That's really interesting! When Cole "greatly approved" my decision to let him be more human, I assumed it was his preference. But perhaps he "greatly approves" either way? Cole did seem less fragile afterwards, but I honestly didn't spend a lot of time with him after that. Spirit Cole being grateful to be more…

Oh yeah, I know you can tell Sera to leave (Cole too I think). I just don't think you can antagonize a companion so much that (s)he leaves of his/her own volition. But I am often wrong!

I was floored when I learned Freddie Prinze Jr. voices Iron Bull. To be fair, I didn't know he was a voice actor, so my only association with him is early 90's "teen" heartthrob and Scooby Doo, but I still can't get FPJ and IB to link up in my head. Does not compute.

I've said this elsewhere, but Iron Bull and Viv are a fun combo (especially now that I know Viv is voiced by Indira Varma from Game of Thrones). Iron Bull and Sera give some solid laughs too. Hell, Iron Bull and anyone, really.

I helped Cole be more human because that seemed like what he wanted. I like Solas, but his spirit fetish is tiresome. It's like a feminist disapproving of a woman who wants to be a housewife. Let Cole be human if he wants, Solas, god. Plus I like Varric's and Cole's relationship.

I just can't get into Blackwall. He bores me. I don't even bother giving him good equipment unless it's lying around and no one else needs it, because I know I'm not going to put him in my party.

—SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED DA:I ENOUGH TO GET THROUGH THE HAWKE STUFF—

Me too! Sadly, telling people (mostly) what they want to hear, or at least being polite in disagreeing, isn't me gaming the system; it's me acting the way I do in real life. I can't even be rude to Mother Giselle, and I hate that interfering biddy.

Yeah, I've been on a DA:I bender for over a month now. It's not pretty. I get home from work, walk the dog, grade some papers, play DA:I until 2am, rinse, repeat. It's weird for me too. Normally I get sucked into a game, play intensely, but then peter out before I even finish it. Yet I'm on my fourth Inquisitor…

For me it depends on the game. For some games I have no problem using walkthroughs and wikis like mad, but for choice-driven games like Dragon Age, Persona*, and Telltale's Walking Dead series, I try to force myself to stick with my choices even when I dislike the results. To do otherwise feels not so much dishonest…

Man, you killed Zevran? You missed out on the best companion!

I liked Dragon Age 2 a lot too, despite its bad reputation.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's impossible to completely drive off a DA:I companion. I guess saving the world is more important to them than telling the Inquisitor to stuff it. I get along well enough with all of them except Vivienne (who doesn't seem particularly affected by her disdain for me; I think disdain is her…

I once decided to show my high school class Do the Right Thing, forgetting about the extended "Spike Lee ices down Rosie Perez's boobs" scene. I mean, I still think the aggregate benefits of the students seeing the film outweigh the negatives, but man that was an awkward few minutes.

I agree that he didn't intend to kill Will (unless Will's dead, in which case I never said this), but I don't think he was trying to leave Jack alive (even though I do think Jack is alive). First, that neck-stab was in the midst of a brutal fight (hard to have surgeon-like precision, unlike Will's docile stabbing),…

I watched the first two seasons from start to finish in three increasingly surreal days, so it could be premiering Monday (if only!) and you'd have enough time to catch up on it. Unless you have a family or friends or something, in which case I can't help you.

I think about that scene all the time, because my natural (read: southern) impulse is to help someone who's struggling, and I'm a good-sized lady of pure peasant stock, so I don't feel particularly vulnerable, but then I remember poor Catherine Martin and think perhaps I should stop being nice (read: southern).

Nothing raises my ire more than those anti-pot commercials showing people doing illegal things while high as a reason that pot is bad and should not be legalized. Smoking pot is not immoral and should be legal; however, driving while under the influence is illegal and immoral and should remain that way. Showing a…

My kid brother introduced me to that show awhile back. I don't want to love it, but I do. Sal in the cat cage is one of my favorite things ever.

Man, both those little girls being comforted and told to smile and neither managing a smile. So sad! I didn't think for a second that Andrew and Cory were going home, though. Micah and Alexis just weren't featured enough to be anything more than early cannon fodder. I refuse to speak badly of children (the way some…