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Post by AnDromedary on Jun 27, 2024 18:25:23 GMT
Watched "The men who stare at goats" yesterday night, after only reading the on-line description on the streaming page. When the opening credits mentioned George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges, I was rather surprised at that much star power.
Good movie! Reminded a little bit of "Three Kings" at times (not just because of Clooney) and I do like those dark and absurd military comedies. The fact that the story is based on a real ESP/psychic warrior program, which the Army actually had in the 70s and 80s makes it even better. The movie elegantly manages to balance the line between "can he really do something special" and "it's all bullshit anyway", while always keeping it funny.
So yeah, not an absolute masterpiece or anything but it nice fun movie that made me laugh a couple of time. I'll give it 9/10 turkey feathers with dyed tips.
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The Boys 4.5 AKA the: "I hope you watched Gen V before this" Episode... All in all a great episode. Hughie's Dad. Ouch. Figured he'd wind up killing him. I did not figure on it being an assisted suicide theme though. I liked the memory loss component to it as well, echoing Butcher's blackouts. I'm vaguely curious if he stays down or not, just the way they framed the last scene with him. Lifeless body: check, but did the chemical cocktail Hughie just give his dad actually kill him properly... or just make room for Mr Squiggles? *** Butcher to Starlight, "I'd call ya a cunt but you ain't got the depth or the warmth." I like that one. Samir, I wondered if he was dead or not. A leg is not a body and sure enough. No clue that it was Butcher's doing just a hunch. Butcher getting to see the Bunny's Mr Squiggles was something too. I'm wondering again if the thing in Butcher's head got the V instead of him. (The Temp V made it, then Butcher juiced it with the real stuff, which it absorbed instead of him for *insert reason*.) Also, tying in Gen V quite a bit this ep, no complaints there. Back on Butcher, I had a hunch but now it's more than a hunch. The guy he's talking to, the one trying to recruit him and at the end there with Samir, I'm beginning to suspect he's another hallucination. - He cracks the exact same kind of joke Butcher does. "Meet in your moms pussy..." - He wants just him and Butcher to do this job. - He knows and describes all the team's weaknesses to such a degree that he'd have to have intimate knowledge. He also echos Butcher's own thoughts. - As far as I can remember... which isn't saying much granted but still, we haven't seen him interact with anyone but Butcher. *** MM really stepped up in the barn there. He might get hives but he's a great peacemaker. (Speaking of which a season 2 of that would be delightful.) *** They got me with the A-train swap at the end. Ashley played that well. For a sec there I thought A-train was dead meat. *** Nice seeing Edgar's again. Love Esposito's performance. Neuman falling for Butcher's dead lover ploy and running right back to Edgars was interesting. *** Homelander & Son *** There was something else I'm forgetting, I hate that niggling feeling... Might have to Edit later if it pops back.
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The Boys 4.5 AKA the: "I hope you watched Gen V before this" Episode... All in all a great episode. Hughie's Dad. Ouch. Figured he'd wind up killing him. I did not figure on it being an assisted suicide theme though. I liked the memory loss component to it as well, echoing Butcher's blackouts. I'm vaguely curious if he stays down or not, just the way they framed the last scene with him. Lifeless body: check, but did the chemical cocktail Hughie just give his dad actually kill him properly... or just make room for Mr Squiggles? *** Butcher to Starlight, "I'd call ya a cunt but you ain't got the depth or the warmth." I like that one. Samir, I wondered if he was dead or not. A leg is not a body and sure enough. No clue that it was Butcher's doing just a hunch. Butcher getting to see the Bunny's Mr Squiggles was something too. I'm wondering again if the thing in Butcher's head got the V instead of him. (The Temp V made it, then Butcher juiced it with the real stuff, which it absorbed instead of him for *insert reason*.) Also, tying in Gen V quite a bit this ep, no complaints there. Back on Butcher, I had a hunch but now it's more than a hunch. The guy he's talking to, the one trying to recruit him and at the end there with Samir, I'm beginning to suspect he's another hallucination. - He cracks the exact same kind of joke Butcher does. "Meet in your moms pussy..." - He wants just him and Butcher to do this job. - He knows and describes all the team's weaknesses to such a degree that he'd have to have intimate knowledge. He also echos Butcher's own thoughts. - As far as I can remember... which isn't saying much granted but still, we haven't seen him interact with anyone but Butcher. *** MM really stepped up in the barn there. He might get hives but he's a great peacemaker. (Speaking of which a season 2 of that would be delightful.) *** They got me with the A-train swap at the end. Ashley played that well. For a sec there I thought A-train was dead meat. *** Nice seeing Edgar's again. Love Esposito's performance. Neuman falling for Butcher's dead lover ploy and running right back to Edgars was interesting. *** Homelander & Son
Dad RIP - it seemed pretty obvious from the moment that "everything was OK" - not on brand for this show. Pretty grim - interesting that the power he got was a manifestation of how the Mum made him feel; she looked right past/through him, so he passed through physical matter. Makes me side-eye Butcher even more. Speaking of Butcher; Yeah - Negan is definitely a hallucination, like Becca, but I think we're dealing with the devil and the angel of the shoulders situation.
