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Let the final Games Begin

The Game of Reunions

For those of you who live under a rock, Game of Thrones premiered for the final time last night. The first episode of season 8 titled “Winterfell” kicks of the season with just what we should’ve been expecting after the end of season 7 back in August of 2017. A giant game of family reunion in the North. The first scene is a young boy tearing through crowds of people just to get a look at the massive Unsullied and Dothraki army marching into Winterfell preceding Queen Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Lord Varys the Spider, Ser Jorah of the Friendzone, Grey Worm, Missandei, and the Dragons. The Northerners are immediately apprehensive about Dany and her status as Queen considering they just named Jon King in the North prior to his sex-capades with the Mother of Dragons. Jon has an awkward but warm embrace with Bran, and then comes Sansa’s cold, stark introduction with Dany. A council is called with all the Stark’s bannermen which is centered around calling Jon out for being a sell-out. To which, Tyrion calms the crowd with his optimism and encouragement. Shortly thereafter, Tyrion and Sansa finally get to address their long overdue tension dating back to the death of Joffrey. Tyrion again shows his optimism about controversial topics stating that the Lannister armies will be allying with Jon and Dany to help defend Westeros. Sansa basically calls bull-manure on Tyrion considering Cersei is a pathological liar. Then the tone drifts to a more pleasant reunion: Arya and Jon. The two best of pals who haven’t seen each other since episode 2, and still bro out over sharp swords.

Now we move south to King’s Landing and witness the most arrogant Greyjoy to ever walk the Seven Kingdoms. Euron has his niece, Yara, captive and monologues how he is going to impregnate Queen Cersei, then he actually gets the job done. I guess maximum arrogance pays off when you are aggressive enough. But Euron isn’t the only one trying to get laid. Bronn is in the middle of you-know-what when Qyburn, the Creepy Hand of the Queen, delivers a gilded crossbow to him and requests he off Jaime and Tyrion in the name of Queen Cersei. Meanwhile while Euron is “preoccupied” with the Queen, Theon swoops in to save his sister, Yara, on his uncle’s ship. Theon gets a reunion fist to the face courtesy of his salty sister, then they share a “What is dead, may never die” and make up. Don’t you love the strong brother-sister relationships that don’t involve incest?

Unfortunately, we head back to Winterfell, and what do we find when we get there? Some anorexic dragons. If you must know, 11 sheep and 18 goats is not nearly enough to feed 2 hungry dragons for a day. Dany, being the helicopter dragon mom that she is, takes her boyfriend on one of her most favorite activities. Jon hops on Rhaegal and soars through the sky to a lovely waterfall where Jon and Dany are able to have some alone time. Bow-chicka-bow-wow! But let’s get to our next reunion in the toasty blacksmith workshop in Winterfell. Arya pops into see Gendry and she also happens to find a sassy Hound ready to sling his word bombs at her like the good ole times. We can also admire the blushing from Arya and Gendry when they are finally able to reignite the teenage crush sparks from the earlier seasons. Also that was a whole lotta dragon glass in those forges. Let’s hope it’s enough.

Then comes the time for Samwell Tarly to finally meet Queen Daenerys Targaryen face-to-face. Unfortunately, it is not a pleasant encounter considering Dany tells Sam that his father and brother were cremated alive for refusing to bend the knee. Way to make a good first impression on your boyfriend’s best friend, Dany. Sam needs some time and goes to talk with Jon about his loss, and also share some very important information about who Jon is. The viewers have known for a while, but Jon finally learns he is Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. That makes Arya, Bran, and Sansa his cousins and Dany his aunt. Sorry, Jon. Hearing this, Jon tries to deflect this by blaming Ned for lying to him since he was a boy, but he now has to accept his true identity as the rightful King of Westeros.

We are then transported to a deserted castle where we find Tormund and Beric, the fire-sword guy, trying to find any trace of survivors of the Night King’s rampage. They run into a few guys from the Night’s Watch who survived the takeover of Castle Black and fall of Eastwatch. Together they find a message left by the Night King. A shrieking zombified little Lord Umber nailed to a wall surrounded by a star of severed legs and arms. Beric lights the little bugger on fire, leaving the entire symbol ablaze as a warning from the Wight Army.

