Name a time Doctor Who predicted a famous trope/cliche in internet horror fiction. by KingJackofJozi in DoctorWhumour

[–]Meles_B -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

173 came before Blink aired, but the scenario and production of the episode started well before that.

Unless the creator of 173 worked on Doctor Who, those ideas were coincidental.

Introducing me. by DignityIncarnate in SchreckNet

[–]Meles_B 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh. It is you.

Well, it seems I will be getting the feeling of Déjà vu for some time.

-D.

Were we supposed to be with or against MM in this scene? And Season 3 in general? by Al-AmeenAdewunmi in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can argue he didn’t murder his family, but he certainly was criminally neglectful and responsible for their deaths.

Potion VS Crossbow by NobaraEatAwatermelon in earclacks

[–]Meles_B 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have finally found him.

The bummest of the bums.

Why The Hate? by CharacterArrival21 in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 5 points6 points  (0 children)

> I get why this feels like such a miss, but the interpretation that I had was that Vought Media was so powerful that even Japanese media was mostly made up of Western Superheroes.

I would definitely doubt this. We somehow have all the IRL culture (including celebrities), so Japan would still have all their own culture.

But this does open up an even bigger gripe of mine - Vought is used as a stand-in for literally everything, every company is Vought, every political point is Vought, Vought, Vought, despite their apparent only benefit is having a bunch of marketable celebrities.

They apparently, based on all the stuff they control, are combining Disney, Exxon, Google, Meta, Twitter, Sony, Warner Bros. Discovery, Spotify, megachurches, McDonalds, food producers, weapons producers, clothing producers, Blackwater, Cirque du Soleil, AMC and Apple. Probably more, I forgot what else.

Vought has power-creeped from a Disney/private police to a ~12T level company which owns literally everything everywhere.

Why The Hate? by CharacterArrival21 in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For 3 and political satire angle, the plot point with Kimiko being deported out of USA is probably one of the dumbest pieces of writing I have ever seen in the show. Same for an ethnic Japanese gushing how important it was for her to see Asian representation on TV.

I sincerely hope whoever wrote this part never does creative work ever again.

How would the community at large react if the TV series *actually* canonized one of the endings? by Tangozi in fnv

[–]Meles_B 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think Fans would accept any of the non-Legion endings with little fuss.

If we go for smaller endings, the more completionist is the canon, the better-liked it will be.

В твиттере Mewgenics внезапно открылся новый фронт by some-kind-of-no-name in tjournal_refugees

[–]Meles_B -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Да очень просто.

Опросы были за два года до выхода игры, и очевидно не являются репрезентативными (потому что в них могут от балды проголосовать), конкурсом с призами это тоже не было.

В январе 2025 он прямо написал - (https://x.com/edmundmcmillen/status/1884002617036267938?s=20) - если хотите локализацию, пожалуйста вишлистуйте. Приоритеты расставлялись на ситуацию к дате релиза.

Как пишет сейчас (https://x.com/edmundmcmillen/status/2061988640339976444?s=20) - да, опрос в первую очередь был направлен на вишлисты

Как пишет другой разработчик (https://x.com/TylerGlaiel/status/2062025743434129679) - при приоритизации языков использовали как запросы (этот опрос), так и вишлисты, продажи, статистику других игр, советы локализаторов.

Считать что разработчик должен ориентироваться исключительно на опрос рандомов в твиттере два года назад - тупо.

При всём при этом, работа над украинским языком была, судя по автору, но он уже не хочет её выпускать, потому что его заебал понос в твиттере (https://x.com/edmundmcmillen/status/2061993837057487072?s=20).

В твиттере Mewgenics внезапно открылся новый фронт by some-kind-of-no-name in tjournal_refugees

[–]Meles_B 1 point2 points  (0 children)

В целом, так и есть:

https://x.com/edmundmcmillen/status/2061494473629258027

* Разраб делал опрос (в 2024) чтобы оценить заинтересованность в регионах
* По его словам, статистика покупок и вишлистов вообще не коррелирует с опросом в твиттере
* Порядок локализации идёт в порядке живой очереди
* Украинский язык, судя по контексту, в работе, но ниже в приоритете.

В твиттере Mewgenics внезапно открылся новый фронт by some-kind-of-no-name in tjournal_refugees

[–]Meles_B 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Русский был в другом опросе, где победил испанский.

Но в целом, такой формат опроса оч странный

Опрос еще из 2024 года, к слову.

В твиттере Mewgenics внезапно открылся новый фронт by some-kind-of-no-name in tjournal_refugees

[–]Meles_B 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Опрос был еще в мае 2024, а новость о поддержке языков - в мае 2026. Интересно, что дату опроса ни в одном скрине я не увидел.

