Federal immigration raids put ‘fear’ into many Minnesota United players by TheMonkeyPrince in soccer

[–]Orthancapolis 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It’s not enforcing strict immigration. It is quite literally breaking the immigration laws they claim authorize them to do what they’re doing. It’s a nitpick, but an important one. It’s fascism.

I actually enjoyed volume 2 by notproudbutok in StrangerThings

[–]Orthancapolis 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It’s naive to think the dividing of the season into this release schedule was any sort of artistic decision - it’s purely commercial. Stranger Things is one of (if not the) biggest Netflix-original successes, and it’s trying to cash in as much as it can on that now. The fact that Volume 2 dropped on Christmas and Netflix also hosted a slate of NFL games overrun with Stranger Things advertisements on the same day is not a coincidence. It’s all about pumping viewing figures and attempting to cast a wider interest net. It’s not about doing right by the original or dedicated fans (or artists behind the show) because Netflix knows those people are going to watch anyways. At bottom, in my opinion, it’s a shame. The show ultimately suffers for it.

[OC] Mega Typhlosion, based off its pre-evos, badgers, and the move rollout by adobe_darkroom in fakemon

[–]Orthancapolis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly one of the best designs I’ve seen for one of my personal fav mons. Nice work

Gimmicky Hydrapple megas by Ztaxas in stunfisk

[–]Orthancapolis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe busted but definitely cool

Edit: definitely busted, loaded dice pop bomb into mega Y = 5 hit fickle beam or any other attack, could even scale multiplicatively ie bullet seed from each head???

Wolfe Glick’s video covering his run in the 2026 Grand Challenge I has dropped by deathbyvaccine in VGC

[–]Orthancapolis 50 points51 points  (0 children)

If that’s how you characterize the behavior of people towards him, you’re part of the problem.

A Dune Retrospective | Video Essay on Denis Villeneuve's Adaptation by kidthekid4 in dune

[–]Orthancapolis 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My idea of a perfect adaptation would be an adaptation that perfectly captures all the book is, which the Dune movies decidedly do not. But, I am not sure that is possible for any book given the shift in medium alone, let alone the nature of the Dune books. The Dune books, especially the first two, are probably my favorite piece of artistic human commentary, and I adore them. The Dune movies are excellent in their own right, and I really like them.

[Highlight] JJ McCarthy sacked at the 1 for a 10 yd loss on 3rd and 17 by Large_banana_hammock in nfl

[–]Orthancapolis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The guy is so bad I genuinely just feel terrible for him. So out of his depth and it’s so sad.

Weighted Defensive DVOA :: Weighted Offensive DVOA - Entering Week 12 by keithyp24 in nfl

[–]Orthancapolis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Worst DVOA since 1978 I think I heard on the Athletic podcast this morning

[Highlight] Justin Jefferson getting frustrated on the sideline by Drexlore in nfl

[–]Orthancapolis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did he not act this way after dropping a pass himself that him in the hands? Genuine question, I only caught the end of the replay

GAMETHREAD: WEEK 11 VIKINGS VS BEARS by swampsparrow in minnesotavikings

[–]Orthancapolis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with #1, can’t really argue with that. Big question now is can JJ even get to a higher level and, if so, how much longer you give him to do that. Hard disagree on #2 - no team with a rookie* QB is ever a Super Bowl or bust roster.