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MiddleOne posted:The star wars prequel webcomic of the Phantom Menace that interprets it as a RPG campaign gone wrong remains the pinnacle of human creative endeavor. Do you have a link, or the name of this thing? Sounds fun. Also, the last two episodes of this have been really good 
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Agronox posted:Do you have a link, or the name of this thing? Sounds fun. Darths & Droids
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In a resource scare environment, you'd think they'd regulate recreational drugs more stringently. Likewise, in an environment where lack of hope/ennui is the biggest driver of social unrest, you'd expect widely available recreational drugs.
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I'm pretty sure recreational drugs are included as part of Basic.
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Grand Fromage posted:I'm pretty sure recreational drugs are included as part of Basic. I'm more willing to bet that it's a cocktail of antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs. I'm honestly more curious about how belters get baked or do other drugs you typically smoke. I imagine there's got to be a serious taboo against smoking anything on a station or ship, so do they just vape everything or are there more advance ways to get high?
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MizPiz posted:I'm more willing to bet that it's a cocktail of antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs. Relevant book quote: quote:She pulled a cigarette out and lit it as they walked. At [person's] shocked look she said, “They let you do it here. Lots of the Belters do. They obsess over air filters and then suck poisonous particulates into their lungs recreationally. It’s a fabulous culture.”
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I was about to post that as a belter I am literally shaking at the thought of someone smoking near my air filters 
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Smiling Jack posted:Live fast, die young, leave an elongated corpse LIVIT BELTA!
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I wasn't 100% sold on season 1 of this show. I thought it lacked a lot of charm and the characters were insanely dull, with the exception of Thomas Jane who did try his hardest to breathe life into a terribly uninteresting storyline Season 2 is approximately 600% better than the first season and I'm enjoying it a ton. Huge improvements all around and the integration of Thomas Jane into the main crew was a big positive. but then he rode an asteroid into venus  ) Main crew is still largely uninteresting but Bruiser guy and Pilotman have grown on me and are my favourites of the bunch. Captain man and british lady aren't interesting at all Zzulu fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Apr 5, 2017 |
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Alex is one of the best characters, second only to Avasarala.
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I would have liked Alex to be older like he is in the books. I get why you can't have an old pot bellied hero in today's television world but one character wouldn't have made the show any less than it is.
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Yeah i forgot about Avasarala. She owns every scene she's in. Honestly there are a lot of interesting characters on the show, most of them are just not in the main crew Is the botanist guy gonna be a main crewer though?
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Zzulu posted:Is the botanist guy gonna be a main crewer though? If you really want to know (book spoilers): No, not long-term. And here's a bunch of pointless words so the spoiler is the least obvious as it can be.
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Why can you have old lady, but not old man?
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Zzulu posted:I wasn't 100% sold on season 1 of this show. I thought it lacked a lot of charm and the characters were insanely dull, with the exception of Thomas Jane who did try his hardest to breathe life into a terribly uninteresting storyline Yeah, Jane was a cut above most of the cast (Aversala is pretty good too though). I think the bigger thing is that in Season 2 they have a footing now and are running with the story, even if to me the whole protomolecule thing is kind of meh. Space politics and knife edge of interplanetary war is p. good.
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Worst actor is definitely Holden, but that might change as his character grows.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:i really like amos's arms Amos has really nice arms, agreed. Also the best puppy dog expression this side of Luna orbit.
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Zzulu posted:Captain man Because of the resemblance, I keep calling him Jon Space 
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NZAmoeba posted:Because of the resemblance, I keep calling him Jon Space My mom does the same thing. I just don't see it
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gohmak posted:My mom does the same thing. I just don't see it I see it, facial shape is different, but the eyes, complexion, and hair color is close.
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It's the lovely beard
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Longbaugh01 posted:I see it, facial shape is different, but the eyes, complexion, and hair color is close. If any of you are a 59 year old woman living in Michigan please don't read my post history.