Negan is saying exactly what Butcher wants/would say (as you mentioned) - Kill Homelander, and Becca is appealing to his humanity. Save Ryan. Those two goals might end up being mutually exclusive. And when push comes to shove, if Butcher can't have both...which shoulder monkey is he going to listen to. Speaking of Ryan; Oof - that isn't good. "I want to help people. Really help, not the fake saves with sets and props." Good start. Makes creepy film guy apologise, OK - still good. Proceeds to humiliate the guy...ehhhh, OK, I get it, but not really the path walked by a being looking to make the world a better place. Then the look on his face while he sipped on his drink as the assistant repeatedly slapped the guy...why, hello there, Slippery Slope. The Bigger Picture Virus is gone, but Samir can make more? Maybe?
Those animals were fricken terrifying, well played.
A-Train has taken an irrevocable step. Until now, he could have walked it back. Not anymore. He's engaged Ashley in the betrayal and scorched a useful fool in the Hannity clone (whose name escapes me at the moment). Sage knows, though...right? The way she keeps looking at him. Giving him more rope to hang himself with? Playing another game altogether?
Starlight/Annie Performance anxiety is not uncommon. Not really keen to see this ultimately play out as she masters her power right at the very last moment and saves the day, but willing to go with whatever it is for now.
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Those animals were fricken terrifying, well played. Old Macdonald had a Farm playing at the end was lulzy. *** Sage knows, though...right? Undoubtedly. But I suspect she's now recalculating his net worth to her and might blackmail him or use him herself some way. I'm still of the mind that she's playing Homelander and A-Train is useful like that. *** Random thought: At the end, the way Homelander brought all those Supes together, at the time presumably to kill A-Train. I wonder how that would've gone down if everyone there decided to take on Homelander instead. It'll wind up being a bit of foreshadowing if that's how they take him down. Sort of an echo of what's to come.
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Those animals were fricken terrifying, well played. Old Macdonald had a Farm playing at the end was lulzy. *** Sage knows, though...right? Undoubtedly. But I suspect she's now recalculating his net worth to her and might blackmail him or use him herself some way. I'm still of the mind that she's playing Homelander and A-Train is useful like that. *** Random thought: At the end, the way Homelander brought all those Supes together, at the time presumably to kill A-Train. I wonder how that would've gone down if everyone there decided to take on Homelander instead. It'll wind up being a bit of foreshadowing if that's how they take him down. Sort of an echo of what's to come. The Supes there would’ve lasted about 10 seconds against Homelander. A-Train might have gotten away, but is really only useful as a distraction from those who can hurt HL.
Of the supes we’re aware of, that includes - in my opinion - Ryan, Neumann and Starlight (because of her ‘overcharge’ ability). There are probably others, but it won’t be just any one supe, like how they tried with Soldier Boy. It’s going to need a team effort and a plan.
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That Firecracrer is a total smokeshow, brilliant PR tactic from Sage. Too bad she (Firecracker) is fucking fascist scum who should be put to death for the good of all humanity (then again, all supes should).
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jun 29, 2024 19:24:05 GMT
Binged the last 1/4 of ARROW Season 4 last night to finish it; I enjoyed it...It was good. But by Epside 18, the villain Damien Darhk was getting a bit tiresome and I just wanted him dead already so that the season could end. However, Seasons 1 through 3 were better, I think, and I'm looking forward to Season 5 through 8. I still don't know why they had Season 8 be so short, but I guess it was really just to tie up loose threads and bring a swift finale to the otherwise stellar series.
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Late last night I decided on a whim to watch a let's play of Star Wars Episode One: Pod Racer for the N64. Wound up watching some random speedrun record of the game after trying a few different videos. Was quite entertaining in a nostalgic-hammer-to-the-head kinda way. The shortcuts they take are great and take a certain skill to pull off consistently.
