This guy has two average looking beards. Both have good shape but the face ruins it.

I think “justifiable” is carrying a weight it can’t handle, there, but that’s my point, it’s audience perception. It’s a written narrative—in either version—with intended arcs, and in Dany’s case, I felt fairly obvious, though clearly I’m in the minority. An audience’s perception of such is of course relevant, and I…

Yeah if the “ending” is through the lens of the entire season, I completely understand people’s qualms with it. All those complaints were valid. I just didn’t see the “heel turn” in The Bells and Jon’s betrayal as that surprising honestly, it was just a little sloppy. Like you said, they kinda made it clear that…

There was an analysis somewhere that pointed out that when they were following the books it was more like a societal drama. It was about established, rigid social structures and hierarchies, and how the characters moved within it. A story about, well, propriety.

If he didn’t have anything to say about America, and he’s seeing “the same stuff happening” in Britain, then I don’t understand why he set it in America. I think he could have better avoided people mapping their political views onto his story if he just made up a country, or used analogs of American cities and states…

As far as motivations for suicide go, one more could be a final Fuck You to Boeing. If during the depositions he can sense that his case is not going as well as hoped, coupled with your other points, I could see someone’s mind going to an effort to make Boeing look guilty of murder. That wouldn’t possibly be the major…

I’m not really talking about you per se. I’m more concerned about younger generation of viewers for whom videos like this are the only source of information who take internet vloggers as the ultimate authority in an era when the lines between journalism/consumer advocacy/critique/content/factionalism are more blurred…

Whether or not it’s suicide, let’s make sure Boeing isn’t killing anybody with their shitty planes.

Here’s another theory: Dude was suicidal but wanted Boeing to take the blame. 

Maybe not Boeing themselves for reasons all of the above, but a stakeholder with a major stake in the company? But I mean look at Chester Bennington and Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain. I would have never thought them to be suicidal either. If there is a conspiracy, I don’t think it came from Boeing, if there isn’t…

Thanks for the reality check, great explanations.

Fair points, all.

Yeah, it is much more likely an individual within Boeing or affiliated companies that has something on the line is responsible than the Boeing itself.

The idea that he was murdered is ridiculous indeed. Definitely the stuff of a conspiracy theory.

This. Look, I don’t like Boeing, but they’re not going to off a witness, certainly not in the middle of a high profile deposition which would only draw greater scrutiny to them.

The stock down 52% in the past 5 years. You can’t even point at Boeing directly for an assassination conspiracy, it could be down single person who lost money and wanted to take it out on him. So, the list of those with a motive is pretty long.

Yea occam’s razor here would point to the conclusion that the dude killed himself. Why he did is anyone’s guess, but for Boeing to be behind it would require a WHOLE lot more assumptions than a guy under a lot of pressure killing themselves.

Of those:
2000: Julia Roberts - Sassy, real person
2001 - Got naked and looked like she was enjoying sex with Billy Bob
2002 -Real person
2003 - Got fat, got naked, mental health
2004 - Got buff, played disabled
2005 - Real person
2006 - Real person
2007 - Real person
2008 - Got naked. Nazi
2009 - Sassy, real person
2010 - Mental…

I think the conspiracy theory here is a little too obvious to really make sense. Why would Boeing kill him when he’s almost finished with his testimony? The timing seems like it would be guaranteed to maximize publicity while not preventing the bulk of his testimony.

The obvious conclusion is Boeing did it, but that would be the obvious conclusion before the fact and anybody planning it would have to be Trump levels of non-self aware to not see that.