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Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:05 AM

[no fun allowed] hot take: the "They're Only Human" Good Omens animatic isn't good

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

like don't get me wrong, the art is great and the effort put into it and the storyboarding and shit is all fantastic

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

the issue is that, like

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

it doesn't... fit the song

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

at ALL

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

it tries to play the song as this dramatic argument about whether or not humanity has value

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:06 AM

with crying and shouting and melodrama and blood

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:07 AM

when it's a whimsical nihilist romp from two gods with slightly differing opinions on the exact way in which mortal life is hilariously futile

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:07 AM

and the tonal dissonance is ridiculous

Snowdrops ﾐ☆

@danidanidanica

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:09 AM

y-yeah...

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:10 AM

like this isn't some Jekyll & Hyde tier confrontation of wills

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:10 AM

it's two demons passing popcorn back and forth while watching humans suffer

Princess Emily

@deerleisure

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:10 AM

yeaaaaaaah it's true

Snowdrops ﾐ☆

@danidanidanica

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:11 AM

Ryuk: lmao humans so silly right
Rem: idk it's kind of cute how they have feelings

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:12 AM

yeah

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:14 AM

lines like "They're only human, they don't see / what they are is what they'll always be" are sung by both of them

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:19 AM

it doesn't fit the song in the context of the musical but i think it works with the song just, like, On Its Own

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:20 AM

bc i hadn't heard it before and went off to watch the thing and felt like it was all real suitable. would not have guessed it was from fuckin death note without having been told

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:20 AM

interesting

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:20 AM

having heard the full death note musical the whole thing was immediately off-putting

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:29 AM

i can see where any kind of strong association with death note the goddamn musical would prevent a thing from being taken seriously

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:29 AM

side note this plurk is also how i learned there's a death note musical

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:30 AM

and that it slaps if this song is any indication tbh

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:31 AM

it's by Frank Wildhorn, who does basically exclusively soundtracks that are hilariously melodramatic and full of absolute bangers

Magical☆Gurll

@nidorina

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:34 AM

god i went to listen to rem's song about misa because all i ever remembered about death note was the gay shit and the fucking VOICE ON THIS WOMAN...... THOSE BIG BELTING NOTES. MY GOD

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:35 AM

it was only ever done on stage in Japan and Korea, but they made a concept album in English and that's what all the songs are from

Quinneapolis

@quinn2win

Mon, Nov 18, 2019 4:35 AM