Star Wars Last Jedi - 70%

So many problems.. Where to begin.

Rey is like they are selling a typical millinnial mindset.
Just has all the talent without working for it.

The bird things "Progs" are just a dumb marketing scheme. I hated them.

The way Snoke died was dumb. So obvious and I am sure he will be back again.

Felt too long. Could have made it 2 hours and cut out 30 minutes of boring.

It lost the feeling of a space opera.

Lots of action and plot holes.

Millennium Falcon 75192 - 90%

Detail is amazing.
It is big..... Too big.
- It is not sturdy.
- Difficult to display.
- Hard to move..

- Would rather have Luke and young Han for the minifigs.
- Don't care for the bird thing minifigs.
- I like the rooms but there should be four of them... Feels lop sided.
- Interesting how guns are creatively used to look like pipes everywhere.

I am not really a Lego Star Wars guy...
I got this set because it is the most pieces of any other ever... and because I could.

Old Fishing Store 21310 - 100%

A wonderful build. One of the best sets I have.
My wife and I put it together together. A hour here and there over a couple of weeks.
Amazing detail.
I love the spider!

I hope these ideas sets make it. I will buy them too!

Ideas Light House


Ideas Boat House Diner



Here are some pics of the fishing store as we built it!

MiG-23 Kai Cheburashka - 90%

My first ever model of this kind.

No glue and no painting.

Took me an afternoon to put together.
Got it on sale for $14 on Amazon.

I enjoyed it and will probably do some more in the future.

The Good Place S1 - 95%

Very funny. Many great moments and good setups.
Very sacrilegious. It was interesting to dissect every thought and consider/compare to Christianity.
The manage to push a concept of good/bad and right/wrong without mentioning Christianity.
I liked this because very much because it didn't come off as offensive to Christianity.

It also did a good job of illustrating the flaws in a non grace system. They claim that the way to the good place is earned by the sum total of all the good things we do out weighing the sum total of all the bad things we do. I am so thankful that this is not the case in reality.

The main offensive part to me was that the show claimed some things were good when they are not.

Ted Danson plays his role well.

Amazingly good set up for season 2.
Watched this together with my wife and we will be continuing to watch more.

Punisher - 85%

Very gory and a lot of unnecessary sex scenes.
Story was decent though it had a rocky start.
Mainly because there was not a clear antagonist for the first half of the series.
And even after the antagonist was revealed it wasn't compelling.
I felt somewhat lost in the plot sometimes. Like why was whoever doing whatever.

Jon Bernthal did a great job acting.
The relationship between Micro and Punisher and Micro's family made the series.
Gore went over the top but that was expected going in.
Pace was pretty good but the first 2 episodes felt like filler more than a setup.

I like how it didn't feel like a setup for another season.
Much better than Iron Fist and Defenders.

Overall, This was a bit better than I expected it to be.

Enterprise S1 - 95%

The first episode was blah but beyond that the series has been great.
True to the Trek franchise.
Likable characters and good development.
Good ratio of filler and story.

I liked the Dear Doctor episode a lot.

I will continue watching this at a slow pace. i.e. when I got nothing better to watch..

Factorio - 100%

Fantastic game.
Great mechanics, good for speed run.
Great replay ability.
So well thought out and intuitive.

Stranger Things S2 - 90%

The first six episodes were great.
Poor Max couldn't catch a break...
3 Love triangles!? That is too much. Glad they killed off Bob.
Steve as a babysitter is dumb.

There were WAY TO MANY NOSE BLEEDS. Stop!!!! And then at the end! Double nose bleed!
The ending was uninspired. Just wrapped everything up.
I would be happy if the series ended here...

All in all it was fun and watched it all with my wife over a few nights. She liked it too.

Fullmetal Brotherhood - 100%

I recommend this anime to everyone.
Watched the entire 64 episodes with my wife and she enjoyed also.
One of the best story lines of any anime.
High quality animation. Great/epic ending.
Intriguing characters.

I liked how Al and Ed were not the strongest and didn't always win every fight.
This anime was more about a journey.

They split the focus between Al and Ed very well. 
The story was so rich! Little to no plot holes. Everything fit together so well.

Tokyo Ghoul S2 - 86%

The second season was better..
The sad part was.. after eye patch got his powers the story didn't really follow him as much.

