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I saw Erased. I started off into it with the original premise, but then the end happened and I just went "UGHHHHHHHHHHH."

Someone explain the appeal because little kids are fucking terrible. The only way it can actually be good is if he starts shitting on all the other little kids for being stupid because it's an adult mind trapped in a child body that essentially knows what's going to happen. I can't wait for the adults in the past to start ignoring everything he says because he's a little kid.

GATE is back and it really starts off with a bang. If that bunny girl scene and the whore bird girl are a hint of what's to come I'm all in again. Make it more like Game of Thrones I say.

Why aren't people talking about Samurai Pizza Cats? Did no one have a childhood?

Onto more pressing matters I saw a random gif online. Gif looked amazing. Looked up source. Source is Musaigen no Phantom World. Made by KyoAni. Saw opening. FUCKING SOLD.

EDIT: Episode watched. Amazing animation, action, and comedy. DOUBLE SOLD.

I believe that FFXIII is the extreme example of "it gets really good after X hours so you have to keep playing it." I remember when Brad echoed the same sentiment about FFXIII and I didn't believe him until I played the game and said the same thing. For me that moment came around the 30 hour mark with that game, but I came out thinking it had one of the best combat systems in any Final Fantasy game. It was a real shame they locked it's full potential behind half the game.

Dark Souls had a similar issue. Game is fairly slow to start and it takes a lot to get used to the controls since there wasn't really anything out in the market that controlled like it (people didn't play Demon's Souls). People were going nuts whenever it was said that the game had shit controls because those of us who knew Dark Souls and put hundreds of hours into the game knew those people didn't know what they were talking about. It took years for the mainstream gaming press to finally come around to the greatness that is the Dark Souls control system and game loop.

With all the Undertale saturation I feel that people saw all the artworks, memes, videos, etc. and decided that the game was some kind of internet pandering piece of garbage. They play 30 minutes of the game (not enough time to leave the tutorial section in first playthrough) and decide right then and there that all the stuff they were hearing was just hype. I think Brad may have had that kind of reaction. Unless I'm remembering incorrectly he never got past the tutorial area in the game, but he got exposed to a lot of Underale talk. At least enough to say "Fuck Undertale" without having played much of it. If I'm wrong on that then someone can correct me.

Looks like word is getting around that North Korea tested a Hydrogen bomb. Reports indicate it was probably successful due to the earthquake it created, but it might not have gone off as planned. This could create a new wrinkle for the 2016 elections and the world at large.

Reactions?

Link to one of the news pages

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/north-korea-nuclear-test_568c8085e4b0a2b6fb6dd21d

It's probably just par for the course in super hero shows, but I do get that you can't just solve the problem in the first episode or you wouldn't have the show. All those moments though just completely took me out of the show as I had to pause and rewind to confirm what I was seeing.

It's the same kind of problem I have with Batman in general. Why does Batman continue to capture villains and stick them in Arkham if they always escape and end up killing more people? At some point Batman must realize that his "no killing" rule is the cause of all the death and destruction. It would be fine if Batman is just as crazy as everyone else and he lives for the chase, but surely the police force would step up at some point and say, "Nah, we gotta kill all these sickos in Arkham. The literally escape and kill every other week!"

I forgot to address your last point @theht

Jessica was free to kill Kilgrave at the club. She knew that he had been testing his powers and so she was no longer sure if her immunity was still active. Any sensible person would have brought a gun or some means to engage in long range combat. A single bullet to the head would have done the trick. What does Jessica do? She shows herself in dramatic fashion to a Kilgrave with an unknown mind control range. She casually walks up to Kilgrave as he attempts to use his powers and fails. An unarmed Jessica Jones continues to walk and stops 5 feet short of his position all the while allowing him to monologue. Could have run up to him and given him a swift uppercut at any point in that walk.

Kilgrave reveals a mind controlled Luke Cage that teleports between that 5 foot space and attacks Jessica. I say teleport because they are literally standing in an open dance floor with ZERO COVER. I didn't know Luke Cage has the power of teleportation because he sure as hell didn't run to that 5 foot space. All scenes show he's one slow lumbering powerhouse.

They needed proof of his power existing. That's why they needed the police witness and why the video itself wasn't enough proof. The whole scene was depending on the cop seeing the power in action, which is why Trish held a gun to his head to force him to watch. At no point did they say they needed him alive to prove her innocence. At no point did they say they needed his testimony to prove Hope's innocence. Once Kilgrave had the papers that released Hope there was no point in keeping him alive. She could have punched his head off and she still would have gone free. Instead she tied him up and taped his mouth so the angry mob could storm in, somehow overpower her, and release Kilgrave so he could get his hands on Hope.

Jessica made several moves without knowing that his powers didn't work on her. She captures him in the park and threw him in a van. Didn't kill him or immobilize him, but she did punch him in the face while he was incapacitated from the injection. She could have punched his kneecaps and rendered his legs immobile for life. She also made the move when she captured him BY HERSELF while she was living with him. She wasn't afraid to make a move there was she? She took him and jumped away from his security detail and then placed him in the room. Plenty of time to kill him or render him immobile. She did none of that.

