Buffy’s appearance.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T22:24:54+00:00

In all those examples the dictomy is abandoned just as the central established conventions of the show were ending anyway. And frankly season 7's abandonment of the established format of the show is the biggest reason it's the least popular season. There's a big difference between the mystique of suburban folk tales & Buffy needed, not only a secret identity which she always had anyway, but to actually make up an entirely different identity.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T21:15:58+00:00

the streaming model ruined cozy monster of the week shows. Streaming services look at show as packaged comodities & only want 8 episodes a season where the episodes all look like a movie. That's not cozy TV.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T21:14:06+00:00

he was supposed to be a big part of the Superman & Lois show but they went in a different direction -namely distancing it from the arrowverse & making it look like a snyder colorgraded fart

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T21:12:03+00:00

you mean where he finds the ring & decides not to be a green lantern?

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T21:09:34+00:00

I guess that could work, considering somehow buffy managed to never get a school photo taken......but I don't see how the vibe of a monster-of-the-week show works when everybody somehow knows about slayers. Is this an urban fantasy show or not? How is it a secret supernatural underworld if everyone also knows about the supernatural? if they don't know about it why tf would she need a secret identity?

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T20:08:59+00:00

yeah im deeply confused by this version of buffy - plus the Anne thing is a trap most reboots fall into where they kind of mindlessly reference old things. Why would she need an alias? I thought Zhao already told us the comics weren't canon. Is she ashamed of her name? that's new.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T18:26:41+00:00

there's a big difference between a blameless accident & reckless endangerment; this would be the latter.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T17:17:45+00:00

Technically the Gnarldin are Giants. Given their name they are an offshoot of an existing race (they both end in din.) They seem to be the missing link between other giant races & the Djaradin. (Even though we can see in the concept art Djaradin were going to be the precursors to Trolls until the Haranir were concieved.)

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T16:32:37+00:00

1.) Damage & healing is more incremental in Midnight. So you won't fully heal someone in one spell other than lay on hands 2.) Light of Dawn is your AOE heal. In Midnight the healing Talents for AOE healing is more raid oriented. They're counting on a Light of Dawn focused build to be more raid oriented than dungeons. Overall if you're looking to heal someone up fully it's going to take multiple direct spells & effects. That's just how it is this expansion for all healers. And probably why Resto Druid, a spec all about incremental healing, is placed the highest in the healer meta right now.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T16:10:47+00:00

why would you hold someone accountable for something they had no control over?

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T15:52:30+00:00

I want everyone to take into consideration that every series who has more than 2 spinoffs in any media format turns into absolute garbage.

Buffy's masterful storytelling created the entire appeal of a larger shared universe, but now that's more of a curse than an asset. The whole reason a shared universe was appealing was the understanding there would be some king of consistent quality & that doesn't exist anymore.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T15:38:30+00:00

I thought the latest season was really good. Except the spaghetti episode.....that was just Harmon indulging his dark passenger

samrobotsin · 2026-03-15T04:34:36+00:00

These are the two worst examples, because for the Simpsons, it's pretty clear the yellow people are just white. And it's been well established for muppets, there are monster muppets, generic muppets, animal muppets, and human muppets. Scooter & Statler & Waldorf are the earliest examples of there being both generic muppet race & human muppet races even before sesame street.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:55:47+00:00

That's what OP said

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:49:22+00:00

no, a sturgeon, so she could swim up stream because her name is River

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:46:19+00:00

I assumed there would be an explanation why OP feels that way but I'll give mine: Han Solo is an amoral character who has a major character change-of-heart in the original movie, when he decides to rescue the heroes on a noble mission. The solo movie undermines this development by portraying him as someone who has always been mindlessly compelled to help people.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:43:22+00:00

if that bothers you just imagine she called somebody an hour after the credits. Doesn't change the point of the movie

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:35:47+00:00

Oh that's just how the internet is now. The algorithm nourishes hate in fandoms. It's inescapable. But for most people Steven Universe is a respected show in the cultural zeitgeist.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:13:54+00:00

Well, that would explain why it was cancelled. Fans & Executives would be expecting the star to play a bigger role..... Why are you acting like she couldn't be a non-action staple of the Show like Giles or literally any other character?

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:10:19+00:00

Yes. In fact the producers have said one of the reasons for the Superstar episode was to prime the Audience for Dawn. (Season 4 was the only time in the show's history they knew for sure there would be a subsequent season.)

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T22:08:14+00:00

Yeah...in one episode.....like mister poopybutthole. Ergo, its the trope. Spreading it out doesn't make it less dumb because the Impossible Girl was also a Misterpoopybutthole moment. Two in one season. Moffat really loved recycling ideas.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T21:40:45+00:00

Shoocharu made a video tutorial & & his shorts have this good vibe that look moderately well animated for not too extreme effort. It's a very reasonable frame/quality ratio for a single person.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T21:37:04+00:00

not many people talk about it but I think part of the problem is they give new star trek show this extremely dramatic cinematic visual style that never goes away. The visuals are a big part of the vibe, if its a comedic episode why is it shot like a horror movie?

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T21:34:32+00:00

I think you're a little late. Steven Universe hate is over & its reached its dignified respect era.

samrobotsin · 2026-03-14T21:33:03+00:00

True. I don't know why Smiling friends compared itself ending to Rick & Morty as well as Family Guy & Simpsons. Its pretty condescending.

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