S3E7: Obsession

"Now that's a beautiful sight!"

This week, rainbow and em cover season 3, episode 7 "Obsession" and discuss Suga's strengths in this game, Tendo's tragic backstory, and Tsukishima's dedication to his team.

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Transcript

em

00:00

Is it weird that I get a little stiffy when I think about a kissy? 

rainbow

Okay, cold open material.

rainbow

00:22

Hello everyone and welcome to Fly A Queer Haikyuu podcast. I'm Rainbow they she 

em

00:26

and I'm Em, and today we are discussing season three, episode seven, Obsession.

rainbow

00:33

Obsession, I think in the dub it was called Fixations yes, which I'm okay with, same difference. Why didn't you just call it Obsession? You just have to be different. Oh my God, deb, you just have to be so different. You're not like other girls. Before we get into that, I wanted to talk about a movie Em and I saw the other night, called no Other Land. It is a documentary and it is about the Israeli occupation of Gaza, focused on a particular village where the IDF was going in and just destroying people's homes right in front of them and then leaving, and it was. I found it very powerful and very effective. It was from people who were experiencing it. It wasn't like a documentary team went in and was like we're going to tell these people's story. It was people telling their own story of what's happening to them, which I think is always going to be more powerful. Like I cried during the credits because I was just like emotionally overwhelmed with everything.

em

01:32

Yes, the documentary follows a guy named Basil whose parents were activists and so he films and what's interesting is it takes place from 2019 up until October 2023, which I think is important, because I think a lot of people just think it all started in October 2023.

01:49

But soldiers were just like tearing down parts of this village and then leaving, which was killing me all under the guise of like needing training zones, and it's later revealed that that was just bullshit. But it's him and then Yuval, who is from Israel and he was, you know, supposed to be in the army. He dropped out because he and I thought was really interesting was he learned Arabic and that's what made him kind of change his thinking. So it's the two of them and they have a really compelling relationship throughout the documentary and them just like dealing with it and it's so horrible and it's obviously a very important documentary. It won the Oscar, which is kind of shocking, and it's not being played a lot of places because obviously, so, if you can, please go see it, urge other people to go see it. I feel like there's so much like there are people who are actively Zionists and hateful, and then there's just a lot of like ignorance and people just don't know. So I it was very important.

rainbow

02:44

I'm glad we went to see it, um, but it was a hard watch for sure well, because there is a lot of pro-Israel propaganda out there that is trying to control the narrative and try to make it seem like every person who is in support of Palestine or doesn't think what Israel is doing is okay is anti-Semitic. You know, see the another documentary that's coming out called October 8, which I do not recommend you go see because it just seems like pure propaganda. And so a lot of people, you know, if they're not hearing from people like Basil, they're thinking like they're just ignorant about what's going on. And so I mean I think this is a great documentary to suggest to somebody who doesn't seem particularly informed about what's going on or who maybe seems like they've been misinformed about it, because I just can't imagine watching this documentary and not thinking that what the IDF has been doing for decades is a problem and like it even shows like settlers trying like going in with the IDF. I think that's a very important thing settlers trying like going in with the IDF.

03:45

I think that's a very important thing and I think you know you mentioned his parents are activists and I think that's so telling that like there have you know, palestinians have been fighting against this for decades and they talk about like. There are people who are like my family has been on this land since the 19th century, that sort of thing. I think it really gives you a good idea of like no, this hasn't just been going on since 2023. This hasn't been going on for the past 10 years. This has been going on for a very long time and we're just now starting to talk about it in more parts of the world and that is being silenced in a lot of ways. We are seeing that in America, there are students who have been involved with pro-Palestinian activities who, if they're not United States citizens, they are being detained, they are being arrested, they're being targeted.

em

04:25

There was a Tufts University student who was straight up kidnapped off the street. It's very scary right now and the force of not to talk about it at all is very strong.

rainbow

04:37

So yeah, and we are white, you know, natural born American citizens, for whatever that means. So I do think we are relatively more protected than some of these people, and so it is important, if you are a person who's in a position that's more privileged, you know, don't just sit around and think to yourself oh, when are they going to start coming for people like me? Because they're already coming for people who are more vulnerable than you and you have to speak up for them.

em

05:02

That was a thought that I had during this documentary is, and it's a sentiment that's been expressed before, but none of us are free until we are all free. So, as usual, we have started our podcast with a bit of a somber, but very important topic, and now we don't. We are going to move in. We don't have any housekeeping, it looks like, since Rainbow's turned. For a recap, I'm going to count you down Three, two one.

rainbow

05:24

The fifth set begins with Kageyama on the bench to rest. Giving Suga-senpai the chance to show everyone what he's made of. Suga's friendly attitude triggers a haunting flashback from everyone's favorite guest monster. Can Suga and the other crows keep up with Miyagi's powerhouse team, or will Shiratorizawa take the match? Only time will tell.

em

05:42

And it's going to be gonna be fast, people, because the fifth set is gonna go in the blink of an eye, but it's also gonna take three episodes to get through.

rainbow

05:48

I was just gonna say, no, it's, it's not gonna happen in a blink of an eye. Um, we're gonna be talking about this episode, this set, for weeks and I'm honestly that's not a read.

em

05:58

I'm not mad about it, it's very exciting if only Nekoma got that treatment I'll never not be angry that Nekoma got an hour and a half movie instead of a 10 episode season quick tangent is like, yeah, I saw a tiktok about like it was praising like the action-packedness of the movie and it's like, yes, but that's all it was and there wasn't the usual balance of like the emotional impact and the storytelling and we were just like putting aside the gratefulness that we did get anything, we were fucking robbed. Yes, anyway, to the episode.

rainbow

06:35

We'll have like two or three episodes on the movie alone and we'll talk about it, we'll talk about it. Manga versus anime is going to be like half of those episodes.

em

06:44

Dude, I haven't read the. I purposefully didn't reread the Nekoma match before the movie came out because I knew I would only think about what they were cutting out, so I don't really remember it that well. So I can't wait to reread it and then get really pissed about everything they cut out.

rainbow

06:56

Don't worry, we'll rant a lot. So we get into the episode and my first note is about the Karasuno chant, because we get to hear that go, go, Karasuno, push it, push it, Karasuno. I love your first note, so let's get into what you have to say Washijo is abusive.

