Quote from: Verbatim on September 20, 2020, 10:21:21 AM

ITT: the most boring motherfuckers holy shit

The hell were you expecting? Neutron Pasta?

i don't know, twix? skittles? starburst?

something from your childhood that made you happy, not the stuff you'd eat last in your trick-or-treat haul

kind of amazing how that needs a video

haven't had a warhead in a long time, but probably those

we almost went a whole day without a single post, and you fucked it up

yeah, the lance is definitely weird and not explained super well—if you remember the episode that ends with rei carrying the spear to adam, that actually happens two episodes after the spear was actually found in antarctica, which explains why gendo and fuyutsuki were there

basically, when you see adam's fucked up body, you're meant to ascertain that he was in the process of growing/getting stronger, and that the lance was essentially being used to halt that process

I remember a scene where Misato implied that she was just using Shinji to pilot the EVAs and didn't really care about him, idk if i dreamed that or what but it feels important because she's so concerned about his safety at this point in the story

nah, misato always cared about shinji—she wouldn't have offered to be his guardian if that weren't the case



this may not have come across directly, just because one of the show's biggest themes involves how difficult it is for some people to communicate or connect with each other in a way that won't inevitably cause hurt for both parties (the hedgehog's dilemma)

you might be thinking of the scene in episode 4, where misato told shinji to quit and leave if he hates being an EVA pilot so much—which may have seemed cold, but it did come from a place of genuine concern for his well-being, as well as from the misunderstanding that shinji has no interest in helping NERV's cause

misato takes NO pleasure in the "psychological torture of 14-year-olds" portion of her job description; she's not about to force any kid to be an EVA pilot if they aren't willing, and she can only encourage them so much before her patience wears thin—this, coupled with a perceived lack of cooperation on shinji's part, caused her to hastily shut him out out of frustration

she later comes to understand that shinji does want to help, and that he's just scared and demotivated—likewise, shinji comes to understand that misato has in fact provided him with the exact kind of warmth, company, and guidance that his parents failed to provide for him all his life, and that he's ultimately making a mistake by leaving NERV

neither of the two were right or wrong for their actions, or for their reactions to each other's actions—it was just a matter of two clashing personalities failing to communicate with each other before they eventually clicked



unless you were thinking of a different episode, of course, but i can't think of another instance where misato seemed like she didn't care about shinji—she even slaps ritsuko in the face for having that attitude

yeah, even though my state just got 1300 new cases yesterday (the most since may 14), and the global death toll hasn't slowed down one whit since the initial outbreak, things have already started to go back to normal—and that's definitely a good thing

i mean, not even a million people have died yet—only 920,000—so we really ought to start taking this corona meme way less seriously

i'll have to see if i can't muster up the ardor to read the novel before this comes out

maybe watch lynch's attempt, too

i can't believe that place is still active

btw


this is what the credits song for each episode is supposed to be, but netflix couldn't get the rights

the singer/style of the song also changes to match the tone of each episode


this is the version that would play at the end of asuka's debut

i thought you liked aggressively domineering and assertive female characters who are bitches for no immediately discernible reason

Quote from: Verbatim on September 05, 2020, 07:07:25 PM

do you label anything artistic that you don't or are unwilling to understand as pretentious

I label art where you to jump through mental hurdles to understand pretentious

that's no good either, because what you've basically said here is that art shouldn't be challenging—which is obviously a very silly and obtuse perspective that i don't think you mean

pretentiousness is when an artist wants you to believe he's created something profound, but doesn't actually have anything profound to say, so he resorts to posturing

but sometimes, an artist may genuinely feel as though there's no better way to express a certain idea than to make something extremely esoteric—it's not pretentious, it's just inarticulate

so if you want to call artists like this out for anything, call them out for being poor communicators (i guess)—or you could just, you know, take the time to understand the purpose of it, because it's probably not that deep anyway

you said carson lmao

and people say jacob, what is your point

Looks like loose Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness cartridges just shot up in value over the past couple months to about $85, newly making it the most valuable game in my N64 collection, which is pretty cool. That's a game lent to me from my cousin well before I started seriously collecting, and it's a neat game. Still can't find the other Castlevania 64 game, though.

The most valuable game in the NES collection is a loose Stack Up cartridge, valued at ~$95. This has been part of my dad's collection since I was a child, so to think that we haven't found anything cooler despite actively searching for rare games is kind of insane to me. Even our golden Zelda II CIB w/ manual is worth $10 less.

The game itself is useless without R.O.B, and we don't even have one, despite the fact that it was a pack-in peripheral. I cannot wrap my head around why this game is considered so valuable. Does it just come down to rarity?

They also had Resident Evil 2, Starcraft, and WWF No Mercy on display, but they were asking a bit too much for those

Picked up Resident Evil 2 (64) and WWF No Mercy today. Pretty happy, even though it gave my wallet a black eye.

Seems like someone else bought Starcraft 64, though. Sucks.