New reaction GIF just dropped
Jan. 12th, 2026 08:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
g_uavaI've been thinking a lot about various parts of Exceedraft that are interesting, insightful and a little infuriating. The last part is because it's largely a typical episodic '90s toku show which, according to the standards of the cultural period, might not prioritize maintaining consistency in characterisation and backstory across episodes. It's highly questionable how intentional certain choices are for character development, or if various intriguing details are more or less the happy accidents produced by a team of creative professionals running on their honed artistic instincts within the constraints of a tight budget and schedule. I get this sense from spotting both patterns across self-contained episodes and instances of deviation from these patterns, yet finding little that might explain both occurrences of consistency and inconsistency in the show.
What's also 'infuriating' in a sense is my impression of being the only one to pick up on unusual details. The implication is that these details appear normal to others, which gets me to question my perception of what's 'unusual' and 'normal', which introduces an element of doubt while I try to set down my own take on things.
Using Powerpoint, I created the following GIF to sum up my reaction while chewing on details and trying to piece together my theories. The file's full size is pretty small, so I created a smaller version of the reaction GIF to also use it as an icon!
What's also 'infuriating' in a sense is my impression of being the only one to pick up on unusual details. The implication is that these details appear normal to others, which gets me to question my perception of what's 'unusual' and 'normal', which introduces an element of doubt while I try to set down my own take on things.
Using Powerpoint, I created the following GIF to sum up my reaction while chewing on details and trying to piece together my theories. The file's full size is pretty small, so I created a smaller version of the reaction GIF to also use it as an icon!
