Princess Tutu, ep. 23-26

[oyceter]

I probably shouldn't have watched the final few episodes with my mom around, given that she attempts to talk over the TV all the time and then complain when I don't listen.

Argh. Normally I would be happy bouncy squeeful about this, except I am stuck pondering parental issues instead.

And I unwisely returned the DVD, so I can't rewatch in a better mood.

But despite that, I squeed mightily when I watched, particularly Tutu in the gearworld and Uzura. I love Uzura! She's so cute! I also snicker at the fact that the pen is actually mightier than the sword in this world, and that Fakir explicitly trades in his sword for a pen.

The entire thing with Uzura turning the gears of the story backward rocked like a rocking thing, especially with the look at Rue's backstory, how she named herself (I feel like that should be a very powerful thing in a story on metanarrative), how her father attempted to write the story of her life while she's been attempting to write a different story. And Fakir, reaching out and calling for Ahiru! I love so much that he called "Ahiru" and not "Tutu;" he knows she's a duck all along, unlike Mytho.

And Rue! I took a really long time to like Rue, which is odd because she is so my character type, but.. I dunno. Ahiru is just too cute and sweet and brave. But the moments when she realizes that she can't win, but that she loves her prince anyway and will sacrifice herself for him were great. Also, it was a nice rewriting of Swan Lake -- I always used to feel bad for Odile, manipulated by her father and everything.

It's nice that the series is going somewhere not that expected for the romance. I mean, it was telegraphed ever since ep. 13ish, but given the beginning and given how Ahiru first becomes Princess Tutu, it was a nice change! And it was nice having that change and still have Ahiru and Fakir want desperately to help out Mytho.

And then! Tutu! Tutu removes the final heart shard and becomes a duck again! Waaah! I loved how Fakir diving into the lake to rescue Ahiru once again echoed Swan Lake, I loved Ahiru dancing on no matter what, I loved Fakir worrying so much about her on the sidelines.

I also like that for once, the female character is out there sacrificing her life and doing things, while the male character is left behind, safe at home, unable to do much except provide emotional support. It's a nice change of pace.

But mostly I am squeeful and incoherent because I love Ahiru so much! She is the little duck who could! She actually goes in and changes the story!

And now that I have my sound card driver installed again, I can go rewatch the vid of niftiness.

Comments

[telophase.livejournal.com]

And now you can read all the squeeing and AUUUGGHH!!ing in the comments (http://telophase.livejournal.com/649143.html) when I finsihed watching it. XD

[oyceter]

EEEEE!!

I usually like to say that I am not a rabid shipper, except in this case, I am totally a rabid shipper because Ahiru/Fakir OTP 4evah!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

YES! The touching, romantic story of a boy and his duck.

[fmanalyst.livejournal.com]

But how did you feel about the last shot? Or what Drosselmeyer said in his last scene?

[oyceter]

Screwy. I really need to rewatch this, because I don't even remember what they were -- I was that annoyed at my mom and fuming the entire time.

But I really loved Drosselmeyer and Uzura hiking off to find another story. But my favorite favorite part was Drosselmeyer wondering if he was just a character in a story too.

And Ahiru and Fakir by the lake rocks.

[fmanalyst.livejournal.com]

That was what I meant -- Ahiru and Fakir by the lake and Drosselmeyer wondering if he was a character too.

But actually, you need to own your own copy so you can squee whenever you need a squee.

[oyceter]

I do! I'm especially mad because sometimes I forgot to check out the DVD extras, and the ones for Tutu are actually informative and cool!

[larryhammer]

The thing I love the most -- not that there aren't like five of those -- is how it's impossible to tell, in the end, whether Ahiru is Fakir's Muse or Fakir is Ahiru's Muse. Being able to tell your writer what to write, being about to write the story through your character -- they're the same operation.

Janni is totally Fakir/Ahiru 4 EVAH. I'm more like Fakir/Ahiru 4 eons.

---L.

[oyceter]

It's weird how I never thought of Ahiru as Fakir's muse, though... she is! And vice versa. It is quite nifty.

[larryhammer]

She totally is. Until she told him to "Shut up and write" (to paraphrase Philip Syndey) he was blocked. She's his inspiration. He's her scriptwriter/choreographer.

---L.

[octopedingenue]

"Kill your darlings, but respect your characters, or they'll go behind your back with your hot grandson and take the story away from you."

[loligo.livejournal.com]

I also snicker at the fact that the pen is actually mightier than the sword in this world, and that Fakir explicitly trades in his sword for a pen.

And I love that the German word for pen, "feder", also means feather. The feather is mightier than the sword in this story, too, but whose feather? (Well, Ahiru's, of course, but I wasn't sure of that until the very end. I was so worried it was going to go tragic on me.)

[oyceter]

You finished! I didn't even realize you were watching until you asked that question about Edel and the bear-lady.

I didn't realize that "feder" meant feather as well; that is so awesome. And I love the ending so much, even though it hurts, because... she dances even as a duck!