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Reddit postHomelander using a woman being sexually harassed to influence Ryan. Ryan's conception as a result of Homelander sexually assaulting his mom. Could be quite the tipping point for him if he finds out. (I'm assuming his mother never directly told him given his age at the time.) *** 'Nother post got me thinking too. The animals all basically went zombie-murder-rage. It raises the question (again), whether V inherently makes a person predisposed to negative emotions and traits. Like Starlight beating Firecracker up. And amplifying darker urges in people already like that... like Butcher. In this case power literally corrupting.
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Reddit postHomelander using a woman being sexually harassed to influence Ryan. Ryan's conception as a result of Homelander sexually assaulting his mom. Could be quite the tipping point for him if he finds out. (I'm assuming his mother never directly told him given his age at the time.) *** 'Nother post got me thinking too. The animals all basically went zombie-murder-rage. It raises the question (again), whether V inherently makes a person predisposed to negative emotions and traits. Like Starlight beating Firecracker up. And amplifying darker urges in people already like that... like Butcher. In this case power literally corrupting. Oooh - both good points.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 2, 2024 12:49:27 GMT
ARROW Season 5 episodes 20, 21. Season 5 is really good; Oliver is tested again as he was with Slade and Ra's. But Adrian Chase/Prometheus is, I think, the only villain in th series to actually break Oliver Queen/Green Arrow. Others come close but don't actually achieve it. By the end of Season 5, Oliver is beyond even his limits, breaks, and then gives in. And how could he not, he's been both phyiscally and psychologically tested unlike any other time, and on top of all the other losses suffered, this time was just too much to bear. So starting Season 7 he actually goes to Jail (for rimes committed as Green Arrow and as Oliver Queen during his run in the Mayor's Office) and pays the price.
I forget how he gets out though.
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Post by colfoley on Jul 3, 2024 3:25:14 GMT
So been a bit inconsistent here with Halo finished way back then, always intended to write a review of it, just didn't. Suffice to say really liked season 2 and even though I liked season 1 it was a vast improvement...and well they are actually taking Chief in an interesting direction. Anywhoo though I did mention I was watching Arrow and well still been watching Arrow but also put it on a shuffled around back burner for a bit. Up to one of my favorite episodes though, the Undertaking of Season 1. Other then that though now that the wife is back in town got back up to watching Dragon Ball Super with her and we're up to the Tournament of Power. Must say Super comes close, sometimes, but it never quite manages to capture the same magic of Z. Still the animation is a lot better and well the ToP arc is kind of emblematic of a lot of the shows more interesting 'problems'. The entire cast is involved for the first time since basically Z, Frieza being involved is an inpired choice and finally liking him as a character and his participation (to this point my two least favorite arcs was the Namek arc in the 'resurrection' arc) but now him being a gray character is working out really well for the team dynamic, its fun because the ToP is giving us a lot of different tactics and considerations going on, it messes with morality when it comes to Goku, Top, Frost, Frieza, Jiren, the Zenos, and the Angels...but like we're still not getting enough and its also doing some really annoying moments. Most of which has been encapsulated by the Universe Six Saiyans and the nonsense which is going on with Brianne and her cronies from Universe 2. Android 17 blasts them mid transformation and instead of being a justified moment of catherthis both Goku and Top chastise him...and then we watch them transform all over again. Ugh this is one of 'those' reviews because I must also gush about how well Hit and Goku play off one another. Out of all the baddies that Goku has faced with the possible exception of Vegeta (and that barely counts given their current relationship qualifies as an edgy Bromance these days) him and Hit just seem to play off each other so well. Started Shogun as the new show we're watching and I must say two episodes in and I am just so hooked. Japanese version of Game of Thrones and it works out really well...plus there is that Tom Clancey/ Hobbit thing going on with small events are leading to much larger events and events tend to build off one another. A lot of really bold character movements happening soon and it all is centered around John Blackthorne...I think is his name...arriving to Japan with a ship loaded with guns is definitley the 'inciting incident'. Lots of strong and interesting character potrayls and like Game of Thrones it tends to blend the line between friend and foe and good and evil really well. Case in point: Episode 1 has one of the lieutenants of the main Japanese 'good guy' lord burn one of Blackthorne's men in a pot. He is also maybe betraying Tonanga out to the rest of the alliance who is after him, despite this he is also oddly charasmatic. Last but not least in kind of an odd play, started up Hogan's Heroes...sort of. We'll see how long this goes and for the same reason who knows how long it will even stay on Pluto but the comedy series about a group of American POWs secretly conducting missions behind enemy lines remains pretty peak comedy.
