Maurissa Tancharoen had a small role in tonight's SHIELD, and she was awesome!
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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sj - May 31, 2019 4:02:28 pm PDT #2943 of 4004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jessica - Jun 05, 2019 10:49:42 am PDT #2944 of 4004
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is this where we talk about Dark Phoenix? The press / social media embargo is lifted, so I'm allowed to say now publicly that it was very, very, very bad. I do not recommend that anyone spend money to see this. If you are a die-hard completist it will be on VOD any minute now.
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2019 11:26:36 am PDT #2945 of 4004
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Every time we saw a preview for Dark Phoenix, I muttered, "This doesn't make me care about the X-Men AT ALL."
Tom Scola - Jun 05, 2019 11:37:17 am PDT #2946 of 4004
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Birth.Movies.Death pointed out that there have been like a dozen X-Men movies in the past 20 years, and except for Wolverine, there has been no character development. All the characters are exactly the same as they were in the first film, in 2000.
Kalshane - Jun 05, 2019 12:29:56 pm PDT #2947 of 4004
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.
The IO9 review laments that it's not better, as they see glimmers of the movie they would have loved to see but they vanish very quickly. They were a little more positive in their overall assessment, though.
I for one wasn't too hyped up to see it anyway, despite how excited I was that they were actually going with Jean encountering the Phoenix Force during a mission in space aspect. Though I guess they still used the repressed mental trauma angle that Last Stand did as well, which is lame.
Kalshane - Jun 05, 2019 12:35:22 pm PDT #2948 of 4004
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.
I have to agree with the Nerdist's argument that the 90s X-MEN cartoon, of all things, still holds the title of the best adaptation of the storyline: [link] if only because they followed the complete arc and actually let us care, rather than the "evil force makes Jean go crazy and kill her friends" story the movies insist on doing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 05, 2019 3:35:04 pm PDT #2949 of 4004
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
When I saw that it was by the same guy who wrote the screenplay the LAST time this story was filmed, I knew it would be a dumpster fire.
Tom Scola - Jun 05, 2019 3:39:59 pm PDT #2950 of 4004
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was co-written by David Benioff (from GoT).
Kalshane - Jun 06, 2019 4:17:19 am PDT #2951 of 4004
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.
I'm not sure if you're trying to support or to refute Matt's argument.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 06, 2019 12:34:39 pm PDT #2952 of 4004
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
In the wake of people's reactions to the last few episodes, it feels like support.