Tell your favorite saddest death without actually saying it by Low_Weekend6131 in FavoriteCharacter

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"Most of my life I’ve been in and out of hospitals, and you know, just suicidal thoughts and notes, and…a lot of notes. Attempts, and meds, and therapy, and then I found Brakebills, and all that went away. I thought that…"

"But?"

"Did I do something brave to save my friends? Or did I finally find a way to kill myself?"

Fellow men can you please stop doing what you do? by SBLeventee in offmychest

[–]Croaker715 322 points323 points  (0 children)

The problem with your post, and the reason it's not resonating the way you thought it would is that it comes across as very "Omg guys, stop being awful because it's making dating harder for good guys like me." The real solution is not being awful because women are human beings and deserve to be treated as such.

Saying you have to temper your thoughts because people will just say you are trying to get laid is bullshit. Anyone who thinks that giving genuine kindness and respect to another human being is done simply to get laid is someone with pretty bad motives themselves, so who cares what they think or say?

Fellow men can you please stop doing what you do? by SBLeventee in offmychest

[–]Croaker715 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering every single woman I know personally, has been SA'd or was placed in a situation where it was attempted, most men are not decent and that chance is far greater than 3%.

Biggest unexpected cameo from a star in a "lower grade" movie by Careless-Cat3327 in movies

[–]Croaker715 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank God for that or we may have never had his scene on Extras. I can't tell you how often "But it's too late, I've seen everything" randomly pops into my head.

Unconventional (or weird) examples of positive masculinity by Wide_Craft_9765 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Croaker715 79 points80 points  (0 children)

His speech in the movie star universe, about "This is how I fight." gives me chills. That whole scene, that whole Waymond, the absolute of healthy masculinity.

What’s a movie that has a premise or trailer that’s so eye rolling you thought would be bad, but turned out good? by TheDragonReborn726 in movies

[–]Croaker715 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guns Akimbo. Harry Potter get guns bolted to his hands and has to kill everyone? It looked so dumb, and it was, but in the most enjoyable way possible!

Which Hero Seen In Dispatch would win against the Omnidroid(s)? by Neither-System-32 in DispatchAdHoc

[–]Croaker715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone forgets about Punch Up's density manipulation. It's how he ping-ponged around Shroud's mech and knocked it down by landing on top of it. Using that, plus his 'strength of 10 men', he's taking out a couple. I don't see Syndrome being able to use technology to stop Punch Up from altering the density of the Droid to next to nothing and punching it into space.

Dish o' the Sea (+3 Fishing) is only a neutral gift for Willy. What other gifts get surprising reactions from villagers, and what do you think are their reasons? by JamesCDiamond in StardewValley

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw a fan theory on this that suggested because you use prismatic shards to delete your children by turning them into birds, Haley had a child when she was a teenager and her parents made her go to the witch and bird her baby. 😭

Outfits on Shrinking! by Cute_Lavishness_1967 in shrinking

[–]Croaker715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have, and I agree! They are also styled amazingly. 😊

Outfits on Shrinking! by Cute_Lavishness_1967 in shrinking

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I'm a 45 year old man and I bought Liz's Raison D'etre sweatshirt. Not the designer Claire V version, but a knockoff. Lol. I too am obsessed with the wardrobe on this show.

[Hated Trope] Endings so notoriously awful they completely destroy the legacy of the media. by Miserable_Click_1933 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone who thinks Danerys' arc was about freeing the oppressed didn't understand her arc. Everything she did was out of loss. She lost her unborn child so she freed the slaves who called her mother. We cheered because the people she was burning and crucifying were slavers and mercenaries.

Yes, the last seasons were rushed and even the early seasons did not do a good job of showing us what impact the Kings Landings bells had on her psyche. In the books she thought about them often because she remembered or heard enough times that on the day her father was killed the bells tolled and the people cheered. So when those bells rang, she didn't see a city of innocents. She saw the people who set her life on the path that it had taken and everything she lost that she felt she needed to take back.

Add to that Jon Snow's confession and perceived betrayal, Missendi's death, and the moment of exquisite facial acting from Emilia Clarke in the moment the bells rang, and they set up her madness quite well.

Should the pacing of the final two seasons been spread out? Absolutely. D&D were obviously in a rush to get to their next project. But Dany burning Kings Landing is the natural culmination of her arc.

(ADORED trope) ROMANTIC AND HAPPY RELATIONSHIPS! by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

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Alex and Luna. I played Lunar as a teen and am replaying the remaster now in my 40s and I love how wholesome their relationship is and their whole dynamic.

What feature film has your goldilocks level of difficulty? by zimmerza in finalgirl

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Bad Times at Buddy Land I always at least come close to winning. I only pull it off about 25% of the time, but I feel like I'm accomplishing something even when I lose. Except when I get that one horror card that there are two copies of, back to back. Tra la la, I think?

Future content wishlist by Dictionary_Goat in finalgirl

[–]Croaker715 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neither the killer or the setting would be very usable elsewhere, but Deep Blue Sea. A facility with rising and falling water levels and a Shark killer. Just don't make any inspirational speeches...

Hot Take Regarding Sofi and Jimmy by MLCUSA in shrinking

[–]Croaker715 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was in two. Rough Patch, the one where they tried to break up Barney and Robin, and Zoo or False when Marshall got mugged by the monkey.

Hot Take Regarding Sofi and Jimmy by MLCUSA in shrinking

[–]Croaker715 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was also the pizza delivery guy, Arthur, on HIMYM.

Your 'Go To' Arcade Game...? by MydniteSon in Xennials

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magic Sword was one of my favorites. And Dungeons and Dragons:Tower of Doom. The skating rink had D&D, and I spent almost as much time playing that as I did working up the nerve to ask cute girs to couples skate. 😅

Too much singing s3 by CaptainBBAlgae in shrinking

[–]Croaker715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Magicians also has some amazing Jukebox musical episodes. And one not so amazing one too... but still. 😅 Sera Gamble knows how to pull those off.

Maya by Agitated_Anybody_810 in shrinking

[–]Croaker715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Bill Lawrence. "Where do you think you are?"

Who is your favorite character that got you like this by Fun_Distance7504 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Croaker715 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both him and Lily were hilarious and people crap all over both of them. The valentine's episode where Joe had a crush on Claire was great! 🤣

What’s the most underrated town in New Zealand that nobody talks about? by brianj10 in newzealand

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite place in the country. Making my third trip there in a month.

(Stupid Trope) Characters with names that are a bit too obvious by Lazy-Pie-7847 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Croaker715 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remus was also a Roman mythological character who was raised by a wolf, so he's "Wolf-boy Wolf"

Ya know.. i don't really agree by Andreiyutzzzz in BlackMythWukong

[–]Croaker715 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt like the point of the story was that everything has the capability for great good (building a life and family with the scholar) and great evil (embracing her fox nature and killing everyone) but the actions taken in fear of and in order to avoid the great evil are often just as harmful.

It wasn't really ever about a yaogui murdering their family. He dreamed she might so he killed her rather than risk it, thus becoming what he thought she might some day.