So ...
I just finished Season 2 of "Galaxy Express 999" and it started out really strong, almost floundered in the middle, and then, actually, finished really strong.
But, uh ... I guess we're just gonna have to acknowledge the Elephant in the room and accept him as part of the décor, huh?
What I'm referring to, of course, is the uncomfortable subject that Tetsuro and Maetel are in love and are just destined soulmates that met too late/too early in time.
The reason is that in Season 1 they did a fairly good job of showing that, while, yes, they shared rooms. There was always double beds, there was privacy, there was interactions between them that was much more matronly and childlike. Maetel does get undressed a lot in front of him, but they play it off as Tetsuro being a kid and being too young or innocent to really flinch.
But, fairly early in Season 2, they began referring to Maetel as "Tetsuro's woman" and him not really denying it. Also, Maetel goes through this entire arc for five or six episodes where at every turn, she is trying to get Tetsuro to settle down with her somewhere so they can live together forever - her words. However, around the back half of the mid-season 2 they actually do an interesting thing and start showing that Tetsuro and Maetel are actually starting to get on one another's nerves a bit. I actually really liked that they were starting to clash, butt heads, and argue. However around the time of "The Pirate of the Time Castle" 3 part event, when Harlock officially dubs Tetsuro a man ... it, uh, it starts getting weird.
The one thing I started to notice as I was closing up Season 2 was that, uh, well, Tetsuro and Maetel's relationship changed after the encounter with evil robot Harlock and the man himself giving Tetsuro his personal stamp of manhood. One thing, obviously, is that Tetsuro is starting to realize that he's in love with Maetel ... which I guess is, look, every boy going on puberty is gonna feel that way, I guess, especally with Maetel (my dream girl). But there is also small things.
One of the big things I noticed is that after the "Time Castle" incident ... they're sleeping together. Not in the having sex way - thank the lord - but now, when they're staying at Westernized hotels, there's only a single bed now. Or if they're staying at a Japanese inn, they're sleeping closer together as a married couple would side by side, rather than before in season one where each futon is spaced a good deal away.
But, I think the thing that seals it for me, that we're supposed to accept that Maetel and Tetsuro are just in love, is in the Galaxy Railways OVA.
In the final episode of the four part OVA which crosses over with Galaxy Express 999, and takes place post "Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy" and is supposed to reboot 'Adeu' and 'Eternal Fantasy" into one timeline, you get a quiet scene between Tetsuro and Maetel that is extremely heavy handed in subtext. In it they basically acknowledge their love for one another and stop short of admitting their feelings with Maetel saying basically - paraphrasing.
"I cannot live if anything happens to you. Tetsuro you know how I feel about ..."
Then she cuts off and they both look down at their feet. before Tetsuro says quietly that she knows he feel the same way, or something to that effect.
I guess, at this point, I'm just gonna have to accept that Maetel and Tetsuro are destined soul mates of some sort.
Which, if that's the case - you know, weird - but can we stop doing young!Tetsuro stories now and age this guy up so at least it's less strange and creepy?
I mean, it's never not gonna be weird that Maetel fell in love with a 10/12 year old boy. But if he's at least Harlock's age at the "Arcadia of my Youth" with adult character design akin to Captain Zero or Manabu Yuki, listen, their relationship is gonna be a lot less strange ... at least from a visual prospective. A tall and dashing space gunslinger accompanied by his beautiful and mysterious space princess wife on intergalactic adventures is a lot more appealing than pre-teen in a forbidden romance with adult older woman who can't keep her clothes on around the underaged boy.
Listen, I love both characters, and I get that there are some things that are culturally acceptable in old Nihon that don't carry over to my side of the world in the United States.
But, if we're gonna tell more Maetel and Tetsuro adventures - which I really hope they do - can I make this my long distance request that we just make Tetsuro an adult now if we're all gonna accept Matsumoto's premise that they're universal soul mates in a romance fixed in Time?

I plan to use this build for 2 years max before moving from one country to another. The goal is to use AI/software, blender and translation tools at a faster speed than my old laptop, without too much power usage (must be less than 500 watt) Gaming is a huge plus but the investment is focused on professional use.
Peripherals will be bought used. Ideal monitor will be 1080p 60hz (or 75), either 24" or 27" to upgrade from my 17inch notebook.
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Last time v the Hawks, Highlights. (Lions are 0-3 in the last 3).
Last time v the Hawks at the MCG, Highlights. (Since this was Round 1 2020 the Lions made a Survival Kit which is still up (and also includes the short lived Lions tv show called #UNCAGED from early-mid 2019). This week will also be the first Lions v Hawks game at the MCG with a crowd since R12 2012).
Last win v the Hawks/win away v the Hawks, Highlights. (Last Hodge v Hawthorn game, He finished 3-0 v Hawthorn).
Last win v the Hawks at the MCG, Highlights(??? (can't find any)). (2004 or 6,874 days on Saturday ).
Injury List: Payne (concussion) should be back. Answerth (concussion) and Ah Chee (quad soreness) should be available. Zorko is suspended, Brain (shoulder) and Michael (quad) are 1-2 weeks and Mathieson (hamstring) is 4 weeks.
In the Mix:
Payne shoud be back and...

Chris Fagan will also have to find a replacement for suspended veteran Dayne Zorko, with Deven Robertson, Kai Lohmann, Nakia Cockatoo and James Tunstill all under consideration. - Michael Whiting

Game Day Guide (There's still GA available but not many others. Could be due to not opening it fully though).
Fagan says he loves the Hawks as he prepares to coach against Hawthorn on Saturday.
Gunston is preparing to face his former club for the first time.
McCluggage is the 3rd quickest in games and 5th quickest by age to have 3000 disposals for the Lions.
Andrews and Cameron made it into the AIC (Associated Independent Colleges) Hall of Fame.
VFL:
They released the R15-22 fixture (Currently R12).
Lions VFL side also had a bye. Next game is Lions v Box Hill Hawks (Hawthorn 2nds) on Saturday at 12:05pm AEST at Box Hill (Eastern Melbourne). (Note: The AFL game (1:45 AEST at the MCG) will probably start during the 3rd quarter of this game).
AFLW:
It's still pre-season.
How your club's list profile stacks up (Lions have the 5th youngest list in terms of average age but 4th most experienced in terms of games and 2nd most experienced in terms of finals).
Brisbane Lions Under 19 Girls Academy side has created history going through their Coates Talent League matches undefeated.

