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⌈ Secret Post #4511 ⌋

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Fandom Discussions (Spoilers very likely)

[(Anonymous)]

Thread for subthreads on specific fandoms that might have some Things to talk about

Dice, Camera, Action

[(Anonymous)]

So... any DCA fans hereabouts?

Avengers: Endgame

[(Anonymous)]

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Re: Avengers: Endgame

[philstar22]

Finally was able to see it. And you know, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. The plot summary made the parts I hate seem like they were a bigger part of the movie than they were? I still hate the ending. I still have some serious problems. I still think the time travel explanations don't make any sense. But I still really enjoyed it. The final battle was great. And there were quite a few really great scenes. And Nebula was awesome.

Re: Avengers: Endgame

[(Anonymous)]

I have some problems with the movie but overall I really enjoyed it. Nebula IMO was the MVP in this movie.

Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

Pika, Pika!

Re: Detective Pikachu- spoilers obvs

[nightscale]

I had soooooooo much fun!! :D

I spotted the 'twist' pretty early, but that didn't make it less fun, or the final resolution of everything less satisfying.

Mewtwo's voice was neat, I liked that a lot. All the Pokemon were criminally adorable, and I really liked the fight-club scene, probably because of the music.

And speaking of the music I heard the Pokemon theme and the battle music theme a few times across the movie as well and it made me smile like a loon every time I heard them.

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

Some reviews I watched commented that the movie was really weird, so I was anticipating a very strange adventure, but I came out of it feeling like it was on brand. Maybe because I grew up watching Pokemon episodes from time to time and had a lot of family and friends who were really into it so I was more prepared for the weird Pokemon stuff? Either way, I had a GREAT time watching it. The Pokemon are so cute (obviously, especially Pikachu; although Bulbasaur has always been my favorite and I teared up just the tiniest bit when all those Bulbasaurs were leading Tim to Mewtwo). Ken Watanabe is great in everything I see him in. I loved Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu but I did at times think, "I would have loved to have had Danny Devito's voice coming out of Pikachu's mouth here."

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

I think their "twist" would have been even more obvious from the start had they cast Devito and his distinctive silhouette.

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

I almost died at the bulbasaur scene it was so cute omg

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't even call the twist. Was too distracted by FUCKING POKEMON! to even make the connection, so I legit went blurry eyed when Ryan Reynolds appeared. I thought it was an adorable movie. The main plot was kinda meh and could've used more development (though in fairness, the Pokemon body swapping stuff is straight from the games) but I really liked Tim as a protagonist and his rapport with Pikachu, and seeing their bond grow.

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

I loved it - I thought the performances from Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds were really good, and the plot was fun and felt very classic Pokemon. The plot was predictable but that didn’t really bother me - I still liked the story and characters and had a great time.

The only story thing that confused me was - why did the villain want to make everyone into Pokémon? I get why he wants to be Mewtwo, but why swap the whole city?

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, that confused me, too. I get the wanting to put himself into a Pokemon (a la Bill from Red/Blue) because he can't walk. If that Pokemon is fucking Mewtwo, all the better. But why everybody else? Did he really love the Pokemon/Human companionship of Rhyme City so much he wanted to smoosh them, or was it just "hey no one can blame ME for possessing a pokemon if ALL Y'ALL are possessing pokemon!" There just didn't seem to be any explained reason for it, not even a crazy villain reason.

Re: Detective Pikachu

[(Anonymous)]

I think because he saw it as becoming better and had convinced himself that it was for the good of the future.

If you noticed, he had some interesting statues in his office: Arceus, Dialga and Palkia, all in gold. Basically the gods of the Pokeverse. He wanted to, in the end, share this new evolution with everyone. He didn't see it as morally wrong or anything, but just the next step in human evolution.

Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

So that was... definitely a thing that happened.

Re: Game of Thrones

[philstar22]

I'm not watching the final. I will read a recap. And then on rewatches I will ignore season 8. Just. No. If this is the route they wanted to go, they needed to do a lot more to make it believable. So many people keep saying it was foreshadowed, and sure, maybe. But that's not the same thing as believable character development. They needed to make it gradual. Going from only targeting legitimate targets to suddenly being totally cool with civilian casualties? That makes no sense whatsoever.

I'm not sure I've been this angry about the end of a show since How I Met Your Mother.

Re: Game of Thrones

[kaijinscendre]

Is this collapsed? I got a book.

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

Yeeaah.. I quit watching in the middle of the episode when it became obvious that the leaks were true, so no final episode for me. It looks like Dexter just lost its title as the Worst Series Ending ever.

Re: Game of Thrones

[nightscale]

Ha.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

God what did I even watch? I'm honestly really glad I gave up caring about the overall writing on this show because this was easily one of the worst episodes they've ever done.

I liked some of the individual scenes: Dany's murder-rampage while pulled completely from nowhere(BELLS??? LMAO) and OOC as hell, looked really cool. I was just 100% put off by the absolutely manipulative as fuck writing that wanted me to think she's now Pure Evil so kept showing me screaming/crying civilians. No show, that's not how it works, this makes no sense so I'm actually enjoying the dragon burning everything to the ground. Looks neat.

