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gurt

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  1. The whole character arc of Jaime was utterly pointless, only outdone in its idiocy by Euron’s.

    Very convenient that he happened to wash ashore at the exact right place and time for Jaime to walk by.

    Last week the ballistas were unstoppable killing machines, this week they were utterly useless. Consistent!

    So many other dumb things, but whatever

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  2. I was wondering how euron and his armada could see Dani and the dragons when Dani couldn’t see them.  If I can’t see you because you are around the corner, then you can’t see me because you are around the corner. 


    This was just ridiculous. How can she not see the ships around the bend when she is a few hundred feet in the air?
  3. Derka is right.  You are bound by the universe you have previously created.  Jon being resurrected by a witch falls in line with the magic of this world.  People being able to escape certain death in a matter of jump cuts has not been how the show previously worked.  Just because there is magic doesn't mean there aren't natural laws and rules in place.  

    It is lazy writing to use the excuse of magic to mean literally anything can happen.

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  4. 2 hours ago, TexArcher said:

    I mean, this.

    People are saying it was over too fast or the NK was defeated too easily?

    Dude, all of humanity was lost.  The army of the dead was prime Mike Tyson invincible and they were cruising to a first round KO.  The only way to win was to get a single, perfect assassin to the NK himself.  In the end, it was his hubris that got them all killed, a classic motif in history and in fiction.  It ended the only way it could have.

    They could have done a 4-week battle where every single person but Dany and Cersei died, then those two had a lesbian sex scene before fighting to the death naked in a tub of jello and some of y'all would be like, meh, I was expecting awesomer.

    Nice strawman there.

    All I was hoping for was some explanation to the NK.  The revisionist 'he is death' slogan people are saying ignores all the foreshadowing and back story we have gotten to this point, and is way overly simplistic.  All the different spirals we've seen over the seasons meant nothing, I guess.  It is clear the showrunners decided they'd rather do a cliche, simple ending than the one that has been lead up to in the preceding seasons.

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  5. I agree with Derka, would rate it a 5/10. The dialogue in this show has just gotten downright bad over the last few seasons. And the riding around on the dragons like Aladdin was cringy.

    I think people are lying to themselves about how good it is when it really has fallen off over the latest few seasons. Still an epic show but not reaching the highs of the first 3-4 seasons.

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  6. I wear suspenders (actually braces that button into the inside of the pants, not that clip on 5 year old look so many guys do nowadays) with my suits, and as a fat ass, it is the only way to go.  Belts don't work if you have a gut, as you have to wear the pants below the waist unless you want to look like Charlie Weis with the fupa.  Suspenders allow your pants to actually stay up instead of always sliding down and having your shirt come untucked like with a belt.

    If I could get back to my college weight I might start wearing belts again, but honestly suspenders are way more comfortable and allow pants to trousers to fit correctly.

  7. It’s naive to think that being a small minority, no matter the race, isn’t difficult for some kids. I’m not saying the minority kid will be beat up, but they can definitely feel isolated or out of place if they are the one black, brown, white, yellow kid in their class. I believe it is great for kids to be in a diverse environment but being in an 80% Hispanic or black school isn’t any more diverse than an 80% white.

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  8. My sister is a teacher at Murchison, and it has definitely hit the school hard.

    However, that school in general has been by the far the best she's worked at, outside of the aforementioned overcrowding.  Definitely the best middle school in AISD outside of maybe Gorzycki.  It does have a mix of socio-economic backgrounds, as they still send kids from places east of Mopac, but that is probably good for the otherwise super sheltered kids that go there.  

    She did teach at Bedichek, so she would laugh at calling it 'Murchitraz'.

  9. No one is going to confuse his arm for Favre or Elway, but I'd argue that he's the best adverse weather passer of all time. Romo hit on it early in the game, but his lower body torque and almost always perfect spiral just cut through the wind/rain/snow/whatever else you typically see in January.


    He also had a throw in the first NYG Super Bowl that went about 70 yards in the air:

  10. No one is going to confuse his arm for Favre or Elway, but I'd argue that he's the best adverse weather passer of all time. Romo hit on it early in the game, but his lower body torque and almost always perfect spiral just cut through the wind/rain/snow/whatever else you typically see in January.


    He also had a throw in the first NYG Super Bowl that went about 70 yards in the air:

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  11. LJH is going to be a hell of a pro. Any team that drafts him will improve on that side of the ball immediately. I think a better version of Julio Jones.

    Better than Julio Jones? So he’s gonna be a top 10-20 WR of all time? Seems...bold...
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