The episode ends with a simple, wordless scene that still holds a significant amount of impact. We follow a hooded person on horseback ride into Winterfell, and park their horse. The person is none other than Jaime Lannister and the first familiar face he sees is that of a stoic Bran Stark awaiting his arrival from his wheelchair in the courtyard of his beloved home. The look on Jaime’s face is priceless.

Now that we have remembered all the important details of the episode, let’s talk theories, questions, and predictions I have for the final 5 episodes. First off, Sansa and Dany basically hate each other, so I’m confident that they were going to have a hard enough time with Jon Stark-Targaryen being socially higher than Dany and also engaging in incest with his aunt. With the Starks being one of the few wealthy families who don’t engage in incest, it’s going to be a hard pill to swallow for the whole gang and maybe the worst situation for Dany considering she is the “rightful queen” and all that. Although, they should’ve seen something like this coming considering Jon can ride dragons and the only ones able and willing to ride dragons are Targaryens. But if you have been rooting for the Starks to take the Iron Throne, then this adds another trick up their sleeve to help them get to the top of the food chain.

Next, Bronn has become an errand boy for Cersei. I’m not totally confident he will murder Jaime or Tyrion only because he has a loyalty to Jaime and Tyrion’s ability to weasel his way out of every life-threatening situation. Considering Qyburn sent Bronn on this mission and not Cersei herself, is a little suspect that Bronn may not get his reward if he completes the job. Also the North is crawling with Wight’s, so he’s bound to get caught in the crossfire and need to take refuge in Winterfell sooner or later.

There’s tons more predictions I could make based on what episode one has given me, but I will finish with this question. How will the conversation with Bran and Jaime play out? Bran all but

completely abandoning his familial name and loyalties to become the Three-Eyed Raven, may feel indifferent toward Jaime, maybe even grateful considering if he never became crippled, he wouldn’t have ended up north of the Wall, became a warg, or assumed the position of the biggest know-it-all in Westeros. Or Bran could hold some resentment for Jaime throwing him from that tower since he lost a lot of friends on his journey to become the Raven. Maybe Jaime will try to off Bran since Bran knows so much. Knowing the writers of the show, it is most likely going to play out using a combination of all the narrative options because that’s what they do best. Blow our minds.

As of right now, I think that no one will end up on the Iron Throne since no one can seem to get their crap together long enough to make a halfway decent plan on how to take out the Night King and Ice Dragon Viserion. But that is just my prediction. Who do you think will take the kingdom in the end. Let me know down in the comments below. See y’all next week.

-KatTheLadyNerd

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Geeks and Thrones!

ATTENTION fellow geeks, nerds, and everyone in between! I have a huge announcement for all of my Game of Thrones fans out there. Starting next Monday, April 15th, I will be posting a weekly recap/review/reaction 24 hours after each episode of the final season of Game of Thrones. SIX WEEKS. SIX EPISODES. SIX ARTICLES. That’s a lot of sixes*! The 24-Hour Rule will be in effect so, spoilers are fair game both in my article and in the comments. But right now let’s focus on getting to next Sunday without dying of anticipation. I’ll catch y’all next Monday!

-KatTheLadyNerd

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*Disclaimer: WetheGeek does not endorse or encourage Satan worship or affiliate with any religion or religions.

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The OA: A Netflix hidden gem

The OA

Season 2 of Netflix’s original series The OA was released last week, and I couldn’t have been more excited. Almost a year and a half after the pilot season released, our questions finally start to get answered and the plot starts to make a little bit more sense. If you’ve never heard of The OA, don’t worry, I’ll give you a spoiler-free synopsis and overall review of this hidden binge-able gem.

