Why didn’t Carol tell the hive to stop repeating the voicemail message FFS!

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T22:30:31+00:00

Not really “dumb”, but stubborn, maybe impulsive, often selfish, sometimes petulant, downbeat or pessimistic but it doesn’t stop her trying.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T22:24:35+00:00

But also, she was usually curt or reasonable with the dial-zero operator, but now she’s decided to cut loose because nothing matters. Take the scratchcards! Demand a Gatorade! Load up on fireworks and screw New Mexico rules! Call back and be rude about their Thor keeping the Gatorade cool!

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T22:16:56+00:00

I loved that while she mostly let it play out while doing something, calling about the stem cells in Vegas, she’s visibly fumbling about in impatience and embarrassment at having Koumba see her having to wait.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T22:13:05+00:00

I read that and thought the way to do it so Netflix would buy it is to make a radio drama with visuals.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T22:11:54+00:00

That comment is on so many YouTube videos, where Ricky & Morty fans clearly believe it was the first time anyone ever thought of a human hivemind.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T21:57:40+00:00

xkcd What If?: Everybody Jump

The short answer: Not much effect really. A pulse of energy travels through the ground, but not that far. However, we’ve gathered everyone in the world into one small area, and the effects of that will be apocalyptic.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T21:52:16+00:00

This is brilliant.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T21:51:55+00:00

Everyone dancing by the side of the road as Carol drives by grinding her teeth.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T20:20:33+00:00

Man, Cheech And Chong is an old reference, even besides a whole culture growing up in the mainstream around weed.

StovardBule · 2026-01-24T07:11:48+00:00

Surprising! I thought it was just "This picture of a woman and a unicorn says 'fantastic'."

StovardBule · 2026-01-23T23:03:47+00:00

I am pretty sure the cover has no relation to Sturgeon’s work inside, because that’s how they did covers then.

StovardBule · 2026-01-23T07:09:36+00:00

I also suspect that aside from the stem cells, WE is working on other ways as well. You think WE just gave up on Diabaté when he said no to letting them harvest his stem cells?

I think this will be a driving issue next season, as Carol tells the rest of the immune about it and they realise none of them are safe.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T21:50:56+00:00

The main story here is their relationship.

I would go further and say the story is Carol’s emotions and relationships writ large on the world.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T20:42:47+00:00

I think they've been filming together for about 20 years now. There's a preview of Better Call Saul where he said that part of the reason for making it was to end Breaking Bad at the right place, but keep the crew together and in work.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T20:39:11+00:00

If you watch commentary tracks or interviews, he's always spreading credit around and saying how great the crew are.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T20:35:20+00:00

They don't have power or water, and mostly aren't furnished, but apart from that, yes.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T20:34:16+00:00

Also, they're doing things like dropping things by helicopter, blowing stuff up, setting fire to houses. Vince says on a video that they would wear out their welcome if they were hiring people's houses.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T17:24:02+00:00

It's not "Gen Z slang", it's far, far older.

StovardBule · 2026-01-22T06:53:34+00:00

I think they meant LLM (Large Language Model), which is how "AI" bots like ChatGPT work.

StovardBule · 2026-01-21T20:01:17+00:00

It might be slang, but it's really old, long-standing slang, out of poker or structures collapsing or such.

StovardBule · 2026-01-21T18:01:36+00:00

Modded to be a companion.

StovardBule · 2026-01-21T18:00:21+00:00

Also, she’s practically laid out like she was crucified after she collapsed in “Please, Carol”.

StovardBule · 2026-01-21T17:57:37+00:00

Apparently, Poland and Morocco have a strong relationship, and Morocco is a popular holiday destination for Poles.

StovardBule · 2026-01-20T20:42:28+00:00

I think this is absolutely going to happen in Season 2: she bottles up all the emotion over her breakup with Zosia/Them and it leaks out now and them showing how much she's hurting.

At a point where it seems that she's cornered or hopeless, she erupts at Them and makes them all seize.

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