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I would also say to be sure to consider SPEED of replacement (especially if you don't have a ton of extra rods). I really like the TFO warranty. Yes, I have to pay like $30 bucks to replace a section of rod if I break one, but I can have it to my house in about 2 business days after breaking it. Compare that to some companies where the warranty replacement might be free, but you might also be without the rod for a month or more by sending it back to them, letting them process the claim, then sending you the rod back.

It’s like M. Night had a frontal lobotomy and ghost wrote the script. But I was entertained.

I'm guessing that he wanted to do something that required minimal time/effort so he could focus on making up for lost time with his son. And that was the point Ted's mom made to him: he doesn't care about the job, so neither does anyone else. Ted fell into the fallacy that he would just sink more time and energy into his kid, but in the process, he lowered his own self-worth and personal motivation, thus actually diminishing his stature and worth as a parent (though he's clearly also still a great parent that anyone would be lucky to have). Even though we also see him supporting his kid in soccer and at school and through exposing him to mutually enjoyed music, they also make repeated referenes to Fortnite as their main shared activity, which is kind of sad. Rather than living his life an example for his kid to aspire to as an adult, he's trying to meet his kid where he's at in Fortnite, ironically reducing his status as a role model..

This damned show has the weirdest ability to put some dust in the room. Episode starts off. Goofy Ted in the house. Takes me a little to get into the willing suspension of disbelief and sucked in the Ted Lasso world. Funny, funny. Lots of Ted being Ted with the oddball verbal humor. Lots of love letters and Easter eggs for Kansas City that I loved, since I know the town(s) very well. Supporting cast doing their things, but me just sort of thinking, "I love this show. So funny and charming. But how was I ever emotionally moved by it?" Cue final scene with texts from son and wife. Cut scene to me sitting on the couch and my wife saying, "Are you crying again?"

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They had camped right next to where the dragon fell, where they were when Aegon said he was still alive.

Aegon said he wanted to die as king with his dragon, so that's why they were there. Dragons and their riders have a kind of psychic connection so when Aegon went on his defiant rant, he woke the dragon.

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Yeah, even if you aren't a book reader, this was telegraphed pretty heavily. He mentioned wanting to make his "last stand" near where his dragon fell. They also lingered pretty heavily over Sunfyre in the episode where Aegon visited the site of his "death." I think there was even some conversation in that scene about the dragon coming back or not seeming dead or some such.

Crazy to have an episode with serious dragon on dragon action and return of Sunfyre get just ripped apart as shitty and boring. Not sure what it says about the series, but it isn’t anything positive. Hah.

I don’t think Sydney’s flaw is loveable since everyone hates her arse but loves Carmy.

As to why she didn’t call the cops after spotting him:
1) I imagine she was drunk and wasn’t in a solid state of mind to do so. Plus: no college kid wants the cops at your house. Plus: if you’re young (or old) there’s a sense of unreality. Lots of us, especially when youngest, have likely had scary moments laying in bed, worried something weird or bad was happening, then convinced ourselves to go to sleep and all was good in morning.

2) I wouldn’t doubt if there were drugs in house. Even MJ. As a young adult, you would try to avoid calling cops for fear of possibly getting one of your roommates in trouble if they happened to have something on them and you were the one who called the cops to the house.

The thing that’s weird to me, and I think there’s clearly a good explanation, it how they call in the morning and say, on the 911 recording, that one of their roommates is passed out and won’t wake up. It’s like… there’s blood everywhere and she’s clearly dead. But I guess that they just couldn’t get her to open her door and they hadn’t actually opened it either at that point. But that’s just weird as well. Like: you’re calling he cops but you haven’t actually opened her door to check on her yet?

Just lost their touring guitarist to a scandal of DM’ing an underage girl but replaced with dude from Les Savy Fav.

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The kissing scene with his bastard seemed out of place, does that happen in the books?

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Also: I thought it was implied in a previous episode that girl was hooking up with Alyn's brother, the dragonrider?