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[KnicksGadfly]

So I just finished my, I dunno, 6th playthrough of the Mass Effect trilogy, and clearly I love the games dearly, at this point I have to say it's my favorite series just due to time commitment

But the endings just suck, like there's just no good options. And I don't mean in the way there are no options that are morally good, there are no options that are satisfying, and it's not like they were that far off

Just have the Destroy ending only kill the Reapers, not the geth/EDI/people with implants. Synthesis is too clean, like it's literally a "this fixes everything" button which is too clean, and yeah I could see if Destroy only killed the Reapers that might be too clean at first glance, but it's like with every other Paragon choice in ME3, you solve the current problem with a potential problem in the future. The entire plot of ME3's explanation of the Reapers is that organics are chaos and will either destroy themselves or create synthetics which will destroy them, and the Reapers were a flawed solution to that problem. Killing the Reapers doesn't solve that problem, it just means organic life should have free will, even if that leads to them destroying themselves

So I just retcon it in my head that Destroy only kills the Reapers cause that's just objectively the better ending

Anyways, I'm gonna start another playthrough sometime soon. I just always get myself sucked back in every time I finish lol.

One of my favorites of all time...I'm really rooting for BioWare to put itself back together. Gotten to the point where I'm totally okay with this next Dragon Age being mission based if I can get the same experience as ME. Also, that Amazon series better be good.

Best DLC fan service of all time. Best dialogue. Beautiful game. Best story. Engaging world, politics, intrigue.

[KnicksGadfly]

I can't wait for the Demon Slayer movie trilogy to come out

They've already done such great work with the animation, having a movie budget is gonna be insane. I feel like the story and characters are better than people give them credit for, like they're pretty barebones but it's not bad. Like, I still think it's good, it just doesn't ever become great, and that's a product of it being relatively short, but it also doesn't meander about, it knows what it's there for and it does it.

I just made a similar comment over in the anime thread on the media forum. I think Demon Slayer's simplicity is what helps make the story, characters and emotional beats hit the mark. Not every author needs to play 4D chess when writing a story.

And yeah, I cannot wait. The final episode of the TV series is one of the best that I can remember in recent memory. The fall of the Demon Slayers I to the Infinity Castle is incredible

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This scene is gut wrenching as well, because

Spoiler:

Some characters are headed towards their deaths.

Damn I just finished episode 8. I loved it. Okay so I know there was this family

Spoiler:

curse and he's trying to sell the trap, but did the man really have to kill his wife and daughters like that?

Animation was beautiful, techniques, pacing, sound, music...all of it was cinema level. The buildup was great, flashbacks were done masterfully. Emotion was really well-done...I'm not sure if the story can really be weak when Demon Slayer can evoke emotion like this. Obviously, it's done in a different way and they place the action first, but when it's done right, at the end of a big battle, you're relieved someone is alive and you care what happens to them. Well, maybe the story is weak, but they do a better job of making you care about the characters and that's powerful (there were definitely some seasons that felt weaker, to be fair).

One thing that's also a little underrated is the humor and lightheartedness of the characters. I don't think it gets to One Piece level, where you really feel like each character has their own schtick and you love them for their quirks, but still kinda endearing.

They also spent several episodes this season setting everything up, and it feels the payoff is about to begin. Yea I'll watch it in theaters probably.

[MrDollarBills]

I can't wait for the Demon Slayer movie trilogy to come out

They've already done such great work with the animation, having a movie budget is gonna be insane. I feel like the story and characters are better than people give them credit for, like they're pretty barebones but it's not bad. Like, I still think it's good, it just doesn't ever become great, and that's a product of it being relatively short, but it also doesn't meander about, it knows what it's there for and it does it.

I just made a similar comment over in the anime thread on the media forum. I think Demon Slayer's simplicity is what helps make the story, characters and emotional beats hit the mark. Not every author needs to play 4D chess when writing a story.

