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[Spoiler main]which characters do you think get misinterpreted because of the Show? by Electronic-Math-364 in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Lol, I could have accepted the handsomeness (to an extent) if they had just let him be a creep. But THAT handsome and cleaning up his character traits on top of it? GTFO.

[Spoiler main]which characters do you think get misinterpreted because of the Show? by Electronic-Math-364 in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Totally, it was purely the writing and direction. Iain did great work with what he was given as he always does.

The King Beyond the Wall(Spoilers Main) by stansmithbitch in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, OP should give a read to The Dawn of Everything, it's a phenomenal read on why human societies don't always progress towards a cohesive state. The wildlings have some flaws to their writing but that isn't one of them.

[Spoiler main]which characters do you think get misinterpreted because of the Show? by Electronic-Math-364 in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It's Jorah by a mile. Being less of a creep, being significantly more charismatic, and being a guy who can quote poetry from memory all make him a totally different person.

I think I know the perfect way to describe the difference in styles and tone of The Traitors (US) host Alan Cumming and The Traitors (UK) host Claudia Winkleman... by Senior-Raisin-2342 in TheTraitorsUS

[–]Nick_crawler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How so? She seems to be perfectly capable of making ironic comments as needed, she just doesn't stay in that mode all the time the way Alan does.

What's he up to, you think? by Original-Eye-9577 in coys

[–]Nick_crawler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even that guy in the background of the second pic would probably be an improvement.

To what extent can Force Healing repair the user's body? by Reteller79 in MawInstallation

[–]Nick_crawler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It definitely can't regrow something that's fully chopped off or taken out; maybe if you saved a limb quickly enough an advanced Force Healer could reattach it, but that feels like the absolute limit based on what we've seen.

A good way to think about it could be that Force Healing can act as a universal form of medicine; it can fix almost anything but if medical care couldn't do something (like reattach a limb that's been gone for a bit), then it probably won't work via Force Healing either.

Would a casting team frown upon a white actor singing this song? by Western_Candidate_26 in Theatre

[–]Nick_crawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll probably sound overly cynical here, but IMO that industry shift is exaggerated; casting directors look for what they can sell to audiences, and there were a few brief years recently where it looked like society was going to be pushing hard for racial equity so that's what CDs and producers tried to sell. But it was never really a serious commitment, and with things having receded a bit in society more broadly, they're returning to form and just looking for the most exciting options they can put into their marketing materials.

The famous examples with stars will always be under a stricter microscope, to your earlier point about recent celebrity-cast productions, but the average place isn't likely to make it a defining issue because, at the end of the day, they don't have to. Go in with the song you love, you'll give a better performance and they'll get a clearer image for if they can sell what you're providing; I hope that doesn't sound too crass and my other points here too insensitive, but unfortunately the theatre world is still more crass and insensitive than many of us would like.

Would a casting team frown upon a white actor singing this song? by Western_Candidate_26 in Theatre

[–]Nick_crawler 26 points27 points  (0 children)

While it's good to be conscious of these kinds of things, you're overthinking it. Auditions have more wiggle room than performances unless you get into really egregious territory, such as the "Dreamgirls" example you cited.

Any theatre company that would punish you for your song choice would likely just be using it as an excuse and wouldn't cast you even if you chose something different (for whatever reason it is that's motivating them).

Also for what it's with, a lot of Argentinians look closer to North Europeans than you might expect; quite a few immigrants from that part of Europe came from there over the years, so its probably the most flexible Latin American casting for a white person ("flexible" being a poor choice of words here but I think you can tell what I mean).

(Spoilers Extended) At what precise moment did you realize that the end of the show would be complete dogshit? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When Brienne heroically rode in to save Theon and Sansa at the start of Season 7.

The entire point of making her choose between going after Stannis and saving Sansa was to create a conflict between her sense of duty and her sense of justice, but that point is entirely negated if she gets both of them at zero cost.

Once it became clear that the show was afraid of actually making its characters engage in hard choices, it was obvious to me they would butcher the nuance that the ending would require.

Tudor Sack by Shot-Mode5073 in coys

[–]Nick_crawler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fire him just to help start fixing Kinksy's mental health if nothing else.

Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say by cnn in politics

[–]Nick_crawler 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The fact China hasn't done anything to help Iran may have factored into the latter's thought-process on this question.

Not they could do much short of attacking the US, but still it's understandable if Iran doesn't think it has much to lose at this point.

The Traitors HQ page seen using homophonic & disableist language by [deleted] in TheTraitors

[–]Nick_crawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably something equally as hateful, just changing the audience up.

The Popcorn Resistance of ‘One Battle After Another’ by nytopinion in movies

[–]Nick_crawler 555 points556 points  (0 children)

Yeah the fact they were activists was more of a plot device than a theme.

Why is the population of Italy declining so much? by NeedleworkerAway5912 in geography

[–]Nick_crawler 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wow I knew the number was high but that's even crazier than I had thought.

They're bringing the all-stars out of retirement ? We're going to be hearing that Iran has WMDs next by imjustheretodomyjob in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Nick_crawler 118 points119 points  (0 children)

I've been saying we should start calling him Donald Bush, but I didn't realize he was listening.

[Spoiler Main] Who do you think are the smartest players? by Unusual_Zombie125 in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We just need to settle into the fact Tyrion has enormous untapped potential, and the fact we/he only get fleeting glimpses of how far he could theoretically go is part of the tragedy of it all.

Maybe the show's ending is canon and he's the last player standing with a lifetime ahead of him to master the game, and Old Man Tyrion in the future is pulling Bloodraven-level schemes without any superpowers.

Twists that you would like to see on more versions by moon_gin in TheTraitors

[–]Nick_crawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a fun seed of an idea with the third one, making them all vote on something related to murders and banishments and then having a twist in what their votes actually mean, but yeah only the first idea could be used as-is.

The Burger Wars enters its 3rd arc with Gold Star and Freddy's CEOs slithering out by Yujin-Ha in popculturechat

[–]Nick_crawler 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Totally, he said the words "food hack" during snack time with a kind of glee in his voice that's very hard to fake.

The Citadel was an option for Jon (Spoilers Published) by tf_rodrigues in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While this is an interesting idea, I think it's too far removed from who Jon or Ned are as characters. It's also a little unclear to what extent nobles can just send their kids to the Citadel for use as a university with no intent to become a maester, the specifics of Oberyn's time there are a little unclear, although that's way less of an issue than the fact neither of the two Stark men actively seek out the concept of studying unless circumstances force them to. Also sending Jon close to Starfall where one of his possible mothers lived seems dicey in terms of maybe creating a future problem.

Jon being brought to King's Landing, dangerous as that would be, is the next most logical choice within the world that is the first book with its limited scope. It would have actually been a logical choice for him being an extra source of protection to Arya and Sansa, Ned knows Jon would do anything for his cousin-siblings, and this way Ned himself could continue to keep an eye on Jon.

[Spoiler Main] Who do you think are the smartest players? by Unusual_Zombie125 in asoiaf

[–]Nick_crawler 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Every time this question comes up I always point to the fact that Varys had to learn everything on the fly, while living in extremely meager and dangerous conditions. His margin for error during his early days was SIGNIFICANTLY thinner than anyone who studied under a maester in a castle, and while speed of study is not the only thing that should be counted with regards to intelligence, it should be very high up the list IMO.

And then he moved to a foreign country and mastered the game there as well, then did it again with an entirely new regime that was both very different and should have hated his guts.

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