David Lorehound

Once S5 is over I think we need to evaluate the whole of the show. Generally, we don't evaluate book chapters on their own separate from the book. I think this might be the case for *this* show.

This show is *not* other shows.

The Bear - Season 4 - Breaking Patterns | The Lorehounds: Your Guides to Great Stories David and Ron dive deep into the emotional complexity of The Bear's fourth season, exploring how the show breaks television conventions while delivering its...

Finally finished S4 of The Bear
@blerdronner.bsky.social & I got a chance to discuss the season overall

A phenomenal season... subtle & not what we expect from normal tv. I think it breaks new ground in what's possible for the medium

#thebearfx
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My version of this is when I take a drink of my coffee and then get a scratch in my throat that causes me to spew my coffee into a fine mist, which absolutely coats everything in range

I’m assuming the ISB has impounded all of those items

On this episode we get to discuss the meaning behind the name Usul

The idea for the test I mean 😂

I like it

At first I thought this was a job posting for ICE.

sophomore slump

The Bella Ramsey hate has gone too far Online abuse toward the star of "The Last of Us" represents an even bigger attack.

The Last of Us season 2 finale is tonight. Over the past several weeks, the online abuse against the show’s nonbinary star and the lesbian character they play became impossible to avoid. It’s another chapter in the online playbook to regress culture by force.
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This was such a fun set of minutes to talk about!

We thought pretty hard about what part of the movie for me to join on and I think we made a good choice.

It's frustrating when streaming companies (which are fundamentally different than studios who are in the biz of creating entertainment & art) cut shows off even before they get a chance to bloom.

We're lucky that SkelCrew was able to find itself so quickly!

Mirror's Edge Nemik's Manifesto Links Andor Seasons One Two | The Lorehounds: Your Guides to Great Stories Discover how Nemik's manifesto connects Seasons 1 and 2 of Andor, revealing profound themes of personal transformation and systemic collapse in this analysis.

The show runners use the clever trick of reversing the sound design to reveal the power of truth

The mirror structure transforms Nemik’s manifesto from a simple revolutionary document into a moral litmus test that reveals character through response

#Andor
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Andor S02E12 Maj. Partigaz looks on while Supervisor Lagret stands (out of focus) in the background of the main ISB conference room.

In S02E12 the audio goes from background to diegetic as we go from Kleya on Yavin 4 to Partigaz at ISB HQ.

The irony is: The doctor is being killed by the disease he failed to cure.

This is the descent of a villain

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Andor S01E12 Cassian listen's to Nemik's manifesto on Ferrix

In S01E12 Cassian listens to the manifesto and the audio goes from diegetic to background, moving from us watching Cassian listening to Nemik to us, the viewer, listening to Nemik.

And this is also the rise of the hero...

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Mirror's Edge Nemik's Manifesto Links Andor Seasons One Two | The Lorehounds: Your Guides to Great Stories Discover how Nemik's manifesto connects Seasons 1 and 2 of Andor, revealing profound themes of personal transformation and systemic collapse in this analysis.

The final scene w/Partagaz has a lot going on with it

They mirror a trick from S01E12 where Nemik's VO goes diegetic to non-diegetic which gets reversed in S02E12

But there is even more to this scene & my blog post gets into it
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Good writing is good writing regardless of the story world setting.

SkelCrew was able to straddle the line between memberberries and good writing so kudos to them for that.

Bad Batch in Japanese absolutely slaps

They were in the zone back in ‘72

Looking forward to hearing how the episodes turned out!

Flechette - Wikipedia

Maybe flechette rounds?
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BAD R2! BAD! YOU ARE NOT CHOPPER!

Radar-guided 20 mm Vulcan cannon
4,500 rounds per minute (75 rounds per second)

I was wondering ig the gun in the 'thoper was some kind of rail gun technology?

Do you mean this?? "Phalanx Close-In Weapon System"
I think the Navy folks actually call these "R2D2s"

The frame of Kleya in the safe house is just wild!! I mean, look at all the negative space and how tiny the principles are relative to the overall shot!!

And, it’s frame-in-frame-in-frame!

They really did an amazing job with composition this season. And that attention to detail bridges across practical, blended and full CGI shots.