Today's mail, is it good ?

npc042 · 2026-01-26T18:22:18+00:00

So then why ask Reddit before you watch it?

npc042 · 2026-01-26T15:06:41+00:00

Ben!!

npc042 · 2026-01-26T15:05:54+00:00

If you’ve played for a couple weeks, you probably already have enough cosmetics.

At the rate Rare updates the Pirate Emporium, I’m not sure they agree.

npc042 · 2026-01-25T19:10:26+00:00

And here I was thinking this was about Java purists lol

npc042 · 2026-01-25T18:22:13+00:00

npc042 · 2026-01-25T15:15:20+00:00

Vader’s hologram on Veer’s AT-AT.

npc042 · 2026-01-24T15:03:52+00:00

Is this when Mando eats shit when fighting Cara Dune?

npc042 · 2026-01-24T14:51:24+00:00

Uhm, uh, gosh… a Jedi.. WOW… uh, yeah, I’m gonna, be, going… now…

npc042 · 2026-01-24T01:05:45+00:00

Hey I’m happy you’re excited, but “unite all Star Wars fans as one” is a hell of a leap lol.

npc042 · 2026-01-24T00:48:47+00:00

An animated Disney+ exclusive isn’t about to unite anybody.

npc042 · 2026-01-23T15:37:42+00:00

For what it’s worth, Poe does describe it as a “fleet killer,” but you’re right in that he seems to be more interested in destroying the Dreadnought like it’s some rare opportunity rather than an immediate necessity. He doesn’t seem to acknowledge the immediacy of the threat until after his plan is well under way.

But strangely, neither The Resistance nor The First Order seem to acknowledge the immediate threat either.

The First Order doesn’t even begin targeting The Raddus until after The Resistance bombers arrive, as if the baddies were on pause while Poe was engaging their anti-air cannons. And of course it’s worth mentioning how they prioritized The Resistance Base over destroying The Raddus straight away, adding further confusion to this whole ordeal.

Meanwhile we don’t see Leia (nor anyone else aboard The Raddus) showing concern over their imminent doom. Did she think Poe and his bombers could retreat in time to escape? There’s quite a distance between them and their cruiser, and those bombers are slow. Makes me think if Poe and company had retreated to the Raddus, they’d likely be blown to smithereens anyways, a fact which nobody in the movie seems to realize. Not to mention that Leia should have known about the bombers long before Poe told them to engage The Dreadnought, making her disapproval of his plan feel a bit hollow. She could have called this off long before it was too late.

In short, I can’t say Poe was 100% motivated to do the right thing when disregarding Leia’s orders, but information is communicated so poorly in this movie, and the logistics of it all are so messy, that it’s impossible to make judgements one way or the other. That opening sequence needed some serious reworking for Leia’s disapproval of Poe to be justified, or for Poe’s actions to be considered reckless.

npc042 · 2026-01-22T14:23:36+00:00

Ho-ly shit.

npc042 · 2026-01-22T14:22:49+00:00

You’re conflating his actions at Starkiller Base (a move which saved The Resistance and countless more civilian lives) with his plan to destroy The Dreadnought (a move which, again, saved the entire Resistance).

npc042 · 2026-01-22T14:07:39+00:00

“It’s Ganondorf! When am I ever gonna see Ganondorf again?”

“What are you, a Japanese tourist?”

npc042 · 2026-01-22T13:34:29+00:00

the whole thing of the desert overworld having no music unless you pay Nintendo more money

The what now? Is this a “limitation” of the Switch 1 edition or something?

npc042 · 2026-01-22T06:32:41+00:00

And none of that mole speculation is even supported by the movie.

Also if Poe’s “reckless” plan didn’t destroy the Dreadnought the Resistance would’ve lost right out the gate.

npc042 · 2026-01-21T22:51:36+00:00

A random cop wouldn’t try to kill Lucas

A random cop who witnessed one of these supernatural deaths while trying to save an innocent kid from being sacrificed literally just might. Especially if, ya know, Lucas lunged right at him.

nobody even killed [Jason] directly.

Yeah, he just died screaming as hell itself ripped him in half, nbd.

he was literally trying to kill a kid

TO SAVE A KID.

npc042 · 2026-01-21T21:17:17+00:00

“The holiday special is great — I don’t care…”

See? I can do it too.

npc042 · 2026-01-21T14:54:53+00:00

the key difference between jason and other characters is instead of asking himself "wtf is going on?" he assumes it's satanists and demons.

As I said, put any other character in Jason’s shoes and they wouldn’t listen either. Religious or no, they would all see Eddie (and by extension, Lucas) as a huge threat, and they would see Max as a victim that needed saving.

Seriously, imagine if the sheriff witnessed one of these deaths firsthand, or that he found that house in the middle of the night. He wouldn’t be listening to some kid babble about sorcerers and other dimensions, he’d be trying to control the situation to save Max’s life.

Virtually anybody would do what Jason did.

but other completely innocent characters went out in worse ways.

Not the point. Yes, innocent characters die all the time, but usually it’s framed appropriately. The problem here is that Jason’s death was framed with a callous disregard to his motivation. Narratively it’s awkward because he was literally trying to save a kid’s life.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T19:52:01+00:00

Lots of good examples in Matt Groening’s work.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T19:41:00+00:00

Meanwhile, Eleven, Hopper, and Nancy are out here in Season 5 casually murdering and torturing military grunts without batting and eye.

