll have to reevaluate what she's capable of in my head. I was also surprised that she let off the gatherers off with a slap on the wrist. Considering that she hates humanity as much as Tombstone does, I thought the guy she was talking to would've died for sure. Fun segment nonetheless, and I'm interested in seeing what happens when these two meet.
POP OF THE NIGHT: It's gotta be the series of Tombstone/Felix segments. The slow torture of going through Felix's fallen loved ones while also leaning more heavy into the story so far was great. The pure heartbreak from Felix and Tombstone just loving every minute of it was perfect and now with the whole mystery of Felix learning the truth possibly next week, the charge forward into Red Snow is going to be amazing.
BURNING QUESTIONS:
- How bad will this next Red Wedding be? Will anyone save Aurora from her betrothal to Gravedigger or will we see someone else get Attano'd for being a hero?
- Who exactly are the old bones underneath the Circus and will Klaus be able to get his way out of this sticky situation Attano's gotten him into?
- Why is Ajax and the Circus going after Mighty Mighty?
- Will EMM and Gemini be able to resolve their differences or will poor EMM be forced to murder another of his loves?
- What exactly is George Cades' plan? Will he be able to screw with the trial somehow or will Zeus's judgement be swift?
- So Mr Sunshine is somehow involved with the ACA? Was he a member originally or something even more insidious?
HAVE YOUR SAY:
And here we fucking go. The first part of Burning Justice's plan worked damn well with gaining the tag belts and now they have the Corporate Duo's attention. I loved Maxwell's fury with Nox there, and I am incredibly intrigued to see what exactly the part two of their plan is. With how this just started, I have a feeling Red Snow is just the very beginning of the Rijens vs. the Corpos but I am very interested in seeing what happens next in this furious push towards Red Snow