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    7 days ago

    Captain! That monk deflected my phaser blast with his sword.

    Kirk: Set phaser to wide dispersion. Fire!

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      6 days ago

      Captain, he did a spinny thing and it somehow blocked the wide beam even though that makes no logical sense!

      Kirk: Fiendish, we’re dealing with the worst kind of opponent… fantasy bullshit

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          IMO, Kirk’s plot offense is stronger than a Jedi’s plot defense.

          Spock: “I scanned their weapons with my tricorder and adjusted my communicator to remotely disable their plasma sword.”

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            Captain, one of their directors decided he wanted a completely out of character scene at the beginning of his movie and now they can literally hold energy mid-air as an afterthought.

            Never underestimate the amount you can get away with fantasy bullshit.