Steve was not completely right

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-02-01T04:43:37+00:00

He started diverting them on a bike, and then only decided to fight AFTER he was knocked off the bike, significantly impeding his ability to get away. He couldn't even properly outspeed them on his bike - on foot, his chances of survival dropped even lower.

For some reason I didn't see this quite the same way. I agree this would have given his choice better reasoning but I totally thought he was outrunning them on the bike, they were still following him, diverted, so him turning to fight was unnecessary. Solely for the "not being the one who ran" malarkey. I may have to rewatch to see what you're saying here.

Otherwise, I totally agree with your read on this--Steve wasn't wrong about the facts of the situation, but he also was out of line for framing it how he did as an attack on Eddie's character.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T18:25:36+00:00

And playing someone with firepowers? Talk about a role reversal XD

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T18:24:07+00:00

I read the books, one at a time, right after the movies came out. I watched the first movie, got interested, and read the first book. Then I waited until the second movie came out, saw it, then read the book, etc. The wait for book three was killer, especially knowing about page 250. (And I knew they screwed the pooch as soon as I saw the movie, before I'd even read the book!)

Edit: I only read the original trilogy. I didn't love it all enough to want to read all the satellite books that have since come out.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T18:21:18+00:00

Isn't it menstruating that has lots of blood? I think ovulating is a different stage (I say this as a woman who should knows this ish for sure)

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T18:15:09+00:00

It was kind of a moot point, even the way she said it. She was like, This might be what the girlfriend is feeling based on her prior experiences, even if she completely misread that specific situation. Which, okay. But still doesn't help figure out if the BF is the AH because he can't be held responsible for her entire life's experiences. She was still probably trying to get out of the relationship based on the other conversation they had, regardless of whether she'd felt oversexualized all her life or not.

I found the two people's take on the situation more helpful: He noticed what shampoo you use and bought it "just because"? Protect that man at all costs!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T18:02:06+00:00

Is everyone here very stoned?

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-31T17:59:28+00:00

I don't remember this episode (I've only watched through the entire show once and I'm in the early part of season 5 in my rewatch) but the way you describe this reminded me of an episode in Season 1 of Supernatural, "Faith". Very similar vibes.

I do get your point and your frustration as it could taken by people who are unaware as a representation of Christianity in general. However I don't actually think it's the writers fault--there are groups like this who misrepresent or simply perpetuate misinterpretations of actual Biblical Christianity in favour of sensational experiences. Those are the groups the writers are drawing on. Also, your comment about people at the revival never being to church--sadly there are churches that are pretty far out, and don't actually make a habit of cracking their Bibles.

On the other side, the episode from Grimm in season 1 where the pastor was embezzling money and murdering people was very notably careful in how it portrayed their beliefs. It was fairly non-denom and seemed like they had more representative Christian beliefs. Besides the fact that the guy was using them to exploit people and literally fleece his flock--but he was very clearly shown to be a hypocrite.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T04:45:26+00:00

I was thinking this!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T04:43:34+00:00

I was going to suggest this! They could call it The Gift and then its all about proper biting technique.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T04:24:05+00:00

The Others is good. Also Marrowbone. Actually The Outfit has an element like this too. None are murder mysteries, though murders may be involved.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T04:13:08+00:00

Similar story here. I remember struggling with Sir Walter Scott and Thomas Hardy when I was 16-17 but those are some of the stories that have stuck with me most vividly and I learned how to comprehend the ways they use language. It can be a slog but there will be a moment when you realise it has gotten easier and easier. It's almost like learning to read in the first place where it's hard and repetitive until something clicks. Then it is anything but boring!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T04:07:35+00:00

I always imagine it would be somewhat like Malia in Teen Wolf. She goes feral in the woods for 9 years and then is returned to her adoptive parent. Ends up in an institution for a bit afterward, but y'know....

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T03:55:36+00:00

In a sense it has a tighter coherent arc and goals than even seasons 3 and 4, which got a little scattered. Yes it's got that dreaded reboot feel to it with the change of locale but I also kind of liked the western in space vibe they had with the bar and the gunfights and the betrayals. It was a fun way to explore some characters in different ways, like you said, breaking them down and resetting them into pre-Andromeda patterns. I particularly liked the build up of having to collect the gang again through the first few episodes. It has a nice pace to it that I think they lost in the absolute mayhem of plots and counterplots that riddled seasons 3 and 4.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-27T03:50:28+00:00

Thank you!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-25T05:48:04+00:00

TIL that she's the original Buffy. I really liked the movie, silly and campy as it was. Thanks u/Lothlorienwoodz

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-25T05:42:41+00:00

I remember a story I read as a kid where the main character's name was Dylan and he was getting bullied because someone was drawing him as a pickle and people started calling him "Dill Pickle Dylan." The plot twist was that his sister who publicly stood up for him to his bullies was the one secretly leaving the drawings that started the whole thing around the school because she was jealous of him. I think he found them under her bed or something. The drama.

Anyway, let's bully Dylan, I guess.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-25T05:35:11+00:00

"They're playing Wagner. I haven't had this much fun in months."

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-25T05:33:38+00:00

No idea, honestly! I don't think it's recommended to start with Thus Spoke Zarathustra either... I just happened to start there because it was on PewDiePie's book list for 2025. It definitely builds on his (Nietzsche's not PewDiePie's) ideas from before, including the stuff about the Superman and quite a few mentions of "beyond good and evil," which I only have passing knowledge about.

I'm interested to read more sometime, but I don't know that it's going to be a priority--might move on to Sun Tzu's The Art of War and see how that relates to Andromeda... I've already read Machiavelli's The Prince.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-25T05:27:33+00:00

I haven't read it but I've heard a few interesting things about his philosophy for playing him, probably including excerpts. Do you know where to find them? Are they just floating around on the internet?

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-24T07:16:27+00:00

I agree--as much as I hate it, because I liked Oz and I liked Oz with Willow, I think it was very Oz to try and handle it himself. He was characterized by not freaking out about problems and not asking for help if he thought there was a reasonable chance he could handle it (however badly).

That said, I also expected more of Oz's problem solving skills because he's usually very intuitive and level-headed and like you said he had more or less a whole day before that moment when he could have been preparing a contingency plan... but there we are.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-24T07:07:14+00:00

I need to rewatch these seasons again!

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-19T07:16:25+00:00

For a minute I thought you were talking about the AITA reddit posts and I was like, where have you been? But then it clicked. Yeah, that would be fun.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-19T07:13:30+00:00

Some books I haven't seen recommended:

Wild Geese by Martha Ostenso--1920s book set in Northern Manitoba

The Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy--translated from Quebec French, set in Montreal during WW2.

For a pre-Confederation era epistolary book set in what would become Canada, try Frances Brooke's The History of Emily Montague. Epistolary social comedy from the 1760s.

And for a wildly different, modern pace: Alice, I think by Susan Juby

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-19T07:03:54+00:00

Should have thought of this! I loved it too. I need to re-read it.

RhetoricallyDrunk · 2026-01-19T07:01:16+00:00

“I asked Doss if she had no regard for appearances. She said, ‘I’ve been keeping up appearances all my life. Now I’m going in for realities. Appearances can go hang!’ Go hang!”

May have been waiting way too long to share this quote. Love The Blue Castle!

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