First, I'd like for us all to acknowledge how, uhhh, for lack of a better term toxic this game and community has become. In doing so, it's probably best for our own souls to simply acknowledge that we ourselves behave more toxically in this game than perhaps other multiplayer games. I know I personally do not get into heated arguments / name call / and 'git gud' other players in other games nearly as much as this one.
Often I've thought it's simply because I just care about this game so much or that it's simply a reaction to other players who really are toxic unlike me.
But let's be honest with ourselves - it's all of us.
However, it's not entirely our fault.
-- Here are my observations upon taking a break and going back to some old school games in the same genre (specifically, I've started playing Ultima Online again - which SDF emphatically told Terry is his primary inspiration for this game). --
When I first launched this game, like many of you - I expected something akin to a Dungeon and Dragons dive into the unknown. RNG was expected and yet, skill / knowledge should allow us to overcome some of that RNG and make the game work in our favor - at least for replayability's sake.
At first, that is how the game felt. Most players - like myself - had no clue what we were doing and were experimenting. The mobs felt scary, the minibosses near impossible, and extracting was a miracle that gave us a relief and a dopamine rush that made it all the stress feel worth it.
But as expected with practically everything in life once the mechanics are better understood, the mystery starts to wear thin. The same thing happens at a job, with political ideologies, hell the same thing happens when you get a partner. And this game is just a series of systems, so it's no exception to that rule. I fully expected some of the mystery to wear off, I fully expected to feel familiar with it after a certain point. What I didn't expect, was for the game to start feeling like a game of Counter-Strike where I am up against people with certain perks / aspects that make it feel akin to playing in a lobby where some people have hacks enabled and sometimes those players are me and my squad. (And certainly there are actual hackers no doubt, but I am not talking about that specifically. I am talking about how this game currently feels when everyone is "playing it correctly".)
Map knowledge, min-maxxing gear, perk and skill selection, comp selection are at an all time high right now (which again, was to be expected) but simultaneously - the end game content seems to simply be PvP, PvP, then when you're done and PvP some more.
This is where the game starts to feel like a CS lobby filled with hackers. This is where the frustration starts to build, and where I see a possible culprit as to why it's some common for people to be hardcore venting while being met with various "git guds" on this subreddit, discord, or simply being toxic dirtbags in VOIP. We didn't sign up for this kind of end-game but dammit if we didn't get addicted to it before it devolved and now - we're angry. We feel like we've lost something, but we can't stop trying to find it again.
The Dev's also feel like they've lost something and are trying to "find it again". They want to find balance, they want to maintain a healthy relationship with their player base, they want to compete with other games of a similar genre while maintaining their unique inspiration from late 90's hardcore fantasy games and DnD. In trying to search for this missing thing the devs have been twisting knobs back and forth in PvP balance for about a year now.
This is why it feels like we're being driven around by the devs in circles as we scream "take a left" and "No! Take a right!" and the devs seem to listen - we are all desperate to get back to that place where the game first captivated us and the mystery was strong.
How could such a feeling have been maintained, at least for longer? And how could the feeling of having lost it been staved off?
The simple answer (but truly complex if we're being honest) is this: The foundations of this game are not strong. The concept is strong but the foundation feels rushed to produce a playable version, rather than a quality vision.
One of those foundational issues is the modules, the zone / swarm, and maps themselves. The modules were advertised - some time ago - as being Dynamic. Meaning, each time you open a door to a new module you would not know what module you'll enter nor what creatures / loot may be hidden within nor how that module might connect with other modules.
I would argue that had Dynamic Modules been fully invested in and implemented from the start, the mystery could have been maintained for longer and the PvP "end game" might have been staved off in it's full edifice that has been erected today. Perhaps then even juiced players would have to deal with the RNG of the dungeon and callouts of "rotate" or "go on flank" would more often be supplemented with "fall back and regroup".
Also to blame is the swarm, forcing players to clear or avoid modules as fast as possible to avoid being left behind, and thus run into each other and forced to PvP.
I will also posit that the 'simple' mechanics of melee / ranged combat and the simplicity of movement and lack of meaningful evasion mechanics has been a failure in the foundational structure of this game. Had these areas been more 'cooked' then perhaps the game wouldn't be nearly as punishing - unfairly so - when one player simply out gears another or one squad simply rushes down another due to their comp. These very basic mechanics also mean that cheesing AI isn't just "the easy way to get through hell" but actually a preferred method in many occasions simply because once you get off rhythm, your ducking and mashing A vs D gets thrown off and you start to eat hits. It's not fun to dance around a Beserker and widdle him down and it isn't much more skillful than "I stood on a veiny Hell bloodclut and hit him in the head until he died".
This also affects compositions and how one team pushes into another. Half of the Trios gameplay is simply "Does their composition benefit from entering a doorway or holding it?" - what the fuck is that?
The simplicity of mechanics has also necessitated a simplicity of AI as an answer - if AI could climb, open doors, and properly scare the shit out of you - yet all you have to deal with them are these undercooked melee mechanics - you would get roasted by a basic Axe skeleton much more often than anyone would like to admit.
And yet, the lack of meaningful AI and mechanics means moving from module to module consists of opening a door, running past, and shutting it behind you. This might be good for when you're evading a buff ball team, but it also the same system that is enabling that team to begin with.
So here we are - the lack of dynamics modules and undercooked movement / melee mechanics has meant that the Devs have focused nearly entirely on balancing PvP rather than a core game-play loop. Entire systems and entire wipes have been devoted to "balancing" and creating QoL for these systems. Because if someone has better gear than you - they basically win - then gear needs to be stronger for beginners and thus a Squire and thus a Quest system and thus a Marketplace where the mystery and allure of items goes to absolutely die as everything in the game is accessible through gold. No longer does finding a piece of gear in the dungeon that fits your character hit in any meaningful way.
This is not a Dungeon Diver any longer. It will continue to bleed players, and new players who try it thinking "I like hardcore games, I like DnD, I like loot" will quickly turn it off once they realize it's just a shitty version of Counter-Strike but half of the lobby has speed hacks and extra damage and you do not.
Previously, I was for a Marketplace. Previously, I was all for GBMM. Previously, I thought I would one day be "good enough" to rock BiS because I will have mastered many difficult systems. Now it's just a matter of "do I feel like running BiS right now or not" - everything is so accessible that it has lost meaning and feeling and simply is a RNG of how geared the other team is on the map.
Now I'm more for self-found only gear, removal of marketplace, removing of GBMM, skill trees > Multiclassing - and I'd go so far as to say I think they need to turn this game off for a few months, put everything on a test server, and go back to fixing the foundation then relaunch it.
SKILL STILL EXISTS and I will never deny that - but it could exist in a more meaningful way with better foundational systems that do not force the entire game to devolve into PvP hit trading and door play.
TL;DR
The game's foundational systems are rocky and have turned this game into a PvP fest. The lack of Dynamic modules means the best compositions with the best items with better map knowledge will simply rush through and win. The fact that players often have better loot than half of the modules means that PvP is always the best bang for your buck. These incongruent foundations have devolved this game into a crappy version of Counter-Strike where half of the lobby has better damage / movespeed than you do. The melee / range and lack of meaningful evasion tools mean gear check will always be king and makes aforementioned "counterstrike feeling" feel ever worse. And yet, the devs - unable or unwilling or are simply blind to it - have instead been balancing the entire game around "PvP" for almost an entire year - taking up resources and time - because it's the one faucet of the game everyone agrees is causing issues. And yet, nothing has been done to prevent PvP engagement after PvP engagement from becoming the only real end-game content.
All of these foundational systems working incongruently are causing a fractured and toxic playerbase because we didn't sign up for a PvP fest, we signed up for a Dungeon Diving experience with a small squad.
I'll be playing Ultima Online Outlands in the meantime. I might check back on this game after sometime. I made a lot of cool friends and really enjoyed playing with some of you. My in game alias's were ThrustinTheseHips / Dolphin Lover - if you had a good time playing with or against me I will always cherish it! But boys, please take care of your mental health. This game can take a toll - no lies.