And yeah, I cannot wait. The final episode of the TV series is one of the best that I can remember in recent memory. The fall of the Demon Slayers I to the Infinity Castle is incredible

Read on Twitter

This scene is gut wrenching as well, because

Spoiler:

Some characters are headed towards their deaths.

Damn I just finished episode 8. I loved it. Okay so I know there was this family

Spoiler:

curse and he's trying to sell the trap, but did the man really have to kill his wife and daughters like that?

Animation was beautiful, techniques, pacing, sound, music...all of it was cinema level. The buildup was great, flashbacks were done masterfully. Emotion was really well-done...I'm not sure if the story can really be weak when Demon Slayer can evoke emotion like this. Obviously, it's done in a different way and they place the action first, but when it's done right, at the end of a big battle, you're relieved someone is alive and you care what happens to them. Well, maybe the story is weak, but they do a better job of making you care about the characters and that's powerful (there were definitely some seasons that felt weaker, to be fair).

One thing that's also a little underrated is the humor and lightheartedness of the characters. I don't think it gets to One Piece level, where you really feel like each character has their own schtick and you love them for their quirks, but still kinda endearing.

They also spent several episodes this season setting everything up, and it feels the payoff is about to begin. Yea I'll watch it in theaters probably.

Re: The Master's decision

Spoiler:

Kagaya's wife made the choice to die with him under her own volition.

However, to be honest the cruel nature of the show leads me to believe that all of them were prepared to die one day because they knew at one point, Muzan would find them. They were dead the moment he entered the estate.

This is one of the more unique ways I've seen a series initiate a final battle. When I first read this part of the story I was shocked at how fast things escalated.

[MrDollarBills]

The descent into the Infinity Castle scene took two years for the studio to finish.

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I love seeing a product like this from a studio that actually has a production schedule that doesn't kill the animators, you get greatness. Like I'm hard pressed to think of a scene in any other show that tops this in terms of an overall piece of work. Even the crows flying through the castle as the Slayers fall in was incredible

This part though. Agh the wait is gonna be awful lol

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Tanjiro's disgust for Muzan is so good.

[DOT]

I just made a similar comment over in the anime thread on the media forum. I think Demon Slayer's simplicity is what helps make the story, characters and emotional beats hit the mark. Not every author needs to play 4D chess when writing a story.

And yeah, I cannot wait. The final episode of the TV series is one of the best that I can remember in recent memory. The fall of the Demon Slayers I to the Infinity Castle is incredible

Read on Twitter

This scene is gut wrenching as well, because

Spoiler:

Some characters are headed towards their deaths.

Damn I just finished episode 8. I loved it. Okay so I know there was this family

Spoiler:

curse and he's trying to sell the trap, but did the man really have to kill his wife and daughters like that?

Animation was beautiful, techniques, pacing, sound, music...all of it was cinema level. The buildup was great, flashbacks were done masterfully. Emotion was really well-done...I'm not sure if the story can really be weak when Demon Slayer can evoke emotion like this. Obviously, it's done in a different way and they place the action first, but when it's done right, at the end of a big battle, you're relieved someone is alive and you care what happens to them. Well, maybe the story is weak, but they do a better job of making you care about the characters and that's powerful (there were definitely some seasons that felt weaker, to be fair).

One thing that's also a little underrated is the humor and lightheartedness of the characters. I don't think it gets to One Piece level, where you really feel like each character has their own schtick and you love them for their quirks, but still kinda endearing.

They also spent several episodes this season setting everything up, and it feels the payoff is about to begin. Yea I'll watch it in theaters probably.

Re: The Master's decision

Spoiler:

Kagaya's wife made the choice to die with him under her own volition.

However, to be honest the cruel nature of the show leads me to believe that all of them were prepared to die one day because they knew at one point, Muzan would find them. They were dead the moment he entered the estate.

