Finished Falcon/Winter Soldier this evening. It's hands-down my favorite of the three MCU TV series.
I am in episode two so far, and I both love the series, and am extremely frustrated with the people in it.
As of episode 2, Falcon and Bucky have done exactly nothing but be actively rude to a guy who is honestly trying.
And I know enough about U.S. Agent to know this isn't going to go well, and that he's probably not a good guy: the problem is that I know that, but they have been nothing but rude to a guy who they absolutely don't know and who has treated them about as well as anyone can in the circumstance (). And, yeah, they've done so because they feel he's being rude to another man... who he's made clear he's not trying to be rude to.
S/B: "I don't like you because you're not Steve Rogers and I don't know you."
W: "I'm not trying to be Steve Rogers."
S/B: "Good."
W: "Right. So can we work together?"
S/B: "You jerk."
It's an extremely clique-ish response that undermines their ability to hold a moral high ground, and also undermines any moral high ground they might be taking later.
"I don't like this guy because I don't like this guy." doesn't actually validate your feelings if he turns out bad, later - that's just happenstance.
Now, to be fair, that's common in fandoms, and it's an extremely human response. "They changed it, now it sucks." is a kneejerk reaction that I've had many times myself - and sometimes it turns out to be true! I'm just frustrated that they're effectively hamstringing themselves by actively opposing the guy.
And, again, I strongly suspect that Walker is going to turn out to be just, the worst, but at the same time that later badness doesn't justify their current hostility.
That said holy crap Isaiah! What! I do not know where they're going with his story, and I really want to.
And I love the dynamic with Sam and Bucky. They're great.
I'm unsure if the show is valid in making Sam feel guilty for not taking up the mantle or not. I know that I, personally, wanted him to be Cap, but as a person, his decision is reasonable - it's a heavy burden, and I don't know if he should really be shamed into taking it as the show title and the show itself feels like it's doing.
I've also heard Sharon Carter's here, and we haven't seen her since, what, CA:atWS? So that's interesting that she's such a cap-centric figure. I wonder when she's coming in. I know she was mentioned, briefly, by Sam, but I thought based on what little I'd heard she was going to be bigger than that.
EDIT: Also, I like Sam's backup guy. He's pretty great, and I hope he doesn't do a bad.
EDIT: Clothes on!
I think that's a fair criticism, TL. I recall similar feelings but I'd have to rewatch to be sure.
Of course, it also means they're humans with flaws as well.
Absolutely!
Flawed but still good protagonists is something that Marvel tends to do quite well. My only real problem is that it's feeling like the show is trying to give the leads the moral high ground in a particular situation while not allowing them to have that moral high ground.
EDIT: In particular, it's weird because it feels like we're just supposed to trust Sam's intuition and read on the situation*, despite the fact that evidence seems to point to the contrary. I want him to be more validated in the story, but it doesn't seem to allow him that, and instead demands he makes these intellectual/moral guesses and is just correct. Like, give him hints, clues, tells, something from his perspective that let's us, the audience, follow why he could possibly "intuit" something that happens to be correct, later.
And I think there's definitely a fair discussion to be had between Duty and Freedom for Sam's choices - it's just a bit of dissonance that this is the track they're choosing to go with, which, when paired with a few of the comments and character choices is a little... off-putting.
But! I still love both Sam and Bucky. Their chemistry is solid, and the therapist is great, and there are many good feelings as well as those frustrations mentioned.
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There's also a good explanation later in the series, from Bucky.
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There's also a good explanation later in the series, from Bucky.
I'm looking forward to it.
I love WandaVision more than I thought I would (though a couple parts of the ending felt a tad odd), so I'm more than willing to bypass any apparent inconsistencies. I grip 'cause faaaaaaaaaaaaaaanerdrage. It's what I do sometimes.
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LM gets cookies for that Anus of Cerberus because that is just a hilarious way to phrase it.
it sounds ridiculous.
It sounds awful.
But(t) it also sounds like a really cool mcguffin a party might be hired to find.
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Finished Falcon/Winter Soldier this evening. It's hands-down my favorite of the three MCU TV series.
I am in episode two so far, and I both love the series, and am extremely frustrated with the people in it.
