Star Wars Andor S1E8: "Narkina 5" (continued more)
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Star Wars Andor S1E8: "Narkina 5" (continued more)

To some degree, this episode felt like emotional torture porn. Not enough to make me call it distasteful, but still, it was a lot. The more I think about it though, the more I think that the misery really was necessary, and that dialling it down would have weakened the story even if it would have made for a better viewing experience. We need to see what the stakes really are. What an ultimate Imperial victory actually means.

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (pt. 21)
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (pt. 21)

It's one of those works where I'm not sure if you'll get more out of it by paying close attention and thinking about what it says, or by turning your brain off and just laughing at the funny parts and mashing the "hit robot with sword" button at all the other parts.

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (pt. 16)
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (pt. 16)

Courtney is just shocked at the loud-and-proud psychopathy without even the veneer of philosophical justification or personal trauma. Raiden tells her that it's just as well; there will be zero reason for anyone to shed tears for this guy after what's about to happen to him.

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