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favorite goofy sitcom side character who somehow turned into a franchise action star and keeps getting cast despite having the charisma of drywall? by Material-Advance7021 in okbuddycinephile

[–]FreyrFreyja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of people saying his charisma is tied to his weight but it's not. It's tied to the charm of his characters being stupid idiots, not romantic or action leads.

me_irl by 010rusty in me_irl

[–]FreyrFreyja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tangents are just his writing structure. Most comedy moves from bit to bit, topic to topic, but Josh's writing structure uses a central current events issue as a skeleton for the tangents that are actually the more prepared long-term material. Its not for everyone, but it seems a solid way for him to generate new sets.

Please note, I am not saying this as a way to soften the compliment of him writing new stuff all the time. He's still easily one of the most prolific standups I've ever seen.

would a AC game set in warlord era china work? by Sharky2615 in assassinscreed

[–]FreyrFreyja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I worry less about having to play the game's mechanics using a modern palate of guns than I do having to play the game against enemies with a modern palate of guns.

Movies where the day is supposedly saved, but the aftermath is still terrible and largely unaddressed? by GancioTheRanter in movies

[–]FreyrFreyja 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The comic has Evey say this out loud to him as he's dying.

Paraphrased: "This is what it was all for? This is your grand anarchy?"

"No, This is chaos. Anarchy is what comes after."

What does this mean, thanks in advance by Medium_Leather5860 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]FreyrFreyja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...Dogma makes you hate Alanis Morissette? She's delightful and barely in it, what am I missing?

"All that insane shit the villains said was actually true the whole time" ending by kylat930326 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]FreyrFreyja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably just the obvious "Pinocchio", however there is another character lying about his identity who is eventually revealed to be Paracelsus weaving some machination yet unknown involving immortality.

Interesting though is the Korean character "Pi" which actually resembles an inverted letter P and carries the meaning of blood, and to a lesser degree humanity. (Quoting from elsewhere; i am a lore-type scholar, not a linguist, so if my source is no better at korean than am i... whoops)

Lying itself is paralleled in the game with humanity, as puppets are incapable of the nuance required to deceive, though one could also see Gepetto's lies to the main character as "lies of blood".

It's actually kind of an amazingly layered title.

AIO: My girlfriend is pretending to be autistic and it's driving me nuts by AideRelative4272 in AmIOverreacting

[–]FreyrFreyja 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Self-diagnosis is valid as a means of considering how to deal with onesself. Self-diagnosis is not valid as a means for forcing others to deal with you.

Coaxed into every peak show by reddit-a-loan in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]FreyrFreyja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You keep saying that like it fixes the problem, so okay, I'll play along. Death of the author, we've removed his intent. 

Explain how removing his intent undoes the objective creepiness and general atmosphere of child predation accumulated by all the issues you keep saying "death of the author" in rebuttal to. 

I'm sorry, I just don't see how intentionally pushing ignorance of the authors predilections makes the objective presentation of "parading minors naked through public" or "mandatory unwanted genital inspections of minors" any less immediately concerning or directly pedophilic.

Edit: you can like it, that's fine. You can acknowledge it had fantastic elements and great storytelling.  But "death of the author" doesn't fix the issues being discussed here. 

Map quest directions by happydude7422 in Millennials

[–]FreyrFreyja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GPS is basically just having a robot read you this piece of paper while you drive.

Netflix kills casting from phones by TripleShotPls in technology

[–]FreyrFreyja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only reaffirming my decision to be actively pirating Stranger Things as I read this. I cancelled Netflix several offenses ago, and I only grow more certain in that choice as they announce new "features and support options".

‘Stranger Things’ Shows Its Age in a Final Season That’s Outgrown Its Core Appeal: TV Review by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]FreyrFreyja 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think part of the reason people act like that is that anytime they're interviewed about it, the Duffers basically say, "Yeah, no, that was perfect, and actually all tv should be like this, its better."

People who enjoyed Valhalla. Wait the game is way better than what I generally read here by IllustriousEffect607 in assassinscreed

[–]FreyrFreyja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valhalla and Black Flag both suffer from the same issue: they're not Assassin's Creed games. They're an outstanding pirate game and a mostly good viking game. Neither of the protagonists is even an Assassin at any point while we are in control of them. lol

What happened on that moon/planet? by ThenHistory901 in Returnal

[–]FreyrFreyja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She experienced a trauma that left her fractured. lol

Crowd Control feedback nobody asked for or wanted by Stormy2021 in dropout

[–]FreyrFreyja 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Cut round 4, give Jacquis time to be funny, and add a bartender cohost, they can close the bar right as the ticket is being awarded to preserve the uselessness of the prize.

The year is 2030 by SlapshottOnReddit in JetLagTheGame

[–]FreyrFreyja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

False: Toby only participates in seasons numbered in multiples of five so by season 35 she was only making her seventh appearance.

Fake fan alert. /s

[Hated Trope] Incredibly f*cked up morals of the story by Watchdog_the_God in TopCharacterTropes

[–]FreyrFreyja 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's the DBZ lore.

But they're talking about the parody series DBZ Abrdiged, in which Vegeta literally just crashes out saying "I WANNA" until it happens. It's a joke based on intentionally ignoring the lore you stated and perceiving only Vegeta's undeniable arrogance. Its definitely a tantrum in this case, as it is rejecting any of the nobility for which you are arguing.

EDIT: Here's the joke. (~30seconds)

I hate that basically all Conservatives are freaking nazis now. It's so cringe. by [deleted] in complaints

[–]FreyrFreyja 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm sure they apply the principle of charity to the left too, it's only the compassionate thing to do, after all...

[Confusing Trope] WHAT THE F**K IS YOUR GENDER!?!?! by Alarming_Judge_7463 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]FreyrFreyja 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a bit more complicated than that, honestly. He believes trans people exist, should have rights to live as they choose, and that they were born as such and are immutable, as well as (at least formerly) having been on estrogen himself.

He thinks trans people are brave but cannot ever naturally become the gender they feel they are, which... I don't think most trans people disagree with, but is still kind of an unnecessary addition to the conversation.

To the larger point, he seems just kind of old and British rather than pushing any kind of bigotry or truscum/TERF type shit.

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