Generations

Every single Fallout game....every. single. one...has shifted to a "bigger picture" after setting out on the main quest. None of them have started and finished with the same goal in mind. It's done intentionally to show how people change when they have more freedom. How motives change. Etc. What Lucy set out to achieve in the Fallout series quickly became irrelevant to the grand scheme of life in the wasteland, and her goals changed to reflect the things she learned along the way. There was no reason to "spend more time" dragging that out...because, it was never meant to be the focal point of the series. It was a vehicle to get her out of the vault and into the wasteland...which is where the real "meat" of the series will begin. In many senses, the show has only begun at the end of season one (the final episode is even titled "the beginning") So, yeah...you're objectively wrong. Season one is a crash coarse into the main characters, factions, locations, and "how things work" in the wasteland. Lucy is forced to become less naive, but still finds a way to keep her hopeful spirit and sense of morality. The thing she set out to do becomes an afterthought, and we're ready to see what else the great big world has to offer in season two. - All of that was done perfectly. Showing a lot more than what they did show would have been too much for 8 short episodes. There would be no reason to show bigger enemies, more allies, locations, etc. It was a perfect introduction without giving everything away.

There's no need to stretch anything out. It was paced perfectly. There is SO much more to get to in the Fallout universe. There is absolutely no need to keep the focus on the first "quest" for any longer than they did. They paced it perfectly. They set up season two perfectly. You're wrong. Good day. Also...don't mention spoilers without the proper tags. Not everyone in this topic should be presumed to have watched the whole show.

Not only was it not rushed...it pretty much did exactly what it needed to do in order to be a hit show. If they stayed confined to the vault, viewers who weren't absolute diehards of the franchise would have grown bored with it. Even as a diehard fan of the video games, I would have grown bored with that. - We needed to see a wide overview of all the different things that the wastelands offer. Even then...they left a remarkable amount of basic lore out of the show entirely. The pacing was much slower and revealed much less than something like...'Last of Us', which is a show that truly was rushed. The show isn't based on a 1:1 conversion of any specific game or point in the game's lore...so it can literally do whatever it wants. And the best is obviously still to come. - They've revealed all the key players and sprinkled in some of the basic lore while leaving plenty for later. It was a basically flawless presentation for what the first season needed to be.

Raw was kinda the drizzle shits aside from the main event, and a few high points throughout. New tag belts were a nice surprise. Shame they went to a lame team like Awesome Truth (it's 2024, not 2011). Sheamus return is welcome...but, he needs time to shake the ring rust. Another great camera shot and backstage segment for Sami Zayn. Rhea being out is a major blow to the women's division (and the show as a whole), and neither Liv or Nia Jax feel like "good" solutions to that. But...I guess that's what we're going with. Truth be told, Rhea was probably the number one draw in WWE, aside from Cody or Reigns. It would have been nice if she was protected better. Not blaming Liv directly...but, the chair being thrown at her head was reckless...and, the brawl itself was obviously reckless too, (if it was indeed rough enough to damage her shoulder)... Main event was good. Gable heel turn was well executed. Now give him the IC title in the blowoff.

I'm definitely not body shaming Sheamus...and he's obviously entitled to look a bit out of shape after being shelved with such a serious injury for so long. BUT... it would be impossible to just ignore how "not great" he looks. Very slow. Very bloated in appearance. Easily gassed. Sweating a lot and breathing heavily. Hopefully nothing that some routine work at the PC can't solve.

The cars in the games are fairly normal. The whole idea was that they were retro-futuristic, and the only thing that really made them different from cars from the 50's was that they were powered by atomic energy. The show pretty much has the same types of cars as the games do. They even have a loose approximation of the Chrysler Rocket '69 in the opening scene at the birthday party.

I wouldn't call it ironic, so much as "deeper storytelling"... Family trauma. Stuff like that. They were all raised in a type of hierarchy where they have "chiefs" and whatnot. That isn't a moniker that started with Roman. You had 'High Chief' Peter Maivia, etc. So, their entire lives...since the time they were children, has been about leadership and power dynamics. You could also say that Roman Reigns had the Shield (who he trusted as brothers). And when Rollins turned on him, he kinda snapped back to the familiar trauma of his own upbringing. That's when he fell back into the pattern of family abuse. Almost went catatonic, and was like "I am the tribal chief". It didn't happen right away...it happened when he established himself as "the" guy. When he finally had that power, then he was like "That's right...I'm the chief. Acknowledge me." But...it's all a trauma response to his upbringing. Same with all those guys. The pecking order has been there for as long as they've lived.