"I played major league baseball for parts of 10 years, and I played in the magnificent city of New York, and as a child in St. Croix that was beyond dreams. Yes, I am a happy man." -- Horace Clarke
The worst stretch of Yankee baseball since the Highlander days, the mid 60s to the mid 70s, is remembered by those who lived through it as the Horace Clarke Era. Unfairly or not, the bespectacled switch-hitting middle infielder from the U.S. Virgin Islands came to symbolize all that was wrong with the Yankees in those sad years.
Horace Meredith Clarke grew up on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was just the fifth player from the U.S. Virgin Islands to play in the majors, and the first Yankee. His father had grown up playing cricket, and because there were no youth baseball leagues on the island, young Horace played softball. He said he didn't see his first baseball game until around age 13, when he saw some U.S. Navy sailors playing.

“We were poor kids in St. Croix. We played on a field which was right on the ocean and had no fences. We couldn’t afford baseballs. So the coach made the lefthanded batters hit righthanded and the righthanded batters hit lefthanded. This was so they couldn’t hit the ball so far. It saved us from losing the baseballs in the ocean.”

Clarke was spotted by a Yankee scout in the Caribbean and assigned to the lowest run of the Yankee farm system -- the Kearney Yankees in Class D ball. Imagine being an 18-year-old kid from St. Croix in the Caribbean, and arriving in Kearney, Nebraska in the spring of 1958. The culture shock must have been overwhelming. Maybe not surprisingly, Clarke hit a disappointing .225/.322/.283 in 187 at-bats. He said the biggest adjustment wasn't the cold weather, but night games played under the lights, something he'd never done before.
The following year Horace was in the Florida State League, and he thrived in the warmer weather, hitting .293/.375/.366 in 571 at-bats. He also stole 34 bases that year. The year after that, he was back up north, playing for Fargo in the Northern League, and hit .307/.389/.369 in 537 at-bats. The following year was Amarillo in the Texas League, where he hit .300/.364/.429.
Then the next three years in the International League, where he hit .281/.345/.352 in 1,494 at-bats while playing shortstop and second base.
But despite Clarke's promise, he was blocked by Bobby Richardson. By the time Clarke had reached Triple-A at age 24 in 1963, the 27-year-old Richardson had already been a four-time All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove winner, and had won three World Series rings... plus the MVP for the 1960 World Series, the only time in baseball history a player for the losing team won the award!
But the Yankees knew Richardson was planning on retiring, so they kept Clarke waiting in the wings. He opened the year with the Toledo Mud Hens, then the Yankees' Triple-A team, and then after a month he finally got the call to the show.
Fifty-nine years ago today, on May 13, 1965, Clarke was sent up to the plate in the 7th inning as a pinch hitter to make his major league debut in a game the Yankees were losing, 4-1, to the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park.
Clarke, facing Dave Morehead, beat out an infield single. It was a promising beginning. But, as if scripted to be symbolic of his career, Clarke's success was short-lived as the next batter bounced into a fielder's choice. Forced out at second base, Clarke watched the rest of the game from the dugout. The next day he'd get the start and go 0-for-4.
Hitting .250/.298/.269 at the end of June as a utility infielder, Clarke was sent back down to Toledo for two months to get more regular playing time. It helped. When he returned on September 3 -- coincidentally, also against the Red Sox -- he went 3-for-5 with an RBI. Overall that month, Clarke hit .273/.298/.327, and for the season, .262/.298/.299 in 115 plate appearances. But the Yankees, the reigning A.L. champions for the past five seasons, finished a shocking 77-85, all the way in sixth place.
That off-season, Phil Linz -- the harmonica playing utility infielder -- was traded to the Phillies, opening up a roster spot for Clarke. Richardson, though only 31, had told the Yankees he would retire at the end of the 1966 season, and the Yankees wanted him to mentor Clarke as his successor.
Clarke started just seven games over the first half, but a series of injuries forced him into regular service. Over the second half, he played almost every day, hitting .276/.334/.404 in 300 plate appearances. He was mostly used at shortstop, where his defense wasn't great, but in 16 games at second base he looked good enough that the Yankees were confident he could be a regular there. Yankee fans were no doubt a little sad when Richardson officially announced to the press on August 31 that it was his last season, but at least we knew who would be playing second base the following year.
Indeed, second base was the least of the Yankees' problems. New York finished dead last at 70-89 in 1966, the team's worst performance since 1925, as injuries fell Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Elston Howard, and Whitey Ford.
Entering 1967 as the starting second baseman, Clarke hit a solid .272/.321/.316 (94 OPS+) in 633 plate appearances while leading the league in fielding percentage, assists, and range factor as a second baseman. He also stole 21 bases in 25 tries, a second-best .840 SB%. His 3.7 bWAR that year was better than any season Richardson ever had -- his career high was 3.2 bWAR in 1962.
The following year, the Yankees finished 83-79 -- above .500 for the first time in four seasons -- but a whopping 34.5 games out. Clarke had one of the worst years of his career, hitting .230/.258/.254 (60 OPS+) as he played through injuries all year.
He rebounded in 1969 to .285/.339/.467 (101 OPS+), with 33 stolen bases. It was, statistically, the best season of his career (3.9 bWAR). But once again the Yankees were terrible -- 28.5 games out.
In 1970, Clarke again disappointed, hitting .251/.286/.309 (68 OPS+). The Yankees won 93 games that year, but it amounted to naught as the Orioles ran away with the pennant, going 108-54 to win it by 15 games. In fact, it was pretty much over by July, with the Yankees 7 games out at the All-Star break.
It was around this time that Yankee fans began focusing their frustration on Clarke. One New York sportswriter routinely referred to him as "Horrible Horace". Miscast as a leadoff man -- he had a career .308 OBP -- and criticized for "bailing out" on double plays, manager Ralph Houk years later offered a tepid defense of his second baseman:

“I know I got a lot of criticism for playing Horace Clarke as much as I did, but he was a lot better ballplayer than anyone gave him credit for. He did a lot of things good but nothing great, and that was his problem. Besides, I didn’t have anyone else.”

