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The alleyway scene between Wednesday and Donar was so goddamn cheesy that I thought I was watching a CW show.
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That was a pretty big bombshell from Nancy though, that his quest for power outside matriarchal West Africa led the colonizers and slave traders to his people. That has to be heavy on the conscience and could explain why he’s more focused on modern racism and social justice than Anubis or Thoth are, since they don’t carry that personal guilt.
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Apr 15, 2019 00:25
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The way Jones slips so casually between accents is loving incredible
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Apr 15, 2019 01:27
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Wait, I'm dumb. Who was Columbia supposed to be?
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Apr 15, 2019 01:57
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Columbia was the symbol of America. Like the statue of liberty and uncle Sam.
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Apr 15, 2019 01:58
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JustinMorgan posted:Wait, I'm dumb. Who was Columbia supposed to be? The "We Can Do It" woman, presumably she got a huge chunk of the faith from the war effort
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Apr 15, 2019 02:03
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turboraton posted:What's wrong with sandman's ending?
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Apr 15, 2019 02:06
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Busket Posket posted:The alleyway scene between Wednesday and Donar was so goddamn cheesy that I thought I was watching a CW show. Yeah, I absolutely loved the episode right up to that point where it went right off a goddamn cliff. The NOOOOOO! was unintentionally hilarious, and this was all I could think of during the sad song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2KxU0koTfA Re: Technical Boy being that old, it makes perfect sense but put me down as one of those who figured his creation/origin happened when that kid spent so much time/attention on marrying technology and creativity that he manifested into reality.
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Apr 15, 2019 02:40
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I guess he was just reborn as the technical boy when that guy did the computer music. Before he was just the Telephonic Boy or whatever.
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Apr 15, 2019 02:45
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I think he upgraded when that guy gave the computer program freedom to create on it's own.
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Apr 15, 2019 02:52
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mallratcal posted:I think he upgraded when that guy gave the computer program freedom to create on it's own. "How the gently caress is that an upgrade?" 
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Apr 15, 2019 03:03
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Busket Posket posted:The alleyway scene between Wednesday and Donar was so goddamn cheesy that I thought I was watching a CW show. This show does that a lot, sadly. Like when Wednesday was revealing he was Odin, when dead wife and Sweeney went to the hoard, etc. They are just really bad at filming extreme reactions to things. This show has been spinning its wheels so hard this season that I legitimately felt anger when dwarf #2 said 'but first we need a magical artifact', because I assumed that would mean yet another pointless road trip to retrieve mcguffin #52321. Thank christ they wrapped that up within this episode.
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Apr 15, 2019 03:12
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precision posted:The "We Can Do It" woman, presumably she got a huge chunk of the faith from the war effort Right. I assumed that from the Rosie the Riveter poster in her room. But what god is she? Is there a Norse god of Freedom?
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Apr 15, 2019 03:36
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JustinMorgan posted:Right. I assumed that from the Rosie the Riveter poster in her room. But what god is she? Is there a Norse god of Freedom? Cojawfee posted:Columbia was the symbol of America. Like the statue of liberty and uncle Sam. She's Columbia, the embodiment of the United States. She's not a traditional god, she's like Media, created from people worshiping the US.
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Apr 15, 2019 03:39
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JustinMorgan posted:Right. I assumed that from the Rosie the Riveter poster in her room. But what god is she? Is there a Norse god of Freedom? She was "America", the personification of the spirit of the country. Because she'd been displaced by the Statue of Liberty she was basically slumming it with the other Gods trying to get what attention/worship they could from the customers. The reason she kept pushing to head out West is because she thought the frontier mindset would still be present out there and she'd be able to do well. Instead she ends up doing a deal to temporarily regain her top spot via war propaganda. I assume the voice on the other end of the line to Telephone Boy was Mr. World making an early play to repurpose the Gods to his own ends.
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Apr 15, 2019 03:43
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I think Telephone Boy was talking to someone else, otherwise why even keep it ambiguous? The musical numbers were all straight bangers
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Apr 15, 2019 03:48
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precision posted:I think Telephone Boy was talking to someone else, otherwise why even keep it ambiguous? Based on Wednesday's suspicious look, I assume he was either unaware or only getting the first inklings that there was another God out there attempting to run things/take his spot as the patriarch. Letting Donar be used by the Nazis in exchange for a return to power, as well as how enthusiastically he supported Telephone Boy's offer to Columbia (not just because she was a threat to himself) was pretty distinct from his clear distaste for the same thing in the modern day.
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Apr 15, 2019 03:54
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Odin’s cover name is Al? Delightful. Hope that’s short for Allfather.