This will be my full house opinion on the ups and downs of Fortnite.
Introduction: I’ve always known about Fortnite since season 4 back in 2018. Although I never played it until mid April, 2023. The week Coachella happened. Almost 2 months at the time I’m writing this. I was very surprised by how much has changed since I last saw people play back in 2018. Before I started playing Fortnite, I was very interested and very involved in U.S. politics. I had my head in that department since the beginning of the outbreak. Fortnite has had a positive effect on me. When I started playing, people were pointing out that I seem more happy and positive then I was before I started playing. I find Fortnite to be fun and it takes my mind off things.
Opinion on game: The architecture for the buildings’ exterior in Steamy Springs, Knotty Nets, and Kenjustsu Crossing is beautiful. I love it. I believe there’s always been many options for players to land throughout all the map transformations over the seasons. I liked the battlepass characters for this season. My top 3 being Thunder, HighWire, and Mizuki. Out of all the weapons, I feel that I work best with the Corba DMR. I would say I’m decent at the game. On ranked I stand at Silver 2. (I keep going up and down on sliver 2.) Overall, I’m not able to build quick or act quick like a lot of players. Some rounds are good. Others are not good. I’ve been in tough situations in the game. I’ve put my military tactics to use. It helps. I don’t have good aim. On a 1-10 scale, I would say it’s a 4. Maybe a 5. I have a handful of characters I want. Some I’ll never have due to being in previous battle passes. Like Midas and Drift. My favorite spots to land are the gas stations and the large mansion right outside frenzy fields. One thing I enjoyed a lot about the game was high card and his two henchmen. I thought it was funny to mess with the npc’s. A few things I did not like about this season was the Star Wars event. I feel as if the event made it challenging for me to play. Especially since I started playing right before it took place. Another thing was the ODM gear. The ODM gear was just annoying in my opinion. My favorite character I currently own is Marigold. You’ve should’ve seen me when I obtained her. I was very happy. Wouldn’t stop smiling for days. The game overall is very fun. I’m enjoying it a lot. I guess that’s all. I thought there would be more for me to say but I guess not. Thank you for reading. If anyone has any questions ( including my opinion on things in the game) I’ll be happy to answer them and try to answer them to the best of my knowledge and ability.

When I heard about this show I was excited, and while I’m still looking forwards too it and think it’ll do fine, I can’t help being a bit disappointed.
The more I hear and see from this show, the more it seems less like the Ahsoka show and more like season 5 of Rebels in live action. I want a show about the former apprentice of the chosen one, a veteran of the clone wars who experienced what was wrong with the Jedi order and tried to find her own path. The warrior who fought multiple sith and lived, spymaster for the rebellion who discovered her mentor had become a monster. At the time of the Mandalorian she’s arguably the most powerful individual in the galaxy, with Luke probably being stronger with the force but nowhere near as good or experienced a combatant, and Palpatine presumably being a clump of evil cells in a test tube on Exogal.
They’ve had to bend reality twice now to keep her around, being resurrected by the embodiment of the light side of the force and then guided by her in spirit-owl form, and introducing time travel to save her the second time. It just seems like a bit of a letdown if the character who’s gone through all that ends up with her own show and the only purpose is to help Sabine and Ezra hookup and fight an Imperial who’s been a non-threat off in the unknown regions for years.
Obviously there seems to be a bit more to it than that from the trailers, but the Rebels plot continuation seems to be the big focus. Am I the only one feeling this way?

If you plan to trek to Everest Base Camp, the sweet spots are from March to May or mid-September to November. During these times, you can avoid winter's heavy snowfall and the summer's rainy season. Winter is a legit option, too but don't rule it out completely. Just make sure you gear up well because it gets mighty cold. Picture-perfect mountain vistas await you, all crystal clear and breathtaking.

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I’m curious about y’all’s approach to redundancy, in particular PSU redundancy.
In enterprise IT, almost everything has redundant PSUs. The common practice is to have completely separate “trains” sometimes even going all the way back to where the utility power ingress enters the facility. Broadcast environments are rarely in a position to have that level of redundancy, but some components allow the option.
In the huge number of years of experience represented on this sub, how often have you had PSUs fail? I myself had some negative experiences with Analog Way gear in the mid 2000’s which proved the risk for me personally.
The justification for high availability tends to be the cost of downtime. The consequence of a legacy broadcaster experiencing downtime is a loss of ad revenue. For a Fortune 500 experiencing data center downtime it may be lost of revenue during peak selling season. For live events, it’s the fact that you have only one shot to get it right - reputational risk.
Interested in your war stories, and stories of five nines and how you accomplished it.

Hello. I'm a player looking to join a game.
Times Available: Most days and times EST, Sundays and some Tuesdays mid-afternoon debatable.
Voice/Text: I'm looking for a voice game.
Contact Info: I am open to DM's on Reddit or Discord: Clyax113 S. Xaces#3717
Method of Play (Skype, IRC, roll20, etc): I'm pretty flexible with the platform. I have experience with Roll20, Forge, Discord rolling, and voice-only with .pdf character sheets.
Additional Info: I love role-play! Tabletop rpg's are a big part of my hobbies. I have seasoned knowledge of tabletop rpg's over 8 years -a bit over half of that includes GMing. I prefer playing as I love watching the progression of my characters, but if more of the group want to play, I'm up for sharing GM responsibility or rotating so we can all play. I love player-driven narrative and sandbox style games, but I'm more than willing to play a module or help another group member's story if we alternate styles after. I like a 70% role-play and 30% combat split. While I follow system rules reliably (that's why I'm playing it), ultimately chance and rules are tools to help us have fun with the story and not the other way around; this OSR mentality is what I live by when I play.
As far as Cyberpunk goes, I'm looking to play a Covert Tech or maybe a Fixer. I've played this game a few times before, so I don't know a lot about the story or locations, but I'm reading more knowledge for players all the time. I can read what you need me to or wait to save spoilers for later. I'd love to do an interview with you and your group!

Race Information

• Name: Boston Marathon
• Distance: 26.2 miles
• Time: 2:40:XX

Goals

Goal	Description	Completed?
A	Under 2:42 (PR)	Yes
B	Under 2:45	Yes
C	Finish strong	Yes

This is a bit late for a Boston recap and very long for a casual read (consider yourself warned). It’s kind-of about the race, but it’s also just a bunch of semi-connected thoughts and feelings about training, injury, results, and what comes next that have been floating around for me over the last couple months.

Prologue

I started running during the pandemic, transitioning away from my long-time sport of Ultimate Frisbee to try to run a sub-5 mile (report here). I did it, and it was good. And I had caught the running bug. Ready to extend my distances, I declared to my coach that my next goal (after a short hiatus to play one more season of frisbee) was to qualify for Boston. Boston was, in fact, the only marathon I had ever spectated: I remember sitting at Coolidge Corner in 2009, watching runners speed by. I was young and springy then, and had no desire to run farther than 3 miles continuously. But now it was 2021, and time had run out on my fast-twitch abilities: it was time to go long. I wanted to run Boston, which meant I had to run something else - and hopefully just one “something else” - first.
We decided to target Eugene for 2022, to qualify for Boston in 2023. I began building up my base in the fall, testing my weekly mileage limits. I remember a “long run” of 70 minutes the first Sunday after I returned to regular running. I nearly gave up and walked 60 minutes in. But the next Sunday I did 80 minutes, and it was better. By the end of the fall, I was comfortably hitting 50 mpw and 2 hour runs. By the time Eugene came around, I had sixteen weeks of generally healthy training and six 20+ mile runs in my legs. felt ready, and I was: I ran a 2:42. I was a freshly minted 36 at the time, so with the BQ time for my age group and gender at 3:05, I was firmly in the clear.
I'll pause here to say that although I am far from an elite runner, I am also keenly aware that many people work their asses off for years to qualify for Boston, and that some never do. I worked hard, too, and my history of sports can’t have hurt, but at the end of the day I know I have some (unearned) talent for running that made my path to Hopkinton easier than it is for many. I will leave it here in saying that I have immense respect for everyone who laces up and puts in the work, regardless of their pace and outcome.

