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I don't think the review specified that it was a metaphor; this episode (and the series) explores the concept of debt and its destructive effects on communities, families, and individuals. It's not explicit, only thematically similar and especially poignant in the wake of that crisis. Your interpretation may well be…

There are so many different readings to this game. I didn't see the financial crisis reaction in the debt theme per se, but then every person can latch onto different aspects. I personally get the most out of the literary references, but someone else might take to the installation art or the museum of dwellings or any…

You're right. It's almost a sort of… creepy nonchalance? Like the creepiness pervades the world to such a degree that it's treated as a normal occurrence. But that's a staple of magical realism.

Act III took everything about KR0 to new heights. The Waiting for Godot references, the simulation-within-a-simulation. But this article really speaks to the power of gaming as a medium that can deliver impactful storytelling in a new way. The entire distillery scene begs for the player to discover every nook and…

Yeah, O'Neal is a Hot Rod fan!
Yoohoo, shitheads, I just found this bag of fireworks in the men's restroom; would you like to light them off?

"You don't tell me what kind of pizza to like!"

"Meeeeestah Bowa."

5, 9, 1, 7, 3, 4, 8, 6, 2.

Favorite Cheng line: "Meeeester Bauer."

That's bloody brilliant. Great thematic analysis.

Does nobody remember that Abed said that if the show didn't come back it meant that an asteroid had wiped out all life on Earth? EVERYONE IS DEAD.

This album is an existential triumph.

Anybody think that the whole sniper scene could be a meta-commentary on the similar scene from Breaking Bad's finale? TD's felt too close to not be a reference. It was almost as if the show was asserting that Rust is a real hero who follows through on his words.