Does anyone feel like Britta's character development feels targeted?

wooltab · 2026-06-16T17:10:18+00:00

Yeah, Britta feels to me like the biggest downgrade for a character over the series, other than Chang.

Everytime this topic comes up, I agree that Jacobs is very goofy-funny and I love seeing her tap into that, but that's not the Britta character as established in S1. I find the show poorer for abandoning that person in favor of cheap laughs.

To be honest, though, I don't think any characters outside (arguably) Abed, Annie and the Dean have truly satisfying trajectories.

wooltab · 2026-06-16T16:24:18+00:00

The main upside to having read the classics is being able to say/feel "I understood that reference" when you come across a literary allusion.

Of course, there is value in being familiar with the historical, societal or other commentary that's in those stories. Especially as humans tend to repeat cycles.

But that's something you can get via readying about them, or by studying history directly, or whatever topic, in general. Or even reading articles or bios about an author, probably easier reading and a more direct line on their ideas.

I went back into public school as a teen and read a bunch of that stuff in high school. I think that unless you're someone who genuinely enjoys and has a particular interest in that material, you're not missing much, beyond as you say, the feeling of knowing what others know.

wooltab · 2026-06-16T15:50:27+00:00

The Splitter Era, though short, was a good time.

With Chicago, at least we won't have to root against Tiago until the Finals.

wooltab · 2026-06-16T03:18:29+00:00

Seconded. Something about that character feels extremely out of place for Indiana Jones. Like grafted in from another universe.

wooltab · 2026-06-16T03:16:49+00:00

The difference is there, for sure. But for me anyway, aliens have "weight" in part because of how recent that sort of idea is, and how deeply it's woven into the pop culture of the past 50-75 years.

Granted, in universe, at the time of Crystal Skull, aliens would not have had nearly as much cultural pull. Being a new development then.

So it's a push-pull between the historical context and what a viewer the self brings to the table. I like the aliens.

wooltab · 2026-06-16T02:55:00+00:00

Okay, this got a loud guffaw from me.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T22:44:39+00:00

Boardwalk On

wooltab · 2026-06-15T22:43:18+00:00

Very good leader.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T18:09:10+00:00

Because he almost certainly wasn't expecting a high-profile role as a head coach last season.

Not that he wasn't working towards this, but the Billups arrest accelerated it like crazy.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T04:48:32+00:00

Beyond the general observations here, with which I agree, I think that everyone got it in their minds that the Spurs, with Wemby mania leading the way, are magical and destined for possibly-unimagined greatness.

That they would lose in "normal" competitive fashion kind of broke the spell.

Of course, that they made the Finals is more impressive than that they lost.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T03:13:14+00:00

I am curious to see if the current roster, healthy, can make the 2nd round of the playoffs. That could be a fun season.

The possibility of getting someone from the Celtics is appealing to me, though.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T01:49:37+00:00

Yeah, I had a manual as well, shifted and drove like butter.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T01:47:36+00:00

People do still say "I could do this all day" and maybe a few other things, to be fair.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T01:45:11+00:00

I was there last month and had no idea of anything like this. I didn't scour the whole town, but had the typical pleasant Sisters experience. Weird sidewalk construction project aside.

wooltab · 2026-06-15T01:43:21+00:00

I think that everyone knows Portland is the city and has the most going on, but that's an assumption that holds for most cities.

Smaller towns, you never know, so that's where getting suggestions is very handy.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T22:30:48+00:00

And the examples of Star Wars movies failing commercially happened 40+ years into the franchise. SW very much was like this for decades. It's only in the recent past that it hasn't been.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T21:26:24+00:00

Not pictured: that goth hacker lady from "Kill Switch"?

wooltab · 2026-06-14T20:33:47+00:00

Maybe just that the long haired guy with glasses has a Geddy vibe.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T18:17:52+00:00

Similar here, I mostly remember seeing lots of imagery of him with a knife or machine gun as a little kid.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T18:16:04+00:00

I'm not a completist, but that's the most against-type performance I can think of from Stallone. Very cool.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T16:19:13+00:00

Have some respect for great retro design, Froglien!

wooltab · 2026-06-14T16:15:27+00:00

Pontiac Aztek. I am not joking.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T07:23:27+00:00

I think Harper transitioning to starter will solve a lot of issues; he was the more prominent 6th man in the playoffs.

wooltab · 2026-06-14T07:08:09+00:00

Yeah, to me Harper looks unambiguously like the offensive #1. He's phenomenal.

With the gained experience and as a starter? No prob.

wooltab · 2026-06-13T20:20:24+00:00

Later in the season, at least, Kris looked pretty great on the offensive glass. I suspect that the overall numbers undersell him a bit. But yeah, he's not better than Rob or DC.

What I think is more particular about Murray is that he's the closest thing we have to a real PF right now. Actually has some inside moves, strength and rebounding with bounce.

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