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As I said in another thread, the series did my boys US Agent and Battlestar REAL DIRTY.
My god, take a read of the current US Agent Mini series. Battlestar fighting the Saint stole the entire freaking mini series from US Agent. I also loved US Agent in Sam Wilson Captain America. Do I like the guy? No. We are quite far apart politically, and I don't care for his violent approach to problem solving. But I do not doubt he has America's best interest at heart even so.
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There's also a good explanation later in the series, from Bucky.I'm looking forward to it.
I think it gets brought up in episode 3 quite well.
As I said in another thread, the series did my boys US Agent and Battlestar REAL DIRTY.
I will agree with that.
Hey, it's
Sharon!
Gotta love that back-and-forth:
SF: "I can help you-"
SC: "You bargaining over my life?"
SF: "No. Look, fine, I'll do it for free."
SC: "I don't trust charity."
SF: "So... I bargain over your life..."
SC: "... fine."
XD
Good stuff!
Finished Falcon/Winter Soldier this evening. It's hands-down my favorite of the three MCU TV series.
I am in episode two so far, and I both love the series, and am extremely frustrated with the people in it.
** spoiler omitted **...
As I said in another thread, the series did my boys US Agent and Battlestar REAL DIRTY.
My god, take a read of the current US Agent Mini series. Battlestar fighting the Saint stole the entire freaking mini series from US Agent. I also loved US Agent in Sam Wilson Captain America. Do I like the guy? No. We are quite far apart politically, and I don't care for his violent approach to problem solving. But I do not doubt he has America's best interest at heart even so.
I actually really like Battlestar, so far.
Even while Wilson shows cracks, Battlestar has been pretty good.
(Still just on episode three, though, so avoiding that TOZ spoiler fir now.)
Also, I know - am absolutely certain - that it won't, but I kind of want Sam and Buck to get the serum. Just... I just want that. Is it necessary? No. And so it won't happen. But still!
Super powers are cool, okay??
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FYIF!!!
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In a rather bizarre turn of events, I have a potential job for anyone who:
1) Lives in an urban or metropolitan settlement in the USA
2) Cooks/eats pies, or is open to the idea of doing so.
I am not making this up, odd though it is.
* Pays $100
* Involves making a diary of what you've had for dinner over three days (25th-27th)
* And taking part in an hour and three quarter online focus group shortly afterwards
If that's of interest to you Pie Fiends, or if you want more info, drop us a PM.
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Today was a surreal work experience.
In conversation with section manager, mentioned the suppressed urge to commit violence upon store manager Wednesday due to unquestionably shady crap store manager was pulling. The shocked look on section manager's face only intensified when the kindly old Muslim grandmother looked at us both and said "I, too, was considering this thing."
Section manager tried to keep professional Manager-face, but could see in his eyes that he definitely felt our frustration.
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In a rather bizarre turn of events, I have a potential job for anyone who:
1) Lives in an urban or metropolitan settlement in the USA
2) Cooks/eats pies, or is open to the idea of doing so.I am not making this up, odd though it is.
** spoiler omitted **
If that's of interest to you Pie Fiends, or if you want more info, drop us a PM.
Even in the spoiler there is no further mention of pies.
Which is good, because you don't want me involved in any way, shape, or form in pie-making.
As for dinners:
October 25: It's fish night, so almost guaranteed teriyaki salmon with asparagus and mushrooms over rice. Pretty much the kids' Monday night staple.
October 26: It's game night, so we'll be doing takeout. Most likely either Troy Greek Cuisine or Al's Big Burger because they're coming up in the rotation.
October 27: Heck if I know. But it won't be pie. :-P
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I make pies but I don't do diaries or focus groups. At least not for anything less than a grand.
So.
What does anyone think about the new Mario movie?
Casting or anything else.
Richardson and Black need to swap roles.
Richardson absolutely kills the deep growling voice like Bowser, and you can't convince me that Black doesn't make Magikoopa noises in the mirror at home for fun.
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LM gets cookies for that Anus of Cerberus because that is just a hilarious way to phrase it.
it sounds ridiculous.
It sounds awful.
But(t) it also sounds like a really cool mcguffin a party might be hired to find.
