I'd go with the Cardinal Richelieu power myself - give me eight lines written by any man and I'd find therein the means to hang him by. Then I'd set up a consulting business and just pass out strategies, never get a speck of dirt on my hands.

I actually feel like this one was a pretty good response. Throwing that down without consent or warning would be pretty traumatic and inevitably cause a lot of death.

A good pick, but I'mma go for something a little more… substantial.

"No matter how bad things seem—- "
"They could be worse.""Nope. No matter how bad they seem, they can't be any better, and they can't be any worse, because that's the way things fucking are, and you better get used to it, Nancy. Quit yer bitching."

I'm fairly certain it's not the perpetual outrage that doesn't work for liberal audiences.

I think the Simpsons did drunk very well, albeit from a different direction.

To be fair: "sweat ALL the details" IS probably a worse first step for a movie.

As an English major with limited judgement, empathy, or investment in any given political pole - am I wrong for thinking that a version of this movie that really focused on the fabulist aspect of the guy but then connected it to issues of trauma, skill, and the fog of war/politics would have been fascinating in its…

Thank you, I was very confused by the comparison as well.

Round 1: ElectricSheep
Round 2: *Fight*
Mortal PEDANT!!!

Yeah, but if you have to inefficiently burn essence to do it and the stars themselves (or their metaphysical kung-fu wielding form filing henchmen) keep fucking with you.

Not some, not half, but all the up-votes.

From the perspective of their revenue it only seems to make sense if they end up with price break on the content they make versus they content they lease.

Let me ask you a question. Why would a man whose log-in says "TheSingulatarian" spend all of his time commenting on articles by BFAs and English majors?

Tucker's Kobolds are every DM's ace up the sleeve.

I have no idea why but this immediately leapt into my head as a Quintesson line and the idea of that five faced robot monstrosity having a lit crit face gave me the worst giggles.

I sort of thought that connection was made by the fact that no one else seems to be doing it? I mean, I assume border control has been told to watch out for Tony, or whatever, but it doesn't appear they are coordinating or sharing information with anyone else.

#2 is half very very good and half naw sa bad, it just depends on the plotline.

I think the writing on Malazan is consistently very good for the later half of the series. Book 5, for example, is pretty excellent. And earlier books are good just inconsistent.

Yeah, he's parachuting out of that plane even as we speak!