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Fun fact: she-hulk writer John Byrne was at the family bbq at the end.
posted to FanFare by jeoc at 3:36 PM on October 13, 2022

The whole main bit here is an homage to John Byrne's run on She-Hulk (which establishes a lot of the tone of this show). There's an issue where Jen says "okay, this villain is stupid," and literally tears through the pages of her own comic to skip to the end.

I was hoping for exactly this sort of homage. I really was. I did not expect them to directly address and even concede major criticisms of the MCU, in the text of an MCU production.... [more]
posted to FanFare by scaryblackdeath at 10:09 AM on October 13, 2022

I enjoyed the callout about how annoying the D+ interface can be. And, for your enjoyment, some panels of her pulling the same stunt in the comics.

I began to call BS when Todd just got the bonus Hulk package (no rampage, no need to control himself, no need for the genetic anomaly that allows Bruce's relatives to metabolize GAMMA) and was glad that Jen rightly got that retconned out.

I also felt happy for Matt who got to experience Jen's big... [more]
posted to FanFare by Karmakaze at 9:30 AM on October 13, 2022

This was a hoot. I loved the Disney+ menu screen and Shulkie climbing out of it, much like how she sometimes climbed out of the comic book panels.
posted to FanFare by Fleebnork at 7:00 AM on October 13, 2022

I guess I don't have that much of an issue with the DD tonal change. We see it all the time in the comics after all! Different writers, different takes, different levels of comedy and grim to serve the story at hand.

I've always taken this sort of thing as a tacit exploration of how one's self-perception is different from how others perceive them. Like, Matt Murdock probably feels overwhelmed and hopeless a lot of the time, taking on pro bono cases... [more]
posted to FanFare by gauche at 1:43 PM on October 7, 2022

You guys, Daredevil was barefoot and carrying his boots the next morning. I love this show. I had to explain this to my partner, so in case others didn't catch it - women go barefoot with shoes in hand the next morning because it sucks to stuff yourself back into high heels after a night of fun, particularly when you're tired, hungover, sneaking out of some person's place, etc.

As my confused partner noted, Daredevils boots would not have or engender any of those... [more]
posted to FanFare by BlueBlueElectricBlue at 4:54 PM on October 7, 2022

I gotta say that Daredevil tensely facing off against five or six guys advancing on him only to have Jen drop through the ceiling onto them made me laugh out loud. The tossed-away “She-Hulk Smash” was the icing in the cake.
posted to FanFare by ricochet biscuit at 7:33 AM on October 6, 2022

I was on edge because of the giant needle last ep (and have a needle phobia) so when Jen found herself in a room with a man with a sword (giant needle), a vampire (teeth needles) and a porcupine (ball of needles) I was so very, very nervous.

Which made the support group *really* satisfying when it turned out not to be a trap.
posted to FanFare by Molesome at 1:52 AM on September 30, 2022

Jen taking that shot of vodka before her first date is possibly the hardest I've related to a MCU character ever.
posted to FanFare by absalom at 7:28 PM on September 29, 2022

I still think Jen is adorable as all get out. I really did feel like Tim Roth shined in this. He's like every Malibu new agey goofus I've met.
posted to FanFare by drewbage1847 at 4:25 PM on September 29, 2022

So not only did the staff perfectly anticipate what the online haters’ reaction to the show would be, they went ahead and made them the Big Bads for the series? That is some pro-level trolling right there.
posted to FanFare by 1970s Antihero at 5:23 AM on September 22, 2022

Madisynn was a hoot. She’s like a gender-swapped Jason Mendoza.

And now I want to see them team up for adventures in the multi-verse.
posted to FanFare by los pantalones del muerte at 11:04 PM on September 9, 2022

I would love an indepth procedural about superhero law and order, but I would also love to go for bottomless gin and tonics with Madisynn and Wongers. This silly show is fun.

