Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter (or possibly multiple chapter for this one) of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
I would make a joke about reading this book while sick, but so far there is improvement over the previous novel. The Op-Center crew has been less annoying than the first book and show a bit more competence and teamwork. Last time we learned more about just how small Commie Op-Center is compared to the original.
I’m also noticing that these are necessarily the mustache-twirling villains you’d expect. Dogin and his two partners in evil are, but Orlov is really interesting to watch in action. The man isn’t in this for power and control like Dogin is. He really things what he’s doing, and it’s still questionable how much he actually knows about what he’s doing, is in the best interests of Russia. He’s a patriot who love his country and will use his clout and position as a former cosmonaut for the benefit of the country. We also saw he will put people over leaders, which is more of an American thing (or it’s what we claim to strive for–we all know Congress has its share of power mongers). He’s a good man who may or may not be in the middle of doing bad things. Again, I don’t know how much he knows.
We won’t learn much this chapter, as it’s back to our heroes in DC, who have been showing themselves to be more worthy of the title than in the previous novel. I’m hoping that trend continues.
Defending The So-Called “Haters” Of The 2020s
First, I should note that the sample videos in this article may contain swearing, “blue” comedy, and opinions counter to yours–all but that last one not typically what I do here in PG land. They are here for flavor and to break the text wall, thus they are not necessarily a requirement to follow this article. I also picked them out at random from their most recent posts, while choosing some of my favorites, both big names and somewhat smaller. However, people like the ones in the below videos are the topic we’re discussing.
Well, here we go again kids. While I’m sure I’ve covered this before, now people whose opinions I usually support have decided that some of the biggest reviewers on YouTube are “grifters”, just in it for the hate clicks, and don’t really believe modern Hollywood is as bad as they say it is. We have creators wondering “oh why don’t they talk about what they like instead of trashing our glorious works”, and that’s not as much of an exaggeration as it should be. The fact that other YouTube media commentators are joining that side is what gets me.
Look, I’m not saying that nobody does the angry rants just to get noticed. That’s been going on since James Rolfe’s reviewer persona was called the Angry Nintendo Nerd. It’s funny, it’s popular, and people love to ride the coattails of something popular without putting in the same effort in creating something new. Hollywood’s done it for decades, and so have many other entertainment sources. It happened before and it will happen again. Thus is life. The majority of commentators and their fanbase, however, are exactly what they appear to be, normal people who are tired of what they’re given, remember what they used to have, and want to know they aren’t the only ones on the internet disappointed with what they’re getting. That’s what the samples are for, and why I’m here to debunk claims against this new wave of reviewers.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on January 10, 2025 in Comic Spotlight, Internet Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Television Spotlight, Video Game Spotlight and tagged commentary, critic, Disparu, fan, Fan (person), Hollywood versus fans, internet reviewers, JesterBell, Literature Devil, media critic, Nerdrotic, The Critical Drinker, YouTube.
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