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lemonadesweetheart posted:Everyone hating on Kristen is baffling to me. She's still a kid, she grew up sheltered in a cult and is suffering from major religious trauma as a result. She has been instrumental in saving the world multiple times now and has gently caress all down time. She just broke up with her first real girlfriend. Anyone expecting her to be the perfect acolyte of any god is expecting a lot even if her goddess is one death away from the astral plane. In fact that would just make it more understandable. If Cassandra wants her to do something maybe she should offer some guidance on what she wants instead of just being needy the whole time and saying she needs more followers. In conclusion, Kristen has done no wrong. Yeah, Once again, it was not clear at all that Kristen was supposed to help them pass out flyers. It is real silly to blame her for this one in particular.
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brennan has been playing Cassandra like a very whiny club president desperate for membership so i dont think the intention is for kristen to feel especially contrite about not going to the mall to pass out fliers
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Feb 5, 2024 21:36
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yeah this is a physician heal thyself scenario. need that god to start actively being a god rather than an emotionally overdependent friend
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I think you guys might be missing the forest for the trees by litigating whether Cassandra was clear enough to Kristen about the pamphleting thing or whether she's acting appropriately like a Goddess in need of converts to survive. She represents a commitment that Kristen is neglecting, the latest step in a downward trend of toxic interpersonal relationship habits she's developed, and that's what led them to this point more than any one specific act. If you need an in-universe hook, remember that the second season made clear how Gods are the product of their worship - Cassandra was betrayed by her original followers and sent away from them, she became the nightmare king when that was what the people who found her wanted her to be, and she was completely reshaped in Kristen's image when Kristen decided that radical embrace was the way to get her out of the nightmare king persona. With Kristen as her main imprint and source of identity, how couldn't she end up this way?
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Feb 5, 2024 21:59
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The steel workers' mill, while a hilarious bit, serves to underline that Kristen really could be doing more for Cassandra. Yeah it's a lot of responsibility, but it still pales in comparison to that batshit 400% workload thing that Gorgug is doing
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Feb 5, 2024 22:26
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Cassandra won't be the first god that Kristen has neglectful homicided because she refuses to engage with the religious part of being a fantasy Cleric. Probably won't be the last either.
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Dolash posted:I think you guys might be missing the forest for the trees by litigating whether Cassandra was clear enough to Kristen about the pamphleting thing or whether she's acting appropriately like a Goddess in need of converts to survive. She represents a commitment that Kristen is neglecting, the latest step in a downward trend of toxic interpersonal relationship habits she's developed, and that's what led them to this point more than any one specific act. sure but brennan is playing her like a codependent. shes behaving like a maniac even if her motivations are legit. so its my suspicion that she has ulterior motives or is secretly a dēoful, or is just a riff on codependent relationships but this one is between a cleric and their god
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Feb 5, 2024 23:00
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kristens narrative arc this season is “high school relationships end when you graduate” and shes getting an early warning of how not to behave with ayda
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scary ghost dog posted:sure but brennan is playing her like a codependent. shes behaving like a maniac even if her motivations are legit. so its my suspicion that she has ulterior motives or is secretly a dēoful, or is just a riff on codependent relationships but this one is between a cleric and their god She's literally codependent, because if Kristen stops believing in her she dies, and Kristen is sending constant signals that she's losing interest in her the same way she did with her last god, because Kristen has a pattern of making radical commitments and choices then failing to follow through. Narratively, she's a character meant to heighten and draw out that part of Kristen so it can be a focus of her conflict and development. Thematically, it's meant to be recognizable to us as a toxic and codependent relationship. "Just a riff" seems to undersell it, the pre-release interviews with the Intrepid Heroes seemed to suggest exploring this dynamic was something Ally specifically wanted to do this season.
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Magitek posted:The steel workers' mill, while a hilarious bit, serves to underline that Kristen really could be doing more for Cassandra. Yeah it's a lot of responsibility, but it still pales in comparison to that batshit 400% workload thing that Gorgug is doing This is the one thing that bummed me out. It was such a good opportunity to incorporate both campaign speech and proselytizing. And I'm not sure if it was a character choice to not attempt to do that, or if it was a player "failing" to min/max roleplay.
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Dolash posted:I think you guys might be missing the forest for the trees by litigating whether Cassandra was clear enough to Kristen about the pamphleting thing or whether she's acting appropriately like a Goddess in need of converts to survive. She represents a commitment that Kristen is neglecting, the latest step in a downward trend of toxic interpersonal relationship habits she's developed, and that's what led them to this point more than any one specific act. idk i don't recall Kristen committing to building an entire religion until this episode. I genuinely thought after the end of last season that Cassandra is her new goddess that she follows and bc she oversees Silvaire she'll get a bunch of wood elves and the like who were driven out back in the day. It's all very odd the way its being positioned, I'm down with the overall conflict they're exploring here I just don't particularly think Kristen's to blame for any of it. To butcher a metaphor here you don't get mad at your emergency surgeon for not also running your physical therapy.
