I think the point of Wolfgang's ONS was that he has no hang-ups about nudity or sex and to contrast that with Kala's situation re: freedom of self-determination. Not that it was the greatest scene ever and yeah, his storyline is pretty dull in the first half unfortunately. In fact, I'd forgotten about that scene until…

Thanks and I'm glad I could alleviate some of your concerns. I can certainly understand if the sex scenes on this show are too graphic for some, that's a matter of taste and also cultural sensibilities. I'm not fussed by the nudity and think it's tastefully done (except maybe the dripping strap-on, ahem) and I'm…

Of course we're all entitled to our opinions though I suppose by stating them somewhere we're looking to participate in a discourse after which we either feel more confident in our opinion or let ourselves be swayed by arguments in favor of a different opinion. But anyway, I'm sure you're not alone with your opinion.

Shock value? Oh yeah I'm shocked alright - shocked that this is a show not afraid to show sex scenes that are really love scenes, a physical manifestation and expression of mental connections shot in a beautiful, arousing way regardless of who's fucking who. How anyone could find this comparable to the gratuitous,…

I think he's wary of the police but not scared. I think he was more scared about the danger he would've posed to others if he'd stayed.

I agree that it would be stupid but he went there anyway to shoot the guy (which is the situation I meant) so I don't quite see why he didn't as soon as he sensed that Vanessa was working some bad mojo. The only explanation that makes sense would be that he figured it wouldn't make a difference since the horse had…

Why didn't Ethan just shoot the guy when he saw that the dogs were about to attack? Maybe he thought they couldn't be stopped. Given everything we've seen so far, this didn't really have that feeling of being the final straw but I understand where Ethan's coming from. And how adorable were these two? Loved Ethan…

They were thinking the name sounded cool. Same goes for all the characters (because, frankly, no German under the age of 50 is named Wolfgang).

No problem, my original comment wasn't exactly detailed ;) And thanks for explaining what you meant, I get it. I guess it didn't seem novel or different to me because its tone matched my own experiences with the topic as someone around Wolfgang's age pretty well and what you see in German TV / books (let's ignore "The…

Okay, let me clarify: I don't mind that they addressed the Holocaust or the way they did it because 1) Germans basically are confronted with it on a daily basis and 2) it fits the themes of the show, like you say, and it's a worthwhile topic to explore in this context, however briefly.

It's pretty funny to me that the author of that nerds article complains about the clichéd depiction of other cultures through the American lense and then makes up a word for that in a language that they clearly know jack shit about (because that's not how German works; that compound word doesn't work; and to add…

Why of course we Germans like nothing more than to indulge in some Vergangenheitsbewältigung! Such fun!

He's right. That's all there is to it.

I can't put into words how much I loved this movie. I now know why it inspired some critics to become poets though I have to admit that I'm retroactively surprised by the near universal praise since it struck me as somewhat of an acquired taste, confirmed by the fact that the friend I went with didn't like it all that…

Aww yeah this movie sounds clean and rad and powerful! And when I say clean I mean dirty. Can't wait.

Thanks for the short reviews, that's very reassuring to hear about Liberation! I remember when it came out and I was so excited for it until I saw that it was for Vita; and then there was some mixed feedback anyway about the gameplay and some of the game mechanics so I pushed it to the back of my mind and when it came…

Okay no, I haven't played the DS games or the PSP games, I only play AC on my computer (I do have an Xbox One but I'm not much of a console person). But I fully believe that they are horrible. Come to think of it, I also haven't played Liberation but that's the only one available for PC that I haven't played, I should…

This season was strange in that it had a couple of brilliant episodes (If-Then-Else, Terra Incognita, Control-Alt-Delete, The Devil You Know…) but also more lacklustre episodes than usual and thus as a whole didn't quite come together. I found this finale exemplary for that: Lots of awe-inspiring scenes and moments…

I liked AC3 though I can see why others didn't but yes, Black Flag is decidedly more fun and the second best of the series after AC2 I'd say. Rogue is basically like Black Flag only with snow instead of sunshine so I loved it as well (about on par with Brotherhood and better than Revelations). I'd actually rank Unity…

I just finished Rogue (waited for the PC version as always) and I'm about to go back and try to finish Unity before I start Chronicles. What can I say, I'm one of those fools who's played and loved every AC game despite their flaws.