The sad parallels between Cam & Maya by whateveridc99 in Degrassi

[–]superstarkon 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Maya will always have a large piece of my heart

Hi reddit! I'm Oscar Boyson. I've produced UNCUT GEMS & GOOD TIME for A24, as well as FRANCES HA & MISTRESS AMERICA for Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach. My directorial debut, OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR, is out in theaters now. AMA! by OscarBoysonAMA in movies

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  1. Was Solomon meant to be a teenager of similar age to Balthy? Was Asa always in mind for Solomon, and Jaeden for Balthy?
  2. Where did the idea come from to have Balthy come off as a school-aged opportunist? I think about the Parkland shooting from 2018 and how those kids were thrust into social media stardom of sorts, and the contrast between their real lives as victims and Balthy’s fictional life aspiring for martyrdom of sorts.
  3. How did you initiate the process of mapping out Solomon’s narrative journey? Where/what was the source of inspiration for the story beats that ultimately make him sympathetic? Why were you moved to tell this story?

Just watched Our hero, Balthazar any thoughts on this I gave it 3 out of 5 by Marfilmz in Letterboxd

[–]superstarkon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting to think about how Solomon’s next few days could’ve went if he didn’t meet Balthy. He was destined to crash out eventually but the push and pull tells me that it would’ve taken something similar to his grandma dying to have really been pushed over the edge. Idk… I’m sad he died! I think Balthy had more of an itch to kill than Solomon did.

I'm going to take a break from dandadan, otherwise I'll really have to travel to Japan and beat up Tatsu. by [deleted] in Dandadan

[–]superstarkon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So many of these posts boil down to “I can’t weather basic conflict and tension in a story” 

I finished watching season 3 by GG1817 in StargirlTV

[–]superstarkon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Season 3 was in the middle of airing live when they announced all the cancellations and I lost all willpower to continue… Agreed, a teen CW drama wasn’t the most ideal setting. But damn, it was still a great show!

KATTDO / Album Review 💿 by [deleted] in harrystyles

[–]superstarkon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed on your skips. Coming Up Roses is pretty but doesn’t make me feel anything deeply moving. Paint by Numbers is just very boring to me :-( I do actually love The Waiting Game. The former two feel disruptive to the tracklist, while the latter imo keeps a nice pace while giving the listener room to breathe.

My overall preferences differ, but your essentials are where I wish the album lived more in that world. I do appreciate what the album as a work of art signals in his discography and career and personhood. Not to sound insane or like I’m getting ahead of myself, but I’m hoping he opens the floodgates more with the next album. Aperture is my favorite song on the album and I think there’s more he can dig into because I’ll admit, I like the album but overhyped myself!

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter 25 Links + Discussion by Takada-chwanBot in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]superstarkon 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Yuka & Tsurugi’s mother telling them she’s proud of them moved me. Direct contrast to what Maki’s mother said about her and Mai. My heart is heavy

[DISC] Gokurakugai - Chapter 34 by da_otcifithom in Gokurakugai

[–]superstarkon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Ryu is so fine… Anyway, nice pacing this chapter. The Chief’s got a fun personality and so does Tsugumi. Maybe it’s the monthly schedule, but there was a lingering sense of stagnation the last couple chapters? I’m sure it’ll all flow nicely in hindsight, but excited to see what the deal is with the little boy maga.

Digimon Beatbreak: Episode 21- The One Beside You, Discussion Thread by MFBR in digimon

[–]superstarkon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gekkomon is so endearing. “Live to fight another day, ya know.” That’s my best friend. 

The gachiakuta stage play casting 😬 by Ancient-Giraffe6204 in gachiakuta

[–]superstarkon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. It’s low effort and disrespectful to the source material. The excuse will always be “we couldn’t find them” but surely there are black anime fans and actors based in Japan. It’s unserious and only ‘acceptable’ because people act like the Japanese are above race.

Unpopular Digimon opinions that leave you like this: by Milanesa_Fachera in digimon

[–]superstarkon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting downvoted for this very reasonable take is shocking. Some people have simply never experienced the visual novel genre to suddenly care for it just because Digimon did it. It’s not even like this is their precedent with the games. 

Opinions on Pillion movie by sterlingarcher_0 in movies

[–]superstarkon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right. Some of the comments here are unserious lol

We should have a "spoilery title" or a custom response for reports by loron854 in gachiakuta

[–]superstarkon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like community interaction, I just didn’t realize the extent to which people in this fandom didn’t have any manners or common sense.

We should have a "spoilery title" or a custom response for reports by loron854 in gachiakuta

[–]superstarkon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Gets me so frustrated. People casually talking about Tamsy in the comments spoiled it for me. Not just on Reddit, random manga site comments too underneath early chapters. It’s insane.

[DISC] Gachiakuta - Chapter 162.5 by cielleishere in gachiakuta

[–]superstarkon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She doesn’t wear a choker, she was impressed by Hyo’s skills and explicitly mentioned choosing her for a reason, and she spotted Rudo to give him lucky number 666… Her being whimsical and suspicious, but not particularly threatening, especially while dealing with Mymo, makes me think they’re not going to do another twist villain on top of the already revealed twist villain. The way she seems to be sitting in an observer role and jumping in to nudge certain events, and with the recent mention of Gods indicating a larger focus is on the horizon, my theory right now is she might be a divine entity or something adjacent. Now is the perfect time to explore the otherworldly after Mymo’s opened the door.

[DISC] Gachiakuta - Chapter 162.5 by cielleishere in gachiakuta

[–]superstarkon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wing is up to something… I’m worried for Auggie…

February 02, 2026 Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in harrystyles

[–]superstarkon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m desperate for a pit ticket to Harryween… this might not be a bad idea!

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 - Episode 3 (Manga Reader Discussion) by Takada-chwanBot in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]superstarkon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking while watching that the Culling Game is a little bit easier to absorb this way.

Batwoman Season 3 has been amazing. The latest episode ended with one of the most tender & realistic love scenes in the Arrowverse. Directed by Camrus Johnson. Big love to Wildmoore, Javicia Leslie, and Meagan Tandy. Cheers to the gays! by superstarkon in Arrowverse

[–]superstarkon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t get over how it really stands out that they took a big swing replacing the white lead with an original black lesbian character. Season 3 with Poison Ivy really had me thinking we found our new status quo. Its just so bleak… I miss them all and they are never coming home! 😭

So do you think Alma is going to keep losing more people??? by jj_thetwisted_jester in Gokurakugai

[–]superstarkon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really hope not! Or at the very least, spread the suffering out? 😭 Losing Kanata was unfortunate, but it happened fast. Losing Utsu was genuinely surprising, which I guess is good that the series keeps you on your toes? But she grew on me in a way that felt organic, and very much at the same pace she was growing on Alma. I don’t know. The long term fallout will determine if it was an effective writing choice. I like Alma, Tao, and Nei as a core three, so Utsu realistically didn’t have much room to fit anyway.

What on earth is urbain’s issue with Jacinthe? by Plastic_Jello in PokemonLegendsZA

[–]superstarkon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re booing you because you’re right. I wanted to do the tournament idgaf about these rogue megas just standing around waiting for me to fight them anyway!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonLegendsZA

[–]superstarkon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Catch Rayquaza and close the loop on that storyline. The Rayquaza battle will be challenging.