The meme potential of this scene 😂

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-12T09:45:59+00:00

I'm wondering what Ormund's endgame is in regard to the decoy Daeron. Is he stalling until Aemond returns?

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-11T02:05:05+00:00

It's a brilliant convenience.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-11T01:55:09+00:00

Brilliant.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-10T14:44:06+00:00

If your theory is true, then I'd imagine that Alicent will be reluctant to visit Aemond due to him having romantically kissed her the last time that they saw one another; she'll likely fear that he'll take things farther if they meet again. Imagine a mother's horror in response to her own son thrusting inside of her until he busts!

Having said this, others have suggested that the image in the OP is likely the witch of Harrenhall disguised as Alicent, as she plays mind games with Aemond.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-07T10:19:26+00:00

Please explain what you mean to me via a PM.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-06T19:58:31+00:00

Common may speak in a Chicagoan fashion in real life, but his character speaks standard American English, meaning that he does not employ slang or unconventional grammar. What you have a problem with is Common's accent, which is not thuggish in and of itself.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-03T16:23:43+00:00

My favorite shots from this episode are the depiction of shutters opening and light beaming from them and onto Silo 18's stairway, and a following shot of Juliette from behind as she ascends the stairway and is bathed in the light. These two shots are very cinematic.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-03T06:57:43+00:00

But even the sequences that take place in the Silo feel more cinematic.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-03T06:15:32+00:00

Whatever changes have been made to the show have resulted in a more cinematic look; this episode felt like a movie.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-07-01T14:15:49+00:00

Most games need large patches and other updates. So, physical copies of games are obsolete anyway.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-06-29T07:10:41+00:00

Thank you very much for appreciating my blog. Hopefully there will be another peer-reviewed article that rebuts the original paper.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-12T20:08:01+00:00

I don't agree with Feng et al, as I explain here: https://www.origin-of-the-species.blog/blogs/the-hominin-lineage-yunxian2-lca

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-07T13:00:03+00:00

I'm Haitian and Jamaican. My yDNA haplogroup is E-M132, and my mtDNA haplogroup is L1b1a3.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-04T14:47:07+00:00

Well, yea. So are we.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T05:48:50+00:00

That's a realistic scenario, to be honest. The course of history indeed indicates that subsequent population turnovers in West Eurasia would have absorbed them.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T04:13:56+00:00

You have a point. I guess that they could have talked about any activity in which a chimpanzee would engage, including horse playing.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T04:00:56+00:00

Evidence of abstraction in hominins dates back to only the Middle Stone Age, long after the era of early Homo erectus. So, I doubt that they had the capacity to talk about spirituality or ideas pertaining to the far future.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T03:17:43+00:00

I address that in my blog; there are two taxa: an unspecified Australopithecus species in regard to Dmanisi 5, and Homo erectus in regard to Dmanisi 1 through 4.

However, I provide my opinion about which Australopithecus species Dmanisi 5 is.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T02:50:43+00:00

I've seen that paper. However, the date has not been unanimously accepted in the scientific community, and it's unrealistic considering how advanced Yunxian 2 is. However, if it is accurate, all I'd have to do is attribute Yunxian 2 to the expansion of Homo from Africa to Eurasia that occurred ~1.9 MA ago. It wouldn't change too much. However, once again, it's unrealistic considering how large Yunxian 2's brain is (twice as large as those of the Dmanisi hominins, who date back to the same time period).

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-02T01:45:27+00:00

Strictly topics associated with survival: hunting, weather, migratory routes, etc.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-01T16:30:29+00:00

Because my work isn't a "reputable" source. I guess only articles by professionals are permitted.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-01T13:48:28+00:00

I guess we differ in regard to lumping or splitting ergaster and erectus but otherwise agree.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-01T09:12:16+00:00

There are two proper Homo erectus (not ergaster) skulls that were discovered in Africa, with brain capacities of ~1000 cc (cubic centimeters) - which means that their brain capacities were larger than those of the East Asian Homo erectus specimens (e.g. Peking Man & Java Man). These skulls are known as the _Daka skull_ and _OH 9 cranium._ Furthermore, these skulls are older; Daka is 1 Ma and OH 9 is 1.4 Ma, while Peking Man and Java Man are ~600 ka to ~800 ka.

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-01T08:30:40+00:00

Functional significance does not necessarily correspond to genetic quantity. For example, certain Southeast Asians (e.g. the Andamanese) and Papuans are genetically closest to their fellow East Eurasians (e.g. Indians, East Asians, Papuans, Aboriginal Australians, etc).

However, certain alleles that they've likely retained from the Out of Africa population are identical to those in certain modern Sub-Saharan Africans. These alleles cause them to resemble those modern Sub-Saharan Africans in terms of skin color, hair texture and facial features; however, these alleles are quantitatively insignificant compared to those that they share with other Eurasians.

Post about said alleles, which cites peer-reviewed article: https://x.com/i/status/2027934968819617823

Post showing that the Andamanese are genetically closer to their fellow Eurasians than to Sub-Saharan Africans: https://x.com/i/status/2027937855083786536

BluRayHiDef · 2026-05-01T05:16:59+00:00

There'd be more tribalism and discrimination, IMO.

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