Not sure how we got from "trying to murder each other through a ballroom dance" to "literal married couple" but okay

Maybe this time, they’ll talk about their problems like adults. Oh who am I kidding! They’ll sing about their problems!

“Till death do us part” takes on a whole new meaning when you’re immortal

I honestly really like how this puts a nicer bow on Missi's situation. In the beginning, she was shown to be nothing more than a victim, but then we see how vengeful she actually is and that she's really capable of some serious hatred. She literally brings Duke back to life just to torment him, and then even after showing terror over the wand's influence over her, she goes back to it and embraces its power because of her hatred for Duke. She literally abandons her entire life and the people who care about her for revenge. It honestly makes you wonder what kind of life she had before this, because that amount of hate just isn't normal. I imagine it's been brewing under the surface for a LONG time, and it's thanks to Duke that it's all just come exploding out. It might've been better that she is where she is now, because imagine what kind of harm she'd bring to other people once that anger bubbles over. We know she's still herself and the wand has no control over her because of all the books, the cat magazines etc, but now she's just able to be bratty and snarky, and gets violent with Duke because she knows he can take it. THIS is Missy's true self, and she knows it's not going to be accepted by normal society. So, she lets go of the idea of revenge over Duke and insteads finds comfort in that he's also an outcast and isn't accepted by normal society.

The irony: Missy broke into Duke house, thinking it's abandoned, just to read "Twilight" and in the end she ended up like this.

Everyone before the premier: *LET ME IN, LET ME INNNNNNN!*

Went to a Voltaire show last night. He talked about the great work you've done. He said that even though his songs were released years before your videos, looking at how popular your videos are compared to his, he feels like in some ways you're more successful than him, and he's super happy for you. He wanted to sing Stuck With You, but he didn't have anybody to sing Amanda Palmer's part. So he sang The Night, since you're the main reason that song has shot up in popularity in recent years.

i like to think they actually just have a grave out back that they sit in when they're feeling moody

So they've finally realized that while they're both broken, messed up, and cursed, they aren't alone in it, and the fact that they aren't alone in it all makes them feel better. That's a nice end for the season. Them just agreeing to exist together because they're both fucked up in their own ways

Last episode: Trying to kill eachother This episode: Romantic cuddling 6ft under How tf did they get here???

The part that kills me every time is when Missi breaks out the flamethrower... Beautifully done, and I can't help rewatching this series over and over again.

So, after the new episode, I decided to re-watch the series, and I think I got something a lot of people seem to be missing. Like most, I felt like there was something missing from the hate to love going on between episode 6 and 7, but I don't think they necessarily love each other, or their "vows" are literal vows to be together at this point. Everything going on in this series is a lot more symbolic/subtle, and that's kind of the limitations you have when you're trying to do this format of storytelling. Still think Daria's nailing it, though. After resurrection, Missi had the choice to go home, but she didn't. Instead she chose the power of the cane, partly I think fueled by her hate for Duke, and partly because of the sheer power the cane allows her. Despite it consuming her mind and making her go crazy, which seems to have only truly manifested itself when she's all alone in the silence, she's not willing to let go of that power. Then the showdown happens, where it seems they more or less just want to one up and toy with the other. Then Duke tries to poison her, she refuses the drink by literally kicking the tray from his hands, and they start actually fighting. In the end, they end up in a tie, both wounded and stunned by how far their feud had gone, as well as a little guilty. Because it ended in a tie, and emotions have understandably simmered down, Duke is allowed back in the house, but Missi still won't leave, because she refuses to let go of that cane. Missi's "vow", her "I do" is to that cane and how she doesn't want to let go of it's power. For whatever reason we don't know yet, she'd rather be a Vampire via the cane, and continue to stake claim on the house, than go home. Duke's "vow"/"I do" is a little more nuanced. It was technically his fault Missi is still there, and he was also the one who proposed the showdown and threw the first hit. It's technically (though not completely; Missi has a lot of the fault too) his fault they're in this mess. So, they stay in the house together, continue to fight and bicker while also trying to live together, or at least co-exist, and things stay like that for a while. In the end, though, they're both lonely. At the end of the episode 7, it's not so much them having fallen in love I don't think (though it may be going in that direction), but more realizing that they're in the same boat now (more or less), and at the very least, they have each other. And after seeing Duke's backstory in season 2, I think we're all starting to realize they may have more in common than we realized, each living out a fantasy.