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Holden is a pretty nice guy who is doing his best to be selfless and ethical while balancing the needs to save humanity with doing uncomfortable things and he's a good dude. But as a character he's boring as poo poo. I used to like Naomi a lot more but she's become pretty boring and one dimensional in this season. She should go job swap with Drummer. I want Avasarala to captain the ship, alex and amos to run it, and Drummer to be in charge of security. That would be my *perfect crew*
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Holden is someone playing Mass Effect as a pure Paragon with the occasional accidental Renegade. That's why he seems so boring compared to the rest of the crew.
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Demiurge4 posted:I would have liked Alex to be older like he is in the books. I get why you can't have an old pot bellied hero in today's television world but one character wouldn't have made the show any less than it is. Totally could get away with it, especially with the SPACE TEXAN angle. It would be hilarious. But current Amos is pretty great on his own, so eh. If some point in this show isn't a magical moment where someone gifts Alex a proper antique Stetson, a great opportunity will be missed. Drunk Driver Dad posted:i really like amos's arms Amos is also a little older in the books, and bald. But yeah, Amos reminds me to hit the gym every week, so hopefully I can find an excuse to wear a jumpsuit and hopefully have it work that well.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Holden is someone playing Mass Effect as a pure Paragon with the occasional accidental Renegade. 
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NZAmoeba posted:Because of the resemblance, I keep calling him Jon Space Not squinty enough. Holden is pretty much constantly squinting.
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I keep forgetting Holden was El Diablo in Suicide Squad.
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twistedmentat posted:I keep forgetting Holden was El Diablo in Suicide Squad. What.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Holden is someone playing Mass Effect as a pure Paragon with the occasional accidental Renegade. That's why he seems so boring compared to the rest of the crew. Why is he called Holden and the others by their first names*? Even Naomi (nobody calls her Nagata), the woman who is having sexy times with him, calls him Holden. Also he is always wrong about the small and medium things. If he makes a snap decision they should always do the opposite. It would make for some interesting comedy. *This is also true of other characters, like Avasarala (always Chrisjen or Madam Whateverhertitleis) and Errinwright (is always that). Interestingly Fred Johnson is almost always referred to as Fred Johnson. That is until he is christened Fred "Motherfucking" Johnson. At the end of S3 I assume
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Maybe he doesn't like his first name?  I dunno, I go by my middle name because I have the same first name as my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather (actually now that I think of it, two great-grandfathers).
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She called him Jim a couple times and it sounded super weird. He's just holden. Sometimes that just happens with people in social groups.
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Holden gets the last‐name treatment because he is the captain.
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Kazinsal posted:Maybe he doesn't like his first name? Is your family Scottish or of that origin? My family is the same, only if there are multiple boys, the second and third born get: William, Robert or John (whichever was not the fathers name). We have a family tree that goes back to the 13th century and its always the same. It can get super confusing at weddings.
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Collateral posted:Is your family Scottish or of that origin? My family is the same, only if there are multiple boys, the second and third born get: William, Robert or John (whichever was not the fathers name). We have a family tree that goes back to the 13th century and its always the same. It can get super confusing at weddings. Scottish/English origin. Getting mail for <first and last name> with no middle name or initial was always fun.
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Collateral posted:Is your family Scottish or of that origin? My family is the same, only if there are multiple boys, the second and third born get: William, Robert or John (whichever was not the fathers name). We have a family tree that goes back to the 13th century and its always the same. It can get super confusing at weddings. I also have the same name as my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and we're Polish on that side.
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GIFs from episode ten. Better late than never. https://fat.gfycat.com/OddballRawCommongonolek.mp4 https://fat.gfycat.com/NimbleBlackandwhiteAmericankestrel.mp4 https://fat.gfycat.com/SmallSmallBorzoi.mp4 https://giant.gfycat.com/EmptySlowKarakul.mp4 https://fat.gfycat.com/GrotesqueSolidIndri.mp4 https://fat.gfycat.com/SaltyFriendlyKite.mp4 https://giant.gfycat.com/AnguishedUntimelyGeese.mp4
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