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I’m a huge fan of people making mashups with John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, since it’s such a weird challenge to bend most pre-existing melodies around the changes, and never has one make me do as much of a double take as this one. The first time I heard it, I hated it; And yet like two days later it was still in my head. I’ve gone through the stages of grief with the fact that I completely seriously like this
Elena of Avalor Live text reaction: Giant Steps
I enjoy reading other people's posts where they watch episodes of shows and write reactions to things in the episode while they're still watching it. So I decided to make one for this new episode: Giant Steps.
Reaction starts under the cut (Spoilers for the episode since this is a reaction)
She needs a crew
Wait has she gone to Australia
Also I love that fish on the wall
To bad it wouldn't be able to sing most likely
Is that a wanted poster for the bat on the wall?
And it looks like she's selling Esteban’s hat as well
oooooh I think I feel a song coming on
also the letter text is so clear I could probably translate this
if I felt like it
Man, Elena is a fast writer
I really like the accordion in this song but so far it's been pretty casual
I don't know, I guess I was just expecting a big old villain song
What a cute parrot! Naomi should get a parrot
Oh that's a sword for a second I thought it could be a chainsaw
Don't mind him that's just casual Joe, casually showing off his casual sword to his casual friends Casually
Wow there's a lot of lens flares in this song, was it directed by JJ Abrams?
Maybe it's not even a big threat Naomi's coming to warn them about, maybe she's just going to come back to say hi at this point, she seems like she's really missing Elena
This is why she needs a crew, then she wouldn't be lonely
Having a good cry together?! All of the hurt comfort and angst fanfiction possibilities!
Oh look there's the not-Ash little girl
yes the Elena and Naomi feels are strong with this one
Ship does not rhyme with fate! this is the second time a line hasn't rhymed and it bugs me
And she's broke
Maybe she should have asked for some money along with a ship eh?
The Bat Wanted poster Is hilarious
And so starts her career as a bounty hunter
“So how much gold are you giving for his capture?” “heaps of it.” “But how much gold exactly?” “HEAPS. OF. IT.”
Yeah when you just draw bags of money on the poster it's probably a scam
Naomi unrolls the wanted poster, Me: *Gasps out loud* They all look so good!
I wonder if you captured those three along with the bat if they give you an extra gold for that or if they just only give you a reward for the bat
You probably wouldn't get any gold though cuz it's probably a scam
Sudden zoom in on the poster while there's a bell in the background like what
reminds me how they always always seem to do that during dramatic moments in Star Trek
What's in the bag a knife, a phaser, or is she just giving her the bag
Maybe a special knockout powder?
Oh cool it's one of those endless Space Bags
also what a cute red bird
This episodes giving lots of birds
But the Winged being I want to see most is Chatana
Oh look she sells harpoons! What does the store not have?
The necklace, of course she wants the necklace, I was thinking about was oddly noticeable with Naomi wearing two necklaces so of course she's going to have to give one away
Will she give it to her, Probably
Yep now she has the Magic Bag
And she got the take the wanted poster as well?! Wow !
It's not illegal to take down wanted posters?
Boy there is probably some kid out there who has fifty wanted posters just up decorating their room because they are very well drawn
I mean if I lived in that world and knew I couldn't get punished for it I would totally have a few of them up
Ash and Chatana just look so snug in their pictures, when why was Esteban just looks so innocent compared to them
Wait so ash gave Chatana the diadem off screen? okay...
I've been waiting months for this, yes, YES team Ash team Ash team Ash YES!
Now I finally get to see more of Chatana
I will finally get to see what her personality is really like yes
~~ but now I have to eat supper so intermission
Sarah give me spoilers Darn it ~~
Anyway
the bat can shape-shift!? wow I always thought that Esteban’s teleportation powers would take them to Vestrella but I was wrong
Of course they're seen immediately, probably because of Ash’s yelling
Wait if you Caught the Jaquin babies, what would you do with them Esteban?