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A scene from one of the best pieces of cinematic history, ever.
Johnny Five is alive!
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The Boys S4E6 Or it's alternate title... First, the not great...Frenchie and Kimiko I honestly have no idea what they're doing here. I really hope there is some kind of pay-off reveal in the near future, because otherwise the whole Frenchie/Colin and Kimiko/Shining Light thing has just been filler. Annoying, confusing filler. And this show doesn't really do that. Was there an issue with Frenchie's actor? Just annoying.
Although the note Kimiko gave the Corrections Officer was heart-breaking. A-Train He's found a new drug, and it is the smile of a kid seeing their hero actually being heroic. Too soon - and the wrong show - to say he's a lock for the good guys, but it's looking promising. Sage The knowing "nod" she was giving Neumann? Fucking hilarious. She looked like a child pretending to be Pennywise.
I wonder if she'll remember what happened once her brain finishes regenerating? Homelander already knows Annie was there thanks to Firecracker, so it probably won't make a huge difference to his response one way or another. Speaking of Firecracker She just became the 2nd most dangerous person in America. To both the country and Homelander.
If Samir can't get the virus powerful enough to hurt Homelander from the outside while not killing every other supe, and S1 with Translucent established that supes are strong "on the outside, not the inside", then having him ingest some virus breast milk would be a nice way to go, even if it might not be enough by itself to finish him. Butcher What does it say about a mans self-loathing that he knew the good angel on his shoulder - Becca - wasn't real, but couldn't tell with regards to the psycho-devil? The Party I imagine they knew, when writing this episode that it would land during the week of the 4th of July, but they couldn't possibly have known how hard the line "America is not a democracy" would hit in the current context.
Tek Knight is/was a fucking freak. Do we think the gimp was anyone important? Those chains looked like they'd been worked over, but would a normie have been able to break free?
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 4, 2024 22:36:44 GMT
Have also finished Interview With The Vampire, Part 2.
Really, really good. Powerful, emotional. Highly recommended.
And recently watched a Zack Efron/Nicole Kidman movie on...one of the streamers, I forget which...called, A Family Affair.
Watched it because the wife wanted to. But enjoyed it well enough. Some hilarious moments, though it was all fairly predictable.
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Or it's alternate title... No kidding, they dialed the crazy up a notch, but they also highlighted all the crazy everyone has simultaneously. That was a lot of nuts. I believe every single character exhibits some form of mental illness this episode. Some highlights: "Ashley rubbed one out while she tickled my feet." That line got me, honest laugh out loud. I felt bad when he breaks down but I was laughing the entire time. Poor guy. They're really pushing the A-Train redemption, I liked that moment the kid recognized A-Train being an actual hero... but they don't give those out for free. I am now a lot more suspicious of his arc all of a sudden. They've oversold it. The other shoe is dangling. I wonder if Samir is as innocent as he's made out to be. Neuman popping-her-own-head-fantasy was quality times. Homelander! He hit Fuck It. (In fact he said it twice back to back.) *** Was there an issue with Frenchie's actor? Funny you mention that as it's exactly my first thought. He wasn't in this episode at all which makes me think there could've been something on the business end. Would make sense with their filler-plot feeling. Could be something like Frenchie's actor landing another gig and having to split his time. *** A-Train He's found a new drug, and it is the smile of a kid seeing their hero actually being heroic. Too soon - and the wrong show - to say he's a lock for the good guys, but it's looking promising. ^ as above, that was just entirely too heartfelt and good to last. Either he's gunna fuck it up or... die? I dunno. *** Sage The knowing "nod" she was giving Neumann? Fucking hilarious. She looked like a child pretending to be Pennywise. I wonder if she'll remember what happened once her brain finishes regenerating? Homelander already knows Annie was there thanks to Firecracker, so it probably won't make a huge difference to his response one way or another. I was surprised Neuman went along with it for as long as she did. (The sage nod.) Sage seemed a bit more riled up, before the gunshot wound I mean. She doesn't seem like a nice lady. Dunno about the memory. *** Speaking of Firecracker then having him ingest some virus breast milk Welp. That's not where I went with that. *** RE:Butcher, yeah, you nailed the good/bad angel thing too. Still unclear if the evil one is Mr Squiggles and Becca is basically what's left of Butcher's humanity, or if she's also part Mr Squiggles. (My assumption is the former.) *** I imagine they knew, when writing this episode that it would land during the week of the 4th of July, but they couldn't possibly have known how hard the line "America is not a democracy" would hit in the current context. This season, in terms of real world parallels, has felt like an order of magnitude above the last seasons. I am here for it. It just hurts because it's too damn real. Do we think the gimp was anyone important? Those chains looked like they'd been worked over, but would a normie have been able to break free? Sus. Very sus. I liked his lil handwave at the end there. And I liked that, 'the butler did it.' That was the kind of diverting expectations that sits well. He had a lot of screen time but I didn't catch on to that. *** The Deep: Pretty basic bullying complex but surprising he spelled it out. nuNoir was great in the scene leading up. I did not, in fact, know he could fly. *** Edit/PS: Homelander once again reaffirming his intellectual inferiority. He thinks he's smarter than he is, but once he's in a room of board members or corporate sharks, he folds as he realizes he doesn't have a plan. Just ambition. This seems to be edging towards his snapping point. Have also finished Interview With The Vampire, Part 2. Really, really good. Powerful, emotional. Highly recommended. I kind of assumed it'd be shit but maybe I'll look at a trailer. I very acutely did not like the actor for Grey Worm in GoT, so I might be a bit biased. I do like the original movie. Never been a fan of the author though.