The lack of a replacement was certainly an issue. In 1971, there was talk in The Sporting News about a prospect named Fred Frazier being the heir apparent to Clarke at second base. That year, Frazier hit a disappointing .261/.316/.313 in Triple-A; the next year, .216/.302/.281. The year after that, he was in the Orioles organization. He never made it out of the minors.
In fact, Clarke was the only constant in the Yankee infield in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Yankees during the, ahem, Horace Clarke Era had holes everywhere, with a revolving door at first base, third base, and shortstop. For five years, from 1967 to 1971, Clarke was the Opening Day starter at second base; during that same stretch, there were five different third basemen, five different third basemen, and three different shortstops. Between 1967 and 1973, he started 1,017 games at second base, or 90% of all Yankee games.
But that, explained Yankees PR man Marty Appel, was kind of the problem. "Fans especially didn’t like the second baseman, the beleaguered Horace Clarke, whose major flaw seemed to be longevity. It wasn’t his fault that no one better came along, and he was a better player than the fans gave him credit for. But because he was out there, year after year, he came to stand for this disappointing run by the club."

"I always did my best. I always played as hard as I could. I never was concerned about how the fans reacted to me." -- Horace Clarke

The following year Clarke hit .250/.321/.318 in 696 plate appearances, but the Yankees again were out of it, finishing 82-80 in 1971.
Yankee fans had been miserable since 1965, but frustration with the team in general -- and Clarke in particular -- reached a boiling point in 1972. It had been seven years since the Yankees had been in the post-season, and 1972 was the first year the Yankees had the playoffs within our grasp since winning the pennant in 1964. (The "closest and latest" the Yankees had been since the 1965 season was 9 games out of 1st place on September 8, 1970.)
On September 12, 1972, the Yankees were a half-game out of 1st place at 74-64, with 17 games left to go in the season. The Red Sox were in 1st at 73-62, the Orioles tied with New York at 74-64, and the Tigers a half-game behind at 73-64. Over the rest of the season, the Yankees went a heartbreaking 5-12, while the Tigers won 13 out of 19 to win the A.L. East.
There was plenty of blame to go around for that collapse, but Yankee fans were particularly irate at Clarke, who hit .225/.267/.296 during those final 17 games.
To his credit, Clarke never complained about the boos from fans or the criticism in the press. As quoted by Dick Young in the New York Daily News in 1972:

"Sure, I would feel bad when I saw in the papers that, 'the Yankees can never win the pennant with that guy at second base.' But why get mad. I figure that's his opinion, and he's entitled to it. I must have been able to do something. Don't tell me a ballplayer can fool a manager for seven years."

Years later, Thurman Munson said his adversarial relationship with the media was based on how Horace Clarke was treated.
In 1973, the 34-year-old Clarke hit .263/.317/.308 (80 OPS+), his defense was no longer among the league leaders, and the Yankees were once again double-digit games behind by Labor Day.
It was finally time to move on. That off season, the Yankees acquired 23-year-old utility infielder Jim Mason from the Texas Rangers and installed him as the starting shortstop for the upcoming 1974 season; Gene Michael, the Yankees' on-again, off-again shortstop since 1968, was moved to second base; and Clarke to the bench. It wasn't exactly an earth-shattering move -- Mason was coming off a season in which he hit .206/.273/.290, and Michael .225/.270/.278. If anything, the two represented a substantial downgrade from Clarke's numbers. (By bWAR the previous season, Clarke was still the best option of the three, 0.6 compared to Mason's -0.7 and Michael's -0.9.)
After hitting .234/.294/.255 in 53 plate appearances as a pinch hitter and spot starter, on May 31, 1974, the Yankees finally ended the Horace Clarke Era by selling his contract to the San Diego Padres along with minor league pitcher Lowell Palmer for $25,000. At the time of the deal, Clarke was still the Yankees' best option at second base as Mason was hitting .214/.287/.307 and Michael a putrid .134/.224/.179!
Six weeks later, the Yankees tried to address their second base problem again by acquiring former All-Star Sandy Alomar from the Angels. Alomar, who fathered major leaguers Sandy Jr. and Roberto, played for the Yankees for the next two and a half seasons, hitting .248/.287/.302... again, worse than Horace's career average of .256/.308/.313.
And yet getting rid of Horace Clarke immediately turned around the Yankees' fortunes. With Horace, the Yankees were 23-27, the worst record in the American League; without him, a second-best 66-46. New York finished 89-73, just two games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
The Yankees finally found a solution to the second base problem on December 11, 1975, trading previously forgotten Yankee Doc Medich to the Pirates for Dock Ellis, Ken Brett, and a 20-year-old prospect named Willie Randolph.
Meanwhile, Clarke went to San Diego and hit .189/.255/.200 in 99 plate appearances. He was released at the end of the season and retired. He was a frequent attendee at Yankee Old Timers' Games, and promoted baseball in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He died at age 81 on August 5, 2020, from complications due to Alzheimer's disease.
The Clarke Side

• Horace's nickname was "Hoss". Yankee play-by-play man Bill White loved to draw out the "s" sound.
  
• Clarke had a reputation of being timid on double plays -- the team's pitchers thought he was apt to hold onto the ball and hop aside rather than try to get off a throw if it meant getting barreled over by the runner. (And in those days, runners came in hard -- just ask Willie Randolph!) Yankee pitchers complained to the press about it, and fans started watching for such plays. Any time the 175-pound Clarke didn't complete a double play, the boo birds came out. To be fair, despite his reputation as being afraid of contact, Clarke led the league in double plays turned as a second baseman in 1969 and again in 1971, and finished in the top five every year he was a regular.
  
• Clarke was the last Yankee to live within walking distance of Yankee Stadium, at the Grand Concourse Hotel. His commute to work was a three-block walk... which could be a problem sometimes. Sportswriter Dick Young reported Clarke had an awkward moment when a fan, "this kid, maybe 11 or 12," walked up and asked: "Hey Hoss, how come you can't make the double play?" Clarke replied: "Well, we can't all be stars. I guess I'm just a lousy ballplayer."
  
• Clarke had an unusual batting stance, a throwback to the Deadball Era. He stood with his legs far apart and he choked up high on the bat. Not surprisingly, he had just 27 home runs in 5,243 career plate appearances... but apparently all of them were of the over-the-fence variety.
  
• The first of those 27 home runs was a grand slam! It was off Floyd Weaver of the Cleveland Indians on September 21, 1965. The two-out grand slam in the 4th inning helped power the Yankees to a 9-4 win.
  
• And Clarke's second career home run? Another grand slam! It came on July 16, 1966. Clarke came up with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 10th of a 5-5 game. Clarke crushed Jack Aker's offering to deep right to clear the bases and give the Yankees a 9-5 lead; Pedro Ramos pitched a perfect 9th to preserve the victory. Whitey Ford, who had entered the game in the 9th inning in relief, got the win. Clarke's first and second home runs were the only grand slams of his career!
  
• Aker was later Clarke's teammate with the Yankees from 1969 to 1972, and the sinkerballing reliever was one of the pitchers who criticized Horace about bailing out on double plays.
  
• Long before John Olerud made it cool, Horace sometimes wore a batting helmet while playing the field. He never explained why; some speculated it was because he'd once been hit in the head by a thrown ball.
  