Also I enjoyed the "why is that even an alert" joke about no new matches, but my boyfriend was deeply offended by the premise that Tatiana Maslany would not be a hit on the dating apps, corporate headshot profile pic or no. This is where his suspension of disbelief broke, and fair enough.
posted to FanFare by the primroses were over at 7:28 PM on September 10, 2022

"When you meet someone irritating, try to imagine they are a Zen master who is trying to teach you something." : I canNOT remember where I read this coping mechanism, but "gender-swapped Jason Mendoza" just brought it back to my memory. Please let Wong finally realize what Madisynn is trying to teach him. :)
posted to FanFare by Mogur at 4:12 AM on September 10, 2022

I like She-Hulk because it's fun and low stakes and I hope they don't try to plot it up. I get that's part of the MCU but I get tired of the whole "but where is this going??????" attitude. Does it need to go anywhere? What if it's just playful superhero lawyer show and that it? Does that mean it's bad?

(This is not really directed at anyone here.)

Maslany is so adorable and is clearly having so much fun. Parts of the show could be... [more]
posted to FanFare by edencosmic at 10:37 AM on September 9, 2022

Multiverse of Madisynness

Perfect.

I enjoyed this episode thoroughly. Wong has been played as the straight man to the humor since the first Dr. Strange movie, so that's nothing new. Madisynn stole every scene, and calling him "Wongers" and being oblivious to his Sorceror Supreme role deflates how seriously Wong has been taking it. Good fun.

Jen struggling with dating as She-Hulk vs Jen is... [more]
posted to FanFare by Fleebnork at 6:03 AM on September 9, 2022

the thing about Madisynn is that she acts like a regressive stereotype but the second time you see her she’s successfully navigated a fire land, a goblin land, and a deal with a demon, and she has a still-beating heart in her hand. Despite her affect she is as capable as any MCU hero. I’d be down for an I Am Groot style mini-mini-series about her adventure—call it Multiverse of Madisynness.

Wong suing Donny Blaze felt weak,... [more]
posted to FanFare by ejs at 5:02 AM on September 9, 2022

I like Madisynn. She's basically a variant on the Stoner Dude. If it's a gender thing at all, it's that that kind of jolly doofus is very rarely cast as a woman. The first example that comes to mind in the MCU is Trevor Slattery.

In situation comedy, it would be the Kramer/Reverend Jim sort of character.

One thing I like about that kind of character is that they sort of exist outside the rules of the drama. Expecting depths is sort of missing... [more]
posted to FanFare by Grangousier at 3:14 AM on September 9, 2022

I'd like to take a moment to appreciate that the home screen on Jennifer's phone is a photo of Captain America's ass.
posted to FanFare by castlebravo at 9:32 AM on August 26, 2022

I loved the little bit in the bar when she de-hulked and was immediately falling-down drunk.
posted to FanFare by Thorzdad at 2:41 PM on August 25, 2022

the one real failing (IMO)—Tahani from The Good Place busting into the court room and throwing shit with no apparent reason or explanation

One does not need a reason for Ms. Jamil to arrive, one merely welcomes her. I am sure she would not break things that weren't in fact better broken.
posted to FanFare by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 4:50 PM on August 19, 2022

Tatiana Maslany is adorable and is having so much fun. I really don't care if this show is good or bad, honestly (although I loved this episode) because she's such a delight.

I like her being a smart woman who also eats Hot Cheetos (always pick the Hot Cheetos*) with chopsticks and speculating on the sex lives of the Avengers. She's so much fun. I want to hang out with her!

I loved all the women in the bathroom rallying around her. That's a bit... [more]
posted to FanFare by edencosmic at 7:25 PM on August 18, 2022

As most of us do no matter how hard we try, but he is from a culture (South African) that is very overt about that kind of thing. It's not surprising he has trouble keeping a lid on it.

Look, Elon Musk is not a guy who is struggling to overcome a racist upbringing who sometimes lets a few slurs fly when he gets hammered or whatever you're imagining. He consistently throws in with Nazis. His best bud in Silicon Valley is Peter Thiel, a fabulously... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Pope Guilty at 7:24 PM on November 30, 2023

I do not understand the drama around simply stopping the use of a goddamned social media platform!

