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YOU HAVE BOOKED THIS THE SAME TIME AS THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST WHO DOES THAT

Is that you, Kevin?

I'm definitely going to be drunk on Friday. I've got an old friend visiting. I don't actually know about Saturday, maybe it'll be fine. And it's not like you need me to play.

I may have plans to be totally drunk somewhere at that time.

I think I hear Ride of the Valkyries blaring across the galaxy in game 2.

Game two. Blue, yellow and orange have been struck down at pretty much the same time. You can see Crazy Crane's Deceit in action on the graph.

Note that there's a dude inside and the leg movements are controlled by his legs.

It was real!

Huh, I remember Gibbage being very fast and tight, this one looks pretty floaty and slower.

They're shooting the new movie in the UK

But then I couldn't read your signature.

I have tickets to see Cronenberg's Rabid that night, so I'll be at least an hour late.

Let's say it's the 19th century. There's a plague and you have it. You find yourself on an island with research outposts previously populated by scientists trying to find a cure for said plague. They're all dead though. You're weak as shit, what killed the scientists is still around, and to make things worse, video game gods haven't even given you an absolute sense of place like in every other game. What do you do? Time to start collecting plants and synthesizing drugs.

You should add [original research] tags everywhere.

There's tons you could have done with just that bit to convey the message other than just showing the end result. Such as a short scene shot from behind the victim showing Joffrey's expression as he is committing the act. The way they ended up doing it is essentially a far, far less horrific version of that Dead Island torso sculpture they still sell with some editions of the game. What reminds me of that sculpture is how the breasts have fortunately been saved from the violence so viewing pleasure isn't reduced. And obviously it's there for titillation. That's the reason they find reasons to show naked or half-naked women so often. Then there's another kind of titillation, gratification of another "primal" impulse for violence. Combining these two is taboo and breaking it leads to a bit of a shock, ending the episode on a high note in terms of impact. So I think those elements are a bit of a problem. In the grand scheme of things, GoT has very strong female characters compared to most shows, they are active participants and interact with each other. I think the Joffrey scenes presented an opportunity to be a bit naughty, which HBO grabbed with both hands. I'd have preferred if they chose to explore what's compelling Joffrey to act this way and how he feels about it rather than just having the audience participate in it as a viewer.

Apparently Crazy Crane's Deceit is real.

Hey, wanna phrase that in a way that isn't seriously insulting?

The show is definitely shot in a way that parades sexual violence towards women in front of the viewer for titillation. Like the scene in the previous episode, you can have Joffrey do that and communicate it to the viewer, but you don't have to compose the scene like that, light it like that, etc. There are endless ways of communicating with the viewer, but HBO sure likes to show women's bodies in completely compromised positions.

Suuure. We'll see.

But where's that thiefy game I want

... It's a trap.

It's become tiresome now, but going AFK wouldn't be sportsmanlike :/

You love this. http://www.npr.org/2013/04/30/180098344/first-listen-music-from-baz-luhrmanns-film-the-great-gatsby

At a gig. Checking Neptune's Pride every half hour.

I had a tough time swallowing young Kirk's completely accidental meeting with future Spock