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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 4d

This week's Low Stakes #podcast covers Diana's most memorable episode from the series' original airing.

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Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch: Episode 5 Review: "Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse"

We discuss the fifth episode of Kindred: The Embraced. Meet Zane (guest star Ivan Sergei), Lillie’s childe, a rising rock talent with an artist’s passion for unlife. Zane recklessly Embraces a string ...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 13d

Here is the picture I mentioned in the podcast, from when I got to meet YouTube's favorite #Brujah, @erikaishii.bsky.social of #LAByNight and #GhostOfYotei. She was awesome!

Ryan posing for a selfie with Erika Ishii

Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 13d

New "Low Stakes" #podcast is up! In our opinion, it's a new high point for "Kindred", where the melodrama gets meaty and the cheese starts to taste good.

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Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch: Episode 4 Review: "Romeo and Juliet"

We discuss the fourth episode of Kindred: The Embraced, in which Sasha’s immortal fate is decided and Daedalus grapples with his sense of responsibility for an innocent child (played by a young E...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 18d

@estrusflask.bsky.social Thanks for your comment last week; we had some fun talking about it.

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @estrusflask.bsky.social · 28d

I love that their decision for how to show the Nosferatu curse on television is to make them bald.

I much prefer the Requiem 2e Nosferatu, but the idea of a clan who are just... bald is very silly in a way I can appreciate.

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 18d

New "Low Stakes" #podcast is up, reviewing the unaired third episode of "Kindred"! We talk about how the TV show handles unsanctioned Embrace and the curse of the Nosferatu. (Spoiler alert: mildly compared to #VTM. 😜)

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Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch: Episode 3 Review: "Nightstalker"

We discuss the unaired third episode of Kindred: The Embraced. A fledgling vampire (guest star Nicky Katt) eschews Cash’s guidance and goes on a reckless killing spree, to Julian’s displeasure. D...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 28d

😆 Oh, I'll have some things to say about that, just as soon as we get to an episode focusing on Daedalus. 🎭

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · 28d

New "Low Stakes" #podcast is up, reviewing Episode 2 of "Kindred"! I'll be discussing the #vtm clans that didn't make the jump to TV, starting with the best one, which has done nothing wrong. 😉 @housetremere.bsky.social 💛🪄

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Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch: Episode 2 Review: "Prince of the City"

We discuss the second episode of Kindred: The Embraced, in which the Brujah clan faces consequences for a murdered mortal and Julian turns the tables on an investigative reporter. We confirm...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Sep 12

Also, we're now on Spotify!

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Episode 1 Review: "Pilot"

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Sep 12

In our review of the pilot episode of "Kindred: The Embraced", we take a look at the daunting amount of worldbuilding crammed into a 67-minute TV episode, including the five (?) clans of #VampireTheMasquerade.

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#vtm #worldofdarkness #podcast

Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch: Episode 1 Review: "Pilot"

We discuss the pilot episode of Kindred: The Embraced, in which our protagonist, police detective Frank Kohanek, pursues mob boss Julian Luna and is drawn into the secret world of immortal predators. ...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Low Stakes" is now live! bsky.app/profile/ryan... 😁

Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thrilled to announce a new podcasting project from Diana and me: a look back at "Kindred: The Embraced", the short-lived attempt to bring "Vampire: The Masquerade" to prime time TV. (Which Diana actually watched!) 🧛📺😀

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#vtm #vampirethemasquerade #worldofdarkness #podcast

Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch

A look back from two perspectives at a short-lived TV series from the ’90s based on the RPG “Vampire: The Masquerade”.

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thrilled to announce a new podcasting project from Diana and me: a look back at "Kindred: The Embraced", the short-lived attempt to bring "Vampire: The Masquerade" to prime time TV. (Which Diana actually watched!) 🧛📺😀

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#vtm #vampirethemasquerade #worldofdarkness #podcast

Low Stakes – A “Kindred: The Embraced” Rewatch

A look back from two perspectives at a short-lived TV series from the ’90s based on the RPG “Vampire: The Masquerade”.

lowstakes.libsyn.com

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Aug 31

The new project I mentioned at the end is running a little behind schedule, but I'm hoping to have it up in the next few days!

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Steve - EILFM @eilfmovies.bsky.social · Aug 29

That's right! Diana & @ryanskonnord.bsky.social of Happily Ever Aftermath join us as we've reached the end of the Resident Evil series with The Final Chapter 🎸🎶 Don't worry though... Milla always has a few in the chamber...

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 7

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I enjoyed this one, and scored a pretty nice time too (09:16, rank 640).

Advent of Code 2024: Day 7

Advent of Code 2024: Day 7. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 7

I just completed "Bridge Repair" - Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/7

Day 7 - Advent of Code 2024

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 6

My solution: gist.github.com/RyanSkonnord...

Advent of Code 2024: Day 6

Advent of Code 2024: Day 6. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 6

I just completed "Guard Gallivant" - Day 6 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/6

This is the first one this month where I felt like organizing states into a class was really critical.

Day 6 - Advent of Code 2024

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 2

I just completed "Red-Nosed Reports" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/2

Rank 246, not bad! 😊

Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Dec 1

I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1

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Ryan Skonnord @ryanskonnord.bsky.social · Nov 25

"Interweaving drinks" is my new term for making cocktails.

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Steve - EILFM @eilfmovies.bsky.social · Nov 19

Our new DINOVEMBER episode has Diana & Ryan of Happily Ever Aftermath joining us to talk the head scratcher A Sound of Thunder ⚡ 🦖 We try to figure out the timeless question: Are fish animals?!? Let's find out!!!

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Episode 468 - A Sound of Thunder by Everything I Learned From Movies

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