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Yeah, I thought the steel + aluminium tariffs were for national security issues rather than a petty response to Canada protecting part of their agricultural industry from collapsing under the pressure of foreign competition, which in itself is probably something of a national security consideration.

There are no words to convey how stupid this situation is. I mean his campaign is being investigated for colluding with Russia, so he goes further out of his way to publicly buddy up to Russia while simultaneously alienating long-time allies and trading partners, shortly before he meets with another mad bastard without preparing for it, a few weeks after telling them to fuck off.

There are Hollywood writers that aren’t this creative for crying out loud!

That last part would be okay, if they didn’t abandon their “we need our ideals” nonsense when all their rebel buddies ghosted them.

Perhaps that’s the point though, though I’m a bit too distracted to analyze this properly. Basically my thought is the whole subversion thing they’re doing is to set itself apart from the old movies, it just kinda hasn’t worked yet because there isn’t the third movie to go “aha, see! Told you we’re different!” to show that.

Or they just took it too far and forgot they had a movie to end so ended the middle movie the same way Empire ended with a cliffhanger.

Or subverted so hard they subverted their own “call you need is hope” message by ending in an apparently hopeless situation.

Kylo Ren's character is interesting, though it depends on the end point in the next movie. In TLJ, it's clear that he's lost, doesn't quite have a goal to meet, but is actively searching for one. At the end, he appears to figure out what it is he wants to do, so there was at least some development there, even if it's just a slightly skewed Rule of Two.

Finn and Rose are both entirely pointless characters. I share Dunamisdeos' reaction to Rose saving Finn, because it took away the logical end to Finn's story because he doesn't actually do anything in TLJ, just kinda... mills about. First going after Rey because he can't do anything on his own, then with Rose and Poe trying to figure out how to save the fleet. Equally so, the whole Phasma side thing fell completely flat because there was no real build-up between she and Finn for the whole "brainwashed soldier overcoming former master" nonsense, nor was it a particularly interesting fight scene.

Be a mountain gnome instead. Drink all of the booze.

Take the heresy further

Engage my inner elf and refuse to hurt the local tree life

Nah that was Ana rap ration an adaptation from that dude’s journal from like, forever ago wasn’t it? /legitimately not seen or read it

It’s above freezing almost everyw- wait, he lives in Finland!

Get ‘im boys!

He last two times I got drunk I have had excessively long hangovers. I need to be more sensible with my boozing.