Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS

[ajgoal]

Dune's pretty good so far.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Dune's pretty good so far.

How far in are you?

 

[ajgoal]

How far in are you?

Just finished part 1

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Just finished part 1

Nice! Things are about to get spicy!

Pun very much intended. I make no apologies.

 

[ajgoal]

Nice! Things are about to get spicy!

Pun very much intended. I make no apologies.

Why do I talk to you people?

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

That's the series I was reading while I was in Tokyo.

 

[ajgoal]

Nice! Things are about to get spicy!

Pun very much intended. I make no apologies.

So it ended up being far less action-y than I was expecting. I don't know why I was anticipating that, anyway. Quite good. Now on to Battle Ground before the last three WoT books. My wife has copies of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, so I will read those sooner rather than later.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

So it ended up being far less action-y than I was expecting. I don't know why I was anticipating that, anyway. Quite good. Now on to Battle Ground before the last three WoT books. My wife has copies of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune, so I will read those sooner rather than later.

I want to read WoT but 15 books or however long it is would be such a huge investment in time and money. It's not like Dresden where you can polish a book off in a day if you put your mind to it.

I enjoyed the next couple Dune books, but I think Dune itself is my favorite. God Emperor was so polarizing for me. I hated the first half and absolutely adored the second. I haven't gotten around to reading the last two yet.

 

[Here4ThaLids]

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I want to read WoT but 15 books or however long it is would be such a huge investment in time and money. It's not like Dresden where you can polish a book off in a day if you put your mind to it.

I enjoyed the next couple Dune books, but I think Dune itself is my favorite. God Emperor was so polarizing for me. I hated the first half and absolutely adored the second. I haven't gotten around to reading the last two yet.

Read Eye of the World and see if it hooks you.

It's a commitment, but it's no Malazan series. WoT reads pretty quickly. It definitely lulls in the middle (~8-12) but the start and finish are well done.

 

[ajgoal]

Read Eye of the World and see if it hooks you.

It's a commitment, but it's no Malazan series. WoT reads pretty quickly. It definitely lulls in the middle (~8-12) but the start and finish are well done.

Malazan is shorter, took longer to read, and has thus far been more enjoyable to me.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Malazan is shorter, took longer to read, and has thus far been more enjoyable to me.

Malazan is vastly superior to WoT, but takes longer to read because it is much more complex.

WoT is barely above young adult writing.

 

[ajgoal]

Malazan is vastly superior to WoT, but takes longer to read because it is much more complex.

WoT is barely above young adult writing.

The characters are all complex, from the high to the low. You care about whether they live or die. It really is a fine piece of writing.

 

[trostol]

Episode 1 of Season 2 Mandalorian was amazing IMO...a lot of call backs..and nifty ..surprise at the end

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Spoiler: Mandalorian

BOBA FETTTTTTTTT

 

[ajgoal]

Spoiler: Mandalorian

BOBA FETTTTTTTTT

Spoiler: Mandalorian

Or Rex.

Or both.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Spoiler: Mando

Mando coming away unscathed after being in the belly of the beast while everyone got acid washed was annoying. Good episode otherwise.

 

[ajgoal]

Spoiler: Mando

Mando coming away unscathed after being in the belly of the beast while everyone got acid washed was annoying. Good episode otherwise.

Spoiler: Mando

Agreed.

 

[sigma six]

Spoiler: Mandalorian

Or Rex.

Or both.

Was thinking about this last night, and I hope this is the case.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Good episode to start off. I agree with CF88’s spoiler

 

[TB87]

Finished up reading Dune the other day. Now I’m onto Dune Messiah. Very, very different book than the 1st one. Not a bad thing though!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Spoiler: Mando

Mando coming away unscathed after being in the belly of the beast while everyone got acid washed was annoying. Good episode otherwise.

Spoiler: Mando

Agreed.

Good episode to start off. I agree with CF88’s spoiler

Spoiler

The point of that me thinks is to show how strong the armor is. It’s laying the groundwork to explain how Boba Fett is alive. The sarlacc couldn’t digest the armor and that’s how he got out.

 

[ajgoal]

Spoiler

The point of that me thinks is to show how strong the armor is. It’s laying the groundwork to explain how Boba Fett is alive. The sarlacc couldn’t digest the armor and that’s how he got out.

Fair.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Spoiler

The point of that me thinks is to show how strong the armor is. It’s laying the groundwork to explain how Boba Fett is alive. The sarlacc couldn’t digest the armor and that’s how he got out.

Spoiler

But the armour doesn't cover his entire body. The clothes underneath were wet but undamaged. It's a poor plot device, if you're correct. In non-canon book lore, Boba Fett blew up the sarlacc from the inside and survived; I imagine they'd go down that path here, too, if Boba Fett is still alive.