And the pets should return as their owners. Payback time!

The other characters too, though, and the place itself. I cared about Kim. I even came to care about Cuno.

Er sieht aus wie ein Starship Troopers-Fan, der Starship Troopers nicht kapiert hat.

Talking of cool cinema opportunities: are you also getting a visit from Tony Leung?

The REX in Bern is doing a small retrospective in February. I’ve binged all of the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions (20 years ago), I should manage Satantango.

Scary stuff. It also highlights why I dislike a lot of TAL’s musical choices: so often, the whimsy of the music clashes with the material, and not in interesting ways. I sometimes wish there were music-less versions of the (otherwise very good) episodes.

You can always pretend it’s a Wild At Heart tie-in.

Please tell me that Herman Toothrot is just off screen. Or perhaps a three-headed monkey.

Totally, but also really angry and harrowing, without needing to be gratuitous or graphic. Fantastic movie.

I am the closest advisor of the king. I helped him get rid of several wives. And I suspect that it may be my turn at the chopping block next.

I’d definitely be happy for you to use my tunes. Not sure what other music Exult includes, apart from the regular Ultima tunes, of course.

Very cool! So much looking forward to replaying these classics in the version you’re putting together. I think I’ve asked about links to Exult before, but is it likely any Exult music will end up in this? I’m asking because one or two of the tracks are mine.

The Britell score made me wish even more that Jay Kelly had even some of the satirical edge of Succession. Its utterly milquetoast satire in service of Hollywood masturbation sank it for me.