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Friday, April 11th, 2025

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G20 (2025) - 3/5 Australian Accents


I love Viola Davis and will watch her in anything. Overall, this movie was fine and entertaining, but I doubt I'll ever watch it again.

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The Bondsman (2025) - 2.5/5 Demons


Kevin Bacon is entertaining enough to keep me watching, but the show is quite middling.

One thing that struck out to me was a plot of episode 3, 'Maphos':

Watching Amazon's new Bondsman series with Kevin Bacon, episode 2 features a water demon and a fight at the public pool and I could swear this plot was basically exactly in another show but I can't place it...

Trick Jarrett (@trickjarrett.com) 2025-04-11T02:49:35.470Z

To which an online acquaintance gave me the answer I was looking for:

Have you listened to the Adventure Zone? Major plot arc involves fighting a water demon in a water park

Wobbles (@wobbles.bsky.social) 2025-04-11T03:03:47.375Z

It was back in Amnesty theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/The_Adv...

Wobbles (@wobbles.bsky.social) 2025-04-11T03:08:08.044Z

The plots are similar on the surface, but in truth quite different. The Adventure Zone episode plot takes place at a waterpark, not a swimming pool like on the show. The Bondsman episode refers to the demon as a 'marphos,' which isn't a real demon in history or fiction; but I would bet that both drew from similar sources in history and mythology.

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The Pitt (2025) - 5/5 ER Nurses


My current favorite show on television. ER's successor and a truly fantastic first season. I missed shows like this and can't wait for season 2.

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