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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I will say this - there still is nothing like being at the game.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Coin Return Admin Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
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    edited April 14
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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Ticaldfjam wrote: »
    Me and Mrs. Hedgie are going to see the Knights play the Habs tonight at T-Mobile.

    So excited.

    If Montana gets a franchise, I don't know how y'all will handle it.

    Glad for you and the Miss getting vacation and seeing life NHL action!

    T-Mobile Arena is just fun to see a game at (even if I have to fight my acrophobia to get to my seat.) And we were sitting right under the championship banner, which was cool.

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  • TastyfishTastyfish Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Spoiler for things that didn't happen
    I was 100% expecting new in the know Loki to prune himself, so that the version that got brought back in the past was him rather than the same version that did it last time

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  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Tastyfish wrote: »
    Spoiler for things that didn't happen
    I was 100% expecting new in the know Loki to prune himself, so that the version that got brought back in the past was him rather than the same version that did it last time

    Don't think that would work.
    Current Loki wasn't timeslipping, so he wasn't directly connected to the time period in which OB's device was operating. I think Current Loki would have just ended up at the end of time with Renslayer had he pruned himself.

    Obviously we're deep into Doctor Who timey wimey logic right now, but of all the surprising things that happened this episode, Loki pruning Old Loki was the least surprising.

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  • RonTheDMRonTheDM Yes, yes Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    they released a mid-season trailer

    there's a ton of speculation I could make about what'll happen

    but I remain really interested in what they'll do over the next two episodes

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  • DanHibikiDanHibiki Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I don't know what accent Majors is going for in Loki but it's fucking dumb and I wish he'd stop.

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  • LanlaornLanlaorn Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    I don't know what accent Majors is going for in Loki but it's fucking dumb and I wish he'd stop.

    God, yes, I hate every time he opens his mouth. When they first revealed him to be a conman I thought "oh, the goofy voice was part of acting up the eccentric genius bit" but no, that's just how he actually talks.

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  • Atlas in ChainsAtlas in Chains Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    DanHibiki wrote: »
    I don't know what accent Majors is going for in Loki but it's fucking dumb and I wish he'd stop.

    Old timey. He's Old Timey Victor Timely. I was pumped for Majors as Kang and now I want him to go away. If the next version we meet is Rama-Tut I'm gonna lose my shit.

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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I am curious as to what will happen now. That was a hell of a cliffhanger.
    Everything blew up.

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  • JayrichoJayricho Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Remember the Evgeni Dadonov trade fiasco at the 2022 trade deadline? So does the NHL….
    Why is took the league so long for something like this is….well….it’s the NHL, who knows. Needless to say, the new owners are pissed.

    Also, Pierre Dorion is officially out as GM.

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  • ThisThis Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Very interesting in-depth article ftom Variety on the state of Marvel:

    https://variety.com/2023/film/features/marvel-jonathan-majors-problem-the-marvels-reshoots-kang-1235774940/

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Aridhol wrote: »
    Former penguin player Adam Johnson died following a "freak accident" skate to the neck

    https://www.nhl.com/news/former-pittsburgh-penguins-player-adam-johnson-dies


    "The Nottingham Panthers are truly devastated to announce that Adam Johnson has tragically passed away following a freak accident at the game in Sheffield last night," his team said in a statement. "The Panthers would like to send our thoughts and condolences to Adam's family, his partner, and all his friends at this extremely difficult time.

    "Everyone at the club including players, management and ownership are heartbroken at the news of Adam's passing. Our thoughts are also with the fans and staff of both clubs, especially those who attended or were following the game, who will be devastated following today's news."



    I haven't seen the video and no plans to but from Twitter comments at the time from spectators it apparently took 3-5 minutes to have medical personnel on the ice and when they arrived it was 1 person with what looked like an amateur first aid kit.

    If that is true it's unconscionable. Even in our minor hockey games here we have designated safety people who get onto the ice in seconds for a serious injury.