This is one of the more unique ways I've seen a series initiate a final battle. When I first read this part of the story I was shocked at how fast things escalated.

Spoiler:

They wanted to send away all 5 kids, but the twins insisted on staying even though they would die

They were playing because they were scared but wanted to take their minds off it

So all 4 of them chose to be there.

[KnicksGadfly]

Damn I just finished episode 8. I loved it. Okay so I know there was this family

Spoiler:

curse and he's trying to sell the trap, but did the man really have to kill his wife and daughters like that?

Animation was beautiful, techniques, pacing, sound, music...all of it was cinema level. The buildup was great, flashbacks were done masterfully. Emotion was really well-done...I'm not sure if the story can really be weak when Demon Slayer can evoke emotion like this. Obviously, it's done in a different way and they place the action first, but when it's done right, at the end of a big battle, you're relieved someone is alive and you care what happens to them. Well, maybe the story is weak, but they do a better job of making you care about the characters and that's powerful (there were definitely some seasons that felt weaker, to be fair).

One thing that's also a little underrated is the humor and lightheartedness of the characters. I don't think it gets to One Piece level, where you really feel like each character has their own schtick and you love them for their quirks, but still kinda endearing.

They also spent several episodes this season setting everything up, and it feels the payoff is about to begin. Yea I'll watch it in theaters probably.

Re: The Master's decision

Spoiler:

Kagaya's wife made the choice to die with him under her own volition.

However, to be honest the cruel nature of the show leads me to believe that all of them were prepared to die one day because they knew at one point, Muzan would find them. They were dead the moment he entered the estate.

This is one of the more unique ways I've seen a series initiate a final battle. When I first read this part of the story I was shocked at how fast things escalated.

Spoiler:

They wanted to send away all 5 kids, but the twins insisted on staying even though they would die

They were playing because they were scared but wanted to take their minds off it

So all 4 of them chose to be there.

Yah I get that.

Spoiler:

However, minors are minors for a reason...he's the dad. I wouldn't have been surprised if all 5 of the kids wanted to make that choice...but at some point, I expect the dad to say no. Then again I hated when that dude also killed his own son in Shogun too.

I also think if the episode's point is to serve as a farewell and celebrate the character, I think this really does hurt it. It actually goes against a common theme in superhero shows, where the main character gets so consumed with vengeance, he or she doesn't hesitate to sacrifice whatever to end the threat. In this way, it felt monstrous to me.

I think the contrasting scene I'm thinking about is the end of S3 (I think). Nezuko is in the sunlight, a demon is chasing some civilians, and Tanjiro is stuck between saving Nezuko or the civilians. Eventually Nezuko sacrifices herself to have Tanjiro take out the demon, and the show makes a big deal about that decision. The twins are civilians too, imo.

Maybe it's also me being old-fashioned.

On that note, I've been watching Supacell and I've enjoyed it lots. It's like Heroes but if Heroes didn't try to drag shat out and had more interesting backstores and a more satisfying teamup.

[MrDollarBills]

Re: The Master's decision

Spoiler:

Kagaya's wife made the choice to die with him under her own volition.

However, to be honest the cruel nature of the show leads me to believe that all of them were prepared to die one day because they knew at one point, Muzan would find them. They were dead the moment he entered the estate.

This is one of the more unique ways I've seen a series initiate a final battle. When I first read this part of the story I was shocked at how fast things escalated.

Spoiler:

They wanted to send away all 5 kids, but the twins insisted on staying even though they would die

They were playing because they were scared but wanted to take their minds off it

So all 4 of them chose to be there.

Yah I get that.

Spoiler:

However, minors are minors for a reason...he's the dad. I wouldn't have been surprised if all 5 of the kids wanted to make that choice...but at some point, I expect the dad to say no. Then again I hated when that dude also killed his own son in Shogun too.

