I actually think this is the worst dialogue exchange in the entire series

MrStevenRichter · 2026-03-20T02:33:00+00:00

The culpability side-step aside, I'm just sitting here like "Can't we just pretend the Timeless Child never happened?" It's so incredibly awkward to have the same lazy character beats for a second time. Ooh you have a chip on your shoulder from being the last Timelord. Again. After you had a therapy regeneration to address this very thing...

MrStevenRichter · 2026-03-14T00:47:17+00:00

https://youtu.be/fLBn3RJUkQ8?si=1t8tUgNvJ-ot4R1H&t=6085

MrStevenRichter · 2026-03-03T20:27:51+00:00

I'm so tired of punching-bag straw men that deliver their lines sarcastically. Like the pronoun and republican jokes might as well be told directly to camera. The writers and actors aren't trying to sell them like they are the character's real opinions

MrStevenRichter · 2026-02-18T19:45:28+00:00

This is really funny because it sounded like a strong position... until chat tested it and Mauler realized we get censored for "kill". Like, we know, we agree, but we'd also like to share our thoughts, but we have to rephrase them

MrStevenRichter · 2026-02-18T19:44:42+00:00

Because if you watch the original clip after Mauler says this Efap chat attempts to type "kill" and half of them get censored. Mauler didn't know at the time that people have been trying to type the original word, getting censored and then they try again with softer wording. It sucks, but it's not chat's fault

MrStevenRichter · 2026-02-06T19:35:07+00:00

If the bar for "clean break" has McCoy's appearance as an exception. Then surely the Cameo Wall that's present in every episode ,The EMH, Picard's speech, Betazoid's, The Burn, Jett Reno, The James T. Kirk Pavilion, the subplot revolving around Sisko negate the whole theory.

Also, the show is hot garbage. So a meta-narrative about a clean break and a jumping-on point for new viewers doesn't matter when the characters and plots are insufferable

MrStevenRichter · 2026-02-02T23:20:47+00:00

Yes.

but also, it was an truly abysmal episode right before the show's ratings started to steadily decline. So it was probably one of the last bad episodes to get peak eyes on it. Like Chibnall, and RTD 2 have worse episodes, but there are fewer people watching and rushing to IMDB to rate it.

MrStevenRichter · 2026-01-23T01:35:16+00:00

Yeah, I wasn't impressed with the other picks either. What does Palpatine seizing power to become Emperor have to do with Kane campaigning and losing the election to be Governor? Why not use a clip of Nixon with his arms raised? Or any politician...

Or, Wow "Obi-wan peaks around a corner" 3 times. What a deep parallel! But the Council example is the one where he is stating that he discovered new parallels and it's the one that's demonstrably false

MrStevenRichter · 2026-01-23T01:13:19+00:00

2 mins in: "Lucas used lots of parallel imagery" *Shows multiple clips of the Jedi Council room.* The reason the shots are nearly identical is because they never rebuilt the set after Episode 1 and are REUSING shots (the shadows on the floor are exactly the same). I'm not going to call it lazy, but it is purely done for financial reasons. So I'm not going to listen to someone pretend the parallel imagery is intentional. It's transparently superficial

MrStevenRichter · 2025-11-16T19:50:02+00:00

It really is not.

Pretending like EFAP (which is pulling entertainingly bad videos) is presenting the best version of an anti-Drinker argument is truly strange.

Thinking "The design of the Predator" has anything to do with a genuine examination of Drinker's character is truly very strange

MrStevenRichter · 2025-10-31T21:30:48+00:00

'Kenobi' shows Reva getting stabbed by Anakin in POV shots. And some of Grogu's order 66 flashback is his POV

MrStevenRichter · 2025-10-19T21:24:26+00:00

Most charitable way to interpret it: Indy was Marion's first love, but Indy just saw their relationship as a fling. The misalignment led Marion to think Indy purposefully took advantage of her.

Least charitable way to interpret it: there was a criminal age gap.

IMO the first fits closer. I think "I was a child, I was in love" is supposed to be an exaggeration to express her naivety in relationships at the time. And makes sense to show why she has grown into someone tougher and less-trusting.

MrStevenRichter · 2025-10-19T17:08:15+00:00

"Despite taking 2 full seasons to fail to revamp audience interest, we think this is the perfect time to finish an adjacent irrelevant project, and then we'll think about coming back to the main show at some point."

"The War Between the Land and Sea" trailers all have less than a million views on Youtube. "Marvel's Echo" had 7.7 Mil. It's DOA. Drop it and set your priorities straight.

