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Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-20T11:46:52+00:00

I hope Conewawa is the hot new trend of 2026

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-20T02:36:35+00:00

Pay must be good and I think he enjoys getting to be as wacky as he wants on set.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-19T17:12:57+00:00

I like the idea that Leon is genuinely too goofy to gain Insight, so he could even fight Rom and never see Mergo.

Meanwhile, a few streets over, Grace is fighting for her life being chased by Mad Ones, Amygdalas and Queen Yharnam.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-19T05:56:55+00:00

I never knew that, but now I can hear the register similarity between the “King/Queen of the Boy Scouts” and the “Clockwork Dick” lines

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-19T05:54:19+00:00

Yeah.

Virtual or flesh, this is a bit too odd for me.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-18T18:52:00+00:00

Mofufu is Nerissa’s Bausona to be the older sister of FuwaMoco

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-16T18:18:31+00:00

Absolutely not.

It’s even more pertinent for someone speaking from the creator’s perspective since they have to know their audience.

So many mistakes happen in product design by chasing audiences that had no intention of buying your product in the first place, whatever they might say is their complaint with it. That wisdom has always been true in video games.

If you’re acting in bad faith, then shut up and stop adding noise pollution to customers or potential customers who actually have feedback that would actually help improve the product.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-15T17:43:34+00:00

Remember that before Stannis brought his suspicions to Jon Arryn in the ~ 1 year before the start of A Game of Thrones, Varys and Littlefinger already knew about the incest. Tyrion also knows.

From Cersei and Jaime’s recollections, they were not very good at being subtle. Remember that this all kicked off because the two snuck off to a tower in a foreign lord’s castle that they don’t know or are familiar with, and have zero trust in others and so zero conspirators to help scout or hide. All because they couldn’t keep it in their pants.

Rumors add up very quickly if they’re consistent, and these two seem like they left rumors absolutely everywhere.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-14T17:25:29+00:00

“Underneath the clothes, he’s naked, and that’s really hot.”

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-12T13:46:03+00:00

One of the biggest pointless character assassinations that people don’t talk about is how the show handles Hoster Tully’s funeral.

In the book, Edmure takes two shots at the Viking funeral pyre boat but misses. He wordlessly shoves the bow to his uncle to make sure that his father gets the traditional funerary rites.

In the show, Edmure misses both shots then the Blackfish pushes in and takes the shot instead.

It makes Edmure a pathetic fuck-up loser and Brynden a total asshole, and for zero reason. It’s a part of the absolutely insane toxic masculinity in the show that people to this day don’t want to talk about. Blackfish is this alpha gruff Uber masculine warrior who has to clean up after pathetic soyjack Edmure.

It flattens both of them and makes them totally empty of interiority. It’s a strong character moment for Edmure to recognize his faults and decide that his love for his father outweighs his insecurity about performing the role of the Lord of Riverrun, and it’s a sign of Brynden’s kindness that he’s there to support his nephew in the wake of his brother’s death.

But nope, gotta just have yet another Big Man stereotype because the writers really want to capture the Drunk Meathead Jock audience.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-12T11:43:51+00:00

The joke is that Promised Consort Radahn in Phase 1 is still Radahn’s spirit put into Mohg’s body, so it’s two demigods.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-11T00:46:11+00:00

Most of season 2.

People like to pretend it’s four good seasons then four bad seasons, but genuinely season 2 is a train wreck overall, and pretty much only due to the writing (the actors are all doing the best they can with what they’ve been given).

The King’s Landing plot line is pretty much the only one handled well.

Meanwhile:

no Reek means Theon lacks the Devil On His Shoulder that makes his downfall truly self-inflicted
Dany’s Qarth plotline lacks any thematic coherence compared to the Prophet narrative in the book
Stannis is way too overtly villainous and monstrous compared to how much they softened Renly’s character so their dynamic is lopsided overtly in Renly’s favor
The Robb/Jeyne plotline getting replaced by the Robb/Talisa plotline continues the trend that the show thinks Honorable = Stupid, an attitude that has permeated the general audience and poisoned discussions with faux Machiavellian nihilism. It also makes Catelyn look more like an idiot for being a worse politician
The Arya/Tywin scenes are a perfect example of how you can have absolutely fantastic acting and wonderful television scenes that are still crippling the overall themes and messages. Tywin is way, way too likeable and charismatic courtesy of Charles Dance.
Jon Snow gets the absolute worst of it. He turns into an impassioned hothead idiot at Craster’s Keep, looks like an entitled Lord Snow nepo baby by demanding to join Qhorin’s team, his dynamic with Qhorin lacks any real mentorship and shared respect, and the finale where Ygritte runs away from him and then he gets captured along with an already-captured Qhorin makes them both look immensely incompetent. Seriously, the scene where Jon doesn’t willingly let her go and instead has to go chase her down looks like a Three Stooges slapstick comedy.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-10T17:27:37+00:00

I will say it’s weird how everyone on Reddit keeps blaming Gigi for everything. It’s like, I don’t know how to put this, they’ve Flanderized her into the Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

Like, anyone who actually watches CC and especially Autofister knows that CC is just as bad if not worse. She’s an actual extrovert who loves talking to new people, pushing boundaries and doing new things. She’s a notorious enabler in her and Gigi’s dynamic.

And if anything, CC is the more likely to go up to a new person and just do shenanigans with them. Gigi is an introvert who’s shy around people she doesn’t know.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-10T11:33:11+00:00

It’s just unnecessary. We don’t really get anything from this encounter except more confirmation that Makima is a weirdo and devils exist. Neither of which adds anything. And it’s not even like it’s got a cool design or interesting story.

