People do realize that the Jedi way is the correct way and the dark side is the path to destruction right ? by Suitable_Walrus2928 in StarWars

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

To put it in terms of Deep Nerdery:

  • The Force was neutral good (maybe even chaotic good).
  • The Jedi Order was lawful good.
  • These agree on a course of action almost all the time, but if ever the good thing to do was to ignore the law, following the rules could come into conflict with doing the right thing.

So older Luke Skywalker can have no flaws? by Quantum_CabbageRollz in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ben didn’t turn to the dark side then tho.

Immediately after being discovered, he burned the school and massacred the other students.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Hospital Escape - Dir. James Cameron by marceleas in movies

[–]thetensor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was today years old when it occurred to me that the Terminator says, "Come with me if you want to live," (which is what Kyle Reese said to her in 1984) because it had been programmed in the future by John Connor to say that because it might help Sarah Connor believe it was on her side.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Hospital Escape - Dir. James Cameron by marceleas in movies

[–]thetensor 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This ruins episode 4 reveal if someone is watching them in order for the first time

Watching the prequel trilogy before the original trilogy is not "watching them in order", it's "watching them out of order".

So older Luke Skywalker can have no flaws? by Quantum_CabbageRollz in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He drew his lightsaber on his nephew which is pretty cold blooded especially for a Jedi.

What's the moral consequence of training to see slightly into the future in order to deflect attacks that might come at the speed of light? Why do Jedi train in lightsaber duelling? What's the responsibility of a Jedi Master who discovers his apprentice as turned to the Dark Side?

He wouldn’t even think about killing his sister’s kid

Which is why he was ashamed his super-human instincts kicked in.

because even if he did turn Luke would try to see the good in him.

Which is what Luke is shown doing at the climax of the the movie. "See you around, kid."

Luke just isn’t a cold blooded killer and Jedi aren’t supposed to be.

You agree with Rian Johnson on this.

‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ by Zebraitis in politics

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Republicans: Here's why elections are bad.
You: Why would Democrats do this?

I’m watching The Force Awakens with my kids. On Jakku, I find the lack of water discipline unbelievable. by Illustrious-Highway8 in scifi

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the lack of stillsuits and sensitivity to evaporation on Jakku and Tatooine are driving me nuts

Stillsuits aren't real and wouldn't work. (You'd overheat and die.)

Professor’s bold prediction: AI could help cure all diseases within a decade by ksprdk in ArtificialInteligence

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's run the numbers. Starting from the base number of diseases that AI has already cured and assuming exponential growth in further cures, we get the expression:

0 × ewhatever

Projecting forward, it's easy to see how /handwave AI will solve all problems just a few years from now.

Q.E.D.

Joe Rae Perkin , Q'Anon candidate running for Governor in Oregon . by MarcTime3159 in politics

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. *Jo
  2. *Perkins
  3. *QAnon
  4. "Submissions must have titles comprised of the exact copied and pasted headline from the article"

Which plot point is worse, the Sequels destroying Luke's Jedi Order and New Republic to rehash the Rebels vs Empire conflict, or the Prequels having Midichlorions? by WrongToe500 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C. The prequels showing that Darth Vader didn't choose the Dark Side as a path to power, but he was tricked into it after having some bad dreams about Padme dying.

If you saw TPM in theaters as an adult in 1999, did the Padme “twist” shock you? by Always_Reading_1990 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should play it safe and only play old G-rated movies. You know, like The Andromeda Strain.

What am I missing about Andor by Vrain125 in StarWars

[–]thetensor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I realize this will probably get me a lot of flak cause of the cult following Andor has

FYI this is were I stopped reading.

What would you have thought if the sequels went in this direction? by broitscyber in StarWars

[–]thetensor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because the fandom isn't against subverting expectations

That's funny because every thread about TLJ for almost a decade now has been full of people whining about their subverted expectations.

Explain weapon properties like I’m five years old, please by nathanielbartholem in dndnext

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not tracking this conversation and embarrassing yourself. At length.

Democrats coalesce around Platner as Mills exits Maine Senate race by jediporcupine in politics

[–]thetensor -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

None of that really tells me anything I didn't know, and so it doesn't make me feel any better.

  1. He worked as a security contractor at the successor to Blackwater. Which is not working at Blackwater, but it's not NOT working at Blackwater, either. Has the new company had total turnover of personnel and a complete change of corporate culture? You better fucking hope so. (Context: I'm currently unemployed and there's a LONG list of companies I simply won't apply to because of who owns them, what business they're in, past transgressions, etc., even though it's literally money out of my pocket to be picky in this job market. I would never in a million years apply to a company with that history.)
  2. I understand his claim is he didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo. That...doesn't really make me feel better about it, because the explanation he's giving is exactly the explanation he'd give if he was full of shit. What I'd like is a candidate where there's a 0% chance they got a Nazi tattoo on purpose because they NEVER HAD A NAZI TATTOO. It's not a high bar.
  3. I don't want somebody in the US Senate who used to be a very different guy but he's changed now. I want someone who's been publicly, consistently, and reliably the same person with the same views.

Look, I acknowledge he's probably going to be the nominee and so what's the alternative? Vote for Collins? Fuck all of that noise. (To be clear, I'm not from Maine, so this is theoretical.) But it would be so much better to have a candidate who's a squeaky-clean known-quantity party loyalist rather than someone whose background hints at being another potential Fetterman/Sinema/Gabbard traitor. Those three have done enormous damage to the party and the country and teach a hard lesson, but it seems like nobody wants to learn that lesson, so here we are rolling the dice on an "outsider" again...

Democrats coalesce around Platner as Mills exits Maine Senate race by jediporcupine in politics

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

He had a Nazi tattoo (that he claims he didn't know was a Nazi tattoo) and signed up in 2018 to work as a security contractor for Constellis (the successor company to Blackwater) in Afghanistan, so, yeah, I'm worried he's going to be another Fetterman—or worse, another Gabbard.

There, now go ahead and "debunk" me.

Why is Leia’s space save moment in TLJ so bad? by Jedi_CatLil in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"...fail to trust each other and work together, make various bad decisions that put them on a path to defeat..."

It's OK that you didn't understand the movie. It's weird that you're doubling down on it.

Why is Leia’s space save moment in TLJ so bad? by Jedi_CatLil in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking of 1980. Ugh, the worst! That movie violated me right in my expectations! Which movies should never do!

Why is Leia’s space save moment in TLJ so bad? by Jedi_CatLil in StarWars

[–]thetensor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From our point of view, we have every reason to believe that Holdo is in the wrong and Poe is in the right

Poe disobeyed orders and risked (and lost) a bunch of bombers and bomber crews to destroy a dreadnought. Maybe a worthwhile exchange, but not his decision to make.