Duke: I guess you could say that you’re “out of sight.” Missi: At least I still have two working thumbs.

The ending: wholesome The entire fan base who was under the impression that these two characters hated each other: ಠ_ಠ

Now I’m just remembering that part from „the night“ when he goes „make the girl in black your bride“ 😱 and I realize I missed a major part of the plot the entire time…

I knew they'd get together. Missi was reading twilight, Duke kind of mocks that. They both get pissy and petty, but they also make a point to dress up for the fight and are fairly respectful and kind of flirtatious in a way in showdown.. Only for them to end up together

At first I was confused about the nature of their relationship, but then I realized it's just an example of a sprouting kismesitude - two rivals who can't live without each other

"You poked my eye, I wear a patch, I should have given you one to match" "Did you forget, you got me back, you cut my thumb off with an axe" Wow you really planned ahead here didn't you?

This would make a great “first dance” song at a wedding. Just imagine all the guests hearing these lyrics as the groom and bride danced lol

0:37 the animation of Missy here... Wow. The way she growls, her dramatic head throw. Dude

Fangtastic!!!!!!

So, a recap to get my own thoughts down: Missi is a 17 year old high school graduate, who apparently decides to go to a spooky old mansion to set the mood for the spooky book she's reading - Twilight. Ironically, this particular abandoned mansion belongs to a real-life vampire, called Duke, who decides to take the chance to screw with her for his own amusement. I guess being an ancient Vampire leads a guy to strange hobbies. After realizing she's unable to escape, and assuming (probably correctly) that Duke has intentions of a, ahem, _romantic_ nature, easily seduces him and proceeds to kill him via opening the windows to the sunlight outside. Incidentally she ends up holding his staff, which can be assumed to be an artifact of great power, and this turns her into a vampire herself. Duke goes to Hell, where he's treated as royalty and has an infernally good time. Now, there's a bit of a gap - Missi decides by the next full video to bring him back, but we don't really know why. All we have to go on is the scrapped animatic, which only really shows that in the time after Duke's death Missi has become obsessed with resurrecting him. Possibly she thinks he got off too easy, or maybe feels drawn to his presence due to the influence of his staff. In any case she succeeds, and in an ironic echo of how he treated her upon her arrival to the mansion proceeds to brutalize him and toss him out of his own house. Duke is a bit miffed about this and skulks around outside, peers through the windows, and occasionally throws tantrums. It's possible that the old Vampire rule - that one can't enter another's home without invitation - applies here, and since Missi has supplanted him as the mansion's owner he's stuck outside. He's smacked in the face with an idea to challenge Missi to a "showdown." While he's considering this, Missi is having an extremely bad time coping with the dark power of Duke's staff, and after very nearly losing her mind rejects it and makes to leave. Unfortunately for her, she catches sight of Duke still faffing about outside before she can make it out the door, and the animosity she still feels towards him leads her to fully embrace the staff's power. Duke makes up his mind and leaves a note inviting Missi to the showdown. Still feeling a bit under the weather, Duke goes looking for some strange in the cemetery, as you do, and ends up banging a zombie hooker. This gives him a zombie STD which he doesn't seem overly concerned about. He also happens across Missi's sister, Vanessa, who's looking for her; he seduces her and tries to get, ahem, _romantic_ ,but his condition causes an embarrassing version of erectile dysfunction - the dysfunction being that when he gets erect his cock falls off. Taking this in stride, it's revealed his family's tomb is in this same cemetery and this is where he plans to host his showdown. Missi arrives sometime after, and the two have an aggressive, somewhat sexually charged, dance competition. During a break Duke pours them some wine, poisoning Missi's glass. Missi, either sensing his deception or (as I prefer to believe) deciding to be an asshole, kicks the wine away and the two come to blows, crippling them both. There's another gap here that leads to the two of them cohabiting the mansion and again, we don't really know why. The speed draws put into the series' playlist show them first being apparently unwilling to continue the fight, and then somewhat (this is a very strong somewhat) getting along. We can assume in the time after the showdown they've left off on seriously attempting to kill one another and taken some sort of vow to share the mansion, and a bit more tenuously posit that this arrangement led to a romantic relationship, as the final video shows them sharing the same room and indeed bed. Despite their disagreements, petty acts of revenge (did Missi really bang Cerberus? Holy shit), and occasional homicide attempts, the relationship has reached a sort of equilibrium; when all is said and done they're both satisfied being with each other. Some additional observations: Dancing in the series seems to be symbolic of control or power. When Duke has power over Missi in the first video, he controls the dance; when she decides to trick him she uses her own dance moves. In Resurrection, Missi is dancing while the dumbstruck Duke is completely at her mercy. In Showdown, they both dance, showing their struggle to control/dominate each other. Finally, in this video, neither dance, showing they've accepted a mutual existence. The key Duke wears around his neck, which unlocks his ancestral tomb, has been passed down to him by his father, as seen in a portrait in Resurrection. His dad had the trademark white skin and was most likely a vampire as well, but his mother was apparently human. It would seem vampires in the Duke's lineage have a history of this sort of thing. We can also infer from this that vampires can probably breed. After embracing the staff's power in The Silent, Missi is apparently a vampire permanently (she doesn't turn back to a human when she loses it briefly) which probably has something to do with her willingness to be around the Duke and refusal to return to her old life. Birds of a feather flock together, after all. Daria has been planning this final video since at least Zombie Prostitute, with Duke seducing Missi's sister there. The inside of Duke's ancestral tomb is enormous and has a fully stocked liquor cabinet. Nice. I seriously can't believe Missi summoned the monsters of Hell and banged them just to piss off Duke. That's hardcore, girl.