The OA is centered around a young woman named Prairie Johnson (Brit Marling) who randomly comes home after being missing and presumed dead for 7 years. Queue the happy family reunion and sob fest in the hospital. But there’s a catch to this seemingly positive intro to our story. Prairie suffered from blindness beginning when she was a child. I say suffered in the past tense because when she is found after that long 7 years, she has fully regained her sight. How she lost her sight to begin with and came to have her sight again are connected by the same type of event in Prairie’s life. Unfortunately, if I tell you what actually happened, it’ll ruin the whole brain-bang that is the show.

When I first watched The OA back in early 2017, I went into it thinking it was going to be a wonderful story of a blind girl magically regaining her sight, returning home, and adapting to normal life again. What I wasn’t expecting was the mind-bending conspiracy that unfolded in each episode. The more time I spent watching it, the more brain power I used to connect all the dots and critically think my way through the plot. The one central theme that captivated me from the start was the approach to death not as the end all be all, but as a gateway to somewhere else. Season one leaves you wondering where is this “somewhere else?” Is it heaven, hell, limbo? Season 2 answers this question vaguely. The somewhere else is just a parallel universe or alternate reality where the same people exist just living a totally different life.

The OA is an intriguing concept that explores the afterlife and possibility for infinite universes within a vast multiverse. This show is the perfect blend of drama and science fiction that will leave you with a major existential crisis. Are there alternate realities or parallel universes that we can’t access until death? Do you need a series of gestures and movements done by 5 people to retain the memories of your previous life? If you want a real thinker of a show, The OA is the series for you. Try not to lose your mind in the process.

-KatTheLadyNerd

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Girlfriend Game Guide Episode 4- Fallout 4

Fallout 4

This was really like the first game ry got into on his PlayStation and I just wish he’d listen to me more when I say he should help the settlements that are in danger rather that play Post Apocalyptic Sims by spending all his time building up his home in sanctuary hills. I enjoy watching this game because I love every stupid side quest and random encounter but this doofus wants to like stick to the main storyline or something. 

What is great about this game for me however is the balance. The world seems big and there is plenty to do but not so massive like the world of Red Dead in which I’m lost and I can’t remember who any of these people are that are asking you to do stuff for them. It’s spot on with how many characters and worlds you can manage and spaces their introductions out appropriately that it’s easy to keep track of it. Sure all your levels and missions are very much the same but it’s done just different enough that it feels fresh watching it over and over again. 

And another confession. This game was purchased for us after the release of Fallout 76. With all the reported bugs and lackluster reviews we decided to stick with an oldie but it really is a goodie. And here’s my advice. Splurge and get the Game of the Year Edition. Even more world to explore and fascinating stories for your respective girlfriends to watch. 

Rating: 9 out of 10 Nuka Cherry Colas 

-Luna

#Restart #Fallout #Fallout4 #NukaCola #wethegeek #wethegeekluna

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Endgame Spoiled?

Theory and Spoiler City

I’ve seen Captain Marvel and I’m ready to spin some theories about Avengers Endgame! So potential spoilers for every part of the MCU. You have been warned.

While my Captain Marvel Theory was a bit outlandish and far fetched I think my Endgame Theory is much more grounded in what we know and have seen so far. Not to mention LEGO “leaking” the sets, Pepper Potts not returning, the IMDb cast page, and the contracts ending for some major MCU stars combined with the few trailers we have tell us a lot.

So without further ado let’s get down to it.

Endgame will focus on two things, avenging the fallen and trying to get them back. For those who have watched infinity war that seems pretty obvious. They are the Avengers after all.

As we last saw them Tony and Nebula are the only survivors on Titan. They have extremely limited resources being so far from earth. The ship Tony got to Titan on was destroyed. The only ship left is probably what’s left of a battle damaged Benatar. Nebula would be the obvious choice as pilot since this is Tony’s first time being in space (not counting the missile in Avengers 1). In the trailers it appears that the duo get stranded. From loose reports online all the footage we have seen is from the first half hour of a three hour movie.