I also think if the episode's point is to serve as a farewell and celebrate the character, I think this really does hurt it. It actually goes against a common theme in superhero shows, where the main character gets so consumed with vengeance, he or she doesn't hesitate to sacrifice whatever to end the threat. In this way, it felt monstrous to me.

I think the contrasting scene I'm thinking about is the end of S3 (I think). Nezuko is in the sunlight, a demon is chasing some civilians, and Tanjiro is stuck between saving Nezuko or the civilians. Eventually Nezuko sacrifices herself to have Tanjiro take out the demon, and the show makes a big deal about that decision. The twins are civilians too, imo.

Maybe it's also me being old-fashioned.

On that note, I've been watching Supacell and I've enjoyed it lots. It's like Heroes but if Heroes didn't try to drag shat out and had more interesting backstores and a more satisfying teamup.

Spoiler:

That's one of the things about the show that they don't skirt around, the world of Demon Slayer/Taisho Era Japan has always been cruel to children. I can think of another series where I've seen this exact same kinda thing play out, the children resolving themselves to die with their parents. It's brutal.

I don't think Kagaya would disagree with you tbh. Everything involved in the fight against Muzan was horrific. Think about the selection process where he sent children like Tanjiro, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Kanao and Genya to die in the forest. They survived but an untold amount of kids died, like Sabito. So he was well already a monster before Muzan appeared by his bedside.

[MrDollarBills]

Kagurabachi was crazy good this week. The Auction Arc has been top notch cinematic style action, and the villain Kyora has been a cunning prick. Can't wait for the climax, but Chihiro and Hakuri have developed into a great duo that I'll enjoy reading and watching as this great so far series continues.

[DOT]

One Piece anime's finally gotten to the Egghead interlude

Legit, I've been so hyped for this run of chapters to be animated. Finally we get to see some of these guys actually show off lol

Spoiler:

Watch on YouTube

[DOT]

Also, gotten back into Doctor Who after dropping it a few years back

I really love Ncuti Gatwa's take so far, plus with Russell T. Davies back at the helm, the quality of the writing has improved tremendously. Still super campy and absurd, but in a much more fun way. I'm not sure if I like the 4th wall breaking or not, but I'll give them credit for trying something new.

[Guano]

I can never keep track of the order to watch demon slayer.

The last one I watched was the train season. I have no idea where to go from there. And it doesn't help I've had years in between watching it and on different platforms.

Sidenote: ME is so good. I even liked the game out of the trilogy a lot too. I probably won't even watch the series as shepherd is a female and I'm not even remotely interest in watching it with a male lead.

[MrDollarBills]

I can never keep track of the order to watch demon slayer.

The last one I watched was the train season. I have no idea where to go from there. And it doesn't help I've had years in between watching it and on different platforms.

Sidenote: ME is so good. I even liked the game out of the trilogy a lot too. I probably won't even watch the series as shepherd is a female and I'm not even remotely interest in watching it with a male lead.

The next season after The train is The Entertainment District, followed by The Swordsmith Village, and the most recent season that ended was The Hashira Training. You can find them on Crunchyroll and Netflix I think.

Swordsmith Village is a step down from Seasons 1 and 2 but the ending is epic. Hashira Village is more light hearted until the final episode. The Entertainment District Arc's ending battle was the best of the series

[Guano]

I can never keep track of the order to watch demon slayer.

The last one I watched was the train season. I have no idea where to go from there. And it doesn't help I've had years in between watching it and on different platforms.

Sidenote: ME is so good. I even liked the game out of the trilogy a lot too. I probably won't even watch the series as shepherd is a female and I'm not even remotely interest in watching it with a male lead.

The next season after The train is The Entertainment District, followed by The Swordsmith Village, and the most recent season that ended was The Hashira Training. You can find them on Crunchyroll and Netflix I think.

Swordsmith Village is a step down from Seasons 1 and 2 but the ending is epic. Hashira Village is more light hearted until the final episode. The Entertainment District Arc's ending battle was the best of the series

lol.
Thank you I guess I should have just checked Netflix cause they have it set up neatly. Which i thought they didnt. I'll check it out after I finish up Vinland Saga.

