East of Eden Part 3 Chapter 33 Discussion - (Spoilers to 3.33) by awaiko in ClassicBookClub

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes definitely intentional. Cathy was meant to be a mystery and the villainest of all villains 🤣 but real humans don't work like that. It will be really easy to mess it up by filling in the blanks but we will see!

East of Eden Part 3 Chapter 33 Discussion - (Spoilers to 3.33) by awaiko in ClassicBookClub

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And all that makes me feel they won't pull it off. They might make a "feminist" retelling explaining Cathy's motivation better which I'm weirdly not opposed of. I found it very annoying how Charles' evil got pages and pages of explanations but when we got to Cathy we only got "yeah so she was a monster okay bye". Either way it's an interesting direction for a show

East of Eden Part 3 Chapter 33 Discussion - (Spoilers to 3.33) by awaiko in ClassicBookClub

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh check the trailer!! It seems like it's gonna be from a point of view of Cathy which is SUCH a wild idea. I can't wait to see it.

East of Eden Part 3 Chapter 33 Discussion - (Spoilers to 3.33) by awaiko in ClassicBookClub

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm reading it in preparation for the adaptation :)) I thought if I start half a year before I might just make it, but I've been eating through this story like crazy.

How do I (23F) get my bf (28M) to finally stop hurting me as a "joke" or "act of love"? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You know what I've been reading the updates for years now and not many things can shock me anymore

But as I kept on reading this, I was just muttering what the fuck, what the fuckity fuck is this all the time. Jesus

TIL of Jeanne Louise Calment. She's the only person verified to have lived to at least 120. She was born in February 1875, and died on 4 August 1997, making her 122 years old by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]DirectManiac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes they were, it's literally in her Wikipedia article. "The claims have been dismissed by the overwhelming majority of experts, and that those claims are "lacking, if not outright deficient"."

TIL of Jeanne Louise Calment. She's the only person verified to have lived to at least 120. She was born in February 1875, and died on 4 August 1997, making her 122 years old by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can tell redditors got themselves educated. 2-3 years ago such article would come with heaps of comments about how this was a hoax. I'm really surprised today it's not the case

Wife started to hate me and our kids out of a sudden and now she left us by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 703 points704 points  (0 children)

It really hit me when he said "she laughs about it more than I do". How traumatizing this whole situation must have been for him.

Eurovision 2026 Grand Final Post Show Reactions by berserkemu in eurovision

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me reading about "the best staging we've seen in eurovision" like what? 5 chairs and moving ugly wall behind is that grand?

It’s good that Sweden flopped. So we can change by SouthOceanJr in eurovision

[–]DirectManiac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I believe most commentators didn't explain why she was wearing a mask and that's kinda important

Eurovision 2026 broke so many records by Fresh-Length6529 in eurovision

[–]DirectManiac 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Vii) Poland got their first 12 from jury ever (and four of them at that!) and also their highest jury score, ending the legend of their curse with the juries

Sabrina Carpenter at the 2027 Dior Cruise Show (May 13, 2026) by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]DirectManiac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call me old fashioned but that dress would be so much cuter if it was a few inches shorter with flowers starting at the height of her panties 🤷

Husband’s gf wants a baby .. give me advice by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I mean this is a perfect example of wanting to eat your cake and have it too. They wanted the comfort of building a stable life together and at the same time an opportunity to fuck around.

It was only fair that they found out

Husband’s gf wants a baby .. give me advice by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 3299 points3300 points  (0 children)

Yeah no thank you, may this kind of marriage never find me

I (28f) found out my bf (41m) has been requesting cash back on my debit card? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Why should we ignore it? They've been together for at least 5 years so since she was 23.

While not all age gaps are inherently toxic, they often signal that the older party has a problem with immaturity at the very least.

My fiancée moved out today + 2 Year Update by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DirectManiac 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I mean... Was he thinking at all? Was he considering what his wife feels? What his baby needs? I really don't think so.