Three Misc Media Thoughts
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rodo► I absolutely loved the first season of the Murderbot TV series! If you haven’t watched it yet, I can only recommend it, because all the characters are varying levels of adorable, but especially Murderbot itself is just wonderful and Alexander Skarsgård does a great job. Also, it’s very relatable. I too would rather spend my time watching trashy TV shows instead of being a Productive Member of Society™. I’ll stay out of the fandom, though. That way lies madness.
► I’ve also played Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and honestly, worst game of the series I’ve played so far. It’s just so long, and such a slog. After sixty hours I was still stuck in the middle somewhere, doing repetitive tasks. Plus, the ahistoricity really weighed on me, even though I have no idea about the time period – if even I can tell, how bad is it really? Also, I hate Sigurd. Like, why is he the boss to begin with, with everybody seemingly being all into it? All he does is swan around sprouting great ideas while everyone else does all the work. I’ve met too many people like that in real life to find it charming – and it wouldn’t even have been that bad if only they’d made him actually do significant stuff off-screen. But no, this is a video game, and the PC has to do everything… also, one of the most annoyingly buggy games I’ve ever played. Twice, I accidentally skipped over half a quest… and that was just the worst of a very buggy experience.
► I binged The Assassin recently, an Amazon Prime mini-series with 6 episodes, and I loved it! For those who might be interested, here’s what it’s about: Middle-aged retired assassin Julie (Keeley Hawes) is not enjoying her retirement on a quiet Greek island when her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore) visits with news about his impending marriage and questions about his father. Then, someone tries to draw her back into the job – only for things to take a catastrophic turn almost immediately. Along for the ride are rich siblings Kayla and Ezra and innocent bystander Luka, as well as an assortment of Julie’s former associates and a mysterious MILF who’s really into anime.
► I’ve also played Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and honestly, worst game of the series I’ve played so far. It’s just so long, and such a slog. After sixty hours I was still stuck in the middle somewhere, doing repetitive tasks. Plus, the ahistoricity really weighed on me, even though I have no idea about the time period – if even I can tell, how bad is it really? Also, I hate Sigurd. Like, why is he the boss to begin with, with everybody seemingly being all into it? All he does is swan around sprouting great ideas while everyone else does all the work. I’ve met too many people like that in real life to find it charming – and it wouldn’t even have been that bad if only they’d made him actually do significant stuff off-screen. But no, this is a video game, and the PC has to do everything… also, one of the most annoyingly buggy games I’ve ever played. Twice, I accidentally skipped over half a quest… and that was just the worst of a very buggy experience.
► I binged The Assassin recently, an Amazon Prime mini-series with 6 episodes, and I loved it! For those who might be interested, here’s what it’s about: Middle-aged retired assassin Julie (Keeley Hawes) is not enjoying her retirement on a quiet Greek island when her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore) visits with news about his impending marriage and questions about his father. Then, someone tries to draw her back into the job – only for things to take a catastrophic turn almost immediately. Along for the ride are rich siblings Kayla and Ezra and innocent bystander Luka, as well as an assortment of Julie’s former associates and a mysterious MILF who’s really into anime.
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