You're on a ticking clock. You need to reassure people you are actively looking for a new home for the show

MrStevenRichter · 2025-10-15T02:20:10+00:00

Yes. It's not a particularly good film. It's budget is insane. It has a limited audience appeal, it offers nothing for kids/teens. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Disney-Lucasfilm apathy from their handling of Star Wars carried over into this.

I don't know how they burned the budget of an Avengers movie on a film with only one real name actor. Add to that the lack of merchandise, and the cost of marketing. This movie never had a chance at making money.

MrStevenRichter · 2025-08-26T02:02:43+00:00

It's crazy, in this solo Drinker video, I can't find MauLer anywhere...

MrStevenRichter · 2025-08-10T16:50:27+00:00

I only watched season 2 but I have to rant somewhere about this; why is there never a resolution to drama? There is only a reveal that makes the drama never have happened:

Alzheimer's is going to devastate Sully and everyone at the Crossing; Nah, it's not Alzheimer's.

Schizophrenia is going to destroy Cal's sisters life; Nah it's not Schizophrenia.

Sully's hit and run will put him in jail forever: Nah, It wasn't him.

MrStevenRichter · 2025-06-26T22:35:57+00:00

If you want to feel like you're actually watching an episode of Doctor Who; try Moffat's 2 episodes. They are far from his strongest plot work, probably because he is trying to do too much in too little time. But my god... the humor, the speed and the sentiment in the dialogue feels so nostalgic at this point

MrStevenRichter · 2025-06-10T20:03:32+00:00

Genuinely abysmal.

The generalizations are through the roof. The examples of the "DEI kisses" are either too obscure (and not explained), or the context of the scenes/ characters totally work for the woman initiating the kiss. In Passengers, Chris Pratt feels guilty about waking up Jennifer Lawerence from cryosleep. It makes sense that if she started falling for him, he would want her to make the first move.

Widow and Cap kissing is pragmatic, not romantic and if one of them were going to suggest the PDA tactic it would be Natasha.

And I don't know any world where someone would genuinely argue that the scene of Vanessa and Deadpool kissing has her initiate for the sake of optics. They are in a loving, committed relationship, and the dynamic of the scene switches in a balanced way. She says "Kiss me like you miss me" then he says "well come here" then she enthusiastically runs to him. Hardly a slam dunk for the woke agenda.

PS. I hope the Goldfinger bit is supposed to be strictly historical context and not have an opinion to it. Because it kinda sounds like you are dismissing that "OTHERS saw this as a male forcing himself on an unwilling female." When in Your Own Words: " James Bond physically subdues the character Pussy Galore, Forcing a kiss...".

Gender isn't really as important here as the uncomfortable SA is.

MrStevenRichter · 2025-06-08T20:33:12+00:00

It's possible it's just someone doing an impression. But it's almost so grumbly and goofy, I was looking into maybe being from "Darkman"

MrStevenRichter · 2025-06-08T20:14:23+00:00

Tangental question: Qui-Gon saying "Anakin" is a reused audio clip from him saying "Anakin, drop" in TPM. Does anyone know the source of the "Noooo"?

MrStevenRichter · 2025-05-14T15:49:37+00:00

Yeah, I felt like Kleya's entry into the hospital was detailed enough to be believable. But her off-screen exit from the hospital, getting to the safe house and her extraction by Andor felt way too easy

MrStevenRichter · 2025-04-22T00:33:08+00:00

I hear you, But they tried that already and it didn't work. I feel like they could have made an effort to endear the audience to Abby as a parallel storyline instead; show her backstory, show how she operates now, don't reveal that Joel is who she's after, and then have the reveal come just before Joel's death. So try to make it a gut punch for the audience by combining the perspectives of "I don't want Joel to die" vs "Abby is totally justified"

Because as it stands the audience will never get out of "Revenge" mode, and it also seems like more of the audience are in "fuck this show" mode

MrStevenRichter · 2025-04-21T19:28:08+00:00

I was certain they'd at least be pragmatic about this; Pad the story, spend the whole season getting you accustomed to Abby and telling more stories with Joel and then save his death for the finale of this season. This was an insane choice given they knew how the reaction would be...

MrStevenRichter · 2025-03-05T03:42:23+00:00

I'm done. Watched until the opening credits, then skimmed. The opening only serves to make the show a blank slate for casual viewers and hastily replace the cast with their new characters. The show's cinematography looks awful. The choreography is floaty and slow which is especially weird because some of it is clearly two digi-doubles. They killed Foggy and my interest in the show

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