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I enjoyed the whole season but they definitely stuck the landing. Right up there with the Loki finale for me.

What a huge pop. Man that ruled. Might agree normally but they needed it out there for ratings. His signing and obviously his first promo are a huge shot at wwe.

RIP Alexi Laiho. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/entertainment/alexi-laiho-children-of-bodom-death-intl-scli/index.html I know CoB might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but their first four albums were hugely impactful on me as I expanded my range in metal. Absolute virtuoso on guitar. One of the all-timers.

This. Service me!

That was a gaffi stick. Melee weapon of the Tusken raiders of Tatooine.

Yesssss!!!! And they’re touring with Municipal Waste in the spring.

AFFC was objectively not very good. Just slow and boring - way too much of Brienne wandering the wilderness. But I thought ADWD was much better (albeit not as good as books 1-3).

Bump.

I'm a hardcore book reader and wasn't upset with this in the least. One thing I think many readers are failing to process is that while ASOIAF is widely considered the best modern epic fantasy series, GRRM frequently goes out of his way to flip off fantasy tropes. Those who really believed his story would end up with the unknowing prince/chosen one being the great singular hero and savior of the world weren't being realistic about where this story was going. There isn't a singular protagonist in the books whose POV we always follow through the story. The POVs are split between many of the "main" characters, Arya being one of the largest. The other thing book readers fail to embrace is that the show and books are separate mediums and at this point largely different stories. A lot of folks seem offended that their pet theories didn't pan out, but they can still theorize on what's going to happen in the books because we still just don't know.

Random thought I just had as pertains to succession from Robert Baratheon. It's established in both the show that a king can legitimize ****s. So lets say Dany dies somehow (I don't think this is likely, but with GoT you never know). Jon has made clear he has no desire to rule, but he would be a king in theory. Jon could then legitimize Gendry (Robert's only known remaining **** after Cersei had the others purged way back when), abdicate the throne, and Gendry as the then only legitimate Baratheon, could be elevated. Again, don't think this is likely, just spitballing.

All they have to do is give him the Glovers' castle. Easy peasy.

Very few actual disciples, but at least one very high-profile one: https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2017/05/03/guide-donald-trump-s-relationship-alex-jones/216263

Seems like a great move by the Spurs. Kawhi was leaving after next year and could have just sat out again this season. Derozan is a good player who should fit right in in SA.

Derozan is understandably upset. He's saying that the Raptors told him during summer league in Vegas that he wouldn't be traded. What a joke of a franchise.

Pop is the GOAT, as always. "Oh, Kawhi, you want to go party in LA? Well, enjoy Canada, ****."

The fixation some of my fellow white folks have with being able to use that word is mind-boggling. Here's my view - white people, don't use it. Period. Also, don't cry if black people want to use it.

RIP Vinnie Paul. Ugh.

Trump supporters while he's separating families: he's doing the right thing Trump supporters after he stops separating families: see, he's doing the right thing

The new At The Gates album is heavyyyyyyy.

I would say you could put Dreaming Neon Black right up there with those two as well. Obsidian Conspiracy had a couple decent tracks but you could definitely tell things weren’t going well. And while certainly not as great as the best Nevermore albums, Loomis’s solo albums are awesome. Side note: I discovered Nevermore totally by accident when I went to see In Flames (before they turned into garbage) and Children of Bodom. Nevermore went up before Bodom and I was blown away. Show was in Philly and my friends and I were hanging out in an undergound foot court beforehand and saw this big scraggly dude walk by and we’re like “this guy’s definitely gonna be at the show.” Then we saw him again singing for Nevermore. Hahaha.

Hell of a supporting lineup too - Lamb of God, Anthrax, Testament & Napalm Death/Behemoth (split between legs one & two). Going to be a hot ticket.

Why do you think they brought back Bobby Lashley? eyeroll.gif

Nevermore was so great. I had totally missed it until a few weeks ago, but Warrel Dane passed in December. Freaking sucks. Jeff Loomis plays guitar for Arch Enemy now, which I suppose is cool, but I kind of feel like his talent is wasted on that band (not that I don't like them). At The Gates has a new album dropping next month that I'm pretty excited for, although it will be their first without Anders Bjorler so I'm holding my breath a little bit. I thought At War With Reality was really solid considering it was their first album in almost 20 years.

That's kind of how it feels. I can't imagine Vince lets him anywhere near the title picture on either show, unless he goes a couple years without any setbacks, and even then I doubt it.

Read it quickly - gonna be a dud.