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When Taylor Sheridan drops off Jimmy at the 6666 Ranch, Jimmy says “You’re not staying?” Sheridan replies no, that he has to drop some horses off at The Yellowstone and then head over to Fort Worth. That doesn’t make any sense geographically. Sure, it’s physically possible that he drove from Montana to Texas, then immediately back to Montana, then back to Texas. It was just weird the way the line was delivered as if these are just a couple of quick stops. For a fictional show with entirely fictional dialogue, there are occasional times that lines don’t make sense when it would’ve been easy to write something that does make sense.

The show horse sub-plot feels like Taylor Sheridan just wants to show off his horse riding skills, how much money he spends on horses, and let everyone know that he owns the 6666 Ranch. From an entertainment standpoint, it’s kind of boring to watch cowboys spin in circles on horses and abruptly stop on horses and kick up dirt. Maybe I’m not the target audience for this.

Has there been any explanation for the gravity that seems to exist on their ships while traveling through interstellar space? I don’t see them spinning to create artificial gravity. That really bothers me.

I binged the available episodes this week and I kind of like it so far. I like the sudden chaos and emptiness that has been imparted on Earth, reminiscent of 28 Days Later. Stories with that setting interest me. I like Casper and Jamila. Also like Mitsuki although her story isn’t directly in contact with the aliens so far. Not a huge fan of the family but that’s mostly due to the dad being a huge pussy. Was happy when I thought he was dead but I’m sure he’s around for the long haul. The house scene reminded me of the velociraptor scene from Jurassic Park but now I see the Signs comparison. The characters did some stupid shit in that episode but I can accept a lot of that as people under extreme distress and terror, plus probable sleep deprivation. I have a similar confusion about the “dragon glass”. It appears with the aliens and it’s useful for killing the aliens. Why would they bring that with them? Hopefully they explain that later. I’m ok with the brief glimpses of individual aliens during the build-up, but I hope we get some scenes with the full scale invasion before the season ends.

I was starting to enjoy the show but Ep 9 fell pretty flat for me. It seemed kinda sloppy from a storytelling standpoint. Just a stupid back and forth power struggle with the Terminians and Anachreons, followed by a weak “let’s all be friends” speech by Salvor, followed by her shooting a freaking bow and arrow into warrior chick’s neck. I hope the don’t kill off the current version of Brother Day. I think the story of one of them being an imperfect copy and having some misgivings about their dynasty is pretty interesting. If they kill and replace him, then it feels like we wasted ~5 episodes on nothing. Wish they would show more of Trantor and develop more characters there. It’s the most populous planet in the galaxy and we see 3 versions of Empire plus Demerzel and basically nothing happens outside their palace.

Salvor reminds me of Bobbie Draper from The Expanse but I like the latter much better. I just can’t get into Salvor’s character. Not sure if it’s the actor or the writing or a little bit of both.

He presumably also wrote the line “skinny margarita with Tito’s.”

The show has always been ridiculous. The Dutton crew kills whoever they want and leaves bodies all over Montana and law enforcement never makes an appearance. They made Kayce a livestock agent to basically give him a license to kill in broad daylight without anyone ever investigating anything. I would be curious to know what the actual body count is throughout the show. It’s like the 1920s Chicago mob but in rural Montana in 2021. In real life the feds would be all over this.

I tend to agree, but there needs to be heavy direct involvement from the governments worldwide. I personally don’t see a path forward without nuclear. We have a goal of eliminating coal and reducing/eliminating natural gas, and those energy sources can’t be replaced entirely with wind, solar, and hydroelectric. Our energy requirements are significantly increasing worldwide and certain places (Texas!) can’t even reliably supply power in extreme cold or hot conditions.

We sometimes grind up Beyond Meat or Impossible Burger in a pan and add olive oil and season it like taco meat. Then we make tacos with our preferred fixings and it tastes like a fairly normal taco once it’s loaded up. I personally think Impossible Burger tastes better but it has soy so you would need to use Beyond Meat instead.

You clearly have background experience in this area and I appreciate your input but I’m not sure I fully understand or agree with your position. Rolls-Royce and the UK government are apparently pursuing this. China has some kind of commercial SMR in the works. The U.S. DOE has resources dedicated to SMR R&D. These aren’t fringe companies or organizations. Maybe the future of SMRs as a viable source of energy is yet to be determined, but it seems like there is at least a debate to be had and some major global players feel like it’s worth investing in. I don’t understand labeling the entire idea as bullshit that will never work. Your main objections appear to be financial and security. Both of those problems seem more solvable than problems of physics and science that currently limit other technologies. Financial limitations for any new energy source have to be considered relative to the finances of disaster control from sticking with the status quo, as well as the investments and operating expenses of every other emerging energy technology. None of our current options are expected to be cheap.