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Cojawfee posted:She's Columbia, the embodiment of the United States. She's not a traditional god, she's like Media, created from people worshiping the US. I thought she was another previous incarnation of Media, but this makes more sense.
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Comfortador posted:I thought she was another previous incarnation of Media, but this makes more sense. Tbf, she could kinda tie in with Media in a sense. Columbia Pictures and all that.
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Apr 15, 2019 16:59
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Gonz posted:Odin’s cover name is Al? I didn't think of that, I like it. I assumed it was just a Deadwood nod.
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Apr 15, 2019 17:18
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So bored with this season. Could something please happen already.
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Apr 15, 2019 17:51
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MiddleOne posted:So bored with this season. Could something please happen already. I fell asleep at least two separate times last night, I think three. Episode seemed kind of interesting and I'll def give it another watch, but wow would you look at that, another 2-7 new gods who barely contribute anything to the plot 
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Apr 15, 2019 18:24
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An entire episode devoted to exploring a character that had never been introduced, discussed nor who will likely ever matter again.
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Apr 15, 2019 19:21
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The musical numbers were great and apart from the alleyway scene and Mr World it was a nice episode to watch, but yeah it would be nice if something actually happened this season.
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Apr 15, 2019 19:32
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I liked the episode and they are sending super strong vibes that Odin is Shadow's dad.
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Apr 15, 2019 19:47
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MiddleOne posted:An entire episode devoted to exploring a character that had never been introduced, discussed nor who will likely ever matter again. Yeah they really should've devoted maybe 20 minutes to this entire episode's overarching plot. I also remember nothing exceptional about the musical numbers but again, I think I was asleep 
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Apr 15, 2019 19:59
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Were those the same dwarves that were in God of War? I don't know Norse Mythology but there can't be too many sets of dwarvish blacksmith brothers who make weapons for gods. I assumed Columbia was an earlier version of Media, the mannerisms were pretty similar, and I figured they really wanted to emphasize that the new gods frequently change and remake themselves, and that's why New Media exists and don't pay attention to all the silly nonsense about actresses leaving the show. Otherwise echoing the same sentiment as everyone else.
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Yep, Odin literally called them Brok and Sindri, the latter being the one at the mall I missed the name of the rune guy, was it Ymir?
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New theory: Shadow is Kratos
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I also assumed colombia was an early version of media.
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Apr 15, 2019 22:07
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Columbia as in "district of" Columbia as in "feminized version of Columbus" Columbia is Literally America, which only makes me wonder where the hell she is in the modern timeline When she did that one song though I was thinking "was this originally written for Chenoweth?"
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Apr 15, 2019 22:15
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precision posted:Yep, Odin literally called them Brok and Sindri, the latter being the one at the mall Son of Ymir.
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Apr 15, 2019 23:23
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precision posted:Yep, Odin literally called them Brok and Sindri, the latter being the one at the mall The ones at the mall were Dvalin and Sindri.
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Apr 15, 2019 23:29
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That was a fantastic episode and exactly what I want from the show.
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Y’all are making my head hurt not grasping that every goddess isn’t an aspect or evolution of Media. Media herself probably subsumed Columbia once WWII was over and The Entertainment Age began. precision posted:Columbia as in "district of" In modern days, the productive nationalism that spawned Columbia is funneled over to Gods like Vulcan and World, who deal in violence and paranoia rather than glory and patriotism. She likely starved to death during the Cold War. The actress, Laura Bell Bundy, is also a Broadway performer, so that could be where the Chenoweth vibes come from.
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There’s a scholar in Old Norse studies who serves as a consultant on the show, Dr. Jackson Crawford, and he’s been putting out videos related to his involvement in the series for anyone who wants more nerd poo poo in their enjoyment of the series. One is on the poem Wednesday recited as he pissed on the tree. One is on the chant of the dwarf re-etching the runes. One is on the names of Norse gods in various Germanic languages, and how we get Thor/Donar and Odin/Wotan. He’s also come out very clearly against the adoption of Old Norse culture and runes for modern white supremacists, which is a nice touch.
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It's not that I think every goddess is some aspect or form of media I just figured since we're seeing the start of technical boy, and hints of mr. world and columbia was willing to adapt maybe she was the origin for media too. I love Lucy started up in the early 50s right? I was just assuming a connection there. Not a big deal. Will say if she went from Columbia > Media to New Media it does make New Media seem even worse. Wtf was that thing she did at the start of the ep? She did a dance and things popped up in 3d was she harnessing spy tech?
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MiddleOne posted:An entire episode devoted to exploring a character that had never been introduced, discussed nor who will likely ever matter again. I can only speak for myself, but I have to say that the mere fact that Odin is in this show immediately made me question where Thor and Loki are, and they've seemed notable by their absence to me.
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