Honesty? The new Halo show is pretty good. I’m only a few episodes in but their is clearly heavy themes of family with a side of government responsible and politics.
There has been no glaringly terrible SGI
The costuming and set design is all emasculate
The Spartan Armorer is prefect, gold star.
The acting is on point, all the kudos to them
I watch the show as someone with barely any Halo knowledge, I had to google if this was doom. I didn’t know the names of any characters other then Master Chef and Commander Shepard. I still have enjoyed it.
I recommend this to
- Star Wars/Sc-fi fans
- People who enjoy media about family
- People who enjoy political intrigue
- People who have time to kill
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Consorting Together 21.7.22
Obey Me! Diavolo x Mammon x MC.
One of those “Diavolo loves MC but has to marry a demon for political/magical reasons” fics, but MC and Diavolo talk about it and decide the demon he’s going to marry is Mammon.
Mammon gets to have both his human and the literal ruler of the Devildom, he is very happy with this.
None of them thought to tell the rest of the brothers ahead of time so the gala where Diavolo proposes is... interesting.
Day (418/100) in my #∞daysofwriting @the-wip-project
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The Hecklin’ Democrats
I am saddened but not surprised that Representative Cammack (Republican) is trying to adopt some kind of higher moral ground re: the Democrats eating popcorn and drinking booze and waiting for the Republicans to get their shit together. Look this is on the Republicans to prove that they can govern, not on the Democrats to continue to show bipartisan compromise with the other party.
Also the fact that Cammack rhetorically asked Republicans, “Are we the party of Reagan?” and a chorus of Democrats called back, “No.”? Beautiful.
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For Want Of A Son Chapter 4 is up!
Hey guys, just wanted to say that the latest chapter of For Want Of A Son has been posted.
"Ah, another interrogation, brilliant."
For those of you who don't know, this ATLA fic is an AU focused on the post-canon time period (directly after the defeat of Ozai), with Azula and Zuko being the main characters. The thing that people seem to find interesting is the fact that this is a Fire Lord Azula fic, where she is most definitely sane and capable of ruling her nation. I hope my readers are enjoying this fic, and if you haven't checked it out, maybe you could.
Of course, being only up to chapter 4 out of 30 means that not all that much plot has happened so far. Things will be heating up soon, though, don't worry about it.
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RG filmography movie suggestions 6/18
The Ides of March post-viewing commentary (recommended 2 times)
"Because that's what this comes down to, integrity. Who we are. Because how we project ourselves to the world matters. Dignity matters. Integrity matters. Our future depends on it."
I'll be honest, I knew very little about this movie, save for it had a really cool poster and it was about politics. And I honestly dreaded this one at first because I hate politics.
I mean I. Hate. Politics.
Don't get me wrong, I do my research and exercise my right and responsibility when it's time to hit the polls, but ugh. Outside of that time, politics do not exist in my world. Hence why I dreaded this one.
However...oh boy. Wow.
Sex, scandal, lies, and the decomposition of life and integrity for the sake of saving face and winning. For the sake of a career not going down the drain prematurely. Suspense and some really solid acting here. I was pleasantly surprised.
George Clooney directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay for this movie, and let's be real. There isn't anything I've seen George Clooney put his touch to that's been bad, and this fit into the mold. Throw a talent like Ryan in as your leading guy, and wow, you've got something.
And this was something.
Honestly, the ending really hit me the hardest.
Throughout the movie, I sympathized with Stephen Meyers (RG’s character) because while he did sign up to go into politics, he didn’t necessarily sign up for everything he ran into in all of this. But the ending was when I actually started to mourn for Stephen and how this whole thing played out.
Experiencing certain aspects of your worldview crumble before your very eyes and having to choose one bad choice over another bad choice just to keep your head above water sucks. And while on the outside it seems like he's ahead of the game at the end, when he hears someone he once admired speak so boldly about integrity after he and Stephen both pulled some unethical strings to stay ahead, you can see on Stephen's face how much he's lost.
While he’s contemplating all of this, how much he's actually lost, he's asked a question.
And we're left wondering what he said.
We know the story. We know what was planned to be said. But that sad look on his face just makes me wonder. I'm an optimist, and I'd know what I'd like to think. But I'm also a realist, and I heavily suspect I'd be wrong.
When you play politics, your hands get dirty and if you come clean, you have to pay for the washing.
Overall, this was a good movie. I was more engaged than I expected. It has a lot of great names in it too, and I thought this was written pretty well. Ryan, of course, knocked it out of the park. I was impressed.
I'll never watch this one again lol just because it's not my cup of tea. But if political drama is your thing, then go for it.
It's rated R for a reason, so if there are things that trigger you, I'd definitely recommend googling what topics it deals with because there's some tough stuff that could bother someone. Nothing gory or showing detail, but still. Take care of yourself and check first.
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