em

07:12

Um, someone needs to call somebody. He threatens that if they don't make like, if they don't play a good match, he's gonna make them run from here back to the school and Tendo whispers to Goshiki that that actually happened when he was in first year. That can't. I mean, I don't even know how far away Shiratorizawa is from wherever we're playing, but this can't be legal it's definitely not okay.

rainbow

07:35

And especially, you're gonna make them run, I assume, miles back to the school after they just played a fifth set grueling match against, like one of the most like dynamic teams in the prefecture. Like yes, that is abusive and like it's just, it's played off as such a joke. Like even in the dub he says like you'll be running home while I wave at you from the bus. That was funny, which is funny, but it's also like so cruel. It's like actually you shouldn't treat children that way.

em

08:02

I know it's really doing entirely too much Like relax, Grandpa, You're a strong team.

rainbow

08:06

But I do love Tendo like whispering that to Goshki, which, like I mean, is that true, or is Tendo just trying to scare Goshki? Did he actually make them do that, I think it's true.

em

08:27

So now we're starting off, as you said. We have Suga coming in for the final set. Yes, he's nervous and his hands are cold and sweet. Kiyoko warms them up with her own hands, which everyone is totally normal about, you know. I just I could live without it. I could. But it's funny. Suga's like please wait until we're married. And she's like I had no intention of marrying you. And then all the boys are like let me warm your hands. And they're all jealous and like you're gonna get her scent off me. Which is this? An omega verse fake, get out of here it's, yeah, it's, it's a little weird.

rainbow

08:49

I, I do think, like the Kiyoko reaction saves it for me just a little bit, like I think that is that feels like a subversion. Maybe I just you know, I haven't watched enough shonen anime where they do this but I do like that she's just so like undeterred, so nonplussed by it. She's like, oh, no, don't, don't, like I, I don't don't worry about it, but I do this idea that like, oh, because they're teenage boys, any attention from a pretty girl is like the most important thing for them.

09:15

I just expected more from the third years yeah, yeah, it's like I can see the, I can see Noe and Tanaka acting like that, but, like for the third years, it's like's like come on, she's your friend, she's your equal, don't treat her like she's so different from you and so special just because she's a girl, right, anyway, gender is annoying. But Ukai looks done because Takeda is like ha ha, at least they're back, they're acting normal. And Ukai is just like oh my God, these fucking boys.

em

09:46

They don't even know that they're gay. We have what I like to call it Iwaoi dad moment, because Iwazami is noting how you know Kageyama's not coming in. He must be exhausted because he loves Kageyama. Leave me alone, but Aikawa is like this might be a bit much for Mr Refreshing, don't you think? And I said first of all, you inadvertently admitted that only Kageyama can handle this. And then B oh ye of little faith, Suga's going to be okay.

rainbow

10:09

Yeah, yeah, I think. Oikawa was just still bitter about the way Suga played during their match together.

em

10:17

But and you?

rainbow

10:17

know, going back to Suga being nervous like that, I feel that so hard, like the pressure of going into the last set like this, like you have to win this set if you want to take the match, and like you're you've been watching this team with this like incredible ace and this like really intuitive blocker and, like you know, I do believe that Suka can do it. But I also get him being like so nervous and like it even like at some point it shows like kind of almost like his vision, where he's like vision is almost like clouding out, because he's like, oh my God, okay, this is going to be fine. He's like talking to himself. He's like Suga, calm down, it's going to be fine, you got this. He's like has to hype himself up.

em

10:55

Yeah, and Tendo is way to play with.

rainbow

11:05

He was like in the sub he's kind of like oh, they brought in a different setter, how lame, oh really, yeah, okay, in the dub he was just more like oh, I can't wait to see, I can't wait to to do to you what I do to all the other setters. Um, and so we. It is the last set, and Yachi lets us know that the fifth set only goes to 15 instead of 25, which feels like.

em

11:24

Well, yes, but it is all that more crucial. You can't really like let the other team get ahead of you because it'll be over, like that, I also. We have Asahi saying to Suga if you get lost, just toss them to me, which is very reliable of him, and Suga goes well, aren't you reliable? What are you, the ace and Asahi's like? I?

rainbow

11:40

am the ace. This is why I ship them. I think they're a cute little. Suga Asa is like a it's we don't talk about it a lot, but I think it's a cute little ship.

em

11:49

I mean, they were the original Spiker setter duo from day one and they had all that history with date tech, and so I think it is important for Asahi to feel like Suga can depend on him.

rainbow

11:59

Yeah, there's a sense I feel like with Asahi that like, specifically, he doesn't want to let Daichi and Suga down, and I think you know from the last episode it's because they have that bond and they were the first ones on Karasuno to really be, to really like, be determined to get to nationals Right.

em

12:17

And for all Suga kind of poked fun at him he does that send it to Asahi first and that gets them the first point and again reminded like these are important yeah, so then they're the.

rainbow

12:27

You know, the game keeps going. Um, and so for the next time, I think, Suga goes to set to Asahi again. He's kind of relying on the left and Ushijima does a block and it goes out, but it like knocks down the scoreboard on the side. It was like really intense, yeah, um. And then it kind of shows Suga like thinking to himself about like wow, these guys are so good or something, and like you see, I think it's uh, Ushijima Tendo and somebody else and Suga just looks so tiny compared to them.

em

12:56

Yes, he's saying, he's thinking to himself that he's really feeling the pressure and he's how yeah, he's all these tall, strong players kind of looming over him.

rainbow

13:03

And then is this where we have Tendo trying to like rile Suga up, yes, yes, okay. So I don't remember exactly what Tendo says to him, but it's something along the lines of you know, like you know, we're just like we're going to keep coming for you something, and like I like the way Suga handles like these kind of moments, because he's just like, oh yeah, well, my team is really strong.

em

13:24

Well, Tendo kind of taunts him for being easy to read because he keeps giving it to the left and Suga's like well, the left is pretty reliable and Tendo really earns his chaotic, evil title that we gave him last episode. Because he goes I want to break your heart in two, Like he's mad that he's not breaking down Suga's spirit.

rainbow

13:46

Yeah, which I love that, and I I do forget that this is like the another Tendo episode, where we really get like a look into his past.

em

13:50

Um, and that's really fun, okay, so then we go on to the full team synchro attack yes, Suga thinks to himself I know my spikers are strong, but and then he calls for nishiNoya to set it, and they all go for it and Suga spikes.

