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Ferrum Aeternum

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  1. I got this for PS5, after having way more fun with D3 on console than I ever did on PC. Played through the last beta and really enjoyed it. I agree that the MMO-like aspects didn’t detract from the experience. Mainly just folks helping out with events and a few hanging around town. I haven’t played a lot of PoE but the shared world felt more like that than a true MMO.
  2. It’s a silly debate, but at least we got this gem out of it
  3. This has been a very confusing story to follow. This AL.com piece, which provides the most detailed description of events that I’ve seen, certainly seems to implicate Miller in some fashion. Miller’s windshield was apparently struck by multiple gunshots? His vehicle was blocking the victim’s car in? “Wrong place, wrong time” indeed. https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/darius-miles-texted-brandon-miller-to-bring-gun-used-to-kill-jamea-jonae-harris-police-testify.html
  4. Looks like I’ll finally get around to playing Fallen Order!
  5. Nothing to be ashamed of. Sports fandom is a lot like a (toxic?) long-term relationship, with all the highs and lows therein. The emotional push and pull can make you a wreck. It’s natural and healthy to eventually recognize that these are literally just games that we as fans have no control over, and there are a lot of more important things in life. it’s also easy for me to say that as a person whose CBB team lost to frickin’ UNA last month. My dad and I had a good laugh over that one at Christmas.
  6. News broke yesterday that Mike Leach had a medical emergency and was airlifted to Jackson. A lot of rumors since then, but the Jackson newspaper just reported he suffered a massive heart attack and may have serious brain damage. If so, what a tragedy for all involved and for college football as a whole. I really hope he pulls through. ETA: Official word this morning that he’s passed away. Shocking loss of one of CFB’s greatest characters.
  7. Chaos continues with K-State over TCU. Awesome game, both teams played great down the stretch.
  8. After being spurned by Kiffin, Auburn has now hired Hugh Freeze as HC. Their fans don’t seem too thrilled, and I can’t blame them. Yes, Hugh is a very good football coach and an offensive innovator who beat Saban twice with inferior rosters. He’s also a well-documented scumbag and weirdo with a bad habit of DMing strangers on Twitter, including…alleged sexual assault victims: Ian McCaw is Liberty’s AD. If that name rings a bell, he’s the same dude who oversaw the Art Briles years at Baylor. Truly “Jesus-like.” I guess Auburn will stoop to any level if it means a chance to beat Alabama.
  9. This is making up for those two decades of no playoffs in Seattle.
  10. In non-tournament news, Mike White is jumping ship from UF to UGA, in what could prove an upgrade for both programs. White is a good dude and a solid coach, definitely a step up from Tom Crean (lol), but he probably hit his ceiling with the Gators. I doubt he could’ve withstood anymore mediocre seasons there, but he’ll make UGA’s program more competitive. I’d heard over the weekend that he was a possible exit strategy away from Kermit Davis at Ole Miss. As good ole boy type hires go, I certainly wouldn’t have minded it.
  11. Lunardi thinks Auburn will fall to a 2 now. They haven’t looked too impressive over the last month or so.
  12. This cannot be repeated enough times. Her core is self-centered and vindictive, and has been for very nearly the entire storyline. Add on all the tragedy that befell her in very short order toward the end, and you get this. ETA: I gave it a 10/10 because it was an amazing episode of television.
  13. I know it wasn't perfect but this was my favorite episode of the series thus far. The presentation and execution of the KL stuff was mind-blowing and for me crossed beyond mere "great GoT" into the realm of "great television." Highlights of the episode: - Baelorgeddon. I mean, I've got no words. Total game changer with supreme spectacle and emotional impact. I wasn't expecting to take the erasure of Margaery as hard as I did. - Dark Queen Cersei, the First of Her Name was a twist I probably should have seen coming, but didn't, and I absolutely LOVED it. True wickedness that's been years in the making, unleashed in full now that her children are gone and Maggy's prophecy fulfilled. The sky is the limit for the evil that this character can do. - Tyrion Lannister, Hand of the Queen was an awesome moment. Qyburn, Hand of the Queen was even better. - Of all the surprises in this episode, the least surprising was Arya checking old man Frey's name off the list (Frey Pie was a wonderful touch, btw). It was no less satisfying even for that. - The KING IN THE NORTH scene could have floundered, given it was a callback to a very similar scene from S1, but here it worked fantastically with Lyanna Mormont taking on a proxy of the Wylla Manderly role from the book. A number of nice asides to book readers in this episode. - Tower of Joy and the Jon reveal was fine, felt a bit rushed. Probably my own massive expectations getting in the way. - AT LONG LAST Daenerys sails west!!! It doesn't even feel real
  14. I thought about giving this a lower score, but really with the exception of Dorne I enjoyed it. So, I'll give it a 7. Davos scenes were great - really all the Night's Watch stuff unfolded well. Didn't expect to see Jon rezzed in this episode and thus wasn't disappointed. The Mel reveal was shocking but not surprising, given what we already know or infer about the character. Hopefully it wasn't just done for shock value and will lead to some worthwhile conclusion. Best part of the episode though was Brienne and Pod's rescue of Sansa and Theon. True, the disappearing hounds bit was laughable - but apart from that it was an exciting action sequence with a moving resolution. I 'bout got choked up for real when Brienne pledged her sword to Sansa. Dorne, though - what a hot mess. A flaming bag of feces. An abject failure spanning more than half a season and concluding in the most unsatisfying way imaginable. I can't fathom what direction D&D will take this plotline to try and salvage something watchable out of it.