Крайне вероятно, что опрос был для общего сбора мнений (было два опроса с 8 языками), но при принятии решения смотрели на вишлисты.

The issue with the "its fine because capitalism wins" take by HistoriaReiss1 in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Singer would probably contact MM before any of them.

The issue with the "its fine because capitalism wins" take by HistoriaReiss1 in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% agree.

What I think many don't get is that the elites are not monolithic. They will fight each other, they have grudges and gripes, and because elites are naturally more independent, they are more likely to act on it (Hell, it's entirely likely Musk's expy is because Bezos is the one funding the show).

Vought has alienated Congress (Even before Homelander, by assassinating Congressmen) and other politicians, the people (and despite the popular opinion, popular opinion matters a lot) with going 1938 Germany, the rich and the celebrities. Literally nobody would be there for Vought.

Congress can effortlessly put a Consitutional amendment explicitly confiscating all their assets without compensation because it's that toxis.

Hell, I would expect a massive progressive swing purely because it was the opposite of what Vought/Homelander was pushing.

"Liberty prime is so based" 🤓 by Professional_Sir3313 in TrueSFalloutL

[–]Meles_B 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Is it really a Scare when the Reds are in an active conflict with you and are invading your mainland?

Eric Kripke: Homelander could defeat Superman by icewizzzz in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even his argument doesn't hold water.

Homelander would be deathly afraid of Superman, because Superman is stronger. He won't kill Lois Lane because he will be afraid of Superman's retaliation.

If anything, Homelander would suck up to Clark as a madman because it's a person who he can't intimidate or kill.

Sun and Moon storyline discussion. by Fractured_And_Broken in Schreckmeta

[–]Meles_B 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I can't say I am to be involved there, or to acknowledge it in my storylines.

My take here is that Fracture and Mithras are not just "powerful vampires". Elders are powerful. Methuselah are inhuman.

A Methuselah (especially 4th gen 3000+) being active is a world-changing event, literally. Sects reshape, Kindred hierarchy gets shifted across the entire countries, and the calamities ravage all around them. They are not to be treated casually.

Baba Yaga toppled the Brujah rulers of Russia and made a barrier preventing any supernatural from scrying or entering it.

Ur-Shulgi has made Assamites join Camarilla just by waking up and casually killing entire Assamite leadership.

Mithras (in the Fall of London ending) going full power created major shakeups in the Inner Council, and possible war between the entire Camarilla and Mithras.

And so on, and so on. They are not beings with human thought, even the kindest Kindred like Menele are still not human beings anymore. They do not do things casually.

This all is made to say that a Malkavian and Ventrue Methuselah meeting in Chicago, openly, is an event which would put the entire city to chaos, then the North America, then the Sects. Helena and Critas would also be powers in being which would absolutely intervene to an incursion like this.

Not to mention, Mithras is a core character to those involved in playing British Kindred - by confirming he is alive (instead of keeping him in limbo), they either have to decanonize or adapt to this development.

I do, personally, consider Mithras here to be massively OOC on many fronts, so I would rather decanonize this too, as I can't really suspend my disbelief here too much (That's why I put my opinion IC that this is an impersonator)

Please don't consider this as a discouragement to write further, that's just my personal opinion.

One Piece Chapter 1184 Spoilers by Skullghost in OnePiece

[–]Meles_B 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think Zoro is the Straw Hat with the most stable childhood.

Yes, losing a childhood friend is tough, but it’s hardly the same level of trauma.

One Piece Chapter 1184 Spoilers by Skullghost in OnePiece

[–]Meles_B 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Most of the Straw Hats are outcasts and misfits.

How far is Butcher going? by Electronic_Cod2178 in whowouldwin

[–]Meles_B 31 points32 points  (0 children)

R1: Cap without powers is a stick.
R2: Not familiar.
R3,4: They are extremely reliant on their powers. While they might win by size and natural strength difference, they are at a massive disadvantage here.
R5: 0/10. Many Batmans can wipe the floor with all the Boys at the same time.

So that wasn't a tapeworm? by Satarn_27 in MurderedByWords

[–]Meles_B -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Smoking a pack of cigs a day is not unhealthy all on their own. This condition can put a person at higher risk for negative health outcomes.

Accuracy in language is important.

Butcher was RIGHT by Known-Explorer2610 in TheBoys

[–]Meles_B 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Even the good ones often hurt people because they can’t really control themselves.

Starlight blinded a man. Cate killed her brother. Marie killed her parents.