rainbow

14:05

And everyone is shocked Iwa's shocked, Tendo's shocked. They're like whoa, dude, we get a Kagehina reaction. Yes, and we even um, we get a flash all the way back to season two in the summer training camp, when Suga said that he wanted to hit some of Noya's sets. I love that we're setting this up so early and like we don't get the payoff until now. That was, that was cool.

em

14:27

Yeah, he thinks reliability is my weapon, but I can do new things too. And the neighborhood guys who I think were a little, they were like Suga is reliable, we hope, and they called themselves out for being closed-minded, for doubting Suga.

rainbow

14:42

I think Suga is so cute, how excited he is about his spike. He does like a little like close fits like yes, and he's just really adorable. And so after that, so we have um, it kind of the camera goes to Tendo and like you hear in the background like everyone complimenting Suga and like he's really getting love and that kind of like triggers Tendo to think about his own past and we go into this flashback.

em

15:09

Yes, and it's middle school and his coach is yelling at him for jumping on hunches and how that's not going to work every time. But Tendo, just it's what feels good to him.

rainbow

15:15

And then he overhears two of his teammates talking about how creepy he is and we don't. He just kind of like he hears that and then he just kind of walks away and then we go to um. I guess it would be his interview with Washijo um, because I assume he was recruited to Shiratorizawa and like in the dub at least, his voice when he he's talking to Washijo is like I don't know, it's just like really sad and almost like it makes me like it makes me want to cry a little. He sounds so sad and lonely where he's like I just want to to play volleyball. It makes me feel good.

15:45

And Washijo, I really I do like Washijo's response where he's just like okay, I want you to play volleyball, I don't care how you do it, like as long as you block the ball, I don't care what your methods are, and Tendo's like so surprised by that and it like gives me an insight into like because you know, I think earlier in another episode like Tendo has like a cute little nickname for Washijo, and so I do think there's like a certain level of like. I think Tendo does like have love for Washijo despite him being like kind of a monster.

em

16:11

Yeah, this was definitely an unexpected moment of softness I found between him and Washijo. He's like, if you can score, I don't care. And then we have him Tendo singing his creepy heartbreak song. As we go from again it's like we go even further, back to like maybe elementary school, being ignored by his teammates. And then we get back to present day, Tendo.

rainbow

16:33

Well, and I think it's important that we all we see is like his, like a little like elementary school Tendo and his teammates walking away from him, but we don't hear what they're saying in that moment. Um, yeah, and then, and cue creepy Tendo, he wants to smash Suga's heart yeah, honestly, they're really lucky that he didn't go a different way I talk about that later.

16:54

I'll get into that. Okay, um, so yeah, and then that's uh, cut to commercial break. Um, and the second commercial break is really cute because it's um, simi, uh, leon and Tendo. And Simi does a really great serve and, like you know, they're like the other two are celebrating but Tendo does this cute little like spin and then he falls on the ground and I was just like God, I just, I once again want magical girl.

em

17:16

Tendo, did you notice that he's pretending to lean against the water bottle and that's why? And then he falls when they hit it?

rainbow

17:29

I noticed that for the first time. Oh my god, that's so genius. No, I had no idea. That explains it. So he, like the water bottle, gets knocked down and then he falls. I love him.

em

17:32

He's such a silly little guy so we got a lot of flashbacks within flashbacks going on. Uh, in this next segment we are it's I don't know when, it's still it's ushi ten time and they're in the cafeteria, they're at school and they're such an unlikely pair. Uh, Tendo and Ushijima. Leon says the only person who could excitedly talk to wakatoshi about tv is satori. You know, Tendo is just talking at him, basically about the reality show correct me if I'm wrong.

rainbow

17:57

I thought this was in the manga, but definitely in the dub. They're actually talking about the ring movies. Oh, yeah, they're talking about. Yeah, so it's about ringu is um, the the name in in japanese and it's like a very long series. There's like I think like eight or nine movies. I think there's even like a crossover movie with the, the grudge um, but yeah, the ringo movies and it's I think it's uh Sadako is the the ghost, she's the girl in the well, um, and so I think in I thought I read in the manga that he said something about like, like uh, I thought he said something about her.

18:32

Anyway, in the in the dub they're talking about the ring movies, which I really enjoy because like the ring, I think was the first like big j-horror movie that made that was really popular in America and they remade it with Naomi Watts. Um, and it is like one of the most terrifying movies. Um, a lot of people cited as like. This was the movie that scared me from watching other horror movies when I was a kid, so I just thought that was really fun and I totally see Tendo like loving horror movies yeah, I don't remember in the manga, it just I.

em

19:00

What I remember the most is he's kind of commenting on how cute the girls are and they're just a funny pair and they're kind of perfect in the way that neither of them are put off by their offbeat ways. Like Tendo talks at him and he takes his Ushijima's kind of non-reactions and it doesn't really like throw him off or anything.

rainbow

19:17

And he straight up says Tendo straight up says to Ushijima you don't look like you have fun doing anything and he look like you have fun doing anything and he asks him why he decided to start playing volleyball yeah, um, it's cute because, like, uh, simi and lan are like watching this in the background and one of the things that Tendo says to Ushijima, like simi is like being kind of a mom and he's just like, don't, don't say that kind of thing to people um, and I thought that was cute, but I do. I love their little friendship. I think I've read in a lot of like Ushi-ten fics this idea that like Tendo, who's been called a monster all his life, like he meets Ushijima, who's also like not like other people and like is a monster in his own way and how like he feels like really connected to him, and I really enjoy that. But then so Tendo is talking to Ushijima and I think they start talking about, like why Ushijima plays volleyball.

em

20:03

Right, and we get a flashback to his childhood and little Ushijima, who just looks like a smaller version of present-day Ushijima, is like coloring on the ground and his I think, his mother and his grandmother are arguing that they want to force him to use his right hand because, you know, I don't know, we're weird about left-handedness. I don't know why, but Ushijima's dad says the fact that he's different from other people will probably end up being his strength, which are very wise words. And he says like I won't complain about anything else, just please don't do this thing. And we find out that Ushijima's dad was like in minor leagues but he got injured and retired before, I think, they had Ushijima, or before he got married. I was. It's an interesting. I think it's totally right that your differences become your strengths, but I also wonder if Ushijima's dad was kind of thinking like and if he wants to play volleyball, that'll really come in handy yeah I I really don't like the whole correcting quote-unquote like left-handedness.

rainbow

20:59

That's very old school.