  15. First 10/10 of the season. That was crazy good television.
  16. 9/10. Loved it for the most part. No LSH didn't bother me; I think D&D want to keep that card available to play next season as there will be fewer opportunities for Big Reveals and other such events than there were this season. Positives: - Qyburn going all frankenGregor had me cackling. The actor does such a fine job of conveying Qyburn's...enthusiasm for his work. - All the stuff with Mance, Jon and Stannis was superb. The decision to make the change from "Stannis! Stannis!" to the more subtle reveal of Stannis and Davos riding in to an especially thunderous Warrior of Light musical cue was a fantastically bad ass moment. Mance's refusal to kneel, Jon's words in his defense - it was all outstanding. The later scene with the funeral pyre of the black brothers and the wordless glance between Jon and Melisandre was excellent as well. - Brienne and the Hound - yes, I realize what a major departure this was from the book. I don't care. It was a fantastic scene that made perfect sense in the context of the story. - Daenerys chaining Rhaegal and Viseryon - This scene affected me more than I thought it would. Emilia Clarke's acting this season has been uneven and at times very wooden, but I felt she nailed the importance of this pivotal scene perfectly. Negatives: - I thought the Bran action scene was a bit lackluster and confusing. Leaf tossing fireballs registered high on the WTF-o-meter. Bloodraven reveal was OK but I expected more dramatic/scary makeup and prosthetics. As another poster implied, he just looked like an old man sitting in a throne made out of roots. The mystery is still there but could have had greater impact. I had no issue with Jojen's death as the book makes it quite clear that he's a goner anyway. - This is just a personal nitpick, but I've been waiting since Charles Dance was first introduced as Tywin in S1E7 to hear him disdainfully utter the line "Wherever whores go." Dammit! And obviously, excising the Tysha bit from Jaime/Tyrion's interaction made that entire sequence (and Tyrion's story going forward) a lot less interesting than it could've been for reasons previously discussed in this thread.
  17. 9/10. Superb episode all around with the exception of the Dany/Daario scene, which felt forced to me. They just don't have believable chemistry. Tyrion's scenes with Jaime, Bronn and Oberyn were phenomenal, and the final scenes at the Eyrie (which I've been looking forward to as much as any in recent memory) did not disappoint in the least....well, OK, I'd like to have heard "only Cat" but it was still great television.
  18. Very solid episode, 9/10. I didn't mind any of the deviations from the book, and in fact the sequence at the end with the WWs was one of the coolest things I've seen on the show (no pun intended :p). The only thing that fell flat for me were the scenes at Craster's, particularly mustache-twirling Karl. Drinking from the skull of Mormont? C'mon, that's pure cartoon villain shit and was unnecessary. Everything leading up to that was outstanding. Dany taking Meereen was handled deftly without feeling rushed, Sansa/LF, Jaime/Tyrion and Jaime/Brienne were great, Marg/Tommen was well played with Ser Pounce stealing the show. Regardless of how poorly I think the scenes at Craster's were handled this week, I'm now very interested to see how that plotline is resolved. Will Jon meet with and speak to Bran? It's certainly looking that way.
  19. I gave it an 8. Not an action-heavy episode but very well written with some excellent scenes. The show has gotten so much better in how it presents expository dialogue. Highlights: - Sansa's escape was well-handled and dramatic without getting silly. Essentially it's exactly what I envisioned from the book. - Tywin/Tommen/Cersei was an excellent scene all around. I know opinions vary on this, but I think new Tommen was a great casting choice. - Tywin/Oberyn was a fun exchange that made a lot of sense. - Pod/Tyrion was so incredibly well-played by both actors. I was surprised at how it affected me emotionally. - Dany the breaker of chains was fine, although as an audience member it made me want to scream WHERE ARE YOUR DRAGONS? Lowlights: - Damn you, Cersei/Jaime scene! Why have the gods cursed you with such inept directing? - New Daario still doesn't register with me and I'm not sure he ever will. He's dull as fuck and he and Dany's "flirting" interplay comes across as forced in a manner not often seen in this series.
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