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Wuhan 07/07/20 11:55:17 AM #1:	Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm ~~clearly and unquestionably dies~~ but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is ~~alive and the main character~~ <cite>Wuhan posted [p:941794263] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm clearly and unquestionably dies but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is alive and the main character </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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berlyman101 07/07/20 11:57:19 AM #3:	God is a person or something --- http://www.lukesurl.com/comics/2010-02-24-determinism.png <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:941794356] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>God is a person or something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/07/20 11:58:24 AM #4:	There's a character in One Piece who just comes out of fucking nowhere. He's so vitally important to the main character's back story and yet he somehow was never once mentioned in the story until like 600 chapters in. And then a bunch of flashbacks suddenly have him in it like he was there all the time. Goddamn I felt gaslit. And fanboys will argue up and down till they're blue that it was just Oda being a masterful storyteller but those of us who have read like at least one book that's not an anime shonen know what's up. The worst thing is that his appearance just cheapens the events that happen in the story. I don't really want to go into it unless people want to read a big black block of spoiler text. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:941794393] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>There's a character in One Piece who just comes out of fucking nowhere. He's so vitally important to the main character's back story and yet he somehow was never once mentioned in the story until like 600 chapters in. And then a bunch of flashbacks suddenly have him in it like he was there all the time. Goddamn I felt gaslit. And fanboys will argue up and down till they're blue that it was just Oda being a masterful storyteller but those of us who have read like at least one book that's not an anime shonen know what's up. The worst thing is that his appearance just cheapens the events that happen in the story. I don't really want to go into it unless people want to read a big black block of spoiler text. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DevsBro 07/07/20 12:01:25 PM #6:	Pretty much every issue of DC and Marvel comics. THEY SAVED LUTHOR'S BRAIN! --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941794517] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Pretty much every issue of DC and Marvel comics. THEY SAVED LUTHOR'S BRAIN! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boxington 07/07/20 12:02:35 PM #7:	Uncharted 4 ~~Nathan suddenly has this brother even though with Uncharted 3, we already had a flashback to his childhood~~ --- b-bb-box https://imgur.com/8D3HM7e - by Proofpyros <cite>boxington posted [p:941794572] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Uncharted 4 Nathan suddenly has this brother even though with Uncharted 3, we already had a flashback to his childhood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjs28 07/07/20 12:03:44 PM #8:	Wuhan posted... Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm ~~clearly and unquestionably dies~~ but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is ~~alive and the main character~~ Yeah, I thought that was complete bullshit when I was reading through both novels lol --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>cjs28 posted [p:941794613] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Wuhan posted... </cite> <quote>Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm clearly and unquestionably dies but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is alive and the main character </quote>Yeah, I thought that was complete bullshit when I was reading through both novels lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Killmonger 07/07/20 12:04:00 PM #9:	DC Comics. <cite>Killmonger posted [p:941794621] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>DC Comics. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 07/07/20 12:04:12 PM #10:	Bullet_Wing posted... Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it. This. Give us the details. I'm curious now. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:941794628] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Bullet_Wing posted... </cite> <quote>Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it.</quote>This. Give us the details. I'm curious now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cjs28 07/07/20 12:05:04 PM #11:	That one comic in Spiderman where he is married to Mary Jane and such but then Aunt May dies and he makes a deal with the devil to save old-ass Aunt May but reverse everything he did with Mary Jane. Why the fuck did they allow that!? >_> --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>cjs28 posted [p:941794661] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>That one comic in Spiderman where he is married to Mary Jane and such but then Aunt May dies and he makes a deal with the devil to save old-ass Aunt May but reverse everything he did with Mary Jane. Why the fuck did they allow that!? >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/07/20 12:05:14 PM #12:	Probably some dumb thing Doctor Who did. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:941794666] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Probably some dumb thing Doctor Who did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kastrada 07/07/20 12:08:04 PM #14:	Wuhan posted... Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm ~~clearly and unquestionably dies~~ but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is ~~alive and the main character~~ Malcom was just declared in a little aside note right? He wasn't eaten by a dinosaur or anything catostrophic. He had injuries and they said he died but it wasn't something a person couldn't come back from obviously. --- PoW '09 Topic of the Year Co-Winners (Rada and Texy) FFD <cite>Kastrada posted [p:941794773] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Wuhan posted... </cite> <quote>Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm clearly and unquestionably dies but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is alive and the main character </quote> Malcom was just declared in a little aside note right? He wasn't eaten by a dinosaur or anything catostrophic. He had injuries and they said he died but it wasn't something a person couldn't come back from obviously. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 07/07/20 12:11:22 PM #15:	Bullet_Wing posted... Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it. ~~Mr. Poopybutthole~~ --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:941794916] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Bullet_Wing posted... </cite> <quote>Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it.</quote>Mr. Poopybutthole </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 07/07/20 12:11:31 PM #16:	cjs28 posted... That one comic in Spiderman where he is married to Mary Jane and such but then Aunt May dies and he makes a deal with the devil to save old-ass Aunt May but reverse everything he did with Mary Jane. Why the fuck did they allow that!? >_> Aunt May died once and then it was revealed to be an actress hired by Norman Osborn --- https://imgtc.com/i/sIhpHts.jpg <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:941794924] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>cjs28 posted... </cite> <quote>That one comic in Spiderman where he is married to Mary Jane and such but then Aunt May dies and he makes a deal with the devil to save old-ass Aunt May but reverse everything he did with Mary Jane. Why the fuck did they allow that!? >_></quote>Aunt May died once and then it was revealed to be an actress hired by Norman Osborn </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 07/07/20 12:12:37 PM #17:	Or how about ~~Earth no longer being destroyed~~ in the later HHGG books? I guess retcons are kind of the name of the game with HHGG but still. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941794970] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Or how about Earth no longer being destroyed in the later HHGG books? I guess retcons are kind of the name of the game with HHGG but still. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fenriswolf 07/07/20 12:12:59 PM #18:	Wuhan posted... Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm ~~clearly and unquestionably dies~~ but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is ~~alive and the main character~~ A similar thing happened with the book 2010 Odyssey Two, which is based on the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie's continuity rather than the book's. The climax of the book took place on one of Saturn's moons but the movie took place on one of Jupiter's --- Hello <cite>Fenriswolf posted [p:941794990] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Wuhan posted... </cite> <quote>Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm clearly and unquestionably dies but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is alive and the main character </quote> A similar thing happened with the book 2010 Odyssey Two, which is based on the 2001 A Space Odyssey movie's continuity rather than the book's. The climax of the book took place on one of Saturn's moons but the movie took place on one of Jupiter's </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 07/07/20 12:13:11 PM #19:	It's cheating to bring up comics but some of the dumbest ones: One More Day New 52 Doombots --- Podcast/Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://thenewhotness.info/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:941795005] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>It's cheating to bring up comics but some of the dumbest ones: One More Day New 52 Doombots </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/07/20 12:14:10 PM #20:	Bullet_Wing posted... Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it. This is going to trigger the fuck out of One Piece fans but alright. ~~The character is called Sabo. I'm assuming you know next to nothing about One Piece, so here's the cliffnotes.~~ Luffy - the main character - is set up as an only child to begin with. Later it's revealed he has a badass older "blood brother" called Ace. Ace is the perfect older brother type - strong, cool, badass, smart, etc. You get a whole lot of flashback scenes where they were growing up together throughout the story. They're brothers because they exchanged sake cups as kids and drank to it. At this point, Luffy having an older brother character has narrative sense to it. There's an aspirational character for him to aim for, as is common in pretty much any coming of age hero story. And you also know what's gonna happen to Ace for that reason. ~~There's an entire story arc where Luffy goes to save Ace from being executed, which ends tragically with Ace dying anyway. In his dying moments, he conversationally mentions Sabo and that's that.~~ Later on, you find out that Sabo was in fact the third blood brother, so they were in fact a trio of kids together. Cue a bunch of retconned familiar scenes - now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy playing as kids. Now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy being trained by grandpa. Now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy drinking Sake together. ~~However sadly, Sabo was murdered in an explosion when they were kids. Very sad, sniff sniff.