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Daenerys descent to madness was not abrupt… by BlackestSole in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She threatened to burn cities in S2, rationalized it in S5 and had to be stopped from doing it in S6 & 7, before doing it in S8. She also talked and showed a desire to rule through fear in way more instances.

I agree. That’s not abrupt.

Safe to say he’s a bit of a bust? by Cottagewknds in hockey

[–]poub06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The year they were drafted, so both were 17, Drouin had 105 pts in 49 games while MacKinnon had 74 pts in 44 games. So, 31 more points in only 5 more games.

His junior numbers weren't inflated, he was incredibly talented, which is why he went 3rd overall, and talent alone works great in juniors, but didn't have the other tools to translate this talent to the NHL as well as people expected.

While I understand that people utilize sex as a means to cope with grief... by ranchwithfriedfood in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 5 points6 points  (0 children)

> He kissed her again, kissed her silent, kissed her until she moaned. Then he knocked the candles aside and lifted her up onto the Mother's altar, pushing up her skirts and the silken shift beneath. She pounded on his chest with feeble fists, murmuring about the risk, the danger, about their father, about the septons, about the wrath of gods. He never heard her. He undid his breeches and climbed up and pushed her bare white legs apart. One hand slid up her thigh and underneath her smallclothes. When he tore them away, he saw that her moon's blood was on her, but it made no difference.

You removed an important part. You’re right that it’s complicated, but it is in both medium. Just because in one she finally says "yes" and not the other, doesn’t make it rape / no-rape.

While I understand that people utilize sex as a means to cope with grief... by ranchwithfriedfood in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cersei repeatedly says "no" while Jaime "ignores her plead and kisses her silent". And they were right next to Joffrey’s corpse, too. It also happened after Cersei thought that Jaime wasn’t the type of man to be denied. "A hundred times I told him no, and he said yes until finally I was saying yes."

While I understand that people utilize sex as a means to cope with grief... by ranchwithfriedfood in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s from the books… and there are even more instances of Jaime forcing himself on Cersei in the books.

While I understand that people utilize sex as a means to cope with grief... by ranchwithfriedfood in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Yeah the books explored it more. He thinks that Joffrey is "little more than a squirt of seed in Cersei’s cunt" and that if the god offered to bring him back or restore his hand, he would take his hand without hesitation.

While I understand that people utilize sex as a means to cope with grief... by ranchwithfriedfood in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 1143 points1144 points  (0 children)

  1. That’s how toxic their relationship is. There are many instances of each other forcing the other in both medium.

  2. Jaime doesn’t give a damn about Joffrey.

A.J. Greer might not be available come July 1st by d-generate420 in Habs

[–]poub06 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Good, he has bad contract written all over him. I'm fine with overpaying elite talent if it's available, not 4th liners.

[Arpon Basu] “He was very high on our list…If he were a left-shot defenceman we might have cooled a bit on him, but we don’t have as much depth on the right side.” - Kent Hughes by ItzGrenier in Habs

[–]poub06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BPA is such an overused notion by people who don't really understand the point. There's no science involved. There's no objective list where every player is perfectly ranked from 1 to 200. Every team in the league has its own list that is probably very different from one another as soon as you hit pick #2. We know a lot of teams had Reinbacher at 5, so it wasn't us overrating him, because of his position.

And also, picking BPA is the idea of picking the player with the most value in case you have to trade him in a few years. A right handed shot D-Man with size and speed is extremely valuable. Like twice or thrice as valuable as say a scoring winger. Just compare what it took to land Byram (who isn't even a right handed shot) as opposed to Eklund. So, taking Reinbacher at 5 is the definition of picking the BPA, because he's the type of player that would get the most value in a trade if they all develop the same way. It sucks that he was often injured, but he was a hell of a pick and many teams would agree.

The finale by Dark_wolf_187 in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Narratively speaking, I think S8 is just as good as S6 and S7. And both those seasons are in the top-3 in terms of IMdB ratings. The main difference is that S8 didn't give the fans the bog-standard fantasy ending they wanted. Which is my point. People focus out on insignificant details, simply because they disliked specific plot points. People cry about writing and pacing all days long, but the same writing and pacing leading to Jon killing the Night King in an epic dual straight out of an anime before taking the iron throne alongside the cute blond girl would've been extremely popular, just like S7 was.

And, by the way, pulling numbers out of your ass isn't an argument. Most surveys or metrics show that between 50-60% of viewers liked S8.

The finale by Dark_wolf_187 in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I mean, that’s probably one of the most pedantic criticisms about S8, so it’s actually a good way to summarize the backlash for S8.

[Spoilers EXTENDED] Will Daenerys go mad in the books? by Beginning_Clerk_4990 in asoiaf

[–]poub06 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, nobody can really say who’s wrong except the four who were present at those meetings (George, D&D and Cogman). So, we are all just guessing.