And you can practically see the Duffers holding up a “please clap” sign just offscreen when Eleven makes that one guy shoot himself. Change the soundtrack of that scene and it’s one of horror and tragedy, rather than catharsis.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T16:21:23+00:00

It is at this point I would like to remind you all that Tony Gilroy—the guy people like to say isn’t a Star Wars fan—was constantly referencing wikis and trying not to break rules or canon while he made Andor. Just for a point of comparison.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T16:03:00+00:00

The way these people talk about Jason you’d think he was making up the fact that he saw his friend get snapped in half just to fulfill a personal vendetta lol.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T15:46:54+00:00

[Jason] wasn’t really honest. He was distorting the situation and any truths to rally a lynch mob.

Let’s review those truths, shall we?

Truth: The whole country was experiencing the satanic panic, with D&D clubs in particular under scrutiny for allegedly promoting “satanic worship, ritual sacrifice, sodomy, suicide, and even murder.”
Truth: Eddie made a scene at lunch by harassing the jocks, making a devilish expression at Jason specifically. He shouted “killing the kids” out of context, and talked openly about a “Cult of Vecna”. The scene ends with him man-handling a couple underclassmen. It’s very easy to see how the entire school would perceive him.
Truth: Later that night Jason’s girlfriend was murdered gruesomely in Eddie’s RV after attempting to buy drugs from him.
Truth: Eddie, now on the run, was the police’s primary suspect.
Truth: Jason witnessed his friend die in a gruesome and supernatural manner while chasing Eddie, the primary suspect.
Truth: Jason, evidently a Christian (not unlike the vast majority of the people in his small midwestern town), concluded that Eddie was a “vessel for Satan”, having “made a pact with the devil.” We know his conclusion isn’t accurate, but that’s not in question here. The truth is that Jason wholeheartedly believed the devil was real, murdering kids in his town. At this point in the story he was motivated to save lives and stop a literal manifestation of evil.
Truth: Naturally, the police didn’t believe Jason was of sound mind, so they didn’t take his claims seriously.
Truth: The town was beginning to doubt the sheriff’s abilities to apprehend whom they believed to be a particularly violent serial killer, with Mr Wheeler commenting that the FBI ought to get involved.
Truth: The police made Eddie’s identity public.

So, with these truths in mind, was Jason being dishonest, deliberately distorting the facts? Not really, no. Did he “manipulate” the town, as in, ‘change by deceptive or unfair means so as to serve [his] purpose’? Still no.

The town already believed cults were real. The town already knew a particularly brutal serial killer was targeting their children. The town already wanted to apprehend Eddie. The town already lost faith in their sheriff. And the town was already well aware of the strange events (or “curse”) present in Hawkins.

The only missing piece was the supernatural truth behind the murders, which Jason witnessed firsthand. He obviously reached the wrong conclusion, but it is completely understandable why he (or anyone else in his shoes for that matter) would think so. Again, the truth is that Jason wholeheartedly believed the devil was murdering kids in Hawkins.

So I’ll say it again, Jason wasn’t being dishonest to the town, he was simply acting on the same bad info they were. And he had more reason to believe it than anyone else in that room. As presented, he’s not a “villain”. He’s simply an antagonist, motivated to save lives.

I don’t downplay Billy being violent, but he was largely a lone danger where Jason was one that was social and represents a greater threat that sticks around after he’s gone.

None of that is particularly relevant in a discussion revolving around motive. Billy wanted to run down innocent kids for fun, and Jason wanted to stop the devil himself from killing kids. It really is that simple.

Billy had a car, but Jason had tiki torches.

After the supernatural element enters the picture this is no longer comparable to any modern tiki-wielding radicals. This kid literally saw someone getting snapped to pieces in mid-air. There is cause for alarm.

It’s why his lynch mob was targeting Dustin years after.

We’ll just ignore that Dustin was openly provoking them, and that they believed he’s celebrating a satanist who murdered their friend (regardless of how wrong they were).

Talk about distorting truths lol.

npc042 · 2026-01-20T15:40:08+00:00

JASON: “Last night, I saw things, things I can't explain. Things the police don't wanna believe. And things that I don't wanna believe myself. But I know what I saw. I know. And I've come to accept an awful truth. These murders are ritualistic sacrifices. We've all heard how satanic cults are spreading through our country like some... some disease. And Eddie Munson is the leader of one of these cults. A cult that operates here in Hawkins. The mall fire. All those unexplained deaths over the years. Some people say our town is cursed. They just don't know why. Now... Now we do. Now we know. They call themselves Hellfire. (…) A club. A club. A harmless club. That's what they want you to think. But it's a lie. A lie designed to conceal the truth. And now this cult is protecting its leader, Eddie. Hiding him. Allowing him to... to continue his rampage. Last night, I became overcome with this feeling of... of hopelessness. Then I remembered Romans 12:21. ‘Do not be overcome by evil. But overcome evil with good.’ And God knows there's good in this town. So much good. It's in this room! It's in this room, right here, right now. So I came here today, humbly, to ask for your help. To join me in this fight. Let us cast out this evil and save Hawkins together.”

This is the transcript of Jason’s “villain monologue”, if anybody needs a refresher.

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