I think this is my favorite one of Missi's appearances. Something about the frazzled and angry look combined with the one-eye/side fringe/patch is just very cute, and all the animations are highly expressive.

1:55, THAT EYE ROLL

Missi: chops Duke's finger off Duke: takes out Missi's eye Missi: "so...what do we do now?" Duke: "get married?" Missi: "yeah sure"

"You poked my eye" "You cut my thumb" TFW when you mutilate your characters just so some song lyrics will fit. Fantastic work as always.

Its Like "I Hate You, But I Love You" Type Of Relashionship.

The constant switching between loving and straight up wanting each other makes this so enjoyable to watch

Voltaire waking up: why tf is everybody searching for "Stuck with you" out of nowhere?

When he screams at her for stabbing his mother she has a face like: "oh, yeah, that"

they seem like they hate each other but love each other at the same time

These two are the textbook definition of “the inherent eroticism of trying to murder each other”

Whoever wrote that solid theory about why “Stuck with you” would be the next song, deserves a medallion 🤩

i find it funny how this series went from "girl gets chased by a vampire for trying to read twilight in his manor" too "a sitcom about two vampires who hate each other yet still tolerate each other enough to live to together"

0:43 “Get yo fat ass outta bed.” 😂😂😂

"Took the dog and all his friends from hell to bed!?". Well, all righty then, indignity heaped on top of indignity, give the vampire a break, okay!?

Okay, this is my interpretation of what happened: After the "Showdown", they realized they are evenly matched (Duke has been alive for ages as far as we know, but Missi has completely embraced the power of the cane), and neither of them was in shape to kick the other out of the mansion. Cue them finding themselves in a weird situation, sharing the house (and hating it). When they get better, they resume the routine of fighting. It becomes sort of their new "normal" (I don't doubt they tried to get rid of each other for good, I mean, just look at them! But it doesn't end too different than it did in Showdown). So, yeah, they are literally stuck with each other. Now, I don't think they are in love by this point... I think they are just tired of fighting and, hey, it seems to be pointless anyway (Missi managed to kick Duke out of the house once, but she caught him off guard. In Showdown, it was another story) and, as weird as this sounds, there is some comfort in not being alone (sort like in Interview with a Vampire. Louis admits at one point in the novel he and Lestat hated to stay alone, which was one of the reasons they didn't leave each other even when it was clear they didn't exactly get along). It's more like Missi and Duke realized they're both messed up and agreeing that at least they aren't alone in it. (And I'll take it as one step toward them being together because I SHIIIIIP).

