IMHO it suffers from system bloat. Some really good ideas, but kind of a "put all the sliders on max" version of the first game. The endgame is a massive slog of castle battles. The orc-killing parts are still pretty good.

There's exhaustive coverage of the films (both versions!) in @tansyg.bsky.social's podcast, "Going Rogue." The podcast is much, much better than the movies.

I assume this is about megafranchise upside. A Midnight Suns film gives them a bunch of spinoff stories. Dead vampires don’t. Terrible decision, but that’s what we expect recently.

It's probably easiest to work from the area of a pentagon and then multiply by 12.

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I absolutely adore this book, and recently reread the series.

It’s a strange fit for anyone looking for epic fantasy. No maps. No wizards. Nobody stops and talks about Mezen the first and his tome of spring-winding. Less sex than Brandon Sanderson in a purity ring.

Just smart people being mean.

This is correct, and yet it is the third-best Pixies album.

Guys, calm down. I’m sure he manufactured consent before he did anything.

I loved her in "13 Going on 14 Words."

The other day I searched for "Is Willie Green fired yet?" and I got an article about how Willie Green was fired... at least, that's what this writer thought should happen. I almost called my ISP to cancel.

That's not an Andrew Cuomo campaign. "Homework stinks, and Ms. Fleischer hates Israel and is going to give your pencils to immigrants." That's the Cuomo campaign.

Put the body aside for RFK Jr.

The right to get Derik Queen at #13.

Pelicans look lost. The possession where they lose Christian Braun, he misses the bunny and then sinks it on the second try as three Pelicans stand around desultorily... vibes are off.