The Build

After Eugene, I had turned my attention away from the roads for about six months. I put the bank of fitness I had developed to work on trails and on mountains. I got to cover (and bonk on) a few of the many thrilling backcountry objectives in British Columbia, and even ran a 50k in Washington. (It went about as well as most people’s first 50k, which is to say that I ran out of food, water, fully supermanned down a trail, cramped every muscle in my lower body, and shuffled it in. Huge success.) But when December came around, it was time to get back to the roads.
Working with the same coach, my road fitness came back surprisingly quickly. I was hitting high-water marks for volume, pushing my average up to the high 60s/low 70s. I felt, well, not good, but I did feel fast. I remember hammering out a 30 minute tempo on the track at 5:41/mi, a workout I never would have been capable of during the Eugene build. I was tired after, but confident and elated. I got compliments from the youngsters rolling 600 repeats around the track, and their coach. I felt like I was on track for a new PR, and not just a PR but a crushingly fast time, maybe somewhere in the mid 2:30s. But somewhere, offscreen, ominous music played. I had my wings on, and I was headed towards the sun.
The sun took the form of a work trip to Bozeman. I flew over Thursday, found a gym to do a tough 60 minute “mountain fitness” workout that evening, ran for an hour Friday morning in the snow, and skate skied 2.5 hours hard on Saturday. Sunday morning, I took on a treadmill workout that was something like 7x(7 min @ 5:41/mi, 2 min off). After two intervals, I knew I didn’t have it. I stepped off the treadmill. I’ve failed workouts in the past, and I’ve been able to move on, but for some reason this one stuck. It stuck, as they say in the South in my craw. Annoyed, I went back to my hotel room and tried to regroup. With my muscles already starting to tighten up with the effort, I resolved to partially salvage the day with an easy run around town. But it didn’t feel like I had salvaged anything. So, after an 8-hour, two hopper flight home, I made another attempt to soothe my bruised ego. With night falling, I hit the pavement, starting out easy but picking up speed. Tired, tight, and without any food or water, I hammered away, deep in the no-man’s land of Zone 3. I had heard the warnings. I paid no heed. I was invincible, and I was going to reclaim the fitness I had missed out on that morning. I ran the distance of a half marathon and got home after dark, and you know what? It felt good, at the time. It felt

The Injury

The next morning, I woke up in a pile of melted wings. My left leg couldn’t take any weight without shooting pain and was tender to the touch around my mid-shin. I felt the dubious benefit of immediate and regretful clarity on what had gone wrong. My ego had let me believe that I could or should try nail a workout on a foreign treadmill at altitude (Bozeman!) after an exhausting couple of days. Failing that, it had convinced me that I should make up the workout with a long, unfueled run. Ego is a hell of drug.
It took several days for me to accept that I was injured. Looking back on my training log, it seems insane, but I ran the next few days on my program, including a track workout. My leg would throb and ache, but I would get through it, only to wake up in more pain that would abate just enough for me to try it out again that afternoon. Eventually, I fessed up to my coach and she immediately sent me to a PT and had me stop running for a week. I thought this was excessive at the time, but in retrospect I think it might have saved the build. The PT I saw said I had a stress reaction, probably brought on by a combination of weak glutes (it’s always the glutes) changing my push off and some good old-fashioned overdoing it.
For the next month, I cross trained with uphill biking, skate skiing, and water jogging. We re-introduced running gradually, starting with once every three days, then every other day, then two out of three days. The shin seemed to get better slowly, and we gradually reached a kind of homeostasis: I knew how far I could push it, and as long as I didn’t overdo it, it seemed to recover slightly faster every time. But the injury had come at a bad time, and missing most of February meant that I couldn’t race the local half marathon I had planned on or a local trail race (though I still participated in them as long runs).
By mid-March, I was feeling mostly better. In addition to Boston, I had also signed up for Chuckanut 50k, a trail ultra renowned for its smooth runnable trails and its timing: it often drew some of the elites of US trail running as an early season opener. I didn’t feel quite ready to hammer the downhills, but if anything, limiting myself kept my quads intact almost through the end of the race. I didn’t tear the roof off, but I ran most of the way and felt pretty good doing it. When I woke up the next day with the usual soreness, but no acute pain in my shin, I knew I was going to finish the build and run an honest race at Boston.
The only problem was that a week’s recovery brought me to March 24: only about three weeks before Boston. With a weeklong taper, shorter than usual by necessity, we really only had two weeks to get into Boston shape. My coach put on a masterclass in programming: she designed workouts that required exactly as much as I could give at the time, while preparing me for the unique qualities of the Boston experience and course. One in particular stands out: 4x(15 min MP effort, 8 min T effort, 4 min jog), but on a route that included a 300-foot hill, which I ended up going up and down 3 times. The key was to maintain effort going uphill, but to not go any faster than 6:10/mile downhill. That and another long run gave me two 20+ milers in the books. That was it.
Going into Boston, I knew I didn’t have the sharpness I had even three months ago. I had started the cycle hoping to PR, maybe by a lot, but before the marathon I set more conservative goals: my C goal was to get to 20 miles (where my mom would be) feeling strong; my B goal was to get under 2:45. My A goal was to PR. I wasn’t feeling brave: I wanted to minimize the possibility of blowing up, while still giving myself a fighting chance at a one-second PR if I was having a really good day.

