Michael Heide
@michaelheide.bsky.social
Narrare humanum est.
Storytelling is human.
Storytelling is human.
What a shameless Howard ripoff.
February 16, 2026 at 8:17 AM
What a shameless Howard ripoff.
The weird part is that this is similar to how Spider-Man 2 got made. They didn't have a final shooting script, they had two drastically different scripts they frankensteined together on the fly, writing and rewriting scenes the night before shooting. And it worked.
And then it didn't work for 3.
And then it didn't work for 3.
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
The weird part is that this is similar to how Spider-Man 2 got made. They didn't have a final shooting script, they had two drastically different scripts they frankensteined together on the fly, writing and rewriting scenes the night before shooting. And it worked.
And then it didn't work for 3.
And then it didn't work for 3.
A two-parter would have been much better, I agree.
February 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A two-parter would have been much better, I agree.
Spider-Man 3 needed all three villains. Harry overcoming his lust for revenge, Eddie not overcoming his own, and Peter not knowing if he can forgive Sandman. That still works.
It's just so rushed at times, there's tonal whiplash between the elements, and it should have been Gwen, not MJ at the end.
It's just so rushed at times, there's tonal whiplash between the elements, and it should have been Gwen, not MJ at the end.
February 16, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Spider-Man 3 needed all three villains. Harry overcoming his lust for revenge, Eddie not overcoming his own, and Peter not knowing if he can forgive Sandman. That still works.
It's just so rushed at times, there's tonal whiplash between the elements, and it should have been Gwen, not MJ at the end.
It's just so rushed at times, there's tonal whiplash between the elements, and it should have been Gwen, not MJ at the end.
I can't anymore.
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I can't anymore.
Chris, are you having Identity Crisis flashbacks again?
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Chris, are you having Identity Crisis flashbacks again?
What are your thoughts on the Riddler?
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February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
What are your thoughts on the Riddler?
The lasso is also divine and recognizes unrepentant evil.
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 AM
The lasso is also divine and recognizes unrepentant evil.
It might be that the Hobbit movies placed Saruman's fall much later in the timeline than Tolkien intended, but didn't Ally and Pally disappear quite a while before the Palantir corrupted Saruman?
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
It might be that the Hobbit movies placed Saruman's fall much later in the timeline than Tolkien intended, but didn't Ally and Pally disappear quite a while before the Palantir corrupted Saruman?
Vultan Baratheon? Yeah, I see it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Vultan Baratheon? Yeah, I see it.