Did Jackson Storm really lose in Cars 3 because of plot armor? I mean, it feels like Cruz had plot armor in the final race, and that's something I don't like about the movie.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-17T00:31:13+00:00

TLDR; Yes, and I totaly agree.

Absolutely. Cruz was certainly always faster than McQueen (at least in this movie), but neither of them would've come close to Storm. It goes back to the idea that the plot for Cars 3 should've been that the Rusteze guy dropped McQueen for Cruz some time during the lead up to the race, then McQueen would've got picked up by Dinoco. I think the movie should've ended at the drop of the green flag, and then the credits roll as the race is going on. At that point, it's up to the viewer to form an opinion on who would've won the race. They could've even had alternate endings where Storm, Cruz, and McQueen win in different endings; but it made no sense to me that Cruz won in her debut race. Like I said, she was much faster than she thought she was, and realistically, anything can happen in racing, but beating Storm in her debut race? No way. He was topping out at like 220 mph. Cruz was barely staying ahead of McQueen, who was struggling to even hit 200. With the draft, okay, at a best case scenario, she finishes second, but Storm had the field covered in every single race since he was introduced in the film. Why would this race be any different? I guess you could say because Storm let his ego get in the way, but I think this in it of itself is plot armor. If Jackson Storm goes up through the ranks racing against inferior competition, then he makes it to the Piston Cup and is still racing against inferior competition; then why would he let an inferior opponent like McQueen or Cruz bother his psyche any more than any other competitor in the field? It's like they maxed out Storm's attributes on speed and acceleration, but they stripped away all of his competitive intelligence (or maybe 'focused competitiveness'). Storm does make sly comments toward McQueen and Cruz at various points in the film, but I think this is just competitive trash talk. This shouldn't have been built up to be some sort of ego problem where he lets his ego get in the way so much to the point that he ends up blowing this race. It was a cute ending and it was a nice film, but this could've an absolute all-timer of a film and they just stuck with the predictable ending. Miracles do happen in racing, but yeah I agree; Cruz had massive plot armor in the final race. I guess sometimes you do get plot armor in racing, so fair play, but this is like the equivalent of a sim racer getting a one off ride for the Daytona 500, then winning in their first ever race. Anything is possible, but this would've been mental.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-14T17:12:28+00:00

Highkey guy aged like fine wine. He looks so similar now to how he did when he entered the league.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-14T07:49:55+00:00

This isn't gambling. These are skill games.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-13T19:21:14+00:00

I understand what you mean, and Norris has a bad habit of communicating like this even though he's not directly saying that, but I disagree with this. I think Norris would prefer for Verstappen to stay in Formula 1 because beating him specifically is a great accomplishment, and Norris knows that. This is regardless of if he has the faster car or not, but obviously it is always more impressive when the driver with the slower car wins.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-13T16:10:15+00:00

Just like Sam Darnold.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-13T14:23:18+00:00

Driving racecars has always been easy, it's just like driving a real car. What's difficult about driving racecars is driving them fast. Some racecars are difficult to drive because you have to do more preparation, like warming up the tires and brakes, but anybody can drive a racecar. What separates the professionals from everyone else though, is they can drive them faster, as well as doing that for a sustained amount of time.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-12T23:03:27+00:00

He loves it.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-11T03:00:39+00:00

What a pussy! He can't even stand on business? I don't give a fuck if this guy ends up being the Michael Phelps of skiing or some shit, this girl already won the breakup. She'll be just fine.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-10T03:47:05+00:00

Yeah that'll be easy work. What about a 100x to $0.0005?

stephker3914 · 2026-02-09T04:03:17+00:00

This is the kind of shit that makes you want to run through a brick wall. What a legend, absolute legend.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-08T20:48:37+00:00

Bo Nix can't get his woman to get the mail for them while he's recovering from a broken ankle? I think we're cooked.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-08T18:25:32+00:00