The Marathon

There’s not much to say about Boston (the marathon) that readers here haven’t read before. The logistics are impeccable, but overwhelming for a first-timer, the fanfare and the fans are legendary, and the course is the running world’s version of the Strait of Messina: athletes must navigate Scylla’s ego-tempting downhills and Charybdis’ ill-timed uphills to survive. While it is literally impossible to make it to the Boston marathon start line without having at least one hundred people tell you to not hammer the downhill at the start, people still do it every single year.
In a way, I was lucky have reckoned with (and lost to) my ego early in the build. I came to Boston healthy but wary of too much self-belief. We set a target and hard limit on the pace I would set through the first 15k: 6:15s would be ideal, but at most 6:10s: I wouldn’t run faster than I had down my training hill. At the start line, a small inspiration struck. Boston sets bib numbers by qualifying time, and my 2:42 at Eugene gave me something in the 1100s. Within my corral, I found the people around my number and then walked about 30 meters back, placing myself closer to folks wearing 1500s. I reasoned that if most people overcooked the start, then I wanted to be with the folks overcooking it at a pace I could be comfortable with.
Once the race started, it was virtually impossible, for the first couple miles or so, to shift my pace much above or below what the people around me wanted to run. If thought at first that I had let myself sit too far back: I ran a 6:35 first mile down the two-lane streets of Hopkinton. But as the crowds thinned a bit, I found a rhythm, and clicked off my first 5k at around 19:14, around a 6:12/mile pace. The next 5k, still downhill but slightly less, was a 19:12. The third was 19:13. Rolling through the small towns that make up the western side of the Boston metro area, I didn’t feel good, exactly, but I also didn’t feel bad. I wasn’t sure what kind of day I was having. That’s the odd thing about the marathon, so far as I can tell: you might know you’re having a bad day early on, but deciding that you’re having a good day is inviting disaster.
A quick aside: it can’t be overstated how impressive the Boston crowds are. There was no point on the course that I can remember where we were without support for more than 25 meters. Wellesley and Boston University are extreme even in that context, though: you actually feel the roar at those points in the course before you hear or see it. Bless you, you drunk and joyful undergraduates.
By 25k, we were through half and quickly approaching the Newton Hills. After a long downhill, we turned at the fire station and started to charge up. I shortened my stride and began to pump my arms, lifting my effort from a 6 to a 7 but no higher. I didn’t look at my watch until the end of the first hill, so you can imagine my shock when I saw that the last mile had been a 6:06. I cruised the lengthy downhill after the first hill (nobody really tells you about those) and regained my composure. The second hill was punchier, and brought me down to a 6:10, but I still felt good, and was starting to pass quite a few people. The third hill was mostly forgettable, which left only Heartbreak. While not objectively a big hill, it’s big enough for that point in a marathon, and you definitely see it coming. I was determined to hold my early race pace through it, though, and pushed the effort up again. I was breathing hard, but I got to the top still holding a 6:11 pace.
Even at the top of Heartbreak, I wasn’t fully ready to believe that this was going to be a really good day. I’m told that much better runners have lost entire races in the so-called “haunted” mile following Heartbreak, and I wasn’t sure what my quads had left in the tank. But while it still didn’t feel good, I kept pouring in gas and they kept responding. The last few miles of the race are a bit of a blur: I remember pushing the pace down to 6:06, then 6:00, then even below 6:00 for a mile or so. There are a couple very short and punchy climbs just before the last turns that took something out of me, but by the time I turned left on Boylston I knew I had more than the balance left over. I started sprinting at the turn, only to realize that the 600 meter long stretch was a bit more than I had bargained for. Still, I closed respectably: I ran last mile was a 5:41, exactly what I had worked on maintaining in that early tempo workout.
I finished in 2:40:XX and negative split by about 2 minutes. It poured like crazy 15 minutes after, while I huddled under a restaurant awning. I watched other runners come in. Some, like me, had the elation of a good day to soothe their tired muscles and joints. Some had no such balm, and were left to untangle the end of a long, challenging cycle from a disappointing final result. I was reminded, too, that it’s all relative: as I sat under the awning, I heard a runner near me lament his 2:35, while another came in over the moon with his 3:15. Kipchoge had a bad day, and he finished more than half an hour before I did. We are comparison machines, and expectations versus reality is the oldest routine we know.

Epilogue

The marathon is a harsh race, and I feel genuinely lucky to have had good experiences on my attempts so far. Two months on though, my body still feels beat up: I’m struggling to recover, my knees ache, and my workouts seem to be going the wrong direction. I don’t think I gave my recovery the respect it deserved, so I am once again tangling with my own hubris.
Assuming I can rest enough to properly recover, I also find myself in the position of figuring out what’s next. Boston was a big goal for me, and I didn’t set any real running objectives after it. All I have on my schedule this summer is a couple of local trail and road races. I thought Boston would be my last marathon before I moved entirely to the more forgiving pastures of trail running, but I’m also tempted to see how far I can push the needle on my road running before age claws my aerobic fitness back from me. I’m 37 now, and well aware that at some point the PRs will no longer be on the table, but I think that day is still a few years off. If you were me, what would you aim for next?

So i finally got to see a early screening of The Flash, the big DC reboot thats meant to give the DC film universe a clean slate. Just gonna drop some overall thoughts about it, non-spoiler of course.
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So first thing, despite all the marketing might have you to believe, this is NOT a Batman film with the Flash. This is very much Barrys film, and while Bats does play a decent role, he doesn’t really come in until, the Keaton version anyway, until like late mid-way into the film. This is still Barrys show, and he’s the focus.
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The CG is a bit of a hit and a miss, and the miss depends on how willing to feel about how stylized and more larger than life the world is. Unlike the MCU, a lot of the world here feels a lot more larger than life, with some areas having an art deco aesthetic, and some being much more comic book like. And this isn’t some extra dimensional world, its the “real” world. So cause of that, while the some of the CG can get wonky, i honestly didn’t mind it, as it felt at place with the world.
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The two batmans here are great, with Affleck managing to continue to be the Andrew Garfield of Batmans, as someone who, under better scripts, can easily show themselves as probably the best live action of versions of the character. He manages to bring a pretty somber feel of bruce wayne, sounding genuinely tired, yet not in a way thats feels like he’s here to cash a check. And Keaton, despite what the trailers made it seem, is in full form as both bruce wayne and bats, managing to bring back that manic energy and charm.
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Supergirl, played by Sasha Calle, is a nice new edition, feeling like the polar opposite of him, as she very much does not give a fuck about the humans, yet hates zod deeply. And course, we have the violent elephant in the room that is Ezra Miller. And as much as some will not want to hear it, he does a really good job playing both barrys, though the alternate barry can get a little grating at times, even though thats point.
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Another major, the pacing for this is fucking BREAKNECK. This films zooms, and honestly while i realized we were at the midway point, i was surprised on how quickly we got there.
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Overall, while its not going to set the world on fire and doesn’t even come close to the marks that the recent spider-verse did, its a very fun and charming summer film. It’s similar to no way home in that honestly, being just a fun film on its own.