Are you suggesting that SMRs won't work or that something specific about the Rolls-Royce plan seems unlikely to work? There seems to be a ton of research in SMRs as a potential nuclear option for the future. As far as your objections to it, those seem to be financial and logistical problems, which are solvable. I'm not sure I understand your point about submarines being on an unlimited budget. Their budget is actually limited, and their budget seems miniscule compared to the amount of money that is spent on energy.

You just described everything that was at one point fun or cool in life.

For what, exactly? At least 8 people died at a concert and the police chief is thanking the concert promoter? Did he think he was giving an award acceptance speech?

The Leftovers has many incredible music moments, not to mention the powerful theme music that was used at critical points. If I had to pick one though, it would be Kevin singing Homeward Bound in the S2 finale.

The Watchmen S1E5 had several great versions of Careless Whisper mixed throughout.

It started a little slow for me but just finished episode 5 and it’s pulled me in more. I think a hard part for me is that each episode doesn’t necessarily show every story or timeline. I sort of understand why that’s happening from a storytelling perspective, but as a viewer unfamiliar with the worlds and characters, it makes it a little harder to follow in the early stages and to become invested. After episode 5, I feel like we are finally getting momentum in a couple of stories.

I thought that was true for the bonus offers but not the cards. Why would Chase want to limit their customers to the lower tier card and risk losing people to competitors like Amex Plat?

No and I’m not applying for a signup bonus.

I had the CSR for 4 years and canceled last year before my AF was due, partly because of the AF increase and partly because I wanted to get 85,000 UR bonus points from a CSP offer. I’ve had the CSP just under a year now and I’d like to go back to the CSR. When I subtract out the $300 travel credit and $120 Peloton credit, the remaining AF is only $130 which I think is worth it for increased earning on travel, dining, and Peloton, increased value of UR points, and the Global Entry credit which I’ll need to renew soon. Problem is, Chase won’t let me switch back right now. They won’t tell me why or when it might be available again, but they said I can call again at some arbitrary point in the future and try again. I’m not asking for a new signup bonus, just want to pay the higher AF for the card with better perks. Anyone know how to get around this or do I just have to pester them monthly?

Congrats Braves. Hell of a postseason for you guys and most of baseball appreciates what you’ve done.

Just finished this. Agree with what many here have said. It was entertaining in parts but way overhyped for the quality of the show. I watched the English dubbed version. Perhaps I should’ve watched the subtitled version because the dubbed voices were terrible and that distracted me throughout the show. I didn’t realize there were 2 versions until I was a few episodes in and then I didn’t care enough to switch. The characters were across the board terrible. The main guy was a lifetime deadbeat with no job, a gambling addiction, a bad father, a bad son, and he brought no respectable skills to the Squid Game. I didn’t find him sympathetic in any way, which made it hard to care if he lived or died, which meant I was apathetic to the outcome of the show. They could’ve at least given him a backstory that showed him to be some kind of a secret badass that just got some bad breaks in life to hit rock bottom, but no, he just sucked as a person. Most of the other characters were one dimensional cliches, especially the meathead bad guy and the annoying girl that chased him around. Are those types of characters common in Korean film/television? Maybe something is getting lost in translation for me there. The plot was pretty predictable each step of the way. The final game was basically just a knife fight which was completely lame to end on, especially when Squid Game is the namesake of the show and it doesn’t even get played. The twists with the cop’s brother and the old man weren’t very surprising, or rather they just didn’t pack much of a punch because it was hard to care about any individual character. Lots of plot inconsistencies and agree that the doctor organ harvesting made no sense within the context of the show. Also, if clause 3 allowed a majority of players to vote to call off the games at any given time, then why didn’t anyone ever try to invoke that in the middle of the series? You would think during the marble episode the husband/wife or the 2 Korean girls or the main guy would all be lobbying the group for that way out. Or during the glass bridge episode players 1-13 would all realize their odds of survival were impossibly low and vote for the game to end. Stupid to ignore that rule and then use it again in the final episode. I don’t necessarily regret watching, but can’t say I loved it and I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone else.

Lol at Astros fans getting really sensitive in this thread. Newsflash: Every baseball fan outside of Houston is rooting against you. You have your own Astros thread where you go crazy over Altuve HRs and melt down over Altuve Ks, then you come to this thread and act surprised that every non-Astros poster is cheering for the Braves. Enjoy 2017*.

I really want Sark to be successful here because A) I want Texas to be good again and B) I like an underdog comeback story. It doesn't look great so far. His career at Texas may have peaked at halftime at the RRSO. Maybe it's better for Texas and OU to stay in the B12 through 2024 so we can get the next guy in here before the SEC move. I'm still rooting for him to turn it around but this is a pretty rough start and definitely not an upgrade from Herman so far.