Re: V7 BKA/BDA Voting: July 2020
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:28 am
haldo. it is i the locomotive
BDA: Deamon for the death of Arizona Butler
This thread right here is just a masterclass in writing tbh and bravo to Deamon and Toben for it. It's very tightly written. What's on the page is what is needed to understand plot, to provide maximum emotional impact. I feel it's kinda easy to screw up these deaths that go for forgiveness and peaceful endings suddenly, it's pretty easy for it to go all schmaltzy, but it really, really works in Arizona's case. There's a lot of payoff here, like, this is the culmination of a tangled web of arcs consisting of Beryl, Darlene, Michael, Jonah, and Arizona, but despite all that subtext going on, the thread is simple. It's beautiful in its simplicity. Arizona chooses to forgive Darlene, much as Jonah would have, and her last act is to pass on more memories of Jonah to Darlene, who she hopes will keep Jonah's memory alive. They bond over the one connection they have, and regret that they did not get to spend more time together. It's sweet in a very bitter manner, but it's the closest to a happy ending I think we'll see. It's a beautiful thread. I really really wanted to send a vote Darlene's way, because she is amazing in this thread, but in terms of kill motivations and characterization and stuff, there's one other scene I prefer.
BKA: Ace Ortega for killing Connor Lorenzen
This thread is Also a masterclass in writing. My vote here is going to Ace, but I want to harp on about both Ace and Connor because Connor was also a very close contender for BDA for me. I love the progression here. There's a sort of reversal of dynamics that plays out throughout the threads that is sold amazingly on both ends. On Ace's end, you see him slowly, painfully push himself towards killing his mentor, his best friend, his quarterback. The motifs that Ace's prose is so fond of using are used to amazing effect here. 'This ain't a team sport' will probably be the line emblazoned on the site banner if Ace ever wins BDA. On Connor's end, I love the horror that sets in as he realizes that this will be the one situation he'll never be able to talk his way out of, and I love seeing how he copes with that realization, how he sort of reframes his past experience on the island as a coping mechanism. It is an amazing character study for the both of them, and a defining turning point for Ace. Bravo.
BDA: Deamon for the death of Arizona Butler
This thread right here is just a masterclass in writing tbh and bravo to Deamon and Toben for it. It's very tightly written. What's on the page is what is needed to understand plot, to provide maximum emotional impact. I feel it's kinda easy to screw up these deaths that go for forgiveness and peaceful endings suddenly, it's pretty easy for it to go all schmaltzy, but it really, really works in Arizona's case. There's a lot of payoff here, like, this is the culmination of a tangled web of arcs consisting of Beryl, Darlene, Michael, Jonah, and Arizona, but despite all that subtext going on, the thread is simple. It's beautiful in its simplicity. Arizona chooses to forgive Darlene, much as Jonah would have, and her last act is to pass on more memories of Jonah to Darlene, who she hopes will keep Jonah's memory alive. They bond over the one connection they have, and regret that they did not get to spend more time together. It's sweet in a very bitter manner, but it's the closest to a happy ending I think we'll see. It's a beautiful thread. I really really wanted to send a vote Darlene's way, because she is amazing in this thread, but in terms of kill motivations and characterization and stuff, there's one other scene I prefer.
BKA: Ace Ortega for killing Connor Lorenzen
This thread is Also a masterclass in writing. My vote here is going to Ace, but I want to harp on about both Ace and Connor because Connor was also a very close contender for BDA for me. I love the progression here. There's a sort of reversal of dynamics that plays out throughout the threads that is sold amazingly on both ends. On Ace's end, you see him slowly, painfully push himself towards killing his mentor, his best friend, his quarterback. The motifs that Ace's prose is so fond of using are used to amazing effect here. 'This ain't a team sport' will probably be the line emblazoned on the site banner if Ace ever wins BDA. On Connor's end, I love the horror that sets in as he realizes that this will be the one situation he'll never be able to talk his way out of, and I love seeing how he copes with that realization, how he sort of reframes his past experience on the island as a coping mechanism. It is an amazing character study for the both of them, and a defining turning point for Ace. Bravo.