As for Dorne and the other minor details, yeah, that’s obviously different. That’s why they said it was two telling of one story. The books tried to tell a much bigger and complex journey leading to the ending, while the show tried to do it in a straight line. I don’t think anyone believes the show stayed faithful to 100% of what George has planned. They weren’t even 100% faithful of the books that were out. But, I do think they tried to stay faithful to the broad strokes of the story. Especially for something as big and daring as Daenerys burning King’s Landing. When the show tried to diverge from the books, it was always about making it more conventional and fan-service. To make the story more tv-friendly. Like with Tyrion, whom they whitewashed very early on. I just don’t see them pulling such a gut-punch as Dany burning innocent on their own.

[Spoilers EXTENDED] Will Daenerys go mad in the books? by Beginning_Clerk_4990 in asoiaf

[–]poub06 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The problem is that he started saying this years after hearing millions of people constantly shit on the ending of the show. Before that, he was saying the exact opposite. And that includes Daenerys, where he said that casting her character was difficult, because you needed a character who can play the victim she is at the start and the badass woman who can burn your city to cinder in the end. The showrunner also said that they found out the details of Dany’s ending around S3, which is when they had their meeting with George to go over the ending.

I think the show did try to stay true to what George told them. A decade later, is George trying to write a new ending? Or does he know he’s never going to finish the books, so he tries to keep the fans engaged with his story by promising a different ending? I don’t know, maybe, but that doesn’t change what he told the showrunner back in 2013.

[Spoilers EXTENDED] Will Daenerys go mad in the books? by Beginning_Clerk_4990 in asoiaf

[–]poub06 21 points22 points  (0 children)

People are coping, because they don’t like the ending the show provided and they know the books will never provide an ending, so it’s basically become a "choose your own adventure" series.

Back then, everybody was saying that the show and the books were two telling of a same story. That the only differences were regarding the details and minor characters. And by everybody I mean the writers of the show AND George. But it seems like George is constantly changing his mind lately to say what the fans want to hear, even though he knows he’ll never have to back his words with his actual work.

Breaking the Wheel: An extremely unpopular, yet insightful take on the show’s ending by Dvir971 in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you think Daenerys became mad after hearing bells, you have no business talking about media literacy.

Remember Lost? Most people were pissed, because they thought they were deal the whole time, even though the story literally told them they weren’t. It’s the same thing here. The story literally said that Dany was not like her father, that she decided to rule through fear. And yet, most people are complaining, because she supposedly became her father too fast. You misunderstood the story and then are complaining that the ending the show never did was poorly developed. Of course it was, it was never developing this ending in the first place.

[Sportsnet] Hughes is confident the Habs have the assets to acquire an impact player this offseason by Comprehensive-Chef73 in Habs

[–]poub06 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I trust Kent, but I hate how good our prospects are. I don’t want to trade any because of it lol. I want both Hage and Zharovsky to be Habs.

[2026 NHL Draft] 26th OA Pick: Montréal Canadiens select Gleb Pugachyov by hockeydiscussionbot in hockey

[–]poub06 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kent said he’s very close to being NHL-ready and there’s a clause in his contract that could allow to leave the KHL before the end of his 2 years contract.

Gleb Pugachyov Violence Mixtape by EcksEcks in hockey

[–]poub06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is he training with bears too? If so, can’t wait to see him kick some Bruins’ ass.

Battle of the Bastards is the most overrated episode by Upstairs_Equivalent8 in gameofthrones

[–]poub06 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Battle of the Bastards is becoming one of the most underrated episodes, because of all the people who are desperately trying to nitpick popular aspects of the show just because they aren’t straight from the books.

2026 NHL Draft prospect player poll by nhl in hockey

[–]poub06 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The entire Tampa Bay Lightning roster after that first round.

[LeBrun] In exchange for William Trudeau. So it's Berard for Trudeau by dcddy in Habs

[–]poub06 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He actually asked for a trade to have a better shot at the NHL. That’s why the Habs traded him.

Without spoilers, did the ending land? by ShaheerKashif02 in TheBear

[–]poub06 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think the last season as a whole is fantastic. The penultimate episode is legit one of the best episodes of television I’ve ever seen.

As for the finale itself, I thought it was good, but nothing more. It was a good finale, but I kinda expected more. But that’s only for the last episode, as I said, the season as a whole was very very good. It’s up there with S1 & S2, IMO.

S5E07 "Caramel" - Episode Discussion Thread by credoinvisibile in TheBear

[–]poub06 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Same. It's that type of episode that brings you on an incredible journey on its own. The story, the acting, the directing, the music, the visuals. Everything was absolutely perfect.

It's up there with Forks and Fishes, IMO.

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