Downtown Khazan: Ice Cold Utopia

[Lord Falcon]

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i think it was due to present cap not really wanting to fight past cap at all and probably went easy on him. at least, that's my take on it. and am i the only one who liked bummer thor? lol

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Yeah, that's my take too. Present Cap doesn't want to hurt his past self, and his past self is going all-out because he thinks he's fighting Loki.

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i don't really mind her not being used much, (her attitude behind the scenes notwithstanding). unlike everyone else, i don't really have a connection to her as i do with the avengers or strange or the guardians. really, i'd want more of bucky over carol but with a movie like this, i can understand why.

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Given what they did with Carol, Avengers Endgame would have been better off without her. She added nothing to the story that Hulk or Thor couldn't have covered for a better emotional payoff. The supporting cast getting a moment in the spotlight like Black Panther, Spider-Man worked fine. But Carol one-shotted Thanos' capital ship and then went on to beat Thanos down until he saved himself with an Infinity Stone punch, and it just felt like meaningless action to me. That's fine in a lot of movies, but Endgame is a different emotional beast.

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[FistofIron]

Running that PS4 buddy.

We need to play at some point. I’m Undyingfist if you want to add me.

[Miburo]

We need to play at some point. I’m Undyingfist if you want to add me.

Miburohunter, as per usual.

I'm sure we shall meet on the field of battle one day.

Perhaps even as allies.

[FistofIron]

Miburohunter, as per usual.

I'm sure we shall meet on the field of battle one day.

Perhaps even as allies.

Cool I’ll add you. We will carve a bloody path.

[FistofIron]

i've seen a lot of video essays on berserk but i say this one might be the best out of the bunch.

That video is great. He really gets it.

I’m caught up on Abyss Rage and it’s nice seeing someone who can stand up to the main villain. It’s even cooler because it came from a character that I didn’t expect to be a fighter.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

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i don't really mind her not being used much, (her attitude behind the scenes notwithstanding). unlike everyone else, i don't really have a connection to her as i do with the avengers or strange or the guardians. really, i'd want more of bucky over carol but with a movie like this, i can understand why.

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I definitely enjoyed

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the Great Thorbowski

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[Jcogginsa]

Game of Thrones: I have to say, I did not see that coming

[Lord Falcon]

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i think it was due to present cap not really wanting to fight past cap at all and probably went easy on him. at least, that's my take on it. and am i the only one who liked bummer thor? lol

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I was disappointed how it affected his ability to fight when it mattered most, but Thor going in that direction was both hilarious and very foreseeable given his character.

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[Guy1]

Is it just me or is Baki just playing around here?

[SpiderClops]

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i think it was due to present cap not really wanting to fight past cap at all and probably went easy on him. at least, that's my take on it. and am i the only one who liked bummer thor? lol

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No, I really liked him as well.

[Len Ikari145]

And this is why you *don't* put emotionally volatile and fragile teenagers in control of alien cyborgs masquerading as mecha.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

And this is why you *don't* put emotionally volatile and fragile teenagers in control of alien cyborgs masquerading as mecha.

Don't you tell me how to live my life.

[Sharpandpointies]

That's fair, I'm still super on board.

Did you look at any of the series I suggested? You might find them more to your tastes.

I have the list!

Cool. In no particular order here is a bunch of things that are definitely better than Shuumatsu no Valkyrie:

- Vinland Saga: Meditative Viking revenge story. Really good, excellent art and clever and mature storytelling.
- Jigokuraku: Fantasy Japanese action. Group of quirky convicts are sent to a horrifying fantasy islands to find the secret of eternal life.
- Tekken Chinmi (Shin Tekken Chinmi, Tekken Chinmi Legends, any series is good for my money): The recurring adventures of the best good boy in kung fu. Solid action, lonely choreography, really wholesome stuff as well. And there's masses of it.
- Hellper: I literally made a whole video essay about why Hellper is great. It's like Bleach but much more imaginative and generally much better.
- Fire Brigade of Flames: From the creator of Soul Eater, action pyrokinetic fire fighters battle a shady cabal of flame demons and evil cults.
- Dorohedoro: horror mystery action psychedelic series. Awesome art, truly memorable sequences, very gory.

Looked at Fire Brigade of Flames, and it seems like something to try when I get time. Want to try Dorohedoro. All of the others look good. I had actually finished all of what was in Jigokuraku already -- must go check and see if there's something new (hopefully central character has lost his somewhat annoying amnesia).

Thanks for the list, again.

I'd never try to kill them on their first workout but with how sedentary they are even though I'm going to go light they're probably still going to hurt.

That's just normal.

I inquired about an MMA gyms prices recently and they wouldn't give them to me over the phone. They said come check us out first and then we'll talk. You already know what that means.

Ugh, yeah. Isn't 100% a knock against them, but I'd be walking in to check it out with a serious negative bias. Cheesy.

My grandfather had been in between a nursing home and the hospital since January. A few days ago, he hit one of the nurses at the home and knocked her tooth out, so they sent him to the hospital for a few days. Now, they've discharged him, but he can't go back to the nursing home, so he has to go into hospice care at home. Which they sprung on us a few hours ago, so me and my aunt have been scrambling to get the house in order and make room for the bed he'll have to sleep in.

This sucks, but nothing we can do about it.

Gawd, man. I'm really sorry. I hope you and your aunt are taking care of yourselves, as well. O_O

[Siriel]

I read Jigoraku too, it's pretty interesting.

I'm particularly invested in Aza and Toma at this point, just because I really expected both of them to die early and then Aza kept kind of not dying.

I was pretty happy that Yamada eventually stopped being the damsel in distress too. It was getting annoying around the point where she decided it was getting annoying.

[Sharpandpointies]

I was pretty happy that Yamada eventually stopped being the damsel in distress too. It was getting annoying around the point where she decided it was getting annoying.

No disagreement here. ^_^