While the duo is stuck the rest of the Avengers (Captain America, War Machine, Black Widow, Thor, and Hulk) have returned to Avengers compound in Upstate New York. Rocket is strangely missing from the cast. Having only met Thor before I’m not surprised if he goes off on his own to try to find Groot. We see at the end of Captain Marvel that the remaining Avengers have managed to get their hands on Fury’s PDA. Black Widow seems to have become the de facto leader since the dusting of Fury and Tony’s disappearance. Captain Marvel arrives in search of Fury and probably learns of the dusting. She has been off stopping the Kree/Skrull War for the past 30 years and helping other planets. The Earth team gets word from Tony and help save him and Nebula. Specifically Black Widow, Rocket, Thor, and a very depressed Hawkeye. This information is curtsey of the new LEGO sets. Hawkeye probably loses his entire family to “the snap” and has since become a very dark vigilante in search of revenge and answers.

After the entire team is finally on earth, Antman escapes the Quantum Realm and meets up with the team. Rocket, Tony, Scott, and Bruce come up with a way to use the Quantum Realm to time travel. The team wants to put together an infinity gauntlet before Thanos does or at the very least try to destroy the infinity stones before they are completely assembled. Captain America, Tony, Scott, and Rocket travel into the past to try to prevent the future.

Why these four? First I think Rocket because of the suit we see him in, in the trailers. It looks very reminiscent of his comic suit which could be before he joined the Guardians. The other three we have seen in early set photos wearing a small device on their hands that could be related to time travel. IMDb further confirms my suspicion of at least Tony and Steve time traveling in having casted Ty Simpkins again as Harley Keener, the kid from Iron Man 3 and Frank Grillo as Crossbones from Civil War and Winter Solider. LEGO goes on to solidify Tony going back to Iron Man 3 with the “Hall or Armors”. We see one specific suit we haven’t seen before or since that movie, the blue heavy lifting suit, Mark 38, (or as I call it HulkBuster Jr). We know Tony goes back in his current suit (Mark 50) because once again LEGO told us.

The time travel goes on because Tilda is set to reprise her role as the Ancient One. We can guess this is sometime in the 70s because of the extras on IMDb. This is well before Doctor Strange but presumably she still has the time stone to make this time travel easier.

We also have rumors of Katherine Langford casted as Scott Lang’s teenage daughter. There is some possibility that Katherine and Ty become heroes in the future and that’s why Antman is part of the time traveling team. We get to go to the past and the future in attempts to stop the snap from ever happening.

That’s about where my theory ends. I’m not really sure what act 3 will be. From the LEGOs I surmise that the final battle will be at Avengers compound. We haven’t seen much about it and that makes sense. The Russo Brothers are being very quiet about it.

With Spider-Man 2 coming out in July we also know everyone who was dusted comes back. We see Peter and Fury alive and well post Infinity War. Sadly it appears Tony doesn’t make it out of Endgame. We don’t see him mentoring Peter at all and that is depressing.

I’m about out of ideas on what happens in Endgame. But thanks for reading.

-RytheGeek

#infinitywar #endgame #avengers #marvel #fantheory #wethegeek #wethegeekry

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A Bomb of a Game

Fallout 76: A Nuclear Disappointment

Back in November of 2018, Bethesda Game Studios released one of their most hyped games in years: Fallout 76. T his addition to the long-running Fallout franchise was supposed to change the way Fallout was viewed by the gaming community. Fallout 76 was the first online, multiplayer title of the franchise. As a fan of Fallout and Bethesda, I was optimistic, yet apprehensive about the online aspect when it was first mentioned at E3 in early 2018. Personally, I enjoy the story behind open-world shooters, and tend to focus on the plot objectives more than the actual gameplay. When more details surfaced on this new Fallout game, I became less and less hopeful with every press release.

To briefly sum up Bethesda’s Fallout for those who are unfamiliar with this underrated franchise, the premise is simple. Skyrim with guns. You play as a customizable protagonist that has to survive in the post-apocalyptic United States after a nuclear war with China. It’s pretty much the same as any other run-of-the mill open-world RPG with a first-person-shooter added bonus. As you level up, you gain skill points that allow you to build your character to fit your desired play style. Also, the choices you make during certain quests affect your overall experience, so choices actually matter in this game. Fallout 76 makes several big changes to this simple concept by adding the online multiplayer aspect to make it more social.