** Fri 6/9 *\*
Fri 4 - 7:30 PM Food Truck Friday Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce, 4201 Crestview Dr. SE, Rio Rancho We welcome attendees of all ages to gather together and enjoy great food and music
Fri 5 - 7 PM Exhibit Opening: Colors That Speak Words Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW Join us in celebration of the visual arts, poetry, and calligraphy. "Colors That Speak Words" is a collaborative installation between two writers and two visual artists with words, poetry, and visual arts and speaks to how this combination of mediums can be done in a cyclical way. The artists, Dr. Anthony Fleg, Mallery Quetawki (Zuni), Blythe Mariano (Diné), and Chilán Mustain, worked together to create an installation in motion, and the vision they bring to this space is from a contemporary perspective on how Native art is presented. This is an innovative view for visitors to see that Native art is changing and adjusting to the times. The artists will be present at the exhibit opening to read poetry and talk about this installation. Admission is free; please enter through South Entrance. Light refreshments will be served. This exhibit will be on display through October 15
Fri 5 - 10 PM Car Show & Concert! EXPO NM Home of the New Mexico State Fair, 300 San Pedro Dr. NE Friday night fever Vol 2! CAR SHOW & AWARDs, RAP CONCERT, VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, GAMES, ROCK CLIMBING WALL. All Makes and Models welcome. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION. $7 Parking, $10 Car Show judging and awards (only if you want to register and compete) Event brought to you by Expo NM and Desert Sun Event Productions. Car show brought to you by Sins events and NM Lowrider Arte
Fri 6 PM Rugby is a Drag (Show)! Sidewinders Bar and Grill, 4200 Central Ave SE Get out your dancing cleats and trade in that eye black for eye liner! The very popular Rugby is a Drag (show!) and fundraiser, normally held earlier in the year, has moved to June 9th and Pride weekend in 2023! This year's event will be hosted by Miss Sidewinders 2023 Seliah Deleon and Le Femme Magnifique 2017 and fellow rugger SCRUMtious Cox! This year's show is returning to Sidewinders and, as in year's past, will benefit our friends at Casa Q, which provides safe living for LGBTQ+ youth through housing, services and advocacy. This year's event will also feature participation from members of Elevated Roller Derby, NM United and more! (tickets)
Fri 7 PM Movies in the Park - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Athena Park, 778 Athena Ave, Bernalillo MOVIES IN THE PARK is back this SUMMER! We will feature a different movie at our local parks every FRIDAY night in June. Movies will begin at sundown and we will serve popcorn for free! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and beverages. All movies are FREE! In the case of inclement weather, movies will be cancelled
Fri 8 PM - 12 AM Pride Dance Party 505 Spirits, 105 Harvard Dr. SE DANCE WITH US TO CELEBRATE PRIDE UNDER THE STARS @ PRIDE ON THE PATIO! DJ Baby D & DJ Rebel (Rori the Rebel) will drop your favorite hits - Get your dance on and show of your Pride with your best Pride outfit &/or Pride colors! Try our special cocktail: Prickly Pear Pride Punch, plus other great drinks and delicious food! Come early for dinner before you dance, daNCE, DANCE!!! Delicious Value Menu Items: $2.95 - NEW Sliders! (beef & veg) $1.95 - local blue corn dog pops (minis) $5.95 waffle fries & full sized blue corn dogs (veg or beef) Plus our flaky meat & veg hand pies, chunky chicken salad, mushroom pate & more! 21 & over Free Entry!
Fri 9 PM Albuquerque Pride Afterparty Historic Lobo Theater, 3013 Central Ave NE Starring Headliner: Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, DJ: Justin Cristofer, HOST: Vanessa Patricks, MEET THE QUEENS! Avery Martini, Imani Martini, Nova Martini, Kardio Karbdashian, Divyne Intervention. Private Early Entrance Meet N Greet begins at 8:15 p.m. entrance with Meet N Greet starting 8:30 p.m. Champagne Provided (tickets)
Fri 9 PM Fierce Pride: Kandy Muse Effex, 420 Central Ave SW Special guest from RPDR All Stars S13 and AS8, LA, CA, Meet and Greet 10:30 PM, doors 9p, show 11:30p Lounge: DJ Chris de Jesus Patio: DJ Aquattro Side Effex: DJ Mitch
Fri 9:30 PM Salsa under the Stars After Party JUNO, 1501 1st St. NW DJ Pedro, one of Albuquerque’s most loved DJ’s (DJ Pedro, DJ Tony, SoloVino, DJ Louie, DJ Darly + Eli Mix) mixing your favorite dance mix of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and more! This is one of Albuquerque’s favorite after party summer outdoor events and will begin June 9th following the opening of Son Como Son kicking off the Salsa under the Stars at the Albuquerque Museum followed by the after party at Juno. Free entry to Juno with your stamp from the museum
Fri 10:30 PM Twilight Zone: The Movie - 40th Anniversary Screening! One Night Only! The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE Check out the trailer. Dir. Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, John Landis & George Miller - 1983 - 102m - NO MATINEES. DOOR PRIZES COURTESY OF BUBONICON 54! Based on the popular television series, this film is a collection of four frightening tales of the supernatural, each by a different director--Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, John Landis, and George Miller! The film opens with Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks as two hapless road-trippers who tell scary stories to pass the time. The four segments that follow include some updated re-creations of classic Twilight Zone episodes. In the first, racist Bill Connor (Vic Morrow) is transformed into a Jew in World War II. Next, Mr. Bloom (Scatman Crothers) comes to a retirement home to teach the residents that they are only as young as they feel. In the third, teacher Helen Foley (Kathleen Quinlan) meets Antony (Jeremy Licht), a boy who is not what he seems. In the final segment, panicky plane passenger John Valentine (John Lithgow) sees gremlins attacking his flight
** Sat 6/10 *\*
Sat 8 AM - 2 PM NMHRS Garage Sale 7903 Robin Ave NE Hosted by the New Mexico House Rabbit Society. All sales go into our vet fund so that we can continue to provide medical care to rabbits in need. This is a multi-family garage sale so there will be lots to browse through
Sat 8 AM - 10 PM All The Things: Craft Cocktail & Mixer Launch Tractor Brewing Company, 118 Tulane Dr. SE The next evolution in the craft cocktail experience is here and officially launch in Nob Hill for Pride! What is All The Things? Well, let me tell you. Imagine 100% fresh cold pressed juice, pure cane sugar, and Troubled Minds spirits all in one 1L bottle ready to pour over ice! That's right you can purchase these ready made bottle cocktails now at ANY of our locations! We have: Margarita with Tequila, Paloma with Tequila, Kentucky Mule with Bourbon, Ginger Lemonade with Vodka, Limeade with Vodka & Bloody Mary with Vodka! Grab you one to go for $16! We will be using mixers of these behind our bars so you can get a first hand taste! And offering non alcoholic lavender, ginger, and classic lemonades for you to sip on! These truly are All The Things in one bottle!
Sat 9 AM - 12 PM Family, Fit, Fun Fest Tiguex Park, 1800 Mountain Rd. NW Join us for the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails 2nd annual Family, Fit, Fun Fest. Bring your whole family to this free, all-ages event to learn about keeping fit and healthy - mentally, physically, and emotionally. Learn new skills and discover ways to keep your mind and body healthy and active, as you visit interactive booths led by community partners. Booths will include hands-on activities like games, puzzles, and brain teasers, as well as interactive lessons in martial arts, dance, mindfulness, and more. Booths will also include information on youth classes, clubs, and teams, as well as opportunities to meet local healthcare providers and learn more about mental health, nutrition, eye care, and dental care for your whole family. Climb to the top of a rock wall, make your way through an obstacle course, try the football toss or the baseball toss, shoot a hockey puck, or score a goal at interactive stations around the event! Meet and take photos with local sports teams and/or mascots and stop by Menchie's Froyo Mobile for a sweet treat. Girl Scout Members can participate in a special event scavenger hunt when they pre-purchase the 2023 GSNMT Family, Fit, Fun Fest patch
Sat 10 AM SOCH PRIDE '23 Albuquerque Social Club, 4021 Central Ave NE Come show your PRIDE at the ONLY place to be SOCHial! We are taking over the parking lot for a FREE ALL AGES event. We have multile bands, musicians and perfromers ready to give a PRIDE you wont forget. Food Truck, Vendors, Face Painting, Car Show, Games, Country Dancing and many other fun events!
Sat 10 - 11 AM Yoga with Kelsi Poulin Marketplace mezzanine, 8600 Pan American Fwy NE Enjoy guided yoga, from local yoga instructor, Kelsi! This will be a fun flow for all levels of yoga practice. $10 per person
Sat 10 AM - 12 PM Play Day For A Cause Kiddie Academy of Paradise Hills, 4590 Paradise Blvd. NW Join us for Play Day for a Cause! This free event has great games and fun activities for your kids while supporting Family Promise, the leading national nonprofit addressing family homelessness. Family Promise started in 1986 as local outreach in a single community and now has more than 200 Affiliates in 43 states. Since their founding, volunteers have helped more than a million family members in need. With a focus on empowering families and children, Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care and Family Promise are working together to give every child what they deserve: a chance to succeed. The event is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated, but not required to attend
Sat 10 AM - 4 PM Foundational Wellness Grand Opening Party Los Ranchos Bakery, 6920 4th St. NW, Los Ranchos Celebrate our grand opening event by stopping by the B Side of Los Ranchos Bakery! Herbal tea blends, door prizes, free raffle, information on classes and events, and more! Win a free reiki session, teas, discounts on classes, or discounts on nutritional therapy! I will be teaching numerous classes at the bakery this summer. Some topics: How to make Herbal Vinegar Tinctures (aceta), Hormone Health, Healthy Habits for Life, Improve Your Digestion, Prioritizing Meal Prep, Blood Sugar Regulation, and my RESTART Program! You don’t want to miss out! Some of these classes will be free! So come on down and get some coffee and goodies from the bakery, then visit me next door and see what we’ve been up to
Sat 10 AM - 5 PM Pride Day Celebration! Quirky Used Books and More, 120 Jefferson NE Book sales, vendor pop ups, food truck, art, music, and more!
Sat 10:30 AM - 12 PM Wellness Schedule Casa Rondeña Winery, 733 Chavez Rd. NW, Los Ranchos Open to people of all skill levels, Wellness + Wine is a one-hour, outdoor practice, followed by a glass of wine or Sangria, and an invitation to stay and relax on the grounds of the beautiful Casa Rondeña Winery. This experience is $25, and includes glass of wine. Discounts apply for winery members. Reservations are required to participate
Sat 11 AM - 4 PM Papa Bear Market Boxing Bear Brewing, 10200 Corrales Rd. NW We couldn’t forget about our PAPA BEARS! Dads deserve some love and appreciation too! Spend the day celebrating Papa at our taproom. As always this FREE event will include local vendors, food trucks, photo booth, live music, paint your own pint, and, of course, BEER! (click link for full list of vendors)
Sat 11 AM - 5 PM June Used Book Sale Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW Join us for the monthly book sale. There will be a variety of fiction, non-fiction, children and adults books, videos, DVDs, CDs, comic books, maps, and more available. Free for Members - $2 for Non-Members Free to all after noon. All Sales are held in the Lower Level, Main Library, Validated parking is available on 5th and Copper, kitty-corner to the library. The Friends of the Public Library is a non-profit organization. All proceeds go to supporting the Public Library of Albuquerque & Bernalillo County library programs
Sat 12 - 5 PM Summer Luau - Adoptables, Swag, Brews, and more! Lizard Tail Brewing Industrial, 3351 Columbia Dr. NE Hosted by Pitties and Kitties of New Mexico. We will have some PKR Tees, some PKR Pride gear, and best of all - our adoptabulls! Our booth will have a small auction set up… the prize being Tattoo Certificates with an ABQ tattoo artist! There will be a car show, other vendors, as well as water activities. Hope to see y’all there!
Sat 1 - 3 PM Family Field Day! Montgomery Park, Hosted by ABQ Family Chiropractic. A celebration of all the families who trust us with their care, and an opportunity for families who are considering our office to get to know our team in a fun, low-stakes environment. Food and family-friendly activities will be provided
Sat 1 - 4 PM Zouk with Jaime Arôxa! Alley Kats Tap Company, 222 Truman St. NE We will continue building on, and reviewing everything we have learned with Jamie Arôxa and Kiri Chapman thus far. We will continue to work on Zouk basics and building on the basics including connection and timing, musicality, lateral with variations, Yo-yo, viradinha, cambre, body, rolls, body, isolations, weight transfers, counterbalance, elástico, convergence & divergence, Wi-Fi, head, movement, styling, head movement, varying turns, and Chicote. Classes will be progressive and will be adjusted to the level of each class. Drop in anytime * All levels welcome * No partner needed * Cash preferred - can also accept Venmo and Cash App to $UWDstudios
Sat 1:30 - 4 PM Father's Day Tee Cabezon Park, 2307 Cabezon Blvd. SE, Rio Rancho Celebrate Father's Day with a round of miniature golf or two! Tee-off with dad at our Annual Father's Day "Tee". Enjoy some snacks, and an Arnold Palmer while making a craft with dad. Prizes awarded for the top 3 teams in miniature golf! Each child and parent must register individually. NO DROP-INS. Please contact the Cabezon Community Center at 505-892-4499 for more info
Sat 4 - 5 PM East Coast Swing Group Class Enchantment Dancing, 337 San Pedro Dr. NE Welcome to our Bronze American East Coast Swing Class! Whether you are a newbie stepping on to the dance floor for the first time or a seasoned professional wanting to brush up on basics, as well as anyone in-between, this class is for you! East Coast Swing is an exciting, up-beat dance that is endlessly versatile! No partner necessary, and dropping in is fine! Class cost is only $10, and a punch card for 6 classes is $50
Sat 6 - 10 PM Baddie Fest OT Circus, 709 Central Ave NW let's all have a fun summer night. Fairy Julz (crystals and more to raise your energy) will be at @ otcircus. Market, Music, Dance Performers, Crystal Pop Up Booth, Henna, Woman Vendors. Tag and invite your favorite baddies
Sat 6 - 11 PM Heights Summerfest North Domingo Baca Park, Celebrate warm weather and outdoor fun at a free community gathering during an Albuquerque Summerfest. This free concert series features local businesses with handcrafted products in The Shops, food trucks with freshly made cuisine in the Food Court, libations created by breweries, wineries and distilleries in The Cantina, entertainment by local talent, and a production by a national headliner all at a City park (click here for more info: live music, food trucks, kids' activities, drinks, vendors, parking)
Sat 7 PM Dancing Queens Sunshine Theater, 120 Central Ave SW Throw out your calendar! Buy a new calendar! Mark June 10th as the first and ONLY date in your calendar! Pride weekend, all the dancing queens are descending on the Sunshine Theater for the night of all nights. Juicee Früt presents Dancing Queens! Featuring performances by Red Light Cameras, ABBAquerque, Galaxy, Juicee Früt, Drag Performances from CoCo Caliente & Mr. Rusty Nutz, Forbidden Früt Market, & more! (tickets)
Sat 7 PM Death On The Beach: A Metalcore Beach Party Launchpad, 618 Central Ave SW Join us for a night filled with beach-going shenanigans and some of the best metalcore bands Albuquerque has to offer. Swimwear, flip flops, sunscreen and lais ENCOURAGED! Come out and rage with us, and let's make this a night to remember! Presale tickets are $10 and are available through any band. Just send them a message! Online tickets through Holdmyticket will be available soon. Inhuman Hands, EYE, Secure The Void, One Last Summer
Sat 9 PM Temple of Sound Presents Starry Night Juno, 1501 1st St. NW This event will feature our guest DJ Chris Losack! He's a longtime DJ who primarily spins house and techno but also has roots in industrial and dark music. He will be showing his dark side this time out! Join us for another spectacular event! Sparkly or night sky attire encouraged but not required! 21+ / No cover
Sat 9 PM Pride 2023 Effex, 420 Central Ave SW Spunjy Hicks Lounge: Malik Patio: DJ Chris de Jesus Side Effex: Xblyssid
Sat 10:30 PM Late Nite Comedy Jam The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE Ristra Comedy and Chuck Parker Comedy present a stellar lineup of standup comedians! This month's headliner: Josh Fournier Featuring Chuck Parker & Sara Anne Myers and your host Alex Benton
** Sun 6/11 *\*
Sun 8 AM - 2 PM Hot Rods for Hunger Car Show and Poker Run 2801 Eubank Blvd NE Yes, our amazing car show fundraiser is happening again, thanks to Bell’s Brewery and the Mopar Most Wanted car club. This year, for early registration, we are having a Kickstart happy hour with Bells Brewery at O’Niell’s Heights location on Juan Tabo. Join us and register your car. All makes and models are welcome. Come out and see some of the coolest cars in Albuquerque. There will be raffles, food trucks, lots of awards for the cars, and a food drive for the Storehouse food pantry. Enter the Poker Run, the Car Show, or both today!
Sun 10 AM Rocketman Historic Lobo Theater, 3013 Central Ave NE THE HISTORIC LOBO THEATER along with Albuquerque Film & Music Experience is excited to bring Rocketman to the big screen! Showing Starts at 11:30 am Tickets are ONLY $10 for General Admission Come Early Brunch Starts at 10 am Full Buffet Available for only $21 The ticket price is for entry to the movie only. Pajama brunch and a movie. Exclusive Brunch Menu! Made to order pancakes, mimosas and more. 10% off if you come in your pajamas
Sun 10 AM - 2 PM STEAM DAY Rail Yards Market, 777 1st St. SW Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) all put New Mexico on the Map as a unique place. Standing for over one hundred years, the historic Rail Yards of Albuquerque stand as an ode to a period of extreme innovation for the Rio Grande basin area. Albuquerque literally rose and became what it is around the Rail Yards, and railroad era that brought so much innovation. In these industrial cathedrals, we hum with innovation again.. Activating the space for community use, the Rail Yards Market is non-profit (certified 501c3), bringing together small businesses in agriculture, food, and artisan manufacturing on a local scale. Our STEAM stands for Sustainable, Traditional, Educational and Artistic Modalities. In this area we host interactive demonstrations. Mini-Makers Unite! Learn about what makes a laser light up, a 3D printer build, and so much more! Bring out your tech, geek, and inquisitive minds to the Rail Yards Market and visit makers from Quelab. Free for all! Everyone is welcome! EBT doubled with Double-Up-Food-Bucks, ADA Accessible, Senior and WIC programs welcome, Fresh & local produce, Breakfast & lunch prepared food options, 120+ local food, healing, and art businesses, Parking & restrooms, FREE :: LOCAL :: FAMILY FRIENDLY :: PET FRIENDLY
Sun 10:30 - 11:30 AM Mindful Movement - Yoga in the Park Academy Hills Park, 9709 Layton Ave NE Meet us on the southwest side of the park, just southwest of the playground, under the large trees. Looks for the Aumies sign! Bring your mat, block, strap and water!
Sun 2 - 4 PM Lumberyard Jazz Trio Sawmill Market, 1909 Bellamah Ave NW The Lumberyard Jazz Trio is back to bring exciting jazz melodies to Sawmill Market. They use an interchanging group of New Mexican instrumentalists who have traveled nationwide to perform, lead by saxophonist Sean Johnson
Sun 3 PM Pride Tea Dance on the Patio Effex, 420 Central Ave SW 3 - 6 PM: DJ Mike Demarco 6 - 9 PM: DJ Spunjy Hicks Featuring performances by Avery Martini, Jessica K. Daniels, Imani Martini
Sun 4 - 7 PM Music on the Patio: Squash Blossom Boys Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Rd NE Based in Albuquerque, The Squash Blossom Boys have played southwestern stages for over ten years. With beginnings as a garage band, they have explored a variety of musical genres including rock, jazz, reggae and more to find the hard driving, high lonesome sound of Bluegrass music. The current central players include Dustin Orbesen (Dobro, Mandolin, Vocals), Kit Murray (Banjo, Vocals), Kyle Malone (Guitar), Peter Lisignoli (Bass)
Sun 5 - 8 PM Mack 'n Cheese Sunday Variety Show Juno, 1501 1st St. NW Variety show with Mack 'n Cheese (Indy Hip Hop), Cali Shaw (Americana), Basilaris Trio (Jazz), Sol de la Noche, Melissa Prada (spoken word) Monthly variety show with Mack 'n Cheese (Indy Hip Hop), Cali Shaw (Americana), Basilaris Trio (Jazz), Sol de la Noche, Melissa Prada (spoken word), vendors. Family-friendly (if your kids already know the F-word). Food available for purchase. On the patio, weather permitting, or in the Gallery
Sun 7 - 10 PM S.O.S - Salsa On Sunday Dance Social 505 Spirits, 105 Harvard Dr. SE Salsa On Sunday Dance Social *With guest DJ's *Latin Dance Performances *The Occasional LIVE Music Performance *And Always... Social Dancing! salsa timba bachata merengue *What is it about a Social* The essence of a Social is for the dance community to get together and dance. Socials offer a relaxed night of dancing. Socials continue to draw dance enthusiasts who get lost in their salsa “addiction” by dancing and enjoying the music. Socials offer something for every level of dancer at any age. Bands and DJs have more freedom to play sets which appeal to the dance-centric crowd. It's about the music. It's about the dance. If you want to have an alternative to the club, are underage, or simply want to get in some good dancing - check out a Social, you might be surprised at how much fun you have
Sun 7:30 PM Brit Floyd Revel ABQ, 4720 Alexander Blvd. NE Brit Floyd returns to the stage in 2023 to perform a brand-new production celebrating 50 years of the ground-breaking and iconic musical masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon. The show will feature classic tracks from the album such as Time, Money, Us and Them and The Great Gig in the Sky. The 2 and a half hours plus set list will also include other highlights from Pink Floyd’s magnificent catalogue of albums, including tracks from The Wall, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Division Bell, Medal and much more (tickets)

