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  1. Downhammer

    Chernobyl

    There's not a category I can think of that it shouldn't be a front runner. Adapted screenplay/writing, direction, cinematography, music, costume, makeup, actors and supporting actors, special effects. Hell, I'd even give it kid's choice award for best kiss for the fireman and his wife.
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    Chernobyl

    One of the issues is that there are numerous different radioactive isotopes that got spread. One of the worst was the cesium which commonly forms salts that are water soluable and are easily absorbed by plants and animals. That's one of the reasons the firefighters were still emitting...
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    Chernobyl

    Participant liquidation consequences accident on AES (Atomic Energy Station) Chernobyl Badge also says Lenin and Len M.D. for leningrad military district
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    Chernobyl

    I want that on a shirt but I can't decide. Grey, red, or blue striped tank top. Speaking of which, there is a distinct lack of stripey tank tops in this show.
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    Chernobyl

    I'm sure it was considered but I wonder why they didn't use some tower cranes with long booms to drag a plow or scoop across the roof. They had cranes on site during the cleanup and they used them for the sarcophagus. Even if it wouldn't be perfect I think they still could have cleared off the...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Conquests are just moderate speed bumps now. T16 means you can get Avarice almost by accident if you speed run rifts especially if you level a Boon to 50 and wear the avarice belt. Thrill is a joke with the season LoN buff since you get the bonus without actually wearing the set. Years of war...
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    Chernobyl

    I'll be curious to see if this episode keeps the high rating or if it takes a hit from the animal scenes.
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    Chernobyl

    The above posts talk about the faults of RBMK, but one of the benefits is that the water is at significantly lower pressure than western reactors. Contemplating a water pressure explosion probably didn't even cross their minds because their reactors were specifically designed to use lower...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yea, that's my biggest problem with set dungeons is that you can overpower them and fail. I get trying to force players to use the secondary set bonuses as intended but I wish more were like marauders where you don't have to intentionally gimp yourself to master it. Started with a wiz this...
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    Chernobyl

    From what I've read that scene is one of the few that was intensified for dramatic effect. In reality it was supposedly a couple inches of water and the biggest obstacle was the maze of pipes and hallways.
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    Chernobyl

    I think we're at the point where this isn't spoiling anything. Courtesy of reddit.
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    Survivor

    It's too bad this aired before the GoT finale. Would have been money for someone to drop a "and who has a better story than Chris" during the reunion.
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    Chernobyl

    The first podcast kind of talks about the radiation awareness. They think it was essentially two things. Firstly no one thought an explosion was possible in the core, which combined with the low level dosimeters led to strong denial that they were in danger. In a system built on lies it was...
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    Chernobyl

    As we'll likely see in the next episodes some of those guys did recover but at some point you have to think euthanization is the more humane option.
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    Chernobyl

    5 episodes. It will be interesting to see how they transition from what has been a suspense thriller into a political thriller. The casting has been great and from what I've read over the last two weeks it is a pretty spot on recreation of events.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I hate to say it but I think I would have been happier if the ending cut to Delores smiling while fucking around with plotlines for medieval world.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    At least it gives me an excuse to use one of my all time favorite gifs
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Vary's only thought about poisoning Dany. The kitchen girl was actually faceless littlefinger. He poisoned everyone with crazy juice that Dany and others drank causing the personality changes. Chaos is a ladder. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
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    Survivor

    Kind of bullshit that a last episode redemption returnee wins. I highly doubt they ever do this format again where they allow the whole jury to socialize for weeks and then reenter. I would think Devins is a lock for the next alumni season, probably Gavin too for getting the shaft.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    lol, just saw the final box score and they gave meier credit for the assist.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Well, not quite as dramatic as if it was game 7 but I guess I'm good until the cup finals now.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Regarding Grey Worm being the leader of the unsullied...when they first appeared on the show I thought the casting was actually pretty good. Remember they get castrated at 5 so of course they're not going to grow into physically imposing beasts. Sure there will be larger ones in the same way...
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Someone remind me where the pegasus came from, I don't remember the asguardians herding any onto the refugee ship. Would have been kind of handy at the end of ragnarok.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Did something change with the Marvel-Sony agreement? Using spiderman as a bridge between P3 and 4 is one thing, but making him the face of the MCU I just don't see. They'll find someone in phase 4 that works and center things around them. It doesn't even necessarily have to be a character...
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Yea, i'm guessing Apatow or Rogan asked for something from the set and the money was just a way to make it not seem so selfish.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    That's cool and all but I feel like $53k is pretty low, especially if it's an actual movie prop. Dudes were dropping that much for game worn jerseys and shoes at the last sports charity banquet I was at.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Yea, with the Avs youth it will be interesting to see who they protect for the Seattle draft. I think the timing of pulling Makar up means he'll be vulnerable since he'll be in his 3rd season by then.
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    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    If there isn't a series deciding bad call in favor of the sharks next series I will be severely disappointed.
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    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    And what legacy is that? That the previously most optimistic dude in the universe who could see the good even in a monster like Vader had a bad feeling about his nephew acting bratty and instead of trying to mentor him to the good side let him join a resurgent empire. An empire he did a piss...
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    Marvel Universe stuff

    The problem is that if there are any mcguffin's in phase 4 people will instantly try to tie them to the next big bad. I don't think many people at the time thought the tesseract, loki's scepter, or the aether would be all powerful infinity stones.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    It all depends on the direction MCU heads and lots of other factors but trying to compare phase 4 to IW & Endgame are wrong in my opinion. IM1, Thor1, Cap1, and the other phase 1 movies didn't earn 1 billion. It took years and multiple movies to generate the interest we've got today. If Phase...
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    I don't have any problems with old cap showing up on the bench. You already saw earlier that Cap and IM could go from 2012 to 1970 using only the bracelets and no landing pad by simply plugging in new coordinates. Why couldn't he simply do the same when returning the stones. It's not totally...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Did we ever get an explanation why Benjen became a good-guy undead? I suppose it's possible there's something in the Stark blood but without anything else hinting at that over the past 8 years it's pretty deus ex machina. Plus, didn't grrm say that book coldhands isn't Benjen?
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Fuck yea...a Bucky Cap fisting scene. What's this rated again?
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    i'm kind of hoping for a Chain of Dogs type retreat from Winterfell complete with a main character getting sacrificed outside the gates of Kings Landing. Not enough time in the show for this but maybe the books will come through.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I think it's possible Jon dies but if that happens I think Dany will be magically pregnant with his kid. Double Targ with a splash of old Stark blood and you might have the prince who was promised. On the other hand, that's way too much to convey in 4 episodes so I'm likely totally wrong.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Maybe that's the real reason Bran is autistic as fuck, he's too busy making his top ten tits list. Extra autism from trying to figure out where his sister and potentially aunt fit in.
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    I don't have faith that the show writers thought that much about it, but I think if you're not going to keep Arya as a stealthy assassin a spear type fighter would be best for her. The only advantage Brienne had when they sparred was when they were close and brute strength won out. Death by a...
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    GoT - Is Over, Post Your Drogon Sightings

    Four dragons, unless I'm totally mis-seeing something. I suppose the big one could be symbolic of Dany.