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Serf posted:I'm pretty sure that even Clint didn't understand the point of the final chess game so Griffin probably wanted to really spell it out for everyone listening. Was Merle supposed to do something in this scene btw? He didn't have the ability to kill John in the meeting room right?
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Colonel Whitey posted:Was Merle supposed to do something in this scene btw? He didn't have the ability to kill John in the meeting room right? John explicitly says Merle could kill him, and the Hunger gets angry when he says it. But I don't think Merle killing John would've helped. John was trying to signal to Merle that there was a third option but I don't think Clint picked up on it.
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Ariong posted:But, I don't understand what you mean by evasive/vague. JeffAndrew explicitly stated what he is and what he is doing. What's left unsaid? That's it. That's all we're ever going to know. I had a few questions arising from that information, I guess? For one thing, I was hoping that the Light of Creation was something more than a purely straightforward MacGuffin, or that there were more than absentee/incompetent landlords behind curtain (or don't take me behind it at all). Maybe the answers that are there, are just not particularly deep/fleshed-out enough for my tastes. It's all serviceable enough but I was hoping for more in the big picture; I guess THB were less curious than I was, and that's fine, it's their game/characters. As a sort of counter example, if you've seen the season finale of The Good Place, that show has an enigmatic group of creators that aren't fully explained to death but the reveal of their true nature, purpose and motivations made that finale way better than it had any right to be. It raised a few further questions but it answered so many of them that were lingering since the debut. Maybe TTAZZ will help answer some questions, maybe it won't. Once it's up, and if they haven't been answered, maybe I'll post them and see what people think. Overall, it is what it is, and it was pretty good (better than lots of TT campaigns I've seen) but that doesn't mean it's immune to critique either. Kenny Logins fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Aug 22, 2017 |
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Norse Code posted:"Daniel, why aren't you out slingin' pizzas?" Ok nevermind that's probably one of the hardest laughs I ever had in a recent episode Also the news.
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Kenny Logins posted:He also says that the team can't interfere with a world they create, but also that the Light of Creation fell into a world they created, and they couldn't get it back (which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me?). They can't directly interact with a world after its initial creation, so when the Light of Creation somehow ended up inside, they couldn't get it back out. Makes perfect sense to me. Re: your whole point: I think where we differ on this is that I don't mind only knowing a little bit of what JeffAndrew's deal is. Like, do you really want a more in-depth look at who he is and what his motovations are? Because I straight up do not care about him now that he's done interacting with the people the story is actually about. Just because he created reality doesn't make him interesting, to me. EDIT: Oh and the bit running throughout the latest MBMBaM is indeed a little suspect, except for the Moneyzone, which is maybe the best oe of all time. Ariong fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Aug 22, 2017 |
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Ariong posted:They can't directly interact with a world after its initial creation, so when the Light of Creation somehow ended up inside, they couldn't get it back out. Makes perfect sense to me. On the latter, why introduce a new character at the last minute that you don't even find interesting and who isn't fleshed out and properly motivated? It's like I said before, I feel like (isolated from potentially connecting Balance to other campaigns) the scene is dramatically unnecessary. Do it full or not at all IMO. Never mind that this arc already features two other gods along with what amounts to an incredibly unlikely demigod (Joachim). Hat on a hat.
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Who What Now posted:Jeff Andrew's real name was Griffin McElroy. That's all it was, no need to try to get any deeper than that imo. JeffAndrew said he created their world but he doesn't know who created his own world, and he wanted to thank them for the impact they've had on his life.
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Serf posted:I loved the Dark MBMBAM bit in the latest episode. The bit itself wasn't that funny, but their constant self-corrections were great. That might have been the best Blue Apron ad they've ever done just for Justin's attempt to make up food names. "Why would you say this alternate place? It's just where we are."
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Kenny Logins posted:On the former, it's the "somehow" that seems a little cheap to me. But again, plot device, so whatever. Eagles could have flown to Mount Doom. Yeah I certainly wouldn't shed any tears if he never existed. timp posted:That's all it was, no need to try to get any deeper than that imo. JeffAndrew said he created their world but he doesn't know who created his own world, and he wanted to thank them for the impact they've had on his life. "My name is Jeff Andrew, but I go by Andy."
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Hockles posted:This week's Awful Squad is going, starting off with a Polygon Duel Contest Haha, Griffin currently pulling a Russ by looting a building while the other 7 squad members have a crazy zombie firefight.
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PostNouveau posted:Haha, Griffin currently pulling a Russ by looting a building while the other 7 squad members have a crazy zombie firefight. Hate to have a double standard, but Griffin is definitely one of the best PUBG players on the Awful Squad, so if he needs to gear up than it's whatever, y'know? If it happens repeatedly than maybe I'll start having an opinion
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Holy poo poo they were playing against zombies and they found an unnamed human player. They can't figure out who it is or how they got there. They just named her Player Unknown, lmao
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How did that player become human? And also boo at turning to violence in the new post-zombie society they built
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Jon Irenicus posted:I was the one who knocked down Jakebot, then got downed by Cashley. I think a betrayal happened on my body? Yeah Simone killed Cashley while he was trying to finish you off with a melee weapon for some reason.
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creationist believer posted:Perhaps... we were the real creamers all along You be sure to kill me if I start creamin!
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PostNouveau posted:Yeah Simone killed Cashley while he was trying to finish you off with a melee weapon for some reason. Holy poo poo Griffin ghost mode watched me clear buildings, too. Does this make me stream famous?
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Jon Irenicus posted:Holy poo poo Griffin ghost mode watched me clear buildings, too. Does this make me stream famous? You're no Kaysauce I'm afraid.
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Not Operator posted:I know its unlikely but I've been secretly hoping Travis showing up in PUBG is a sort of stealth introduction for him to other Polygon content. Because while Monster Factory is already perfect, it'd still be better with him in it.
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Quest For Glory II posted:it's probably more like "This is the only free time Travis has between doing his 30 different podcasts and raising a kid" You're fully correct, but goddamned if he replaced Nick somehow.
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Quest For Glory II posted:i've always assumed justin keeps track of how many times travis introduces a new podcast of his at the end of a mbmbam episode and by the time it reaches a certain number, travis gets permanently replaced by charlie No until she kicks his rear end.
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I mean that's how it would go down. She'd show up at his place, kick his rear end, and then take the mic. My Brother My Daughter and Me
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I mean Justin is the one that says welcome to my brother my brother and me so clearly he is the me!!!
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All 3 are them me! That's the beauty of it! e: Can't wait for Charlie's first episode where she walks off-mic almost immediately after giving the advice to just punch the problem away. Justin will lament the monster he's created, Travis will plead just off-mic to get back on the show since Charlie left, and Griffin will just sit back and laugh.
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It's me, Justin! It was me all along, Justin! Even my immediate family bought it!
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