My dad was binge watching a show two or three summers ago and like I often do, I was in the room for it but did not pay close attention and have now forgotten most of the important details. It was likely on Netflix because I don't remember any commercials and the episodes seemed on the longer side. It seemed like an original series to whatever streaming platform it was, and was definitely made in the last few years.
I remember the protagonist was a lanky white dude with dirty blonde hair in his mid thirties. Maybe he had an older brother with dark hair? The cast was pretty diverse though. I remember later in the season a tall black woman joined the main group and she was a stoic mysterious badass with an English accent (?) and a funky outfit. I may have had a crush on her now that I think about it because she's the part I remember best out of everything.
In terms of the way the plot was structured, my brain, for a reason I no longer remember, wants to compare it to one of the overarching plots in a season of Doctor Who. I think the series started with something terrible happening and then the rest of the show led up to/explained why that happened. Going with that, there may have been an element of time travel or warping. There was some threat on a universal scale that the protagonist, who was just a normal dude, got wrapped up in, side by side with entities that took on human forms, with godlike powers that included enhanced reflexes, etc., who nonetheless fought with guns or some or the less civilized ones perhaps with martial weapons. One or two were on the protagonist's side, but they treated him like the conflict was above him. They were somewhat alien, being a good portion of the weird factor of the show, and couldn't understand the importance of his normal person struggles. He faced those problems, like a dying relationship with a sibling, at the same time as the more supernatural stuff, which took a huge toll on his mental health. I think after he got involved, the main driver of the plot was him getting chased on and off by these almost demonic entities, who needed him (or maybe his sister at first) specifically for some odd reason, which was part of the mystery. I think it ended like most of these shows, with more questions than answers, but I don't remember him ever watching a second season.
As with a lot of modern scifi media, the tone was very gritty in the overall plot and subject matter, but the humor was somewhat dry and on the surreal side. Cinematographically and all around it was very artsy and down-to-earth, which gave it a kind of surreal atmosphere when paired with the crazy shit that was going on. Netflix's Series of Unfortunate Events may be a good comparison, though this was obviously much more adult oriented. It was confusing on purpose, with a lot of twists and turns, things that would make absolutely no sense until later on. But still incredibly gruesome and violent about once per episode, becoming more frequent by the end, which ended up quite dark, though I don't remember how so.
I apologize for the vagueness, I really just have a general feeling about this show that makes it hard to Google it and I don't think my dad would even know what I'm talking about. I'm interested to watch it again so any suggestions even of similar shows would be appreciated.

