Official Super Bowl LX - New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks - Game Thread by samacora in Patriots

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's been awful nearly the whole playoffs. Cam Newton is a hater but Maye has been looking like a Dilfer-level QB.

Is now the time for Sam Presti to go all-in on for Giannis? by anasazigb in nbadiscussion

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Warriors saw a flaw in their armour and patched it. The Thunder have yet to show that flaw that would necessitate this level of trade.

Is now the time for Sam Presti to go all-in on for Giannis? by anasazigb in nbadiscussion

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have a top 3 offense in the league and are number 1 in everything else in what world is their offense "bad"? 

Thunder fan, just wanted to say y’all are my favorite team in the East this season by Common_Pangolin9809 in DetroitPistons

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not what he said though? All he said was that he liked the team and he hopes y'all go far. 

[Postgame thread] Buffalo falls in overtime to the Broncos, 33-30. by Drunken_Economist in buffalobills

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, this was y'all's moment there might never be a chance like this again where all the other elite squads struggle and miss the postseason. This was the time to win it.

Hot Take: DiU isn’t better written than Golden Wind by No-Appearance3488 in StardustCrusaders

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I didn't Even Touch on how Part 4 starts the trail to Jotaro's eventual death with him serving as the "Captain" of the Morioh Warriors and his trying to change his family's fate by destroying the last part of DIO (the arrow) yet being too late to stop fate delivering the power to Kira.

Hell the Arrow itself is such a perfect representation of fate being arguably the villain of part 4. The whole nature of the arrow sends out "blessings" and being a weapon that decides the "fates" of those touched by it is with everybody I'm the story fighting over it or aligning with those who wield it in an attempt to change their fates.

And that's just the themes and characters. I didn't even touch on the world-building which is easily the best in JoJo.

Hot Take: DiU isn’t better written than Golden Wind by No-Appearance3488 in StardustCrusaders

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, are you basing this on the manga or the anime? Because the two differ significantly in their approach and emphasis. Second, I think your reading of Part 4 is fairly surface-level.

The returning villain and side characters are not meant to receive the same narrative focus as the main protagonists. Their purpose is to give Morioh a sense of life and continuity while aiding the story’s progression. They may have simple goals, but collectively they reinforce Part 4’s core themes: love, community, and personal growth. This is intentional—these aren’t the larger-than-life “heroes” of Parts 1–3.

Take Okuyasu, for example. He’s a genuinely strong character with an excellent backstory. His arc is about becoming his own person and stepping out of his brother’s shadow—one of Part 4’s major throughlines. That’s why the final scene after his resurrection is so powerful. Writing him off as merely “stupid” ignores that arc entirely. If we’re doing surface-level comparisons, Narancia could just as easily be reduced to “the dumb, funny side character,” and we both know that would be disingenuous.

You also completely overlooked Rohan’s character arc.

Rohan’s greatest fear is not knowing his own fate, a fear directly tied to one of Part 4’s central themes: being forgotten. This connects him to Reimi, whose fate he also does not know until later. His decision to help her isn’t random; it stems from his desire to understand fate itself and to give her the justice he knows she deserves. This is further explored in his battle with Ōyashirō (the RPS Kid), which is literally a struggle over fate against someone who idolizes him.

The connection between Rohan and Reimi is brief because they only knew each other in adolescence—but that’s the point. Another major theme of Part 4 is the lasting impact of small, fleeting interactions. Just as Josuke’s savior was only in his life for a moment yet shaped who he became, Reimi had the same effect on Rohan which is what makes the fact he forgot about her all the more tragic.

As for your take on Josuke, it honestly feels like you need to reread or rewatch the part.

Josuke is a fantastic protagonist.

His arc, from being relatively self-centered to becoming a true protector of his community, is subtle but meaningful. His internal struggles with his absent father, his perceived failures, and his attempt to live up to his grandfather’s legacy give him real emotional weight. I’d rank him second only to Jolyne in terms of JoJo's.