"sorry for chopping off your thumb" "yeah, sorry for slashing your eye" *now they're in love

Neat detail missi doesn't stop sleeping in a bed until she reconciles with duke thus accepting her vampire part and running along with it in raised by bats we see she no longer wears a nightgown and starts sleeping in the same coffin as duke fully clothed while duke stops sleeping in a deadmans embrace like hes being buried and starts sleeping in a more normal position

I can't believe how closely the lyrics matched. This must have been planned since the very beginning. Amazing.

Top ten toxic marriages, but there's a twist...?

"You drowned my kittens one by one, you looked like you were having fun" Geeze, toxic. "You stabbed my mother, in the chest!" WAIT WHAT

2:02 just that little trust and unity turned into hate and distain for one another

3:40 Ok I just now noticed that Duke tries to prop himself up with his right hand but slips since he's missing his thumb. Dariah with your small details again

I love how ''showdown'' foreshadowed witch Voltaire song would be next with the very specific wounds both gets in the battle named in the song here

I fully believe that Dariah just wanted to do this song so much that she made everything else just so the lyrics would be 100% accurate

Now THIS was a season finale- can't believe how far this series has come- these characters have really grown on me and I can't wait to see where season 2 takes them ^^

ころし愛最高、この作品を作ってくれて、完結まで持ってってくれて感謝……

sees "Season Finale" Is sad sees "Season 2" Is hyPED-

Daria Cohen: See ya in season 2. Me: Another 10 painful years waiting for every chapter.

I love how the story just started with a girl still in school wanting to read in a quiet place then it ends with them acting like a married couple

Everyone: *angry that Missi and Duke should have killed each other in that fight* Me:they’d probably have wonderful children 🙂

Me sees, “see you in season 2” and “to be continued” Also me, “alright guys can’t wait for this next season to be fully completed in another 5 years, who’s ready?”

Duke: "... How do you see to your left?" Missi: *"... I turn..."*

1:16 Me: Aww. She brought him a gift. I wonder what it is? My brain: The tip

Vampire marriage - when divorce is no longer an option.

Summary: Make no mistake this is a toxic relationship, but it's inescapable for either party so efforts are being made.

Aw, now isn't that the cutest, toxic most disfunctional couple you've ever seen? Brings a tear to my eye.

They are perfect for each other at the end

Y'know their's is a relationship so dysfunctional it actually somehow loops around to be weirdly heartwarming

All those attempts on each other’s life and they’re closer than ever. It’s like if Tom and Jerry were angsty vampires.

Quoting Joel from Rooster Teeth “Fight, fight, fight.” “Kiss, kiss, kiss.” Damn thanks for all the likes

As long as animators like these are around, I think entertainment is going to be OKay.

And think you just made the showdown injuries thinking on fit with this song😂

Finally, a video I can really sink my teeth into lol

It is cute that he likes her sis and maybe deeper inside he like Missie. 😁 he didn’t kill her, and she didn’t kill him!

Been following the series ever since "Resurrection" came out. Watched the first 3 episodes, loved them and been checking ever since for new ones. you've made such a cool project with these. Glad to see the 1st season wrap up after all these years.