He seems better at this villain stuff than I thought
Also both Ash and Chatana seem way too confident about this
I'm predicting it will be their Achilles heel
Bold of Mateo to assume that she would be looking for her friend instead of the villains
Probably spied on Naomi before
It seems Mateo's more Curious boy Then I thought he's willing to spy on someone if they're a friend
And she's right there, she probably ran past Armando and everyone else that's why they didn't get it notified of her arrival
Like she always does
Yay clumsy Mateo
And he didn't drop it!
No one expected you back this soon Naomi not even the audience
Lesbians lesbians lesbians
It's great other than the crippling loneliness
Mateo asks the kind of questions that I asked on tumblr ask blogs anonymously
“Ancient at least I thought she was ancient '' if she said that to Chatana’s face which you take it as a compliment or an insult I wonder?
Also continuity!
And of course she's only going to bring Gabe because he is the only guard She Knows by name
Sarcasm aside though I'm glad that these four will get to have another adventure together
They are the Ultimate Adventure team
Well Isabel is always welcome on it
But it is illegal for her to try to fight Esteban
Or Witness Elena seriously killing him
Wait is she going because she wants to be with Elena
Or to get the prize money
Probably both
I sure hope Elena doesn't feel betrayed if Naomi tries to get that prize money I mean she has to make a living somehow
Yes Elena, the team
It is the only team strong enough to defeat the evil team
Oh boy every time Chatana walks she looks like she's on a Runway! She is so poised and confident looking
Also it seems that they have gotten past that cloaking spell
And Esteban gets smacked in the face
They just love you using him for slapstick don't they?
I just love it how bat says casually that they're being watched
And Ash and Chatana flip out like they're about to be caught by the thought police
Okay, Esteban is hilarious
*Ash Eyeroll*
I wonder who has done more eye rolls in the series Ash or Esteban?
And she blocked it again, I guess it wears off over time?
SOME kind of cloaking spell!? it looks like the same one they were using before!
I sure hope Philly wasn't conscious with Chatana all those years
She CAN fly!
And we finally get to see her make a monster and it's so cool!!!
Spiders spiders everywhere!
Flying spider tornado!
Ash and Esteban’s reactions are valid
BABY spider Eagles! that changes everything
Now that means that they're really cute
I would still be distracted by them though
Esteban sass
Ash threats
If they weren't so evil they make a great sitcom team
~~~break to watch final episode of Pride and Prejudice with my family~~
Gabe makes yet another strategy which will be most likely ignored or never brought up again
Points for trying, Captain
Oh good, that’s just webs, thought it was something else for a moment
Down they go, too bad she can't use levaloop with that sceptre and they're going to have a hard Landing
Woo he didn't use levaloop he's learning new spells
Yay team Ash back views! I've been needing these for artistic purposes
Did Phili just spit fire Let me back that up
Wow I think he did
Awww, “Little one”
They must train together a lot, Ash just needs to give Esteban a look and he does what they need
That's the same unlocking spell as before
do the Maruveians only have one kind of lock spell
Also wait did Chatana teach that to Ash at some point?
Because she certainly didn't use that on the gate before to unlock Chatana...
Oh nice unlocking effects
some...BODY ONCE TOLD ME
MAMA <--May I also mention that my theory was right
Wait all of Chatana's creatures are locked up here?
I guess there are the Sunbird jars
True she was captured, (much better excuse than Pink Diamond’s)
And here is Esteban, the king of sucking up
In a way, Kizin Reminds me of Sarah
He Likes the tall funny man
Good recovery Esteban, you didn't make any snide comment that time
And now everyone else sucks up
Except Phili
Chatana smile
Kizin has other friends? AWW, he Just wants to help his friends!
Ash has done nothing other than that spell so far except yell and complain to others
And there goes a bat
We will probably get him later... or maybe we will just leave him
Oh look will team Avalor attack him immediately or will they try and reason with him first
If you needed more guards why didn't you just grab them in the first place
I know Migs and Skyler are Guardians but couldn't you have gotten another Guardian to go and get reinforcements?
