I think they had to bring the spirits to Earth, so it could do the job. But it is hardly clear at all.

I think its easier to get great voice actors in for a few days taping than it is for 3 months of filming.

It seems weird that interactivity would be a demarcation line between art and normal entertainment though. Even something static like a panting is going to be experienced differently by different people.

So, better or worse looking than Warcraft? I… I hate to say this, but Warcraft looks a bit better to my eyes…. the characters have more life to them.

I don't understand why critics take a medium they are unfamiliar with and just shit all over it. I saw an article complaining about how some properties for children are getting 'dumbed up' to be more serious an adult, but was talking about Batman and Superman, who have plenty of adult aimed comics and themes already.

Yeah, after playing WoW, I have no tolerance for grinding in games anymore.

I figure it sounds cool in Japanese to use the actual English word, but no one bothered to change it something cool in Japanese, like Naginata.

Final Fantasy XXL: Shit How Do Latin Numbers Work After 20?

I would imagine the word 'bonkers' would get said a lot.

It was about the most video game style of a movie plot I've ever seen…. Collect 7 Spirits, Fight both Monster Boss and Traitor Boss, and have Heroic Sacrifice.

Yeah Bitch, Mana!

Yeah, part of the arc for Breq is moving past blind revenge and accepting that she does care about something more.

I think that the future books should clear that up a little bit. The least spoilery way to explain it (which might make things easier for you later on too) is that Anaander seems to work like an Ancillary without an AI standing over top of her. They make Anaander clones, and then slot tech into them in so there's a…

Oh man. You are in for some food! Palace Cafe is great. Arnaud's is amazing, but expensive. I would advise against going to Brennans for brunch, because they charge $30 for tiny fucking eggs Benedicts.

I'll be going up to NY state at the end of the month, and though of a day trip over to Vermont, are there any suggestions?

I'm thinking of picking up a new anime… I have heard good things about this show Erased about a guy that can change events in the recent past. But it's currently ongoing so I like to have it be almost finished before I start. If it's going to end badly, it's nice to know ahead of time.

It's funny, I always get a little annoyed with the Gentlemen Bastard books when I read them, because tend to get really invested with the frustrations of the characters, but after I'm done I find that I really enjoyed them. Took me a little while to get into the whole Elderglass setting though.

I enjoyed Justice too! It's a weird book… the other two are a little less action packed but still good. What concept were you finding confusing?

Interesting. I guess that's better than being super velvet black?

Peak TV is a harsh mistress. I thought about checking this out, but the all white faces look so samey I just gave it a pass for the first episode and then never picked it up again.