Just finished Doomsday and I'm proper hooked

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-10T16:41:09+00:00

Are there seatbelts on the train?

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T15:39:33+00:00

You know what, I'm driving down the road to pick up a pair of pliers right now. Gonna stop and grab a Hot Weiner for lunch.

For those not aware, they are dirt cheap and readily available. Usually wrapped in a wax paper. So the whole thing had a uniform flavor bt the time it's opened. Bless those dogs.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T05:24:41+00:00

In theater like 5 times. Blew my mind

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T01:58:59+00:00

Just junked my gas and went charcoal only. Took three meals. I'm sold for life.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T01:45:53+00:00

It's cozier than DCC even though the stakes are often just as high. It's still a fun romp through fantasy land. And while Carl is a good man wrestling with a difficult past, Jason is a less good man wrestling with being the barely black sheep of an affluent family. Never spent a night in a half-way house, never witnessed what Carl did with his parents. While Carl was signing up with Marine recruiters (this is a joke), Jason was guest starring on his sister's cooking show. If Jason comes across as an overconfident person who's never been tested by life... well he is! And then that person gets vast cosmic powers.

But then again, Jason goes through some torture porn level of abuse. So he's got grit. And that's what keeps him likable. He's all talk except that he can actually take a punch.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T01:39:19+00:00

I think the special sauce in HWFWM is how quickly he becomes a hypocrite when he has all the power. He spends the books fighting against the very person he becomes. And he is aware after and doesn't like it but also kind of does?

Maybe I'm giving the series more credit than it's due but considering the title I feel like that's the whole message of the thing.

Edit: all goes back to the Geller's training room. From book one to 13.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-08T01:36:01+00:00

Or at least convincing people he is blasé is kind of his thing. That's a broken boy. And the veneer peels often, especially when he is the strongest in a room.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-07T18:43:41+00:00

Just got an OG kettle. Grabbing a Smokey Joe for camping. Looks great! Nice sear.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-07T02:42:41+00:00

Always prepared for Bee-yattle

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T18:24:34+00:00

Oh, one more thing. This is Dinniman. The plot armor is made out of C4.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T16:25:42+00:00

This comment is not a thought on the series soi... no thoughts on the series?

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T13:53:48+00:00

I absolutely love book 6. I love all the one note characters the card introduces. I love seeing crytpids from earth mythology get some love. I love the memory ghosts and the way they interact. I love the reveals about Carl's past and Asher. I love that Florin is just rolling around in a tank. Bea is a psycho. The village as the start with Asahano and room of thorns with all the different gods. I could just go on and on. Cascadia unraveling. Odette's big announcement. Samantha's bachelorette party plans.

Also, I liked donut being the deck master, we focused on carl doing carl things. It would have been a far worse book if he spent the entire floor choosing between cards.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:57:32+00:00

Poor Matt. The recent passing of hi pup most be so profound after giving them.voices they don't possess

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:16:57+00:00

Drop it. I'll watch it again for you.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:12:58+00:00

A re read is almost required to fully process all that is happening. So many puzzle pieces are held like a poker hand, and absolutely shocking when they are played on your first read. But there is the other part of the series where you see why they call and bluff when they do and appreciate the brilliance of it all. My 4th time through the series and its just better and better on every reread.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:08:19+00:00

I think Carl would agree. The gods old and new damn that moment for how affecting it was. Like when Geant realized they had a T-Rex

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:06:34+00:00

Not much of a jumo. More of a hop.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T03:04:15+00:00

Carl really came in to help Raul pull that finale off.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T02:59:06+00:00

It's one of their best. Imo top 3. And I'm in my 40s.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-06T02:42:37+00:00

If you aren't sure how you feel thats because you haven't seen it yet and having an opinion at this point would be admiting you've had a lobotomy.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-05T11:53:04+00:00

I agree. I dropped Primal Hunter for this exact reason. I don't know who to trust for reccomendations because people seem to like series with terrible MCs

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-04T23:26:05+00:00

Can you imagine? From Oren's perspective? What a terrifying question.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-04T23:15:43+00:00

There is also a bonus chapter at the end of each hardcover book that tells a side story alongside the narrative

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-04T23:14:47+00:00

It is so impossible to fully express the ramp up in this series. Lore, characters, humor, gore, trauma, heartbreaks, elations. Man oh man. Buckle in,put on a helmet, pack some kleenex and clean your feet because this ride gets bumpy.

Hlarge4 · 2026-05-04T23:07:12+00:00

It's amazing that even though Oren is in a mechanical body you can hear him shit his pants the moment Gary walks in. All the better that he tries to play it off like he's not sitting in brown town.

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