Context, my u.gg.
I've recently got onto a massive losing spree after hitting Gold 4. After being stuck at 0LP for a while, I've been losing non-stop, and am now at Silver 2 6LP. Consistently, the enemy mid laner or ADC always gets fed, and ends up snowballing the game. Though I've been having a lot of fun and success laning with Kled (deciding to start one-tricking him), and I have a lead at Top, I cannot outmatch their leads. I'm not saying that I'm the only unproblematic player, but looking at my match history, it's obviously a role feeding horribly, and I'm unable to push with my lead. Then as the game progresses, I get steamrolled on by the enemy team.
Though I did most of my climb with Yorick, I don't particularly enjoy him that much, and I feel like my issue will still be present nonetheless. I've been swapping around with champions that I've experienced success with before (eg. Gwen, Kayle, Illaoi, even Jhin), and it just doesn't work at all. For more context, I have climbed to high Gold regularly for all seasons I've played, and I don't spam games (at most 2-3 per session, a day). This is my worst drop/lose streak to date. Doesn't help that I lose twice the LP I gain, losing games with even Iron/unranked opponents getting carried by their team.
Can someone identify what I should do? I generally do ok in the laning phase, but my teammates get massacred/give up important objectives/make bad decisions in general. Even by swapping to Kled and generating ganks and picks with my ult doesn't help.
Again, I'm not saying I'm the perfect player in my team. But definitely the general trend is a role or two feeding other role(s) who knows how to extend their lead above mine, and I want to know how to prevent that. Should I just start playing a more selfish, splitpush style, and just extend my own lead and pressure instead?

