His role in Luther was so good, it's almost shame he didn't get to use this exact characterisation as a new Bond, instead of a TV character. This sort of quiet, tormented melancholy kept under the surface and sprilkled with some british suaveness is on one hand the kind of take that has the elemets people easily…

Oh really? Explain this then.

I often wondered if Nolan was aware of this absurdity, and if he was, did he went with it simply for 'shit's and giggles', or did he absolutely treat it seriously as an actual comment on the character (something about the unintentional but nontheless destructive and dangerous nature of Bruce's obsession)

I am probably in the minority here, but I always liked the fact that Burton's Batman was a killer. Not becouse I get off on the idea of a murdering hero, but becouse I always thought it was very fitting to the idea of Batman as a crazy, schizofrenic vigilante dressing up as a flying rodent and going berserk on a city…

I think it will blow over in time. Maybe it's just my experience with the pieces and discussions I've read, but the reception to this has been fairly understanding so far.

Part of the also has to do with manufacturing processes that had to be changed, in order to keep up with the costs of today's blockbuster making.

"Reading your post, it sounds like you admit Marvel's films are terrible but make concessions for them anyway because you know they pander to your particular sensibilities."

Interesting point.

Aren't You equating all Marvel movies with just Age of Ultron and Whedon's hail mary one liners? :)

I think that's a bit unfair. Yes, Marvel movies come with a lot of required suspension of disbelief, some tonal messiness and inconsistency, as well as a degree of levity in treating certain aspects of worldbuilding and, well…logic, which is all part and parcel of a cheesy superhero genre.

I am stoked for this as much the next guy, but Jesus is this flick completely lacking in self-awarness about how ridiculously grimdark and self-serious it is. And they said Nolan was bad. There's going to be a lot of eye-rolling during those "Devils come from heavens" speeches. Then again, the movie calls itself "Dawn…

Seeing the final stages of Mark Hamill's bearded transformation into Jedi Slavoj Zizek, was also satisfying.

Just to clarify, I was refering to the show, rather than the books, which I think has grown to enjoy wallowing in it's own misery for the past five years, more than Martin did.

"It doesn't have both. It has tons of quests where both sides are wrong or the side that was portrayed as being better or at least the lesser evil ends up being just as bad as the other side."

You learn that the guardsmen's comrades have indeed been killed by the Scoiatel. After that, the immediate choice for the player is either to believe the elf's assurances that she has nothing to do with it, and momentarily save her from the guards, so that she might prove her claim later (which extends the quest, as…

Firstly, in that quest, the player is not just a hapless sheep, with the rug pulled from under him. Once the elf association with Scoiatel is reveald, the player is free to make a difficult judgment call on a woman that clearly spells trouble, but at the same time might not deserve hanging. Granted, her later betrayal…

Regarding the game politics.

I would very much recommend Witcher 3 anyway (You could skip the first two games for now).

Just keep in mind that graphically it's quite a beast, that takes quite a toll on an avarage system.

Well, for starters Witcher 3 is more balanced in this regard, but there is a significant difference between being a downer for downer sake, and just presenting interesting and uneasy situations.