Thank you. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills whenever I hear people talk about how “subversive” The Last Jedi was.

Mostly agreed. I still liked the last 1/4 of the movie, and think it could have set up a nice scenario addressing what happens if things didn’t wrap up so neatly after RoTJ. There feels like a real chance for Kylo Ren to NOT be redeemed (the antithesis of Vader in a sense), and for something different than the old…

Here’s what I like about TLJ that I think broke free of retelling ESB. It had Luke be a broken reluctant mentor. It broke expectations by making Rey an everywoman, and not some special messianic next-gen Skywalker, while also making it apparent that the Force could choose anybody to be special (ala. the Force-wielding…

Rian Johnson’s imperfect but often spectacular and genuinely daring The Last Jedi. [snip] Watching The Rise Of Skywalker, you realize that J.J. has...made what feels sometimes like a glorified apology for his successor’s choices.

If anything, us fans appreciate the delays because it means a superior product in the end, and that’s what we get with the Venture Bros.

Ask Venture Brothers, 7 seasons in 15 years and I don’t know anyone that has watched the last 2-3 seasons.

While I initially defended it, after rewatching, I actualy think the dragon episode is not only a dud, but possibly the worst episode the show has done yet. As the Toilet episode probably ranks as the second worst, that IS concerning for the future of the show.

Interesting observation, and comparison to Rogue.

I took it as that person being able to channel God’s power by touching him or his hem (I’m going from memory here). Sort of like Jesus radiating this power, but still being able to control it like heat or energy that was always there but could be focused by will. I also…

So just because he had the power available doesn’t mean he should use the power.

I appreciate your well reasoned and well written counter point.

I’ll disagree with you on a few points. Namely...

Good point.

As proven by history and the majority of their followers. No no that wouldn’t work.

Maaaaybe. I think it could be viewed as a more interactive way to explore his works and history, truly experience it through his eyes. I can’t say I completely buy it, but I also would not disregard that explanation.

I can also probably find scripture as to why playing Jesus in a video game might be a bit sacreligious,…

Yes, well remember that in Star Wars games, you can’t just one hit kill everything with your lightsaber, because that would make for a shitty game.

Later in the game he appears to skip straight past Super Saiyan God to Blue after his resurrection, but I bet there’s a secret Ultra Instinct Jesus if he’s completely exhausted.

Sure, you can go kill Satan, solve world hunger, and introduce iron age civilizations to ground glass lenses so they can develop science, but then you get booted out for deviating from what the protagonist actually did. :D

I think the most controversial part of this is that there is a power bar. If you take the Bible as a literal story, Jesus channels the literal power of God. If he could quite literally call down tens of thousands of angels, as depicted in the Bible...that sort of gauge is laughable.

If done as an adventure game, it…

I’ll take the fence on this one.

On one hand, rewatching that opening night reaction in particular, I think Endgame and the Marvel movies are absolutely cinema. To argue otherwise seems a bit elitist and to be putting parameters on the definition of the word. I unabashedly love the movies, and love that they elicit…

2. Have we seen the last of Mr. Robot?