The Amazing Digital Circus: Last Act – Review

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I guess the first question is, can you watch this without seeing the rest of the series? Yes, but you probably shouldn’t, especially since the first eight episodes are available for free on YouTube. Also, the eighth episode is the first half of this movie, so you should skip that if you plan to see this in theaters.

Would you get what’s going on? Yes. On the other hand, you would not have the same sympathy for the characters and I think that’s kind of key here. There is a recap, but that can’t fix you not knowing and understanding the characters.

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The Mandatory Performative Pride Month Post, 2026 Edition, part 3 – Lor of Borderlands Fame

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In a Washington Post article titled “Meet the queer, nonbinary, pansexual characters of ‘Borderlands 3’” (basically an ad) before the release of the game, Lor (who is deadnamed in the article as well as in the game, only getting to use his chosen name in the New Tales From the Borderlands game, which no-one has played voluntarily – which actually means that it doesn’t fulfill the definition of a game) is one of the few NPCs mentioned. He is not the first trans character in the franchise, but he is the most prominent one.

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Warriors vs. Soldiers

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There’s been a lot of speak of warriors from the current US government. This isn’t new. A senator (Tom Cotton) even called us Finns a ‘warrior race’ when the discussions over our NATO membership were going on. It might work as a form of propaganda, but the thing is that they don’t exactly treat their soldiers like they warriors.

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