What makes this game appealing to a Fallout f an is the graphics. This franchise is notorious for sacrificing top-notch graphics for challenging missions and well-written stories. Because there isn’t much in the way of questing in 76, the developers were able to put the time leftover by the writers into the environment and appearance. I had no concept of what West Virginia looked like and what beauty lies within that Appalachian state. Unfortunately, you may not be able to appreciate the environment for long before you start a fire-fight with an angry pack of ghouls or running from an angry deathclaw.

Behind the good graphics, I figured the developers would have put enough lore and multiplayer quests to compensate for the lack of straightforward quests in the game. This is the first major let down of this new installment. There are hidden bits of lore on signs and posters, but the majority of the story is looking at a corpse and attempting to piece together a narrative that may or may not be the developers’ true intention. The next reason I think Fallout 76 is a heaping pile of bull manure, is that real humans can and will try to kill you. Personally, I have enough to worry about as I’m sneaking my way across the nuclear wasteland. I don’t need DingDong13 running up on me all Fortnite style jumping and spraying me with bullets. I’m not saying FPS games are bad, I’m just saying the wonderful world of Fallout is not the best place for pre-teen boys to scream obscenities about each other’s moms.

My opinion aside, Fallout 76 was a flop. Bethesda tried their best making Fallout Online, but it was a huge backfire. Not enough Fallout fans gave it a fair chance at the start, but Bethesda didn’t even get the chance to prove us wrong. Bethesda even tried using YouTubers to increase hype right before the release back in November, but even that wasn’t enough. Fans just weren’t

hyped enough or wanted to play Fallout with friends. The whole point of Fallout i s solitude and loneliness. Every protagonist in every game from the Vault Dweller to the Sole Survivor, is alone and tasked with an impossible mission. In order for anyone to survive in that kind of world, they have to be strong, smart, and selfish. It’s hard being friends with a survivor especially in a nuclear wasteland.

But who am I to try to analyze a game so many talented people put endless time and effort in making. I’m just a consumer, after all. And so are you, so give Fallout 76 a go and let me know what you think.

-KatTheLadyNerd

#fallout #fallout76 #restart #gaming #videogames #wethegeek #wethegeekkat

by WetheGeek

Maleficent was trash. Change my mind.

In search of answers…

Can someone please explain to me why Disney is making a Maleficent 2? Like what’s the point? I usually don’t go on tirades, especially against Disney the all powerful, but this one needs to happen.

Maleficent was a rotten garbage film that’s had not only crappy acting and special effects but a shoddy plot. It’s was a waste of an hour and a half of my life. I don’t usually hate movies with such a burning passion but this ranks up there with RIPD, Cars 2, and All is Lost. It was just a trashy waste of talent (or lack there of for the main character), money, and the viewers time.

I guess besides it being a rotting corpse of a hair brained plot I really just hate that Disney took a really well done classic villain and made them a wimp. I love villains that are bad and own it. Look at Captain Hook or Scar or Hades. All classic Disney villains who were evil through and through. They didn’t have to have redemption arcs. You knew they were evil and that was okay. But Disney mistakenly attempted to redeem Maleficent and it stunk of a freshly run over skunk. She doesn’t need to be redeemed. She is evil. Deal with it.

I’m not excited for this movie. If you can’t tell.

-RytheGeek

#maleficent #maleficent2 #disney #garbage #trash #badidea #wethegeek #wethegeekry

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The Bricks Spoil All

LEGO

Without showing you the pictures LEGO has done it again. They have leaked what Avengers Endgame will look like.

From here on out *SPOILERS*

The Russo Brothers have been pretty tight lipped about Endgame and with it only two months away the anticipation is mounting.

They have announced five sets in total that are from the new film. With each of these we understand LEGO is taking some creative liberties but the sets are usually pretty close to the films.

I do have every single set from Infinity War, I will admit. I wanted Thanos with a full infinity gauntlet. So you could say I’m excited for the new sets.

But what do these sets mean for Endgame?

