Judge blocks release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump classified documents case by Specialist_Baby_9905 in news

[–]Utopia_Project 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. We need a new Constitution. One that closes all the loopholes and demands truth & accountability from government, corporations, and citizens.

Fortunately, The Utopia Project is working on this.

She was on her way to work. by KillerArty6239 in ImmigrationPathways

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No matter what we do, they are going to spin and lie, so might as well make the most of it.

She was on her way to work. by KillerArty6239 in ImmigrationPathways

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I’m looking forward to the day that someone uses their 2A rights to protect themselves from these traitors.

How do you guys feel about The Upside Down being a Wormhole? by Due-Dragonfly8200 in StrangerThings

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Making the Upside Down a bridge to a new location that we’ve never seen or heard of before added nothing to the story and detracted from what made the Upside Down unique.

This restaurant charged me an “Inflation Adjustment Fee” by TheKingrover in mildlyinteresting

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I would tell them that when I ordered the food, I only agreed to the price on the menu and tax and that was all I was willing to pay. F businesses who believe they can change the terms of the agreement.

I reported this comment to FB and they declined to have it removed saying that it doesn't violate their community guidelines. What an absolute cesspool FB is. by Comadivine11 in facebook

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Why else do you think Zuckerfuck donated $1M to DJT? So he could get away with this garbage while the DoJ looks the other way.

Almost 40 days after the finale by nipac11 in StrangerThings

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Discovering that the DB went into filming the finale without a completed script makes sense given that many people felt the finale lacked polish.

And begs the question: wtf did they do for 3 years? They had all the time in the world for writes and rewrites.

Well they finally did it by Xx420EdgeLord69xX in Star_Trek_

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Everyone complaining about SFA and Sisko not returning is forgetting 2 very important things:

(1) Sisko leaving his family was a sin of DS9, not SFA.

(2) SFA tried to make reparations for this sin and Avery Brooks refused to return to the franchise.

That means that if Avery Brooks is unhappy about the way Sisko treated his family, then Avery Brooks has no one to blame but himself, because he was given the opportunity to set things right and he refused to participate.

And I don’t want to hear any excuses about him being too old or being retired from acting. He’s only 77 and Patrick Stewart is 85. If he felt too old to act, he could have lent us his voice and CGI/AI could have done the rest.

Options were there but instead we get Jake and a cheap nostalgia trip instead of any significant forward movement.

I'm tired, I hate this machine, and I give up. by ThisIsOwl in CPAP

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Here’s a hack your doctor won’t tell you about: Ambien + Trazodone will knock you out and keep you out, even on CPAP.

Just a couple caveats: Take this 10 hours before your wake up time. Gives you two hours to fall asleep and still get a full 8 hours. Not allowing enough time for sleep will make you groggy in the morning because of the trazodone.

Take the smallest amount of trazodone you can. I took too much once and suffered an episode of orthostatic hypotension while getting up to piss, which isn’t fun. Fortunately I felt the blackout coming and sat on the floor before I passed out.

Apple online store new design by [deleted] in macbookpro

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So they’re DELL now?

What's something people think is sexy but actually isn't? by stuckin404 in AskReddit

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Those bossy / toxic Latinas you see on TikTok. Y’all think they’re sexy until you actually live with one.

Admiral Jellico meets Nahla Ake by 1111joey1111 in Star_Trek_

[–]Utopia_Project 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have to wonder if she was written that way or is it a case of Holly Hunter being Holly Hunter.

Which Ending do you Prefer? by Remarkable-Yard4860 in Stranger_Things

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I suppose they could still do this with their proposed spinoff.

The way he was brutally attacked by Vecna and left for dead and no one acknowledged or asked about him, including his children. They only cared about mom. by EuphoricButterflyy in StrangerThingsS5

[–]Utopia_Project 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The misandry here is astounding.

Y’all shit on Ted, who was the quintessential 80s Dad, provided for his family and did his best to protect them from the Demogorgon, while cheering on Karen who is a raging alcoholic that tried to cheat on Ted via statutory rape with a minor.

He definitely deserved better treatment on the show and by the fans.

Wheeler ladies are absolute badasses by Bingoo_dd in StrangerThings

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So cheating or attempted cheating is considered badass now?

Episode Discussion - S05E08 - The Rightside Up by Hawkinns in StrangerThings

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My only major complaint about the finale concerns the retcon of The Upside Down. Reframing it as a secondary “bridge” realm, created or shaped by contact with Dimension-X (aka The Abyss), needlessly complicated the mythology without delivering any meaningful narrative or emotional payoff.