• Clarke said he grew up listening to Yankee games on the radio, and Phil Rizzuto -- a similarly undersized infielder -- was his favorite player. Horace was 11 years old when the Scooter won the A.L. MVP in 1950.
  
• Mickey Mantle, his knees shot, moved to first base for the final two years of his career. Clarke, the regular second baseman both of those seasons, said that Mantle told him to get every ball he could. Horace led the league in range factor as a second baseman both of those seasons.
  
• The Sporting News reported on March 14, 1970, that Clarke had a "novel twist" during salary negotiations for the upcoming 1970 season. He told the Yankees he'd take less money in salary if they helped him secure a $1 million loan for a construction project in the Virgin Islands. Sportswriter Dick Young speculated: "It's a very simple gimmick. First you get the Yankees to lend you $1 million for an investment. You bank it at seven percent. That brings in $70,000 a year. Then you negotiate your contract with the independent feeling that you don't have to play baseball for a living." Clarke and the Yankees eventually agreed on a more conventional contract at $32,000 -- and no loan.
  
• Check out Horace Clarke's leadoff single on Opening Day in 1970, called by Phil Rizzuto! #23 playing first base for the Yankees is not Don Mattingly, but previously forgotten Yankee John Ellis.
  
• Clarke set the major league career record -- since tied by Joe Mauer -- of most no-hitters broken up in the 9th inning. Both players did it three times in their career... but Clarke did it three times in the same season! He had 9th inning singles to break up no-no's by Kansas City's Jim Rooker on June 4, 1970, Boston's Sonny Siebert on June 19, 1970, and Detroit's Joe Niekro on July 2, 1970. No other hitter has broken up more than two no-hitters in the 9th inning in his career, according to the book Baseball's No-Hit Wonders by Dirk Lammers, but Clarke amazingly did it three times in 24 games spread over 28 days. Mauer's 9th inning heartbreakers came over a six-year stretch.
  
• Clarke went 5-for-6 with an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader on April 19, 1970 -- and had 11 other games where he had four hits. In terms of fantasy scoring, his best day was either May 21, 1969, when he went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and three stolen bases, or July 22, 1971, when he was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBIs.
  
• Clarke was involved in one of the most surreal moments of baseball history on the final day of the 1971 season. The Yankees were playing the Washington Senators -- not the original Senators, who had moved to Minnesota to become the Twins in 1961, but the expansion team founded that same year to replace them. Rangers owner Bob Short, who had bought the team three years earlier, announced he was moving the team to Arlington, Texas, to become the Rangers. (Coincidentally, in 1957, Short had bought the Minneapolis Lakers and, three years later, moved them to Los Angeles.) The final home game of the Senators at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., was on September 30, 1971 against the Yankees. The game was tied, 5-5, but the soon-to-be Rangers scored a pair in the bottom of the 8th to take a 7-5 lead. In the top of the 9th, Felipe Alou and Bobby Murcer grounded out to bring up Horace Clarke. Before he could get to the plate, however, a fan ran onto the field and pulled up first base, prompting hundreds more fans to run onto the field in search of their own souvenirs. Clarke and the Senators ran off the field and the umpires called it a forfeit in favor of the Yankees.
  
• Horace wore #20 all 10 seasons he was with the Yankees. It was never a particularly popular number before him, as the only player who wore it more than a few seasons was Tiny Bonham (1940-1946). Bucky Dent wore #20 from 1977 to 1982, and previously forgotten Yankee Bobby Meacham from 1983 to 1988. Another previously forgotten Yankee, Mike Stanley, wore it from 1992 to 1995, then Jorge Posada had it until Stanley returned in 1997 and reclaimed it. After Stanley left the Yankees, he asked Posada to take it back, saying that number should belong to a catcher. And now it always will, as it was retired for Posada in 2015.
  
• His obituary in The New York Times noted that among major leaguers from the Virgin Islands -- "a relatively small roster" -- Clarke still holds the records for games played, hits, runs, RBIs, and stolen bases.
  
• After he retired, Clarke helped promote youth baseball in the U.S. Virgin Islands. One of the players he mentored was Jerry Browne, who played 10 years in the majors between 1986 and 1995 with the Rangers, Indians, A's, and Marlins. In his SABR biography, Browne credits Clarke with teaching him baseball fundamentals.
  
• According to the book Where Have All Our Yankees Gone? by Brian Jensen, Clarke played a uniquely Caribbean instrument called "the vibes." "The vibes is like a xylophone, marimba-related type sound. It's a keyboard-type related instrument." Clarke said he played the instrument during his Yankee days, but -- unlike Bernie Williams, who frequently strummed on his guitar in the clubhouse -- only during the off-season. "When I was with the Yankees, ya know, the instrument that I had, the vibes, I was doing it, ya know, but never in the clubhouse, though. Once you are in the clubhouse, it is all work, ya know. That was never so much allowed. I had the instrument all the years that I was a Yankee but I was involved with baseball. That was my full time and I didn't have full time to play music but, ya know, in the off-season I would have a vibe and try to learn a song by hearing from a tape or a record and that's what it was." After retiring, Clarke played the instrument with a local band called Out of Nowhere.
  
• Of the 15 major leaguers to have been born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the only other Yankee was Elrod Hendricks, a backup catcher for the Bombers from 1976 to 1977. Jabari Blash, born in St. Thomas, gets an honorable mention for the three months he spent as a Yankee during the 2017-2018 off-season. Blash was acquired from the Padres for Chase Headley on December 12, then traded to the Angels for a PTBNL or cash considerations. I guess we got the cash, because apparently no player was ever named.
  
• There's a Horace Clarke High School in Jamaica, but it's not named after the Yankee. It's named after the Horace Clarke who was a member of parliament in Jamaica from 1972 to 2002.
  
• Also not him: Horace Clarke, a teenager shot and seriously wounded by a Blackfeet Indian named Owl Child on August 17, 1869. Clarke's father, Malcolm, was killed in the same attack, which was purportedly revenge for Malcolm Clarke having attacked him two years earlier... which Malcolm claimed he'd done because Owl Child had stolen horses from him... which Owl Child said he'd done in revenge for yet an earlier dispute. The pursuit of Owl Child resulted in a massacre of at least 170 people, mostly elderly men, women, and children. As for Owl Child, he escaped to Canada and was never seen again.
  

"I remember the first game I played in Yankee Stadium in 1965. There were more than 40,000 people in the stands. I had just come from my country where there are 30,000 people in the entire country. That was some adjustment." -- Horace Clarke

Overall, Horace Clarke hit .257/.309/.315 in 5,144 plate appearances as a Yankee. His numbers aren't quite as bad as they appear, as he played during one of the lowest offense eras since deadball... an 84 OPS+. That ranks him ahead of fondly-remembered Yankees like Shelley Duncan (81 OPS+), Rick Cerone (80 OPS+), Miguel Cairo (80 OPS+), Bucky Dent (72 OPS+), and... Bobby Richardson (77 OPS+). And while many complained about his defense, his defensive metrics -- such as we have for his era -- indicate he was at least an average defender. He led the league in range factor three times, in fielding percentage once, in assists six times, and in double plays twice.
People tend to think about Clarke -- if they think about him at all -- as either a terrible player, representative of the teams he played on, or a good player who was wasted on bad teams. The truth is somewhere in the middle. As sportswriter Maury Allen said, he was "an average big-leaguer on below-average Yankee teams."
And in fact, Clarke's 16.0 career bWAR as a Yankee is twice as much value as the player he replaced, Bobby Richardson (8.0 bWAR). But Richardson was a fan favorite, while Clarke was scorned. But of course... Richardson won three rings. And Yankee fans love a winner!