~~ It feels weird because never once has Sabo been mentioned until now. Like all those times Luffy and Ace were reminiscing about childhood they never once thought about the other brother they hung out with every day? It's odd to say the least. Remember, it's not like they were two brothers with an occasional mate they called a brother. It's very clear that they were painted as a trio. Anyway, cutting to the end. Turns out Sabo is still alive to this day. Moreover, he's cool, strong, smart, and even inherits Ace's special fire attack ability. In fact he's so much like Ace that he slots in perfectly to the same role with some minor differences in faction - Ace was a pirate, Sabo is a revolutionary, which just means he's a pirate with politics. One Piece fans will give some (imo) very woolly justifications to say all this was foreshadowed, but I don't buy it. That motherfucker came out of the ether and replaced Ace almost immediately after he died, which to me feels a bit cheap. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:941795054] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Bullet_Wing posted... </cite> <quote>Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it.</quote> This is going to trigger the fuck out of One Piece fans but alright. The character is called Sabo. I'm assuming you know next to nothing about One Piece, so here's the cliffnotes. Luffy - the main character - is set up as an only child to begin with. Later it's revealed he has a badass older "blood brother" called Ace. Ace is the perfect older brother type - strong, cool, badass, smart, etc. You get a whole lot of flashback scenes where they were growing up together throughout the story. They're brothers because they exchanged sake cups as kids and drank to it. At this point, Luffy having an older brother character has narrative sense to it. There's an aspirational character for him to aim for, as is common in pretty much any coming of age hero story. And you also know what's gonna happen to Ace for that reason. There's an entire story arc where Luffy goes to save Ace from being executed, which ends tragically with Ace dying anyway. In his dying moments, he conversationally mentions Sabo and that's that. Later on, you find out that Sabo was in fact the third blood brother, so they were in fact a trio of kids together. Cue a bunch of retconned familiar scenes - now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy playing as kids. Now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy being trained by grandpa. Now it's Ace, Sabo and Luffy drinking Sake together. However sadly, Sabo was murdered in an explosion when they were kids. Very sad, sniff sniff. It feels weird because never once has Sabo been mentioned until now. Like all those times Luffy and Ace were reminiscing about childhood they never once thought about the other brother they hung out with every day? It's odd to say the least. Remember, it's not like they were two brothers with an occasional mate they called a brother. It's very clear that they were painted as a trio. Anyway, cutting to the end. Turns out Sabo is still alive to this day. Moreover, he's cool, strong, smart, and even inherits Ace's special fire attack ability. In fact he's so much like Ace that he slots in perfectly to the same role with some minor differences in faction - Ace was a pirate, Sabo is a revolutionary, which just means he's a pirate with politics. One Piece fans will give some (imo) very woolly justifications to say all this was foreshadowed, but I don't buy it. That motherfucker came out of the ether and replaced Ace almost immediately after he died, which to me feels a bit cheap. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeromous375 07/07/20 12:16:39 PM #21:	Bullet_Wing posted... Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it. Master_Bass posted... This. Give us the details. I'm curious now. I'm sure he's talking about ~~Sabo~~ Ninja'd --- Smash ultimate Online name: Silent with Soma Cruz. Looking for a main <cite>Zeromous375 posted [p:941795168] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Bullet_Wing posted... </cite> <quote>Who is this? Use spoiler tags if necessary, makes me curious and I'd like to look up more info about it.</quote> Master_Bass posted... </cite> <quote>This. Give us the details. I'm curious now.</quote> I'm sure he's talking about Sabo Ninja'd </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 07/07/20 12:18:54 PM #22:	Dunno if this counts but there was a short arc where Batman dies several times, then turns out to have just been a series of people dressed as Batman. I don't even. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941795255] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Dunno if this counts but there was a short arc where Batman dies several times, then turns out to have just been a series of people dressed as Batman. I don't even. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 07/07/20 12:21:51 PM #23:	Bullet_Wing posted... I feel like Doctor Who is excluded though. Mainly because the show doesn't take itself seriously and often has future characters changing things past characters fucked up. I can't even imagine how convoluted a Doctor Who timeline would look Trust me, it's stupid. All the time war stuff with Gallifrey, to start, but Skaro is particularly inconsistent. Its status in the show's canon, as well as whenever it appears in Big Finish productions, is a 50/50 crapshoot that can be explained by "time travel restoration/destruction happened". It's a mess. Honestly, Doctor Who has been a "watching by the scene of your pants" show ever since Moffat had his run. People shit on Chris Chibnall for his run as showrunner, but I can assure you that most of the shit he's been hit with started with Moffat. Dude's at least trying to move forward and make interesting new plotlines, instead of "what if... The Doctor... was afraid of the monster under his bed?", or "what if... the Zygons... were ISIS?" --- Are you proud to be a Mayonnaise American? <cite>MrMallard posted [p:941795373] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Bullet_Wing posted... </cite> <quote>I feel like Doctor Who is excluded though. Mainly because the show doesn't take itself seriously and often has future characters changing things past characters fucked up. I can't even imagine how convoluted a Doctor Who timeline would look</quote>Trust me, it's stupid. All the time war stuff with Gallifrey, to start, but Skaro is particularly inconsistent. Its status in the show's canon, as well as whenever it appears in Big Finish productions, is a 50/50 crapshoot that can be explained by "time travel restoration/destruction happened". It's a mess. Honestly, Doctor Who has been a "watching by the scene of your pants" show ever since Moffat had his run. People shit on Chris Chibnall for his run as showrunner, but I can assure you that most of the shit he's been hit with started with Moffat. Dude's at least trying to move forward and make interesting new plotlines, instead of "what if... The Doctor... was afraid of the monster under his bed?", or "what if... the Zygons... were ISIS?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GodIsImaginary 07/07/20 12:22:09 PM #24:	Wuhan posted... Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm ~~clearly and unquestionably dies~~ but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is ~~alive and the main character~~ Also, ~~the island and cloning laboratories depicted in the first movie/book were all for show and the actual cloning was happening on a different island that nobody ever mentioned....lol wtf.~~ <cite>GodIsImaginary posted [p:941795385] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Wuhan posted... </cite> <quote>Ill start. In Michael Crichtons novel Jurassic Park, the character Ian Malcolm clearly and unquestionably dies but in the follow up novel, The Lost World, Ian Malcolm is alive and the main character </quote> Also, the island and cloning laboratories depicted in the first movie/book were all for show and the actual cloning was happening on a different island that nobody ever mentioned....lol wtf. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/07/20 12:25:52 PM #25:	I give Doctor Who a pass for two reasons. Well, 3. 1) It's a silly show that people shouldn't take seriously 2) if you're a timelord and you can rewrite all of time and space then you can pretty much do anything 3) When Steve Moffat writes a plot he doesn't seem bothered by trivial things like canonical sense, or even logical sense, or narrative sense, or common sense --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:941795514] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>I give Doctor Who a pass for two reasons. Well, 3. 1) It's a silly show that people shouldn't take seriously 2) if you're a timelord and you can rewrite all of time and space then you can pretty much do anything 3) When Steve Moffat writes a plot he doesn't seem bothered by trivial things like canonical sense, or even logical sense, or narrative sense, or common sense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/07/20 12:37:27 PM #26:	pinky0926 posted... 3) When Steve Moffat writes a plot he doesn't seem bothered by trivial things like canonical sense, or even logical sense, or narrative sense, or common sense Douglas Adams did it better. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:941795987] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite> <quote>3) When Steve Moffat writes a plot he doesn't seem bothered by trivial things like canonical sense, or even logical sense, or narrative sense, or common sense</quote>Douglas Adams did it better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/07/20 12:40:12 PM #27:	Questionmarktarius posted... Douglas Adams did it better. Terry Pratchett also knew how to confuse a story in a satisfyingly befuddling way, and not in a way that makes you want to close the book and return it to the shelf. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:941796115] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Douglas Adams did it better.</quote> Terry Pratchett also knew how to confuse a story in a satisfyingly befuddling way, and not in a way that makes you want to close the book and return it to the shelf. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 07/07/20 12:42:01 PM #28:	The entire X-Men franchise. What a mess. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:941796182] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>The entire X-Men franchise. What a mess. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 07/07/20 12:47:31 PM #29:	Han/Greedo shot first Surprised that hasn't been mentioned. --- Be wary of boarding the hype train, lest you end up on the ruse cruise... - nanobuilder (r/nintendo) http://backloggery.com/SolarCrimson <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:941796385] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Han/Greedo shot first Surprised that hasn't been mentioned. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 07/07/20 1:05:32 PM #30:	DevsBro posted... Dunno if this counts but there was a short arc where Batman dies several times, then turns out to have just been a series of people dressed as Batman. I don't even. Batman: Three Jokers comes out next month. Technically that plot was revealed like two years ago, but I don't think it was ever fully explained till now. --- Podcast/Audiobook Board https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- View my ASCII art and others' at https://thenewhotness.info/ <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:941797040] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>Dunno if this counts but there was a short arc where Batman dies several times, then turns out to have just been a series of people dressed as Batman. I don't even.