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I understand those who believe all life is equally valuable, but I agree with Manousos that it’s wrong to place a human life on the same level as an insect. I would always choose to save a person over an ant. The collective intelligence on Pluribus, however, doesn’t see it that way. It considers everything – even something as simple as an apple – as important as a human being. It believes a piece of fruit is equal to a person capable of feeling, thinking, loving, and experiencing emotions. This collective doesn’t recognize any difference between things, and it’s even incapable of disliking anything, let alone hate. Because of this, it can’t truly love anyone or anything. By connecting to everything equally, it can’t form genuine connections. If you love everything, you end up loving nothing at all. And if you value everything equally, without any discernment, you don’t actually have any values.

Ahhh… there’s nothing quite like a relaxing bath after a long day. Oh, you came! I figured you would – it is my birthday, after all. Now that you’re here, could you give my shoulders a massage? That’s it… perfect. You’re so good at this! Why are you blushing? You’d think you’d be used to me asking by now. You’re such a dear!

As I mentioned in yesterday’s live stream, I want to offer a formal apology in writing and explain what happened with the Guild Raid issue, as well as what we’re doing to fix it.

You might be asking why Chekov isn’t around. He didn’t actually join the original Star Trek until the second season, so it makes sense he wouldn’t be present at the very start of Captain Kirk’s adventures. Recently, Strange New Worlds producer Akiva Goldsman has talked about wanting to create a series focusing on the first year of Kirk’s command—a Star Trek: Year One—featuring Paul Wesley as Kirk, Ethan Peck as Spock, Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, Martin Quinn as Scott, and Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel. Now, with the addition of new actors playing Bones and Sulu, we have all the pieces in place to potentially make that happen.

I was really surprised by Rian Johnson’s new Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man. It’s not just about figuring out who did it; Johnson really digs into who Benoit Blanc is as a person. Through a character played by Josh O’Connor, and the setting of a small-town church, we see a whole new side of Blanc. What’s especially powerful is how the film explores the complicated connection between being queer and practicing Catholicism – it’s a really moving and personal story.

Although some changes were made to the story of The Mighty Nein, allowing the Critical Role team to refine things, these alterations led to one character, Yasha Nydoorin, being underused for most of the first season. While Yasha does finally join the rest of the party near the end of the season in “The Zadash Job,” her absence from important early events makes her feel disconnected and frustratingly distant from the group, despite being a core member from the beginning.

Let’s be clear: the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer wants you to forget everything you thought you knew about Steve Rogers. Forget the idea of a hero who’d challenge authority if he disagreed with it. Now, he’s just a regular guy, living a quiet suburban life – and that’s the message they’re really pushing!

Karl Urban recently told Entertainment Weekly that he was eager to do more physical acting after filming the latest season of The Boys. His character, Butcher, spent much of the season dealing with a serious health issue, which limited the amount of action he could do compared to previous seasons. Urban joked that it felt like his equivalent of a slower season on General Hospital, explaining, “I didn’t really have much action that season… I had energy to spare, but I didn’t get to use it.”

While a few details of how the characters first met differed from the original game, the show beautifully depicts the formation of the group from the very beginning of The Mighty Nein‘s journey. This is especially great because these initial connections weren’t actually shown during the original game sessions; they usually happen during a ‘session zero’ – a pre-game meeting where players create their characters and establish their backstories and relationships.

We’re getting reports from players using iPhones and iPads who are either unable to open the game or are experiencing crashes while playing.