"New York is New York. You don’t win, you’re going to hear about it. I was in the middle." -- Horace Clarke

Had Clarke come along a few years earlier and been part of the early 1960s dynasty, he might be remembered fondly as a scrappy infielder, a Tony Kubek or a Bucky Dent or a Scott Brosius -- a good but not great player who had some memorable moments.
Instead, Horace Clarke defines an era of futility.

1. Epic Fantasy
2. Crown Prince: Book One of New Blood
3. New Blood Saga: Book 1
4. W.D. Kilpack III
5. Full Cover
6. 2021 International Firebird Book Award Winner • 2022 The BookFest Award Winner • 2023 Finalist, Best Mentor Character, Indie Ink Awards • 2024 International Impact Book Award Winner • 2020 Runner-Up Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.org • Quarter Finalist Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition
7. www.Kilpack.net
8. Available in Paperback/eBook/KU/NOOK/Kobo/Smashwords
9. "The future of all men relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Will his Sight be true? Or will his impure Firstblood prove the ruin of us all?"
10. Natharr is Guardian of Maarihk, one of a long line of protectors dating back to the Firstborn Age, before the Aa Conquest. Natharr's is an ancient role, rooted in his Firstblood, giving him Sight to see what is yet to be. He adheres to his sacred duties even in the centuries since the Firstborn were forced to the brink of extinction by the Aa. Natharr still stands guard over all men, Aa or Firstborn, Seeing what will come to pass, deciding what is unavoidable and what is not. He spends decades planning how to save the life of the newborn Crown Prince Vikari so he may one day reclaim the throne of the land where Mankind was created, back in the time when the Olde Gods still walked.
11. • "I've been won over by Crown Prince! The world is deeply conceived. The prose is well crafted. The solemn, almost-inhuman Guardian/seer standing guard during a deadly siege as the young queen gives birth makes for a hell of a great start! That weightiness to his character was a key point of interest to me that comes across right from the opening pages, plunging right into the thick of it for a wonderful change of pace. Crown Prince is intriguing, grand, strange, and shadowed by ill-omens. It is Shakespearean." — Tom Mock, author of The Long Nights • "A very good book ... [and] a very great read! Natharr is very much tested as he strives to save the life of newborn Crown Prince Vikari. This book reads wonderfully, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to get to know the story. It is full of pulse-pounding adventure and also features great, extensive world-building! Definitely a recommend from me!” — Philip Chase, Ph.D., medievalist and author of The Way of Edan • 5/5 Stars — "Author W.D. Kilpack III presents an atmospheric and immersive journey into a richly crafted fantasy world, balancing a strong character-led adventure with a wider web of plots, setting up a highly complex and enjoyable fantasy saga to follow. There’s a clear flair for character, dialogue, and attitude from the start, with Natharr's intense presence affecting all who encounter him and making for some really dynamic clashes. The weightiness of his responsibilities and the depth of the world-building immediately gripped my attention and, as the story unfolded, the way the characters’ attitudes and actions were shaped by the realism of the worldbuilding was totally compelling. This book delivers on every promise of pulse-pounding adventure — thanks to the swift pacing of the plot, coupled with dark storytelling, strong descriptive skills, and captivating character development that balances emotion with duty well. Overall, I would certainly recommend Crown Prince as an incredible opener to an exciting new fantasy series, and I’m all the more eager to continue exploring this fantastical realm." — K.C. Finn, USA Today best-selling author of The Book of Shade for Reader's Favorite • 5/5 Stars — "The literary creator in his act of creationism. Such is W. D. Kilpack III in his intriguing invention of Crown Prince: Book One of New Blood. Intermingling real world matters of both realm and state, and legendary phenomena of ancient times, Kilpack builds a mythical epic of worlds within worlds, all suspended in time and universal fantastical realism. He has crafted an imaginative tale perfect for lovers of mysticism, magic, ancient battles, romance, and supernatural fantasy. Natharr, the Guardian of Maarihk, is one of the Firstbborn [with] abilities like the gift of prophetic Sight, and he [is] charged with protecting and preparing the newly born prince of the realm, Vikari, until he is ready to take his rightful place as heir to his father’s throne. Set in a richly imagined and described enigmatic world, the story explores themes of family, love, friendship, destiny, time, and power. Adventure and action keep the reader quickly turning the pages ... deliver[ing] a strong narrative of structure, character development, and world building, which smoothly paves the way for the next book in the series, Order Of Light, which I cannot wait to read. Crown Prince is a masterful example of original storytelling, a phenomenal literary creation!" — K.L. Davidson, author of Ten Thousand Fields (British Columbia, Canada) • 4/4 Stars — "Crown Prince stands out with amazing descriptions, complex characters, and intriguing supernatural elements. Book one in the New Blood [Saga], the storyline is incredibly promising. The author has a flair for setting the scene and creating memorable characters. I absolutely loved the descriptive prowess of this author, the thing I enjoyed most about the book ... W. D. Kilpack III genuinely takes the time to help us immerse in the fantasy world, no matter if he describes a battle scene, a peaceful moment, or a mythological creature like a Hamadryad or a Manticore, he always manages to conjure the best images in our minds. The author does a great job of incorporating the supernatural elements in a general atmosphere of myth and legend ... there was nothing I disliked about this novel. I am rating Crown Prince 4 out of 4 stars ... fans of sword-and-sorcery fantasy will definitely find this novel a delightful read ... the series has the potential to acquire epic dimensions ... I am looking forward to reading the sequel, Order of Light." — OnlineBookClub.org • 5/5 Stars — "I absolutely love Crown Prince! It is a very dark epic-fantasy story following a very intimate cast of characters. The way things unfold, you’re thrown into the thick of the action right from the beginning that sinks you in right. The way events unfold to the way characters come together, you cannot help but keep flipping the pages. By the end, I was so invested, I felt so intimate with these characters, that I had to find out what happens next, so I immediately ordered book two, Order of Light! It’s such a good story! It’s such a dark-but-good story, with very good character work, you get really close with these characters, and you can’t help but want to know what happens next!" — Usman, host of Bards and Books YouTube channel (British Columbia, Canada) • 5/5 Stars — With the maps and appendix, "the characters' names, titles, and the names of fascinating places all conjured up by the mind of W. D. Kilpack III [helped] me better understand the intricate facets of this novel. Creating worlds and characters is not a easy, but the author did an excellent job. Crown Prince has everything you want: intertwining sword scenes, the battles of a war, kings, queens, knights, magic, fairies, love, sex, great beasts, and unthinkable dangers thatNatharr has to endure. Kilpack puts you in the middle as Vikari starts to grow and learn. So does Natharr for he begins to love the child as his own. Kilpack's ability to crystally describe a scene [was] like I was taking part in a meal or a sword fight. Crown Prince flowed smoothly and any fan of fantasy will rejoice [and] if you have never read a fantasy novel (like me), this one will get you hooked into the genre." — Jose F. Nodar, author of Books, Pens & Larceny (South Wales, Australia) • 5/5 Stars — "Crown Prince is one of the most