Fangirling! Irvy is a disgusting Bleachtard who should be stopped in the name of love
I'm sick and ridiculously tired, yet not sleepy. What did I do with my entire day today, when I wasn't sleeping or drinking copious amounts of tea? I watched Bleach! And I redid my nails, trying to take advantage of not being able to smell. But mostly I watched Bleach and destroyed a bag of cough drops.
First off, I gotta say that I'm amazed I've had the attention span and interest to make it through watching as much as I have by myself. I don't usually like to invest a lot of time in watching series, which is why I tend not to get involved or invested in anything longer than about twenty episodes. The way I see it, I could spend those hours of my time doing something else. That doesn't happen with Bleach. I've managed to keep my interest up even through the episodes that are just fighting and hardly getting anywhere.
Granted, I haven't gotten to a filler arc yet. Let's see how I last through one of those.
I think the thing that's keeping me going, at least currently, is interest in the different characters' stories. As y'all know, I have a disgusting fondness for Chad and Rukia, but it's certainly expanded to Uryuu since (spoilers for people who haven't seen the series and intend on watching it) I saw him sacrifice his Quincy powers to restore his grandfather's good name, it expanded to include Hanatarou since he was prepared to put himself on the line to hold Byakuya off, and I'm not counting on it leaving people like Kira and Renji out, even if Renji's underdog complex does make me sigh at times. Hell, I don't even count on it leaving out Aizen, and I know the evil that's to come and am still undeterred. I can't help it. He's delicious. Not quite as tasty as Chad, but still, c'mon, man.
Anyway, I get so invested and caught up in the characters that I have to follow everything that's going on, in hopes that they'll all be okay! Knowing that Uryuu would be okay, I still got all fluttery and panicked when he fought Mayuri. Knowing that Chad would be okay, I still got teary-eyed when Shunsui took him down. You know it's bad when you root even for the characters you don't particularly like, such as Inoue (who I don't dislike, but she isn't my favorite) and Momo (again, not my favorite, but I fluctuate between tepid feelings and dislike. Mostly I dislike her because I think she's a tad too loyal to Aizen - even if he is flavorful - and I don't like people who attack Kira).
And I know a lot of people like Gin, but so far, I think the only thing he has going for him is that he was smart enough to see Kira's potential and take Kira as his lieutenant, and I like the way he speaks. Otherwise, I'm not enamored. If I had to pick the most heart-poundingly sexy face of evil in the series, it would just have to be Aizen. Sorry, Gin fans, but that's the way it is.
I feel like I should be giving out character awards or something. Like for "stupidest zanpakutou name" (Suzumushi, a.k.a. Cricket) or "best additions to shihakusho" (Shunsui's horrible haori; I will not count Aizen's geek glasses) or "sexiest female cast member" (I don't care what people say, to me, it is my little bunny girl, Rukia! Although if it were just for looks and not personality, I might have to give Nanao an award, too).
This series just makes me happy. *^^*
It makes me idiotic to say that, and probably to even devote this much time to the damn thing - forty-seven episodes totals up to almost an entire day of my life spent watching it - but I still love it, and I'll keep going till I stop caring about what the characters do and what befalls them. That could be quite a long time.
"Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible."
Also: that my spellcheck wanted me to replace "Shunsui" with "chains" is now my laugh of the day!
First off, I gotta say that I'm amazed I've had the attention span and interest to make it through watching as much as I have by myself. I don't usually like to invest a lot of time in watching series, which is why I tend not to get involved or invested in anything longer than about twenty episodes. The way I see it, I could spend those hours of my time doing something else. That doesn't happen with Bleach. I've managed to keep my interest up even through the episodes that are just fighting and hardly getting anywhere.
Granted, I haven't gotten to a filler arc yet. Let's see how I last through one of those.
I think the thing that's keeping me going, at least currently, is interest in the different characters' stories. As y'all know, I have a disgusting fondness for Chad and Rukia, but it's certainly expanded to Uryuu since (spoilers for people who haven't seen the series and intend on watching it) I saw him sacrifice his Quincy powers to restore his grandfather's good name, it expanded to include Hanatarou since he was prepared to put himself on the line to hold Byakuya off, and I'm not counting on it leaving people like Kira and Renji out, even if Renji's underdog complex does make me sigh at times. Hell, I don't even count on it leaving out Aizen, and I know the evil that's to come and am still undeterred. I can't help it. He's delicious. Not quite as tasty as Chad, but still, c'mon, man.
Anyway, I get so invested and caught up in the characters that I have to follow everything that's going on, in hopes that they'll all be okay! Knowing that Uryuu would be okay, I still got all fluttery and panicked when he fought Mayuri. Knowing that Chad would be okay, I still got teary-eyed when Shunsui took him down. You know it's bad when you root even for the characters you don't particularly like, such as Inoue (who I don't dislike, but she isn't my favorite) and Momo (again, not my favorite, but I fluctuate between tepid feelings and dislike. Mostly I dislike her because I think she's a tad too loyal to Aizen - even if he is flavorful - and I don't like people who attack Kira).
And I know a lot of people like Gin, but so far, I think the only thing he has going for him is that he was smart enough to see Kira's potential and take Kira as his lieutenant, and I like the way he speaks. Otherwise, I'm not enamored. If I had to pick the most heart-poundingly sexy face of evil in the series, it would just have to be Aizen. Sorry, Gin fans, but that's the way it is.
I feel like I should be giving out character awards or something. Like for "stupidest zanpakutou name" (Suzumushi, a.k.a. Cricket) or "best additions to shihakusho" (Shunsui's horrible haori; I will not count Aizen's geek glasses) or "sexiest female cast member" (I don't care what people say, to me, it is my little bunny girl, Rukia! Although if it were just for looks and not personality, I might have to give Nanao an award, too).
This series just makes me happy. *^^*
It makes me idiotic to say that, and probably to even devote this much time to the damn thing - forty-seven episodes totals up to almost an entire day of my life spent watching it - but I still love it, and I'll keep going till I stop caring about what the characters do and what befalls them. That could be quite a long time.
"Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible."
Also: that my spellcheck wanted me to replace "Shunsui" with "chains" is now my laugh of the day!