So, I've been looking over the video more...and here are a few things I've noticed that I missed before... When Punk shoves Perry, you see the monitor to the right almost get knocked over, then it gets turned to the side. Chris Hero is sitting around the back on the right (where the monitors are). He is in the red shirt...and he gets up and comes around to get between the scuffle. An arm reaches out from where the monitor is, and I'm pretty sure this is Tony. The arm reaches over the monitor, as if to say "stop fighting" or whatever. The monitor gets turned back around, and you can kinda see Tony's face when that happens. Immediately after that is when Punk turns and pushes through Both Chris Hero and Jerry Lynn, who are holding him back. He moves with such velocity that he actually gets through Chris Hero and makes it a pretty good distance in the direction of Khan. Now...Chris Hero is a large man. He's 6'4" and 270+ lbs. You really need to be moving with some violent intent to get through not only Chris Hero, but also Jerry Lynn...who is pulling on your other arm. This wasn't some casual turn to Tony Khan and say "this company is a joke" like he claims. He shoved past two very formidable former wrestlers to get in Khan's face. Also...there is definitely a punch thrown, and it's thrown when Perry was already being restrained. - It happens immediately after the choke. When the two are now being actually pulled apart. A full punch is thrown by Punk, and I can't really tell if it connects or not, but it was definitely a punch. Lastly, there are two individuals in the foreground of the shot who have been blurred out. It looks like a younger male, and an older woman with white hair. Suffice it to say...these people strike me as possibly being people who are maybe more important than your average backstage hands. They look like they might be connected with Wembley, or some family. So...it goes without saying that a brawl should not be breaking out with them standing right there...

I watched four episodes last night, and the other four this morning. My only regret is that there isn't more.

Hook wants to enter free agency now. Jericho is actually the grim reaper for AEW's midcard. At least he built Action Andretti into a mega star. Lol

Apparently it was delayed, and they are still editing the film because they have so much footage. So...why did they announce a date for it before it was finished? Lol

Without the audio of the incident, there is still plenty that is hearsay. And I would still claim that one of the very few things we do know for a fact, is that Punk lunged at Perry when he was fixing his hair (which is not the body language of someone who is expecting, nor looking for a fight). I honestly hate to see that Ryback of all idiotic people has noticed the body language too...but, I regretfully have to agree with him. He pretty much sums it up here. A very rare and regrettable instance of me agreeing with something that Ryback is saying on social media. I don't agree with the name-calling or baiting from Ryback here...nor the claims of who would have come out on top in a hypothetical fight had it continued to escalate. BUT...the rest of what he says is accurate. Punk was a person who had more power than your average performer. He basically was an agent or producer for AEW. Very close to that kind of role. He shot on Perry during what in no way seemed to be a tense situation prior to the attack. Everyone else in the room...pacing around, not really minding the situation at all, until the attack itself...no one was staring over there as if there was a loud argument or any indication that a fight might happen. Nothing like that. It gives every indication of Punk literally snapping in an instant.

They literally aren't. But they will be fine because Punk is a huge star, and WWE knows how to redirect people's attention. The only people who are 100% pro-Punk, and saying "Punk looks even cooler"...and whatever other rubbish is being said...those people were already the die-hard Punk fans. Overall, there has been a mixed reaction. Some people who already thought highly of Punk are seeing that he didn't really have a reason to attack Perry...and some people are standing by their previous sentiment that Punk is the "coolest". I don't think anyone was "turned in favor" or "made a Punk fan" by seeing the footage. That's not a thing that has happened. So...you have the die-hards who were already on his side, who love him "even more" (not that it matters)...and you have a much, much, MUCH smaller percentage of people who are like "he shouldn't have done that"...but, that is still a change against him. Hence...no winners. WWE should be focusing on the Punk/Drew angle...and they are good at redirecting focus. And they will be able to get the attention back where it needs to be...but, the fact remains, that NOBODY needed the attention to be back on this 'All In' situation again.

I never said this. I was saying it could be a good thing to show on tv, for the sake of reaching more people. BEFORE they aired it. I didn't automatically write it off as a bad thing just because it was going to take television time. And I still don't think that showing it on television was the main problem. The real problem is that AEW is already looking rather directionless, and the overall feel of the show was not great to begin with. The segment was poorly done. It didn't tie things together the way that it needed to, etc. The footage itself should have been shown. I don't really care if they wanted to show it on tv or on their socials, or whatever...but it needed to be seen by fans overall. And now it has. So...that is that.

The video should have been released when it first happened. The public should have been made aware of exactly what happened on day one. - That way, this huge urban legend about what "did" and "didn't" happen wouldn't have been dragged out for so long. Punk himself never would have done the dumb interview to tell his side of what he claims happened, and all parties could have moved on immediately after the dust settled. What I will say...is that AEW does not look good right now...but, also, from an objective standpoint on Punk...he definitely doesn't look good either. He still attacked his coworker and yelled at his boss. The Ariel Helwani interview should not have happened. It should not have needed to happen. The video should have been shown before things got to that point. There are no winners here. AEW is hurt worse because Punk is a "cult of personality", which is not just a catchphrase...so, of course he'll come out of this unscathed. He was an unprofessional goober...but people don't care about that. Least of all pro wrestling fans.