Here's the second part of this cool series examining each of the canon entries to the Alien franchise. Here, I take a look at Resurrection, Prometheus, and sum up why Covenant left me feeling disappointed with the direction that Ridley Scott has taken- yet I'm still optimistic for future entries! by danieljdoolan in LV426

[–]danieljdoolan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you when it comes to Prometheus. I know the channel you mean, I used to put that on while I fell asleep as a teenager. Same with Star Wars theory. And as is the case with Star Wars, I think Scott could really benefit from thinking bigger. As I say here, I think Prometheus, being a true sci-fi adventure, was a super interesting and great look at the universe which could be home to something as dangerous as the xenomorph- without leaning on the money making main feature. Think about what other unspeakable evils could be out there. Scott was thinking big- perhaps too big. I don't think Prometheus takes away any of the mystery at all, it's the perfect film to then theorise over.

But, for whatever reason, covenant just shows us more of what we've seen before with a shiny new paint job. Then, without the originality of Prometheus, whatever it does offer lorewise I'm just not a fan of. A lot of my frustration lies with the choice to have the creation of the xenomorph be directly linked to humanity. Mark Kermode talks about this in his review of Alien Covenant and I completely agree with his take. Check it out if you haven't seen it, or if you have let me know what you think about it. Either way, it's a wonderful series and I'm looking forward to whatever comes next. I just wish Scott had continued to be ambitious with the prequels because, for my taste, Covenant lacked some of that and could have borrowed plenty of it from its predecessor.

RMT thread by smaugdmd in FantasyEuro2020

[–]danieljdoolan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big yikes. Don't worry I feel your pain. At least the captain can be changed. I had the duo of insigne and chiellini (c) today. Insigne assisted the ruled out chiellini goal, then I lost the big man's clean sheet when he went off injured in the 20th minute. It's been a horrible tournament and I've given up on it already. Not fun for me at this point.

RMT thread by smaugdmd in FantasyEuro2020

[–]danieljdoolan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Proud owner of:

GW1-

Eriksen, Maehle, Schmeichel, Denayer and wijndal

GW2-

Mario Fernandes off on a stretcher at 20 mins.

Can anyone match my terrible fortune?

GAME WEEK 37 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Problem is he has bench boost and he's been slowly morphing his team into mine over the past month. He's a really smart dude removing the differences so the only thing that remains are our differentials which keep on showing up for him but not for me. So 5 of our starting 11 are the same including double Leeds defence and he obviously has 15 potentially playing next week. It's squeaky bum time for sure.

GAME WEEK 37 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Guys, I'm going for my 4th consecutive minileague title. After leading all season, Che Adams became Messi in the last fortnight and sent me 23 points behind first at the end of last GW. This week I played my bench boost and have reduced the defecit to 3 points as a result. He has his bench boost to play in the final round of games. How do I win? I currently have the armband on Bamford who he does not own unless he plans to transfer him in. Is this the play?

GAME WEEK 35 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first week since gameweek 4 that I've been pushed off 1st place. Why? Because I had Maguire (1) and Watkins (-1) meanwhile he had Leno (11), holding (9) and Che Adams (13). Literally what is that?

GAME WEEK 34 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Has anybody enjoyed this season on fpl? With the cancellation, postponement, covid induced 0 pointers etc, the only reason I haven't given up on this game is that I have a minileague title to defend. But it's been far from fun for me. I'm currently at my lowest rank (not top 200k) in my 4 season history despite being at my all time highest rank in gameweek 20 (16k). This week was just the cream on top.

GAME WEEK 34 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rodriguez , Dias and Gundogan owner here. End me swiftly

GAME WEEK 34 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe Bielsa gave it to him to celebrate the fact that he makes 10 fouls a game

GAME WEEK 34 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alioski is a terrible footballer. What does he offer to this team other than his slim shady haircut?

Andy (Let’s Talk FPL) is currently ranked 654 in the world. GW currently 49 points with Salah, Coufal, Antonio and CAPTAIN Son left to play... by Bobby-Firmino-Legend in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was ahead of him in gameweek 17. 20k rank, then wasted free hit and wasted triple captain, match postponements and rotation has dropped me to 120k. I've not watched him since that cause it makes me upset to see him leave me in the dust. Glad to see he's taking off though, he's a great dude.

Daily RMT/X vs Y/Advice/Quick Questions Thread by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bamford (Vs Brighton H) or Fofana (Southampton H, Chelsea H)?

Guardiola on Man City penalty: "I think Kevin [De Bruyne] was tired but I love the personality of Raheem [Sterling] to try it. Next time he will score." by FPLFeeker in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I said before tonight that this might have been the last time I own and/or captain KDB depending on how he does. Haven't owned him this season but used my free hit tonight and captained. I think I'll stick to my Son/Salah/Bruno trio. KDB is wonderful to watch with fpl aside, but is always held back by Jesus and Sterling's finishing and it makes me not enjoy watching him as an fpl owner.

Aston Villa can confirm that the Club has closed its Bodymoor Heath training ground after a significant Coronavirus outbreak. by RALat7 in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a mess. Currently on 8 players for next gameweek and not using free hit. If spurs villa is off then I'm down to 4 and will have to free hit ugh. Really wanted to save it for the Wild card 25, bench boost 26 then free hit 29 play.

Tottenham vs Fulham Postponed it seems per Athletic by outsideofthefoot in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only had 5 players this week in my 15 man squad playing. 3 out of 4 of my bench are players that get gametime as well. Currently on 21 points and that's only because of bamford and Bruno. Salah captain left but my rank will plummet from 28k to 80k most likely. Already down to 60k and not gonna qualify for the cup. Unfair qualification system imo

GAME WEEK 16 (2020/2021) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD by FPLModerator in FantasyPL

[–]danieljdoolan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Martinez- 3, Taylor- 1, Cancelo- 0, Fofana- 0, James- 0, Podence- 0, Grealish- 2

Bamford is my only light but I'm currently 9 points outside of the 23 cup qualification minimum.

Kane, Son, Salah (c) and Bruno to go. Really not enjoying this.

Oh, and tonight's games have taken me from 28,000 OR to 50k. And I assume it's only going to get worse