This is a great thread, thank you!

I pride myself on being able to enjoy any sci fi movie, no matter how bad, but those three prequels shook my self-belief…

Either… Both?

You have to be braindead, or somehow addled by fandom, to think that any of the three sequel movies is worse than any of the three prequels.

I watched all nine recently, after enjoying Andor, but having never particularly been into star wars before. The three prequels are an order of magnitude worse than any of the others and any ranking that doesn’t have them at the bottom three is bs.

Yes, @sundersays.bsky.social I have massive admiration and gratitude for what you’re doing.

I make a point of saying “irl” irl, but in a kind of fusty ironic deadbeat dad way. So I think that’s okay.

And China is doing both, right?

If you can prod it with a fork, that guy’s gonna walk.

Imagine if we applied the same approach to ALL children, not just those who grow up in care. On your 16th birthday, your mum and dad pack your bags and point you to a distant bedsit.

Also, just to belatedly add that I devoured the Southern Reach Trilogy a few months ago. I almost wished it wasn’t so gripping so I could have lived in that world longer. And in that regard I particularly loved Absolution as it lingered on things a bit more. So yes, kudos and thank you 🙏

This may surprise you, but as a trained ornithologist,
I can tell you that the three smaller birds are in fact the parents.

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