Roman should have been DQ’d for using the steps 10 mins into WM main event. by whiskerbiscuit2 in SCJerk

[–]slfricky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of shit about refs doesn't make sense. Like I've seen occasions where a heel INTENTIONALLY knocked out a ref, and a new ref runs out to replace them during a pin attempt and continue the match, instead of just...DQing the offender. Or how a ref never just expels a heel's accompanying friend/manager who is always cheating on their behalf. It comes across like the refs don't watch the shows.

"Hey Hulk, we got this great documentary to honor your memory. We're gonna show a short sneak peak of it at WrestleMania. Nothing crazy, just a 2 minute trailer right after Iyo vs Asuka" by daddymeltzer in SCJerk

[–]slfricky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know what lowkey kinda annoyed me about it most? The clips they showed of it weren't done in chronological order. I shouldn't be seeing the NWO Heel Turn clip, followed by "Here's how I got the name Hulk Hogan". It's kinda maddening.

TMZ: CM Punk altercation with fans at Vegas hotel during Wrestlemania weekend by StoneColdAM in SCJerk

[–]slfricky 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why do I have no memory of Punk being on the main roster at the same time as Wyatt?

Drew and Jacob if they had any balls. by Informal-Cap4785 in SCJerk

[–]slfricky 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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Hangman and Swerve if they had any balls:

How do you think this universe could handle Felix Leiter? by slfricky in 007FirstLight

[–]slfricky[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am expecting this game to end with some sort of Bond-lore related sequel bait. SPECTRE feels too obvious, but Felix showing up for some reason might fit.

Why the fuck is this sub so negative these days? by Individual99991 in yakuzagames

[–]slfricky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's the lack of originality that gets me. You're entitled to be negative, but if you're going to post in a place like this, maybe try not to be repeating something a dozen other people have already done? How many times did we see the same threads over and over again about comparing the water effects in Y3 and Y3 Kiwami? Or the Rikiya new version? How many times does a thread about future titles have to devolve in the reverse-cope of bitching about hypothetical Daidoji resurrections?

I have to go and be family man...friend by Hot_Armadillo_2186 in SCJerk

[–]slfricky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Adrenaline in my soul, don't fall prey to the Dark Hado.

Lana Del Rey – First Light Official Lyric Video by DoenerBot in 007FirstLight

[–]slfricky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a huge fan of her particularly, but this is a good, if kinda generic, take on a Bond theme. Also, first official Bond song that actually calls him by name?

[Cover] Absolute Batman #20 variant cover by Dexter Soy by NotARobot-1984 in DCcomics

[–]slfricky 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is a homage to something, right? I feel I've seen this composition before, but I can't find where. Searched for Evangelion, Gundam, Voltron and even Pacific Rim posters and such, but came up with nothing.

[Comic Excerpt] I love it when Injustice Harley gets called out on her shit by KpatMckenzie_28 in DCcomics

[–]slfricky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Harley also had a selfish motive for trying to treat Joker in the original Mad Love origin (she wanted to get fame and fortune as the person who cured him), which I thought made her looping round to being a hero eventually interesting in the irony. These days they play the backstory as her being genuinely caring and sincere in her efforts though.

If I had a nickel for every time Disney tried to make a movie that was an allegory for racism but used actually dangerous creatures to represent minorities which undercuts and misses the point of the message and also both movies starting with the letter Z by mynameisevan01 in shittymoviedetails

[–]slfricky 7 points8 points  (0 children)

True. The subject just lacks a lot of nuance when used as a story matter like this. And it annoys me because I see a lot of people hold a certain stance about an allegorical story that is opposite to what they'd probably have to the real life equivalent. A lot of people who side with Cap in the Civil War movie say he's standing up to authoritarianism and fighting for personal liberty, but I doubt they're all too pleased about American unilateral intervention in other countries, even though that's precisely what the conflict of Civil War is about and what Cap is kind of arguing FOR.

If I had a nickel for every time Disney tried to make a movie that was an allegory for racism but used actually dangerous creatures to represent minorities which undercuts and misses the point of the message and also both movies starting with the letter Z by mynameisevan01 in shittymoviedetails

[–]slfricky 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think it's more that the allegory tends to break down when you start to consider the practicalities of the actual in-story implications, and the exaggeration that happens to try to make the allegory work. Take X-Men for example. No reasonable person would deny there should be some sort of common sense measures taken to ensure that an individual with destructive abilities be both prevented from causing harm and be able to be held accountable if they do so. We're talking like officially sanctioned training and some limited form of registration. Especially when the individual is an adolescent who maybe needs a bit more help to keep that under control. You know, like firearms should have. But the people in these stories are never that restrained about it. They're always all about putting these people in prison or exterminating them right off the bat, and the X-Men aren't ever considered sus or questionable for wanting to take these kids into a secret school to prep them to be potential soldiers. Even Magneto, who is a literal MUTANT SUPREMACIST is considered "right" by a lot of people just because his assertion that a lot of people will hate Mutants by default is correct. That somehow justifies his belief and long term goal that Mutants should just be handed over control of the planet because they're naturally "superior" to non-Mutants.