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Fifthfiend · 07-06-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Odjn

Lackadaisy's up!

Motherfucking Mordecai. I can't wait for Calvin to cap that douche.

Loyal · 07-07-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

Motherfucking Mordecai. I can't wait for Calvin to cap that douche.

"Freckles" will be a name feared by all in the coming months (Lackadaisy time, not real time), calling it now.

Fifthfiend · 07-07-2009, 07:43 PM

For a guy who is supposed to be a straight-up asshole, Mike sure does seem to spend most of his time pushing people to deal with realities they might want to avoid but will be better off confronting.

01d55 · 07-08-2009, 12:58 AM

I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time drunk at McAwesome's.

The thing about Mike is that he's never given any sign of enjoying being an asshole. He's got this angry face on all the time, and it's probable that he really is sincerely angry at everyone.

Now while it's possible he's perfectly willing to be angry at you for no real reason, he's not gonna leave a perfectly good reason to be angry at you lying on the table.

Fifthfiend · 07-08-2009, 01:11 AM

I'm just saying that his anger/hatred mostly seems to manifest itself as like, helping people to confront their personal issues in a way that in the long term will probably make them better off, and not so much with the hurting their feelings and ruining their lives (via death).

Anyway what I really came here to say is Odysseus the Rebel fucking rules, which is to say that it took a story that already rules, got rid of the parts that sucked, and threw in some parts that rule even more.

PS Warning for nudity

katiuska · 07-08-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 01d55

I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time drunk at McAwesome's.

The thing about Mike is that he's never given any sign of enjoying being an asshole. He's got this angry face on all the time, and it's probable that he really is sincerely angry at everyone.

Now while it's possible he's perfectly willing to be angry at you for no real reason, he's not gonna leave a perfectly good reason to be angry at you lying on the table.

Oh no, he really is a sociopath. He doesn't like to show it, but there are signs here and there that he's proud of his achievements and likes to have them recognized. He's always served the occasional dose of tough love from time to time, though it's an open question whether he's actually trying to help anyone (or just hurt them with an observation they can't refute), and he does do genuinely indefensible and unprovoked things. You'll note that while he was getting on wonderfully with Amber on their recent date, he was still inflicting violence on innocents (sealions and his dinner).

That said, as much as he doesn't want to let on, there is more to him than "all asshole, all the time," and it's why I find his character so fascinating.

01d55 · 07-08-2009, 02:17 AM

That Odysseus thing is pretty awesome.

Mirai Gen · 07-08-2009, 06:40 AM

I missed out on the PA Longforums thread, so I will say it here, but...

Wait, that's it?!

Um, huh.

Locke cole · 07-08-2009, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

I missed out on the PA Longforums thread, so I will say it here, but...

Wait, that's it?!

Um, huh.

I figured it was a good length. It completed the whole "hunting the cockatrice" scene set up in the original pilot, showed us the Daughters for the first time, and set up some kinda plot thread tied to some kinda Prime Directive for the Scoutleaders. Going any further than that would have risked setting up too many plot threads, especially considering it's probably going to be a while before we get Lookouts again.

Loyal · 07-08-2009, 05:09 PM

I've always been a fan of the story of Odysseus. Excellent.

07-07-2009, 07:43 PM	#43
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	For a guy who is supposed to be a straight-up asshole, Mike sure does seem to spend most of his time pushing people to deal with realities they might want to avoid but will be better off confronting. __________________ check out my buttspresso

07-08-2009, 01:11 AM	#45
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	I'm just saying that his anger/hatred mostly seems to manifest itself as like, helping people to confront their personal issues in a way that in the long term will probably make them better off, and not so much with the hurting their feelings and ruining their lives (via death). Anyway what I really came here to say is Odysseus the Rebel fucking rules, which is to say that it took a story that already rules, got rid of the parts that sucked, and threw in some parts that rule even more. PS Warning for nudity __________________ check out my buttspresso

07-08-2009, 06:40 AM	#48
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I missed out on the PA Longforums thread, so I will say it here, but... Wait, that's it?! Um, huh. __________________

07-08-2009, 12:58 AM	#44
01d55 Not 55 years old. Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,098	I'm pretty sure he spends most of his time drunk at McAwesome's. The thing about Mike is that he's never given any sign of enjoying being an asshole. He's got this angry face on all the time, and it's probable that he really is sincerely angry at everyone. Now while it's possible he's perfectly willing to be angry at you for no real reason, he's not gonna leave a perfectly good reason to be angry at you lying on the table.

07-08-2009, 02:17 AM	#47
01d55 Not 55 years old. Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,098	That Odysseus thing is pretty awesome.