Elena never planned ahead for things
Gabe the running LOL
So you're going to just attack him instead of reasoning with him? okay
I think that trip wire might be a little high Naomi
Wait Shouldn't Elena and Mateo wait on the other side of the tripwire so that they can surround Kizim just in case
Naomi tie the tripwire you won't be strong enough to hold it up yourself
Or maybe you will you are pretty strong
Hey look there's the bat
No Naomi, no Naomi no tie the rope Naomi, and then go after him
Tell Elena of your financial troubles don't risk it all
(to quote Ash:) foolish child....
Looks like the bats in the bag
Also why was he attacking ships in the first place, for the LOLs?
More Gabe running
*Sigh* should have tied it...
She hurt him he hurt her
Very good, Gabe protect
See Don't Use Magic on Kizim, use Magic on yourself
Oh yeah use the wizard to unlock the pots
And then an extra
You know it seems like every episode where Elena could do a lot more she gets injured and then another character has to save the day
It happened in the episode with the merman Prince
Naomi just sort of stands there and watches
Okay that scene is funnier in context than it is in the trailer
First aid! Someone actually knows how to do first aid!
Mateo disobeyed a plan and now Naomi disobeyed the plan
When will they learn that disobeying plans always leads to bad things
Sorry Princess I'm broke
And Too Proud to Beg
Okay, this is a complicated situation, on one hand Naomi is a big help in defeating villains on the other, why don't they just get a royal guard who is good with a lasso?
I mean there are definitely some personal emotions running here
But also it might have been better to wait to become a Captain until after the villains had been caught
I just think this might be both their faults
Although running out to the bat and not tying the Rope yeah
Little scared Mateo noise
I thought it was just going to run head-on into a wall
LOL if one man can't do it get the other guy to do it
Gabe with magic well that would be interesting…
Well yeah, he's normally there
Wait he's not going to attack Keatamos is he?
Gabe and Matteo wouldn't allow that
“Hello friends” awww
Uh-oh is right, that many shaking pots is never good
And now they're here to save the day
When you forget you have an injury
Although she Naomi should have felt the arm first to see how the sling should be set
He likes one cousin and dislikes the other
Wait magic wands are handed?
Don't worry that Blaze probably didn't hit the wood that's everywhere around here
How would releasing the bat help, I feel like he'd be on Kizim's side
Couldn't you have just caught him in the bag with the bat still inside
Actually no, the bat would get squished
Well Gabe, you are bringing the burn today
Esteban reacts to waiting for things the same way I do
Esteban knows he's the universe is punching bag
Ash facepalm
Chatana does care
And Phili never will
OOOOh Other allies!??!
It just seems like the Delgados inexplicably know about every different darkforce and possible magic thing there is
She is angsting, Naomi, Which she always does alone
Wow her arm is in a cast
Couldn't they just fix it with magic?
Does no one in this world know a healing spell?
Actually that wouldn't surprise me.
Get a room you two! Oh, you do have a room
now kiss
They love each other
You know you can hire your own ship crew at some point right?
I mean Captains classically command other crew members.
Wait is she coming back to the council
No Naomi don't ruin your life with politics!
Get out while you still can!
Wait, Naomi doesn't know she was replaced
Well it would be easier on Julio if he didn't have two jobs…
Which is the responsible thing to do
She lives to serve
Hugs
Every episode with Chatana so far has had Elena Naomi angst
That's the end of my reaction.
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So here's my Mini review. Overall I liked the episode, sure the big conflicts could have been avoided if people actually talked with each other about their feelings first before the disasters, but that happens so often in TV shows I'm almost used to it. I loved seeing the villain force again (especially Chatana). Hopefully we will see them again soon. I wonder what job Naomi will get now, (Maybe being the minister of ships)?