21:00

They don't do that anymore usually there was a kid that I went to school with, who's the same age as me, who, like I noticed that his handwriting was like not great and I like kind of made fun of him for it. But then he was like well, I was born left-handed, but in school, when I was a little kid, they made me write with my right hand and I was like flabbergasted by that and it is like I just don't understand. I think it's like part of the whole idea that, like there's a right way to do things and like everyone else. It's that thing of like, oh, you're a little bit different and so we have to make you conform, so you act like everyone else, and it's like, and I mean, you know I it can't be comfortable for left-handed kids well, yeah, and it really does speak to like.

em

21:35

Majority of people are right-handed and so the world caters to right-handedness, and instead of of catering more to some left-handed people, we're trying to just force out the left-handedness, which can be said for a lot of things in this world.

rainbow

21:46

Yeah, I have one of my best friends is left-handed and she, you know, and that kind of really opened my eyes to like her talking about, like you know, when she was in school, like having to find like the desk that was made for left-handed people and like using left-handed scissors, and like she had to learn how to use, like, the mouse on the right side, because it was harder to find a computer where she could use it on the left side. It's just yeah, again, the world, like if you're even a little bit different, the world is not, the world society is not willing to accommodate you. Uh, yeah, and I mean I I think little baby Ushijima is a cutie patootie. I love that. He just looks like a little stoic little baby yes, very stoic, um and so.

em

22:23

So Semi  and Leon joined them at the table and they're talking about how, when Ushijima's dad was at Shiratorizawa, that's, I think, when they won nationals and we go back to the flashback where Ushijima's dad and him are passing the ball back and forth and he's telling them about their ace, who not only you know he was already 6'3" but, besides from his great physique and athletic abilities, like there was just a reliability to him that you felt like when you tossed to him, you knew he could handle it, and that's, I think, what really inspired Ushijima.

rainbow

22:51

He wanted to be someone like that and I think that gives such a good insight into Ushijima's character. I think I like kind of giving getting this like understanding of him, because he's not just like some big dumb oaf, like he does have like reasons why he wants to do this and, and you know, I'm I'm sure, even like I think a big part of wanting to play volleyball for him, I think probably was because his dad played and I think maybe it makes him feel connected to him, because I don't know, I'm sorry if you already mentioned this, but we learned that his dad doesn't live with him, he lives abroad. He's not in Japan anymore because his parents are divorced, and I don't remember if they talk about this in the manga or maybe this is just a fanon thing, but isn't Ushijima's mom's family like? Aren't they kind of like rich and like powerful?

em

23:35

I don't know about that. I mean, I could.

rainbow

23:38

I could guess. So I think maybe I just assumed that's why Ushijima's dad took, or like took his, his mom's last name. Maybe it's like the kind of thing where it's like, well, listen, you're, you have like a no-name family, but like our family, our name needs to continue. So like you will take your wife's last name, your son will have our name, like that kind of thing yeah, I don't know.

em

23:57

I think it's a little bit more normalized sometimes for kids to take their mom's names, depending on the circumstance. I just also really liked again the Ushiten here, because Tendo is just like has no qualms about asking these questions about his dad and and Ushijima brings up that they got divorced and he's like oh, come in. And Ushijima's like why?

rainbow

24:13

and.

em

24:13

I don't know. It's just nice to see Tendo talking to Ushijima like a normal person.

rainbow

24:17

I yeah, I think that's probably not something Ushijima is used to because, as we've seen, like since he was a little kid, he's just been kind of like you know, like he's not super expressive, he's very quiet, and I'm sure he and he's you know, especially now that he's a teenager, he's pretty big, so I'm sure a lot of people are intimidated, intimidated by him, and I think it's probably very refreshing for him that Tendo is not intimidated by him and it's just willing to like talk to him like anyone else. Yeah all.

em

24:42

So back to present day, we have a rare Kage Kiyo moment. Kageyama looks hungry after that move, Suga pulled off, and Kiyoko, which feels kind of shady, but I don't think it was supposed to be. But she was like why don't you do that? And he says he hasn't practiced it. I haven't practiced to match up with NishiNoya-san, which I feel like is something that they'll do, that they'll do in the future, like next year when they lose Suga.

rainbow

25:05

That's probably something that they will work on well and I think again they you know Noya practiced that a lot with Suga at the training camp and all of Kageyama's focus at that training camp was the new freak quick with Hinata yeah and so, yeah, I think it is a little bit just like well, Kageyama, maybe if you weren't so obsessed with the redhead, well, you know who can blame him? And in the dub he specifically says he's like I'd like to try it at least once in practice before we do it in a game.

em

25:31

So the Shiratorizawa calls a timeout. Now that Karasuno is already ahead, three to one, Leon and Ushijima talk about how they've never seen a move like that. Trying to work out this dynamic between Ushijima and Hinata is like you're impressed by that, but you don't like the number 10. And he starts to muse. It's like hmm, things you don't, things you can't understand, are scary, right, and we, for the first time we see Ushijima look offended. He's like it's not scary and Tendo's quick to be like no, that's not the right word, more like it's creepy.

rainbow

26:07

Yeah, I really love Tendo analyzing Ushijima here. I one time like back in like my beginning Haikyuu fixation I watched a video, I think it was one of those like a therapist analyzes and it's like, are you even a therapist, whatever? But they were talking about Tendo and how he's super empathetic and that's why he's so good at guess blocking, like he's very empathetic and he like really analyzes people and I wonder if that's like why he and Ushijima are able to get along so well is because Tendo is like so keyed into people's, like small, like his reactions to things and like you know, for somebody like Ushijima who's like really hard to read, I'm sure for Tendo that's like a fun challenge yeah, definitely yeah, and then I love how offended Ushijima is, but I think Tendo I think Tendo has his number here I think the fact that Ushijima is, but I think Tendo, I think Tendo has his number here, I think the fact that Ushijima got so defensive, I think there is like a little bit of fear of the unknown.

