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Yeah I was pretty over it by the end.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Yeah. When he thinks taking over the TVA would mean the greatest power in the universe.

Not when it means you have to keep the pure timeline going and do nothing.

He could change the 'prime timeline' any way he wanted. This was literally offered to him several times. He just needed to prune it so there was only one.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

And I would understand that IF it was in service to a really good plot or twist or scene

But it wasn't. People were doing things that made no sense for no reason to push a plot that made no sense and was boring.

Why did Thor stop firing lighting at the Battle of New York when it was super effective? Well because they wanted to do a cool action scene. Fine.

There's a scene in Star Trek The Next Generation where a child runs in front of a Klingon. The Klingon picks him up menacingly. Security all go nuts, then the Klingon harmlessly puts him down and they're like "OMG u thought a Klingon would hurt an innocent child!? WE're an honorable warrior race"..... Well then why the fuck did you pick him up aggressively in the first place? Well so they could establish the ground rules of how Klingon honor works and give the villain some nuance.

Well it makes no sense but it was to make a plot point.

You can suspend disbelief for a story no problem but when the character actions AND plot AND scenes all go no where. That excuse runs out. You're suspending disbelief to suspend disbelief just to watch boring dull unrelatable crap that doesn't draw emotions out of you.

People dodged the question but I don't think anyone would have given a crap if Judge Lady died. No one cared because her character and plot went no where

So which scenes in Loki did the characters make decisions that made no sense? Your example is a...scene from Star Trek? Okay?

Judge Lady was an antagonist. I don't think you were supposed to care if she died. But her plot specifically has a cliffhanger because there's season 2. It's not finished. This is a TV show not a movie.

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Well Tony Stark became Peter's father figure after a small number of interactions.

With stuff like this you just have to roll with the fact that extreme circumstances bring people closer together quicker.

Besides Unfair is specifically focusing on the line "After everything we've been through together"

In a couple of days they survived two apocalypses together and took down the TVA. They did go through a lot in a short period. It wasn't enough to keep them loyal to each other anyway.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Neither of those are arcs. Loki not really wanting power or to be in charge was established in Episode 1 (and Thor 2/3/Infinity War etc)

He had no power in episode 1. He even specifically says later on in the series that he intends to take over the TVA to Sylvie.

This Loki never went through those movies events.

UnfairRepresent posted...

hell the fact you call "Loki betrayed...." as the end of a character arc kinda says it all. There was no logic or reason or sense behind the drama. Both characters only did stuff because the plot willed it and the plot was dumb.

What don't you understand about their logic in the final episode?

The problem with discussing you with any of this stuff it's always the same routine.

"None of this stuff mattered or happened"
"Yes it did. Here was when those things happened"
"Those don't count."

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UnfairRepresent posted...

I don't get how either Loki had an arc. Loki didn't act like Loki, FemLoki acted wildly different in every single episode and their drama of "y dun u trust me bby ;_;" to someone you've known for 2 days who hates you is fucking dumb drama.

Loki gave up the opportunity for supreme power because he believed the possibility that there would be consequences to their actions. Something he usually isn't concerned with. His goal in the show overall was to take over the TVA and he gave up that opportunity when presented to him because he cared about Sylvie and others.

Sylvie sacrificed her relationship with Loki to get the revenge she wanted for the entire show and didn't care about the consequences that would happen due to it. Which leads to He Who Remains variants being unleashed on the multiverse.

Both of these characters will have to deal with the consequences of their actions in season 2.

Both of these are the arcs that were built up over the season. Not really sure how you missed them.

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I don't think Kang will last as long as Thanos personally. Didn't Feige even say that phase plots will overall be shorter now?

But at the very least he'll be around for a few things like Loki was.

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I don't think it's a masterpiece either but some of your complaints don't make sense.

Kang isn't important because the multiverse is a threat either way is nonsensical. That's like saying Thanos doesn't matter because Tony knew a threat was coming from space in The Avengers.