brilliant fantasy novels that I have ever had the pleasure of reading and a book I am now obsessed with! Crown Prince is an incredible, thrilling and memorable story that will take its readers on a journey like no other. Crown Prince captivated me from the first page thanks to the book's sharp literature and strong opening ... [the author] is not only a phenomenal writer for his flawless ability to capture his reader's attention, but he is also a great writer for his descriptive powers and characterization of characters which will hook his readers! Crown Prince is a sensational, thrilling and addictive story that will thrill you as well as entertain you." — RedHeadedBookLover.com • 5/5 Butterflies — "Crown Prince was such a delight to read! Normally, we don't see the child growing up ... or really get a chance to get attached to whoever raised him. This author took that trope, shook it up and turned it into something amazing! We get to see the heir as a baby, to see him grow up [and] develop that close bond a son has with his father. It's a really beautiful thing ... normally glazed over in this type of story ... but you get to see how strong their bond is. I'm so grateful! Something else I really enjoyed is how well Darshelle and Natharr played off each other. Often, they have deep conversations that involve a culture clash, where they may not agree with each other's perspective, but they are willing to try to understand. I [also] loved this author's world building, especially the magic forest and all the interesting creatures that live in it! The village of the cat-people was such a fun scene and so interesting showing the cat-people society and how it was different. It was really fun! If you don't grab yourself a copy of Crown Prince, you're doing yourself a huge disservice! It's a wonderful story and such a fun read!" — Madam Crystal Butterfly • 5/5 Stars — "Kilpack delivers a stunning blow to the belief that Indie-Fantasy is worth any less that its salt. Crown Prince is a well-crafted epic with unique plot mechanisms, well-developed and believable characters, and a world grounded in the visceral and the real. I could not recommend this series any higher!" — Clay Vermulm, co-host of Sinister Soup Podcast • 5/5 Stars — "A fantastic world of swords and magic! A very strong start to the series! W.D. Kilpack III does know how to draw a reader into a world of swords and magic. I found myself unable to put the book down, diving deeper into the fantastic world. I can say, that I am a fan of his work and will soon be reading Order of Light, the second book from the New Blood [Saga]." — BooksShelf.com • 5/5 Stars — Crown Prince is "a great mix of fantasy and action and adventure! It kept me on my toes the whole time and I was completely hooked! The world building in this book is amazing. I could read 20 books in this world. The fight scenes and characters are amazing. They pull you in so deeply ... that I didn't want to stop reading way past when I should have!" — Jay.Rae.Reads • 5/5 Stars — Crown Prince illustrates "the burden of knowledge and the responsibilities involved in being able to see the future. Natharr is a great hero: think Aragorn/Alanon/Teddy Roosevelt. He bears the burden of being Guardian of Maarihk with dignity but, at the same time, is human and has flaws, like having a bit of a temper. Darshelle is conflicted and a walking contradiction, being proud and strong, while still insecure and flawed. I love the world, where magic is more subtle, while there is another element that reminded me of Greek mythology, because the gods are real and took direct action in history. There is some violence, which seems to fit well within the framework of this world where epic fantasy and realism are intertwined." — Critic, Salt Lake City, UT • 5/5 Stars — Crown Prince is "a fantastic tale filled with all things beautiful, dark, and magical! Filled with adventure and drama! The author's world is absolutely stunning, and I can't wait to read the next installment in the story!" — Cherumanalil (Bangalore, India) • 4/4 Stars — Crown Prince is "an adventure full of thrilling moments [that] hook you right from page one. Each page has a new secret to unfold. This book made a mark on my mind and now I cam curious to read the other books in the series. I loved reading it and have rated it four stars. Books like these deserve the hype!" — Read With Emilee • 5/5 Stars — "From the start you are drawn into a world of fantasy. With each page, you want more. The author gives the feel you are the character fighting for your life and those you defend. A great read, with the power to keep you from putting it down. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in something new, with a twist and feel of a classic fantasy!" — Tom Carr, author of Talking to Yourself in the Dark • 4/4 Stars — Crown Prince is "an absolutely brilliant fantasy read ... [Kilpack created] a master introduction. The plot building was incredible. The journey sucks you in so much that you immediately want to carry on with the series. I'll definitely complete this series." — Twilight Reader (Wales) • 4/4 Stars — "If you're looking for something new with a a twist of classic fantasy, this is for you. It amazes me that someone can create an entire world from scratch with everything that this involes. Character building is wonderful and the descriptions of what happens are good. It is very detailed, so you get immersed in the story. Lots of things happen in this book. [Crown Prince] is a good and strong start for a new series!" — June.Reads (London, England) • 4/4 Stars — Crown Prince is "a lovely fantasy. Great read! Great characters! Writing style amazing! I loved this world. A new author I discovered and hope to read more from this author in the future!" — Rhianny DD Morris (South Wales, Australia) • 4.7/5 Stars — Crown Prince "transported me into a world where life-and-death situations were commonplace and everyone had a cause to fight for! The distinction between the Firstborn and the Aa was fascinating [and] really got me hooked! The characters are fantastic, descriptions of battles draw in you and there's a shock in every chapter! I love fantasy books and I'll add this to my pile of highly recommended sagas!" — Books with Gina (England) • 4.5/5 Stars — Crown Prince is like "watching a movie. The author has narrated ... in a very fluent and visual way. It is an adventurous and twisted novel that will always keep the reader wanting more. Every page is a new unfolding and a new mystery. The plot is exquisite and emphasizes important values like willpower, determination, and truth. A captivating read [especially] those in search of something abnormally smart!" — Reads.Nancy • 4.5/5 Stars — "Crown Prince is one of the most fantastic fantasy books that I have read so far! The book is a blend of thrills, mystery, fun, excitement, and drama! It has got everything that a good book should have. The plot is unpredictable and twisted. So much is happening all at once, but the smooth narration takes care of it all." — Just Pratibha (India) • 4/5 Stars — "A fantastic read! What a grand story in Crown Prince. I am very impressed with the writing and storytelling. Kilpack does a great job of building a world filled with princes, pasts that dictate the future. Kilpack details the scenes, filled with action, and brings the creatures to life! Crown Prince is filled with swords and sorcery, magic, myths and legends, that really bring it as believable. This author is a great storyteller. The story brings the reader on a superb journey. Who could ask for more when it's filled with magical/fantastical creatures and other interesting beings?" — Amy's Bookshelf • "Once I got into [Crown Prince], I struggled to put it down! The world Kilpack has created is so detailed and imaginative you can't help but be drawn in. This book is a fantasy that give you war, knights, romance and hidden dangers. It covers it all! As the first in the series, it sets the scene brilliantly ... I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy books and fairytales!" — Kat Books Teas Cakes (UK) • "I had the pleasure of reading Crown Prince and Kilpack — he makes maps, folks! — emphasizes detail. The characters are living real lives, even though it's a fantasy. It was well done! He built his world with great care and precision." — Ken Weene, Ph.D., co-host of the Let's Talk It Over videocast