I'd also like to add that right before Kilgrave revealed that he had "legally" secured the release of Hope he was in the clutches of Jessica as she threatened to do other things to him aside from killing him. He showed her the papers and explained that everything was set for her release the next day. She knocks him out and tapes his mouth as I already mentioned. Jessica calls Hope to inform her that she will be released the next day and she'd be there to pick her up. The papers were already filed and set to go. She was discussing with Hope what she needed to do after her release. If at that point there was any need for Kilgrave to use his powers to secure the release of Hope she wouldn't have had him tied up with tape over his mouth. She could have simply killed him at that point if that's what she wanted.

The only reason cited by Kilgrave for his continued living state was that he said, "You can't kill me because you're not sure what will happen once I die. There have been a rash of suicides as of late." That might be the reason right? The reason she wont kill Kilgrave? That reason goes right out the window when Jessica says, "You think I wont kill you because some strangers might stab themselves?" Kilgrave responds no, she wont do it because he has Hope. We then wrap back around to the situation of Hope being free the next day with the release papers and Jessica still not killing him despite stating that she doesn't care if his death causes more people to commit suicide.

I finished watching Jessica Jones last night and my coworkers already got an earful over what I had to say regarding the "AKA Sin Bin" episode so I'll spare the Giantbomb audience that rant (that whole sequence at the end was bad decisions on top of bad decisions from every character in the room), but I can't contain my disappointment with the stupidity and lack of moral consistency with most of the characters on the show.

You know what's probably the worst part? I actually enjoyed the show and found it riveting because I BELIEVE THE CHARACTERS ARE ACTUALLY THAT STUPID. We are used to seeing fairly capable people take on villains, but rarely do we get the chance to see normalish fuckups try to save the day and eventually succeed in spite of their actions.

In the end I would recommend Jessica Jones as a thing to see, but I would caution people to be ready to yell at the screen at all the dumb things people do. As a treat I'd like to write out the things my girlfriend had to hear me yell at the TV. Spoilers for entire show follow in this rant.

You finally caught him! Now fucking kill him! Be done and kill him! No? You want him alive for some random girl to gete out of jail despite the fact that countless people have already died thanks to your unwillingness to kill him? Then break his legs. Break his arms. Rip out his tongue. Poke his eyes out. Immobilize him before...and he's gone.

Oh you are living with him now. Now's your chance to kill him. Surely all the deaths up to this point will show that he needs to die? No? Fine. Hey Simpson is here and he's super into killing him. Just let him do it with that bomb. Oh you're going to save him? Are you that stupid? That's bullshit, but I believe it.

He's in the glass and his power needs air flow to hear his voice (didn't know about the virus at this point). Zap him to death. Starve him to death. Knock him out with the electricity and take his eyes. Put your fingers in your ears and kick him to death. Woah he's killing his parents! That's cool. What's done is done I guess. Why are you shooting the glass Trish!? Why are you trying to save his father when you seemed to be totally cool with Kilgrave blowing up your boyfriend and killing his friends? The death of your boyfriend's buddies wasn't enough for you to kill him, but you are drawing the line with Kilgrave killing his own parents even though you now have the proof of his powers? Well fuck it!

If Kilgrave needs people to be close enough to be infected and understand the commands that are coming out of his voice, why doesn't a sniper just take him out? Simpson made that suggestion. It was a good suggestion. Why don't people go in with ear plugs so they can't hear? How about a squad of deaf people? How about a gang of Mexicans that don't understand a lick of English since clearly his powers are based on the individual's understanding of Kilgrave's order? Can't obey what you can't understand.

Wow, Hope was so fed up with Jessica's unwillingness to kill Kilgrave that she just committed suicide so she can finally stop using her as an excuse for all the deaths she's allowed to happen because she continues to allow Kilgrave to live.

Cool it looks like Trish finally had the idea that I've been screaming for. She made it so she couldn't hear with those headphones. My idea of deaf fighters can totally take out Kilgrave with zero super powers. Are those beats by dre? Does dre exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Oh shit Jessica finally did a thing with that neck snap and killed Kilgrave. It only took a dozen additional deaths AFTER HOPE WAS ALREADY DEAD.

Man I can't wait for Punisher to just kill everyone. He wont be dumb. He'll just kill right? Right?

The crazy thing is that around 1 month ago I was talking to my coworker about old anime that used to come out right before elementary school and we started talking about Samurai Pizza Cats. We watched the openings for Samurai Pizza Cats, Sailor Moon, and Ronin Warriors. I am clearly prophetic as we already have 2 of the 3. Now we just need Ronin Warriors.

Also, I knew the show was funny as a kid, but I had no idea it was a 4th Wall Breaking joke dub. It's more amazing now.