Saying there was no drama during the exposition dump when Loki and Sylvie betray each other to complete their respectable character arcs is nonsensical. It's just ignoring major developments that happened in the show to twist it into the complaint you want.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

This "Well it set up a future plot via 30 minutes of dull conversation rehashing what we already knew while nothing else went anywhere or was explained and there was no climax or drama whatsoever. Therefore it's good" is an odd take to me.

lol no

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UnfairRepresent posted...

I don't get why that's dramatically different or more interesting then what was already established. Which was effectively the same thing.

It wasn't effectively the same thing because the variants were victims of circumstances out of their control. Now we have several different versions of the same time travelling bad guy about to cause havoc across their timelines. The show specifically ends with Loki stuck in a TVA run by the Conqueror.

There's a difference between the multiverse opening up and simply causing issues with timelines and the specific issue of a villain who has the primary goal of conquering and destroying the other timelines to defeat variants of himself.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Or how we didn't already know it. Sure we know "Well it's because of this dude" but we already knew it was because of variants. The cause and effect is the same... The plot is the same. The info is the same.

It's not because of variants in general. It's because of him specifically. He's only pruning alternate timelines so there's only one version of himself.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7A7NUAYQJs

YEAH!

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Shotgunnova posted...

Scouts 4 Lyfe

Also, IIRC you save during battles to save scum victories, if you so choose.

I do but even then sometimes I think it's better to just redeploy completely.

Like I'm on the desert mission now. It says I should deploy a couple of snipers. So I deploy one in each group. Turns out the group of two are on a ledge so they meant to deploy them there specifically. Then I found out that area is vulnerable to two other snipers and I should spend my first turn making sure they're both dead. Since doing that it seems fine though but all of that felt a bit trial and error.

MaxEffingBemis posted...

I had to quit because I kept failing like the second mission over and over again. I always thought I could get through strategy games but getting these OP tanks involved fucking sucks

Yeah I'm a bit surprised how tank focused it is. The setting is pretty cool though.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Yes we did. The fact they had to prune the alternate timelines to prevent chaos tells us that not preventing the timelines causes utter chaos until everything is destroyed.

They didn't know what that chaos was. Now we know what it is. Other versions of The One Who Remains invade and destroy other timelines.

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Crescente posted...

I bet you that this episode set up the Fox version of Quicksilver. It explains why the Evan Peters version showed up at WandaVision's place instead of Aaron-taylor's.

That was Ralph Boner.

I think it does explain why Wanda could hear her kids at the end though.

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In the last couple of missions it feels like I basically have to reload and redeploy the correct units to tackle what the challenge is properly. Is that the best way to play or have I not properly learned the language of the gameplay yet? lol

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Kinda lame finale. No plot advancement or follow through on story threads at all. Just hope next season does it.

Knowing this is all due to one guy is quite a bit advancement.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Yeah we did. Judge lady explained it. Or Owen Wilson. One of them did. The purpose of the pure timeline was explained.

Not really. They believed the timelines would be destroyed but they didn't know how or why.

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There was also no reason for the cop to demand him to take off his shoes which was the entire catalyst for the fight to begin with. Of course he didn't have a gun in his shoe. Guy was incoherent.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

We already knew the TVA pruned timelines because if they didn't, it would be result in war. Why did we need 30 minutes to re-establish that?

We didn't know the context

UnfairRepresent posted...

What was the point in all that drama between Owen Wilson and the two women if the endgame was just nothing happened and the judge girl just casually buggered off?

Season 2

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Yep. People stopped caring about it like a month or so after the documentary.

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Smashingpmkns posted...

Fun episode. Hate the cliffhanger ending only because it probably wont continue until Spiderman.

If you mean multiverse shenanigans I think that'll start with What If?

If you mean Kang specifically I think it's possible that won't be continued until Ant-Man 3 or Loki 2. Whatever one is first.

