Obligatory disclaimer: real life sucks, so today I have re-watched the ‘Lawrence of Arabia vs. Teddy Roosevelt’ DW episode. And-? And nothing.
Should I elaborate? More precisely – can I elaborate?
When I have watched it on TV for the first time ever, I was struck by the
similarities between this fight and the fight between Napoleon Bonaparte and
George Washington in the DW S3 premiere… and in hindsight, this is not too
surprising: the S3 premiere was supposed to have the U.S. defeat the French,
while ‘Lawrence vs. Teddy’ had the U.S. beat the British instead. It worked
too, but…
…But at the end of the day, the fights were clumsily
done, (when compared to the first two seasons of DW), leaving the viewers
feeling cheated; there were other factors that contributed to DW’s demise, and
we’ve discussed them back in the day; and now all that is left are clips and
recordings of the old series, hardly a worthwhile repast for a person who’s
down on his luck, and may be hearing the ‘call of the void’ whenever he goes
out onto the balcony to chase the pigeons (feral-domestic rock doves or whatever),
but still, it is better than nothing…
…Better than FH, at least. Yes, it is not quite right
to compare FH to DW, as the latter was a TV series, while the former is an
online game, and the former is still going strong, while DW was cancelled, but
as we have discussed in the past, FH has noticeably relied on DW for content…which
has grown to be little more than a list of moves, emotes, and the like. The
last character that was added to the roster was the pirate, a character that
was taken directly from the DW S1, as we’ve talked, and since then there
apparently was nothing new – apparently, the imagination of the creative team
behind FH is running dry. Anything else?
Not much; MK is almost out, but we got ‘Dr. Strange
and the Multiverse of Madness’ coming up on May 6, and the Internet is already
abuzz with the discussions of the movie, so maybe it’ll be able to liven things
up – but given that the RF-Ukraine’s military conflict is turning RL is even
more stupidly monstrous and violent, I wouldn’t bet on it; oh, and the Donald
still isn’t down & out, and may return to the U.S. politics for the 2024
elections. Fun! Did I mention that real life sucks? – Because lately it feels
like a real understatement. Still, we have our moments; lately, we got out this
3.5 D&D Dungeon magazine #136, and are playing one of the game scenarios
presented there; reluctantly, I have to admit, that the old scenarios are
sometimes to be the more fun ones than the new ones are; maybe there’s a point
in it somewhere…
Moreover, as for ‘Lawrence vs. Teddy?’ Yeah, I still
got nothing. I have enjoyed it – in a manner of speaking – back when DW was
fresh and new, (ok, relatively fresh and new, but still), watching the show was
fun, but now – not so much. Guess everything fades with time and you need to
move-on into the future… Yay, I guess… Still, real life sucks in my opinion…
Well, this is it for now; see you all soon!
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