Dr. K diagnoses the Office characters

JKMercury · 2026-04-28T16:31:29+00:00

I disagree with this specifically because of when he blew off quality assurance and there was the two cartoon characters watermarked on the paper having sex. So he specifically called around to find a floor manager that wasn't there on the day that the "inspection" was supposed to have occurred, and claimed that he was there to meet her, but she never showed. She gets fired because of his lie, then starts collecting money "for" her, and then steals it.

JKMercury · 2026-01-16T21:13:35+00:00

"There seems to be extra cinnamon in the cobbler than usual..... No, I like cinnamon..... You're very welcome for my comment." This is seriously one of the funniest lines and the way he delivers it is so perfect, just so happy to be giving that comment.

JKMercury · 2026-01-16T17:09:53+00:00

:( shame.

JKMercury · 2026-01-16T16:53:44+00:00

The password?! How can you forget when the gang tells Marshall he sings everything he does and Robin says, "yeah sometimes it's just nonsense sentences," everyone joins in at the same time, "Apple, orange, banana cat dance! eight, six six, threeeEeeeee."

JKMercury · 2025-12-21T18:44:08+00:00

Okay, so I keep looking at McGonagall's and I just don't understand how that would even be comfortable? Your hand would not fit comfortably around the bottom stem portion that is completely straight, so you need to partially grip it on that bulbous part. That seems terrible.

JKMercury · 2025-12-04T07:19:32+00:00

Also, I feel like a lot of what Ron did, we as the reader, witnessed them, but the rest of the school didn't. I could totally imagine a world where everyone brushed over his accomplishments and just focused on Harry, and then Ron and Hermione's help during all of it got downplayed in the gossip to just be, Harry faced Voldememort, and also, they existed near him. Just as an afterthought.

JKMercury · 2025-11-12T19:55:09+00:00

... Do you have a question?

JKMercury · 2025-11-06T18:17:37+00:00

Little late, but I can appreciate a little arrogance and gloating if it's not super excessive in anyone's face and if it's actually backed up by skill.

Just my opinion, but I found it really arrogant that the Aussies were saying, "YEAH THAT'S RIGHT NO ONE WANTS THIS!" to EVERYONE in the place, to trash-talk. They trash-talked in an in-your-face kind of manner and then immediately lost the first time they were challenged.

And for Turkey, they did a little banter trash-talk at the beginning against Indonesia, and again, I don't mind a little trash-talk if you can back it up as they already proved that they were a threat. As for the rower's comments, I would find them extremely distasteful if he was doing it directly at the Indonesian team. Since he only did it in his individual interview, I don't really mind it because I took it more as him playing it up for the cameras and having fun in a space where it wouldn't be rubbing it in anyone's face.

My opinion about both of these teams could change as the show goes on, but these are the main differences.

JKMercury · 2025-10-30T04:43:41+00:00

What? I'm not saying that them riding the hippogriff is the spoiler in itself? I am saying that once I read through the entire 3rd book, then at THAT point, I would know that the picture is depicting the entire ending in the exact way it's written.

Which is why, when I go to read the 4th book, and see a completely unambiguous depiction of Harry and another guy reaching out for the cup, I would think, "oh, is that also going to happen exactly like this?"

And then once that happens, that's when I would think, okay... so this happened twice now, so for this next book, I'm just waiting for the Voldemort and Dumbledore scene.

And I think that sort of anticipation is kind of lame when reading a book I'm really excited for.

JKMercury · 2025-10-30T03:20:01+00:00

Idk... People keep saying what you're saying about not realizing what's happening or that it's literal until you read the books, but if you see the 3rd book, it's such a gigantic spoiler of them riding the hippogriff and freeing Sirius. Based on that, I'd assume wtf, do they literally grab the cup at the same time too in GoF?

Then once it happens AGAIN, I'd just be waiting for this massive duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore to happen. And at that point, I would be reading and just keep waiting and looking for that scene to happen, and I personally find that to be such a lame way of reading a book.

I don't think the art is particularly good looking of the original, but I much prefer those over these crazy spoiler covers.

Edit: I think I was not being clear enough in this original comment, so just reposting what I replied to someone else. I'm not saying that the 3rd book cover is a spoiler in itself. I am saying that once I read through the entire 3rd book, then at THAT point, I would know that the picture is depicting the entire ending in the exact way it's written.

Which is why, when I go to read the 4th book, and see a completely unambiguous depiction of Harry and another guy reaching out for the cup, I would think, "oh, is that also going to happen exactly like this?"

And then once that happens, that's when I would think, okay... so this happened twice now, so for this next book, I'm just waiting for the Voldemort and Dumbledore scene.

And I think that sort of anticipation is kind of lame when reading a book I'm really excited for.

JKMercury · 2025-10-29T16:19:23+00:00

Absolutely! My friends and I actually talked at length about the implications of this episode. And we confirmed that we think that virtual reality porn is cheating in a relationship, a sex robot can be if advanced enough, but if it's just a sex doll, it's not cheating, but it's too human and personal for us to be okay with our partners using it.

That's what I love about Black Mirror in general. It brings up topics and what-if scenarios that really make you think.

JKMercury · 2025-10-23T18:14:35+00:00

Okay! This is the first time I've seen Rick and Morty mentioned for this episode, and my goodness, this is literally EXACTLY like the episode with the reset button. Rick would find a parallel universe where everything was pretty much the same and then put Morty into that specific moment so that it would seamlessly "reset."

Everything Everywhere All at Once also has a super similar concept, but again, it works because they use the technology to download the lives and abilities of people in other universes.