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Have also finished Interview With The Vampire, Part 2. Really, really good. Powerful, emotional. Highly recommended. I kind of assumed it'd be shit but maybe I'll look at a trailer. I very acutely did not like the actor for Grey Worm in GoT, so I might be a bit biased. I do like the original movie. Never been a fan of the author though. Oh, hated him in GoT as well. Thought he couldn't act. I think I actually mentioned that in an earlier post about this show. But the boy has honed his craft since then. Plus, not needing to speak either a made up language or have a forced accent while appearing to speak only very basic 'english' probably helps. I've not read any Anne Rice, but my wife loved the books. She says it is very different from both the book and the movie of the same name, while still capturing the headline events of the story. Your mileage may vary; I didn't think I'd like it either, but it started strong and didn't really ever let go.
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Or it's alternate title... No kidding, they dialed the crazy up a notch, but they also highlighted all the crazy everyone has simultaneously. That was a lot of nuts. I believe every single character exhibits some form of mental illness this episode. Some highlights: "Ashley rubbed one out while she tickled my feet." That line got me, honest laugh out loud. I felt bad when he breaks down but I was laughing the entire time. Poor guy. They're really pushing the A-Train redemption, I liked that moment the kid recognized A-Train being an actual hero... but they don't give those out for free. I am now a lot more suspicious of his arc all of a sudden. They've oversold it. The other shoe is dangling. I wonder if Samir is as innocent as he's made out to be. Neuman popping-her-own-head-fantasy was quality times. Homelander! He hit Fuck It. (In fact he said it twice back to back.) *** Was there an issue with Frenchie's actor? Funny you mention that as it's exactly my first thought. He wasn't in this episode at all which makes me think there could've been something on the business end. Would make sense with their filler-plot feeling. Could be something like Frenchie's actor landing another gig and having to split his time. *** A-Train He's found a new drug, and it is the smile of a kid seeing their hero actually being heroic. Too soon - and the wrong show - to say he's a lock for the good guys, but it's looking promising. ^ as above, that was just entirely too heartfelt and good to last. Either he's gunna fuck it up or... die? I dunno. *** Sage The knowing "nod" she was giving Neumann? Fucking hilarious. She looked like a child pretending to be Pennywise. I wonder if she'll remember what happened once her brain finishes regenerating? Homelander already knows Annie was there thanks to Firecracker, so it probably won't make a huge difference to his response one way or another. I was surprised Neuman went along with it for as long as she did. (The sage nod.) Sage seemed a bit more riled up, before the gunshot wound I mean. She doesn't seem like a nice lady. Dunno about the memory. *** Speaking of Firecracker then having him ingest some virus breast milk Welp. That's not where I went with that. *** RE:Butcher, yeah, you nailed the good/bad angel thing too. Still unclear if the evil one is Mr Squiggles and Becca is basically what's left of Butcher's humanity, or if she's also part Mr Squiggles. (My assumption is the former.) *** I imagine they knew, when writing this episode that it would land during the week of the 4th of July, but they couldn't possibly have known how hard the line "America is not a democracy" would hit in the current context. This season, in terms of real world parallels, has felt like an order of magnitude above the last seasons. I am here for it. It just hurts because it's too damn real. Do we think the gimp was anyone important? Those chains looked like they'd been worked over, but would a normie have been able to break free? Sus. Very sus. I liked his lil handwave at the end there. And I liked that, 'the butler did it.' That was the kind of diverting expectations that sits well. He had a lot of screen time but I didn't catch on to that. *** The Deep: Pretty basic bullying complex but surprising he spelled it out. nuNoir was great in the scene leading up. I did not, in fact, know he could fly. *** Edit/PS: Homelander once again reaffirming his intellectual inferiority. He thinks he's smarter than he is, but once he's in a room of board members or corporate sharks, he folds as he realizes he doesn't have a plan. Just ambition. This seems to be edging towards his snapping point. A-Train Yeah, they're pushing it, and as I mentioned "wrong show", so fucking up is 100% still on the cards, but dying could still play out good.
