When I was 6 or 7, I met one of my best childhood friends, let’s call her V. V and I continued to be attached to the other’s hip until I was like 12. Then, we entered ESO, and things changed. We developed different interests. We got other friend groups, and hung out a lot less.
I had another best friend who we’re gonna call N. We met when we were like 5, right after she’d moved here from her country, Colombia. We were pretty close and attached to the hip, too. But when we were 12, she had to move back to Colombia. At first, after she left, we chatted every day, but as months passed, we talked less and less.
Okay, V and I became pretty different people as teens. We didn’t talk the same way we used to. But we still talked, and liked each other, and loved each other. We still talk. Even now that she lives in a different city due to college, we still chat and ask each other how the other is doing. She tells me how stressed she is about med school, I tell her a bit about my other friends and how I’m struggling with finishing high school (I’m two years behind) and she encourages me. We gossip about our old classmates. During the holidays, when she’s here, we hang out. Damn, I turned 20 not long along and like a week after my birthday, when she was here during spring break, we met up and we celebrated it at this pizzeria we loved going when we were younger. And we caught up, and had a fucking blast.
N moved back to Spain two years ago, although to the other side of the country, again, due to college. We don’t talk as much, but we’re still in contact and care about each other. She was the first person I told I was questioning my sexuality when I was 14, and she supported me. When her brother passed away when we were 16, I was there for her. She still asks me for boy advice like when we were 12 (because she says that even if I’m a lesbian I’m still better with this stuff than her). We gossip about our old classmates as well. She still has some family living here in my town, so she comes here every sixth months or so, and the first thing she does when she knows the exact date is tell me, and we agree to meet up and catch up.
Whenever I meet with her or V, I see how much things has changed between us but still feels the same when we’re together. Which is why I found the Amphibia epilogue so relatable.
I understand why some people would be upset that Sasha, Anne and Marcy were different and drifted apart during all those years. But honestly? That’s life. They grew up and like Anne said, things change, and that’s okay. They’re still close enough to know what the others are doing, and to decide to come and surprise Anne for her 23rd birthday. And look at the way Marcy and Sasha interacted, with the same closeness, as if they’d never been apart. Or how Anne literally teared up when she saw them. And that picture at the end of the credits–
Being friends with someone doesn’t mean you have to talk to the other every day, and see them all the time. It means you’re there for the other when it matters, and realizing that while things may change between you, the bond you have is still the same. And to me, that is much more meaningful that if they’d still been the same for those ten years.
I know it’s upsetting to hear that the trio kinda separated after Marcy moved and as they got through high school, especially after the events of the show, but it’s told to us that even though the girls aren’t as close as they once were, they’re still close.
They’re close enough to still get together for Anne’s birthday at age 23.
They may not talk or see each other every day but that’s okay.
Some friendships work like that.
You don’t always have to talk to someone all the time to still be best friends with them.
The calamity trio will always be together. Just in their own ways.
“You-You saved me. You’re not a beast at all. You’re a hero. An Ugly, Ugly, Ugly hero.”
“I’m not about to let my first real friend get eaten. We’re in this together.”
“Yes. Spranne is back, and better than before.”
“Thanks for believing in me Sprig.”
“Can you miss someone you never actually knew?!”
“He’s my best friend, in this world or any other world.”
“Anne. You’re my best friend because I love being with you. Not because you know what day I was born. And this birthday isn’t top three because of the crazy stuff we did. It’s top three because we got to spend it together.”
“You won Anne. You did it you won.” “No Sprig. We did it.”
“Goodbye Anne. I’ll-I’ll never forget you.”“And I won’t forget you either Sprig. Which means that we’ll never be apart. Not really. Nothing will ever change how much you mean to me. Not time or space or being worlds apart.”
“This energetic fella is a Pink South-American Tree Frog. I named him Sprig. After a dear dear friend of mine.”
The Hardest Thing and Getter Robo Armageddon connection
There is something that Matt Braly did watched Getter Robo series. First, the Core’s “aliens” look exactly like the Invader’s behaviour and their places is the Moon. Secondly, the final battle would be somehow similar the Getter Teams battling these aggressive aliens.
I mean, we knew for a long time that he’s seen it.
ngl personally i am okay with the ending because i knew matt braly at one point said it would be bittersweet?? and this is honestly way better than what i thought would happen lol. not only that but it’s just fantastic like it rounds out all of the messages in the show and it shows the realities of growing up and growing apart without it being super depressing, like the girls still meeting up for anne’s birthdays despite not hanging out much anymore. god man idk it just hit me so hard and i loved it but if u dont like it that’s okay too. that’s what fan theories are for i guess lol.
just watched the amphibia finale and i can’t stop crying. once i finish uni next week nothing is stopping me from dedicating all of my time to drawing fan art