Sadly, when I googled "air vents smell like sulphur", what I kept getting was "sewer gas". Which is worrisome. But it doesn't smell like sewer. It smells like sulphur.
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My favorite bits from TFatWS:
* Seeing the Dora Milaje hand Walker a gorgeous a**-whuppin'. I backed up and watched it again. Twice.
* The Isaiah Bradley bit at the end. Knew it was coming (they telegraphed it pretty loudly), cried anyway.
* Sam being Sam.
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Is this a Dora the Explorer crossover with Lord of the Rings type of situation?
Otherwise I don't quite follow. Although to be honest, if it was, I still wouldn't be able to follow it.
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So.
What does anyone think about the new Mario movie?
Casting or anything else.
** spoiler omitted **
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Speaking of appalling...
...GothBard now has 6 years with a major video game studio, has been promoted to senior designer, and is managing her own team.
A headhunter just contacted her wanting her to work on "Noovies" -- the video games movie theaters offer to let you play on your phone while you're waiting for the movie to start.
So... I guess they're just aiming high?
I liked Lara Croft Guy's take: "Hey, maybe if they actually GOT a real game designer those games would be fun!"
Aim high, little Noovie company. Aim high.
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Well, second attempt to play the Kingmaker AP has failed. The GM's dad is showing signs of dementia or Alzheimer's, so he has to stop gaming to try and figure things out with that.
My deepest sympathies. My dad had serious dementia at the end.
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My grandfather suffered from dementia the last couple years of his life. I, too, can sympathize with that struggle somewhat. All the best to your GM friend and his father, and everyone concerned.
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Gets on a boat called San Judas. Surely this will be a safe trip without any sort of betrayal!
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Gets on a boat called San Judas. Surely this will be a safe trip without any sort of betrayal!
Have you picked male or female Dani?
When I finally get to play it in unforeseeable future, I'll probably pick female, I don't dig shaven heads (at least on men).
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Have the explosions and general mayhem already started?
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Gets on a boat called San Judas. Surely this will be a safe trip without any sort of betrayal!Have you picked male or female Dani?
When I finally get to play it in unforeseeable future, I'll probably pick female, I don't dig shaven heads (at least on men).
I went with female as all the reviewers went with male.
I started playing and I realized I needed a new controller so off I went to Target.
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Gets on a boat called San Judas. Surely this will be a safe trip without any sort of betrayal!Have you picked male or female Dani?
When I finally get to play it in unforeseeable future, I'll probably pick female, I don't dig shaven heads (at least on men).
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Gets on a boat called San Judas. Surely this will be a safe trip without any sort of betrayal!Have you picked male or female Dani?
When I finally get to play it in unforeseeable future, I'll probably pick female, I don't dig shaven heads (at least on men).
I meant partially shaven heads, like here (part of early FC 6 cinematic) , not Patrick Steward's fully shaven head.
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I have finished Metro Exodus. The last level was rather mediocre comparing to the rest of the game, gameplay-wise, though the final cinematics and the choice of music was fine.
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I got a new controller, played through the first couple of missions, met my first animal friend, Guapo the Alligator, who is my new spirit animal.
Learned how to modify and just acquired a parachute. Up next, murdering a whole bunch of people at this fort or something.
I definitely prefer the setting to 5.
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The key question - does it have a quick safe ending, like Far Cry 4 and 5? (and supposedly 3 as well, though I never went that route)
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It is Homecoming. My life is hell.
ROOM PARTY!
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Sadly, when I googled "air vents smell like sulphur", what I kept getting was "sewer gas". Which is worrisome. But it doesn't smell like sewer. It smells like sulphur.LM gets cookies for that Anus of Cerberus because that is just a hilarious way to phrase it.
it sounds ridiculous.
It sounds awful.
But(t) it also sounds like a really cool mcguffin a party might be hired to find.
Search engines are influenced by people using them. I doubt a lot of people would know sulphur so maybe you get better results googeling 'air vents smell like rotten eggs'?
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It is Homecoming. My life is hell.I only have a vague idea of what it means but I know its a school thing so I feel for you. Hotel full with noisy and entitled families?
Even worse, Unsupervised teenagers having room parties.
That place is going to be trashed this morning!
