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Fairly said.

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She-Hulk SMASH Fourth Wall! Smash to BITS! The finale is probably the funniest episode of the whole season. It's very funny. I won't go into too much detail, but it definitely subverts all the expectations we were kicking around here in a way that I really enjoy. The magnificent anti-incel piss-tak...

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The latest Rings of Power episode was interesting and moved the needle forward in fascinating ways, especially on The Stranger's story with the Harfoots. (And who are those eldritch Sauron-followers chasing him? They're cool as hell and really frightening.) It might have felt like "filler"...

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batgirl1969 wrote: ↑
1 year ago
Hoping for an akward Jen/Titania Lesbian encounter....I can't be the only one!!

I don't feel like it's on the cards? But you're not wrong.

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You guys might be right about the support group, but dammit, I'm just hoping they were sincere. I really like the idea of the "bad" guy trying to do good. I guess I really want redemption for everyone. It would really be nice if they were, I'd like it, too. The whole group interlude felt ...

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Fun Daredevil cameo in the latest ep, a very funny premise on the whole (I love the Leap Frog's retarded catch-phrase), and a surprisingly interesting set-up for the finale with the incel faction finally getting She-Hulk to lose control. I'm curious to see what they do with the finale, now. Even if ...

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Tolkien was really exceptional at writing action and setting in particular, but he was also one of those writers where it's actually really hard to cut out parts of the writing, dialogue or even poetry and "ditties," without affecting the whole. Jackson came as close to doing that capably ...

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I'm with @Dogfish on this one. Udun was an amazing episode whatever way you slice it. That final scene was literally breathtaking. The whole episode was action-packed and riveting. Watching the Numenoreans wreck shop only to be suddenly confronted by the scale of what is actually going on in Middle ...

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The whole fucking thread is politics. The only difference with sneakly's post is that it mentions actual real-world politics instead of the bullshit conspiracy theories that otherwise get a free pass here.

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I thought the second Deadpool was pretty rad. I'm fully game for this. After "Logan," a comedic turn for Jackman's Wolverine might be just what the doctor ordered. Not much to say beyond that for now, except that I love Ryan Reynolds' faux-"inspirational" video where one of the s...

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The last couple of episodes seemed relatively disposable... except that with the most recent one, I get the sense that they really are building to something. I don't mind a "show about nothing" where we have fun with the insecurities of being She-Hulk, but the seeds they've sown so far are...

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Yeah just... I mean... What jobs do they think the Elves care about? They've had one elf in like two decades and she's OBVIOUSLY highborn and already expressed that she's like... a professional soldier.... do they think her real scheme is to pick up carpentry in Numenor square? I mean we're all gui...

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Four episodes in and I'm consistently either at an 'above average' level of enjoyment to occasional bouts of full on absorbed in the show. It's GOOD. It's not like the BEST EVER television... but it's not mediocre either. It's GOOD, and more importantly it's getting BETTER with each episode. I was ...

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The new episodes are very funny. She-Hulk deals with a charlatan misusing magic from Kamar-Taj (a nice guest appearance by Wong, who picks up an odd-couple bestie in the process) and fights off an attempt to steal her name for use in a dodgy beauty products brand by Titania. It's all still light-hea...

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She's done just fine. I'd like to see more happen with the character just period.

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On reflection and a rewatch, I'll up my rating a bit. I'll give it a 6/10, and I'll continue to give it a shot. Points do have to be accorded for the incredible production value, per Femina and Dogfish , and I think Damselbinder has a point: the Harfoots are too much fun to be mad about their showin...

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Damselbinder wrote: ↑
1 year ago
Ignore the detractors. Instead, listen to me, The One Detractor.

movie bad

I have to admit I'm curious as to why you think so.

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I wouldn't outright skip it on account of the detractors. The critical reaction is a bit mixed, but there's enough positive feedback about it (and in venues that aren't vulnerable to review-bombing) to make it worth a shot, at least for a stream at home when it comes to Disney Plus.

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Yeah but there's a real problem with racist fantasy fans who can believe a dragon but who become enraged at the sight of a black person with a sword. Best to ignore them. Mob review scores are literally worthless and should never have been encouraged. Best add a woman in armor to that observation. ...

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As for the harfoots... is that non-canon? I could have sworn Tolkein said exactly that the Hobbits began as nomads before finding the Shire after centuries of wandering. There is also something to be said for the fact that the 'Hobbits' add a needed element - a culture that isn't as posturing and g...

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So I finally watched this and it was good fun. Exuberant, funny, sweet with a touch of pathos, lots of great action, an amusing little relationship subplot involving Thor's weapons that I didn't see coming, a decently memorable villain as Thor movies go (for some reason the Thor movies haven't excel...

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As for the harfoots... is that non-canon? I could have sworn Tolkein said exactly that the Hobbits began as nomads before finding the Shire after centuries of wandering. There is also something to be said for the fact that the 'Hobbits' add a needed element - a culture that isn't as posturing and g...

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Well... it's a "meh" for me. I haven't been wild about extensions to the New Line LOTR brand since The Hobbit , and this series isn't an improvement. At least the Hobbit movies still had the core story from Tolkien to adapt, they just made the ill-fated decision to bury it in a bunch of st...

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It's interesting that She-Hulk has always been social commentary, and the incel outrage against women in media is an issue that needs to be commented on, and She-Hulk is exactly the sort of vehicle that will provoke further incel outrage. Yeah, I mean: how were they not going to factor it in, reall...

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That is amusing - but entitled douchebro or otherwise, if they'd had sex my understanding is that that's legally rape; if you get someone to have sex with you specifically by assuming a false identity? Sex wasn't part of it, or wasn't specified as such: the relationship mainly seems to have taken p...