12. Warnings: Violence, Sexual Content, Mature Themes; suitable for older teens and adults.
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1. Epic Fantasy
2. Order of Light: Book Two of New Blood
3. New Blood Saga: Book 2
4. W.D. Kilpack III
5. Full Cover
6. 2022 International Firebird Book Award 2023 The BookFest Award 2021 Runner Up, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.org Top Pick, BooksShelf.com
7. www.Kilpack.net
8. Available in Paperback/eBook/KU/NOOK/Kobo/Smashwords
9. "The future of Mankind relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Can a mysterious Order help him repair the damage of choosing happiness over duty?"
10. Despite the Guardian of Maarihk being condemned as anathema, and his very existence relegated to legend, Natharr resumes his ancient responsibilities as Mankind's protector. He joins with a mysterious Firstborn companion, Ellis the Elder, to journey into the snowy reaches of Biraald, where his Sight promises he will find those who secretly adhere to the ways of the Olde Gods. Although Biraaldi bloodlines show their Firstborn heritage more clearly than even in Maarihk itself, the two nations have never enjoyed peace. It has been far worse since the rise of Brandt the Usurper to Maarihk's throne. Natharr and Ellis must navigate threats not only against the Firstborn, but the Maarihkish, as they seek out the sympathizers he Saw who are brave enough to resist Maarihk's tyranny. Only then can the damage be repaired from when Natharr chose personal happiness with Darshelle and the young crown prince over his weighty responsibilities as Guardian of Maarihk.
11. • 5/5 Stars — "W. D. Kilpack III's Crown Prince captivated me. His vivid descriptions plunged me into a kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, and emotions. I devoured the first book in the New Blood Saga, desperate to see where the tale would lead. So, it was with bated breath that I cracked open Order of Light, the series' second instalment. Kilpack doesn't disappoint. The themes that resonated in Crown Prince deepen and twist in Order of Light. He has a way of making words just flow vividly on the page. On page 106 of my Australian paperback version, a revelation about Natharr, the Guardian of Maarihk, floored me! His journey of self-discovery weaves flawlessly with the Crown Prince's own remarkable growth. New fantastical creatures emerge from Kilpack's boundless imagination. The Quiet One and Bu, meticulously detailed in all their wonder, are testament to his storytelling prowess. But fear not, I won't spoil the magic! Suffice it to say, fans of epic fantasy, your search is over. Kilpack is your new literary lord. From exhilarating battle sequences to poignant moments of reflection, Order of Light is a masterpiece. If I could, I’d give it a six! Both it and Crown Prince deserve a place on your bookshelf. Trust me, you won't regret immersing yourself in Kilpack's world." — Jose F. Nodar, author of Books, Pens & Larceny (South Wales, Australia) • 5/5 Stars — "What an incredible story! A brilliant followup to an amazing first book. One of the most well-written and well-developed stories I have ever come across. A poignant, sensational, and captivating novel that will take [you] on a turbulent-but-fantastic journey full of ups and downs and shocks and thrills galore! Order of Light is compelling thanks to enthralling moments as well as the unpredictable nature of the book that will have you turning the pages with haste from beginning to end ... The reader is taken on an exceptional journey that is continuously evolving. Order of Light is a remarkable, fascinating, and addictive read with a unique premise as well as the excellent literature. Kilpack is an incredibly talented author who clearly knows how to write unique-but-engaging stories. What I loved most about Kilpack’s writing is his remarkable descriptions because they genuinely amazed me! Order of Light is a marvelous, stellar, and supreme book that will entertain, delight readers from start to finish. Five stars!" — RedHeadedBookLover.com • 5/5 Stars — "Order of Light by W.D. Kilpack III is a fabulous book. It is magical and captivating. I was immersed in the story from the beginning till the end. The characters and the plot were both so well-written that [it] made me feel I was with them. A wonderful novel that I enjoyed 100% and recommend to all. " — BooksShelf.com • 5/5 Stars — Order of Light is "just as good [as Crown Prince], just as quick-paced. Kilpack has an amazing ability to storytell. That's an amazing quality that makes you want to read one more page, one more chapter. This lovely book has events and descriptions that make the reader become invested in the characters and, thus, the story. I can't wait for the next book!" — Clairey Reads (Coventry, England) • 5/5 Stars — "A great followup to Crown Prince [which was] one of the most fantastic fantasy books that I have read so far! New characters are introduced and I'm impressed by his storytelling ... from characterization to event building ... everything is lucid. I'm eagerly waiting for book three." — Just Pratibha (India) • 4/5 Stars — "W.D. Kilpack does it again with Order of Light. Following on from the fantastic Crown Prince, we get to find out more about Ellis and Natharr as they go on their quest to find the sympathisers they need to get the Prince back on the throne. In a supposedly sleepy village is where they find the people they are looking for, who have been under the careful watch of the garrison for years. However, behind closed doors, there is a different story to tell and Natharr has to work out how they can use this to their advantage. A great fantasy book with all the world-building you'd expect from this author. Getting more back story and introducing different, important characters and how they've been affected gives you even more insight into where this story is heading. I really enjoyed this book!" — Books with Gina (England) • 3/4 Stars — Order of Light's "best part is vivid description. Each character is outlined with distinct traits ... these details bring them to life, making them more realistic and relatable. I recommend this series to those who love fantasy novels, especially ones with medieval elements." — OnlineBookClub.org • 4/5 Stars — "The author writes beautifully, with swaths of description and rhetoric, prose equal to the stories intricacies. Although Fantasy is not my favorite genre, I really enjoyed Order of Light! If Fantasy is your thing, then you will be in your element!" — Daisy Hollands (Shropshire, England)
12. Warnings: Violence, Sexual Content, Mature Themes; suitable for older teens and adults.
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1. Epic Fantasy
2. Demon Seed: Book Three of New Blood
3. New Blood Saga: Book 3
4. W.D. Kilpack III
5. Full Cover
6. 2023 International Firebird Book Award 2022 Finalist, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of the Year, OnlineBookClub.org 2024 The BookFest Award Editor's Choice: BooksShelf.com
7. www.Kilpack.net
8. Available in Paperback/eBook/KU/NOOK/Kobo
9. "The future of Mankind relies on the Guardian of Maarihk. Can and ancient force, lost aeons past, overcome fate? "
10. Despite growing power of the forces of chaos, there is a glimmer of hope as Natharr realizes that there are also forces of order in play. It is made plain when he and his comrades escape the faceless realm and Natharr’s Sight is released. It reveals just how strongly the world needs the Guardian of Maarihk and the return of the legendary Knights of Ril to the land where Mankind was created. Racing for home unwittingly leads to unearthing an ancient force created by the Olde Gods, believed lost aeons past. Meanwhile, Darshelle and the crown prince struggle to make the most of their lives without Natharr’s protection. Forced to make their own way, the fruit of Quiet One’s efforts comes fully to bear, as Nathan and his summoned companion reawaken the animus of the ancient wood. The ramifications are horrible and far-reaching, changing their world forever.