[MrDollarBills]

I can never keep track of the order to watch demon slayer.

The last one I watched was the train season. I have no idea where to go from there. And it doesn't help I've had years in between watching it and on different platforms.

Sidenote: ME is so good. I even liked the game out of the trilogy a lot too. I probably won't even watch the series as shepherd is a female and I'm not even remotely interest in watching it with a male lead.

The next season after The train is The Entertainment District, followed by The Swordsmith Village, and the most recent season that ended was The Hashira Training. You can find them on Crunchyroll and Netflix I think.

Swordsmith Village is a step down from Seasons 1 and 2 but the ending is epic. Hashira Village is more light hearted until the final episode. The Entertainment District Arc's ending battle was the best of the series

lol.
Thank you I guess I should have just checked Netflix cause they have it set up neatly. Which i thought they didnt. I'll check it out after I finish up Vinland Saga.

Enjoy! Vinland Saga is another great one

[DOT]

The next season after The train is The Entertainment District, followed by The Swordsmith Village, and the most recent season that ended was The Hashira Training. You can find them on Crunchyroll and Netflix I think.

Swordsmith Village is a step down from Seasons 1 and 2 but the ending is epic. Hashira Village is more light hearted until the final episode. The Entertainment District Arc's ending battle was the best of the series

lol.
Thank you I guess I should have just checked Netflix cause they have it set up neatly. Which i thought they didnt. I'll check it out after I finish up Vinland Saga.

Enjoy! Vinland Saga is another great one

Spoiler:

Vinland Saga should have spent more time with Thorfinn and co. on their trip to Constantinople and ended with them setting off for America

[DOT]

Also, gotten back into Doctor Who after dropping it a few years back

I really love Ncuti Gatwa's take so far, plus with Russell T. Davies back at the helm, the quality of the writing has improved tremendously. Still super campy and absurd, but in a much more fun way. I'm not sure if I like the 4th wall breaking or not, but I'll give them credit for trying something new.

Finished the season

I thought it was really good for the most part, until the ending. Granted, Doctor Who has always kind of petered out with the big reveals at the end of seasons, but this one really deflated it

73 yards and Dot and Bubble are the two best episodes in a while for me, it's not quite as good as Blink, but 73 yards is the closest it's gotten in a while, really creepy stuff. And Dot and Bubble is brilliant in its own way, apparently Davies had the idea for it way back when but it's a good thing they waited, cause it wouldn't've hit as hard with a different actor playing the Doctor

Overall, really good season and I'm looking forward to more.

[MrDollarBills]

lol.
Thank you I guess I should have just checked Netflix cause they have it set up neatly. Which i thought they didnt. I'll check it out after I finish up Vinland Saga.

Enjoy! Vinland Saga is another great one

Spoiler:

Vinland Saga should have spent more time with Thorfinn and co. on their trip to Constantinople and ended with them setting off for America

Well, currently in the manga:

Spoiler:

[MrDollarBills]

Chainsaw Man Chapter 171

Good. Do it, Denji.

[DOT]

Enjoy! Vinland Saga is another great one

Spoiler:

Vinland Saga should have spent more time with Thorfinn and co. on their trip to Constantinople and ended with them setting off for America

Well, currently in the manga:

Spoiler:

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I read quite a bit after they got to America

My issue is, there are only 2 ways it can really end, either Thorfinn dies not having found the answer to peace, or he does find the answer but it comes off as preachy and too much like a fairy tale, cause it would require the author to actually find the answer to world peace, which we obviously haven't done

So it'll be unsatisfying no matter what imo, whereas if you end it with him sailing off into the sunset, it means you don't have to come up with an actual answer.

[DOT]

Chainsaw Man Chapter 171

Good. Do it, Denji.

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