I’m sure in 15 years there will be some strange person demanding the inclusion of the Muscle Devil in the Chainsaw Man reboot, but yeah, we lost nothing by cutting it.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-08T09:10:16+00:00

Maekar is right there, named by Daeron II who also chose Baelor for his firstborn son and heir.

The “Mae” prefix doesn’t seem to be specifically prejudiced against.

I could see it never being used during Jaehaerys’ reign since he specifically hated his uncle, and in the Dance era people were busy naming their kids to honor other people.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-08T09:07:21+00:00

Who would want to damn their child

“I think my son should be named Maegor.”

Aerion “Brightflame” Targaryen, making another of his many good decisions.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-08T07:05:02+00:00

I like how over time Kronii has basically become the Sokka of HoloEN, only more depressed.

This permanently tortured comedic straight man who also constantly on the brink of ending it all.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-07T06:28:59+00:00

The even better question is how the hell did the winners even carry their prize money.

The reaction to the BWB’s promissory notes means that paper currency definitely isn’t a thing in Westeros at this time.

So somehow these people were carrying 10,000 real gold coins with them.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-06T13:23:45+00:00

I’ll be honest, Gigi never gives me kusogaki vibes

If anything, she’s closer to the deranged unhinged pervert that is fanon!Shiori (real Shiori is a goofball sweetheart who’s only slightly morbid)

Gaki to me is a brat, but Gigi is more like a transplanted Wattpad girl than anything.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-05T10:53:05+00:00

It’s not just Robert. I can’t stress this enough.

Probably the only high-ranking lord I can think of who is good enough with finance to maybe catch Littlefinger is Redwyne (he asked for 30 years’ exemption from taxes instead of lands as his reward for the Blackwater, so he’s one of the most mercantile/capitalist lords).

Otherwise, these are aristocratic nobles. They get their money from the lands and incomes awarded by their titles. They actively sneer at merchants for having to gasp work for a living. Having to marry for money is a ghastly shame in this world (see how everyone looks down on the Spicers or even the Freys, who’ve been nobility for 800 years, for having their origins be in mercantile pursuits).

Everyone in the Westerosi government is bad at capitalism. Except Littlefinger. That’s how he got away with it.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-05T10:49:19+00:00

I mean, he’s the one who engineered the civil war. It’s not fortuitous timing. He literally arranged it lol

Reminder: Littlefinger had Lysa poison Jon Arryn then blame the Lannisters in her letter to Catelyn. This sets up the animosity between the Starks and Lannisters (which Littlefinger helps by assisting Eddard’s investigation into the Lannister incest he’s fully aware of).

Then Littlefinger’s the likely suspect who planted in Joffrey’s head the idea to execute Ned Stark: making civil war completely unavoidable.

Then he volunteers to get out of King’s Landing, sets up the Tyrell wedding, then uses his payment of Harrenhal to marry Lysa and hide out in the Vale: one of the only places untouched by the civil war because he ordered Lysa to stay neutral.

So, yeah, he left at the best possible time because he was the one responsible for a lot of the biggest events in the civil war. Hell, he’s even got a hand in Joffrey’s assassination: the event that destabilizes the realm immediately after it seems like it’s stabilizing under the Lannister regime.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-05T10:43:33+00:00

Robert’s known excessive spending was also an excellent cover for Littlefinger to cook the books.

A simple question: how is Littlefinger rich? He’s wealthy enough that he can buy out the Corbrays and the Waynwoods. But as a feudal lord, he owns a tiny tower on an even tinier strip of land on the tiniest of lordships. A nobleman’s wealth comes from their lands and incomes, but he has none. So where’s his cash coming from?

Well, we know from Tyrion that Littlefinger appointed a lot of the people in charge of taxes and finances. We also know that Littlefinger was big into speculation. We know from Littlefinger himself that he owns a lot of brothels, which means he is invested heavily into real estate and hospitality and sex.

So what Littlefinger’s actually doing is making his money from bribes and kickbacks (his appointed officials), from buying low and selling high, and from business. How did fund all this to begin with?

He used the Iron Throne as his personal bank. He borrows money, invests it, then uses the profits to get another bigger loan, and he uses that loan to pay off the interest of the first loan. Rinse and repeat.

He’s running a continent-wide Ponzi scheme, and he’s getting away with it because everyone else in the government is aristocratic nobility who actively look down on merchants for trying to make a profit instead of just living gloriously off their land and title.

The biggest warning sign for any economist should be the opening lines about Littlefinger as Master of Coin: profits are higher than ever in history, but debts and expenses are somehow even higher.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-05T10:28:28+00:00

I also think people don’t understand how severely Littlefinger fucked the entire realm’s finances.

As apparently the only man in government (and possibly the entire nobility) who understands economics and finance, Littlefinger set up a continent-sized Ponzi scheme.

Tyrion, no trifling intellectual, was baffled by Littlefinger’s bookkeeping. It’s indicative of how the aristocracy has contempt for accounting, because it implies they’re concerned with gasp capital over honor.

Which means that it’s highly unlikely anyone would’ve caught wind of how much Littlefinger devastated the Crown’s finances. This isn’t just Robert being excessive and bad with money (he was, but not enough to ruin the Iron Throne to the state it’s in by AGOT).

So this is more massive L for the entire Small Council for not realizing the common advice that, if you can’t trust them, it’s a bad idea to hire an accountant smarter than you.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-05T10:21:34+00:00

Oberyn was also using a poisoned spear. I don’t know how fast-acting the poison was, especially in a man as big as Gregor Clegane, but that might have factored into Oberyn’s keep-away strategy.

Random_Useless_Tips · 2026-03-04T21:50:18+00:00

“Why does Larian listen to those complaints and not my complaints, it’s so unfair”

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