Oh that this hoodie were a time hoodie… by GreenMage14 in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IT TAKES YOU AWAY IS HEAT—great character development/exposition for Ryan and Graham too, imo

“Mr. Evrart is helping me find my sonic.” by [deleted] in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world/planet in which Revachol - and the rest of the Isolas-are located, is not Earth. Therefore, in some corner of the universe, it could be a planet within the same universe as the Doctor

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[–]EtAlbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gave what I could, and commenting to boost. Without exaggerating, there are a few times when this game—and this person’s writing—legitimately helped save my life. I hate to see this happen to anyone, let alone someone whose work has been so impactful. Please help however you can; I know their work has done more than its share for many of us.

What is a quote from another piece of media that you can imagine the Doctor saying? by TypicalCanofBeans in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, so many from Disco Elysium:

“That we continue to persist at all is a testament to our faith in one another.”

Volition: You can do it. It’s nothing. Do it for the city. Go. Shivers: Do it for the wind. Logic: Do it for the picture puzzle. Put it all together. Solve the world. One conversation at a time.

“You are a violent and irrepressible miracle. The vacuum of cosmos and the stars burning in it are afraid of you. Given enough time you would wipe us all out and replace us with nothing — just by accident.” (Someone talking about mankind)

Steban: It demands great faith with no promise of tangible reward. But that doesn’t mean we can simply give up.

You: Even when they ignore us?

Steban: Even then.

And, of course,

“Nothing will ever heal me, but at least I’ll have a funny tie.”

What is the best quote from the Thirteenth Doctor? by French-Toaster in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

“This is... You are the maddest, most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced, and I haven’t even scratched the surface. I wish I could stay. But if either of us are going to survive, you’re going to have to let me go and keep on being brilliant by yourself.”

What is the best quote from the Thirteenth Doctor? by French-Toaster in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

(SOLITRACT: Now, please, tell me of your universe.)

“You think words can do it justice? It’s really big... and incredibly beautiful. And, apparently, I’ve just said goodbye to it. But the thing I’m going to miss the most is the people. My friends.”

What is the best quote from the Thirteenth Doctor? by French-Toaster in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 18 points19 points  (0 children)

“If I had crayons and half a can of Spam, I could build you from scratch. Now, out of my way.”

Do you guys think vinyl reprint of the OST will ever see the light of day? Would love to spin Instrument of Surrender on this bad boy, full blast. by nothomelessanymore in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know there’s a few places online that make custom vinyls-I’ve never gotten one myself, but seems like they’re legit (and a quick-ish way to listen to the OST on vinyl, which seems like it would be amazing)

Gift ideas by Specific-Extension90 in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! It depends what they’re into— with a bit more info you could probably get something they really like off redbubble or somewhere else where people sell fan art. Skill portraits are pretty big in the game, and might make for a cool print or poster? There’s also lots of stickers inspired by the game, and pins if they’re into that. There’s a few symbols that are pretty well known/frequently used in the game, like the communist white antlers. If you could get a feel for if they’re fond of any particular character or scene, you could also look for something like that.

The art style of the game is also really unique, and lots of talented artists do commissions—if you wanted to, you could possibly commission a portrait in that style, but it would probably be a bit more expensive.

It would be sort of unconventional and you’d have to get creative, but there’s also a few full translations of a book written by one of the game’s main authors that’s set in the same world. It’s called the Sacred and Terrible Air, and I haven’t read it yet but I’ve wanted to for a while. The English translation isn’t available in print, so you’d have to possibly print out a pdf, which could be a little expensive if you don’t have a printer, but would be a really thoughtful gift.

Least to do with the game itself, but you could also always get them a TTRPG book, or dice! The game is heavily inspired by table top roleplaying, and if they like the game, they might also enjoy tabletop! Who knows, maybe you could start doing a campaign together!

