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wild_turkey last won the day on January 27 2020
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Elon Musk: Nazi traitor piece of shit [Confirmed]
wild_turkey replied to MaybeACoordinator's topic in Daily Texan
Ordering yourself a badge on Etsy that has crooked lettering and says 69420 is something a 13 year old would do when he isn’t yet aware what defines being cool in this world. -
I think I watched all of them but I agree with this take.
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I’m not sure the taxi was even a benefit to them. Seemed like the distances were pretty short and one time they got stuck looking for a taxi. Pretty dirty of Holden and Hahn to agree to work with the girls, then secretly switch to working with the guys. I kinda hope that karma catches up with them.
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It seemed like the trip went quickly but I just assumed there was a lot of mundane travel time that wasn’t worthy of being on screen. They said something about staying off the main roads to avoid conflict so I think we can infer that their plan worked. The first season had a 20 year time jump followed by a 3 month time jump. The first season skipped past a lot of Joel and Ellie’s trek across middle America. This season had a 5 year time jump followed by a 3 month time jump. I think it’s okay to skip through Ellie and Dina’s trek across the northwest. There’s apparently a lot of empty space out there with no raiders or zombies.
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I enjoyed that episode. There wasn’t much action, but the plot is moving forward and many of the scenes were beautifully shot. I think it was a good follow up to the last episode which was action packed Dina is a great addition so far and more than just a token pretty face. She can’t replace Joel, probably no one can, but her personality complements Ellie well. She has a strong voice, she’s intelligent, and she has a more positive vibe to offset Ellie’s moodiness and cynicism. In only 3 episodes, they’ve given me a new character to be invested in and care about. I predict that Tommy and Jesse will set out after them once they learn they are gone. There will come a point where the girls are backed into a corner and the guys will show up to help.
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It was one of their earlier series when Apple+ was just getting off the ground. People who subscribed talked about it quite a bit at the time, but like any show that’s >2 years old, it gets overlooked in favor of newer stuff.
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He was pretty outnumbered and unarmed, similar to when the guys on horseback surrounded them. Perhaps he’s a better fighter, but it was 5v1 and they had guns and were threatening to hurt Dina. Joel would rather sacrifice himself than risk harm to a young woman, considering his daughter situation. Still disappointing to see him go out like that, but perhaps that’s the nature of the apocalypse. Not every hero gets a glorious death from a bloater or psycho raider. Sometimes you survive the zombie outbreak and later get killed by a vindictive 25 year old with questionable fighting and survival skills. A lot of apocalypse survival probably comes down to good or bad luck.
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Also, rage and helo are predictably pathetic in this thread. Rage with his incel whining about a teenage girl based on a video game not being hot enough for him. Helo managing to always be wrong about everything which is a rare talent. I also played the game and I think Bella Ramsey is doing a fine job as Ellie. There are Tomb Raider games and movies if you are having trouble getting yourself off.
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Just watched the first 2 episodes and I was not prepared to watch Joel die tonight. I did not even consider that a possibility as Abby was beating him. What a gut punch. Agree that it was disappointing for Joel to die at the hands of Abby after all that he had been through, without even a fight. She and her crew feel like they stumbled out of the wrong script and production set. My wife and I commented multiple times during the episode that it felt GoT-esque. Interesting that it resulted in the death of one of the 2 main characters. Feels a lot like Ned Stark. One of my favorite parts of season 1 was the relationship that developed between Joel and Ellie. That’s gone now and I’m disappointed by that, but I agree with mdmost that the show has earned credibility and I still want to see what direction they take it. Much like episode 3 of season 1, this upcoming week seems like a good opportunity for a flashback episode that centers on another character (Dina, please) to help build the audience attention and fill the void. Because otherwise, Tommy is the next biggest character and he’s the Diet Coke version of Joel, which is boring.
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He almost always uses the pronouns “I” or “me” and rarely the pronoun “we”. He very clearly thinks this race is for him, and his wife is only there because people on the race are required to have another person with them. This episode he was blaming her for the haystack saying “you picked a bad challenge.” Then he parked like a dumbass and said “I have the worst luck on this race.”
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What’s the spin that the conservative websites are putting on Trump’s change in tone re: China? It was a high stakes game of chicken that Trump started and he is now the first to back down. He swore he would make a deal with China and now he is backtracking with no deal in place, while Xi stood firm. It took less than a month to break him. How does a Trump supporter look at this as anything other than Trump being a dumbass pussy that got in over his head and got outplayed at his own stupid game?
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Is it possible for any of the prisoners to get a voucher and get upgraded to a $34k/month prison that also teaches them about the Ten Commandments?
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Nothing you described sounds like the marriage is completely beyond hope, so counseling seems like the obvious answer. Sometimes things just get off track and y’all have had some hard shit to deal with. Does she sense that something is lacking? You need to have some straight conversations with each other, and let her know in a non-accusatory way that you want to improve things. Tell her you care about her and your combined happiness and the wellbeing of your family, and ask if she’s open to counseling.
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Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
wild_turkey replied to PenelopeWitherspoon's topic in Cloak Room
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