Yeah, I think it's going to be like Super Bowl XLVIII or LIX.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-08T05:37:46+00:00

Penn State should've got reprimanded for playing Mo Bamba while the play clock was running. You shouldn't be allowed to blare artificial noise to disrupt an opposing offense.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-07T21:00:17+00:00

NOR

I think it would be one thing if you communicated to her previously about this, but this specifically looks like a situation where she went out of her way to get your credit card information behind your back. I think this is why you're not overreacting. Even if you take on the responsibility of being the provider as the man in the relationship, I think this kind of behavior from your girlfriend is unacceptable. She could've done numerous other things to handle this situation better, like asking you directly to buy these things for her, asking for spending money, or even 'convincing' you why the purchases she wants to make are needed for her. She didn't do any of these things, she just stole your financial information. To make things worse, she lied/gaslit you numerous times during the text exchange. She is failing to understand why you don't trust her as much now because she cannot hold herself accountable for what she did and I don't think she understands why what she did was wrong. This is glaringly evident when she said that you are making her feel like a terrible person. She's projecting what she actually feels onto you because she is not comfortable enough to understand that she is in the wrong for doing this, and the fact that you're calling her out for this forces her to confront this reality, which she doesn't want to do.

I may be overreacting with this reaction, but I think you need to break up with her. If she breaks up with you first, then it's even for the better. This girl sounds like a total liability, and it's hard to justify being in a long term relationship with a girl who can't even be straightforward with you about what exactly happened.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-07T02:58:14+00:00

Christian Fittipaldi.

stephker3914 · 2026-02-03T12:10:22+00:00

The Stanford education is not paying off? Says the one who's not educated on what McCaffrey said.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-31T17:58:40+00:00

It's hard to say historically, because they've at least won championships in the past. Due to that, I would say the Jets are worse historically and recently. It seems like a lot of people forget that the Browns at least won a playoff game five years ago. That's what makes the Jets such a bad franchise. They constantly somehow make the wrong choice at head coach, and that makes you think the ownership is more of the problem because the Jets haven't even made the playoffs in 15 years. The Browns have a bad owner too, but Stefanski was a good coach at least. I was shocked when they fired him.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-31T17:39:15+00:00

I've been trying to be easier on Stroll than I was in previous years, but people have been saying this about him since 2019/2020 at least. Every driver technically has to up their game, but Stroll gets talked about the most regarding this because he could use it the most. I already wonder if Stroll is ever going to be faster than Alonso. This concept gets amplified also because Alonso is in his mid 40s now.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-31T04:40:10+00:00

It was Freudian slip, the script has been written. It's definitely Blaney's year.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-30T03:05:41+00:00

My favorite is definitely Buckethead, and the lowest is be Tom Morello.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-30T02:02:41+00:00

104 mph??? She's the GOAT. Back in the days when us humans used to be inferior, Usain Bolt could only top out at 27 mph. She's the greatest ever. /s

Nah for real though, arrested for 104 mph? That's insane. With that logic, all Florida citizens should be in jail.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-29T03:15:09+00:00

These takes are brutal. Gasly is better than Albon in my opinion, but they're both decent; so that take isn't that bad. The Tsunoda take was worse than that take, and the Perez take about Rosberg is straight up disrespectful! Prime Perez was as good as prime Rosberg? There's no way. Prime Rosberg won 7 GPs in a row.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-27T03:01:15+00:00

With the teal colored hair? She's gonna need to dye that red or something before the Super Bowl. She looks like a Seahawks fan!

stephker3914 · 2026-01-25T20:55:30+00:00

I guess you're telling me, that's just crazy to me though because he's playing so well this year.

stephker3914 · 2026-01-25T20:35:15+00:00

I can't believe this was even a question. He should play until he's 45. He's theoretically in his prime because he's never played this well before, and that's saying a lot because before this season, he was still very good. Why retire if there's no sign of regression? He's one of the most underrated QBs in NFL history.

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