Author: jernahblunt

  • The Morality of Erwin Smith

    Which is better? Doing something horrible for the greater good and succeeding? Or following a more morale path and failing? Of all the characters in Attack on Titan, Erwin is arguably the most complex. At first glance, he seems like a noble man. The leader of the heroic Survey Corps, whose sole mission it is…

  • The Great Hunt: Building Momentum… Slowly

    The first book in this classic fantasy epic didn’t grab me. Let’s see if book number two can sink its hooks into me. The Great Hunt, book two of the Wheel of Time series, begins a few months after the events of The Eye of the World. Now more trained in the sword and aware…

  • Githzerai: Psychic Monks, But Not Cool

    Lore: Chillin’ in Limbo While the githyanki are war-mongers, the githzerai are philosophers. They spend their days in Limbo, dwelling on islands and within fortresses of order within the chaos. Using their psychic powers to maintain their homes and defend them in battle, they are a mighty but mostly peaceful people. The hierarchy of the…

  • Bo Burnham’s New Special, Inside, Is a Must-Watch

    It’s hard to talk about a comedy special. Mostly because of how subjective comedy is. Most of the time, a review of a comedy special boils down to: was it funny? Yes or no. Not exactly something you can really write a compelling article about. But the thing about comedy: it kind of just… stopped…

  • My Review Academia S5 E12: The Big 100

    Today, My Hero Academia hits its 100th episode! Question is: did it reach this milestone with a bang? With the joint training session over, all the kids take some time to cool down. Deku and Bakugo do some joint training under All Might in an attempt to figure out Izuku’s new Quirk, Blackwhip. Some time…