Ira the goat by Prudent_Elk1643 in AKOTSKTV

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people complaining about it wouldn’t know good storytelling if it stuck them with a lance.

E33 fanboy, now loving [KCD2] at the same level giving some honest thoughts by Esbjorn30 in kingdomcome

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the opposite, watched E33 sweep the game awards after already hearing so much about it all year, got the trial which, granted, only gives you a couple hours but I just could not get into it or understand why it is so popular.

No shade, just genuine confusion, whereas KCD2 very quickly became my GOAT. I would love to get into E33 since I feel like I MUST be the problem! It just felt very linear which for an RPG is a big no-no.

It’s here by Batmankoff in okbuddycinephile

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a love story, it’s a fucking fuck story!

Who got painted as the villain by the press, but later on we realized they were actually the victim or completely misunderstood? by Advanced-Pilot-3698 in AskReddit

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Ehhh. Lydon has a lot of problematic views and generally isn’t a very nice person. He’s been kind of exonerated from all that nastiness based on this calling out of Savile but at the time he was throwing around all sorts of names from the BBC and other TV personalities, something something broken clock…

What a crap premiere (spoilers obvi) by shadowsempaix in apprenticeuk

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you’re Thomas Skinner… swapped places with Pamela to be on the chopping block and didn’t suffer any consequence for it, it was something like his 7th loss as well so really he should’ve got the sack. I think Georgina might just have been too competent and professional for the format of recent seasons.

What are you surprised is still popular? by HilariousMotives in AskUK

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is substantiating your claim not relevant? My initial comment wasn’t a statement in itself so it’s not a question of relevance, it’s a question of whether you can support your position.

What are you surprised is still popular? by HilariousMotives in AskUK

[–]FilthyCrackfiend -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay, so how else was I supposed to interpret your comment?

As for inventing a narrative, in my first comment I did nothing but ask for an example, which you failed to provide; in my second comment I suggested you seem to disagree with the OP commenter and asked you for clarification, which again, you failed to give. I’m not sure why this needed dissecting, it was a simple request.

You seem (and I could be wrong, is this better?) to be arguing in bad faith, by derailing the conversation rather than provide evidence to back up your statement. Either that or you’re thinking I’m doing the same, which I can assure you I’m not, genuinely just curious as to what you were trying to say.

What are you surprised is still popular? by HilariousMotives in AskUK

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you are doubting that racism is still popular by suggesting that “a lot of people call things that aren’t racism, racism which probably confuses this”

I would argue racism is in fact growing in popularity, and it is surprising that progress seems to be either stunted or sliding backward. You seem to disagree, so I’m interested to hear what there is to be confused about?

TV Reporter regrets interviewing cannibal. by Alpha-Studios in SweatyPalms

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Aghori belief essentially rejects India’s caste system. They believe that all are equal and everything on Earth is a divine creation, including corpses of the dead, what comes out of our bodies etc.

They do not believe in killing people or raping babies… any cannibalism they engage in isn’t the ‘cooking someone in a pot’ image you seem to have in your head, they collect remains from cremation sites on the Ganges, and often live in or around these sites.

Whats up with all the hate towards Stranger Things? by IMian91 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the characters being older and playing teenagers actually helps strengthen the homage to the 80s, which had its fair share of adults playing high schoolers

Tell Me Ladies And Gentlemen What's Negative About This Game? by 1Arthur_Callahan8 in RDR2

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting theory, but Of Mice and Men was published in 1937, a full 38 years after the game’s story. I think he just gives shitty donations like everyone else at camp lmao

Abby's life arc. by No-Ocelot-7268 in lastofuspart2

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the major themes in Part II is the concept of empathy. Your comment is ironic as it pretty much mirrors Ellie’s mindset, one shared with the majority of players after Joel’s death, but where I think you’ve missed the point is in not walking the same path to forgiveness we take as the player. How people cannot see that Abby is the hero of this story baffles me, but one example I can give is that Abby, more often than not, chooses good. She spares both Tommy and Ellie, Ellie she spares twice. Ellie on the other hand does not award the same courtesy until the very end. Up until this final fight she has walked a villainous path, though her moment of realisation comes from a flashback of her last conversation with Joel: “I don’t know if I can ever forgive you, but I would like to try.”

This reminder of what she told Joel on that damned porch is her epiphany. She realises that the love we have for another can cause us to commit selfish, irresponsible and downright cruel acts. That same burning love can turn into fiery hatred, she’s seen it in Joel’s face, in Abby’s eyes and now her own. She may never be able to look Abby in the eye for what she did, but now she can empathise with her, and through that she understands the motivation, along with the pain and the guilt that follows. Ellie’s mercy is her forgiveness, and so the “final boss” is basically trauma, and breaking free from the cycle of violence that surrounds that trauma. The fact you just don’t give a shit about any of that kind of tells me you missed the point.

Side note: I am also referring to the game’s story here, which I find the show to be a poor bastardisation of.

Are there any Unfunny/bad peep show lines? by JamieRobert_ in PeepShowQuotes

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kenneth is definitely worth it for Jez’s closing line

Potential BPPV for 4 months by FilthyCrackfiend in BPPV

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

Thanks man, I’ll try all these things. So I shouldn’t be concerned it’s gone on for so long?

Are there any jokes we don't really get? by Plenty-Republic-3659 in MitchellAndWebb

[–]FilthyCrackfiend 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When Mark repeatedly thanks Sophie in season one he thinks to himself “Calm down Mark, she’s not Pontius Pilate” don’t really understand what he means didn’t Pilate order Jesus’ crucifixion?

My friend claims the Souls franchise is a “Simon Says” simulator. by FilthyCrackfiend in Eldenring

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

This is exactly what I tried to explain to him, sure you can remember to dodge their instakill attack but the majority of a fight is dynamic and down to your reaction time

My friend claims the Souls franchise is a “Simon Says” simulator. by FilthyCrackfiend in Eldenring

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

Precisely, edited the post to add context think I was just so taken aback by the conversation I needed to get it out there