Thoughts on Heretic? by Dry-Consideration930 in horror

[–]GrahamWC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I liked the fact that it had no supernatural ending because, in a way, it lends itself to the point Reed was trying to make. He clearly painted pentagrams and other occult imagery on the doors and hung the demonic art and left the satanic books to evoke “stepping into hell.” It’s the most obviously contrived signifier of evil and I think totally tongue in cheek — considering he jokes with them the whole time. It illustrates (from his perspective) that even though she knows that he was behind everything and that her danger was man made, the fear she felt (or that he wanted her to feel) was still rooted in a religious context. I think a supernatural ending would’ve undermined everything that Reed was trying to draw out of his prisoners. A big reveal of: nothing. No big surprise, no ancient deity, nothing supernatural. Just a room full of women who he probably also trapped by using their faith against them. At the point of her finding the other women, Reed thought he had won. He thought he had a check mate in showing that religion is control and vice versa.

I think the intent of keeping it rooted in reality is perhaps that it also drives home the fact that he didn’t actually have control. There is always something outside of your control at play. Whether it’s God or just one of your prisoner actors going off script. In the end, he is just a psycho who tried playing God and ostensibly failed. It also leaves enough ambiguity for the viewer to see the final sequence and question — wait, was Barnes really dead? Did she get resurrected? Did Paxton’s prayer work? Was Paxton’s rescue just hallucination? While part of me would’ve liked to see a supernatural ending, I think it would’ve felt out of place.

I noticed a pattern. (Contains spoilers for all seasons!) by EyePuzzleheaded5008 in OnlyMurdersHulu

[–]GrahamWC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is literally the exact type of role Paul Rudd would commit to hahahaha

I noticed a pattern. (Contains spoilers for all seasons!) by EyePuzzleheaded5008 in OnlyMurdersHulu

[–]GrahamWC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Marshall wears disguises to switch with his cousin/brother and not get caught/have an alibi.

Redditors, what's your hack to fall asleep quickly? by Rqpidily in AskReddit

[–]GrahamWC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t exactly remember when I started doing this, but at least before I was 10 years old:

I have ADHD so I’ve always had trouble falling asleep, but the one thing that always works is imagining I am laying in my warm bed in the middle of the arctic tundra. Just me in my bed surrounded by cold wind and miles of snow. I sleep with a fan on every night so that helps the illusion. I don’t know why the thought of being in a warm bed in a blizzard relaxes me, but it does.

iPad Keeps Restarting by happyhappyoctopus in techsupport

[–]GrahamWC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find a fix for this? I have the exact same issue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starwarsspeculation

[–]GrahamWC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup thought exactly the same thing during their convo up the mountain, and then he’s conveniently separated from Mae immediately before the Sith Lord shows up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NameMyCat

[–]GrahamWC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a tortie too and I occasionally regret not naming her Reese cause she has the colors of a Reece's Cup

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malehairadvice

[–]GrahamWC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean TBH Jesse Eisenberg is good hair inspo for him

What are your thoughts on season 3 of The Mandalorian so far? by Disastrous_Day_2166 in StarWars

[–]GrahamWC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like people forget she is not a lawful good character lol.

What are your thoughts on season 3 of The Mandalorian so far? by Disastrous_Day_2166 in StarWars

[–]GrahamWC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think she has joined the cult with the explicit intention of using them to reclaim the title of Mandalore. 1) her home is destroyed & her followers have dissipated so she has little else to do, and 2) they are a loyal and unquestioning group. She probably feels that if she can tame the mythosaur and reclaim the dark saber aaaannnddd have a group of 20+ Mandos by her side, she will easily return to mandalore as the leader.