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It’s generally amusing that Obi-Wan is fully gay coded in the Revenge of the Sith novelization, but no more so than when Palpatine hints at Obi-Wan having a secret affair and Anakin straight up assumes it’s with a man. – at Washington, DC
A few VisionQuest critiques:
- Virgil Horton wasn’t necessary, and (as with the Borg in PIC S3) adding a mysterious second villain didn’t provide a payoff worth the setup.
- Paladin’s switcharoo was too quick.
- The ticking clock undermines the touching convo about family.
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James Spader’s Ultron was such a delight and I’m so grateful they pulled in T’Nia Miller for Jocasta. She was great in Foundation.
VisionQuest was (mostly) fun
Miller, McDonnell, and Brady were an absolute delight. I just wish we had more time with them.
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Obviously, Worf's arc shows that much of the conflict he perceives between Klingon and Federation culture is exaggerated by his idealized view of Klingon identity. But TNG still uses Worf to dramatize situations where Federation norms are privileged over Klingon norms.
Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Children’s Crusade, I guess.
Could you imagine this back in 2010/2011?
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Strong endorse but also, the social media impact on art appreciation is not appreciated.
Society constantly encourages people to engage with art— to challenge, feel, think, and discuss.
And then we punish people for doing so in public for clicks and likes.
Seeing a post doing the rounds about pretentious media and look sometimes being bewildered or confused or left squinting at a meaning that is layered in ambiguity is interesting. Sometimes being challenged is fun. I actually like these things by and large
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Critical Race Bannon Theory retweeted
I don’t think it’s important to understand something actually. You watch something that feels dense or opaque or its meaning is obscure or the plot is too complicated that’s fine. How does the experience of watching it make you feel. This is the important bit really
There’s something really interesting in TNG in that it’s a Big Deal (TM) that Worf is in Starfleet and Capt. Picard is constantly like “all cultures matter” but the show makes it pretty clear everyone thinks Klingon culture is irreconcilable with with Federation values.
If the guy from a niche warrior culture is a man ‘torn between two worlds’ with your pluralistic society built on a healthy respect for diversity…maybe that society isn’t as culturally respectful as it purports to be.
On the eve of a new Bond, I’m reflecting on how good Goldeneye is and how important it is to the film’s case for a modern Bond that he enjoy his job, something Brosnan plays impeccably.
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Somebody commented that Goldeneye would have been better with Dalton, and I actually can’t imagine a worse combination of actor and film.
Maybe Craig and Octopussy?
Goldeneye kind of only works with a Bond who likes his job.
Friendly reminder that Alec Trevelyan took 9 years to steal the GoldenEye because that meant the franchise could go back from 1995 to 1986 and have Pierce Brosnan play Bond in the year the actor was originally announced in the role of 007. #jamesbond
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Honestly, the thematic overlap isn’t even that bad.
But when you have Todd Stashwick be like “hey kid, let me tell you about your jerk father” and creepy hallway sequences with spooky visions…it’s just a little on the nose.
So…is VisionQuest just a Star Trek: Picard ripoff?
If I had a nickel for every time TM wrote a hero struggling to connect with a son he didn’t know he had and they have to work together to stop people from being assimilated into a hive mind…
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So…is VisionQuest just a Star Trek: Picard ripoff?
If I had a nickel for every time TM wrote a hero struggling to connect with a son he didn’t know he had and they have to work together to stop people from being assimilated into a hive mind…
