Patrick Dusablon

More likely one of the 13 humanoid models.

Frankenstein's Monster Mk II

Frankenstein's Monster Mk II

"Are we going to just stand here, or are we going to play?"

So much gaslighting out of those types, I swear they're going to outlaw lightbulbs and demand we go back to actual gas-powered lighting...

But probably one of the most brilliant villains in sci-fi.

Yeah, Marco Inaros makes Worf look like a serious contender for dad of the year.

And to Filip. And everyone else around him.

Marco Inaros is really just a grade A scumbag. Still loved him as a villain, books and show alike. And in a way, he's a tragic figure who has no clue he's just [someone else's] smokescreen.

Such a brilliant villain, too. Charismatic, smart, even has something resembling a plan for after he wins. Even though he's got no clue he's really just someone else's smokescreen. Makes him a tragic figure, in a way.

Still think he got off easy, though.

Well, one thing for sure, the MAGAs could definitely afford to be reminded of the Commandment about bearing false witness. Not that it'll stick.

Or Dominic Keating in The Sojourn, of course!

...planned and defined desired end-state with clear notions of how they want things to run once they've defeated any who are before them? Love them.

Examples: the ones played by Giancarlo Esposito, or the Marco Inaros, Duarte and Sadavir Errinwright from The Expanse.

The type of villains I find really boring are the "burn the world and rule over the ashes" types like Voldemort or Sauron/Morgoth (Heath Ledger's Joker being the exception).

But the ones with a plan for after they win, the ones who think they're doing the right thing, the ones with a...

Wanna bet she'll be Epsteined before too long?

I both love and despise Dominic Keating's character. Not a traditional villain, nor a traditional good guy either. More like... playing his own game in morally grey circles. But I hate his manipulation of you-know-who.

No spoilers.

Welcome to the first few years post-9/11. Hell, I was even traveling in uniform and the security types took a metal ruler from my carry-on. But what do I spy across the aisle from me? A little old lady with 14-inch large-gauge steel knitting needles.

47 and his Gestapo can't piss off GOP donors in Red states, can he?

So... when's Volume 3? Left that one a hell of a cliffhanger!

I have my stretch of night shifts coming up. I know what I'm doing to stay awake

Nope. Not in a million years.

Can't wait. And I really like how you come to a climactic moment, and it's almost immediately followed by a lull. I find it really immersive as it really reminds me of the period that felt unnaturally slow after every - shall we say - bit of excitement I've had to deal with when I was still in.

No need to specify "environmental".

I'm fairly certain that a MAGA could stub their toe going to the bathroom at 2 in the morning, then dribble in their shorts afterwards, and they'd STILL blame Biden for that.

In a way took longer than I would have liked to read it, in another I wish it could have lasted another 300 pages.

I call it the excellent read paradox. @phokion.bsky.social's historical fiction is so immersive, it feels as though one was really there.

I firmly believe the NWC is a truly abhorrent part of our Constitution, and any politician who uses it clearly admits they fully intend to violate people's rights or otherwise break the law.

But they got pretty good watertight integrity. At least one fore and aft, just to make sure.

Haven't been there in a while, might have to make a trip of it soon.

And while I don't think the guy should ever breathe free air again, 50 or 75 years before being eligible for parole... that really isn't right.

And Dellen Millard got a couple consecutive life sentences too.

And besides, if there are little or no government MPs elected west of Ontario, then those provinces have absolutely no chance of having proper representation within the Cabinet. And that's something Cons have been whining about for years.