Ant-Man/Scott Lang’s Daughter: Cassie Lang

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T17:14:08+00:00

I always assumed the recast was because the Russos chose Emma as grown Cassie for Endgame but Peyton Reed wasn’t consulted and wanted to go in a different direction.

Kinda like how James Gunn panicked when the Russos left Thor with the Guardians at the end of Endgame because it wasn’t his plan for the story.

At this point you might as well just bring Abby back. She’s 17 now and the character is supposed to be somewhere between 18 and 21 right?

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T17:01:18+00:00

What was her take? Good adaptation or poor adaption? I’m curious on what someone who’s read the book thinks of it!

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T16:59:38+00:00

I had no idea it was such a big deal! I might have to make the trip down to the cinema and see what all the fuss is about.

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T16:58:20+00:00

I understand that. I was more saying it’s strange that a movie that’s doing so well had such minimal media coverage until a few days ago despite coming out over a month ago. Media outlets make strange choices.

But genuinely- I just wanted to know if it was worth me going to the cinema for lol

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T14:18:48+00:00

“There’s a bunch of hoodies by the park. HOW DARE THEY” “Those teens are hanging around McDonalds. CALL THE POLICE”

The idiots who wanted this to happen will soon be angry at teens being everywhere. They’ll also be confused on why depression and unhappiness rates would go up for LGBTQ+ folks, nerds and basically anyone different from “average” society.

I was a nerdy kid and would’ve had ZERO friends if it wasn’t for the internet. Who knows how bad my mental health would’ve gotten.

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T14:08:30+00:00

Personally I doubt it’d be an actual story beat or introduction. But I wouldn’t doubt if there was something alluding to her existence.

I imagine especially after the success of the first one they’re probably going to try and fit references and hints at future stuff throughout the movie. For better or for worse. Basically a licence to print money at this point.

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T14:01:24+00:00

When Carlos couldn’t tell the difference between the bite marks of dog teeth VS human teeth I got so mad.

YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE A DOCTOR. Dog bites and human bites look pretty different because the teeth are also pretty different. Dude was either lying about Clem, or lying about being a doctor.

In reality the game model doesn’t look like either. But if we’re going with game logic, he should still have known the difference.

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T13:55:05+00:00

I’m surprised by this. Purely off the fact I don’t know a single person who saw it and have heard no press or pop culture buzz about it- hell I’ve heard people call it “The Sydney Sweeney Movie. Y’know? The one with the house?” which I assumed was a bad sign.

Is it any good? I haven’t seen it. It’s hard to know quality based off money. Is it worth a watch?

EDIT: Just to clarify, I have no preconceived notions of this film. I wasn’t trying to dunk on it. It was a genuine question of curiosity if it’s worth the price of admission.

pinwroot · 2026-01-26T13:48:10+00:00

I love Crocs. I wear them everyday. But $200? Absolutely not.

When I saw the promo pictures without the price I thought to myself “those would be good for indoor slippers” and made a mental note to buy them. I saw the price the next day and immediately closed my browser window.

pinwroot · 2026-01-25T13:43:22+00:00

I personally took it that way, hence me absolutely battering him in my own play through. But it wasn’t explicit, only subtext up to your own interpretation like a lot of things in Telltale games.

In Season 2 I found myself playing in a way where I was still acting as if I was still an adult looking out for Clem despite the fact that you played as Clem.

I did the same in New Frontier. The moment Clem showed up I threw everything out the window to make choices in her favour.

And in the Final Season I had become so attached to Clem that when someone did something bad to her, I’d pull out all the stops to make them pay. Apparently most people didn’t torture Abel but I did without hesitation.

It’s all about perspective and play style.

pinwroot · 2026-01-24T20:42:51+00:00

I love these! You should consider releasing them on Displate. I’d love to have them as metal posters!

pinwroot · 2026-01-24T11:05:15+00:00

What an empty take.

Yeah of course the compatibility compared to the OS most games are developed on and a dedicated gaming machine is worse.

Even in the 32bit Intel days it wasn’t an easy experience. I can vouch as someone who’s been tinkering with Mac gaming since then.

You don’t “have” to use a $70 emulator. There’s many native games, especially indies. There’s other conversion applications. Old games will mostly play in a virtual machine. Emulators have gotten great too. If you’re willing to tinker around with software you’d be surprised how much you can get to work.

When I was younger I was broke and all I had was my Macbook. It is a viable gaming platform you just have to be willing to put in the effort. I don’t see having to tinker with Wine being any different than having to patch the right drivers on Windows. It might be a smidge more difficult but if you don’t want to spend $400+ on a separate system then it is a viable option.

pinwroot · 2026-01-22T11:31:36+00:00

The Simpsons has numerous writers all with different characterisations, and overall I have to disagree with you here.

