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Out Of The Furnace Second Trailer + Poster: It’s Definitely Awards Season

Out of the Furnace

The [first _Out of the Furnace_ trailer](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/07/out-of-the-furnace-trailer/) made sure you knew everyone that’s in it and that they are all great actors. The second trailer make sure you know that as well as the set up of the “hardworking everyman sets out to find his messed up younger brother” storyline. Let’s watch!

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The Legend of Korra: Episode 2.05 Recap, Thoughts & Speculation

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Episode 2.05 aired last night, so here’s my weekly recap, thoughts and speculation.  I’m going to start out by saying that this one was difficult to write. I want to love this season, I really really do. I also prefer to focus on the positive, because there’s so much criticism and cynicism on the Internet already, and I’m grateful that we’re getting more seasons in the universe I adore. This episode, however, clinched a few things that have been bothering me about this season so far, and this week’s Thoughts section is going to discuss those.

First, though, let’s do the episode recap. Spoilers ahead!

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These Are The Episodes… Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gets off to an admittedly slow start. Being the first chapter in a multi-year story, most of the episodes are either world-building –lots of weird things coming through the wormhole and the Federation working with Bajor, a world recovering from a 50-year occupation by the militaristic Cardassians– or character development. While this isn’t bad, it can make the season feel pretty slow overall. That being said, without all the character development, the later seasons wouldn’t pay off as well as they do because we wouldn’t understand the world or know the characters as well as we do.

So, These Are The Episodes… of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1.

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Winning The Clone War: Saint’s Row 4 vs Grand Theft Auto 5

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*Wow*

This is a word you’ll use generously throughout your first journey into *Grand Theft Auto 5*, Rockstar’s latest and staggeringly expansive new virtual playground. *Wow* at the graphics; there has clearly been some voodoo magic employed in making hardware that’s moments away from being superceded maintain a world like this without loading screens. *Wow* at the acting; Rockstar’s Hollywood aspirations have never been clearer with a gritty crime saga split across three interwoven protagonists. *Wow* at the construction; the opening tutorial alone is probably the most perfect way to combine instruction with action. *Wow* at the design; the attention to detail is so granular that every street corner, every block, has real character and architecture and story. *Wow* at the animations; just run for cover into a car and watch in awe as the Police bullets shatter the vehicle piece by piece. I could go on; if your gaming preferences revolve around pure spectacle, this could be the best thing that’s ever happened.

The most prevalent *Wow*s, for me anyway, were the *Wow*s concerning the game’s content and narrative structure. These two *Wow*s rise out of Los Santos like glimmering skyscrapers: *Wow*, this is a mature game. And,*Wow*, why is he doing that?

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S01E01 “Pilot” and S01E02 “0-8-4” Discussion

Agents of SHIELD

I’ve been on holiday so my plan to start recapping Marvel’s Agent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D. is now a week late. That being said, I now have two episodes to talk about and that’s going to work mostly because these episodes function as two halves of a whole.

I’m not going to do a straight recap of each episode each week but rather talk about what I feel the key points are, a few things I’ve noticed, and anything that I find cool (or not so cool) in general.

There will be spoilers so make sure you’ve watched before you read. And with that, let’s get this show on the road!!

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