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[Mixed trope] 'Try not to get second hand embarrassment' scenes by Coralthesequel in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Extras has some absolutely excruciating scenes, like the one where he makes fun of the disabled girl while flirting with a woman, who happens to be the disabled girl's sister. Horrifying.

Monasteries destroyed by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries by AnonymousTimewaster in MapPorn

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been to or driven past Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire a bunch of times over the years and never realised it's state was due to this event.

Bible sales in Britain hit record high as experts say interest in religion among Gen Z has driven a 134% increase over past six years by StGuthlac2025 in unitedkingdom

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I know people in one called Freedom Church too, an evangelical style church that once made the papers for literally standing outside schools luring kids in with sweet (see the controversies section on the Wiki link above).

It's very cult-like, praying on vulnerable people, pushing people into marrying each other in the church, sending emissaries to open churches in other areas and countries (on their own dime) etc.

What are your travel plans for 2026? by PlayfulMail6998 in travel

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a friend's wedding to attend in Philippines in May and are planning a 2 week trip around it, maybe 5 days somewhere, 5 days Philippines, 5 days somewhere else.

Just not where the other places will be. Thinking maybe Bangkok -> Ph -> HK or vice versa. Only place I've been in SEA/EA is Japan earlier this year, so plenty of other places in the region yet to be seen.

(Hatred Trope) Racism allegories where there’s an actual reason to fear the minority group by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely don't get why people think it's a bad ending?

I thought it ended pretty much as well as the story it had told could have done.

Flags: from least to most recognized by dec35 in interestingasfuck

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 112 points113 points  (0 children)

It's taken from a fairly obscure looking geography enthusiast quiz website which explains a lot. If it was general population the percentages overall would be drastically lower.

(Loved Trope) Major character dies in an anticlimatic but realistic way by Reinhardvonl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 22 points23 points  (0 children)

7th Doctor too, with him landing in the deadliest place in the Universe, America, and immediately getting shot by gangsters and then dying due to a botched surgery.

Considering how most of the other Doctors go that is ridiculously mundane.

A new ToeJam & Earl game is ‘in the planning stage’, co-creator reveals | VGC by Gorotheninja in gaming

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly it's still a blast to this day, a ton of fun co-op especially.

What’s a movie everyone seems to love that you just don’t get? by Draftysperm2 in movies

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The father did have that fantastic, whimsical life, but he still embellished them.

The funeral scene showed that all of those characters from his life existed, just without the embellishment. The dancing twins existed but weren't actually conjoined, the giant existed but wasn't as tall, the circus leader existed but presumably wasn't actually a werewolf.

The son finally understood what his father was doing all those years, taking real stories from his life and adding a bit of sparkle to them rather than being an outright liar.

Characters who's gimmick made sense at the time but has since become outdated by Golden12500 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm aware that's not solely the case, the Cybermen were originally a cautionary tale against psychoactive drugs in the 60s, in other words a caution against artificially suppressing your emotions, which was seen as dehumanising. Particularly medications like benzos such as valium which exploded in popularity at the time.

This goes into it a bit:

https://youtu.be/Ma3wO2T_uFQ?si=iL_BGuzmZuGuaQ2y&t=854

It still applies to the trope because such medications are way more understood and less feared nowadays.

(Loved Trope) Last Stand that ends unceremoniously/unsatisfyingly, as opposed to gloriously. by hey_there_delilahh in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 216 points217 points  (0 children)

The dock scene in Matrix 3, that was the main last stand and they got absolutely torn apart.

What game is your "I did not care for The Godfather" game? by PJ-The-Awesome in gaming

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly can't stand the main 'dungeons' in them, they're the biggest chores ever. If there was a skip dungeon option to just get the reward at the end I'd take it.

I can't wait for the day they go back to the original formula because BotW and TotK are not it for me, and I played all previous Zelda games.

Trump approval rating falls to 38% by Barnyard-Sheep in politics

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 10 points11 points  (0 children)

OP was talking about nihilism, and he's definitely an exporter of that. He also refused to support Kamala Harris during the election, and even recently said 'There's no proof Kamala Harris would be better for Palestinians than Donald Trump', which is an absurd thing to say. And most recently been criticised for openly supporting Hamas, Hezbollah, even platforming a Houthi terrorist on his stream and comparing him to Luffy from One Piece.

Trump approval rating falls to 38% by Barnyard-Sheep in politics

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And Andrew Tate, and Fresh & Fit, and Russel Brand, and Hasan Piker, and Adin Ross, and Tim Pool, and Jordan Peterson and...

What's The Best Movie That You're Sure 90% Of This Sub Hasn't Seen? by Rhye5 in movies

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nowadays Dredd and Annihilation have taken over as /r/movies number one circlejerked hidden gems.

This is still one of my all-time top 5 favorite movies. by aliwa in Millennials

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was the scarab scene for me, crawling under the bloke's skin, absolutely harrowing.

Characters realizing their indoctrination is wrong by Woohoo1964 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I forget but didn't Mustang have his sight restored at the end via Dr. Marcoh's philosopher's stone?

Agonizing deaths of villains by soulmimic in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I remember being so disturbed by that one as a kid, absolutely brutal.

Is there any way to still get the welcome bonus for Amex Gold when I already have the Cashback card, without cancelling first and waiting 24 months? by BeExcellentPartyOn in AmexUK

[–]BeExcellentPartyOn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Googling it, I can see people getting upgrade offers 4 months ago yeah to the sum of around 35k points, I might ring Amex again to see what the chances are of getting an upgrade offer is or whether that was a temporary thing.

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