Ray "Scotch" Coulton
@rayscotchcoulton.bsky.social
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Wordplay maker for Minute Cryptic & The Comet. Into all manner of geeky ephemera.
He/him. Opinions are most definitely my own.
Puzzles: https://crosshare.org/rayscotchcoulton
Wordplay maker for Minute Cryptic & The Comet. Into all manner of geeky ephemera.
He/him. Opinions are most definitely my own.
Puzzles: https://crosshare.org/rayscotchcoulton
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For anyone watching who wonders "Ugh, why is Carol LIKE that?" here's why, very succinctly, from the AV Club's A- review of the Pluribus S1 finale (spoilers)
It's a slow-burn character study (studies, really) disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Its vibes are less War of the Worlds and Lost, and more Cast Away, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or the openings to Wall-E and Up. Your mileage may vary!
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 AM
It's a slow-burn character study (studies, really) disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Its vibes are less War of the Worlds and Lost, and more Cast Away, 2001: A Space Odyssey, or the openings to Wall-E and Up. Your mileage may vary!
I will she she does eventually become curious and ask the "right" things (not really a spoiler), but also know that the show isn't about "how to beat the aliens" but really following her personal journey of overcoming her own flaws. (Which, I get if that doesn't float some people's boat...)
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 AM
I will she she does eventually become curious and ask the "right" things (not really a spoiler), but also know that the show isn't about "how to beat the aliens" but really following her personal journey of overcoming her own flaws. (Which, I get if that doesn't float some people's boat...)
Also, remember she's still weeks out from the shock of the death of her wife (not to mention billions of people), so her priorities for what to ask differ from folks watching comfortably beyond the fourth wall.
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Also, remember she's still weeks out from the shock of the death of her wife (not to mention billions of people), so her priorities for what to ask differ from folks watching comfortably beyond the fourth wall.
Not sure how far you are into the show, but her past is explained, which informs much of the way she acts--there IS a reason why she's this way, and Gilligan purposely wanted to have the "wrong" person trying to save the world.
January 10, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Not sure how far you are into the show, but her past is explained, which informs much of the way she acts--there IS a reason why she's this way, and Gilligan purposely wanted to have the "wrong" person trying to save the world.
It occurs to me only now that the hive must have almost immediately calculated the caloric deficit, considering this is only ... a day or two since the joining, I think?
Not to mention the bodies of the neighbors Carol sees picked up and carried away in E1
Not to mention the bodies of the neighbors Carol sees picked up and carried away in E1
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
It occurs to me only now that the hive must have almost immediately calculated the caloric deficit, considering this is only ... a day or two since the joining, I think?
Not to mention the bodies of the neighbors Carol sees picked up and carried away in E1
Not to mention the bodies of the neighbors Carol sees picked up and carried away in E1
In later seasons, Greg Davies explains pretty explicitly, but in different ways, that it's 5 comedians in rounds of arbitrary tasks, and there's a winner each season
Every UK season is free to watch on YT in the US (20 of them, plus holiday and "Champion of Champion" specials too)
Every UK season is free to watch on YT in the US (20 of them, plus holiday and "Champion of Champion" specials too)
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
In later seasons, Greg Davies explains pretty explicitly, but in different ways, that it's 5 comedians in rounds of arbitrary tasks, and there's a winner each season
Every UK season is free to watch on YT in the US (20 of them, plus holiday and "Champion of Champion" specials too)
Every UK season is free to watch on YT in the US (20 of them, plus holiday and "Champion of Champion" specials too)
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Of the myriad complaints, the two biggest I've heard is a) so many plot holes, they essentially formed the finale--not a good look for a single ep of TV, let alone a finale, and b) and this is a spoiler, but having 2 character who long suffered abuse and neglect and no family are the ones who die
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Of the myriad complaints, the two biggest I've heard is a) so many plot holes, they essentially formed the finale--not a good look for a single ep of TV, let alone a finale, and b) and this is a spoiler, but having 2 character who long suffered abuse and neglect and no family are the ones who die
(One big part of that: the racist/pro-slavery Confederacy and those associated with it were never held accountable after losing the US Civil War. That's another post for another time.)
Back to my original point: staging a revolution simply isn't possible as it sounds, and here's why.
Back to my original point: staging a revolution simply isn't possible as it sounds, and here's why.
