Since the bandwagon for this has appeared...
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Yes. Also trying to start a career as an author, though hearing back from publishers takes a long time.
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That was the plan for my family, and I'd follow suit if so due to my strong ties to them, though those plans have recently fallen through due to several family events.
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Thoughts on your new Prime Minister?
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Assuming Boris Johnson indeed takes the position, I'm more positive about him being Prime Minister than any of the other candidates. Along with easily being the man with the most experience and knowledge when it comes to dealing with Brexit and the EU, he's also someone you can like on a personal level with how hyperbolic his personality can be (just check out the clips of him playing sports or interviews of him describing the 2012 Olympics and the anticipation for them).
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Thoughts on your last prime minister?
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Theresa May was yet another David Cameron in how she lacked much strength as a leader and was more just an oligarchical figurehead, not to mention being unable to handle Brexit well. I will give her some credit in that working within the system of British politics isn't as simple as some armchair politician would believe and she was at least better than the alternative of Corbyn, though it would've been far better had Johnson won the election after Cameron's resignation.
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Your opinion on MCU Captain America?
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Cap is probably the most consistently written character in the MCU. Whilst not quite as dynamic and developed a character as Tony or as interesting a character study as Thanos, he is one of the best examples of how to make a great character whilst making them for the most part static. His Phase One self isn't that interesting, being your archetypical boy scout hero, though his chemistry with the other Avengers is well done. The Winter Soldier, however, elevates his character as he discovers morality isn't as defined or overt as in his generation, nor his perception on trust with how both the organisation he served and his best friend turn against him. This elevates his character through his determination to fight with his more traditional values and the character chemistry with Black Widow is great in how different their lives have been and how their perceptions of trust differ and allow for the latter character's development.
Civil War is when he stands out again. Whilst the film is perhaps the most grey in the MCU, Cap's side was most likely right. As expected of a Captain America movie, this is where is arc from TWS continues as rather than learning that his government isn't wholly good, he fully accepts and rebels against their accords to keep ahold of his own values. His personal loyalty is also made very apparent here as whilst the previous film showed him being caring enough for Bucky to save his life despite the mind control of his friend, this movie is where he risks everything to save him from the government and Iron Man. Seeing him as a vigilante in Infinity War was also an interesting idea in how he's come to accept some more nefarious elements, given how he never objects to Black Widows threat of killing Proxima Midnight. This and Endgame are also probably the best displays of his willpower, as for someone with such simplistic abilities, he does well in opposing one of the strongest entities in the series.
However, he's not a perfectly written character. The ending of Endgame was a disservice to his arc as despite being explicitly noted to be someone who can't live without a war and his friendship for Bucky, he completely abandons the fight for something as risky as messing with the timeline and snubs Bucky as successor in favour of Falcon for no logical reason. I can somewhat accept the latter point of him managing to overcome his need for battle after partaking in one beyond what he ever imagined, though the time travel still opens up a can of worms. At least it's not as bad as Iron Man going through heavy regression in Iron Man 2 and being absolutely ruined in Iron Man 3 until the finale.
7/10
Civil War is when he stands out again. Whilst the film is perhaps the most grey in the MCU, Cap's side was most likely right. As expected of a Captain America movie, this is where is arc from TWS continues as rather than learning that his government isn't wholly good, he fully accepts and rebels against their accords to keep ahold of his own values. His personal loyalty is also made very apparent here as whilst the previous film showed him being caring enough for Bucky to save his life despite the mind control of his friend, this movie is where he risks everything to save him from the government and Iron Man. Seeing him as a vigilante in Infinity War was also an interesting idea in how he's come to accept some more nefarious elements, given how he never objects to Black Widows threat of killing Proxima Midnight. This and Endgame are also probably the best displays of his willpower, as for someone with such simplistic abilities, he does well in opposing one of the strongest entities in the series.
However, he's not a perfectly written character. The ending of Endgame was a disservice to his arc as despite being explicitly noted to be someone who can't live without a war and his friendship for Bucky, he completely abandons the fight for something as risky as messing with the timeline and snubs Bucky as successor in favour of Falcon for no logical reason. I can somewhat accept the latter point of him managing to overcome his need for battle after partaking in one beyond what he ever imagined, though the time travel still opens up a can of worms. At least it's not as bad as Iron Man going through heavy regression in Iron Man 2 and being absolutely ruined in Iron Man 3 until the finale.
7/10
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Your opinion on DIO's Gay Lover Pucci?
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Pucci was one of the better villains in JoJo, but would I say the best? ....Not quite.
He indeed had some stand out qualities. His fleshing out through his backstory was excellent, he had enough quirks on his own to stand out as an individual such as his OCD regarding prime numbers and the premise of having a minion of DIO carry on his legacy, not to mention the differences in their personalities help elevate Pucci when it comes to being DIO's successor. It also helps that compared to a lot of the other villains that didn't get actively involved for a long time due to arrogance or another reason such as DIO and Diavolo, it was a breath of fresh air to see Pucci actively being present throughout the majority of Part 6 to achieve his goal, not to mention being far more efficient in his actions than them. With that said, it makes sense how he came closer to achieving his goals than any other JoJo villain.
