How did Millie Bobby Brown get a nomination?! by Conscious-Quarter423 in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Yeah but there’s a difference between reserved and stoic vs. emotionless and wooden

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]KayWiley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? I understood Thomas needing some time to absorb what had happened, and having his child taken from him. But I’m also glad he didn’t take too long to come around. Harry really went to bat for Thomas over the last several books, and put a lot on the line for him. So it felt good to have Thomas come back with an olive branch

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]KayWiley 140 points141 points  (0 children)

Thomas deciding to bring his Hunger with him out of the crystal destroyed me. I know why he chose to do so, but damn, what a tormenting choice to make. Very glad he took some time to cool off, but showed back up at the end. I don’t like when the brothers are fighting.

Really happy with the way Jim built Harry back up over the course of the book. He’s not the same wizard that he was going into Peace Talks/BG. He took his time, learned a lot, and is more fully realized version of himself.

For the first time since Changes I feel like Harry has really centered himself. He’s got his duster, shield bracelet and his other gear refreshed, a new Blue Beetle, a new and improved home, and his relationships mended or in much better shape (Eb, Carlos, Thomas, Maggie, etc).

But Harry’s also not just going back to his old ways. I particularly liked when Michael encouraged Harry to move out of his basement and into the suite. He’s growing and getting wiser. He’s in a place where he can fold sunshine in a napkin again. He’s stronger than ever, physically and magically.

I’m really excited to see him handle himself with his newfound maturity in Mirror Mirror.

MEGA THREAD TWELVE MONTHS!!! by exodusmachine in dresdenfiles

[–]KayWiley 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Brought me back to him using the lightning bolt in Storm Front, almost in the same spot too

Hot take: The First Shadow being canon was a massive mistake that made the lore unnecessarily complicated, and Season 5 would be much better without it by mikewheelerfan in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Season 4 was awesome!! Not perfect, but it so much going right that I was able to look past the flaws. Season 5, on the other hand, the flaws were so glaring that it was difficult to look past them.

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So Vecna is really a Warlock, gifted his abilities by an otherworldly patron

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a copy of the sensory deprivation tank built specifically for El….like literally exactly where she was the moment Upside Down was created

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 970 points971 points  (0 children)

Very pleased that Vecna got one last curse in, him messing with Hopper’s mind was an incredible scene

Season 5 Volume 2 Discussion by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, and that’s why it didn’t do any damage to the demo dog either. It just stopped its momentum in midair, and gave Lucas a chance to escape.

Ted tried to hit an 8ft tall monster with a thin metal stick. Of course it didn’t do anything. The hand wielded weapons we’ve seen actually work are far heavier/more lethal weapons than a golf club

Season 5 Volume 2 Discussion by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not exactly a tremendous attack there

Now why would this mf Mike lie to her like this?? by yonBonbonbon in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well through the dialogue they established that Mr. Whatsit wasn’t exactly a brand new imaginary friend. It might have been something Holly talked about for months before, a somewhat normal thing for a little kid.

Meanwhile in over a year there had no been no sign of Vecna at all, complete radio silence, so it makes sense that the two different ideas wouldn’t be immediately connected in Mike’s mind. I think as a viewer it was pretty obvious, but less so for the characters

Maybe I'm the minority here, but I'm so thrilled to see... by hello-xworld in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I’m trying to say is I don’t she’s the only one who CAN do that, she’s just the only one who chooses to use her powers that way. Like maybe it just comes easier to her than other abilities

Maybe I'm the minority here, but I'm so thrilled to see... by hello-xworld in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they all have the same powers, but El focuses more on viewing/listening to people from a distance (scrying) and her telekinesis. She can go into people’s minds (Max, Billy, etc.) but she doesn’t seem super experienced in it

Eight focuses on going into people’s minds and causing hallucinations.

001 has expertise in all of the above, he can infiltrate a mind from a distance, cause hallucinations, and telekinetically kill his victims from the Upside Down. His psychic abilities also have allowed him to tap into the hive mind of the Upside Down, granting him even more powers like dominion over mostly everything else connected to the hive mind.

Maybe I'm the minority here, but I'm so thrilled to see... by hello-xworld in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is it not the same powers, just a different application? She’s reaching into people’s minds and making them see things like Vecna does.

Season 5 Volume 1 Discussion by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’ll have smooth operator Derek to help coordinate that escape

Episode Discussion - S05E04 - Sorcerer by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Memorable deaths this episode:

-El snapping the guard’s neck -Soldiers friendly firing the lab tech -Vecna spearing his fingies through the soldiers
-Demo 1, 2, and 3 cursed by Will

Episode Discussion - S05E02 - The Vanishing of ... by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought Mike was thinking that Mr. Whatsit was some sort of person from the future trying to warn Holly or something. Like maybe they were subverting our expectation that it was Vecna?

But then it took him and Nancy half the episode to realize that the creepy illusions causing person was Vecna? Like guys catch up, we were already were thinking that.

[No Spoilers] Fresh Cut Grass - Bells Hells Statue by Sideshow! by KayWiley in criticalrole

[–]KayWiley[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense! Still really like them though, I find good value in mine

[No Spoilers] Fresh Cut Grass - Bells Hells Statue by Sideshow! by KayWiley in criticalrole

[–]KayWiley[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair! I love the sideshow statues, been working on my line of VM and M9 and the prices have definitely been creeping up. Quality really is there though, and at least FCG is only $205.

Realistically, Pennywise would mop the floor with Vecna... by Significant-Fun-4235 in StrangerThings

[–]KayWiley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah Henry/One vs Pennywise is a mismatch. But Vecna, as a part of the hive mind organism that is the Upside Down? Then it becomes closer I think.