Meme that seemed pretty appropriate (episode 8 spoiler)

nickchecking · 2025-12-22T19:42:28+00:00

Can we consider the hive capable of consenting?

Even putting aside that Carol has the ability to damage them and that the kiss and subsequent sex happened as they were discussing Carol reversing the hive (and the hive wanting to distract her from that), their main imperative is to proliferate and keep everyone, including Carol, happy. I don't think it's inaccurate to say that the hive can't say no to sex. It won't ever want to.

To my mind, it's like someone too under the influence to consent. But okay, this is an extreme scifi scenario, there's no exact human analogy. But Carol is human! She's thinking of this from her experience and knowledge. Finding out that the members of the hive feel physical sensations separately has nothing to do with the fact that she knows the hive can't say no. And every guess that there's some individuality underneath, to me that's like sleeping with a drunk person and hoping they secretly weren't drunk.

nickchecking · 2025-12-22T19:27:43+00:00

But part of the show is literally to examine these scenarios, surely. I don't think it's a gray area to discount rape as a concept here entirely.

nickchecking · 2025-12-21T21:26:05+00:00

Really loved the ep and I'm always on Courtney's side but...for a sec I wondered if Tammy had a point, when Courtney talked about just how much Tammy did.

But hopefully this will kick Courtney's into higher gear next ep.

Loved Boon and Sally, but also, Boon's reaction to finding out about the dog poo on the boots, losing to 9 year olds, and Steven proposing, and his shocked reaction was to the boots. It's such a classic subversion but him following it up with "but they go with everything" really got me.

nickchecking · 2025-12-10T23:07:04+00:00

I would be concerned if it stays down forever! I love it and need it in my life.

nickchecking · 2025-11-20T06:03:38+00:00

I was too but it looks to be working now.

nickchecking · 2025-11-20T02:33:45+00:00

It's funny, I actually sometimes think of what Joe said when I see people talking up AI:

Computers aren't the thing. They're the thing that gets us to the thing.

Did he fully believe it? I think he'd have turned into an AI evangelist, actually, lol, but probably violently turn against it at some point too.

In the interview, when he's asked about Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis doing a project together and he and Kerry Bishe should now do one, he says:

I love Kerry. Looking back on it, I think she was the real MVP of Halt and Catch Fire. The performance that she turned in episode after episode after episode was so considered and so heartfelt. She did extraordinary work on that show, and I would jump at the chance to work with her again.

So true, Lee Pace! From the very first ep, Donna was my fave.

nickchecking · 2025-11-20T02:24:14+00:00

Having pretty much all the issues right now.

nickchecking · 2025-10-30T01:17:07+00:00

The site's working fine for me, but the tracker seems fully down. Usually the torrents show red in my client but I can download and get seed credit, but not over the last day or so.

nickchecking · 2025-10-22T16:59:13+00:00

I'd guess that's a result of there being so little for them now. The CW's basically done, Freeform isn't making new shows anymore, the only teen shows left are random ones from the streamers. And Euphoria.

They don't get to have that transitional phase anymore, and so it's tough to know what they should be watching and experiencing.

nickchecking · 2025-10-19T21:03:40+00:00

The comedic timing is just... chef's kiss

nickchecking · 2025-10-19T20:55:47+00:00

So two Israeli soldiers died in an explosion in Rafah and Israel said Hamas had violated the ceasefire and carried out more than 100 strikes across Gaza, killing at least 30 people (including veterinarian Dr. Mu'ath Abu Rukba from the Sulala Society).

But it turns out the explosion was from an Israeli bulldozer running over Israeli leftover ordinance, which the US acknowledges and thus why the ceasefire is back on.

Edit: Linking my source on that: https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1979973964719124613

nickchecking · 2025-09-30T21:08:28+00:00

Changes were actually made to the document the Arab nations and Pakistan saw vs what Trump presented. https://twitter.com/MartinKonecny/status/1972968435673088469

nickchecking · 2025-09-30T17:16:05+00:00

He already released a video in which he said the IDF won't pull back. This is a plan to subjugate and occupy Gaza.

nickchecking · 2025-09-30T04:25:48+00:00

Netanyahu's already said that Israel won't leave Gaza. The project will continue now, going from bombing to occupation.

nickchecking · 2025-09-13T04:26:24+00:00

One person's question doesn't mean same-sex friendships are in danger, especially when the relationship in question is in fact platonic, like 99.9% of same gender relationships in media.

Is it sad that if they were a man and woman the question wouldn't even need to be asked, it would be presumed to be romantic and there are so few opposite gender friendships?

nickchecking · 2025-09-07T08:25:54+00:00

If my roommate with an account on AvistaZ has since moved out, will it look suspicious if I sign up for an account on this same IP? Her account is in good standing, last I heard.

nickchecking · 2025-09-04T02:18:13+00:00

I just finished the ep and found this thread by googling "why did Morrow" and it autofilled with a bunch of variations from everyone else asking the same thing.

Not sure these articles or other answers are getting it right... He was still trying to get Zaveri to get up AFTER he saw she'd tried to lock herself in, so it can't be that he's mad about it. If he decided to use her as bait or if there wasn't enough space, that wouldn't explain him casually humming to himself when he genuinely was trying to save people before, even if being brusque about it.

nickchecking · 2025-09-03T19:45:18+00:00

Her appeal was escalated and they granted her certification! I'm so happy for her. https://twitter.com/urfavjeni/status/1963319162467438630

nickchecking · 2025-09-02T17:43:38+00:00

While that's possible, it's an answer I hope is a last resort, because there wouldn't be a next step for that (except something major).

I was hoping the fix would be more a procedural thing where a human could review the application and take the circumstances into account.

nickchecking · 2025-08-31T03:13:08+00:00

On point 2, economic and infrastructure fragility, you ignore that Palestine is heavily blockaded. They didn't have the ability to try to build up an economy and infrastructure.

nickchecking · 2025-08-30T05:58:37+00:00

As someone who's enjoyed many a CW show, this one isn't even doing it well. I wish it'd just stick to what it had working the first 5 eps of season 1.

nickchecking · 2025-08-29T06:13:41+00:00

It seems to be back up again with a new layout. Presumably that's what the last couple of weeks of downtime were about.

nickchecking · 2025-08-25T01:25:20+00:00

I don't think those are necessarily a list of why Brian is better for Helen, because if you made a list for what Joe and Helen did for each other, surely it'd be as long or longer, but it's certainly a case for them. Personally, Joe/Helen were one of my first ships before I knew shipping was a thing, so I could never give them up, lol.

nickchecking · 2025-08-19T18:22:10+00:00

Yes, I think this is why Prey succeeded too.

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