I’m not sure that it does ignore those hooks. The Akaviri have played a big role in Skyrim - and Morrowind - for a very, very long time, and have significant connections with the Dragonborn (see: the Blades). They also have a tendency of trying to invade when Tamriel is fractured and weak, which, regardless of the…

What, you don’t like semi-animated potatoes masquerading as faces?

They could also go a completely different direction and set the next one in Akavir. It’d give them the freedom to do something new and fresh while also being able to bring in more established/familiar elements from the previous games.

Ah... just in case I needed another reminder that my “liberal utopia” city is racist af. Goddamnit, Portland.

I mean, there’s one in this very comments section. .

But also, I live in Portland, Oregon, which is simultaneously super liberal, super white, and super racist. So, a whole hell of a lot of them, in fact. It’s sort of our thing here. And in Seattle. And San Francisco. And LA. All throughout the West Coast, really.

Jesus fucking Christ. On behalf of white Democrats, I apologize, both for this bullshit and for the bullshit white Democrat comments riddled throughout the discussion. We really are the worst.

As a fellow white Democrat, thank you. Thank you for succinctly and comprehensively demonstrating everything wrong with white Democrats. I’ll be using your post as an example of what not to do for a long time, I imagine. A case study in brief of why we’re so damn good at alienating our PoC base, if you will.

“You’re actually advocating for people NOT to vote? Again, no one should be forced or guilted into voting, but if you don’t vote then you really have no right to complain about the outcome.”

No. That’s literally not what they’re advocating. They explain it very clearly in the section of text you quoted immediately…

Don’t you know? When we white people fuck up, it can’t be our fault - we’re white, after all. No, clearly, it’s all these damn minorities that we fight and bleed for that are letting us down. If only you all were more GRATEFUL for the amazing things white people have done for you out of the goodness of our hearts,…

As a white Democrat (well, Democrat-adjacent enough to vote Democrat, anyway), those were my thoughts exactly. That was agonizing to read. Like, holy shit, if you wanted an Exhibit A of the point being proven, look no further: It’s here in all of its oblivious glory.

No, it’s not true. That’s a myth perpetrated by pseudo-science books like “Wheat Belly.” While it’s true that genetic engineering has been used to increase wheat yields, it hasn’t increased the amount of gluten in wheat.

Additionally, there’s no evidence that celiac disease has seen any sort of sharp uptick in…

Multiple Bravos? Or, perhaps, Braavos?

Arya won’t die. It’s literally in Martin’s wedding vows that she won’t die. Sansa might, though.

Ah, resorting to being dismissive when confronted with information that contradicts your original position, rather than graciously admitting that perhaps you were misinformed and moving forward from there. Cute. A real classic move, too. Alright, then. Keep on keeping on, I guess.

Though, if you want a few of those other sources, here:

...I mean... it’s a direct quote from an HBO exec... and corroborated by other sources.

So. Yeah. Not fake news.

You... you do know it was the showrunners, not HBO, that decided on two shortened seasons rather than two full-length seasons, right?

“Why they decided to make the images look like a drone attack is either a bad choice or a curious dig at the United States military.”

Alternately, it actually was an attack drone, possibly military hardware on display during the event, that was taking the pictures... it was just re-purposed.

Yes. Yes she does. You can track her changing opinions in her conversations if you bother to talk to her. If you take her with you to a human-first protest in the Citadel later in the game, she’s the one who confronts their leader’s views the most fiercely. In Mass Effect 2, she’s very decidedly not a fan of Cerberus,…

I suppose it’s a matter of taste. I’ve saved both in various play throughs, and Kaidan - though having an interesting backstory - had about as much personality as a cardboard cut-out. No real flaws, despite a tragic backstory and weird malfunctioning biotics, and no real character conflict or development to speak of.…