I started using Twitter in 2009 because it was the only way I could connect to people who used the same programming language I used. A TON of vibrant communities for that language, both local and international, emerged out of that Twitter scene. It was crucial to my early professional development - and in the 14 years since, I still haven't received any... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by McBearclaw at 9:36 AM on November 30, 2023

That would be an Euler diagram

Most. Metafilter. Comment. Ever.
posted to MetaFilter by flabdablet at 3:26 AM on November 30, 2023

He says his favorite book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Yes they do, Elon, they just don't understand it.
posted to MetaFilter by flabdablet at 1:51 AM on November 30, 2023

Am I the only one grateful to Elon for destroying Twitter?

Q: How do you know if a Metafilter user hates Twitter?
A: Don't worry, they'll tell you.

Every single Twitter thread here for years has had people like you that don't add anything to the conversation but drop nasty one liners. Nevermind that people here have patiently explained the many things that were good about Twitter again and again - the importance to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Candleman at 1:50 AM on November 30, 2023

God I wish 'pizzagate' just meant people fighting about pineapple again instead of being somehow both a thousand times dumber and a thousand times more poisonous
posted to MetaFilter by rifflesby at 11:35 PM on November 29, 2023

This is who capitalism has rewarded above all others, and if that’s not an indicator that something is deeply flawed, maybe you just don’t want to see it.
posted to MetaFilter by Capt. Renault at 8:25 PM on November 29, 2023

As I sometimes do, I'd like to quote myself:

Let me see if I've got this right. A billionaire heir to Apartheid money who has ties to despotic dictators and who parrots the rhetoric of a movement that is in the process of dismantling American democracy, has, with the backing of Saudi billionaires, bought the largest propaganda outlet in the world.

I find this vaguely unsettling.

posted by MrVisible at 9:43 PM on October... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by MrVisible at 8:17 PM on November 29, 2023

Well, this is how I found out Henry Kissinger died.
posted to MetaFilter by dirigibleman at 7:21 PM on November 29, 2023

Lots of Black Twitter users have remained, doing what Black culture producers have always done in the U.S. and elsewhere - carving small spaces out of deeply racist institutions to share information, joy and resistance strategies in the face of overwhelming opposition.

It's been going on for centuries, and those folks who've chosen to remain are a clear part of that history.
posted to MetaFilter by mediareport at 3:32 AM on November 30, 2023

He says his favorite book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

He also names his rockets after Culture ships. The Culture is definitionally a society that deliberately chooses to reduce suffering and coercion at every possible turn. It is anarcho-socialist, not just post-scarcity but aggressively anti-scarcity. It has been default-trans/default-bisexual since Player of Games (published in 1988). It treats all sapient life as worthy of respect; it... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Ryvar at 3:30 AM on November 30, 2023

Dubious-I have never posted to any of your questions, but I have followed your posts for years. Your issues with family/friends were something I identified with.

Everything that everyone has already said x100. Please don't waste your time with guilt, student loans or family expectations.

I am rooting for you, no matter what happens. Fuck Cancer and you take good care of yourself.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by 58 at 6:23 PM on December 1, 2023

Slightly more beyond your Q: I sent you a memail a while back bc I'm local suburban to your DC location if you're still out here. Still happy to provide transport/support/meals, etc. My sign language currently sucks from disuse. I KNOW how hard it is to accept help, but my job is pretty flexible and I will say no if I can't. I'm a boring mom of twins who is happy to provide safe bona fides.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by atomicstone at 9:38 AM on December 1, 2023

You don’t have stage four cancer now *because* you discontinued chemo. Those two events are unrelated, truly. Cancer … does what it’s going to do and there were risks in continuing chemo, too. A lot of people will say that chemo nearly killed them, or reduced the quality of the time they had left. I hope you can separate the informed and thoughtful decision you made then from where you are now, and give yourself some grace. I also don’t think there is any use in litigating or re-litigating your... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by kate blank at 9:25 AM on December 1, 2023

My socialism has saved me over and over and over again. Not a shred of this is your fault. It is the fault of capitalism and ableism. We are not the pain toys of some deity. You made a normal-ass decision to discontinue chemo because you are a HUMAN FUCKING BEING and you were at the end of your strength without support, because you have perfectly normal disabilities, because you are discriminated against because you are Deaf, and because your family and friends LET YOU DOWN. I am SHITFUCKINGLY... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by The Last Sockpuppet at 9:28 AM on December 1, 2023

I really want to see this in a theater!
Yay, more costume ideas for next year's Wasteland Weekend!.
posted to MetaFilter by luckynerd at 8:32 AM on December 1, 2023

a precedent is now set which makes them more able to put Democrats up for expulsion in the future.