I’ve been hardstuck low masters (250 LP peak) for 3 seasons now maintaining a subpar win rate playing mostly Ap TF and Brand. This season I picked up several other mid lane champions but with the recent TF buffs I’ve been playing him more again. I really enjoy TF and am comfortable playing him into any matchup.
I’m not sure what sets high masters and low GM players apart from players at my skill. I understand it’s about consistency, but I do find myself having plateaued and unable to climb further.
What can I do to improve in the game and eventually reach a higher calibre of skill in this game?

Shoutout to Greg for making such a good course at such an affordable price .
I already had a good aptitude for quant . I enrolled in gregmat plus in mid January 2023 , i choose the 2 month study plan , then i procastinated to finish even week 1 for the next two months , after April joined up forces with a friend and we half assed our way to week 3 . Then i stopped studying again , jump to 15 May 21 days before exam i knew it was now or never as i had already rescheduled once and i didn't want to do it again .
I started watching everything at 1.5 x or 2 x and completed the till week 4 . I was not practicing anything more then what was taught in class and for quant i did quant problem from the gregmat usually choose the hard and extreme filter . I skipped homework .
For verbal i had done vocab mountain till group 10 only , used tc and se season 4 videos and for awa i started practicing 5 days before exam and used chatgpt to rate my essays (read essays with 6,5,4 scores they helped a lot ) . I andhered to a strict structure for AWA as i didn't want to experiment during exam . For reading comprehension i completed Greg's videos and then i practiced through practice test itself .
I used prepswift in the last month to skim through concepts quickly and it's an excellent resource for vocabulary and quant concepts.
Most important thing practice tests : i gave around 5-6 full time practice tests Powerprep 1 and 2 , Manhattan , greprep , Princeton review , Kaplan whatever full time test i found i did that helped me increase my speed a lot , i gave a couple of gre mini exam on gregmat too . All my practice test i was scoring from 310-315 .
By no means this was the best strategy but it got me a decent score . The exam was fairly straightforward , there were as always a few traps in answers in quant and verbal . I found quant to be quite doable medium to easy questions and verbal was difficult for me but everything was from gregmat's course i was like if only had i completed the vocab mountain .