Annotated 19-8
Not sure we’d gotten confirmation before this that Gravedust shares the wood elves’ conviction that, friend or foe, everyone deserves to be laid to rest with respect. It’s gonna be a busy night for him.
Kudos to John (actually, I could start every one of these annotations with “kudos to John”) for panel 3, which puts four narratively important, wildly disparate elements into a single composition and makes it look easy: Rachel and E-Merl as foreground silhouettes, Gravedust departing, Fr’Nj and Scipio and the elk passing, and the dead. All of this matters, because Rachel’s point is that while the dead surround them and even their friendships aren’t always reliable, there is beauty in even this moment if you know where to look.
Last panel’s description, from the script: “Rachel begins to hesitate and blush slightly as the spiritually starved E-Merl reaches out to put a hand on her face, and NO, YOU IDIOT, E-MERL, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO KISS HER, STOP NOW, YOU MORON, BEFORE YOU RUIN EVERYTHING”
oooooh, pbf
Reminds me of Deadpool: “Francis”
Thank you T! Kudos to you too!
what ARE “kudos” anyway?
Kudos is a Greek word for praise. So here T is saying praise John!
This is correct, but I didn’t want to ruin the fun too quick.
Kudos is a Klingon. Or maybe a Rigellian. >_>
Kudos are a snack bar akin to granola ones… I think?
I’m not just imagining that, right? They were a thing once?
… Google is telling me they still exist and are a Mars company product. Yeah, I have no interest in eating that, thanks.
Reminds me of Watchmen
I think Gravedust’s views on the equanimity of death were confirmed back in chapter 3 when he negotiated with pirate ghosts.
“My duty is to help souls earn their final resting place. Some can earn it through counsel or task. Others must earn it by delivering justice.”
“It…you…too.”