To be perfectly honest with you, this thing was supposed to be out weeks ago. But I had an incredibly busy August, what with first taking a five day impromptu holiday in Italy to visit
aya_katsera and when I got back I was buried under work, 9 out of 10 days straight. So after that I've just been recovering and gearing my brain for crack. Two nights ago I watched this episode with subs, finally, and I felt physically ill at it so I had to finish this.
56k is pwned, again. 60+ screens. All previous LTC entries can be found through
ltc_archive.
Don't ask me why there's a red button here. Red buttons are meant to be pushed. That's just how it is.
There's always time for a fangirl moment!
After this pointless battle, our heroes are still stuck somewhere in the middle of nowhere, with the plot device stuck somewhere else, equally in the middle of nowhere.
Do I even have to tell you what kind of nightmare Syaoran is having? XD
The Cool and Detached Chick is acting suspiciously.
I bet you didn't see THIS coming!
Yes I am probably being incredibly inconsistent with the understanding level Syaoran has for the relationship between mommy and daddy but it's good fun, yo?
ANYWAY... We do a small timewarp to morning. Short Bus is back on the road, boredom is striking and there's your general morning shows on the telly.
Something about this news alerts The Stalkers!
Yuzuriha, ever the observant one, notices a striking likeness between The Female Stalker and the missing Het Parade Idol!
Ahaha! About time!
I'd rather ride the Train to Nowhere.
The extra long train blocking the road to the plot device, we are forced to resort to other measures.
Maybe they want the Het Parade Idol's autograph? But why do they shoot, then...?
Lifetime supply of internet cookies to the person that catches this reference. (Hint: It's not Star Wars!)
EDIT:
shinigami31 has won the internet cookiez! Yay!
BEE-TRAIN didn't read that memo, obviously.
Cut the long story short, the plot device is finally caught and another flashback is revealed!
Seriously, I have never been this glad for the end of an episode being near.
After long winded good-byes, this episode is finally... OWARI~!
PREVIEW:
If you're curious why exactly we are jumping to episode 43...
Here's proofs. Picture expertly photoshopped by featured LTC guest artist,
mela.
And by the way, we ain't kidding about the manga thing. If you've only seen the anime, you're missing out on a lot.
PLEASE READ THE MANGA!Support CLAMP by buying the originals if you like the scanlations!