@illegal_peanut: It's a little different in this case since the actor actually died, and the only good choice left was his character's sister since she was in the last one.
I only read the goods and bads, but I'm assuming by "Freemen" you meant "Freeman", by "a leftover" you meant "leftovers" and by "directors" you mean "directions".
The way I see it, the kind of power you aim to get through sexual objectification, is no different from the kind of power you aim to get through money. The former is typically utilised by women, the latter by men, but they're essentially the same. They may help you out in the short term, but it's ultimately a corrupting force and a bad thing. There are rich people who aren't corrupted. And there are sexy people who aren't corrupted. But when you try to use them for power (which most people simply can't resist), then you need to be careful because to sound like a 1960's conservative, you're corrupting society. Your actions create ripples; you simply can't avoid it.
I see a lot of people in modern society, who are trying to obfuscate what looks to me quite a simple truth, and a lot of people who genuinely can't figure it out, because it doesn't square with what they "know" to be right, i.e. whatever women do to get power, makes them more equal with men, which makes the sexes more equal, society more balanced, and therefore the world better.
I think a problem is that a lot of women can't admit when they're doing what they're doing in pursuit of power. And I single out women specifically there, because while men do it too, a powerful man is considered sexy, whereas a powerful woman is not. So in fairness it's a lot harder for women to admit. Btw, if you don't like the term "power", think "influence", or "advantage". Make-up is one. Exposed breasts is another. High-pitched voice is another. In an ideal world, those methods would hold no power, but as it is, we all know they're devastatingly powerful, yet it doesn't seem we're mature enough yet as a society to face up to that, because right now our definition of "empowerment", is basically, whatever a woman happens to be doing at the time.
Couldn't even make it through one episode of season 2.
As soon as I get a whiff of directors unnecessarily dragging things out or stalling for time I lose patience and interest.
Season 1s generally are the pitch used to impress the producers. That's all that matters. After that they usually don't have a clue where they're going, or how to fill up the number of episodes the producers have demanded. They figure you're already invested so quality and pacing take a nose dive.
@daidochus: It's about robots in a hyper-realistic Western-themed getaway for rich people, who through a combination of extremely advanced programming, mutations in their code, and endless horrific abuse at the hands of their company's patrons, start becoming sentient.
@hexenhammer: I think you're right, but even if they genuinely disagree with JKR, they know the terror they feel at the prospect of publicly agreeing with her. Most of them know in their heart something is deeply, profoundly wrong that voicing a respectful opinion, now has the same result as condoning pedophilia or genocide. They know that fear well. Fear of the mob. All they have to say is, "I disagree with her but I think it's wrong that anyone should be scared of or harassed for expressing their respectful opinion." But one-by-one they all fall in line, and pass the issue off for the next guy to deal with.
I want to like Outlast. But I'm not in the business of buying blurry-screened jogging simulators.
With a mouse featuring a couple of thumb buttons, you could probably complete Outlast with one hand in one evening. Give me some actual gameplay so I can get invested in this thing.
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