26:51

Like I've mentioned before, that Hinata threatens Ushijima's worldview and beliefs about like strength and I think, whether or not Ushijima realizes that, that is like a little scary, that is like he's. I don't think he understands his feelings. I is like a little scary, that is like he's I. I don't think he understands his feelings. I think Tendo is more right than Ushijima is letting on, I agree. And then Ushijima doesn't answer Tendo, at least in the dub. Tendo asks like oh, this must be a new feeling for you, yeah.

em

27:16

I feel like he's processing.

rainbow

27:17

Probably he's like hmm, I only have about three feelings a year, so this is big for me like I wouldn't be surprised if, like two weeks after this game, Ushijima goes up to to Tendo and is like I think you were correct about my fear. Yeah, and then, uh, and then they get back into the game.

em

27:34

Yes, also he grabs another point because he's a star. But then it's ushi's turn to spike, and Tendo looks at him and thinks how beautiful at his form. Okay.

rainbow

27:46

There is no heterosexual reason, there is no heterosexual explanation for the way he looks at him and the way he says now, that's a beautiful sight. What do you mean? What do you mean? You're going to look at this man like he is the most beautiful thing you've ever seen in the world. They're in love, your Honor, at least Tendo's in love.

em

28:10

It's a strong Ushiten episode? For sure it is. So Ushijima gets two points in a row with his killer serves. Daichi manages to pick up the third, but Tendo sets to Ushijima and then he gets it for the third point in a fucking row.

rainbow

28:24

Yes, yeah, there's a lot going on here and I think in that moment, when we see Ushijima serving or not serving, but when we see him spiking, there's like another, like it flashes back once again to Ushijima's dad talking about like it'll be his strength, like being different from other people. And I noticed it in this flashback rather than in the early ones. But I really looked at Ushijima's mom, um, and I think she has Ushijima's eyes. I think Ushijima gets his eyes from her. I thought that was cool.

28:50

Um, so then we have, um, you know Ushijima is serving and it's it's giving Karasuno a hard time, but Suga is still really smart, um, because they, um, you know, they end up like just barely getting it and Suga has to get the last hit. But he uses that as an opportunity to take out Shirabu, because he like sends it in a way that Shirabu has to get the first hit. So then Tendo sets for Ushijima, which I think they might even get a point off of that. They do. Oh, yeah, because this is when Ushijima trips Noe up with the way he angles his body.

29:21

Is this the same moment? Yes, with the way he angles his body. Is this the same moment? Yes, okay. So yeah, they still get the point. I just I love a little um, even more Ushiten moments, um, but I also love seeing you know, we've seen this before with Suga where he's always thinking and he's always strategizing, and so I love for Suga. It's like every hit, like even if it's like a last ditch to just get the ball over so you don't lose he's still using that to like move them forward and even though it wasn't quite successful, I still think it was a smart move um.

em

29:48

So we flashback again and Ushijima's dad tells him he'll get stronger, um, and as he gets stronger he'll get to play against all kinds of people. And what I really like is what he says here it doesn't matter how, but if you end up liking volleyball in some way, it'll make me happy. And I feel like Ushijima's dad kind of wins best parent in haikyuu because he's not pressuring, he's really just sharing his love and joy for volleyball and is like, hey, if you're into it too, that'd make me happy, but like there's no pressure to be into it, and so, instead of like forcing it on Ushijima, Ushijima's inspired by it yeah, he like he really makes it clear that it's Ushijima's choice whether or not he plays volleyball.

rainbow

30:25

It's not like he's not like um. He's not like the dad from high school musical where it's like, if you're not playing basketball, you don't get my love.

em

30:33

It's not my dream, dad, it's yours exactly um, and then we. What I love here is um Ushijima. After like, getting all these points, he's completely turned it around now. Karasuno was getting a lead, but now they're ahead for like four to five and Ushijima goes. If I were to borrow Tendo's words, I'm starting to get into it, which is not. We don't get personality from Ushijima and everyone is like, oh and again, like the Ushiten is really eating this episode well in my note here is that, like baby, that's the Karasuno effect.

rainbow

31:02

Karasuno is going to get you riled up and excited to play and Tendo says.

em

31:07

he says, Suga, you set our ace on fire. Because I think by doing that really cool move and, like you know, Karasuno is keeping them on their toes and I wrote like damn it, Ushijima, now is not the time to lock in Like right at the end here. The stakes are getting very high.

rainbow

31:25

Oh, end here. The stakes are getting very high, oh, but it just makes it. It makes for exciting television, um, yes, but then we get into tsukishima, being that annoying persistent blocker he sure is reliable.

em

31:34

Ushijima hits from the back, but Tsukki manages a one touch and Ushijima is visibly annoyed by this yes, and shibaru says how annoying. And Tsukki goes. Thank you, I love that. I love him. I love Tsukki against an opponent.

rainbow

31:50

He's great and honestly, that's kind of giving it's like kind of the same reaction that Suga had a little bit. It's like Sugas was like a nicer version of it, where he's just like he's using it to be like oh yeah, the left is really reliable, aren't they? Whereas Tsukki's just like oh, thank you I yes I am annoying.

em

32:05

Yeah, I know I'm annoying. Ukai narrates how annoying Tsukki is for someone like Ushijima, because it's just these persistent one touches and we've gone over this before where like there's no, he's not letting them be satisfied, there's, he's always up in front of them and that is going to it's chipping away and stressing him out Um Ukai in the dub.

rainbow

32:23

It's chipping away and stressing him out Um Uke. In the dub, he specifically says can you imagine how annoying it would be to always have a wall in front of you? Which made me think of Hinata and the tall, tall wall that's always in front of him and, in a way, tsukishima is making Ushijima deal with the thing that's always in Hinata's way.

em

32:37

Yeah, very true. Tsukki blocks Tendo and runs and one touches again. And this made me think of it because Hinata compares him to Aone-san in his mind.

rainbow

32:48

Yeah, and Tendo has this like look of joy on his face, while he's like running where he's like, ah, yes, like here's where the ball is going to be, and he just like you can tell he's really like he's locked in too. Like Ushiten are both very excited during this set. Yeah, we have Akitaru up in the stands taking note of how impressive it is that Tsukishima is staying so focused during such a long rally, like the ball is going back and forth and like Tsuki is just consistently like paying attention, like he's locked in in that very specific Tsukishima way where, like he's unbothered by the excitement and the noise around him, he is singularly focused on his goal, yes, and he keeps up that read blocking and gets in Ushijima's way again and it's out.

em

33:29

I literally wrote it's out. Ha ha, ha ha.

rainbow

33:31

Oh shit, never mind, it was overruled, because the ball hit the line just a little bit well, it hit um I don't think it was said that it hit the line, I thought it that um the ball just like barely grazed Tsukishima's hand, and then it went out. So it was a block out.

em

33:44

Well, no, I believe they said like it touched the line just a little bit, so it was technically in.

