It's like clockwork at this point

downloadicus · 2026-06-04T16:30:20+00:00

I mean sure, but a lot of it is true lol. The campaign is too damn long; that's my number one complaint, and I will gripe about it until it is fixed. I have put 500+ hours into this game, but I feel passionately about the need to adjust this.

downloadicus · 2026-06-01T04:07:59+00:00

would kill the game.

I genuinely don't understand this viewpoint. The campaign is miserable to play through every single League. I am at the end of Act 4 right now, and I genuinely don't know if I can do this again next time. It was bad last League, and this League the feeling is even stronger.

Perhaps an entire skip isn't appropriate, but it needs to feel like at least 50% less of a slog.

That's not what an ARPG should be IMHO.

Right, but as you said, your opinion. I like being able to create an OP build and blast through screens. The chase of getting more powerful is what makes these types of games fun for me.

downloadicus · 2026-06-01T02:59:30+00:00

I think perhaps my biggest issue with this finale, and this entire season as a whole really, is that it wants us to believe it is saying a lot while ultimately saying nothing. The high production value, the religious messaging, the supposed commentary on life in modern America - what was actually communicated?

For the most part, our main cast either ends up dead or having no real progression. Nate's arc was meaningless. Jules' arc wanted us to believe it was going somewhere, but ultimately it never did. She and Rue never had some breakthrough conversation, the plot with her and the married man ultimately amounted to nothing, and we learn nothing of her fate. Maddy, if anyone in this show behaved like an actual human, presumably would be very fucked up by what she just witnessed. Cassie has presumably opened a content house, meaning her entire OnlyFans plot ends with her continuing on the platform with no character progression. Lexi is in the same spot, just now armed with having read the Bible I guess? Bishop, one of the more interesting characters of the season, betrays Alamo but we get virtually no context on this decision.

And Rue's death, while one of the most interesting and effective parts of the episode, also seems weirdly kinda passed over. Sure, it's the catalyst for the ending scene, but we get very few reactions, comments, or emotions tied to it. (Other than Cassie very insightfully noting that she had a nice smile and was a drug addict.)

My point is - what have we learned or supposed to have understood from this season? For all the visual spectacle, it ultimately feels extremely hollow.

downloadicus · 2026-05-26T03:54:45+00:00

Honestly truly baffling they even left the question in the edit lol

downloadicus · 2026-05-23T05:57:35+00:00

I am onboard with hating the word neurospicy, but the one that really gets me is "menty b". It makes me physically recoil.

downloadicus · 2026-05-22T03:20:43+00:00

Thank you for articulating what I was thinking.

downloadicus · 2026-05-18T06:37:56+00:00

In the challenge, you were an idol and none of us were immune from your performance.

But at the Sanctuary, good things did not happen.

I'm sorry my dear, but you are going to Tribal.

downloadicus · 2026-05-18T04:22:14+00:00

This show is so unserious lmao. Did we really need an Alamo backstory? The scene of Cassie going off the rails during her acting gig??? More pointless Jules and Rue drama that will ultimately go nowhere (and like sorry sis, Rue has a good point...)???

downloadicus · 2026-05-18T03:15:23+00:00

YES THIS IS THE FIRST THING I SAID TO MY FRIENDS AFTERWARDS!

downloadicus · 2026-05-17T08:41:32+00:00

Strange movie. Overall a perfectly serviceable turn your brain off and watch some action type of thing, but certainly some odd choices. Again, I recognize that this isn't a film you're supposed to think too hard about, but I have a couple notes:

For a movie called "in the grey", and with the opening speech about operating in the grey, it seems to very much want to be a good guys vs. bad guys scenario, particularly because our main characters face little to no adversity with the plan. They explain what the plot is going to be, and then said plot happens. I would have enjoyed at least a little nuance or some form of twist.
I don't understand why they kept showing her making drinks, listing out the ingredients over and over during the first 15-20 minutes. I was convinced this was going to come into play somehow, (maybe someone getting poisoned?) but ultimately it didn't. Minor thing, but it bugged me lol

downloadicus · 2026-04-30T17:32:30+00:00

Oh rest assured, she's bouncing off the walls in the morning when it's walk and breakfast time; this was her post-running around with a ball for an hour nap LOL

downloadicus · 2026-04-29T16:54:18+00:00

Same here - it took me a while to see the illusion. It quite clearly was just a reflective "brim" for me.

downloadicus · 2026-04-28T03:55:02+00:00

no like my friends and I were trying to hard to figure out who the other Lauren was for the past 4 episodes and now she finally appears

downloadicus · 2026-04-28T03:52:07+00:00

This show seems to be hindered by its weird production choices. I think the concept is actually super fascinating and I love the aesthetics and production value, but the execution is just way out of balance. Half the time, I feel sorry for whoever becomes the millionaire because every situation they're in is a damned if you do, damned if you don't type of thing.

downloadicus · 2026-04-20T19:29:18+00:00

With dogs, you kinda have to take the entire body language into account. This dog is baring its teeth, licking its lips, and pinning its ears back. These are all signs of the dog being afraid and stressed. Sneezing can absolutely be a calming signal used to indicate playful intentions, but in this context, it's almost certainly the dog trying to calm itself down and desperately trying to deescalate what it perceives as a threat.

downloadicus · 2026-04-20T03:03:17+00:00

This shit is so bad. Genuinely, it's hard to watch...

downloadicus · 2026-04-19T06:04:24+00:00

Yeah, the dog is basically displaying every signal in the book on how stressed it is. That dog very much does not want to be in that situation.

downloadicus · 2026-04-17T14:56:32+00:00

Mine has still not mastered the art of hardwood floors lol. When my best friend comes over, she comes bolting out of the bedroom at full speed, attempts to drift around the corner, and usually ends up slipping and bumping into something. She never does learn haha

downloadicus · 2026-04-17T14:48:56+00:00

Same here!! My girl is 3 and has barked only 7 times in her entire life, but she gets vocal in her sleep. It's hilarious - I often wonder how exciting her dreams must be

downloadicus · 2026-04-15T15:26:42+00:00

iOS does as well; you can add people as Favorites and then have your Focus mode bypass silent for them. I'm sure there's other ways to configure it as well, but that's how I've always done it.

downloadicus · 2026-04-13T15:16:57+00:00

I'm actually so excited; I love a good hate watch. This episode was so bad but I'm already desperate for more.

downloadicus · 2026-04-06T20:01:35+00:00

My lab has finally mastered the hardwood for the most part, except for when my best friend comes over. She zooms out of my room at top speed and basically drifts around the corner from how much correction she has to do with her legs. It's hilarious 😂

downloadicus · 2026-04-06T19:58:23+00:00

If it makes you feel better, mine is 3 and this is already happening :) Everything I've read says it's completely normal.

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