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Zeus 10/03/20 4:45:50 AM #50:	Kept up with Evil. It's kinda got a lot better, and most of is because of the kids because they add a narrative stake and often engage in surprisingly compelling (albeit goofy) b-side plots. I loved the Halloween episode's thing, even if we never got a real answer at the end (and part of the suspense comes from the fact that it's not hard to predict that "Brenda" isn't Brenda... although I was thinking it's kinda weird that she'd be able to impersonate her at all, considering she'd either have to know Brenda & her plans or the whole thing would have required some crazy miscommunication) The a-sides of the story are usually pretty weak, though. It's the side stories that are more interesting or compelling. Plus they managed to work Ben into a Ghost Hunters-style show, and those parodies are always pretty fun. Metalsonic66 posted... He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter Depends on your conception of Peter. He doesn't fit the vintage comics, but it's not terribly different from more recent stuff. Honestly, the performance reminded a little of the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon (which is by far the best Spidey cartoon series thus far) ParanoidObsessive posted... But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses). Except Lois has suspected it a number of times over the years and been fooled by a clever trick, including Bruce Wayne impersonating Clark Kent one time... which may or may not be continuity after an insane number of resets. In Clark's case, it's not just the glasses, he also wears over-sized clothes to hide his musculature, he slouches to hide his posture, and -- in some continuities -- goes out of his way to demonstrate clumsiness. Because of the posture, anybody who's stood next to Superman will unconsciously register a height difference that isn't really there. In Prince Adam's case, everybody in that kingdom must be high all the time (which actually would explain so much other shit) ParanoidObsessive posted... That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram. His musculature is comparable to other characters who can't do that, which suggests it's more the powers. And, honestly, the only kinda excuse for people not thinking Adam is obviously He-Man is the fact half that universe is on steroids. Other than the magician characters, everybody looks like they beat up Conan the Barbarian for his lunch money. ParanoidObsessive posted... Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry. The only kinda thing about that is if he's only empowered while being linked at that moment to Grayskull, then he shouldn't be able to remain in that form or transform when he's in another universe (or in a different time), but I'm pretty sure he hasn't been impacted. The mechanics in general are kinda vague, probably because nobody involved with the show bothered thinking about them. ParanoidObsessive posted... Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree. Sometimes only a terrible quote from a terrible movie can redress a terrible opinion! ParanoidObsessive posted... Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line. Then does that mean in a few more movies ~~he'll get killed after an epic, poignant final battle only to be replaced by Miles Morales before his body cools?~~ --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945392903] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Kept up with Evil. It's kinda got a lot better, and most of is because of the kids because they add a narrative stake and often engage in surprisingly compelling (albeit goofy) b-side plots. I loved the Halloween episode's thing, even if we never got a real answer at the end (and part of the suspense comes from the fact that it's not hard to predict that "Brenda" isn't Brenda... although I was thinking it's kinda weird that she'd be able to impersonate her at all, considering she'd either have to know Brenda & her plans or the whole thing would have required some crazy miscommunication) The a-sides of the story are usually pretty weak, though. It's the side stories that are more interesting or compelling. Plus they managed to work Ben into a Ghost Hunters-style show, and those parodies are always pretty fun. Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter</quote> Depends on your conception of Peter. He doesn't fit the vintage comics, but it's not terribly different from more recent stuff. Honestly, the performance reminded a little of the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon (which is by far the best Spidey cartoon series thus far) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses).</quote> Except Lois has suspected it a number of times over the years and been fooled by a clever trick, including Bruce Wayne impersonating Clark Kent one time... which may or may not be continuity after an insane number of resets. In Clark's case, it's not just the glasses, he also wears over-sized clothes to hide his musculature, he slouches to hide his posture, and -- in some continuities -- goes out of his way to demonstrate clumsiness. Because of the posture, anybody who's stood next to Superman will unconsciously register a height difference that isn't really there. In Prince Adam's case, everybody in that kingdom must be high all the time (which actually would explain so much other shit) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram.</quote> His musculature is comparable to other characters who can't do that, which suggests it's more the powers. And, honestly, the only kinda excuse for people not thinking Adam is obviously He-Man is the fact half that universe is on steroids. Other than the magician characters, everybody looks like they beat up Conan the Barbarian for his lunch money. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry.</quote> The only kinda thing about that is if he's only empowered while being linked at that moment to Grayskull, then he shouldn't be able to remain in that form or transform when he's in another universe (or in a different time), but I'm pretty sure he hasn't been impacted. The mechanics in general are kinda vague, probably because nobody involved with the show bothered thinking about them. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree.</quote> Sometimes only a terrible quote from a terrible movie can redress a terrible opinion! ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line.</quote> Then does that mean in a few more movies he'll get killed after an epic, poignant final battle only to be replaced by Miles Morales before his body cools? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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