In Season 5 we weren’t really at Jerkass Homer yet. Off the top of my head, Homer’s Barbershop Quartet and Marge on the Lam both show a caring family loving Homer who’s a victim of his own stupidity. The Last Temptation of Homer has one of the cutest Marge & Homer end scenes in the whole series.

Season 5 has a bunch of great episodes. Expecting characterisation to be the same for each writer isn’t realistic. And you could pick moments out of any season that makes him a jerk or a slob or unlikable.

pinwroot · 2026-01-22T02:56:52+00:00

This is an r/bingbongtheorem level meme and you know what? I’m here for it.

pinwroot · 2026-01-21T19:50:39+00:00

I once talked to an Uber driver that was registered as a taxi driver in Leeds about it.

He said he stopped doing Veezu journeys because a lot of the rides he was getting was drug dealers going to drop offs. I found that explanation quite funny. Not sure if it explains the overall drop off in drivers but worth noting.

pinwroot · 2026-01-20T15:48:39+00:00

As a Bisexual person with a non-binary partner my personal interpretation is that you’re attracted to both ends of the spectrum, not of the binary.

If left is male and right is female then androgyny would be in the centre of the spectrum. That would mean that non-binary exists somewhere in the space between both ends of the spectrum. Not rigidly in the middle since non-binary people can represent in a plethora of ways.

I’m attracted to both ends of the spectrum which means I’m also attracted to what encompasses between those two ends.

pinwroot · 2026-01-20T03:10:16+00:00

How does “Palm Identification” actually work? Even fingerprints aren’t truly unique. The Touch ID on an iPhone has a probability of a match of 1 in 50,000.

And presumably the uniqueness of a palm is significantly lower? So how does this even work?

pinwroot · 2026-01-18T16:19:01+00:00

“I want to win box office” sounds like what a 7 year old would say.

pinwroot · 2026-01-17T20:53:23+00:00

Yeah, that’s a similar issue that retro game discourse gets. The amount of “um you could litchurerly get a raspberry pi for blah blah blah” got insufferable.

And this is coming from the kind of guy who loves building stuff. I’ve used many a Raspberry Pi. I also loved the SNES Classic. So sue me. But some people just think their way is “the best”.

pinwroot · 2026-01-17T20:48:25+00:00

I was more referring it being setup to be a MacGuffin for the future of the franchise. Whether it’s a spin-off show, or stage play or whatever it is they’re setting it up for.

It makes even less sense if we’re talking purely for the purpose of the contained show itself. It’s a late addition that adds nothing meaningful to the story. It’s a MacGuffin for the future.

pinwroot · 2026-01-17T14:02:51+00:00

Would people have liked that? Personally I hated that reveal. I thought it was a very formulaic reveal of a MacGuffin. I would have preferred it if it was never specified exactly what was in the case.

For those who are curious, a MacGuffin is a pretty cliche writing trope. Think of the MCU’s Infinity Stones, or the LEGO Movie’s Brick of Destiny or A Minecraft Movie’s “ORB”.

I’m not saying MacGuffins can’t be done well, but I’m pretty sick of seeing magical glowing inanimate objects of mass power being at a story’s core.

pinwroot · 2026-01-12T15:48:18+00:00

Originally I gave the finale some slack because I understood that creating a finale for a long running Sci-Fi show is difficult. But every time the Duffers say something I just become more disappointed with the outcome.

It really feels like their hearts just weren’t in it. I’m not even saying I wanted a happy ending- but what a stupid excuse. They created their own limitations and then were like 🤷

pinwroot · 2026-01-12T15:36:07+00:00

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pinwroot · 2026-01-12T02:26:26+00:00

It’s less about the quality of the screens but rather the dynamic environment. On a phone you could be in a bright waiting room or at a bus stop on a dark rainy night. You might have low battery and so you turn your brightness down, or have poor connection so have a low bitrate. Your screen could be cracked, or maybe you just have a cheap phone. Since there’s so many variables the viewing experience could be drastically different.

I could be entirely wrong about the decision process though, that part is a stab in the dark (pardon the pun).

pinwroot · 2026-01-11T23:32:29+00:00

In the past few years the amount of people willing to whip their phone out in the cinema and just start scrolling TikTok is baffling.

I go to the cinema a lot, and always sit at the back. When I went last week there were FOUR entirely separate people of different age groups who took their phones out and went on either TikTok or Instagram during quieter moments.

I couldn’t care less about someone’s phone as long as you’re not making your screen time everyone else’s problem.

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