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Search engines are influenced by people using them. I doubt a lot of people would know sulphur so maybe you get better results googeling 'air vents smell like rotten eggs'?Sadly, when I googled "air vents smell like sulphur", what I kept getting was "sewer gas". Which is worrisome. But it doesn't smell like sewer. It smells like sulphur.LM gets cookies for that Anus of Cerberus because that is just a hilarious way to phrase it.
it sounds ridiculous.
It sounds awful.
But(t) it also sounds like a really cool mcguffin a party might be hired to find.
Good idea. Now most of the hits are "natural gas leak", which wouldn't surprise me.
Gee, which is worse? Sewer gas or natural gas?
That could explain Miz Daisy's chronic migraines.
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No teenagers, no parties. Just a ton of drunks being a+#*!~%s.It is Homecoming. My life is hell.I only have a vague idea of what it means but I know its a school thing so I feel for you. Hotel full with noisy and entitled families?Even worse, Unsupervised teenagers having room parties.
That place is going to be trashed this morning!
Wow, that's a special hell. I'm sorry.
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Aaaaaand... we add "The Big Chill" to movies NobodysHome doesn't get.
And yep. That's it.
The characters are interesting, and, having lived through the scenario myself (except in my mid-20s rather than my mid-30s), it's very real to life. And the performances are excellent.
But... why?
Why would I be interested in watching this?
Maybe I'm just wired differently. I don't slow down to look at collisions on the side of the road. I don't eavesdrop on strangers' conversations trying to hear something juicy. I'm just not that interested in other people's lives.
So watching other people live their lives for two hours was utterly boring.
Nothing was particularly surprising. Nothing was particularly moving. It was simply... life.
But both Shiro and Hi think it's an amazing movie. Hi was sitting there quoting it line-by-line for entire segments. I guess it just resonates with some people, and it didn't with me.
Overall, very much like "The Big Lebowski", I recognized a lot of the lines that have become endemic to our culture, but I didn't see a particular point in the original movie itself.
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It's kind of sad when a company tries to do something nice for you, but they don't know you so they do something stupid.
I've been leery of AirBnB ever since it came along ("Gee, an unregulated rental market. What could possibly go wrong?"), and the stories of hidden cameras, house parties with homicides, wrong addresses, and the like have convinced me that I never need to use AirBnB for any reason.
So of course GothBard's company sent us a $50 AirBnB gift card as an appreciation gift.
I can probably sell it to one of my neighbors, and it's the thought that counts, but it's a lot like giving me a gift card to the Facebook game store (if there is such a thing): It's politically charged right now, so maybe you should just be giving out generic gift cards instead of service-specific ones. They cost the same, and they're more likely to be used.
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It's kind of sad when a company tries to do something nice for you, but they don't know you so they do something stupid.
I've been leery of AirBnB ever since it came along ("Gee, an unregulated rental market. What could possibly go wrong?"), and the stories of hidden cameras, house parties with homicides, wrong addresses, and the like have convinced me that I never need to use AirBnB for any reason.
So of course GothBard's company sent us a $50 AirBnB gift card as an appreciation gift.
I can probably sell it to one of my neighbors, and it's the thought that counts, but it's a lot like giving me a gift card to the Facebook game store (if there is such a thing): It's politically charged right now, so maybe you should just be giving out generic gift cards instead of service-specific ones. They cost the same, and they're more likely to be used.
Give it to a family member! They'll think you're being nice and you get to unload your hell card. And then you get to hear about it during the holidays.
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I really like Far Cry 6 so far, there's not the constant barrage of batshit action you get in Far Cry 5 but there is still a phenomenal amount of carnage.
And yes, there is an early ending though not as early as 5 (the only other Far Cry game I've played).
I'm not sure how realistic having an improvised rocket launcher strapped to your back is but I appreciate the gesture.
And I absolutely love how they show you "healing" from wounds. Basically a combination of setting your wrist yourself, burning your wounds with a cigar and popping an entirely unhealthy amount of pills.
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No teenagers, no parties. Just a ton of drunks being a~&!+#%s.It is Homecoming. My life is hell.I only have a vague idea of what it means but I know its a school thing so I feel for you. Hotel full with noisy and entitled families?Even worse, Unsupervised teenagers having room parties.
That place is going to be trashed this morning!
Really? Wow.