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Post by schma on Apr 18, 2024 8:59:39 GMT -5
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Post by schma on Apr 17, 2024 9:46:36 GMT -5
It looks like he's nodding off. He worked 2 days in a row. He's gonna need at least 8 months to recover from that. Maybe a year.
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Post by schma on Apr 17, 2024 9:43:54 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} Nightcrawler is one of my favourite characters so I'm thrilled to see him on the opening credits.
I am curious to see where things go because as another mentioned, Sinister's work here seems very 90s Apocalypse. Though Sinister was also behind the mutant massacre in the comics so this is just that turned up to 11.
I was hoping for a powerless Storm in the x-men even for a short stint. It really does fee like they've rushed through storylines. A lot of the episodes have been great but considering it's only been six episodes and they've blown through Madylyne Pryor and her whole deal, Powerless Storm, Forge and the Adversary, Genosha's massacre, Xavier's time among the Shi'ar and how many other plotlines, it's kinda crazy. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler} Sinister is giving off huge Dark Beast Vibes and it's interesting that the books Mutant massacre give us Archangel whose already established here, but Sinister did orchestrate it to wipe out Morlocks because of Dark Beast {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} Mutant massacre predates Dark Beast significantly, or am I misreading something?
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Post by schma on Apr 17, 2024 9:42:15 GMT -5
It can depend partly on who is in charge and if they like someone. Cordelia on Angel was written off the show after her pregnancy and it's been stated that there was one higher up who was really on board with the character. When he left the show, there was no one championing the character any more and the writers didn't really want to write for her. I may be oversimplifying since it's half remembered, but her departure was something of a surprise, especially given how much her character had grown.
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Post by schma on Apr 17, 2024 9:20:02 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW} Nightcrawler is one of my favourite characters so I'm thrilled to see him on the opening credits.
I am curious to see where things go because as another mentioned, Sinister's work here seems very 90s Apocalypse. Though Sinister was also behind the mutant massacre in the comics so this is just that turned up to 11.
I was hoping for a powerless Storm in the x-men even for a short stint. It really does fee like they've rushed through storylines. A lot of the episodes have been great but considering it's only been six episodes and they've blown through Madylyne Pryor and her whole deal, Powerless Storm, Forge and the Adversary, Genosha's massacre, Xavier's time among the Shi'ar and how many other plotlines, it's kinda crazy.
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Post by schma on Apr 16, 2024 10:51:48 GMT -5
So which scenario is more ideal? She flat out vacates the title or gets goaded into a match and is pinned cleanly with everyone knowing she's injured? She could go for the Roman option and just disappear for several months with the title. I'm not saying it's a good choice but we've seen Roman and Brock do it for years.
Really though, it sucks that she has to vacate it but I am a fan of champions who are actually around so I'm okay with this and it gives Rhea a ready made story when she comes back.
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Post by schma on Apr 16, 2024 10:45:37 GMT -5
Sometimes I like him, often I find him too much. He's better than a lot of colour commentators but then I generally don't care for heel announcers and he's at least not full heel. However, his buttkissing for the bloodline and Triple H are insufferable.
His constant hey look, I know a few sentences in French! schtick got old quick.
It's great that he's having a good time and that Cole loves working with him, but he needs to dial it down sometimes.
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Post by schma on Apr 16, 2024 10:32:56 GMT -5
I just had a thought, what if AJ Styles starts lowblowing Cody?
All kidding aside though, he's fine as a first opponent. We know Cody isn't losing here so AJ Styles works.
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Post by schma on Apr 16, 2024 10:28:57 GMT -5
The one brother needs a much better haircut.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 21:10:38 GMT -5
My guess is there's some degree of respect for those who wear the armour. He's a bastard but he knows that the Brotherhood of Steel have a code, whether he agrees with it or not. He exploited the flaw repeatedly in the finale. Shooting first and giving zero fs That's fair, I suspect then it may be that in episode 2 he could tell the knight was inexperienced, he even speaks about it. So he just didn't take him seriously and was really only concerned about those out for his blood, whereas as far as he could tell, this knight was just protecting a pretty lady? I don't have the answer, but it seems he was absolutely brutal with the people of the town yet he let the vault dweller and the novice knight off easy considering. It could just be that they didn't pose a serious enough threat to his mission.