So many random people in this show.
Who was the guy they broke out of prison and why did he get another beating from him?
Who was the girl wrapped up like a mummy?
Who was the son owl?
Who was the all powerful investigator? Why was he so strong?

Seemed like the show was more wrapped around the coffee shop than anything.

The ending was dumb. It showed him walking in the snow holding his dead friend for like 10 minutes

The mask was cool.... There were a couple of good moments.
I will probably watch S3 but I am not holding my breath.

Tokyo Ghoul S1 - 85%

Didn't much care for the main character. The gore/animation is high quality.
Nothing is given for a back story on how ghouls came about.
The origin of eye patch is a good story but he is so whiny!
I almost gave up on this series but I kept watching cause my friend said it got better..

My Hero Academia S2 - 95%

Not as good as S1 but still a fantastic show.
The school tournament was great.
They are doing a great job with keeping this about school.
The advance in powers was well done with the old man and all the tutors.
The story advanced well with the background of Almighty being revealed.

The only down sides were a little filler but they did focus on my favorite character (Frog girl).

The ending didn't leave you hanging as much but I am defiantly excited about watching another season when it comes out. 

Van Helsing S1 - 90%

Surprisingly good. Some plot points felt like overdone zombie repeats but great for the most part.
Good twist on the Vampire / post apocalyptic. The character development was great. Killed them off at just the right times. Looking forward to season 2.

Rick & Morty S3 - 99%

So much hype but they lived up to it. I am not going to call out my favorites because they were all so amazing. But, The Rickshank Rickdemption and Pickle Rick were mind blowing. 

I was a little disappointed with the last episode. 

I watched all three seasons of R & R back to back and I can't wait for S4. 

I also started watching the breakdowns of each episode on youtube on the "New Rockstars" channel.

Rick & Morty S2 - 99%

Even better than season 1. Really came into its own.

Favorite episodes:
S2E1: A Rickle in Time
S2E2: Mortynight Run - Favorite of the season!
S2E5: Get Schwifty
S2E8: Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate
S2E9: Look who's Purging Now
S2E19: The Wedding Squanchers

I really liked where they flew into the planet because they thought it was bigger.

Rick & Morty S1 - 98%

This show is not for children. But, it is amazingly funny.
This show capitalizes on the back to the future doc and marty relationship.
The jokes are layered on one after another. There are levels, categories, callbacks, inside, outside. so many kinds of jokes.

Favorite episodes:
E2. Lawnmower Dog. Pictures of the dog show up again throughout the rest of the show.
E3. Anatomy Park.
E5. Meeseeks and Destroy
E6. Rick Potion #9

Don't get me wrong... They were all amazing but these stood out to me.

Sunder Gladiator - 95%

One of the best builds yet. Completed the uber lab 1st try easily.
Played all the way to level 86 in 37 hours and only died 53 times.
Made it through all the acts in about 10 hours and died less than 10 times at that point.
Almost felt like I could play HC...
Fantastic leveling, easy to play, great farming, good speed.

Leveling was also good because I had a tabula rasa and this was the first time I ever got to level with one.

Skills:
Sunder + Multi + Melee Physical + Chance to Bleed + Brutality + Ruthless
Increased Duration + CWDT (4) + Immortal call (6)
Blood Rage
Grace
Whirling Blades + Fortify + Blood Magic + Faster Attacks
Purity of Fire + Purity of Ice + Arctic Armor + Enlighten

30 Chaos: Felt like this was a steal.


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100 Chaos:

Dark Pact Berserker - 50%

I played this build because the Dark Pact was new.
Probably my least favorite build so far.

Died 285 times and took about 20 hours to get to level 67 and through all acts.
I could have leveled better in hindsight but still, not a build worth playing IMHO.

Death Note Netflix - 60%

The death god was cool but his part was small and the rest of the show was terrible.
Light was so emotional and his relationship Mia as dumb compared to the anime.
The plot was O.K. in general but overall everything was a major disappointment.

Defenders - 60%

Didn't really like it at all. The first half was a weak plot about how they all get together and the last half was a mix of boring / lame / waste of time.

I hate the battle of "i don't want to be a hero" and then finally giving in...
I hated the fight with DD and Electra... fight a little, make out, fight a little more.
Electra was so inconsistent with her powers.
I don't like Luke Cage at all and not I don't care for any of them really..