God that story is infuriating. If anyone needs proof of how money and power overrule ethics and personal responsibility, just pay attention to Badass Barrera over here. Or the history of the U.S. Or, you know, the history of civilization in general.

It’s always tough, if nigh impossible, to prove a negative. So I feel for you here.

I understand content leaving HBO. Those contracts existed well before the release of this app, and rotation is par for the course for them.

Bars

This whole bit is trash but the headline kills me:

Others have responded to this rhetoric (likely better than I can) but I’ll bite (TL;DR at the end):

Merriam-Webster defines “matter,” as a verb:

It’s this brain-dead garbage that let’s us know who’s really listening and who’s not.

People really try to roll MLK out for promoting non-violence and trucks, not realizing the complexity of his understanding of civics and sociology. Great quote.

Totally get it. As long as it doesn’t poison you, get your licks in.

Your attempt to engage this toxicity with authenticity is admirable, but you will do yourself no favors here my friend. We have better uses of our energy and time in this moment, and this pop tart deserves none of yours.

That’s also fair. Seeing reality for what it truly is can be terrifying, but oftentimes the most valuable thing we can do. Perhaps their fantasy pairing fails in practice.

There are already plenty of great answers here (in addition to what the doc said), but since it’s in vogue to quote the classics: Open your water chakra, LW3.

Great response. My initial reaction was similar, that it had less to do with the stress of the pandemic and more to do with the level of intimacy that constant proximity with each other can bring. This is especially pronounced due to COVID-19, but I think an even bigger factor is that their relationship is so young.

That’s fair, they have easily proven themselves in the animation department (e.g. Unlimited Budget Works). But my criticism of the series is directly linked to Koyoharu, the original author, because the story in the manga itself feels...just as rushed and weakly executed.

It honestly is just “okay” from what I watched (and the little I read). I appreciate a story that’s concise, so credit where credit is due. At the end of the day, though, it just had a somewhat interesting injection of animation style and...that’s about it. Felt like a rushed shounen, honestly.

Appreciate your analysis.

You and sketchygio have some great synergy, coming up with this script.

I think that’s a fair way of looking at it. The background behind the conflict between Vicious and Spike was not as important as the effects of the conflict, as it played out onscreen. It certainly served its purpose in informing the audience of Spike’s layers, and if that’s not a plot doing its job, then what is…