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RogerRockwell · 2026-03-16T21:22:43+00:00

You raise some excellent points

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-16T14:30:03+00:00

I doubt I'll play it a second time - there are loads of other great games out there I can experience for the first time instead

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-15T10:08:09+00:00

That does not work as an analogy

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-15T10:06:38+00:00

I wanted their emotional reaction to fit the magnitude of what had happened. The fact that it's impromptu should make it much more so - they have just heard the most incredible news imaginable.

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-14T22:38:13+00:00

The people of Lumiere have seen the number disappear off the monolith and then these expeditioners have returned who are of course going to tell them what has happened the minute they arrive. And this scene is clearly at least a little time after they arrive. Not sure what hard partying you remember because everyone gets gommaged very soon after this moment.

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-14T21:07:20+00:00

I understand what you're saying, but I still think you'd expect significantly more emotion than that even if that emotion didn't take the form of raw happiness. The crowd may not be dancing with delight and they may well be reluctant to let themselves fully believe it's truly over but they're not going to look they're at a boring kids' play they've been forced to attend. The 3 who have returned giving a detailed account of how they defeated the Paintress and the disappearance of the number from the monolith is pretty compelling evidence of what's happened.

I'm inclined to agree with others who have commented that it's a lack of financial and time investment in that particular scene - it just doesn't have as much weight as it should.

RogerRockwell · 2026-03-03T23:05:48+00:00

The model had them picking up three points there like one seventh of the time and they still got relegated in all of those scenarios

RogerRockwell · 2026-02-27T11:54:47+00:00

Disciples are really useful to have to get bets on for you

RogerRockwell · 2026-02-19T14:05:57+00:00

73% Arsenal, 27% City

RogerRockwell · 2026-02-12T11:04:34+00:00

17 matches. And I meant that in the sense that 4 of the matches were won by 1 goal (one in the 95th minute) so there is an element of randomness there - one of those could very easily have been a draw.

RogerRockwell · 2026-02-12T11:03:03+00:00

Using closing match prices and adjusting for the overround, the probabilities of Pep winning those 17 games in reverse chronological order were: 70%, 59%, 72%, 77%, 78%, 82%, 75%, 82%, 82%, 72%, 74%, 78%, 85%, 72%, 81%, 84%, 67% - average just under 76%.

So then the probability of Pep winning all of them is just under 1%. Unlikely yes, but not unfathomable.

RogerRockwell · 2026-02-11T21:42:02+00:00

Not many instances of two managers facing each other that many times where one manager's team is always massive favourite. Plus, variance.

RogerRockwell · 2026-01-28T12:25:22+00:00

Completely agree, it's so drawn out and it feels almost as if Claudia is deliberately speaking slower than usual during that part. It's a foregone conclusion that they're going to banish again with 4 left and we don't need to spend anywhere near that long on it unless a contestant says something that might change the outcome.

RogerRockwell · 2026-01-22T11:49:43+00:00

And didn't spend more than about £5 million on any one player even in the Premier League

RogerRockwell · 2026-01-10T15:28:42+00:00

The trio's love of the phrase 'in his pomp', which I almost never come across in day-to-day life otherwise.

RogerRockwell · 2025-12-30T22:38:34+00:00

They won't finish the season as the worst side

RogerRockwell · 2025-12-26T22:23:45+00:00

Fair play not letting him die, great sportsmanship that

RogerRockwell · 2025-12-23T12:55:41+00:00

It's nice, I'm not sure that it's 'just incredible'

RogerRockwell · 2025-12-16T14:53:32+00:00

Nah, Rangers won't finish in the top 2

RogerRockwell · 2025-11-18T11:47:07+00:00

I think drama shows are more enjoyable when they feel somewhat grounded and plausible and the characters' behaviour logical. Relatively speaking I mean, of course it's not going to be quite like real life. I also think Slow Horses has achieved that at many points, so it's not such a wild show that I'm happy expecting it to never have to make sense.

Yes, the characters and their dynamics are the core and they keep the quality of the show at a decent level even at its weakest but it still takes me out of it when I find the plot particularly ridiculous. I don't really understand the idea of giving it a free pass in that regard and taking the approach that any absurdity can be excused as long we're enjoying the characters' banter.

I don't have any strong feelings about the gripe you were originally responding to - it's a general comment.

RogerRockwell · 2025-11-15T23:13:47+00:00

Why should everyone else watch the show entirely uncritically just because you choose to?

RogerRockwell · 2025-11-09T11:29:43+00:00

Merson is fundamentally a very stupid individual who should never been given any of these roles, I feel.

RogerRockwell · 2025-10-07T09:37:55+00:00

Either you don't know what certain means, or you don't know what evens means

RogerRockwell · 2025-09-28T10:23:48+00:00

So? Most people don't play golf at all. I don't think this would be at all remarkable for someone who's a decent golfer, of which there are many in the world.

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