The biggest point I want to mention is we don’t see another villain. The only bad guy we see is Thanos. Even with rumors of a Fantastic Four villain or Kang we don’t see a trace of them in the sets. So who knows.

After seeing Captain Marvel this weekend I will revisit my Endgame theory. I want to hold off until I know everything I can. But I do have some speculation on what the white suits mean, why some characters are with others, and why we see the hall of Iron Man suits again. So gear up for Theory and spoiler central this weekend. Because I think I have the time stone and I’ve seen into the future thanks to LEGO.

-RytheGeek

#legos #avengers #avengersendgame #endgame #wethegeek #wethegeekry

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Girlfriend Game Guide Episode 3- GTA V

GTA 5

When I told people I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas they mostly responded with “um why” and you know what that makes a whole lot more sense now I’ve watched him play. Like literally what is happening in this world and how can you steal like fifty cars and still not be arrested. It is truly unfathomable. Pure madness. 

Reality aside however I’m honestly struggling to decide how I feel about this one. I can get myself behind a good anti hero and so the narrative of this really wraps me in. I’m torn between not wanting a bank robber to succeed but also thinking about motives and reasons I would have never before. Additionally this ones a great one to watch because it’s purposely designed with three very different main characters so when you’re bored of one you hop to another. It almost feels like he’s playing different games and it really keeps me engaged 

Rating: 8 illegal joyride figure eights out of ten 

-Luna

#Restart #GTAV #GrandTheftAuto #wethegeek #wethegeekry

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Don’t panic. “Momo Challenge” isn’t what you think.

Misinformation

My fiancée woke me up the other day sending me texts and freaking out about some new dangerous fad. Apparently she wasn’t alone I’m freaking out. But after doing some digging it seems she was subject to “fake news”.

This seems to be all the rage today, misinformation. The media wildly speculating on things they know nothing about, blowing normal news stories way out of proportion. No I’m not talking about politics.

I’m talking about the “Momo Challenge”.

Don’t start freaking out. That’s part of the problem. The “challenge” or so it’s called is a hoax. It’s a total fabrication that has caught wind on Facebook and news outlets (much in the same way Anti-Vaxxing caught on). But it doesn’t exist.

Forbes wrote an article that best discusses what is happening. “You have likely seen a number of stories in your news and social feeds about the dangers of something called The Momo Challenge. This usually accompanies an image of a grotesque bird-head with warnings about children being encouraged to harm or kill themselves.” I get how that seems scary. But if people would look a bit past the scare and fake news they could see what is really going on.

What is going on? It’s an old fashioned email chain letter. That’s all it is. Remember those dumb emails that said “send this to 10 people or you will have bad luck for all of 2003!”? It’s exactly like that. Facebook has caught wind of this chain letter and made it much worse than it is. The Forbes article goes on to state “The image and the story of children harming themselves or their families is, of course, shocking. However, as ParentZone recently highlighted, the number of reported cases of children harming themselves because of the game is extremely low. Even those cases that are linked in the media, of teenagers killing themselves in Asia and South America, are not suggesting the game was the direct cause.”

“Andy Phippen professor of social responsibility in IT at Plymouth University, told me, “things like Momo become social media storms because folk are so keen to share. It’s a nasty looking image which looks scary, so, the gut feeling would be this would scare kids. But check the sources and the evidence trail soon runs dry. It’s viral content at the end of the day, propagating just adds fuel to the fire, and creates unfounded hysteria. Don’t believe everything you read online.””

Forbes isn’t the only one reporting the truth. So is YouTube in official comments, Parentzone.org, The Guardian and others.

What can we learn?

First parents do need to keep track of what their kids do on electronics. They aren’t babysitters. Be actual parents and slow down.

Second don’t believe everything you see on the Internet, especially Facebook.

-RytheGeek

Here are several sources to read

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2019/02/27/dont-panic-what-parents-really-need-to-know-about-momo-challenge/

https://parentzone.org.uk/article/three-minute-briefing-momo-challenge

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/28/viral-momo-challenge-is-a-malicious-hoax-say-charities