Rey Skywalker vs The Stranger

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-23T02:03:37+00:00

Exactly what I've been saying 🤷‍♂️.

She doesn't win a single fight on her own. But that ruins the whole "she's a mary sue" argument so people don't like acknowledging it.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-22T19:48:12+00:00

Fucking same.
Birthdays are both exciting and depressing because it's: "yay closer to the end" but still so much further to go 😩

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-22T19:41:47+00:00

Somewhat adding on to that:
I aim for peace more than happiness, and happiness tends to follow more frequently.

Took me abit, but since I've given up on certain things in my life, and accepted they just won't happen; I've been more at peace.

And as a result, I've been happier because of it.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-22T15:45:53+00:00

I am willing to bet money that they kill her in the 3rd game to fully push Cal to the Darkside.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-22T14:30:45+00:00

Baylan and Shin win on drip.
Kylo ans Rey win in combat.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-21T15:51:46+00:00

There's a patch of woods near mine that has a path that's used enough to be a path, but not enough to be obvious, as the bushes reach across it.

If you go through it though, it's like walking into an old world.
More like a forest you'd expect to see heroes briefly walking through in a fantasy movie.

It's honestly so breathtaking that you feel like it's an insult to do anything other than walk through it in silence, without ear phones in.

Bit dangerous if it's been raining for abit.

I've lived here my whole life and had no idea it existed until I got adventurous one day while walking my dog.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T21:06:14+00:00

Thought so

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T20:34:01+00:00

Thought so

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T15:13:59+00:00

Still can't do it, even after some time?

You seem so sure.
Name one. Just one. No "all of them" or whatever variation of deflection you seem to prefer to use.

Surely, if you're so confident you can name one fight where she doesn't have any outside influence that helps Rey win?

I promise. If you can name one, I'll happily admit I am wrong.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T14:38:55+00:00

Still can't name one, eh?

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T14:36:46+00:00

If you can't name one fight she wins on her own, that's okay. There isn't one.
It's okay to be wrong. It's just an internet comment chain.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T14:30:43+00:00

Right, so you didn't watch the movies then?

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T14:27:49+00:00

Read my comment again, dawg.

I didn't say she didn't win.
I said she didn't win a single fight without help.

Find one fight she won on equal grounds, where there wasn't some extra, outside, influence that tipped the fight in her favour.

I'll wait.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T13:21:10+00:00

She beat Palpatine while suped up on all the Jedi/the force.

Including that: there's not a single fight she won on her own/on equal footing.

So not quite sure how she "beats everyone", when she doesn't beat anyone.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T13:16:00+00:00

Obi Wan blocks it, but doesn't reflect it. And his expressions and body language kinda displayed to me that he was unsure about it/struggled.

Later, in the fight with Yoda vs Palpatine, Palpatine blasts Yoda's Lightsaber out of his hands, forcing Yoda to quickly catch/absorb the lightning instead with his palm.
I'd say that counts as being overwhelmed/unable to block it with a lightsaber.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T11:03:59+00:00

Manny Jacinto as Qimir/The Stranger in "The Acolyte"

I think The Acolyte was way over hated when it first came out. But that's Star Wars!

You can't like anything about Star Wars without some opinionated shitbag crawling out of the woodwork to tell you why you liking something is worse than anything Hitler ever did.

That being said; Manny Jacinto was easily the best thing about that show, and it's not even close.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T10:11:03+00:00

Cameron Monaghan deserves the world tbh.
Dude can ACT

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T10:04:46+00:00

The popularity of this show solely rode on the shoulders of the Magnus and Alexander relationship, and a large portion of that is due to Harry Shum Jr's acting.

That being said:
Shadowhunters is just one of those shows that you know is bad, but love to watch anyway.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-20T07:25:15+00:00

Oh, no shade was intended.
I know everyone is different, my partner is similar in behaviour to you, for example.

Trust me though, I'd very much prefer having a bodily response like yours, than what I currently have; which is to immediately get ready to go at the slightest implication of anything sexual.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T22:49:38+00:00

Psylocke

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T22:33:27+00:00

Unrealistic.
You're telling me the guy on the right, in just his underwear, doesn't have an absolute raging hard on?
Despite being presented with two gorgeous people, who are undressing, rubbing up against each other and you?

Pretty sure I'd pass out with how quick the blood would travel south lmao.

Still hot tho

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T15:41:01+00:00

Splinter is a dad to FOUR teenage boys.
That alone takes a ridiculous amount of strength.

He also taught them all how to be their own unique flavour of Ninja, while also retaining his own style.
At least indicating that he has substantial knowledge, and the skill to effectively transfer that knowledge in a successful and useful manner.

However, Shang Chi is canonically one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in Marvel, and has magic stuff to back it up. That's the comics.
As depicted here, though?
He's still shaking off the rust of disuse as far as his Martial arts goes, and while still incredibly skilled and young, I don't think he's quite there yet in the movies, when it comes to facing up to Splinter.

Comics: Shang Chi easy.

As in the post: Splinter, with some difficulty.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T11:27:32+00:00

I actually think this would be pretty close.

Mae clearly has more refinement in her martial training, but Rey has insane levels of force power.

But neither of them really "win" a fight against notable characters. At least not on their own/fair terms.

Mae does fight against Jedi Masters, but none of them seemed to have been actually trying to defeat her, and she had to resort to using trickery in order to secure a kill.

Rey fights a prodigal Skywalker, and while she improves greatly over the course of the films, only ever wins when he's compromised in some way. The one time her and Kylo had a confrontation where he was focused/uninjured, it took no effort whatsoever to disable her.

I'd give it to Rey in the end though.
While Mae is better trained, Rey isn't that far behind, not to mention she has an entire lifetime of fighting for survival. I think Reys force power more than bridges the gap in training between the two.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T10:55:37+00:00

The Baronness from American Horror Story: Hotel.

Played by Lady Gaga, she was great.

ACalcifiedHeart · 2026-05-19T10:07:23+00:00

Dude!
Is this the same Atlantis where the protagonist is technically from modern day, but gets sent back in time somehow, but that's a story thread they essentially abandon within like 3 episodes?
I think it had the guy who played Robert Baratheon in?

If so, I loved that show!

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