Tuesday, July 29, 2014

When JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE Gets Really Gross...

I suppose it was only inevitable. Between Kakyoin’s cherry “luh-luh-luh-luh-luh”
tick and Polnareff’s peak-a-boo with the piggy, we were going to see Araki’s
odd… interests colliding sooner or
later in this arc.

Speaking from experience, I can tell you that the squatters you
run into throughout Asia really are that nasty to deal with. The show doesn’t
go into great detail about how they work (thankfully),
but when you’re at one of these things, you literally have to squat over the
bowel and keep your balance as you take care of business (and hopefully avoid falling
over, or getting any mess on yourself).
Reaching for toilet paper is more difficult,
of course. It’s usually out of reach, if it’s there at all. Actually, as I
recall, you’re sometimes expected to use the squatter like a bidet, too, and wipe
yourself with the toilet water.

So, needless to say, I have some very vivid memories of seeing
some absolutely filthy squatters. And when Enyaba forces Polnareff to lick one
clean, it’s an especially pointed piece of horror for me.

== TEASER ==

Ahem…

Anyway, it’s interesting that Jojo #3 is the one to save the
day this time (and not just because Star
Platinum inhalation of Justice is a rather inspired solution
). When you
step back from it, he hasn’t really been the focus of this arc. The first and
second arcsshined almost entirely
on Jojo #1 and #2. Adding these other Stardust Crusaders, and giving them commiserate
screen time, has really made this more of a team book than what the title would
suggest. Indeed, Jojo #3 has mostly been downplayed.

Part of that has to do with the character, I guess. Jojo #2
had a tendency to talk too much, while Jojo #3 is so
anti-social that he doesn’t even seem to especially like talking. Hell, most of the time, it’s like he’s hanging
back and letting the other Stardust Crusaders lead the way, and he’ll only
intervene to fish them out of trouble.

Of course, given the fate Polnareff suffers here, that might
actually be the shrewder strategy…

Watch "Justice Part 2" and decide for yourself, then read my
comments on the previous episode
.

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