Sometimes my brain farts just smell especially fragrant.

So from then on whenever one of us called something problematic, he would make us talk it out until we could name the “bad” thing we were hinting at. In this particular class, 7/10 it was some type of oppression, and the remainder was like, “I’m uncomfortable because this is very new/confusing/pushing boundaries that made me feel safe.”

Once we stopped calling things “problematic” and stopping at that, class got way more interesting and... we all had to say, like, “that’s racist” or “that’s misogynistic” or “ew capitalism gross” out loud, which a lot of us had never done in a classroom before. Or we had to be like, “Uhhh... I’m not sure what’s so bad?” and confront our own beliefs and that was maybe even more useful.

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we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

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I will say, unlike many people it seems, I did like the original ending - I had issues with it for sure, though that had everything to do with the pacing and how it all came about rather than how it actually ended.

I think it fits very well to have Chronos be redeemed. Because Hades as a series, first and foremost, has always been that family deserves a second chance. It is one of the main themes of the 1st game! So I am glad that they brought it over into the 2nd. I think the people who were 100% expecting Mel to take down Chronos with no remorse or lesson to be learned didn’t truly absorb what the 1st game was trying to teach.

Now, the things I didn’t like about the original ending of 2. There are really only three things:

1st, it felt a bit rushed. It didn’t feel like there was much build up to it, and then it was suddenly just CHRONOS REDEEMED and that was that. We got the one scene with young Mel and Chronos, and not much else to really show us this relationship they could have had.

2nd, I didn’t like that Zag and Chronos were the only two people who could remember the alternate timeline. I remember thinking “aw. I think it would impact the story SO much more if at least Mel remembered.” This isn’t the biggest of the issues, but it was something that I think wasn’t making it actively worse, but would have made it better.

And 3rd, probably the biggest issue I had, was that Zag went behind Mel’s back and redeemed Chronos without really even running it by her. Okay, yes, he vaguely brings it up here and there, but there wasn’t ever a definitive “hey actually let’s really talk about this” (yes I know time was limited but if it was important enough to Zag that he would go behind her back then he should have pushed at least a little harder). I have no issue that he did redeem Chronos - in fact, I think it’s VERY in character. Because, again: Hades 1, redeeming family, second changes, etc etc. What I didn’t like was that it, in a way, robbed Mel of her agency. Instead of making me happy that the themes of the first game were being continued, it instead made me sad that she had spent her whole childhood learning how to do this one thing, only for Zag to all but rip it away from her.

So now, with all that in mind.

I LOVE the new ending. It fixes literally every single issue I had.

For the 1st: it no longer feels rushed. There are more scenes, more dialogue, a whole new 3rd phase with Chronos where he has an AMAZING monologue. I had chills listening to it. Then of course we get the same scene from the original ending with young Mel, but then we actually get to see scenes from her growing up! Having Chronos in her life! Interacting with Hypnos and Than! Painting her nails with Meg and Duda! Being trained by Achilles! Like!! Good shit!!! Good shit right there!!! I love it! It feels much less rushed and so much more thought out. Also we get to talk with Achilles! That’s neat!

For the 2nd point: Everyone from the house of hades remembers now!!! Which is even more than I wanted, I would have been happy with just Mel! Not that I’m not happy. Because OML the thought that Penelope actually got to raise a child??? She remembers raising Mel?? MY HEART OUGH. I also just think it makes things so much more intriguing! And really, just make more sense. I mean, why would only Zag and Chronos remember? Why would Mel not? But now she does! And I love that. I love it!

And for the 3rd point: Completely fixed! It is now Mel’s idea to redeem Chronos. Which now makes more sense because of the 1st point (re: more build up, better paced, Chronos new dialogue, etc etc). I think this is great! Also the line she has to Hecate about her being the reason Mel doesn’t just blindly do what she is told? CINEMA I love it. And in the same vein, I love how much more enraged Hecate is, and for good reason, because she doesn’t remember! I think this change was exactly what the ending needed, and I’m so glad supergiant did it. Now I can actually feel happy about the themes rather than being so focused on feeling bad for Mel.

Anyways the tl;dr of it all: I liked the original ending, I think the themes fit perfectly from those of the 1st game, just had some pacing and logistical issues. I LOVE the new ending because it still fits well with the themes of the 1st game but now no longer has those pacing and logistical issues. AMAZING.