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  • LanlaornLanlaorn Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Krieghund wrote: »
    Really liking Loki so far.
    My guy, you go through this tirade about how horrible this dude is, and you can't see that he can still be that horrible? What were you expecting?
    Also, Morpheous, go find out who you might have been. It doesn't invalidate who you are.
    Eh, the dude just discovered his entire existence, which he thought was divinely instigated and unimpeachably just, was a complete sack of horseshit. Let him deal with one giant mindscrew at at time.
    Yea, seriously, there's a time crisis to deal with, he can get on with a normal life later, and plus he has a cool name already. I can see why Brad would rather be himself than fucking nameless X-5 the stromtrooper for the time gestapo

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    They're definitely holding who mobius is In Normal Life back as a joke/reveal.

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  • HydropoloHydropolo Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cursedking wrote: »
    They're definitely holding who mobius is In Normal Life back as a joke/reveal.
    It's Mephisto.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
    edited April 14
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  • ObsoletePaperObsoletePaper Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So I have Hulu w/ ESPN+ but I can't watch ESPN without a provider? Help me!

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Banzai5150 wrote: »
    So I have Hulu w/ ESPN+ but I can't watch ESPN without a provider? Help me!

    The ESPN app lists Hulu as a TV provider when I click on the not-espn+ game

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  • ObsoletePaperObsoletePaper Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Burtletoy wrote: »
    Banzai5150 wrote: »
    So I have Hulu w/ ESPN+ but I can't watch ESPN without a provider? Help me!

    The ESPN app lists Hulu as a TV provider when I click on the not-espn+ game

    Tried it and it said my Hulu sub wasn't the right one.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Drouin lasted two games before Bednar moved him off of MacKinnon’s wing. Putting him with Johansen isn’t exactly inspiring, however.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Started playing this a few weeks back. There's that one pinboard mission for "visit a friend's base," so I figured I'd ask here for a friend request. cB557, ID 48219615

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  • LJDouglasLJDouglas Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I do wonder if Morpheus already knows who he was on the Sacred Timeline and prefers who he is in the TVA.

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think the dichotomy he brings up in this episode is the right way to handle it. He's scared to find out because the issue isn't if it is bad, it's if it is good.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Hulu and Hulu with Live TV are two different subscription levels. Live TV has just that, live TV. You need that to watch the games that are on ESPN proper (and TNT).

    Hulu With Live TV is like the YouTube TV's and Sling TV's of the world, if that makes any sense. Regular Hulu is more like Netflix.

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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I did not expect a game like Jagged Alliance 3 to have music like this in it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4zIZooNwGE

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cB557 wrote: »
    Started playing this a few weeks back. There's that one pinboard mission for "visit a friend's base," so I figured I'd ask here for a friend request. cB557, ID 48219615

    I think we need the hash mark and the 4 digit number as well to add you. Mine is Shoeboxjeddy#5661 if you'd like to add me.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ah, #6641. I just assumed that was what the ID number was for.

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  • chrisnlchrisnl Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I think it would be an interesting semi-twist if it turned out one character that works in the TVA was not a variant, but instead was actually created like they all were told they were. Showing that He Who Remains could have done what he claimed he did, but didn't bother because just stealing variants was easier.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Nah, I'm pretty sure his fascination with jetskis stems from his life in the timeline. They made sure to bring it up again in S2 so I'm just waiting for that Chekov's gun to fire.

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  • chrisnlchrisnl Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Nah, I'm pretty sure his fascination with jetskis stems from his life in the timeline. They made sure to bring it up again in S2 so I'm just waiting for that Chekov's gun to fire.

    Oh sure Mobius is almost definitely a variant, as is B-15. But what about OB? What about Casey? Or anybody else, really. Just one non-variant existing in the TVA would be really interesting (to me, at least).

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    chrisnl wrote: »
    Nah, I'm pretty sure his fascination with jetskis stems from his life in the timeline. They made sure to bring it up again in S2 so I'm just waiting for that Chekov's gun to fire.

    Oh sure Mobius is almost definitely a variant, as is B-15. But what about OB? What about Casey? Or anybody else, really. Just one non-variant existing in the TVA would be really interesting (to me, at least).

    Whoops, for some reason I thought you specifically said Mobius.

    Also Mobius, Oroboros. I see you, writers. :D

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  • TastyfishTastyfish Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    chrisnl wrote: »
    Nah, I'm pretty sure his fascination with jetskis stems from his life in the timeline. They made sure to bring it up again in S2 so I'm just waiting for that Chekov's gun to fire.

    Oh sure Mobius is almost definitely a variant, as is B-15. But what about OB? What about Casey? Or anybody else, really. Just one non-variant existing in the TVA would be really interesting (to me, at least).

    This is OB's second time around (I suspect he will be killed in the past so that they need to send the current one back to fix things) at least for sure. A grandfather paradox that was used in the creation of the TVA the same way they did in Red Dwarf and Misfits.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cB557 wrote: »
    Ah, #6641. I just assumed that was what the ID number was for.

    No success finding you, I will note that it's weirdly case sensitive, so make sure to double check that in your post (I tried a couple of variants and didn't get anything).

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I don't see anything wrong with the info I gave you. I just sent you a request myself.

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cB557 wrote: »
    I don't see anything wrong with the info I gave you. I just sent you a request myself.

    Honestly no idea why that didn't work, should be sorted now.

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  • ToxTox I kill threads Dilige, et quod vis facRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Also iirc if you try to watch an in-market game on ESPN+ that's not actually on ESPN it will tell you that you don't have the right subscription or whatever, stupid generic error instead of being like "you're in-market so no"

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I wish there was a way to watch the Kraken that wasn’t something like $90 a month. I tried ESPN+ with a VPN, but I couldn’t get it to actually work, so I think the only other option is Root Sport or w/e

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  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    There are absolutely a few free options to watch NHL games on the internet.

