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I know we're all hella excited over aged up Marco's hot bod in 'Running With Scissors' (I know I was), but honestly when you step back and look at Marco's situation at the end, the episode takes an almost disturbing tone. Don't get me wrong, I'd love some dorky scenes of Marco attempting to get used to his now tiny body, tripping over his feet and whatnot. But I'd also like to see the angsty stuff hashed out on screen. Give me Marco trying to go through some of his sword katas and getting increasingly frustrated as his form slips constantly and his sword wavers because he doesn't have the muscle memory or strength anymore. He used to basically be a sword master, and now he can barely pick a sword up at swing it. Suddenly all the crazy stunts he got used to doing are out of his reach, and the people around him are cobstantly having to stop him from pushing himself too hard, or patching him up after he goes too hard in a fight. If the show does go down this route instead of ignoring it altogether, I wanna see Marco getting angry as he struggles to fight monsters he once would've taken out in a second. His self-esteem takes a MAJOR hit as he realises all the stuff he can't do anymore; he's just some kid with a few mediocre karate skills, he's not a hero anymore. Then we can see Marco training his body to the limit everyday instead of going to a few karate sessions and just getting by. Since he knows what to do to strengthen his body as he went through it before, everyone can see the difference pretty quickly. Just give me a frustrated Marco who's serious about getting stronger and we get to see the results. Even if we don't get this done in the show, it'd make a hella fine AU; tentatively dubbed sword fighter! Marco au?? I'll probably also make an extra post about the mental/emotional repercussions because this episode has given me way too much to talk about in terms of Marco's character development!