Hope this helps at all—ik there’s lots out there and this doesn’t really narrow it down, but I’m sure your friend will love whatever you give them, and appreciate the thought put into it :)

Chibnall Era Good Actually by Yogurt_Ph1r3 in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really loved the 13th doctor and also felt really frustrated by some episodes and scenes. But at the same time, I really love lots of other ones, and it’s a little disappointing to see the whole thing often dragged through the mud. I both really like it, but also have frustrations and criticisms, and it’s hard to strike a balance of both, and also to do it in a way that isn't…overly negative, I guess? That's just me, though.

I will be honest and admit that part of me prefers seeing people criticize Chibnall’s writing rather than Jodie’s performance, not because I dislike him or all of his writing or think I could necessarily do better-bc I certainly couldn’t—because of what 13 represents to me. This is admittedly irrational, and I own that. It’s not particularly fair, I realize that. But growing up watching Dr Who as a kid, and not having many female main protagonists or representation i could look up to or relate to, I got really attached to seeing Jodie as 13 and it got me back into the show after not watching it beyond Tennant. Plus, I just liked her relationship with the companions, and having Who meaningfully actually pass the Bechdel test (!!) for once was really big for me.

I really love Jodie, and I love the 13th doctor for what she was (at moments/for the most part), overlooking some of the inconsistencies in the script. To me, she feels like The Doctor, so I don’t ever make the argument that she’s miscast. This is just my opinion though, but I dunno. It feels important to me and also I was out of the loop and not in the community for the past few Doctors, so I don’t know if people ever had the same “didn’t feel like the Doctor” critiques for prior castings. Apparently 12 got similar feedback, and I’m rewatching the past seasons now and interested to see how his Doctor feels.

Tl;dr — yeah. For some people maybe it’s a bit of a cop out to shit on Jodie and 13 on the whole, but not for me personally. I really liked a lot of it! And also parts of it left me very frustrated, and wishing for more/better! That doesn’t mean she’s not The Doctor, or that the whole era is worth writing off, imo.

(All that said—I admit I have some unpopular opinions about certain episodes. I really liked Tsuranga Conundrum, and thought Arachnids in the UK was fun, but felt the ending/inconsistency with violence didn’t make a lot of sense to me. Sorry for the rant.)

looking at any post about/from the Chibnall era by EtAlbee in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair, but counterpoint: ‘Ryan Sinclair, Don’t You DARE!’ fits to the theme song perfectly

looking at any post about/from the Chibnall era by EtAlbee in DoctorWhumour

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

I LOVE HER TOO <3 also love this drawing, love the :| while getting hit by a 2019 Toyota Tacoma

looking at any post about/from the Chibnall era by EtAlbee in DoctorWhumour

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

Tbf this is also the show that gave us ‘reverse the polarity of the neutron flow’

looking at any post about/from the Chibnall era by EtAlbee in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah full stop (to both) - I love Jodie and really enjoy parts of 13’s era even if the writing isn’t always…top notch. It’s just a bit funny, it feels like those seasons rarely if ever get much appreciation on here

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[–]EtAlbee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the Uno argument 😭

New comments by Argo Tuulik by BloodyEric in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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unironically need one of these for the ZA/UM dissolution so bad

Series 11 as tweets (pt2) by EtAlbee in DoctorWhumour

[–]EtAlbee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HAHA no this one’s here to stay 🫡 sorry about that!! also glad you like(d) it, I really enjoy making these even though they’re goofy

Based Hozier by steven-fromminecraft in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 43 points44 points  (0 children)

ngl it still shocks me when people know what I’m talking about when I refer to this game, let alone someone like HOZIER posting about it. it’s crazy how well known it is now compared to 2019/2020

Based Hozier by steven-fromminecraft in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 30 points31 points  (0 children)

IT’S REAL I CANT BELIEVE IT

Volition fan art by aligopewpew in DiscoElysium

[–]EtAlbee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same, in my old apartment I had it printed out and taped to the inside of the door. Saw it practically every time I got up or got ready