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I would imagine that anyone in favor of one is also likely in fvaor of the other.
Eh, their argument is that children vaping leads to nicotine addiction leads to smoking. It's not a great argument, but it's not entirely without merit. Someone who is using vaping as a more healthy alternative to smoking is already accustomed to the flavor of cigarettes. Flavored vapes aren't necessary for the smoker to switch.
I graduated from college magna cum laud 20 years ago. This is the first time it has come up in any context since I graduated. I took it off my resume 15 years ago to make room for experiences.
A rebellion series running concurrent with the Holy Trilogy that has the same quality as Andor would be quite welcome.
Yeah, he kept asking himself "why this face" like he was subconsciously trying to tell himself something. But then they just dropped the whole plot thread and didn't bring it up again.
The tough part with Billie Piper is that she would be the Doctor, but not Rose. She'd have to act like the Doctor, and that would be strange. Like the DoctorDonna, shit got confusing.
You wouldn't understand some of Shang Chi without having seen Iron Man 3, though. Trevor has his own entire subplot which makes almost no sense without context.
They also do reference the clean slate protocol in Age of Ultron. By then, Tony has built the Iron Legion, and has started working on Ultron with Banner. Granted, it's not necessary to understand the pathos behind the decision, but it makes more sense with the backstory. It's like the central conflict of the whole movie, kind of the way Wanda searching for her multiversal children is for Multiverse of Madness. If you didn't watch WandaVision, the movie drops a few lines of exposition to give you the bullet points, but it makes much more sense if you watch the show.
I was bummed they just kinda dropped the Extremis plotline entirely, but I've never thought the MCU needed more Gwenyth Paltrow.
And yes, the Endgame scene with Frigga would be extremely confusing without having watched The Dark World. I still think that was one of the worst films, but it is required viewing to understand the trio of Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Endgame.
*Tail feathers.
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That's a weird webshop. I wouldn't trust buying anything from a store that has a bunch of empty categories and broken links. Feels like a scam.
I said this same thing at the time, and added that there is a second category of hate-reviewers, critics who are tired of Comic Book Movies. Critics watch movies to write reviews and draw readers to sell ads. They must watch every movie, and it's entirely relatable that they would be sick of slogging through yet another superhero origin story, especially given the DC, Sony, and Fox garbage that tried to emulate what Marvel had done. Terrible movies make for entertaining reviews. Shitting on bad movies is good for engagement, which sells more ads.
But the movies aren't made for critics. They aren't made for casual viewers. They're made for fans. If you don't want to watch a comic book movie, all of its flaws will stick out like when you bit the inside of your cheek.
So you have the bigots who hate seeing women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ representation in films. Then you have the critics who want to gather clicks. And you have legitimate grievances with formulaic movies, bad writing, and unfinished CGI.
These snowball into a compounding, self-sustaining feedback loop, and if you aren't paying attention, it seems like consensus.
None of the MCU movies have been terrible. None of the latest batch have been perfect movies, but even the worst ones have been entertaining and sincerely enjoyable for fans of the comics.
Compare the Marvels to a movie like Madam Web, which was irredeemably bad, or Wonder Woman 1984 which was reviled by DC comics fans. The reviews for those movies focused primarily on their flaws, and not being "woke."
Every film in the MCU since phase 2 builds on characters from previous films. You can't just jump into the middle and expect to know what's going on.
It's an acronym. Trump Always Chickens Out. A financial analyst used it to describe trends in the market. Trump threatens something stupid, Trump tries to do something stupid, Trump is threatened with any sort of negative repercussions, Trump Always Chickens Out.
Note that he has to personally face repercussions. Everyone else can get fucked, as far as he's concerned.
A reporter asked him about it, and he started whining like he needs a diaper change. This made it more of a story, like the Streisand effect.
Becomes? That's optimistic.
Capaldi wasn't a companion, but he was a character in the show who traveled in the Tardis when the Doctor saved him and his family from Pompeii, and they did make it a plot point (that was then promptly forgotten).
Could be a lot of things. Could be they have a spouse and they are looking for a cheating partner. Could be they are flakey and just lost track of messages. Could be they just aren't into you in a romantic sense, and you've misread your relationship.
I have severe anxiety related to texting people, and it has cost me friends because they assume I'm ignoring them. It could be that.
The best thing to do is be direct. Put your cards on the table. "Are you seeing anyone? I'd like to take you out sometime." Of course, if they are a scumbag cheater, they might just lie. The best liars will work in layers of truth. "I'm technically still married, but we've been separated for a few years."
Starting any relationship requires taking a leap. Put yourself out there, assume the best, and trust that they won't hurt you. You might get hurt that way, or you might find the greatest moments of your life.
I was about to write a long-ass response, but I saw your comment mentioning that it might be bait and I realized you were right. Our grandkids are going to have to defeat the algorith just like we slay the dragons of our own ancestors.
Australian actor starts fundraiser to cryogenically preserve son, who died by suicide after bullying
I can't imagine what she must be going through. It's a horrible and traumatic loss.
But the people selling her on the idea thay such a thing will ever be possible are ghoulishly preying on a grieving mom. Her son is gone and will never be alive again. There's no amount of money that can change that.
Yeah this is obvious bait.
Seems like an awful lot of effort for very little reward.