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Dude, stop talking.

That action reminds me of a scene in the Animatrix.

Anyways, this show is so eager to subvert cliches that every time it supposedly does it is really just playing into one. The first few times some character you root for gets killed off it's unexpected, now it is just laughable and predictable. Basically, I feel like Arya Stark laughing. It would have been more interesting to let you-know-who live. The fallout and plot machinations available to a character who was hell bent on revenge would have been interesting. Now the writer doesn't have to deal with that, and the story can just continue on the preordained path and themes he demands. Lazy.

It guess it's possible for the show to redeem itself, but things are moving at a glacial pace, everything of consequence happens in the last five minutes, and when something does happen it feels laughably Game-of-Thronesy. Oh, Baelish did something sneaky? Oh, our hero died? Oh, this character is becoming wise and cynical to the ways of the world in order to survive? Oh, fire lady says the night is dark and full of terrors? Drink.

I don't know how GBNY will work, but it seems like GBSF really needs at least two more people. It was obvious they needed one before this news, but now with Vinny going things are gonna seem extra sparse. Really, it all comes down to hiring decisions. If GB has the right people to pad things out it will work great. If they have marginally ok people GB will lose a lot of it's charm to me. Not that I am one of the picky complainers who will hate something just because it is new, but I think we can all agree there are people who mesh well with GB's glibness and people who don't. I think the guys are pretty smart and can figure things out, but in the meanwhile things might be a little weird. Growing pains.

Hopefully GiantBomb can grow and keep it's charm, but I think over the last year or so the Giant Bomb Golden Age has come to an end. That special time when people drank energy drinks in a basement, Jeff and Vinny played some weird rpg everyday, some crappy weekly show, and so much more. All good things must come to an end, let's just hope this leads to more good things! If not, maybe someone can get Rorie drunk and get him to sing so we can all nostalgia.

I've always thought Rorie was underrated. He is also one of the better writers on the site. I still remember his write up on Demon Souls, or Dark Souls, or whatever, being way better than any review. Maybe he doesn't come across as the most glib of the guys, but I have no problem with him. At least he doesn't say like as much as Patrick. (I love you Patrick)

Imma just leave this here. http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/04/02/sit-on-it/

And I still can't watch old GB videos.

This is outright Hegelian!

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I thought they might not solve it. Rust always talking about how nothing is ever resolved. It ain't gonna get solved. Biggest tease ever!

What. The. Hell.

The religion thing is getting a little too on the nose. It's kind of a trope of weird fiction and detective genres to have a strange cult behind something, so if this thing ends with a evil religious cult behind all the murders, it could end up feeling overly contrived and predictable. At first I thought True Detective was simply playing with conventions, but I'm starting to think it's playing into them.

Like I said earlier though, we can't really judge anything (including Marty and Rust) until this whole thing is over. This episode was one of the more structurally important even if it wasn't the most stylistically rewarding. It was obviously moving the pieces to set up the next two episodes. I just hope it isn't changing direction.