[ SECRET POST #3714 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3714 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[this was labeled "1984 musical, David Bowie" for some reason]


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[From Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Time's Arrow", parts 1 and 2]


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[Michael Jackson, "Scream"]


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[Misha Collins]


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[Nisio Isin]


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[Yuri on Ice]


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08.
[Caitlyn Jenner]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I agree, Yurio has a lot of growing up to do personality-wise still. If I were to guess, I feel the show set up for him to get an injury somehow - doing quads before he was old enough, constantly pushing himself way too hard when his stamina is not very good, etc. There's no point in the narrative having him win gold again, after all, so I think an injury is within the realm of possibility.

I haven't checked any of the official artwork lately! I'll check it out, thanks!

[iggy]

Kubo has said she doesn't particularly like injuring characters (though she had considered it), but--- yeah I kind of agree that something like this would be a good narrative for him. I don't want to say he needs 'humbling' because it seems kind of mean to say about a kid, but he does need a storyline that I think tells him to slow down a bit?? It's not particularly good for him, and I think it's harmful in the long run.

It might not be an injury; it could just be him adjusting to his body changing, which was hinted at in the first season, but it should be something, I think, as his character arc in the inevitable season two.

And with Victor and Yuuri both competing, it would make sense to have one of the main three sort of 'out of competition', just as Victor wasn't competing in season one (albeit for a very different reason).

But agreed with the above comment that the show will absolutely not focus on Yurio more than Yuuri and Victor. First off, they've outright said he doesn't work well as a protagonist for the kind of story they want to tell, and secondly... yeah the popularity thing.

[(Anonymous)]

That's interesting, I haven't been keeping with the Kubo/creators interviews and official comments and such. I do admit I think Yurio needs to be "humbled" just a bit. While I think how he pushes himself and his mad dash for success is really interesting to watch, he's also a little asshole over the vast majority of the season, and he's only 15 so theoretically has plenty of time to remain competitive. Not trying to say I dislike Yurio's character, because I don't, I just think the storyline would be more interesting if we see his fall, or at least some other major setback or limitation to his talent.

One of my favorite scenes though is early on in the show, I think it's when Yuri and Yurio are training to compete at the Hasetsu ice castle and there's this really lovely but powerful montage with Yuri saying he doesn't know how much longer his body will hold out, and figure skaters are only competitive for a short period. Then you see their feet covered in bruises, and it's like, oh shit. That's why I think it'd be interesting to injure a character (preferably Yurio, who I think is the best set up for that storyline, or else an older character who pushes themselves beyond their physical limits... possibly Victor?)

I am glad that they don't intend to focus solely on Yurio though. He's interesting, but not more interesting than Yuri. Plus, Yuri is easy to like. It'd be hard to follow Yurio around because his personality is really bratty, which is acceptable for side characters but irredeemable for protagonists.