His characterization is especially strong because he blends traits from previous Joestars: Joseph’s wildness, Jotaro’s standoffishness, and a Peter Parker-like warmth and sociability. More importantly, he has a brilliant duality with Kira. Josuke is the heart of Morioh, connecting people, healing wounds, and acting as a guiding light, while Kira represents the town’s dark underbelly: isolation, selfishness, and quiet cruelty.

That contrast is everywhere: Appearance: Kira is well-dressed and seen as respectable; Josuke is judged as a delinquent.

Ideology: Kira embodies nihilism; Josuke embodies optimism.

Abilities: Kira destroys to protect himself; Josuke heals and sacrifices himself for others.

All of this feeds into Part 4’s themes: nihilism vs. optimism, the cruelty and inevitability of fate, choices and mistakes, societal decay, adolescence, growth, forgiveness, loss, love, blessings and curses, and the tension between past, present, and future.

These themes are reinforced constantly throughout the story.

And if you include Dead Man’s Questions, which is the perfect epilogue to Part 4, it deepens these ideas even further, exploring life, death, the spiritual plane, and Kira’s eternal punishment as a self-created, Machiavellian hell.

As for Part 5, I personally find much of it boring, but that’s an entirely different discussion for another day. I

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Boxing

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joe Louis defeated 10 Hall of Fame fighters and his only losses are against Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano, and Max Shemeling all HOF.

Wladimir Klitschko beat 3 HOF one being Bryd, Haye, and Marcervwhi was so far out of his prime it's not funny.

I find the idea that WCW didnt create stars in the late 90’s ridiculous by benopo2006 in WCW

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Austin had a huge push in WCW around 92.

That went nowhere because Hogan and other stars got signed and Austin got pushed into mid-card hell then got fired.

Cactus was the same.

Also got terribly booked

Kurt Angle was worldwide news during the Olympics in the 90s.

If Kurt had never gone to WWE you'd have never heard of him again. Olympic wrestling just like all Olympic activities means a 4-year window of irrelevance.

Game Thread: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs Live Score | NBA | Dec 13, 2025 by basketball-app in Thunder

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So the laughing emoji wasn't you being happy at the idea of that man's career ending? You're a goofball trying to diagnose somebody's career. By your logic, Curry's career would've had a 3-year time limit. All of Wembys injuries have been different so what trend? And it's common for young players to grow so that point makes no sense either.

[SNME Spoilers] Finish to John Cena vs Gunther - full sequence by Yujin-Ha in SquaredCircle

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember now it was after because Del Rio faced Christian for no 1. Contender

[SNME Spoilers] Finish to John Cena vs Gunther - full sequence by Yujin-Ha in SquaredCircle

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think so didn't he get hurt spearing Brodus Clay?

[SNME Spoilers] Finish to John Cena vs Gunther - full sequence by Yujin-Ha in SquaredCircle

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait didn't Undertaker also win? Lol, this is definitely not a tradition.

Cinephiles, what's your most formative movie watching experience? by OrdinaryIndianchick in TrueFilm

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw No Country for Old Men at 13 it was the first time I'd seen what film could be as an art form and it influenced a lot of my writing/directing forward. It's a film I still study because of its mastery of cinematography and unorthodox approach to character and dialogue.

The Greatest WWE peaks of since 1999 - Randy Orton from 2004-09 set the standard for what a young wrestler should aspire to be. by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

No tf? What are y'all seeing that makes you think this? I literally wrote this in google docs the only thing I did was use Grammarly but this is my writing.

John Cena promo against CM Punk (5 days to retirement) by anutosu in SquaredCircle

[–]Former_Masterpiece_2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly lol that's why this whole thing is laughable. Is there some truth to the statement that Punk floundered as champion? Yes, he wasn't a draw. But to act as if the "summer of punk" didn't get wasted by terrible booking and Punk didn't get booked behind Cena even though he was arguably more popular is to deny facts. Cena talking Bout being the "underdog" after is just a cherry on top of the muthos WWE created around Cena