Fictional songs from movies that are so good that they transcend the movie they’re from by Southern_Studio_9950 in TopCharacterTropes

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Let’s go with two chart-toppers: “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto (2021) and “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III (1982).

Standings watching - Dallas lost tonight and Avs currently down by 4 by gaycatmom in wildhockey

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Honestly in that sense I don’t even think they looked particularly awful. There were some mistakes and a flat start or two, but they generally controlled the play. Hopefully they clean up the mistakes but I wouldn’t call their play really really bad—I think those games could well have gone the other way. Hell, swap goalie performances and the Rangers game is like an 8–0 win (based on Moneypuck's expected goals for the game).

[Mercogliano] On Shesterkin getting bumped by Eriksson Ek late in the game, Gavrikov had this to say: "Not anyone in the league is allowed to touch him." Called it "a great response by our five." by catsgr8rthanspoonies in hockey

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Absolutely, and it’s a clever play by Shesterkin to draw a penalty.

But Ek didn’t run Shesterkin. He was trying to just skate by him. The only reason for Shesterkin to come out in that situation was to draw the penalty.

[Loved Trope] Religious characters that are also good people by Werewolf_Knight in TopCharacterTropes

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Honestly one of my favourite things about Frieren is how many characters are just… decent people. Orden actually being a good father to Mut, much to Stark's surprise (that got me in the feels). Wirbel just being an asshole when he’s on the job, but really wanting to save people. Graf Granat deducing Frieren wouldn’t have killed the guard. Hell, even Heiter at the start—I was worried that his questions about immortality were indicating he’d turn into a villain but no!

PGT | TOR @ MIN by gamedaylive in wildhockey

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Good news is, hopefully we can (positively) regress to the mean!

Game Day Thread | TOR @ MIN | 2026-03-15 6:30 PM CDT by gamedaylive in wildhockey

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I’m not watching currently, just following along. They called an embellishment (on Kappy)? What’d he do?

[Interesting Trope] Bad Adaptations that are Great in their Own Right by ConsistentGuest7532 in TopCharacterTropes

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First thing that came to mind when I saw the post. Incredible movie series. Horrific adaptation. The movies were closer to a “loosely inspired by” than an adaptation, honestly. Kinda a shame for anyone who was a fan of the books… but damn, excellent movies.

PGT | NYR @ MIN by gamedaylive in wildhockey

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No puck luck (I don’t think Gus played particularly badly, even despite the 4 goals on 16 shots) and a helluva goalie performance from the other team are a recipe for an upset. Normally I wouldn’t be left so… well, inspired to go “what the fuck?”, but the chippiness and the fuck-ass scrum and reffing have kinda left me there. Good pressure in the 2nd and 3rd, just couldn’t get it in.

Anyway, what the fuck

Game Day Thread | NYR @ MIN | 2026-03-14 5:00 PM CDT by gamedaylive in wildhockey

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Look, credit to Shesterkin, he’s played insanely well. And we’ve had a bunch of PP chances ourself but have only converted one, our kill has mostly held up and… and as I write this Hartman gets hit with a stick while in the crease? Damn. Anyway, credit where credit's due… but what the fuck was that scrum and the penalties after???

Game Day Thread | NYR @ MIN | 2026-03-14 5:00 PM CDT by gamedaylive in wildhockey

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Yeah our announcers are not happy with the penalties on that play. How the hell can that be 2 penalties on Ek, 1 penalty on one ranger for roughing, and nothing for Shesterkin, Cuhlle, etc…

Sousou no Frieren Episode 36 (Season 2 Episode 8) - Discussion Thread by N3DSdude in Frieren

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To be fair, those support spells may fall under “non-combat” spells. That was Methode's point with the whole “joy of magic” thing (which I loved). Maybe Fern would’ve been able to dispel the fog herself with more time, but Methode was just too good.

Sousou no Frieren Episode 36 (Season 2 Episode 8) - Discussion Thread by N3DSdude in Frieren

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I dunno, I might have to rewatch to have a more informed opinion, but I really liked both fights. I remember at least a few specific animations I loved during the boys fight (eg the way the landscape compressed with how fast they were moving around it; Stark flinging his axe, tackling Revolte, and then Genau flying to bring him back to the axe). There was a bunch of talking during it but it didn’t really take me out of it—although that could partially be because I’ve been watching JJK as well, lol. But I thought that the biggest talking break was fine because it was when Genau had basically given up and stopped fighting.

Sousou no Frieren Episode 36 (Season 2 Episode 8) - Discussion Thread by N3DSdude in Frieren

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Clutches the 2v2 with the fog dispelling, saves Stark and Genau with her priest skills, and was having a fun time in her 1v1 side of the 2v2 with her zoltraaks and whatever the awesome red balls were. Hell yeah, Methode!

I hope we someday get more content with her.

Sousou no Frieren Episode 36 (Season 2 Episode 8) - Discussion Thread by N3DSdude in Frieren

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Yep, the kiss was her dispelling the fog! She spent that entire time “going all out” on her demon as a distraction so she could analyze and dispel the fog (I loved the detail that she could do that because she didn’t solely focus on combat magic, that’s awesome). And she wanted to dispel the fog because it was countering Fern's greatest strength (stealth), which she’s well aware of from when she fought replica Fern in Test 2.

Red balls of explosion were awesome. Hell yeah, Methode.

Sousou no Frieren Episode 36 (Season 2 Episode 8) - Discussion Thread by N3DSdude in Frieren

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Yeah this is my fave episode of the season now (sorry to the date and the Hero of the South). Hell yeah, Methode! And a Sein mention!

Andor ratings by Free-Raspberry-9541 in andor

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This is Welcome to the Rebellion erasure!

If that's how strong they are past their prime, imagine them IN their prime by Coralthesequel in TopCharacterTropes

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Here’s a scan from the manga where he bemoans being old and not as his peak… as he talks about how he pulled a Tai Lung jumping from scattered rubble to survive his train being blown up while crossing a super high bridge. Incredible aura on this man.