However, he's far from Araki's masterpiece of a villain. Leaving aside the question of where was Pucci in Stardust Crusaders as there's a few minor explanations for that, Whitesnake's use in general is pretty damaging for the writing as most of the fights involving it made it seem as though it was asspulling new, overly specific abilities for the sake of extending the plot. Alongside that, Pucci's actions being solely for DIO's legacy limit his sense of agency when having no personal desires of his own. It does make him be more distinguishable as a villain, but also causes his goals to be overly narrow when just amounting to "muh heaven."
As for the hypocrisy of his actions in the name of God, that's a mixed bag on its own. Other characters at least point out the contradiction in his action to make it an intended character trait, though it still comes off as a bit unfeasible how blinded he could be to using religion as a shield when he had already gone ahead to essentially deify DIO and, thus, make his actions completely heretical. By comparison, Funny Valentine was a far better case of a JoJo villain using a concept beyond themselves to justify their actions as they remained consistent with both the political beliefs of nationalism and Valentine was consistent with them (to the extent even Johnny conceded hedid nothing wrong was more justified than himself).
A great villain in concept and one of the most unique in anime/manga, though still victim of some heavy writing problems when it came to writing a contradictory character.
7.5/10. Would rank him as 3rd best JoJo villain just underneath Kira and a few steps below GOAT Valentine.
He indeed had some stand out qualities. His fleshing out through his backstory was excellent, he had enough quirks on his own to stand out as an individual such as his OCD regarding prime numbers and the premise of having a minion of DIO carry on his legacy, not to mention the differences in their personalities help elevate Pucci when it comes to being DIO's successor. It also helps that compared to a lot of the other villains that didn't get actively involved for a long time due to arrogance or another reason such as DIO and Diavolo, it was a breath of fresh air to see Pucci actively being present throughout the majority of Part 6 to achieve his goal, not to mention being far more efficient in his actions than them. With that said, it makes sense how he came closer to achieving his goals than any other JoJo villain.
However, he's far from Araki's masterpiece of a villain. Leaving aside the question of where was Pucci in Stardust Crusaders as there's a few minor explanations for that, Whitesnake's use in general is pretty damaging for the writing as most of the fights involving it made it seem as though it was asspulling new, overly specific abilities for the sake of extending the plot. Alongside that, Pucci's actions being solely for DIO's legacy limit his sense of agency when having no personal desires of his own. It does make him be more distinguishable as a villain, but also causes his goals to be overly narrow when just amounting to "muh heaven."
As for the hypocrisy of his actions in the name of God, that's a mixed bag on its own. Other characters at least point out the contradiction in his action to make it an intended character trait, though it still comes off as a bit unfeasible how blinded he could be to using religion as a shield when he had already gone ahead to essentially deify DIO and, thus, make his actions completely heretical. By comparison, Funny Valentine was a far better case of a JoJo villain using a concept beyond themselves to justify their actions as they remained consistent with both the political beliefs of nationalism and Valentine was consistent with them (to the extent even Johnny conceded he
A great villain in concept and one of the most unique in anime/manga, though still victim of some heavy writing problems when it came to writing a contradictory character.
7.5/10. Would rank him as 3rd best JoJo villain just underneath Kira and a few steps below GOAT Valentine.
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Is it possible for someone to communicate merely throught Star Wars quotes?
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Dragonball Super, Boruto, or Korra? 
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Tough choice. Boruto had the potential to have more stakes than Super due to establishing previous characters may die and the opening scene not being hindered by taking place in between two established points of history, yet that element is ruined by the rest of the series being 100+ episodes of flashback filler with characters that are just pale imitations of Naruto's cast and boring slice of nothing happens episodes. Super was at least visually entertaining and the Future Trunks had some level of consequence in its ending.
Korra could have the advantage due to the previously mentioned problem for Super with EoZ existing, but being forced to endure the definition of a self-entitled Mary Sue, forced love triangles and what semblance of rules ATLA had being screwed as hard as what Super does to Z makes that one advantage irrelevant. Surprisingly, Super probably comes out on top. If counting the comics (which are canon), it doesn't help that the more recent comics push the SJW pandering to maximum overdrive with how it just consists of Korra and Asami proclaiming how gay they are for each other and their self-entitlement being amplified to new levels.
Super > Boruto >> Whorra
Korra could have the advantage due to the previously mentioned problem for Super with EoZ existing, but being forced to endure the definition of a self-entitled Mary Sue, forced love triangles and what semblance of rules ATLA had being screwed as hard as what Super does to Z makes that one advantage irrelevant. Surprisingly, Super probably comes out on top. If counting the comics (which are canon), it doesn't help that the more recent comics push the SJW pandering to maximum overdrive with how it just consists of Korra and Asami proclaiming how gay they are for each other and their self-entitlement being amplified to new levels.
Super > Boruto >> Whorra
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He's OK by the standards of Super, though nothing spectacular. His design was also far better when he wore his cloak due to the magic/occultic motif often associated with cloaked figures, so a lot of that appeal was lost when he removed it and started fighting in melee combat.