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Personally I think Loki is stuck in a different TVA created by Kang the Conqueror. I think there's still our Mobius running around.

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They did get his hand off the gun. They killed him after.

He wasn't killed for their safety. He was killed as a punishment. Which is why he was told he was about to die.

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BakonBitz posted...

Possibly. I don't think they ever truly explained why she got taken by the TVA. There was the "because you were born" thing but I think what's-her-name was just BSing and being a bitch to Sylvie.

It seemed to take them a long time to pick up on it too. She was a child so that's a few years. Usually they prune timeline changes within minutes.

She was just playing with her toys too. I wonder why that would trigger anything.

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Is it possible that Sylvie was a different baby that Odin adopted and called Loki? In that sense they're still variants but different people technically. Not sure how Loki's magic works though.

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I don't think he's lying in the sense that other Kang's are gonna be invading their timeline.

But I do think that he's not one of the good ones. He's just a narcissist who believes that wiping out the multiverse is the only solution to a problem he and his variants created.

Sir Will posted...

Sure. But he thinks if he doesn't do this then no timeline would survive. Of course the logic behind these timelines is fuzzy as hell.

I think the biggest risk is someone like Kang the Conqueror constantly invading other timelines and taking over. Who probably thinks his method is the right solution too.

But really I think the solution is going to end up letting the multiverse survive and stop The One Who Remains from starting the cycle again.

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CableZL posted...

He's one of the variants who wanted peace, I think.

If you think about wiping out all timelines but one as peace then yeah sure.

In a way he's sort of the ultimate villain in all of it. He's the one who remains because he's the last one standing. He doesn't care about dying because he believes that eventually he'll end up winning in the long run again anyway and the prime timeline version of him will eventually reset everything back to the prime timeline. That'll be the cycle they'll ultimately have to break.

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How many movies do we expect Kang to show up in?

We know Ant-man 3 which I think will specifically be Kang the Conqueror invading the prime timeline. Loki season 2 is obvious and will probably have lots of different Kangs. But what else? I don't think he'll be in Doctor Strange 2 and Spider-man 3. I think they'll be busy with other multiverse shenanigans. Other than that maybe one Avengers movie but I think that would probably be it?

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darkprince45 posted...

most law enforcement use glocks which only really have a palm grip safety. That holster is a level 3 retention holster by the looks of it, which means you have to push down, flip the a cover, and then, push a button while retrieving the gun. Thats how dedicated that guy was able to do it

Looking at the video again he seems to be yanking at the gun and it's not coming out. Then he's shoved away from the officer. That's when he's told he is about to die.

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I thought guns had some sort of safety mechanism on them to avoid the possibility of people simply reaching into the holster and firing.

I also thought it would have been rather difficult for random people to take the gun out without knowing what to do.

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I wonder if Loki will be in Ant-Man 3. He appears to be stuck in the timeline/TVA of Kang the Conqueror.

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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

but how can he be killed by Thanos if hes no longer in that timeline

He is still in that timeline. He always was. That's the prime timeline. That's what the TVA was protecting.

TV Loki was creating a new branch when he escaped and the TVA took him and pruned it. The prime timeline remained the same. TV Loki no longer has a timeline of his own. Same thing happened to Sylvie.

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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

and thats where Im lost

why wouldnt there be any effects in the main timeline if theres no Loki in that timeline?

We follow the prime timeline where Loki is killed by Thanos. Nothing will impact that timeline until after Endgame.

The Loki in the TV show was from a timeline that was pruned. He is completely removed from impacting the main timeline. The decision at the end has nothing to do with 2012. You can even presume without the TVA pruning anything there is now a new timeline where Loki escaped with the cosmic cube and doesn't get taken by the TVA. But that's still going to be a different Loki.

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BLAKUboy posted...

The thing is, Loki was thrust into the TVA before Sylvie killed Kang. So it shouldn't have been altered while he was in it.

The timelines were already being altered since the TVA weren't pruning them. We see them branching out as they're talking.

