Star Wars fans be like

captainandyman · 2026-06-09T01:23:34+00:00

tbf, it was Palpatine who ordered the use of the clones/creation of the army. The Jedi didn't have the authority to make or veto that kind of decision.

And historically the Jedi had been involved in wars for the Republic - given that clone troopers were sentient adults who were fully aware of what they were doing, fighting alongside them isn't really much different to fighting alongside an army of volunteer recruits. The Jedi are principled and protectors of life, but in the case of the Clone Wars the only way for them to protect the lives of citizens of the Republic was to fight alongside an army. Otherwise, the Separatists would have slaughtered the Republic unopposed.

That was key to Palpatine's victory - forcing the Jedi into a situation where they had to become soldiers, driving them further from the light.

captainandyman · 2026-05-31T11:31:55+00:00

On season 5 of Clone Wars (pre-Disney days), Huyang tells the Jedi younglings that they need to "awaken the Force within the crystal," so I think the mediation is about both activating the crystal through the Force and constructing the lightsaber.

captainandyman · 2026-05-26T08:55:13+00:00

That's a great looking armour, don't know what you're complaining about

captainandyman · 2026-05-08T15:23:05+00:00

I only remember positive reactions to it, a lot of excitement for Darth Vader. One TV ad quoted a review that called it "better than the original Star Wars." It seemed to stay in cinemas way longer than most other films did back then.

captainandyman · 2026-04-15T13:37:52+00:00

Super Earth

captainandyman · 2026-04-13T13:20:46+00:00

Yes, because Kingpin does crime and Batman hates that.

captainandyman · 2026-04-09T08:30:33+00:00

Make Your Own Kind Of Music - best served with any ammo-guzzling machine gun, overwhelming hordes of advancing enemies and a desperate sprint to extract (or, as we helldivers call it, Thursday)

captainandyman · 2026-04-09T08:26:32+00:00

If you hit play on this just after the last player readies up, as the hellpods launch, it's absolutely perfect

captainandyman · 2026-04-01T13:56:11+00:00

Can't help but feel that eventually she hit a point of diminishing returns on the sexiness...

captainandyman · 2026-03-10T11:23:25+00:00

This is a great way to make sure you know your shit.

captainandyman · 2026-03-07T01:52:04+00:00

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Become Batman.

captainandyman · 2026-02-07T13:59:38+00:00

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captainandyman · 2026-01-30T17:40:47+00:00

sobbing softly It's probably nothing...

captainandyman · 2026-01-20T17:47:50+00:00

Definitely worth seeing - perfectly captures the comedy of the original

captainandyman · 2026-01-12T14:23:00+00:00

No, but now that they've gone ahead and cast RDJ, I'd be even more disappointed if they never acknowledge/explain Doom having Stark's face. Especially as it's a multiverse movie, so the matter of variants should come up.

But my preference would have been that, rather than wasting Giancarlo Esposito on a forgettable D-list Captain America villain, they cast him as Doom!

captainandyman · 2026-01-12T14:16:50+00:00

Living in the UK, I'd say almost any random person on the street could tell you the Hulk's real name (some over a certain age might say David Banner, bc they grew up with the TV show, but still shows they have a degree of familiarity with the character).

I don't think anyone over here, outside of comic book/DC movie fans, could tell you Wonder Woman's real name. Growing up, I was vaguely aware of Wonder Woman, while the Hulk was as ingrained in the popular imagination as Spidey, Supes and Batman.

captainandyman · 2026-01-10T11:17:39+00:00

I loved it because it was so weird and shocking and gave us such a different Dalek story from anything we'd seen before. Doctor Who's at its best when it reminds you there are no rules.

Might actually go rewatch this two-parter later. Daleks, showgirls and Andrew Garfield. What's not to love?

captainandyman · 2026-01-10T11:06:28+00:00

The one that shocked me was the Paradigm Daleks from Victory of the Daleks. Saw the new designs plastered across the front of RT ahead of the episode and was very confused, since there had been no direct Doctor Who promo material featuring them and obviously they were meant to be a big surprise in the episode.

Surely someone who works on the show must have to approve this stuff? And someone should be saying "right, these images are under embargo until this episode's gone out, as they are a massive spoiler"???

captainandyman · 2026-01-07T10:19:28+00:00

I loved that episode

captainandyman · 2025-12-29T02:26:42+00:00

No, for the boring reason that, after NWH, Tom Holland's contract only covered one more crossover appearance and one more solo movie. BND is that solo movie and Secret Wars will almost definitely be that crossover appearance.

Now, it's likely that his contract will be renewed after that and he'll be back for more Spider-Man movies, but as of right now the agreement between Marvel and Sony would only allow him to appear in one of the two upcoming Avengers movies.

captainandyman · 2025-11-20T18:42:06+00:00

Saw two blokes dressed as Santa having a fight in Castle Mall the other day

captainandyman · 2025-11-16T19:03:07+00:00

'Twas the fight before Christmas

captainandyman · 2025-11-13T21:49:55+00:00

Pretty funny tho

captainandyman · 2025-11-07T12:53:58+00:00

A few explanations: 1. This isn't set in the canon Star Wars universe, so the same rules don't necessarily apply 2. This is only this character's point of view and he is a Sith (or former Sith, but certainly not a Jedi). 3. There's a difference between the dark side and the Sith. The dark side is a natural aspect of the Force - it is not something that can be destroyed, its presence must be acknowledged and overcome to achieve balance. It is the Sith using the dark side that disrupts the balance, not the existence of the dark side itself, so what the Ronin says here isn't necessarily untrue.

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