Sooner or later, Harvey Dent is always right. Sage Definitely not nice, but the line about her grandmother makes me think that the scales are tipping more towards double-crossing the Big Blue Psychopath. Firecracker What were your thoughts? Or do you think it's just there to dial up the crazy since they were clearly in a 'shit, why the fuck not?' kind of mood? Butcher Evil one (Joe Kessler, I think) claimed he was the one that killed the priest, so I think Squiggles has some self awareness. A failsafe. Leads in to your thought that he might, in fact, not still be dying. Maybe transforming? The Gimp Turns out, in the comics, Tek Knight has a side-kick; Laddio. There was an actor credited as "Laddio" in the credits, so I guess that answers that. Laddio is Robin to Tek Knights Batman. the-boys.fandom.com/wiki/LaddioHomelander's smarts I mean, he's definitely not "stupid". But not stupid isn't the same as intelligent.
We're basically seeing them game out the idea of "tell us you're a very stable genius without saying you're a very stable genius".
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 5, 2024 1:24:28 GMT
Caught up on The Acolyte. Re-watching AHSOKA because my wife is the lead role.😄
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What were your thoughts? Or do you think it's just there to dial up the crazy since they were clearly in a 'shit, why the fuck not?' kind of mood? Maybe she'll sick Homelander on Starlight? She has her "in" now, she can start feeding him, , whatever information she wants. Granted, he has 0 respect for her but still. Butcher Evil one (Joe Kessler, I think) claimed he was the one that killed the priest, so I think Squiggles has some self awareness. A failsafe. Leads in to your thought that he might, in fact, not still be dying. Maybe transforming? He could still be dying but yeah, I dunno. Given the blackout/ezekial thing Squiggles definitely has "choices" it seems. The Gimp Turns out, in the comics, Tek Knight has a side-kick; Laddio. There was an actor credited as "Laddio" in the credits, so I guess that answers that. Laddio is Robin to Tek Knights Batman. the-boys.fandom.com/wiki/LaddioAh I didn't check that. So he's someone already if they want him to be more. Leaves some wiggle room. (<Yes, that's a squiggles pun.) One thing I saw a couple times browsing the subreddit was that Tek Knight has a batcave and a powered suit. I imagine comic fans must've had certain "expectations" of what they were going to see, when instead it turned out to be his sex dungeon. Heard the power suit was shown on the video game Ryan was playing but I didn't catch it and haven't bothered to go back to see it. (Yet.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2024 9:11:20 GMT
Watched this movie and i have to say this is one of the worst movies from DC. The movie is watchable though but that's about it.
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This is also a movie that i watched and i liked it liked it a lot.
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Post by Ravenfeeder on Jul 7, 2024 16:10:35 GMT
movie and i have to say this is one of the worst movies from DC. The movie is watchable though but that's about it. Couldn't get more than about 20 minutes in before giving up. [The Marvels] also a movie that i watched and i liked it liked it a lot. Not the greatest Marvel film ever (Winter Soldier) but it is fun! Iman Vellani is a treasure.
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Post by Iakus on Jul 7, 2024 16:24:03 GMT
I've been watching My Hero Academia. Currently on the third season. IT's kind of fun. Often silly, and I think something gets lost in translation form time to time. But it's better than most superhero movies that have come out lately.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2024 23:43:39 GMT
I've been watching My Hero Academia. Currently on the third season. IT's kind of fun. Often silly, and I think something gets lost in translation form time to time. But it's better than most superhero movies that have come out lately. Haven't tried that one. I actually like Seven Deadly Sins. Couple surprisingly good arcs in there. I watched Black Clover and got a few laughs too. Not my usual fare, as anime goes. (Prefer the darker/mature type, Attack on Titan kinda stuff.) There's a screenshot from it I titled "regrets" that has a place in my heart.
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