    And in followup, because the other player involved is Black, the id of the internet is doing what they do worst(cw: racism, hate, general goosery):
    Matt Petgrave, the hockey player whose skate fatally cut Adam Johnson’s neck, has been subjected to a slew of racist hate online since the tragic incident. The collision between Petgrave and Johnson happened Saturday during a game in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League.

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  • KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Well, we shall see what happens tonight.

    I really want to know how they resolve this.

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  • DracomicronDracomicron Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    reVerse wrote: »
    Loki S2E5
    Damn, that's some haunting stuff. Reminds me of nightmares I had as a child.

    I think
    Loki just created the TVA because he doesn't want to be alone. HWR/Victor Timely will show up later, co-opt it for his time war, and Loki and Sylvie will help him at first.

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  • RonTheDMRonTheDM Yes, yes Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I was starting to get worried that they might not land this

    but this was nuts - it was sick

    this show is so good

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Loki continues to be my favorite marvel property. Literally have gotten chills in the last couple episodes. Amazing direction. It's almost a shame we're not getting feature films.

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    If the season had ended with the scenes at the start of this episode, and broke to credits after the break to the title, I would have been so fucking happy.

    So many people would have been angry, I get it, but the lack of resolution, the possibility of it all, was just amazing. It would have taken massive guts to do so, but man that's all I could think about at the beginning of the episode.

    It was a good episode!

    I think the mid season trailer gave away too much, and that really bums me out, for how the season will end. I mean, don't think the finale will shake things up too much (in fact I suspect it's going to mostly return it to the status quo, but for a fairly decent reason), but I'd prefer to not have seen any scenes from the finale episode at all.

    This episode introduced some...issues that I don't think there will be time to address, that I think maybe we're supposed to just roll with. Namely
    Why does that room look just like O.B.'s room. It can't just be coincidence. Will it get addressed?
    Why does Loki assume those variants were the ones that were who he knew in the TVA and not just other variants?
    Why didn't Loki think of Timely as one of the auras that needed to be collected? He was there too.

    But with the scenes we know we're getting from the trailer (spoilers for those scenes for the finale)
    I don't know how they're going to balance what will be likely a groundhogs day thing in the loom room with whatever happens in the Void with Renslayer, which will likely lead to some end-of-time shenanigans.

    There's just a lot, and unless it's a super long episode, I don't see how it resolves very well? At least relative to the pacing of the rest of the season, it looks like it's going to be a mad dash to the finish, and that's just not how the tone of this season was.

    Ah well. We shall see. I'm aware that some media people have seen the finale, so I imagine there will be plenty of spoilers and leaks showing up on the tubernets. I'm going to be avoiding everything outside of the usual Blindwave/Reel Reject reactions and New Rockstars recap of this episode (I usually don't watch their discussion panels until after I've finished a series).

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited April 14
    This episode introduced some...issues that I don't think there will be time to address, that I think maybe we're supposed to just roll with. Namely
    Why does that room look just like O.B.'s room. It can't just be coincidence. Will it get addressed?
    Why does Loki assume those variants were the ones that were who he knew in the TVA and not just other variants?
    Why didn't Loki think of Timely as one of the auras that needed to be collected? He was there too.

    My guesses:
    Everything is abandoned for miles around that room - my guess is that abandoned land is where the TVA actually is born and still exists, in some far-future earth pulled out of time.

    Because he was spasming into their path and only their path? He never saw two of the same person despite jumping around a lot. Felt like a safe bet, especially in "fiction" rules as established. It meets the "why" question.

    Timely was not in the room at the time/place he was trying to jump to. My guess is he was already noodled. Also, he probably has a healthy fear of his variants and would rather not, which is why he never spasmed his way in front of a Kang. He was in control of it, even if not consciously.

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Latest Episode Spoilers/Potential Future Speculation
    Is this how we get Loki, God of Stories?

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  • PulpDoggPulpDogg Formerly TheBigEasy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    On top of being well acted, written and directed - I am just in love with the more technical aspects of this show. Production design, cinematography, music - are all just utterly gorgeous.

    Far and away the best of the Marvel D+ shows.