I love Cersei and thus was not down for her ending at all. She was Queen Bitch, let her die like Queen Bitch thanks. Spitting and spiteful 'till the end, not some bizarre-ass sympathy grab to make Dany look worse.

Fish man was beyond annoying and stuck about far too long, but hey at least he died.

Jon is a boring character and would make a terrible king because he doesn't want it, y'know the same reason Robert was such a bad king? Remember that show? Ofc you don't, lol.

I feel real sorry for all the J/B shippers out there, the show did you so dirty. :(

The Sandor vs bro fight was cool, probably one of my favourite scenes.

The show's got some funny lines as well, at least a few exchanges made me chuckle. Oh and any and all Tyrion+Jamie scenes are good, those two work well off each other.

So, who do we think is gonna be Queenslayer? Jon or Arya?

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

Varys

Nooo

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

Arya didn't kill anyone, yet so many characters were assassinated.

Re: Game of Thrones

[el_regrs]

Yup.

I feel like I'm defending this show every week and then getting slapped in the face the following week with a "fuck you, we didn't need you defending us because whatever thing in the books or show you thought was relevant, we're dumping a steaming pile of shit pudding on!" paddle.

Just give me some goddamn reason to believe D&D understand anything about characterization, character development and character arcs. I'll admit the Tyrion/Jaime scene was sweet, but Jaime might as well have beat Tyrion to death with his golden hand as a mirror to season 2's Alton Lannister murder, and then run out of the tent screaming "Wheeeeee!" without any pants on, for all the regression he did this episode. I'm hoping the fact he never kissed Cersei once or told her he loved her is proof his heart is still with Brienne, and he only really cares for Cersei as a sibling.

I also hate how they handled Dany. Her descent into madness I could buy, but the transition was lame, rushed, and unconvincing. There was nothing respectful about the way it was done. Sure, she might have snapped. And then made a beeline for Cersei. Killing hundreds of thousands of innocents because WAHHH NOBODY WUVS ME? At this point in time, with the way the writing has been, no, I don't think she has that in her.

Cleganebowl was decent. Good scenery there, with the burning, crumbling city. I also liked Uncle Sandor trying to set Arya free of her grudge, and Arya showing gratitude.

All the interviews are confusing as fuck, and either everyone is smoking crack, has weekly amnesia, or is putting on the greatest troll show in the history of television trolling. I can't tell, but I don't appreciate it at all. And if that means I have no sense of humor, then I don't care.

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

I hated Jaime and Cersei's death so much. Jaime leaving Cersei was supposed to be symbolic to Jaime's sense of honor winning over his destructive love for Cersei. Actions are supposed to have consequences and the consequence to Jaime choosing to be an honorable man is to run back to his destruction?
And really, if Jaime were to return to Cersei and die with her, why did he sleep with Brienne? I am willing to give the writers the excuse of, "They entered the world together so they exit the world together. This is the only way to kill them off." But thematically, it comes off cheap and an obvious move to service the fans to have him sleep with Brienne before going back to Cersei.
The unspoken love between Jaime and Brienne is symbolic of Jaime's redemption as a man of honor, and if he and Brienne didn't sleep together it would mean that Jaime was still struggling to conclude his redemption arc; he didn't feel worthy of being with someone as honorable as Brienne. He would have earned the death with Cersei because he gives up his sense of honor to be with the woman he loves, calling back to when he said, "the things I do for love," before pushing Bran out the window. He gives up path toward honor to die with the woman he loves.
Sleeping with Brienne but not returning to Cersei (or at least return to be the one to murder her) would have completed the redemption arc. Jaime has accepted that he can be honorable, because he is with an honorable woman who brings out the best in him. He has fully accepted that he is worthy of her. And let's say he sleeps with Brienne and returns to kill Cersei, even then the words of, "the things I do for love," will still have meaning. His love for Cersei pushes him to kill her to save the 7 kingdoms from another violent battle. And also, it rings back to him being called "King's Slayer", and again, it would have forced him to make this impossible choice and his sense of honor motivates him to commit a murder that he doesn't want to carry out.
But instead he fucks Brienne and goes back to Cersei because he feels like he needs to die with Cersei. Because D&D subverted our expectations and for some reason that's supposed to be the real good writing. We thought Jaime was able to call himself a man of honor after fighting in the North with Brienne and knighting her and confessing to her he loved her and sleeping with her, but NO! All that character growth and seeds being planted are thrown out the window because D&D wanted to subvert our expectations by reverting Jaime back to being a selfish idiot. And maybe give fan service to the Cersei stans by giving her a beautifully sad and emotional death with the one character left who she has any fond feelings toward.

And Euron should have just been burned by Drogon. That stupid fight was such a waste of time. No one cared.

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

I went into this season not caring if Jaime died because he's still a sister-fucker who pushed a kid out a window, but WTF. Apparently he was still in love with Cersei even with all the bad blood between them. Plus he left. And he fell for Brienne. But apparently he loves Cersei above all else and she's totes pregnant with his baby. WTF.

Re: Game of Thrones

[(Anonymous)]

So I was the only one here who really enjoyed the episode? Okay.