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
(One big part of that: the racist/pro-slavery Confederacy and those associated with it were never held accountable after losing the US Civil War. That's another post for another time.)
Back to my original point: staging a revolution simply isn't possible as it sounds, and here's why.
Back to my original point: staging a revolution simply isn't possible as it sounds, and here's why.
... This post sums up why. To be clear, the vast majority of Americans did NOT vote for the man, and there's compelling evidence that Harris did win the election, but the results were tampered with.
Unfortunately, that doesn't account for the roughly 1/3 of the country who DID vote for him (cont.)
Unfortunately, that doesn't account for the roughly 1/3 of the country who DID vote for him (cont.)
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
... This post sums up why. To be clear, the vast majority of Americans did NOT vote for the man, and there's compelling evidence that Harris did win the election, but the results were tampered with.
Unfortunately, that doesn't account for the roughly 1/3 of the country who DID vote for him (cont.)
Unfortunately, that doesn't account for the roughly 1/3 of the country who DID vote for him (cont.)
Hello all. I've lived in the US all my life, and I've been horrified by both Tr*mp presidencies. I realize, though, many outside the US who are also watching the atrocities unfolding, may wonder why nothing's happened to stop it when other countries have successfully revolted when needed... (cont.)
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Hello all. I've lived in the US all my life, and I've been horrified by both Tr*mp presidencies. I realize, though, many outside the US who are also watching the atrocities unfolding, may wonder why nothing's happened to stop it when other countries have successfully revolted when needed... (cont.)
You could legitimately have seen those videos back to back on MTV at some point in the late 90s-early 2000s
January 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
You could legitimately have seen those videos back to back on MTV at some point in the late 90s-early 2000s
Speaking of which, I noticed your name is ... er, anagram-ish?
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Speaking of which, I noticed your name is ... er, anagram-ish?
If "Sky Showmen" was a troupe of high-kicking folk dancers, "real name" was an anagram indicator, and it ended with (3,7) then maybe! :)
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
If "Sky Showmen" was a troupe of high-kicking folk dancers, "real name" was an anagram indicator, and it ended with (3,7) then maybe! :)
She knows my real name, the jig is up!
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
She knows my real name, the jig is up!
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We have a lot of questions... question mark panels, that is. @helix.midwestspeedfest.com is running All ? Panels in Mario Kart World #AGDQ2026
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
We have a lot of questions... question mark panels, that is. @helix.midwestspeedfest.com is running All ? Panels in Mario Kart World #AGDQ2026
Saw your run on GDQ--most excellent! Cheers!
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Saw your run on GDQ--most excellent! Cheers!
I love that Kumail and Tim Key's mutual love for cricket was the pivotal factor at play here
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I love that Kumail and Tim Key's mutual love for cricket was the pivotal factor at play here
I love this song, but as I have a serious aversion to any depictions of anthropomorphic food, I have to skip it any time I see it LOL
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I love this song, but as I have a serious aversion to any depictions of anthropomorphic food, I have to skip it any time I see it LOL
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Our new EP Eyeball lands Jan. 15th everywhere. Includes Eyeball, The Glamour of Rock, Peggy Guggenheim and Eyeball remix by the Elegant Too. This blast from the present is a warm up round for the all new, all banger LP coming in early spring. Watch this space! #eyeball
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Our new EP Eyeball lands Jan. 15th everywhere. Includes Eyeball, The Glamour of Rock, Peggy Guggenheim and Eyeball remix by the Elegant Too. This blast from the present is a warm up round for the all new, all banger LP coming in early spring. Watch this space! #eyeball
I feel like she's never really moved past that, and I think that's informed (even unconsciously) so many of her decisions and reactions to what's happened during the series.
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I feel like she's never really moved past that, and I think that's informed (even unconsciously) so many of her decisions and reactions to what's happened during the series.
For me, the thing that unlocked everything Carol said and did is that while she has the intellectual intelligence of an adult, she has the emotional intelligence of the teenager she was when she was put into conversion therapy and rejected by her parents.
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
For me, the thing that unlocked everything Carol said and did is that while she has the intellectual intelligence of an adult, she has the emotional intelligence of the teenager she was when she was put into conversion therapy and rejected by her parents.
Bwahahaha. In these cases, if it seems like something the writers may eventually pay off, I hold back lest I spoil it for myself
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Bwahahaha. In these cases, if it seems like something the writers may eventually pay off, I hold back lest I spoil it for myself