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  • RidleySariaRidleySaria AnaheimRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Get yer 4.2 special program codes:

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    9T96KJNE2LVM

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  • honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    TheBigEasy wrote: »
    On top of being well acted, written and directed - I am just in love with the more technical aspects of this show. Production design, cinematography, music - are all just utterly gorgeous.

    Far and away the best of the Marvel D+ shows.

    It's so weird how, on the technical side alone, we can have Loki and Andor looking so good and competently made, and then the rest of the D+ Marvel/SW shows. And like, I don't know, on probably similar budgets?

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  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    sure, some Pens players are practicing in neck guards, but TJ Oshie of the Capitals was wearing one during a game last night.

    Feels like this is going to happen.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Trailer.

    https://youtu.be/1Ip43DfbkUw
    Skirk! Skirk!

    Furina and Baizhu in the first half, and a relief that Charlotte will be there as well. Second half is Ayato and Cyno.

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    I'm honestly shocked that they put Charlotte on the first half banners. It's like they just threw their hands up and gave up on the prospect of getting people to roll on the banners in the second half.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited April 14
    wunderbar wrote: »
    sure, some Pens players are practicing in neck guards, but TJ Oshie of the Capitals was wearing one during a game last night.

    Feels like this is going to happen.

    i imagine it's going to be like visors where the kids coming up through the system will wear them and it will just be encouraged they continue to wear them

    hockey is very bad about doing the right thing if some of the guys think it will make them look like they aren't tough and cool, but at least isn't opposed to allowing the trend to change over time i guess

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    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Chanus wrote: »
    wunderbar wrote: »
    sure, some Pens players are practicing in neck guards, but TJ Oshie of the Capitals was wearing one during a game last night.

    Feels like this is going to happen.

    i imagine it's going to be like visors where the kids coming up through the system will wear them and it will just be encouraged they continue to wear them

    hockey is very bad about doing the right thing if some of the guys think it will make them look like they aren't tough and cool, but at least isn't opposed to allowing the trend to change over time i guess

    A lot of the complaints about it, with some legitimacy, is that they've been uncomfortable, bulky, and hot. I actually get, in concept, those issues. The NHL is unique among the pro sports in that it is the only one where players are basically wearing body armor from head to toe and adding more layers, more things, isn't always ideal. Those issues of comfort/feel/heat dissipation do need to be mitigated/solved. Those are all problems being worked on, and the tech has come a long way. It'll get there.

    But yes, it will go like visors did and the league will make it mandatory for new players to wear neck protection. It'll just take longer than it should before everyone is wearing it because of it.

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  • RonTheDMRonTheDM Yes, yes Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Loki walking through the empty building in the narrow corridors with the seemingly ancient shelves and stuff was one of my favorite shots.

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  • PulpDoggPulpDogg Formerly TheBigEasy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    This wrote: »
    honovere wrote: »
    TheBigEasy wrote: »
    On top of being well acted, written and directed - I am just in love with the more technical aspects of this show. Production design, cinematography, music - are all just utterly gorgeous.

    Far and away the best of the Marvel D+ shows.

    It's so weird how, on the technical side alone, we can have Loki and Andor looking so good and competently made, and then the rest of the D+ Marvel/SW shows. And like, I don't know, on probably similar budgets?

    The article quoted says something about $25 Mil for an episode of She-Hulk and the CGI still being shoddy at some point.

    Marvel, Lucas and Disney just put out content after content after content, just to keep the machine going and at least with Marvel its now really coming to a head that at least some quality control has to be involved.

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  • daveNYCdaveNYC Why universe hate Waspinator? Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    The Marvel/Star Wars D+ shows seem to generally be in the $20M per episode range. Sometimes you can see where the money is going, other times you can't.

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    Shut up, Mr. Burton! You were not brought upon this world to get it!
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  • Gnome-InterruptusGnome-Interruptus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    It’s weird that I am feeling like a bit of a crank, because feel annoyed that they seemingly gave Loki a new super power that almost literally is plot powered.

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