rainbow

33:49

Oh, that's so weird because the ref does like. He does like a symbol. That I thought was like it just barely. Maybe that happened at a different. No, I thought that happened here yeah.

em

33:58

I mean maybe they said it differently in the dub Well.

rainbow

33:59

Yeah, but that I mean, maybe they said it differently in the dub Well it was specifically because the ref, like he did like some sort, and maybe that's like the signal for like oh, it touched the hand, it touched the line, but it looked like he was giving a signal of like, because I think they have to explain their calls, and so I think he's saying like, no, like the ball, like grazed the blocker's hand. If you have any opinion, write in and let us know which it was, because I thought it was that it actually went out, but because it had touched the blocker's hand, that's a block out, so it goes to the other team. But I could be wrong. So then you know that call gets made and Shiratorizawa gets the point. But then we have Kageyama noticing, he's the first person to notice that something's wrong with Tsukishima's hand.

em

34:42

Yeah, he's perceptive, that one. But yeah, he's holding his hand and his face is screwed up in pain and the suit fucking Ushijima's ball was so fucking fast that it ripped the skin between Tsuki's pinky and ring finger and his hand just looks messed up. Yeah, it's all. It's like all bloody. It's really gross. So Tsuki has to go off the court. He's already calculating how long it's going. It's like all bloody, it's really gross. So Tsukki has to go off the court. I was. He's already calculating how long it's going to take him to get back on and how the next rotation will have Hinata and he needs to figure something out. But what's really interesting is Narita comes in. Remember him? Of course you don't.

rainbow

35:14

He's one of our background characters oh my gosh, and they call him by the, his first name in the dub, so it's uh, Kazuhito, which, okay. The very first time I watched season three, when they were like Kazuhito, you get in here, I was like wait, who, literally? Who who's coming in? And then I was like, oh, the number eight who, like, literally, has like maybe, said one line this entire series, literally, um, yeah. And I think it's interesting that tsukishima is like he's, he's thinking about, like, okay, he's calculating how long. It's interesting that Tsukishima is like he's thinking about, like, okay, he's calculating how long it's going to get back in, and he's literally saying he's like, I can deal with the pain, I just need it to stop bleeding.

em

35:49

Yeah, he's so. Oh my God, he's so angry he has to go out right now. Iwazumi says having glasses out this late in the game is going to hurt a lot. Uh, yeah, this isn't ideal, um, and as Tsukki is walking out, he yells at Hinata, you better buy me some time. And Hinata says by the time you get back, we'll be on our way to nationals. And I do. I love the begrudging respect.

rainbow

36:10

Like Tsukki does have to rely on Hinata in this moment yeah, but I also think, like you know, obviously Hinata has this like snappy comeback um to Tsukishima. But, like you know, outside of that moment the look on his face is very serious and, I think, concerned he. I think he's concerned for Tsukki, his teammate is hurt, um, and but I think he also realizes like yeah, like I'm a blocker too, but I think he knows he's like well, I'm, I'm not a blocker the way that tsukishima is a blocker, right?

em

36:36

no, I mean, he's been. He really has been a champion in this game, so to lose him now is fucking rough. Yachi and Akitaru rush to meet Tsukki and Kiyoko out in the hallway, obviously concerned. But Tsukki plays it off that like, oh well, it's nice to get a rest. But his face tells a very different story. As he walks away, you can tell he is gripped with just worry. And as he walks away, Akitaru tells um that he doesn't have to worry about leaving his team alone, that they won't lose, just because he's gone and Kiyoko, who has the utmost faith in Karasuno, assures you won't have to worry about going back just to see them lose yeah, and.

rainbow

37:16

And we have back on the court, we have narita getting onto the court and noe is being really cute, like reassuring him. He's like blocks aren't the only line of defense. We have um. And then we have Tendo saying fare thee well, glasses, now let's go off and kick their asses.

em

37:30

And Ushijima says obviously they really took some liberties there. I think in the sub he's just like. He says like oh, it's too bad, but we're not gonna hold back, and Ushijima's like of course not, yes, I will break all of their fingers yes, and, and they'll definitely miss having Tsukishima's consistent blocks.

rainbow

37:49

But it's clear that the rest of the team is determined not to lose in his absence, like I, it almost feels like they're doing it now, for like he's a fallen warrior, he's a fallen soldier, and like they are now determined to win, or to at least keep from losing so that Tsukishima's all of his blocking doesn't go to waste.

em

38:09

Yeah, Daichi thinks to think that Tsukishima is able to make those kind of faces. Now to let to see that Tsuki actually really does care and it does, you can see it lights him on fire and they're like you hurt our baby crow bitch.

rainbow

38:22

So then we do a quick little flashback back to baby Tendo in elementary school.

em

38:25

I did say uh-oh, a Tendo flashback. This can't be good.

rainbow

38:29

I could feel the fact that Tendo was about to have a victory coming yes, yes, very much so, because we see and we m mentioned this earlier um, it's the flashback of his teammates running away from him. Um, and earlier it was soundless. But now we get to hear what they're saying and the whole context is really like heartbreaking, where they're like we don't want to play with you, Tendo, like you look so creepy, like you're like a lizard boy, like well and he's just In the sub.

em

38:54

They say monsters aren't allowed on human teams. Yeah, which is really horrific to say to somebody.

rainbow

39:01

And Tendo, like who does? He has like his weird like you know, like wide eyes and stuff, but he just like he looks like sad and lonely and he looks like he wants all he wants to do is go out there and play volleyball.

em

39:11

I said as an off-putting ginger who was not liked in high in school, I can really empathize with what he's going through here.

rainbow

39:19

But then it shows him you know he actually is playing with these elementary school players and he blocks one of the bullies spikes and he's talking about how, like, how much he loved that.

em

39:31

Look on that kid's face, he says. Ever since I saw that expression, I couldn't be satisfied with just a one touch anymore. And the kid's face from the flashback morphs into Suga in present day because they tried to do another synchro attack, right, yep but Tendo blocked it because we had a flashback moment and he's victorious.

rainbow

39:48

And yeah, and this is where I have like the note of like Tendo, who's never fit in, has always been an outsider, and he gets a lot of joy out of blocking people and like getting that like satisfaction of like not letting them through. And someone like Tendo could have easily become like a bully in his own way, like actually truly mean. But I like that he channels that into volleyball because we see, with his teammates he is very sweet, he's very like caring for Goshiki. He like sees Ushijima, who's all alone, is like I'll go sit with this kid.

