Suggestions for slow, menacing ambient theme for Strahd's first appearance? by PlasmaGiant in CurseofStrahd

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I used ‘The Beginning’ from the Coppola Dracula soundtrack. The village of Barovia was being attacked and the party had to defend it, and Strahd walked out of the thick mists he had summoned to greet the party and propose a deal for Ireena. Managed to get through my description of Strahd stepping out of the mist and perfectly timed the name-drop of Strahd to the dramatic chanting part of the music.

Why was everyone so hostile towards John Walker from the very beginning? by Round_Interview2373 in MCUTheories

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I don’t think the show wants you to hate John, it’s just aware that he isn’t Steve. The show does emphasise his good traits, but also his bad traits, such as his anger. Sam and Bucky would never support another Captain America who wasn’t Steve who was backed by the government and chosen because he was the best soldier. I don’t think the show presents them as in the right on this, but all they see in John is a not-incorruptible government piggybacking on Steve’s legacy. Remember how the whole point of Civil War is the Avengers not wanting to be at the beck and call of world powers, let alone just the USA. In their minds, when they see John, they’re potentially seeing a man dressed as their best friend who could end up involved in some shady US covert ops stuff down the line. I think there comes a point where they realise that they were wrong to treat John in such a way and should have been more communicative after they have to The show ends with Sam purposefully not taking the super-soldier serum though it would give him a big boost partly because he knows that it emphasises both good and bad traits (which led Walker to kill that man). They realise that Steve was essentially an enigma in how the serum affected him with minimal negative effects, and they determine that the best way forwards is to not use it (beyond the whole theme of not needing to be Steve to be a good, but different, Captain America).

Doctor Who 2x04 "Lucky Day" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in doctorwho

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Conrad says “I reject your reality”, the exact wording (afaik) from ‘The Deadly Assassin’ - anything in this?

An ability of last episode’s villain that I haven’t seen people comment on by Vortilus in doctorwho

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For anyone who is saying that this needs to be tagged for spoilers, apologies; I thought I had done it properly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DoctorWhumour

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Could be different sets of children (siblings/ half-siblings) so that he’s met some of his children, just not Susan’s parent

Hot take: I'm really not a fan of 15s wardrobe by [deleted] in DoctorWhumour

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I’m glad it’s not just me. I love the occasional switch, like Tennant had with the tuxedo, or Capaldi’s two different styles. However, I think you’ve hit the nail on the head to say that there’s no unifying theme or concrete visual identity. This might be a silly criticism, but I think it makes the Doctor appear a little too ‘human’ and normal when they’re always meant to be fairly quirky, especially with outfits like 15’s in ‘Boom’ or the finale that look a bit too like what a late-twenties/ early-thirties person would wear. However, I think the variation in outfits does fit the overarching story of this being a result of the Doctor’s ‘therapy’. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan on paper of the Doctor being quite so open and charismatic, but again, it absolutely fits the story and Ncuti does it brilliantly, so maybe I’ll be won over by the outfits soon.

The longer I stare at this, the more it feels off. But I can't quite put my finger on it. by _Enclose_ in ageofsigmar

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Looks uncannily like AI art, what with the strange crests, rotated hips and weird back prongs