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I mean there's a bit of a disconnect here. They're 11th level characters. Adaine is probably stronger than the wizards she's selling strudel to. Rizz's extracurricular was saving the world from endless night. Gorgug invented the satellite phone.
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YggiDee posted:you'd think that livestreaming the birth of a new god would get you something lol right? I mean this is all just the retcons and strange curveballs they have to throw out after basically giving everyone a happy ending sophomore year. im not mad at it. I think Fig's weird luck change thing and Gorgug's odd multiclass choices work a bit better in the existing narrative as sources of conflict than the goddess stuff but those are also not as immediate or as compelling.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6lnxZ9QbI Big news for fans of Ify and BDG
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TelevisedInsanity posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe6lnxZ9QbI Trapp competing?! Also, this looks great and is probably a good move after 8 seasons.
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Trapp posted on Instagram that he's currently on the writing staff for two different cartoons, which explains the step back. I'd heard in passing he's got a young child, too.
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Wanderer posted:Trapp posted on Instagram that he's currently on the writing staff for two different cartoons, which explains the step back. good for him, im glad he got onto more shows as a writer also Bryan David Gilbert as fact checker? Relentlessboredomm fucked around with this message at 22:45 on Feb 6, 2024 |
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Relentlessboredomm posted:also Bryan David Gilbert as fact checker? This is the guy who spent a year reading every single Halo tie-in novel for a video
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Megazver posted:This is the guy who spent a year reading every single Halo tie-in novel for a video lol im not opposed to it just sort of surprised
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I wouldn't be surprised if he's got a few offscreen supporters and is being a bit more of a role than Saltzman was.
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MikeJF posted:I wouldn't be surprised if he's got a few offscreen supporters and is being a bit more of a role than Saltzman was. In the trailer there's a quick shot of him striking kung fu poses, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's some new bits added to the old format
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Can I point out his wonderful partner Karen Han is a contestant this season too. That probably will be addressed
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Saw a couple of Rooster Teeth people, too, Elise and Charlotte from Funhaus. Looks like there's a lot more theme episodes this season.
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I also saw Korndiddy and two Grants
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Some Smosh cast members too. I suppose after this many seasons it's time to shake it up and this could be good still. Interesting to see Ify as the host, I think if you'd asked me I'd think it'd be the reverse. Hope to see Trapp in other things though, most underrated of the Dropout crew. Find him hilarious.
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kiminewt posted:Some Smosh cast members too. After Mentopolis i want Trapp in every non IH season of D20. He's so smooth at getting constant character jokes in or setting up jokes for others.
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Relentlessboredomm posted:After Mentopolis i want Trapp in every non IH season of D20. He's so smooth at getting constant character jokes in or setting up jokes for others. Same but also Sokhbar
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Relentlessboredomm posted:After Mentopolis i want Trapp in every non IH season of D20. He's so smooth at getting constant character jokes in or setting up jokes for others. Agreed, and he was so wholesome in Escape from the Bloodkeep.
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I'm only a bit into this newest episode, but it's cool to see how much the intrepid heroes have progressed as players in combat. You want to jump on the table?
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MikeJF posted:I wouldn't be surprised if he's got a few offscreen supporters and is being a bit more of a role than Saltzman was. They've clearly built him his own little nook of the set designed to look like a pedantic nerd's bedroom, as opposed to Saltzman just kind of being there off to one side
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Just watched the last Breaking News and the reaction when Amy said the face is coming out made me laugh for a minute straight. I had to pause it.
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Somberbrero posted:I'm only a bit into this newest episode, but it's cool to see how much the intrepid heroes have progressed as players in combat. new ep is wilddddddd and yea the combat skills are legit now
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Somberbrero posted:I'm only a bit into this newest episode, but it's cool to see how much the intrepid heroes have progressed as players in combat. Love the bookends of Lou looking Brennan in the eye and backflipping onto a table because he could and Ally asking what their strength modifier was.
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4 Dex is the big bad of the season.
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I feel in my heart of hearts that (Fantasy High S3E5 spoilers): YES! is some sort of Atropal scion. The description of rotting god meat seems too close to not be true. edit: okay I watched 5 seconds ahead of where I was and maybe not.
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Your avatar needs a plate of shrimp.
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"I'm going to jump onto the table" *Brennan stare*
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This is my first time watching a D20 season live and also watching the Adventuring Party the day after and man, this is the poo poo
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