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  1. I think she's kind of an idiot that knows enough buzz words to appeal to other idiots. The protection of a mentor in a master-apprentice and even father-child relationship is not the same thing as benign sexism. Or that's what she actually meant, but she wrote the show completely wrong. This might be more likely because the show was written that Osha killed Sol because he killed her Mom and has been lying to her.
  2. I'm out for revenge on the jedi that killed my mom and destroyed my community. Nevermind, I'm not. Wait...Yes, I am. Nah. Or am I? Ciritcs: MYSTERY!!!
  3. My wife and I just just finished. She's so upset she won't talk about the series.
  4. Romeo and Juliet matches this description.
  5. The average TE drafted in the first 3 rounds is 6'4" 255
  6. All the coach and player facilities were redone in 2021. They are not outdated at all.
  7. It's not "so bad that it is good" like Cats or old Batman & Robin. It's pretty bad for Star Wars, but it's no worse than any random thing on Netflix. It's on a decent enough foundation, like a synopsis of the show would read pretty well. It's just poorly executed. They supposedly had two rewrites/reshoots and it shows. This past episode was supposed to be the flashback revealing "what really happened." Turns out that nothing important has changed and the motivations of the main characters still don't make a whole lot of sense.
  8. The wife and I finally watched Ep 6 last night. Her thoughts at the end summarize the show perfectly: "How many episodes are left?" "2 more." "So not enough to make the show any better."
  9. JBJ

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    I am surprised this doesn't have a thread. Maybe because it started out relatively unknown and grew over time. For those who haven't seen Season 1: It's hard to compare to anything. The animation style is truly unique, it is an emotional rollercoaster, amazingly written characters, with iconic action scenes interspersed. I went into the show competely blind and that's how I would recommend it. There's apparently decades of an entire video game world behind it that I didn't even know about until after finishing the series. None of that matters because the show really does stand alone. I originally had put it on to distract the kids while I got them ready for bed. Because there was a "cartoon" on the top 10 section on Netflix and I don't pay attention to parental ratings, what could possibly go wrong? Anyway that lasted like 10 seconds, I told a friend this story and he was like, "It's a really good show. There's two sisters and they are trying to reunite, at least watch through episode 3," which is like the undersell of the year. --- Anyway: Season 2 trailer CONTAINS SPOILERS. DONT WATCH IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SEASON 1.
  10. Finn said something in FA about being taken away from his home and family at a young age, "like most troopers." First Order operated like 3rd-world warlords do to build its forces.
  11. Ep5 was much better primarily because there was actual action. The writing wasn't actually much better. Spoilers:
  12. I laughed when the other one died. The worst character ever.
  13. You say this like the last two Star Wars series didn’t have 4 different characters get stabbed in the chest and left for dead, then just walk it off later.
  14. They did two separate rewrites. The original budget was $75MM, which is still plenty of money. Revenge of the Sith had a budget a tad over $100MM
  15. Alright I'm just going to spoiler this whole post to be safe. I think it's mostly worthless as I don't have faith that the storywriters have put something logical and consistent together, but it is fun nonetheless: My wife bowed out last night. It's only 8 episodes, right? Am I pot committed?
  16. It's really not that deep:
  17. Seriously, Disney, this is how you do corrupt Jedi council: "She has brought truth and you condemn it? You will not harm her, you will not harm her ever again. As you would pass judgment on her, I have come to pass judgment on you all. Do you wish to feel the teachings born of the Mandalorian Wars, of all wars, of all tragedies that scream across the galaxy? Let me show you. You, who have forever seen the galaxy through the Force. See it through the eyes of the Exile."
  18. I watched Ep1 and thought I was done. The show literally started losing me at "Attack me with all your strength." The hubbub over Ep3 made me decide to keep going (for now). I'm also watching with my wife now, so we will see how far our combined forces take us. The diaglogue is terrible. Sol (the Korean jedi) has been a great actor, along with the lead witch, and the fake apothecary dude. So it seems like it's all bad writing and not bad delivery. But so many scenes just feel off in tone or have forced dialogue. Maybe they have something going with the plot? I don't know what could actually make the show salvagable, though. Seems like we are headed towards a "the whole thing is a big misunderstanding" conclusion, which would be the most unsatisfying thing ever. --- Also, I'm growing into the theory that when a studio realizes it has a flop, they'll push diversity as a marketing tool because they know it'll act as a shield from criticism and that it'll still draw eyes from some demographics. Others have pointed out Andor, Boba Fett, Mandolorian are as diverse if not moreso and we didn't get all the bizarre press and/or white knighting.
  19. The problem is that liars keep claiming recruits that they lost are being paid $15MM/year to play somewhere. You hear it enough and it becomes believable.
  20. Definitely a possibility since my "evaluation" was watching the first half of his pinned hudl.
  21. TBF, that's not at all what Albert's said. He said that this year's game was not going to be on Thanksgiving.
  22. Honestly, the only rivalry in the same discussion is The Big Game. The SEC rivalries are great regional rivalries, but that's really all they have been. The Iron Bowl and WLCP haven't been very significant historically. Bama-LSU has been at times, but that's more along the lines of the Texas-Arkansas rivalry than Texas-OU.
  23. He looks like more of a project RB. Or I'm just used to every RB we sign looking NFL-ready.
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