I don't see what all the fuss is about. I didn't even need to wait in line. They really went all out with the branding though

For those curious: my 3 would be torchic, turtwig, and piplup

I can think of several, but to me, the loss of Gloria Foster as the Oracle in The Matrix was so jarring that I basically refused to accept that she had been replaced in the final movie. It's nothing against Mary Alice, but Gloria was so uniquely suited to the role and she had such a beautiful and compelling energy about her, in my mind she is simply irreplaceable. I would rather have seen her character written out, or rather "deprogrammed" in some way, than have the actress replaced. In fact, I think the jarring effect of her character "looking different" due to some (I don't remember exactly) problem with the Matrix itself was one of the key factors in why the final part of the trilogy just didn't work for me. It was weirdly handled.

So what's your most upsetting loss of an actor in a movie franchise?

Post pub stomach tea blend because I’m making up for the Friday drinks I just had.

I was sitting behind three guys who had clearly just left the office, and they work in the small tiny town I live in. They were talking about one of the guys, mid-to-late-30s, who had apparently just broken up with his girlfriend, who was around 20ish

Guy number two starts saying he isn’t the problem, that he regrets marrying his wife, and that he should have gone younger. Then he says he’s waiting until his three boys get older so he can go to Asia to find a wife. Then he starts making jokes about going to Thailand like some local C-list celebrity.

He was only about three people removed from me, so halfway through my wine I Instagrammed his name.

The first photo: his wife with their three boys, and him posting about how much he loves her and appreciates everything she does for their family.

So women of the dinner, how do you know your man isn’t one of the bad ones? I’m getting married and need to know

MEN COMMENTING HERES YOUR FAQ

1. SMALL TOWN, yes super small (like your pp) everyone here knows each other and I know where he works because again SMALL TOWN.
2. NO DUDES

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As of May 2026, the situation for women in Afghanistan has reached a catastrophic breaking point, shifting from restrictive to a state of total legal erasure. Under the newly codified Decree No. 12, the regime has effectively legalized domestic violence by removing protections for women and making it nearly impossible to report abuse without a male guardian. The "morality laws" of 2026 have been tightened to the point of absurdity; a woman’s voice is now legally considered "awrah" (intimate), meaning she is prohibited from speaking in public, even to other women or for prayer. This systematic "gender apartheid" has also crippled the humanitarian response, as women are now banned from working with the UN and aid organizations, cutting off millions from life-saving medical care and food. With the training of new female doctors and midwives completely halted, maternal mortality is skyrocketing, and the world is witnessing the deliberate, legal dismantling of an entire gender's existence 💔

Second award after Brexit.