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That guy's point about the "we can't write a trial" thing, if it's a genuine quotation, is actually a genuine problem - like actually a pretty catastrophic problem with the writers. They're being selective with the legal content, and it's definitely Cartoon Courtroom stuff. It's not reall...

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Gotta say, I'm enjoying the show. A bit short on action, but it's a good bit of light comedy fun. It's also a pretty masterful exercise in simultaneously trolling and exploiting the Whiny Incel Demographic (the way Episode 3 directly integrates them into the story is very funny).

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Big Doja Cat fan, for sure. Hot, nerdy rap queens FTW.

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I think I'm with Natalie Shure on this one: https://newrepublic.com/article/166501/ ... depp-trial

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FYI, you're on my Ignore list, and I'm simply leaving you there from this point on. These interactions are just not fucking worth it.

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Yes they WOULD have an issue because they ALREADY KNOW IT No. People who already know a thing do not bitch about it, and do not bitch about seeing it represented. I guarantee you that you have bitched ZERO times about seeing a White, straight male in a command position in a show. That is what peopl...

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Your ideology, by your own admission, is an abysmal failure I didn't tell you anything about what "my ideology" is. I guarantee you, you do not know. I just told you that people who genuinely have no issue with representation would not now be bitching about it. I stand by that. Nothing yo...

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I removed this topic from the recent posts so you guys don't piss off any other forum members by going off topic. Fair enough. I'd be perfectly happy to see my own posts wiped if you were minded to actually enforce the "no politics" rule, so long as that also applied to others. But hey, n...

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NOTHING in that review talks about conservatives trying to ban abortion Except as they attempt to do so at the state level, which multiple states are attempting to do and against which Roe vs. Wade was the backstop, as you're trying very falsely to pretend we do not all know perfectly well. (The &q...

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The conservative Xtians are now trying to illegalize reproductive freedom in any form and are trying to force people to reimplant ectopic pregnancies, which is not a doable thing, and are trying their level best to keep anyone who might oppose them from voting. No they are not. Simple factual state...

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Yes they would react JUST LIKE us old liberals reacted in the 70s and 80s when the conservative xtians kept putting God messages into everything. The conservative Xtians are now trying to illegalize reproductive freedom in any form and are trying to force people to reimplant ectopic pregnancies, wh...

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You're heavily cherry-picking, but I'm not gonna argue with you about what your taste should be. Your taste is your taste. I do think the cherry-picking you had to indulge there ought to tell you something. Working out the whys and wherefores is up to you. I didn't "cherry-pick". Google d...

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yes actually it was. If it was, nobody would react to casting decisions, characters, or story beats with yakking about "wokeness." It would not occur to them. Not even thinking about bitching for those reasons alone is what having actually dealt with those issues looks like. Very obviousl...

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I'm just pointing out what's there. So what you're saying is that you're fine with 10% of the show's script and screen time being taken up by various pep talks and affirmations given to Uhura (and I bet it's a bit *more* than five minutes, all told). I haven't precisely timed it, but my bet is unde...

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35 years? TNG was "woke" before that was even a term, there was a whole lot of whingeing about its "liberal" and "commie" leanings from Day One. 56 years? TOS was pretty sexist if we're being real, but it did a lot of pioneering work in representation that pissed certa...

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At any rate, SNW has delivered solidly through two episodes. It's visibly a spinoff of DSC and it's certainly going to upset habitual bitchers about "wokeness," but that's just native to what Trek of this era is about, so I don't pay much attention to that at this point. People will be he...

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almost the entire second episode is an exercise in self-affirmation (the writers use the pre-Current Year term, "pep talk") for the character of Cadet Uhura. Since you compare her to Wesley Crusher, be it noted that the first time he saves the Enterprise in TNG -- not the mission, the act...

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I'm not nearly as mad at NuTrek as some others here, but the premiere episode of SNW is good. More shoehorning-in of Familiar Names than I'd like -- for my money, you have everything you need with Pike, Spock, and Number One -- but that's a minor gripe. Everyone does good work and the story feels a ...

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Pretty impressive. Did a good job of showing off Batman's detective powers without making him omniscient. Lots of interesting nods back to prior films, and The Riddler was amazing. A nice nod to Ledger's Joker but a distinct character that made his own impression.

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If you could go into the way back machine and resurrect some old TV or movie villains and give them new life, who would [you] like to see? Captain America had a savate-based villain named Batroc the Leaper who was cool and fun, as savate always is. The big dog has to be Bizarro , the anti-Superman,...

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DrDominator9 wrote: ↑
2 years ago
Also, things have calmed down for now.

Okay...

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Didn’t know being skeptical about Hollywood machinations was ridiculous, but Damsel likes to instigate and criticize others frequently so no surprise here. As for reputation being damaged, how is standing up for his wife going to damage his career? And do you really think a comedian like Chris Rock...

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I am going to address what has happened in this thread in ANOTHER thread that I will create. In the meantime please do continue the conversation about The Boys. Anything offtopic, even as a response, will be deleted. I hope it isn't off-topic to request a link to the separate thread? I can't find it.

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Basically, the remaining instigator is Shevek. And he's an instigator because he knows the board will side with him and protect him. Because he knows you lack the simple guts to sanction or ban him. I have to assume that's because he has some kind of personal relationship with the board's owner, so ...

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Like, the time to intervene against "politics" in the above exchange was obviously when "textbook 'progressive' hairstyle" came up. (The fuck does that even mean?) But the point where you decided to scold someone was the response and not the initiation , and to scold them specifi...

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