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Agree that the story was well served by the way it played out, but stand by my statement that it being 'obvious' that it was the kid wasn't the reason. Though I also probably overreacted to fitz's choice of that word in the context of his comment. It was also a great choice to not make it...

Wow wow wow! Episode 6 is just everything I want from a fantasy series. Action, drama, humor, suspense. The pacing of this episode is just amazing the way it whips you from having a good time to being terrified to being devastated. And the economy of the storytelling was just off the charts...

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I'm gonna go in a bit of a different direction and say the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K Hamilton. Think True Blood meets Bosch with a female lead, well over 20 books to pull the series from, and an overarching plot line that keeps getting weirder and more gonzo. Not to...

It kills me that the current era of cinematic storytelling has trained viewers to think that foreshadowing is a bad thing.

This year I'm working on my 8th playthru (4th Honor) of BG3, my first playthru of Solasta (fun! and very very strict 5e implementation), and about halfway thru Metaphor (was obssessed with this when I first picked it up last year, burned out, and just now picked it up again, which is the same...

Got off the couch about 10 years ago to run an Olympic triathlon. Took me 1.5 years to get there, but did it. Since then, I’ve tried to keep the routine even if I don’t run the race. One 5k and one 10k run per week, 1 hour elliptical and 1 40k bike ride per week, 1 1.6k and 1 3.2k swim per week...

I'm pretty much out on the MCU at this point, though Pascal being in F4 maaaybe will get me to go see that. The cast lineup does nothing for me in terms of the new Avengers movie, but if the trailers look fun and the reviews are decent I might see them as well, but I'm not even trying to keep...

Me too! Made me think that perhaps they really haven't totally abandoned the project. Perhaps it really is just taking a different form and then will grow more cautiously from there as they see how people engage with it.

This show feels so confident right now. Loved episode 5 and thought it was a great follow up to 4, slowing things down while building on the repercussions. I take the Aiel as more polyamorous than polygamists and that they are a fairly good representation of the former, so was glad to see that...

DDB is not perfect, but I find it to be an invaluable tool for running my campaigns both in the time it saves me in prep and in facilitating a game that flows in session. Maps has been an absolute game changer for me in both of those areas as well, effectively cutting my prep time in half from...

Condition markers are at the top of the list for me. And they should have round counters attached to them. It would be great if one of those 'conditions' was 'flying' with an easy way to note how high from the floor. A simple map builder would be awesome as well.

I've managed to stay away from spoilers this long, so another 3-4 weeks to get to the end of book 9 won't kill me! Looking forward to seeing what you are hinting at here :)

Unfortunately not. I actually spent quite a bit of time looking at opening a dine-in theatre in my area (which, while close to LA proper, doesn't have one within 40 miles) when I first lost my job and put together a solid biz plan, but didn't have the capital to get a loan sufficient to get it...

No, I was having a side conversation about the declining theatrical experience in the US, which relates to D&D through the problem of AAA titles being a much bigger crapshoot due to fractured audiences (ie Sigil). How movie theatres fix that probelm is very different than how video game...

Okay, well, I'm ready for it! Watching S3 has got me pushing through 'the slog' at a quicker pace now. And yeah, I don't dislike the prose, just the conflict/resolution cycle of individual scenes.

Alamo Drafthouse is the model. At the very least, theatres need to realize they are competing with restaurants as a fairly inexpensive way to enjoy a night out from the house. You attract customers with atmosphere and food offerings, not necessarily the content on the screen. But most US...

Finally finished book 8! From the end, feels like book 9 will start things ramping up again. Is that the case or does 9 spin it's wheels?

Appreciate the sentiment. Honestly, I've been very lucky in my career the last 20 years and have little to complain about. I'm also enjoying going back to school and getting into a field where my natural aptitude for science and math will get to play a bigger role. And yeah, the...

Beautifully said. It's like you've been following all of these threads being woven together, and suddenly this episode comes (or the moment in the book comes) and you're like, 'OH!' that's the pattern being woven, 'Wow!'