40:16

I think that's very telling, is like way back in that flashback when he goes to sit and eat lunch and talk to Ushijima. Ushijima is sitting there alone and Tendo comes up and is like hey, you're alone, I'm gonna come and talk to you, I'll come and talk at you, um, so you don't have to be alone at this table. And I just think that's really and I think that speaks again to Tendo's empathy and I think that you know, sometimes people like hurt people hurt people, but then also sometimes people who are hurt make it their mission to make sure other people are not hurt in the same way they were yeah, tenda, just I think, has a very strong sense of self and he is just himself, unapologetically, and he doesn't let people's treatment of him like turn him into a monster, as they call him and I think it's very telling that.

40:56

I think Shiratorizawa is probably the first place where he felt like he belonged. Yeah, yeah, and I think that's the end of the episode.

em

41:04

Yeah, that went by quick. We only have eight, nine, ten, and then it's over. Oh no, all right, so this week's character spotlight the famous Manga versus anime.

rainbow

41:18

We always do manga versus anime. Oh my God.

em

41:20

Yes, I scrolled past it and was like where is it? Okay, it's time for manga versus anime. This episode covers chapters 175 to 178. Just a few notes here. We get some commentary from Grandpa Ukai about NishiNoya's serve, how it's obvious that he's not used to doing it, but he approves of the way that NishiNoya has the guts to he set it behind him instead of going for the easy like doing, like setting in front of him. And then we also see the girls from Shiratorizawa in the audience think for the first time we're not going to lose, are we? You better get nervous, bitch. And then just a formatting thing in the manga, while the Tendo flashbacks were kind of dispersed throughout this episode, they all happen right at like the end of 178. Um, when we?

42:08

when he blocks that crucial point which I think makes sense for the flow as well. But you know, it's just different ways that they do it I like the way they did it in the episode.

rainbow

42:14

I like getting those pieces and I like again, I think it's very powerful that like that quick shot of like his teammates running away from him but you don't hear it and then you go back and you hear the full context. I think that's very powerful also. I just want to note so you say here that grandpa is talking about initially is serve, but it's his set because libros don't serve oh, I love to mix up, serve and set.

em

42:34

You guys just stay with me, um, okay, and now. Now it's time for the most famous character, the main character in a lot of ways, really.

rainbow

42:43

I mean, I would say so, and you know what folks? Jokes aside, I really wasn't sure, if we were going to find an actual episode, that it would be appropriate to do this character in the character spotlight. But, baby, it's time. Narita Kazuhito.

em

42:57

And you know what? I think we will see more of him in the next episode, but let's just do it.

rainbow

43:02

Who else would I do for this episode? Who else am I going to do? We've only got like two more characters from Shiratorizawa I want to do, and I really didn't feel like now was the time to do either of those. And you know what Narita he gets called in. And so I have a quote from the wiki. Here you go Ready. From the wiki. Here you go ready, be prepared. This is a long one. Narita appears to be a calm, friendly person who doesn't get riled up too easily. He also appears to enjoy occasionally teasing tanaka or his other teammates.

em

43:30

That's it that's what we got. Narita, really even more so than the other guy, um Kinoshita. Kenoshita, he, his whole, like character design, is giving background Japanese character number 432, and so is his personality and yeah, and his name meaning.

rainbow

43:48

Let's get into this yeah, well, I just go real quick. Just talking about the personality. I pull these from the wiki and for a lot of these characters I'm not giving the full personality because there's like often like two, sometimes even three paragraphs about their personality and so like I just kind of pick and choose what I think is most relevant to the episode or doesn't have spoilers. Narita, it's just these two lines, it's just. He's so nothing.

em

44:11

He's a nothing character. Narita is a guy.

rainbow

44:14

That's literally just it. Okay, so then we get into his name meeting, so Narita. The Nari means become, and the Ta means rice paddy. I'm going to become a rice paddy. Become a rice paddy, sir. And then his given name is Kazuhito, which means one benevolence.

em

44:32

I recognize guys. I'm starting to get into kanji and I'm so scared. But I recognize one Yep.

rainbow

44:38

It's maybe the easiest kanji to remember. One, two and three are really easy, yes, very easy. Then you get into yawn and you're like, what is this? Why are there so many marks? Um, yes, so, yeah, that name meaning also is giving like nothing like it really just feel like furudate was like, uh, most popular boy name from 1995, right, okay. And then we get into and I will say um, Kazuhito and Kinoshita share a character sheet. Yeah, um, so this is he, and narita is on the bottom half. I think that's important. He's not even listed first um, but um, and and he's just like I look, he really looking at the sketch. He really is just like generic manga drawing Kazuhito narita.

45:23

Obviously he goes to Karasuno High School. He's a second year in class four. His position is middle blocker, which I would not have known if he wasn't coming in for Tsukishima. His height is 180.2 centimeters, which is about 5'10". His birthday is August 17th, making him a, a Leo, which if I knew anything about his personality, I could tell you whether or not that makes sense. But we know nothing about him. He doesn't seem to want attention that badly. No, no, he doesn't. And you know that's okay.

em

45:59

Some people are background and that happens and his favorite food is omelet sushi, which I looked up and it's um.

rainbow

46:04

I've seen people make this on TikTok all the time, and I want it. Yeah, it's a tamagoyaki which I would love to make this. Um, that word literally translates to grilled egg, and it's a type of Japanese omelet made by rolling together several layers of fried beaten egg, and it does look so good. I think. I think you see it a lot in bentos um, and it does look really delicious, and I think there's even like a special omelet pan that they use for it. Nice, okay, and then moving on to his ability parameters, which I was expecting all of it to be twos, but it's not Just his power and his jumping are twos, his speed and stamina nope, his stamina is also a two. His speed and technique are threes, but his strategy or intelligence, is a four.

