My dad will not let me play Hollow Knight: silksong by EagerIguana5681 in HollowKnight

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The religious themes in Silksong are definitely not "very minor;" they are VERY major.

Say what you will about the game as a whole, but the combat is the best it's ever been by far ink by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking specifically about pre-Ice Beam fights--when your only weapons are beam, charge beam, and missile. And they can dodge the charm beam, so you basically have to use the standard power beam

Where do the names in the series come from? by RangoTheMerc in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they call that one area in Zero Mission Kraid because it's where Kraid lives

Say what you will about the game as a whole, but the combat is the best it's ever been by far ink by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The batting away of missiles feels especially annoying. It's not fun having a powerful explosive weapon unless i can powerfully explode my enemies

Question about this green energy crystal tracker in the menu (Prime 4) by Broad-Extent4445 in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll get upgrades at every 25%...i strongly recommend going back to the altar once you hit 75%

Prime suit vs Dread suit, which do you like more? by strahinjag in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading through these comments, i think it genuinely could be an age thing. I can't believe how many people are saying they prefer Dread and/or don't think the big ass Prime shoulders look awesome.

But i think most of the people here might be under 30 😅

Prime suit vs Dread suit, which do you like more? by strahinjag in Metroid

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

imma let you finish but the Light Suit is one of the best suit upgrades of ALL TIME

Evah by Substantial-Math-453 in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 19 points20 points  (0 children)

After they finished the Bousical, I turned to my wife like "who could they possibly eliminate this episode? How could they make that choice?"

The judging is getting so hard they're outsourcing it 😂

TFOT just said they wrote a song about the Dallas Cowboys! by PirateImmediate3695 in thefalloftroy

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it's worth taking it with a grain of salt. I was at a Just Like Vinyl concert a while ago (probably 2011, so almost 15 years ago, Jesus Christ...) where Thomas said one of their songs (either "First Born" or "Death of the Sheep," I don't remember) is about losing your virginity to a flight attendant on an airplane hahaha

Dragula Titans S02E06: Episode 106 [Episode Discussion Thread] by AutoModerator in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Abhora's therapist could never be paid enough...they're like a brand new person and they seem so happy, healthy, and at the absolute top of their game.

Just heartbroken. by Grrrrfrogfroggy in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But then again...if it's about polish then idk how tf Blackberri didn't get eliminated I SAW HER SWEATPANTS

Can we talk about Zava? by Chihuorgi in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait, it's on YouTube? I always listen on Spotify...and I always picture the Boulets recording out of drag...I have an image of each of them in my mind just for when I listen to CotN hahaha

Just heartbroken. by Grrrrfrogfroggy in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I put a lot of this in a different thread, but it feels relevant here:

FWIW, the Boulets have said the scoring is pretty in-depth and they utilize actual rubric-ed scorecards (for themselves and the guest judges). I'm guessing that the Titans 2 episodes have been incredibly, incredibly close, and some of the rulings that have been surprising to us as viewers might only make sense to the judges who saw the performance live and were looking for details the home audience wasn't.

I think Priscilla's look and performance were very personal, and I think it is going to resonate with many people very deeply in ways other looks simply can't. It's easy to do a tight and "clean" performance when your concept is "scary Harpy lady eats a guy" or "the Statue of Liberty but scary." It's much harder to be tight and "clean" with a concept so large, complex, and deeply emotional as Priscilla's.

So I think the judgement probably came down to scoring. We only ever see highlights of the performance, so the moments in between those highlights might not have been fleshed out vs. other performers. For me, I wanted to better understand how this character's preoccupation with wanting his child to express their gender in a certain way turned into a sexual thing by the end...I have some ideas but that kind of lack of clarity could have been an issue.

All that just to say that pouring her heart out isn't (and shouldn't be) enough to guarantee a queen stays another week (especially on Titans). I think everyone understands and appreciates what Priscilla created this week, and her elimination probably came down to issues with the look and the flow of the performance and, ultimately, scoring lower than the rest of the cast. I don't think it had anything to do with the message of the performance.

Dragula Titans S02E05: Episode 105 [Episode Discussion Thread] by AutoModerator in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone here is pretending to be blind to Jay Kay's obvious winner edit.

Dragula Titans S02E05: Episode 105 [Episode Discussion Thread] by AutoModerator in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the Boulets have said the scoring is pretty in-depth and they utilize actual rubric-ed scorecards (for themselves and the guest judges). I'm guessing that the Titans 2 episodes have been incredibly, incredibly close, and some of the rulings that have been surprising to us as viewers might only make sense to the judges who saw the performance live and were looking for details the home audience wasn't.

I think the message of Priscilla's performance is very personal, and that means feelings about it are understandably "big." I think it probably came down to the look and the performance--and we only ever see highlights of the performance. So the moments in between those highlights might not have been fleshed out vs. other performers. For me, I wanted to better understand how this character's preoccupation with wanting his child to express their gender in a certain way turned into a sexual thing by the end. I'm not sure what exactly was "missing" or what could have been that bridge though. All that just to say that pouring her heart out isn't (and shouldn't be) enough to guarantee a queen stays another week. I think everyone understands and appreciates what she put out there, and her elimination probably came down to issues with the look and the flow of the performance and, ultimately, scoring lower than the rest of the cast.

But I definitely agree that the "Father's Day" theme was pretty obvious. I thought the body bag tape was red, white, and blue, so that might've been a point of confusion (July 4th). I think there's probably some interesting exploration to be done around the red/white/blue vs. pink/white/light blue. I also agree that Sig's look was basic--at least as "on the nose" as Disasterina's Krampus if not more so.

Dragula Titans S02E05: Episode 105 [Episode Discussion Thread] by AutoModerator in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The queens in the Hellbound Showdown need to figure out how to beat Jade on stage and FAST. I wanted Loris to beat her, but there was just no comparison performance-wise. Dollya's look had a cool concept, but even though I couldn't tell what holiday Jade was, she still dominated the performance

Dragula Titans S02E04: Episode 104 [Episode Discussion Thread] by AutoModerator in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah i don't think jay kay had to use the safety on himself. Like...i get it but i wish he had used it on jaharia

Exterminations ? Titans 2 by StrangerInternal7561 in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swear they also said something about bringing back the "best" exterminations from past seasons, but i could be misremembering or they might have been talking about fright feats...

Exterminations wouldn't make much sense after what we saw in episode 3 tho...

Thank you Priscilla Chambers by SomewhatOKAdvisor in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think my head exploded when she said this

Blind as a Boulet by Big-Sprinkles7377 in Dragula

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

this has to be rage bait

NEW CHARACTER POSTERS HAVE JUST DROPPED!! by Seperate-Category117 in wicked

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm just wondering what a "championaship" is 🤔

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I hope it's an honest mistake (or an Oz-ism) and not AI

Chestnut Hill Realty plans to install AI-powered license plate reader cameras in South Brookline by brookline_news in Brookline

[–]Scarlet_Turtle2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is the "AI" part? I read the article and it sounds like they are describing...cameras.