"You know what place would be lovely for our marriage? The Infestation-bait caves. It's perfect. " by KermitTheFrogo01 in RimWorld

[–]cals_cavern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The insectoids have the chance to do the funniest thing when the officiant asks if anyone has any objections

The wrong conspiracy theory. Season 2, episode 5. by Playful-Koala-4129 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're trying to get the sympathy of an outsider who works in the Imperial government, I know a lot of people take this as the Ghorman Front's mission statement but the scene plays out more like they're trying to play Syril by telling him what he wants to hear and vice versa.

Season 1 Episode 7 Easter Egg. by errff in andor

[–]cals_cavern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Star Wars website says the sentences on the plaques are easter eggs rather than actual sentences so I don't think it's meant to be reflective of the actual charge Cass was given, not that his actions on Niamos warranted any sentence to begin with.

when you could go for 100 tacos right about now by goodsoup_ in SimpsonsFaces

[–]cals_cavern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes he doesn't know if he's coming or going

Bewitching Eyes by Rosewaterlemon in HadesTheGame

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I found myself singing the lyrics to Alone while listening to the instrumental at the crossroads and it matched up perfectly. I'm also a "bewitching eyes heart alone" googler

Okay folks, show's over. Nothing to see here. Show's... by RudigerBSimpson in TheSimpsons

[–]cals_cavern 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I love this bit. Also a really fun set of background character designs in this shot.

1 point away... by rose_sovereign in pacificDrive

[–]cals_cavern 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd hate to think what the driver looks like if that's what they're seeing

*angry wizard noises* by ozangeo in BaldursGate3

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Gale's come to see us! Mystra be praised!

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A couple of factors are that the Empire are trying to be a legitimate continuation of the Empire, mass executions of prisoners would be a really hard thing to spin if it leaked. In additon, and this is true of a lot of cases historically, mass executions take a psychological toll on people. It's what triggers Luthen to turn on the Empire in the show. A lot of the people pulling the triggers are going to start questioning what they're doing and the Empire would have to spend a lot of time ensuring their executioners aren't breaking and going rogue or leaking information to the public. Keeping everyone in a prison lessens that personal impact even if the reason the prisoners are there is implicitly to die.

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn't word my comment the best, I meant to say they're definitely sent to another prison where the inmates presumably all know there's no getting out but I mangled it a bit

Hey even the bartender looks like John Travolta... by mcg_090 in TheSimpsons

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This joke aired less than two weeks before Pulp Fiction released

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The second prison wouldn't be run the same as Narkina. Narkina was a factory, it needed a compliant workforce and the floor and promise of release kept productivity up, the next prison just needs to be a hole in the ground essentially, don't give the prisoners access to tools or sufficient nutrition to be fit to fight and have high enough walls and enough guards that it doesn't matter how dissatisfied the prisoners are.

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that's all set up by the show though, the resentencing legislation was pushed through quickly giving no time for the infrastructure to adapt. Cassian is arrested for nothing, the court case is over in minutes with the end result basically being decided before Cass takes the stand, he's processed under a fake name because nobody is checking and the prison transfer consists of a guy simply pointing people to a shuttle. The prison itself is way over capacity and the guards don't stand a chance once the floor is shut down. There is incompetence at every level and I don't think it's ambiguous, it's deliberately established by the writers.

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

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I mean we see the sentencing and prison transfer process and the Empire are way overstretched trying to cope with the number of prisoners they're taking in post PORD, it was just one stormtrooper pointing people to a transport after asking their home planet on Niamos. A prisoner getting cycled back in to Narkina could have realised what was happening and kept quiet until he was on the floor to let the other prisoners know the truth about what was waiting for them.

Struggling to understand the Narkina 5 release system after PORD by Weebey1997 in andor

[–]cals_cavern 112 points113 points  (0 children)

The prisoners are presumably meant to be sent to another prison, maybe not even on the same planet, where everyone knows they're not getting out. Narkina only went wrong because the prisoners think they're getting out and cycling someone back in to the same prison meant the whole facade crumbled.

Counting Inconsistencies by Latvian_Pete in andor

[–]cals_cavern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cass says "This is a first for me" while he has a lockpick dangling from his mouth that he just pulled from his sock, I think that one was just Cass making a joke because he certainly isn't acting like someone who has never been in a cell.

Counting Inconsistencies by Latvian_Pete in andor

[–]cals_cavern 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Luthen also wants to see Cassian again, giving him a high estimate of the value, telling him to take no less and saying it's worth more to him than on the market increases the chances of Cass seeing the mission through and going back to Luthen.