I’m all for trying to be as ethical as possible in consumption, but if we’re ranking evil corporations by how much damage they do to the world, any entertainment company is pretty far down the evil list, just because of the nature of the business.

I also hated the bad faith takes on the show, but I do think it fell apart by the end.

Yea that seems like the appropriate take. It was fine if you wanted fantasy with great visuals, solid world building, and if you could look past below-average plotting and characterization.

I would argue its the usual place you end up when you spend $700 million on a show. The high price tag means everyone plays it too safe, and the product suffers.

Oh goody, another great young director who will be consigned to mediocrity for the foreseeable future.  Can’t wait to see his work on Eternals 2: REternals.

“Respect yourself. Demand more from one of the wealthiest publishers on earth.”

How about "Respect yourself, and stop getting bent out of shape over marketing materials"

Can we please kill all “Fans are saying...” articles.

I can’t wait for this movie to totally destroy the idea that the first one was any good.  Because I can tell you from the title alone that this is going to suck in a huge way.

Yes it is too much to ask. Being wealthy and famous is way too likely to either kill them or turn them into the worst version of themselves.

I’ve read a few of Sanderson’s books. I got back into fantasy in the mid ‘00s via George R. R. Martin, fell really hard for the work of China Mieville and Joe Abercrombie, then picked up Mistborn via Goodreads reviews.

Yea it’s overdue. The Rock’s presence is the most consistent indicator of a bad movie this side of Uwe Boll or Will Smith.

So if they just cast Pakistani dancers to recreate a dance from an Indian movie, that would be less of a slap in the face?

Is it cultural appropriation to recreate a dance from a fun, blockbuster movie? I understand the offensiveness in appropriating meaningful cultural or religious traditions. But I feel like light weight, crossover media marketed toward an international audience is fair game for international reinterpretations.

It’s actually a detail I was unaware of because I didn’t watch his last special, and haven’t really followed Rock as a comic since the 90s until someone invited me to his show.

Of course what happens in a marriage is no one else’s business. Right up until the point where you choose to broadcast what happens in that marriage, to the entire public, for money, in books and TV shows and social media.

10000 percent. I will be shocked if it’s not the case, and I hope they don’t drag out that reveal for the whole season. I mean at this point isn’t he the only character they’ve shown with any motivation to kill him? They certainly haven’t shown him grieving for his son.

I love everything about this show… except for some of the writing. At least in this last episode. There were a few bits of dialog I thought were pretty awful.

I saw him live a few weeks ago. A massive detail the AVClub is selectively leaving out, to maximize the outrage you’re supposed to feel, is that he’s pointing out that she cheated on him by sleeping with their teenage son’s friend, and then they took interviews about it as a family. The joke is Will Smith had to sit…

I actually like Shoegaze as a term, because it does describe exactly what happens on stage at every shoegaze show.