1NfamousACE_2 posted...

understandable but this Loki was taken in 2012, so we should have seen the effects from the multiverse within the 9 years

No that timeline was pruned in the first episode.

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Woah. Really excited to see how all of this plays out. I wonder if Strange and Spidey will even find out about Kang or just have to deal with a messy timeline crossovers.

I'm really interested to see how Ant-Man ends up having to be the one to defend the prime timeline from Kang.

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Why doesn't Nintendo put their music on Spotify?

Never underestimate Nintendo's incompetence for making easy money.

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As someone who has totally missed Mario RPG's I see people rave about TTYD way more than SMRPG.

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It's scary that people with this mindset still exist. Just makes me worry that it can end up happening all over again.

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TetsuoS2 posted...

she kinda does dumb shit like ordering him to a couples spot, then laying all that down on him. As well as flirting during the exam.

There are options toning it down but yeah, he is definitely an ass at the start.

Yeah true. That's pretty messed up too lol

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I'm playing through both FFVII Remake and FFVIII atm.

I'm doing the mission in FFVII Remake with Avalanche to get the explosive material in the factory. Holy shit this game is blowing me away so far. Looks amazing. Combat is fun. All of the characters are written well and are very charming. The pacing thus far is perfect.

FFVIII is a unique experience. Kinda weird how obtuse the system is. I'm understanding it a bit more now. Only now have figured out it's best to train GL's into learning the abilities to alter items into magic asap. Done a couple now. Then from there I guess I then choose to open up more stats to junction and before I know it I'm OP. Haven't quite got into the flow of it but I'm getting closer. The story is interesting but Squall kind of seems like too much of an asshole so far? Telling his instructor to talk to a wall after she opens up that she's basically being fired is one of the douchiest things I've seen from any video game protagonist. Was like a renegade option in Mass Effect.

Also the universal theme across both games so far is that every girl wants to fuck Cloud/Squall who don't care at all.

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Bio1590 posted...

Some of Australia's wage laws are incredible.

Like for example if you work in retail, if you work on Saturdays or Sundays you get paid more (I think it's 10% and 25% more than your regular wage?). The logic being that if all these people that regularly work M-F expect you to work S+S so they can shop on their days off, then you should get paid more to be there.

You also get paid more if you work after 6pm or on public holidays.

If you're on a full time or permanent contract you also accrue annual and sick leave

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MC_BatCommander posted...

A Persona 6 announcement for 2022 would be so fuckin hype

That's absolute best case scenario probably

Reminder;

Good luck!

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Donald Love will remain one of gaming's biggest unsolved mysteries.

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tremain07 posted...

I hope not, because you know they'd change a lot of the VAs an a certain somebody's change would be massive, same with Persona 4 seeing as thanks to all those spin off the story is complete shit now. Persona 5 ain't any better but at least it didn't ruin it's core message nearly as badly as 4 did and by proxy 3 but three was ruined anyway thanks to Kotone's existence and The Answer

If they don't record any new content I think it would be fine.

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I thought the best version of IV was PSP

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Togepi and Snubull

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lol playing through the intro of both FFVII Remake and FFVIII and Cloud and Squall seem so bloody similar as characters. Although Squall says "whatever" a lot more.

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Xethuminra posted...

Medieval-style FF requires too much cloth & grass & stuff, no?

If the pitch of the movie was that they could use this technology to develop new kinds of movies but they couldn't adapt a single game from their big brand because of limitations with the technology it was probably doomed from the start.

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Xethuminra posted...

What other Final Fantasy do you think they could have made instead? Just curious

Adapting a previous game makes more sense to me.

Although I'm sure that would have been a disaster anyway.

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eston posted...

I'm pretty sure that movie was made just to prove they could do it, and slapping the name Final Fantasy on it was purely about drumming up sales

Heh well it was a costly thing to prove. It cost like 4 times as much to make as Shrek.

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