I imagine missi explaining to her relatives how she came to be in this weird position 😂 everyone is gonna think it’s some twilight romance when actually they tried to kill each other countless of times but just couldn’t cause they didn’t want to feel lonely Edit : I just love the animation when they’re sitting up in their coffin. I don’t know why but this little « anticipation » pleases my eyes

The single best way to find out Voltaire and Amanda Palmer collaborated

they might manage to get along for a few centuries :) a really fun dynamic old vampire and new vampire who quickly got those high fantasy shoes and danced as well as the dancer of centuries

Love Voltaires music, and i love this series. Sadly wasn't keeping an eye out for this release but better late then sorry as it were. It's a fantastic video. The attention to detail is great, the missing eye and thumb from the previous video that fit this song is beautiful. You had a vision and it came out amazingly well.

I'm more confused how they transitioned from absolutely hating eachothers guts to begrudgingly living together

Theory: The story told here is a progressive slide from absolutely despising each other to mildly regretfully hating each other to eventually just being glad they both have someone to live spend their immortality with Edit: did- did they dig that pit, put two color coded caskets in there, and mutually agree they weren't moving from those caskets until they worked through their shit?

I love that the bandage for his thumb is visible for the whole video😆

I never really understood if they got married, but I know that it was from here that they started to get along well and I love seeing that.

_"Still a better love story than Twilight."_

Start of Season: A girl innocently breaks into Vampire's manor to read a book End of Season: She's now fucking that vampire

This makes My heart happy

Missi: I'm stuck with you Duke: You know you can just give me back my cane and go back to your life before, right? Missi: Duke: Missi: Eh, more fun to chase you with a blowtorch.

"you took to bed my favorite dog and all my friends" Then she showed the creatures mentioned in the video were duke was in hell. Such attention to detail.

no idea why I’m only now getting your animations recommended to me but I love them

It is nice to see Duke has been keeping up with his mates from the Underworld.

Their relationship is almost like the one between tom and jerry they act as they hate each other but in reality they both know they love one another

Man when you think of the Psychology, Missi and Duke has been fighting with eachother so much that they've kind of grown attached to eachother. If one side did win, what would they do really? Missi embraced the Staff's power purley for her hatred for Duke, so if he was gone she had no more reason to stay like that and she might not even be able to be human again, so in a twisted way she would lose herself. And Duke has probably had multiple chances of taking his Staff back, but didn't and i think it's maybe because he had realized that up until Missi showed up he has been kind of lonley as the line he sang "I'm just glad i'm not alone" . Sure he has probably been with a lot of people, but not really anyone that 'knows him' sort of, and since the two has faught and found so many small things to hate about the other they know eachother quite well. And with all that, they feel like they can't live without the other anymore, in a very twisted way they make eachother whole. Obviously it's far from a healthy relationship, it's definatly not a relationship that should be idealized, but it's a relationship that works for them.

I have been waiting for this for so long, It makes sense ngl It was an amazing ride thank you!!! Daria!

just remembered that this series exist i was started watching when theres only 3 chapters

It’s interesting that they can’t regenerate their wounds. Normally that’s a pretty standard feature of Vampires. Unless they need to feed to do that... which as far as we’ve seen, neither of them have done that.

I'm screaming "season 2" We've been fed so well already and yet more will come. B l e s s.

That sad-sweet moment at second minute...❤

They hate each other but the end then they love for Suite and where a patch hurts

Beginning of season 1: Dancing with fights falling soon after. End of season 1: Love.

“you took my eye I wear a patch” “you got me back, you chopped my thumb off with an axe” I see you had the showdown AND the finale planned out WELL in advance

The disjunction of the Duke's and Missi's relationship aside, can we talk about the fact that Missi's sister tracked down Duke to sleep with him after he 'left the tip' in her. The mind beguiling powers of vampies is something else.

2:07 holy shit!😨

2:42 - 3:02 Missi and Duke: *trying to kill each other* The pianist and the violinist: It’s a perfect moment for a soft melody!

I'm thinking maybe they're pretending to be on good terms for their own plans. Duke, to get close enough to get the staff back, and Missi to kill him, because it's just a stale mate when fighting each other.

Best couples let’s gooooooooooo

this is a better ending i waited soooo long for this i think you were working on the song😁

Huge mansion, tons of rooms, assuming some have beds, share a room.

Me before: Haha I get how you could ship them but let's be realistic they hate each o- Me now: ... *O h.*