You need a 2/3 majority to expel a member of the house and, if the republicans ever get a 2/3 majority by themselves, the country is pretty much fucked regardless.
posted to MetaFilter by nathan_teske at 9:23 AM on December 1, 2023

Too obviously corrupt for (some) Republicans is VERY obviously corrupt.

What did him in, the only thing that did him in, was that he was stealing from his fellow Republicans, and not just the rank and file that they normally grift.
posted to MetaFilter by Parasite Unseen at 9:18 AM on December 1, 2023

He's out, and he never deserved to be in, but...

Part of me thinks that the Republicans who voted to expel got two victories: they got to make themselves look ethical by getting rid of a known liar/fraudster, *and* a precedent is now set which makes them more able to put Democrats up for expulsion in the future.

(Even if future Republican-led expulsion votes go nowhere, they'd be a great way for a minority party to waste Congressional time.)... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Pallas Athena at 9:15 AM on December 1, 2023

what Miller did so brilliantly with "Fury Road" (they run over here, then turn around and run back)

Before "run back," you forgot "turn left". Turn left was critical.

God I loved that movie.
posted to MetaFilter by mcstayinskool at 5:40 AM on December 1, 2023

Margaret Sixel is once again doing the editing, so I’m maintaining the high hopes I’ve been lugging around for years now.
posted to MetaFilter by hototogisu at 5:44 PM on November 30, 2023

I was really excited when I heard Miller was doing a Furiosa prequel, but now I'm skittish. The character went through hell to get where we saw her in Fury Road and I'm not keen on seeing that level of violence. The world feels a lot meaner than when FR came out and my viewing habits these days learn towards avoiding a lot of violence. But it's George Miller and I have faith that he can pull this off.

Otherwise, the trailer seems... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brandon Blatcher at 5:55 PM on November 30, 2023

Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron were so good in Fury Road, their understated charisma and ability to do a lot with very little was a big part of selling that film. It's a high bar to try and reach, and while I'm not optimistic, I will defer judgement until I've seen the film.
posted to MetaFilter by Dysk at 5:06 PM on November 30, 2023

rent is due, work sucks, it's fucking freezing and yet too hot, everything is so damn expensive, our political systems and democratic norms are falling apart and rights being abrogated and denied, and multiple genocides are going on

but kissinger is dead, and you know what? a win is a win. a win is a fucking win.
posted to MetaFilter by i used to be someone else at 7:34 AM on November 30, 2023

A few Bluesky posts this morning:

Amanda Smith: May we all live our lives so that social media sites don’t rejoice like Ewoks at the end of Jedi upon news of our death.

Linda Holmes: I mean, when I left for the movie the richest man on Earth had just told a bunch of people he supposedly was trying to win over to go fuck themselves, and then Kissinger, and like I feel like IT’S BEEN A BUSY EVENING.

Tim Howard: In his... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Wordshore at 12:14 AM on November 30, 2023

I want to believe that society advances one funeral at a time, and that with today, it has taken a giant bounding leap.

The irrational part of me feels that the evil has merely been redistributed to younger bodies. Somewhere in his Georgetown condominium, Stephen Miller stirs, regarding the Potomac with lightless eyes as jackals fawn at his palms.

Can we hold an exorcism and banishing ritual? Who's up for sealing Kissinger's grave/latrine with... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by LeRoienJaune at 10:48 PM on November 29, 2023

I am in this situation with a coworker who is universally viewed as being abhorrent but is not going anywhere, and have managed to turn it around by being extremely communicative in writing, very professional and friendly, while simultaneously strategizing to remove myself from as much in-person contact as possible. I informed my supervisor of this plan and he knows me to be an extremely cordial and cooperative person so is supportive. Being “feisty” with this type of person is a losing... [more]
posted to Ask MetaFilter by HotToddy at 12:00 PM on November 28, 2023

It's like the old saw: live your life so that when you die there isn't an impromptu celebration in the YouTube comments on "Crab Rave".
posted to MetaFilter by phooky at 8:21 PM on November 29, 2023