46:46

Well, he's probably spending more time off the court thinking about strategy yeah, I think it'll be interesting in the next episode to see how he does. I mean, obviously he's not gonna be quite the same level as tsukishima, but you know I I believe that he'll hold it down. Yeah, you know um. So yeah, narita, know I love you just because you're on my favorite team, but I know nothing about you.

em

47:07

Time for the world's favorite game. It's who in Haikyuu. This week's scenario is brought to us by June. What kind of podcast would they listen to? Slash make and we're going to be doing a season three edition, so we are talking about Ushijima Tendo, Semi, Goshiki, Washijo, Bokuto and Akaashi.

rainbow

47:24

Yes, well, and we listeners might remember, we did this scenario back, I think, in season one, but we had met a lot. You know we hadn't met as many characters and you know we're kind of we're running out of who in Haikyuu scenarios. I'm having trouble thinking of them, but I do remember, you know, back in season one, when we got so many great suggestions, I was like we should do some of these multiple times when we have new characters. And I saw this one on the list and I was like, oh, this would be fun, let's, let's do this one.

em

47:50

Well, I immediately like to imagine Ushijima and Tendo doing a podcast together.

rainbow

47:56

That would be, that would be great. But what would the podcast be about? I think it would be sorry. I just asked you and then I said let me answer the question.

em

48:06

So what kind of podcast do you think it would be? I think it would be a lot like this, where Tendo talks and Ushijima goes uh-huh. Well, because of Tendo I want to go to like true crime, but maybe not. I mean, maybe they would just have like a volleyball podcast.

rainbow

48:24

I think the podcast would be Tendo. Telling Ushijima stories could be true crime, could be like I could see him telling him like ghost stories or like folklore stories.

em

48:33

I could see it being one of those kind yeah, or maybe like a movie recap or a tv recap yeah, oh, that's perfect.

rainbow

48:39

It's a movie, movie slash, tv recap. Where he's like, hey, I just binge watched game of thrones, I'm gonna tell you all about it. And Ushijima is like, okay, I think if Ushijima were gonna do a podcast on his own, it would be about farming oh nice, oh my god, Ushijima doing a podcast on his own.

em

48:55

That's something you put on to go to sleep that's an asm. You'd have a very even tone, yeah, Semi.

rainbow

49:03

I don't know Music, oh right. Do a podcast about music, yes, okay. Or about how to be the star on your volleyball team.

em

49:13

I feel like that's Goshki. Goshki is like how to be a wunderkind in the volleyball world.

rainbow

49:18

Yeah, his podcast is about himself and how great he is. Yes, Washijo is doing a podcast on the proper way to coach volleyball he has like a conservative volleyball podcast.

em

49:28

He's like strength is all that matters.

rainbow

49:30

He's the joe rogan yeah, the volleyball podcasting world, unfortunately uh, I think boko ako would have a fun podcast together, which would be a lot of Bokuto interrupting Akaashi. Yeah, I don't know what they would do about, though I think I could also see similar to the Ushiten. I could see maybe like a Boko Aka podcast where it's Akaashi telling Bokuto like the about, like recapping books that he's read, like like major literary works there are podcasts where they just like shoot the shit too.

em

50:03

There are, and I never like them. I feel like for those it's like it's usually the people who already have an audience and just enjoy listening to them talk.

rainbow

50:12

So you know, maybe I don't know, yeah, I find even like I like Sean, um the downside with um, what's his? Gianmarco Cerenzi. I'll listen to that podcast occasionally but it's really just like him and his co-host like bringing on like a comedian and they're just like talking about stuff and like that's fine and all, but I just those are not the kind of podcasts I can binge. I need like there needs to be like a little bit more. There needs to be more structure to it. There needs to be like a little bit more. There needs to be more structure to it. There needs to be like a specific subject that they're talking about.

50:44

Yeah, for me personally All right.

em

50:46

Well, anything else, that's it for me. Thank you again, june. We might revisit this again because, three and four, we get so many new people, so this is a fun one. All right, before we move on to the spoiler zone and maybe lose three or four of you. You can catch us on Twitter, instagram, tumblr and Blue Sky at flyhqpod, that's F-L-Y-H-Q-P-O-D. You can also email us at flyhqpod at gmail dot com F-L-Y-H-Q-P-O-D. At gmailcom. We actually recently got a listener email that was offering another who and Hy-Q suggestion, and you guys love to apologize for emailing us. Stop. We'd love to hear from you and, as we said, we're starting to run out of who and haikus, so please never hesitate. We love hearing from you guys. These are dark, scary times and all we have is each other, so please let's squee about haiku together.

rainbow

51:33

It's literally never a bother, we love to see it. We get excited. We will like if, if we're at home together and one of us notices, we'll like shout to the other one we got an email. Or like as soon as like I'm at work and she's home and like one of us sees, she'll like text me and be like we got a listener email, go check it out. Like we love to hear from y'all.

em

51:52

Yeah, we're not like under a mountain of mail here, folks, we're excited to hear from each and every one of you.

51:57

All right, so. All right. So, without further ado, we're getting into the spoiler zone PU Gross. So I had the first note, which is Ushijima's dad's speech about how you know, if you get better, you get to go against all these different kinds of guys. It really reminds me of Kageyama's grandfather speech Very similar about if you get even better, you get to play against strong people and eventually someone even better will come along headcanon about Ushijima and Kageyama being on the adlers together and bonding over their absent father figures.

rainbow

52:34

Yeah, yep, okay, um, and then so I wanted to touch on. They don't specifically say where Ushijima's dad is. They just say that he's living abroad, unless did they specify in the sub that he's living in the us. Um, okay, so we do. We find out in the time skip that Ushijima's living dad is living in the usi.

52:54

Think he's even in california, because that's where Iwaizumi is at that point yeah, because Iwaizumi goes to meet him, because Iwaizumi is studying to be an athletic trainer, and I think that's what Ushijima's dad does. Um, because, having gotten injured a lot when he played, he works to make sure that others don't get injured. And in his book, which has like a kind of a long title, which is like I got a lot of injuries and like I don't want that to happen to you, so here's what you should do. It's like a I can't remember the exact title, but it's very long. It's probably more succinct in Japanese. I think it's definitely more succinct in Japanese. Um, but it's one of the books that Hinata reads. In Brazil. He has like a stack of books where it's like that book it's something about like sleep and meditation, um. So I think it's really interesting that, like Ushijima's dad, it helps Hinata get stronger in that way. All right, I think that's it. Is there anything else?

em

53:38

that's it, we're. Oh boy, it's getting down to the nitty-gritty, you guys.

rainbow

53:42

I'm scared oh, I'm so excited though. Oh, I can't wait to. It's like. I'm so like I'm gonna be so sad to finish this game and to leave Shiratorizawa behind, and the season is so short, but like it's just so good and so exciting and like the end of this game, oh, it's so good all right, right y'all.

em

53:59

Until next time, fly high.

rainbow

54:02

Moo.