    I both pay for espn+ and also have sportsurge or firstrowsports bookmarked for the random penguins games that are not on the streaming service I pay for.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Tastyfish wrote: »
    chrisnl wrote: »
    Nah, I'm pretty sure his fascination with jetskis stems from his life in the timeline. They made sure to bring it up again in S2 so I'm just waiting for that Chekov's gun to fire.

    Oh sure Mobius is almost definitely a variant, as is B-15. But what about OB? What about Casey? Or anybody else, really. Just one non-variant existing in the TVA would be really interesting (to me, at least).

    This is OB's second time around (I suspect he will be killed in the past so that they need to send the current one back to fix things) at least for sure. A grandfather paradox that was used in the creation of the TVA the same way they did in Red Dwarf and Misfits.

    My guess is that the TVA is a cyclical entity and that OB's role is to destroy it to make another one. I mean, he is the TVA, he wrote the book on how everything works, and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a section on starting it over again, but maybe it's just not there yet. He has to destroy the thing to keep it alive. Hence the name.

    As far as Mobius goes, I dunno; his name implies more importance than just some random variant who had a jetski at some point. I would imagine he plays some role in the persistence of the TVA along with OB, but exactly what I can't even guess.

    Though it did cross my mind during the last episode when they brought up New York multiple times, that the vehicles that the Chitauri (and also Loki) rode on aren't terribly dissimilar to jetskis. Maybe he has to ride the time vortex in one each reset and it gets stuck in his head. I mean, we've seen in pretty much every trailer that Loki ends up at a jetski dealership, and I think the assumption we're supposed to take from that is it is Mobius related. It could be a misdirect?

    Or it could be a lot more obvious and the name is just a comic reference and nothing to do with his role or importance.

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Tox wrote: »
    Also iirc if you try to watch an in-market game on ESPN+ that's not actually on ESPN it will tell you that you don't have the right subscription or whatever, stupid generic error instead of being like "you're in-market so no"

    Yes. I think this requires a quick reminder/explainer on how TV rights works, and ESPN's layered broadcast levels.


    The networks of Mickey Mouse basically have three "tiers" of showing games.

    The first is games that air on national television. Those are the games that are on ABC or the ESPN TV channel. Those are national games, and can be watched on TV by anyone in the US with access to those TV channels.

    The second is national games that are streaming on ESPN+ and Hulu. Those games are the same concept as the games on ABC and ESPN, except they are not on traditional TV channels, they are available streaming only. Those games are available to anyone in the United States with access to ESPN+ or Hulu.

    The third is the out of market games, which is technically a separate thing, but is in the ESPN+ streaming service marketed as "NHL Power Play." the out of market games allow ESPN+ to show (almost) every game that doesn't air in your local market. There are a couple exceptions to this. TNT games are not available on the out of market service, only on TNT and now MAX. And also because ESPN gonna ESPN, certain ESPN games also stream on ESPN+, but not all. All ABC games stream on ESPN+.

    And then there's the oddity of that some national games are also broadcast by the local/regional team, in which case the national broadcast is blacked out in the local market. This doens't happen all the time, but sometimes, and seems to be more a TNT thing.

    So I'm going to use a fan in St. Louis an an example of this. If I lived in St. Louis, most of my games air on Bally's Sports Midwest. That is the only way to watch most of the Blues games. If a game is on ESPN on TV, I need to have access to ESPN. If it is a "national" streaming ESPN+ game, chances are I need an ESPN+ subscription to watch it. If it is a TNT game, I need to have access to TNT. If I want to watch, say the New York Rangers games, I can watch most Rangers games through ESPN+'s out of market service, because I do not live in New York.

    In practice, it's less complicated than it looks. Basically, most in market games are avaiable on the regional sports network, and you have to have that to watch.

    Now, why is that? Regional TV rights are still extremely lucrative. There are some teams that get upwards of $20 million per season just from their regtional TV rights. That's on par with what a team gets as their share of the national TV contracts. The regional sports networks pay a ton of money to broadcast 60+ games of a team, and those rights are fiercely protected because of that.

    The market is slowly changing, and it'll get there eventually, but the reality of the situation is that teams still make so much money from the regional TV rights deals that it is absolutely in the team's and the NHL's interested to protect that.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So with clue search stuff, I assume if I've got duplicates there's no reason for me not to pop over to your base and give you any you're looking for before throwing them away?

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  • shoeboxjeddyshoeboxjeddy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    cB557 wrote: »
    So with clue search stuff, I assume if I've got duplicates there's no reason for me not to pop over to your base and give you any you're looking for before throwing them away?

    Every morning, any Clue currency past 300 will deplete, leaving you at 300 exactly (or under that if you didn't make 300). Ideally, you want to trade away Dupe Clues to help people get their complete set, while not slowing the completion of your own sets. Giving away your dupes gives you a bit of currency, completing a set and waiting gives you more, and visiting 10 friends everyday gives you the most (since you can reliably do it every single day). So yeah, it is nice to help complete my set and I'll be doing the same as I notice the need.

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  • ToxTox I kill threads Dilige, et quod vis facRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Thank you I appreciate that explainer.

    Also Bally Sports cannot die soon enough and here's hoping things come out the other side in a way that is more streaming friendly

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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    He Who Remains was...
    ...quite literally He Who Remains. Har har.

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  • DisruptedCapitalistDisruptedCapitalist I swear! Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Wow

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  • Andy JoeAndy Joe We claim the land for the highlord! The AdirondacksRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    haha

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  • DisruptedCapitalistDisruptedCapitalist I swear! Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Way better than the original.

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Victor Timely is such a good name, though.

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