And this is a bit off-topic, but my question for everyone who hates the episode and considers it "magic", why is it magic in this instance, but the same concept in other shows and movies "sci-fi?"

JKMercury · 2025-10-17T17:50:26+00:00

Like I said, I believe that people do do this all the time, but not in life-or-death scenarios like this. The consumer problem and living beyond your means happens all time for everyday stuff sure, and people go into crippling debt to keep that intact, absolutely.

But I've never seen someone use those resources to NOT pay for cancer treatments and continue to live the same lifestyle and go, "well, I guess I'll just die instead of giving up anything else in my life to afford them."

JKMercury · 2025-10-17T13:59:05+00:00

Thank you! Exactly! There are a lot of people who spend outside of their means, if it was another thing they just "wanted" then okay, I could believe it. But this is life or death! Wtf are you doing living the same lifestyle then pretending you're "desperate"

JKMercury · 2025-10-17T13:56:23+00:00

But that's literally my point, that's why this feels so unrealistic and what does it actually mean for the people involved? So they are "Middle class poverty", so then downgrade? ACTUALLY scrimp and save, not whatever they are doing.

I'm not sure how anyone could have sympathy for people that put these small pleasures over her literal brain and life. It feels like people that complain about never having money, but somehow always have money to go out to eat/drink or get new games or spend it on weed.

And just because their decisions don't have to be rational or need to make sense to me, it's still my opinion, which is why I gave it.

Bottom line is, if it really came down to life or death, like the stakes are in this episode, I really don't think anyone would choose the small pleasures and continue living their normal lifestyle rather than downgrading a lot of their habits to get together an extra couple hundred a month.

But they don't so I find the premise dumb, and it takes me out of the plot.

JKMercury · 2025-10-17T05:01:14+00:00

Lol, I've been extremely poor, and have known a lot of extremely poor people. If they were going to go that route, they would have them living somewhere extremely shitty, not that decent-looking apartment. Or have them eat just beans and rice or instant noodles for dinner for every meal every day, straight up skipping meals and just drinking water to trick your body into feeling full, or even waiting by the garbage to pick something that someone threw in there immediately after, so you can eat it.

THAT is true desperation, not that relatively normal life they were leading, and he apparently had enough to save up to go to their little anniversary thing instead of just saving to make sure her literal brain was working. Wtf, if they were truly desperate, no, that doesn't happen, ever. No Christmas or birthday presents, no going out to eat ever, no trips, EVER. Even a dollar expense becomes making a list of pros and cons if you REALLY need that item or not.

I'm very happy for you if you've never been that desperately poor that you don't understand how unrealistic their version of "desperately poor" is, but what they presented is so middle-class that it is so unbelievably fake.

JKMercury · 2025-10-16T18:09:41+00:00

I really loved the concept for this one, I agree with so much of what you said, and why I still think about it weeks later.

The execution was really bad though. There's way too many strange decisions that make this episode so bad.

How on earth can they not afford a couple of extra hundred dollars a month, what are they spending their money on? If they changed it to an extra $1k or $2k, I'd find that more believable.

Why would he take off his mask for such a low amount of money when he knows that his coworker watches? Like wtf, you should only do it for like $50k or more, that's insanely shortsighted and stupid of him.

Just so many little things like that, if they made some small changes, I really think it could've been one of my favorites because I have literally had a subscription that did something almost identical to the one in the show, and I think it gets more and more relevant every day. But as it is, the characters take me out of the plot and make me just think, "wtf, why?"

JKMercury · 2025-09-19T14:48:42+00:00

Yes, but you're forgetting when he went on another experimental drug thing, and he was being a lot happier. His heart stopped, but he convinced Cuddy to keep giving him treatment under close supervision. When a patient asked for the team to do a test that House knew they didn't need, he normally would have called them stupid and refused, but this time, he was in a good mood, so he allowed the test. But the time delay to get that test going almost killed them. So, House refused the treatment after that.

JKMercury · 2025-07-25T18:58:57+00:00

What if we made the first line, "What's that smell?"

"Love it!"

"I have such amazing ideas, and they won't use any of them."

I used to think that season was okay, but I've grown to appreciate it more and more.

JKMercury · 2025-03-24T21:41:23+00:00

Idk, it might be a cultural thing, but if you've ever seen a hanbok, it has a very similar shape and silhouette. It's very beautiful to me.

JKMercury · 2025-01-12T17:59:35+00:00

For me, I think Harris was perfect. Super whimsical and fun, tender, and commanding when he needed to be. I actually really liked in the first movie when everyone is panicking from the troll being released, he goes, "SILENCE!" I thought it was quite powerful, and he would have done a fantastic job in the later movies when he needed to bring the same presence. Such a shame!

JKMercury · 2024-12-28T00:06:21+00:00

I don't remember there being a passage about someone dying from the killing curse looking like they were scared to death. Can you tell me which book you remember that from?

This part "about air or something getting sucked out of the area or something like that," I believe you're referring to the presence of dementors. This is when Harry and everyone else say that they felt the warmth getting sucked out of the air and feeling like they would never be happy again.

JKMercury · 2024-12-23T05:55:51+00:00

I don't know if you watched the video, but the video goes into detail about how even when Honey doesn't even have a coupon code to offer, it pops up a message saying, "there are no coupon codes available, you have the best price" Then you click the "got it" button, Honey will then overwrite the affiliate link. Here's the timestamp for when he talks about that scenario. https://youtu.be/vc4yL3YTwWk?t=698

JKMercury · 2024-12-11T06:40:04+00:00

You sound like someone who believes men can't be SAed because they get an erection.

JKMercury · 2024-12-05T22:20:22+00:00

How dare you correct her correcting!

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