Unlisted video because I don't know why? It wasn't before. But this is by far one of the best critique videos of the show on the internet and very much worth your time.

  • TheDialectic [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    In that it is no worse than any regular Tolkien or DnD media. Or even like cape shit. I dunno. Maybe I was being overly generous but I felt like everyone wanted a better solution and it was just one guy being an exterminator. I know Japan has that weird kinda class conscious streak but I really picked up on that element here. Like, if instead of goblins they were zombies I think the show wouldn't change.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      In that it is no worse

      Believe that all you want, but I call bullshit. False equivalencies are exhaustively common for people trying to justify whatever entertainment they consume and I know it's impossible to convincingly talk you out of yours so I won't even try.

      • TheDialectic [none/use name]
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        1 year ago

        People often talk about weird race essentialism in fantasy media. Orcs, gnolls, trolls, pick an evil fantasy race. There is a book or show where the goody two shoes heros kill countless of them. In this that we have a protagonist who is clearly suffering with PTSD and a broken man this seems more honest about it. I am not saying they do it well. It just really seems to me like they tried and it is fascinating as a bit of media history there

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I already said I'm not interested in your sophistic excuses for why you enjoy a titillating sexual violence extravaganza with nationalist-genocide apologia.