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Topic	SaveEstelle/LeonhartFour in Different Houses: Tales of X vs. Zero Edition [SELF]
LeonhartFour 09/03/18 11:17:06 PM #460:	The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, part 4 In one of the later books, Nagato explains why this version of her was not able to sync with her memories like she should've been able to, and it's a pretty interesting reason. I like that they don't let you hear who was responsible when Nagato tells Kyon who it was, but you get to see how much it shakes him. I don't blame him though. Seeing Nagato walk out completely changed my perspective on her as a character. It's weird that they almost treat this moment when Nagato bites Kyon to inject him with the protective screen or whatever like a kiss scene with how she lingers and slowly pulls away, along with the slow piano music in the background. I guess it's the closest she'll ever get to kissing Kyon in this world though. Kyon subtly changes the wording of his question from "Will you wait for me?" to "Are you gonna wait for me?" presumably when he realizes what the first one implies, but Nagato promises to do so anyway. In the movie, there's a powerful wind that accompanies Nagato changing everything. In the book, nothing like that happens, but Asahina Big still says she can feel the disruption in space-time, although Kyon says he doesn't notice anything. Man, Kyon's lengthy monologue here (which is partially an argument with himself) is amazing. It might be the peak moment in the entire series, especially accompanied by the two songs, "The Things in the Heart of Yuki Nagato" and "READY." The presentation and atmosphere throughout this whole sequence of events are nothing short of incredible. In particular, I like the images of the alternate versions of the S.O.S. Brigade behind him, and all of them are lifeless ceramic statues except for Nagato. So what this really comes down to (even if Kyon won't readily admit it) is that he's choosing between Haruhi and Nagato. Pulling his sleeve away from her grip is a powerful moment, and then they show what he won't overtly say when he walks over to Haruhi and stands in front of her afterwards. Now he's willing to admit he loves being a part of the S.O.S. Brigade, but he's still not quite ready to admit that a big reason for that is because he loves Haruhi. Perhaps one of the most brilliant things about Disappearance is that they sort of lull you into thinking Kyon's choice was the climax and there's nothing left, and then BAM! Knife to the back out of nowhere. It's a super great moment. I remember initially thinking that it was human Nagato who grabbed the knife out of desperation, but then I saw she wasn't wearing glasses. One of the interesting things here in this scene that you might not pick up on because Kyon can barely hear it is Asahina Big saying, "I'm sorry. I knew this would happen." In other words, she knew Asakura was going to stab Kyon and just let it happen. One of the things the later books do confirm about time travel (at least from the perspective of Asahina's organization) is the concept of "Established events." There are major events that need to happen to keep the timeline flowing in the proper direction. There can be minor alterations that don't really change anything (as evidenced by the fact that all the time loops in Endless Eight didn't play out exactly the same way), but an established event is something that, from the future's perspective, absolutely needs to happen, so they work to make sure it does. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:908067218] in SaveEstell... [t:76855710]...</cite> <quote>The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, part 4 In one of the later books, Nagato explains why this version of her was not able to sync with her memories like she should've been able to, and it's a pretty interesting reason. I like that they don't let you hear who was responsible when Nagato tells Kyon who it was, but you get to see how much it shakes him. I don't blame him though. Seeing Nagato walk out completely changed my perspective on her as a character. It's weird that they almost treat this moment when Nagato bites Kyon to inject him with the protective screen or whatever like a kiss scene with how she lingers and slowly pulls away, along with the slow piano music in the background. I guess it's the closest she'll ever get to kissing Kyon in this world though. Kyon subtly changes the wording of his question from "Will you wait for me?" to "Are you gonna wait for me?" presumably when he realizes what the first one implies, but Nagato promises to do so anyway. In the movie, there's a powerful wind that accompanies Nagato changing everything. In the book, nothing like that happens, but Asahina Big still says she can feel the disruption in space-time, although Kyon says he doesn't notice anything. Man, Kyon's lengthy monologue here (which is partially an argument with himself) is amazing. It might be the peak moment in the entire series, especially accompanied by the two songs, "The Things in the Heart of Yuki Nagato" and "READY." The presentation and atmosphere throughout this whole sequence of events are nothing short of incredible. In particular, I like the images of the alternate versions of the S.O.S. Brigade behind him, and all of them are lifeless ceramic statues except for Nagato. So what this really comes down to (even if Kyon won't readily admit it) is that he's choosing between Haruhi and Nagato. Pulling his sleeve away from her grip is a powerful moment, and then they show what he won't overtly say when he walks over to Haruhi and stands in front of her afterwards. Now he's willing to admit he loves being a part of the S.O.S. Brigade, but he's still not quite ready to admit that a big reason for that is because he loves Haruhi. Perhaps one of the most brilliant things about Disappearance is that they sort of lull you into thinking Kyon's choice was the climax and there's nothing left, and then BAM! Knife to the back out of nowhere. It's a super great moment. I remember initially thinking that it was human Nagato who grabbed the knife out of desperation, but then I saw she wasn't wearing glasses. One of the interesting things here in this scene that you might not pick up on because Kyon can barely hear it is Asahina Big saying, "I'm sorry. I knew this would happen." In other words, she knew Asakura was going to stab Kyon and just let it happen. One of the things the later books do confirm about time travel (at least from the perspective of Asahina's organization) is the concept of "Established events." There are major events that need to happen to keep the timeline flowing in the proper direction. There can be minor alterations that don't really change anything (as evidenced by the fact that all the time loops in Endless Eight didn't play out exactly the same way), but an established event is something that, from the future's perspective, absolutely needs to happen, so they work to make sure it does. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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