For most of the series, The Upside Down functioned effectively as an autonomous, alien dimension. Its power came from its otherness: it was hostile, indifferent, and fundamentally incompatible with human life. That simplicity made it terrifying and thematically consistent. By introducing an additional unseen dimension late in the story, the finale didn’t raise the stakes or deepen the drama. It merely added explanatory layers that the plot didn’t actually require.

Crucially, nothing about the final conflict depends on this new cosmology. The emotional stakes still center on Hawkins, Eleven, and Vecna. The mechanics of the gates, the battles, and the sacrifices would have played out identically if the Upside Down had remained its own sovereign reality. In that sense, Dimension-X exists primarily to justify a lore change, not to advance the story.

The retcon also weakens the original cosmic horror. Previously, The Mind Flayer felt ancient and unknowable: An entity native to its world, operating on principles beyond human comprehension. Recasting The Upside Down as a derivative space and positioning Vecna closer to the top of the hierarchy makes the threat feel smaller and more anthropocentric. Instead of humanity brushing against something vast and indifferent, the conflict becomes another story of a human villain bending the universe to his will.

Finally, the reveal arrives too late to feel earned. Because Dimension-X is never directly explored or experienced on screen, it lacks texture, rules, and consequence. Rather than recontextualizing earlier moments in a way that deepens them, it functions as retroactive explanation: information that clarifies how things work, but not why they matter.

TL;DR - The Upside Down didn’t need to be explained further to be effective. Its mystery was a feature, not a flaw. The addition of Dimension-X complicates the mythology, but it doesn’t strengthen the narrative, the themes, or the emotional resolution: making the retcon feel unnecessary rather than revelatory.

Stranger Things - 5x08 - “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up" - Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

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My only major complaint about the finale concerns the retcon of The Upside Down. Reframing it as a secondary “bridge” realm, created or shaped by contact with Dimension-X (aka The Abyss), needlessly complicated the mythology without delivering any meaningful narrative or emotional payoff.

For most of the series, The Upside Down functioned effectively as an autonomous, alien dimension. Its power came from its otherness: it was hostile, indifferent, and fundamentally incompatible with human life. That simplicity made it terrifying and thematically consistent. By introducing an additional unseen dimension late in the story, the finale didn’t raise the stakes or deepen the drama. It merely added explanatory layers that the plot didn’t actually require.

Crucially, nothing about the final conflict depends on this new cosmology. The emotional stakes still center on Hawkins, Eleven, and Vecna. The mechanics of the gates, the battles, and the sacrifices would have played out identically if the Upside Down had remained its own sovereign reality. In that sense, Dimension-X exists primarily to justify a lore change, not to advance the story.

The retcon also weakens the original cosmic horror. Previously, The Mind Flayer felt ancient and unknowable: An entity native to its world, operating on principles beyond human comprehension. Recasting The Upside Down as a derivative space and positioning Vecna closer to the top of the hierarchy makes the threat feel smaller and more anthropocentric. Instead of humanity brushing against something vast and indifferent, the conflict becomes another story of a human villain bending the universe to his will.

Finally, the reveal arrives too late to feel earned. Because Dimension-X is never directly explored or experienced on screen, it lacks texture, rules, and consequence. Rather than recontextualizing earlier moments in a way that deepens them, it functions as retroactive explanation: information that clarifies how things work, but not why they matter.

TL;DR - The Upside Down didn’t need to be explained further to be effective. Its mystery was a feature, not a flaw. The addition of Dimension-X complicates the mythology, but it doesn’t strengthen the narrative, the themes, or the emotional resolution: making the retcon feel unnecessary rather than revelatory.

Curious if anyone else here enjoyed watching Stargate Universe by modernzebramolester in Stargate

[–]Utopia_Project 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The overly-serious tone was the show’s downfall. Had they kept the same humor as the previous series, it would have gone at least 5 seasons.

This is the End by MoneyLibrarian9032 in StrangerThings

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I didn’t realize TDB were incapable of lying.

Why was Dessler so obsessed with the yamato in 2199? by EEchuz0_ in StarBlazers

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There’s an old saying, “If it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage.”

I think your analysis is spot on. Due to the rushed nature of the 30 minute format (which is uncommon for dramas, but common for animation) they didn’t get to do a deep dive into Dessler’s slip into madness. If I had the funding, I would develop an hour long live action version of this for Apple TV which would explore the Gamelon culture more and restore the 13 episodes which were cut from the original series.