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meara - Feb 20, 2026 12:19:52 pm PST #7434 of 7447
-t - Feb 22, 2026 6:21:51 pm PST #7435 of 7447
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Pitt 2.7, no rats but the sexual assault victim is not an easy storyline. I mean, none of them are with this show, but, yeah.
-t - Feb 28, 2026 1:58:36 pm PST #7436 of 7447
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Pitt: no rats this week. I am really liking the cyberattack stuff as a plot complication and that Mel’s deposition is related to the measles last season
DebetEsse - Mar 01, 2026 11:59:27 am PST #7437 of 7447
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Yes! Someone pointed out that this season is all about things that DONT happen in a day, and having some follow-up and fallout from last time is a good manifestation of that.
-t - Mar 01, 2026 1:25:18 pm PST #7438 of 7447
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, like longer timescale things? Yeah, that’s good
Tom Scola - Mar 04, 2026 3:07:53 pm PST #7439 of 7447
They pay me in WOIMS
Kalshane - Mar 05, 2026 6:26:04 am PST #7440 of 7447
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
That trailer was very confusing. They only have one ring between them? Also, I'm confused by Hal saying he's the only human Lantern considering Guy exists in-universe and based on Superman been at it for awhile.
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2026 7:35:15 am PST #7441 of 7447
They pay me in WOIMS
I currently have a DC Unlimited subscription, and Tom King's run on Wonder Woman is an intense hate-read for me. I'm already seeing some Tom Kingisms in this trailer; I hope the rest of the writing staff will sand down his worst aspects.
DavidS - Mar 05, 2026 12:56:36 pm PST #7442 of 7447
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom King's run on Wonder Woman is an intense hate-read for me
What do you hate about it? That piques my curiosity.
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2026 1:19:30 pm PST #7443 of 7447
They pay me in WOIMS
So, a while back, a TV writer I like, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, was doing a Q&A, and I asked him what writing lessons you could take away from Andor. His answer was something along the lines of, “The writers on Andor are very good at making archetypes personal, and the personal archetypal”.
And that made me realize what was bothering me about King. His characters are nothing but archetypes. So not only does he SHOW them doing archetypal things, his characters are mostly SAYING things like “I must do this archetypal thing because I am an archetype, that’s who I am.” His Wonder Woman is so much an archetype that she doesn’t seem to be a person with agency.