In the finale he had a specific goal in his mind and they were definitely in the way and experienced Brotherhood members so he didn't pull punches.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 20:57:29 GMT -5
One of those things that only annoys me…but if Cooper knows the design flaw in the armor why is he shooting Maximus in the head when they fight in episode 2? My guess is there's some degree of respect for those who wear the armour. He's a bastard but he knows that the Brotherhood of Steel have a code, whether he agrees with it or not.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 11:58:32 GMT -5
Vince also decided to have many wrestlers randomly rant about millennial on multiple occasions Except often it was delivered by someone who was a millennial themselves, most notably Becky Lynch turning against her fans for one Smackdown before a rare course correct. He didn't actually know how old a millenial is, ike Mr Burns and sideburns I could be wrong, but I seem to remember Ronda Rousey also calling someone else a millennial, while she herself was also a millennial. From what I remember it was actually Ronda cutting a promo on Becky with the usual stupid millennial avocado toast stirring and Becky pointed out they were the same age, two days apart.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 8:18:57 GMT -5
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 2:34:17 GMT -5
Does the name have any special meaning or did they just figure it sounds cool?
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 2:31:27 GMT -5
Honestly, meh. I don't really care if it no longer exists. Probably for the best really.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 2:28:59 GMT -5
Some of these guys felt creatively stifled, some felt held back. The grass is always greener and many wrestlers are at least partly a mark for themselves. Not only that, they did see some others jump ship and move up significantly like Drew, like Cody, like Swerve. They took a chance on themselves.
However, they walked into a company that from what I'd heard had a bloated roster. I sadly haven't had a chance to see AEW but guys like the Hardys had been washed up in the ring for a long time. Rusev had a legitimate reason to want out. He had gotten massively over twice, on the cusp of the main event, only to be cut down. I think a lot of us thought him going to AEW would move him up the ladder.
I can't imagine things being any worse for Allister black than him sitting in a dark room and hoping someone knocks.
Back in the WWF/WCW days only a small handful didn't switch companies st some point.
Also, these guys left a company that Vince was in charge of. People generally seem much happier under triple h, we've seen the midcard get some love and I think these guys realize this isn't the company they left. As long as they aren't problematic, I see no reason not to bring them back.
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Post by schma on Apr 15, 2024 0:00:35 GMT -5
3. Armbar
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Post by schma on Apr 14, 2024 19:11:06 GMT -5
Just finished my taxes and I owe money. Not a lot, but it's still annoying. Yeah, my second job ALWAYS messes up my federal withholding. It’s because of how they by law are required to calculate withholding. Anyone who works multiple jobs is guaranteed to not withhold enough. The real kick in the balls is that Congress knew it would be an issue and sought to get extra money out of the people who have to work multiple jobs to afford their bills by adding to the tax code an underwithholding penalty to your taxes now. Yes, I had to pay that on top of what I owed. My mom had that situation and was able to get one of her places to withhold more. Is that an option? This was up in Canada.
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Post by schma on Apr 14, 2024 8:56:04 GMT -5
If Priest's title is ever going to be anything other than the Roman cheats too hard consolation prize, it needs to be on a show that the WWE champion isn't on.
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Post by schma on Apr 14, 2024 8:49:39 GMT -5
I guess he will be benched and if Jey's solo run doesn't take off they will reform the Usos. If Jey is successful he will quietly rejoin Bloodline 2.0 to be their Vincent. Jimmmy has been their Vincent since turning on Jey and returning to the bloodline.
That said, I can't remember Vincent being bitched out to this degree.
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