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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#476: Mar 31st 2018 at 10:15:21 AM

Someone did say that the difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.

Wake me up at your own risk.
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#477: Mar 31st 2018 at 10:23:15 AM

It's the current weird state of affairs that people criticize the fact Mulder gives validity to the racist weird idiot conspiracy theories which are out there while we're existing in a time where things like murderbots, mass surveillance, and secret prisons also exist.

As someone who watched very little X-files what racist conspiracy theories did Mulder believe in?

Also by murderbots, I assume you mean drones?

Windona Since: Jan, 2010
Eagal This is a title. from This is a location. Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
This is a title.
#479: Mar 31st 2018 at 10:52:31 AM

wild mass guessThe ASA isn't actually a government agency. It's funded by the Vault-Tec Corporation wild mass guess

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#480: Mar 31st 2018 at 11:53:55 AM

Mulder didn't believe in racist conspiracies, it's just the archetypal conspiracy theorist has a lot of ugly ones that has racist connotations.

https://www.tor.com/2015/03/03/fox-mulder-romantic-conspiracy-theorist/

Lindsay Ellis did this article criticizing him while I rebutted with the same post I did here.

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XMenMutant22 The Feline Follies of Felix the Cat Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#481: Apr 2nd 2018 at 1:59:59 PM

As expected, the Berlanti DC Shows (including Black Lightning) have been renewed for another season very early.

edited 2nd Apr '18 2:00:15 PM by XMenMutant22

Eagal This is a title. from This is a location. Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
This is a title.
#482: Apr 2nd 2018 at 2:40:26 PM

Good news. [tup]

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!
Windona Since: Jan, 2010
#483: Apr 2nd 2018 at 2:46:08 PM

If Static appears, I want his original theme song to play in the background every time he's onscreen as a superhero.

ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#484: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:08:44 PM

I like that Kara didn't know Jefferson's identity before, at least in the context of her attraction to Jefferson.

Mostly because having her be a honey trap would have felt cliche.

Eagal This is a title. from This is a location. Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#485: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:33:13 PM

Batman never had to put up with any of this.

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ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#486: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:43:31 PM

Its almost like there's a key difference between the two of them...but I can't quite put my finger on it. tongue

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#487: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:49:21 PM

Batman is rich?

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Eagal This is a title. from This is a location. Since: Apr, 2012 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#488: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:50:43 PM

Also yes. wink

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ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#489: Apr 3rd 2018 at 6:58:20 PM

I loved the callback to the first episode's Parliament Funkadelic line, and how that's still what pops into some people's minds when they see Black Lightning.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#490: Apr 3rd 2018 at 9:31:07 PM

Wow. I'm impressed at Jeff's discipline.

Then again, going Black Lightning on a dude with his hand up his butt would have backfired on him probably.

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JetWave Since: Jan, 2013
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#492: Apr 4th 2018 at 12:28:18 AM

I like how the show never explicitly spelled how humiliating random arrests and use of excessive force can be for black people, yet spent a good 10-15 minutes just showing it in sometimes painful detail to hammer it down. This is the kind of writing I really enjoy.

Also the fact that while Gambi & Anissa's efforts helped, ultimately it's Henderson being a good cop that put Jeff out of custody.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#493: Apr 4th 2018 at 4:33:53 AM

You know whats really Fridge Horror in a low-key-what-the-fuck-way? That it's just 'The Position'. That bending forward for a rectal search is so widely normalized and routine that you just have to say "Assume The Position."

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#494: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:15:19 AM

Does anyone know what Henderson meant when he said, "you got to bring ass to get ass"?

Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#495: Apr 4th 2018 at 8:33:10 AM

Apparently, and I quote:

This one comes from the boxing world, and it means you can’t do damage to your opponent without risking your own well-being.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#496: Apr 4th 2018 at 11:07:25 AM

You know whats really Fridge Horror in a low-key-what-the-fuck-way? That it's just 'The Position'. That bending forward for a rectal search is so widely normalized and routine that you just have to say "Assume The Position."

Isn't that an Animal House reference?

Windona Since: Jan, 2010
#497: Apr 4th 2018 at 12:05:19 PM

I loved how Henderson showed his competence. And the Jefferson-being-arrested scene was damn hard to see.

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#498: Apr 4th 2018 at 5:03:14 PM

I just don't really get what the point of the Latavious-subplot is supposed to be. It feels really weird and out of place.

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ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#499: Apr 4th 2018 at 6:10:01 PM

La La's story is very comics, which is why i like it and it helps put the show into comic book territory while still being grounded. It also sets things up such that other characters might die and return, giving the writers more freedom.

I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up helping Black Lightning against Tobias.

Oh, Henderson's line is also a movie quote from the 1975 film Let's Do it Again.

edited 4th Apr '18 6:13:49 PM by ArthurEld

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#500: Apr 4th 2018 at 6:13:01 PM

There are only two episodes left of this season so maybe he's being set up to be dealt with if we get a second season.


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