Meta Monday
Welcome to the Madness! As in, it’s summer and I’m (still) mad about it, so I’m coping by making post after post about gay love on ice. I’ve already shared my favorite Victuuri meta, as well as my favorite Zimbits fics, which means it’s about damn time we got to Yuri ‘Free the Nipple’ Plisetsky and Otabek Altin, both individually and as Otayuri.
Plus, though it’s not exclusively Otayuri, please also see the bonus meta I stumbled upon just before posting this because I died laughing. Especially the ending. 😘👌
Yuri!!! On Ice - Otabek/Yuri
Beka is Yura’s Agape by @okwtr, […] My friend linked me to this Otayuri on ice vid on facebook and I got to thinking about how important they are for each other as people and as skaters because they are, and especially in Yura’s case because beka is actually another form of agape in his life.
Beka and WttM by @leojichuchumetti, I’ve seen Yuri meta about WttM, but can we talk about BEKA’S involvement? Because here’s a guy who just a few days before wasn’t even sure Yuri would remember him, much less want anything to do with him. And here he is in his exhibition skate which he picked the music for and possibly helped with or even provided some of the outfit. Beka is probably dying.
Davai! (Or why Otayuri actually wins the world) by @lostadult, […] I’ve been thinking a lot about this comment of Kubo-sensei’s. It’s just the most adorable thing I have read in a while. I am not the biggest Otayuri fan, but only mostly because they’re seriously too young for me at this point. I do like their tandem, however, and I am enjoying the attention they are getting recently with the official photos and everything.
I was waiting for when someone would bring up Milabek by @severeminx, I’ll try to reason from an objective perspective, though I do admit my vision can be tinted by wishful thinking. Here’s what I got: People have been talking about Milabek because of this one comment Kubo made. Something like “There’s Victor and Yuuri, Yakov and Lilia might be getting back together, Mila is showing an interest in Otabek, so please don’t forget about poor Yurio.” If she is mentioning this, there must be a reason. We don’t know what kind of story she has in mind and can only guess.
The other reason Yurio won the Grand Prix Final by @idiotfromindiana, There were a lot of things about Yurio that I hated along the way, but I never hated him. In episode 3 I was legitimately disappointed to see him go, and I think it’s because he wasn’t just full of bluster. His confidence was strangely quiet, and there was clearly a lot of effort behind his determination. That’s far more than I can say for myself. I admired that. He is also filled with a desperation that I find easy to sympathize with, and there’s a good reason for it.
The possibility of Otayuri becoming canon by @severeminx, So in this post-Welcome to the Madness daze and with the information that has been released today, I would like to do some speculation about the character dynamic between Yurio and Otabek and the possible implications for this ship to become canon. I have already written a bit about this in a comment to another post here, but I would like to elaborate.
Puma Tiger Scorpion by @okwtr, So it’s just been revealed that Yuri Plisetsky, Grand Prix champion at age fifteen, named his freaking cat Puma Tiger Scorpion. Now puma and tiger I get, bc they’re badass edgy cats, but why scorpion??
Some WttM thoughts by @aftgonice, I still haven’t calmed down from the madness (lbr I never will) but I’m going to try to put some thoughts together. I’m sorry if this will be a mess but I try.
Why Otabek is the Best by @felicitatem, Wasn’t there a saying that the people who are the most quiet notice the most/have the loudest thoughts? Well in this case, meet Otabek. Otabek is a character genuinely misunderstood by a lot of characters but adored by the fandom.
Yuri is having a miserable night? by @severeminx, Shower thought: So I was thinking about how in the leaked bonus manga Yuri says he is having a miserable night. At first you would think: “What, why? My boy, you just won gold!” Then it dawned on me that Yuri did not look happy at all standing on that podium with a gold medal around his neck.
Yuri Plisetsky’s Emotional Maturity - Meta/Analysis by @otabekismybff, I got a question about whether Yuri Plisetsky would ever catch up emotionally to Yuuri Katsuki. When Yuri turns 18, Yuuri K. will be 26. 8 years is still 8 years, but I personally think Yuri will be able to catch up. There’s evidence throughout the series that Yuri grows up fast.
Yuri’s Welcome to the Madness v. the 90s by @greencephalopod, One of the major themes of Yuri on Ice as a show is the great potential that lies in figure skating as a means of self expression. Yuri’s Welcome to the Madness program is a wonderful example of the theme, serving as a furious and brash contrast to Yuuri and Victor’s more sedate and gracious Stammi Vicino that shows the truly large range of expression possible through figure skating.
Yuri!!! On Ice - All