</quote> Batman: Three Jokers comes out next month. Technically that plot was revealed like two years ago, but I don't think it was ever fully explained till now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rideshort 07/07/20 1:58:56 PM #31:	All of Crisis on Infinite Earths then Flashpoint. --- I believe in the Golden Rule and you should too! https://imgur.com/63HCN https://imgur.com/aaTUdOx <cite>rideshort posted [p:941798962] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>All of Crisis on Infinite Earths then Flashpoint. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pepys Monster 07/07/20 2:02:16 PM #32:	Michael Myers has been retconned in just about every movie. --- GOML <cite>Pepys Monster posted [p:941799095] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Michael Myers has been retconned in just about every movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pseudomenon 07/07/20 2:05:13 PM #33:	Edge & Christian being good/childhood friends --- That's a great idea. <cite>Pseudomenon posted [p:941799202] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Edge & Christian being good/childhood friends </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zanzenburger 07/07/20 2:26:06 PM #34:	Probably not as big as any others mentioned here, but in Prison Break, ~~Sarah's~~ death was a huge retcon in my opinion. Not only do they make it pretty clear that she's dead, but they send Michael her head in a box. Then later on they say she is alive and well and tell him he was sent a fake head (or someone else's head). How could he not take one look at that head and not realize it's not Sarah's? --- Congratulations! Your post was deemed response-worthy. <cite>Zanzenburger posted [p:941800099] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Probably not as big as any others mentioned here, but in Prison Break, Sarah's death was a huge retcon in my opinion. Not only do they make it pretty clear that she's dead, but they send Michael her head in a box. Then later on they say she is alive and well and tell him he was sent a fake head (or someone else's head). How could he not take one look at that head and not realize it's not Sarah's? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 07/07/20 3:47:44 PM #35:	Apollo wanting a rematch --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941803539] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Apollo wanting a rematch </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/07/20 4:07:04 PM #36:	DevsBro posted... Apollo wanting a rematch Rocky not having severe brain damage anymore. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:941804315] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>Apollo wanting a rematch</quote>Rocky not having severe brain damage anymore. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 07/07/20 4:12:15 PM #37:	DMC 2 used to be at the very end of the Devil May Cry timeline, but after 5, it was moved to take place between 4 and 1 So, it used to be: 3-1-Anime-4-2 Now, it's 3-1-Anime-2-4-5 This is honestly a 10/10 retcon, because it explains why Dante is so out of character in 2. He ends up killing Virgil, his brother, in 1 and all throughout the anime he is obviously depressed. In 4 however, he's his normal self-except for the beginning of the game, where he acts exactly like he did in 2 up until he meets Nero. So the reason Dante acts the way he does in 2, is because he is depressed that he doesn't have any family left in the world, and when he finally meets Nero in 4 he realizes he has a nephew and becomes his old self again. Wow :V --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:941804512] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>DMC 2 used to be at the very end of the Devil May Cry timeline, but after 5, it was moved to take place between 4 and 1 So, it used to be: 3-1-Anime-4-2 Now, it's 3-1-Anime-2-4-5 This is honestly a 10/10 retcon, because it explains why Dante is so out of character in 2. He ends up killing Virgil, his brother, in 1 and all throughout the anime he is obviously depressed. In 4 however, he's his normal self-except for the beginning of the game, where he acts exactly like he did in 2 up until he meets Nero. So the reason Dante acts the way he does in 2, is because he is depressed that he doesn't have any family left in the world, and when he finally meets Nero in 4 he realizes he has a nephew and becomes his old self again. Wow :V </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
discodancer77 07/07/20 4:18:17 PM #38:	Letty in the Fast and Furious movies --- Patient Gamer <cite>discodancer77 posted [p:941804707] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Letty in the Fast and Furious movies </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 07/07/20 4:19:11 PM #39:	Your parents were nobodies. ~~Because they chose to be.~~ --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:941804747] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>Your parents were nobodies. Because they chose to be. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 07/07/20 4:20:55 PM #40:	X-men movies gets more confusing after every Wolverine and First Class film --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:941804810] in What are t... [t:78830581]...</cite> <quote>X-men movies gets more confusing after every Wolverine and First Class film </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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