11. • 5/5 Stars — "Demon Seed is the third book in the New Blood Saga by W. D. Kilpack III is one hell of a ride and it simply cannot be described in just a few sentences. It just can’t! The author’s forte is his descriptive prowess when presenting a scene. Case in point, the meeting with Drah in the cave. I will not spoil it here for future readers but it is outright scary. Then Natharr acquires a new 'fan,' which requires a diplomatic touch. Add to that the moment when Nathan realises what he has become and how he struggles with all that it means with all of its far-reaching ramifications. The way the book manoeuvres through its many intricate facets left me exhausted but still wanting more! New characters intermingled with old characters. New revelations concerning Nathan were presented in ways that were fascinating, intriguing, and scary, all at the same time! Demon Seed is deep, raw, powerful, and entertaining. It is worth the time of starting with book one, Crown Prince, and relishing every page!" — Jose F. Nodar, author of Books, Pens & Larceny (South Wales, Australia) • 5/5 Stars — "Demon Seed is the thrilling and fast-paced third book in the New Blood Saga ... Kilpack does not disappoint! Demon Seed is a shocking and brilliant tale that will reintroduce readers to characters we have come to love/be invested in. In this third book, the stakes are as high as ever and the story the reader is taken on will enthrall, captivate and excite its readers ... Kilpack from the beginning hooks his readers and keeps them enchanted to the very end. I have to recommend Demon Seed to readers that love epic fantasy! Demon Seed is one that is full of shocks, thrills, and twists and turns galore that will keep you on edge from beginning to end. [It] is an incredibly suspenseful novel and this is thanks to the wonderful author, whose work I love ... [Demon Seed] did not let me down, this saga has not lost its momentum or uniqueness. Kilpack is an exceptional author [who] knows how to flawlessly transport his readers into the story ... the descriptions are phenomenal ... Demon Seed is a magnificent and entertaining book that will easily entertain its readers for many hours! That is why I of course have to award this incredible book five stars!" — RedHeadedBookLover.com • 4.5/5 Stars — "An enthralling installment in the New Blood Saga that takes readers on a thrilling journey! Kilpack masterfully weaves together elements of fantasy and adventure, immersing readers in a richly imagined universe where forces of chaos and order clash in an epic battle. Natharr's growth as the Guardian of Maarihk is compelling, and his internal struggles add depth to his journey. The supporting characters, such as Darshelle and the crown prince, bring their own perspectives and challenges ... that readers can invest in. Kilpack's prose is evocative and vivid ... the descriptions of the ancient forces and the consequences of their awakening are haunting and thought-provoking. Demon Seed is a must-read for those seeking a thrilling and immersive fantasy reading experience! Kilpack's skillful storytelling will leave readers eagerly anticipating the next installment in this gripping saga!" — Just Pratibha (India) • 3/4 Stars — "I love the values taught in [Demon Seed, such as] loyalty [and] the true meaning of love! Events in the story come to life! Demon Seed is well recommended to lovers of adventure and suspense ... the story will keep [you] till the very end!" — OnlineBookClub.org
12. Warnings: Violence, Sexual Content, Mature Themes; suitable for older teens and adults.
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In memory of Leslie Shay
10 years ago, on May 13, 2014, Leslie Shay (played by Lauren German), the fan-favorite character of the NBC studio's series Chicago Fire, died in the finale of the second season. True, viewers only learned about this when the third season started. The death of the character was followed by an uproar from the audience, the popularity of the series (which had been on the rise until then) and the number of viewers decreased, because many people stopped watching the series due to Shay's death, including the author of this post (I reached the end of the third season). Due to the anniversary, I started researching on the Internet to better understand why Shay's character was destined for this fate, and using quite a few references and also abundant with spoilers, I will share with everyone what I came up with in this post. I will also write my own opinion.
(I apologize for any grammatical errors, I did not write the post in English and I created the English version with the help of Google Translate)
Shay's character probably doesn't need to be introduced to anyone, but if you do, this link nicely summarizes why everyone loved her so much.
https://screenrant.com/chicago-fire-leslie-shay-lauren-german-best-traits-facts-trivia/
When I started researching the topic, I read that despite the fact that Chicago Fire is already in its 13th season, Shay remains one of the most loved and most missed characters to this day. However, later, when I wrote the post, I could not find the source again, if anyone can send a link to this topic, please do so.
It is clear that if the series loses such a popular character, it will have an impact and will shake the viewers. Well, it turns out, more than anything in the show's 13 seasons. I found a lot of sources to prove this:
1)
People's Choice Awards, USA, 2015 / Favorite TV Character We Miss Most
In the above category, Shay made it to the top 5, which no one else did later.
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000530/2015/1?ref_=nmawd_ev_1
2)
Most shocking TV deaths of all time
https://tvline.com/lists/shocking-tv-deaths/leslie-shay-chicago-fire/
Shay is also included in the top 100 list above, as well as two other characters from the entire One Chicago franchise, Elias Koteas as Alvin Olinsky and Yuri Sardarov as Otis. Thus, Shay was on a list with the likes of Teri Bauer (24), Lance Sweets (Bones), Bobby Ewing (Dallas) or Ned Stark (GoT)
3)
And this is what ChatGPT answered when it was asked which of the characters in Chicago Fire had the most heartbreaking death (short quote from the answer):
"The most heartbreaking character death was definitely Leslie Shay. Oh, it was gut-wrenching! Shay, played by the incredibly talented Lauren German, was such a beloved and integral member of Firehouse 51....."
https://onechicagocenter.com/2023/07/24/heartbreaking-chicago-fire-death-according-ai-not-otisi/
4)
If I use the Google Search service, the answer to this search will also be Shay:
Question: "chicago fire most heartbreaking death"
Answer: "Leslie Shay died in a fire"
Searching the internet, it became clear to me that it wasn't just Shay's death that shocked viewers, but also the fact that the show's creators made the decision to get rid of Shay's character. This decision raised many questions and problems, which I will go through below. There are a lot of posts and articles on the internet about why Lauren German left the series, but in fact they were all based on a single, otherwise amazingly short interview that was made with Matt Olmstead. I found this at this link:
https://tvline.com/interviews/lauren-german-leaving-chicago-fire-shay-killed-off-549958/
If anyone has seen or read other interviews or other information, please share them.
I read a lot of comments under the link above, and I would like to thank everyone for expressing their opinions there. I read a lot of things in the comments that I didn't even think of at first, but it's good that they brought them to my attention, because I completely agreed with them.

1. The creators of the series killed off the third female character in 2 seasons, who was also one of the main characters.
2. Killing a character directly just for the sake of dramatic effect is already quite a boring solution
3. Olmstead praised Lauren German's talent a lot in the interview, but then why didn't the producers try to keep the actress?
4. Olmstead stated that there will be no flashbacks involving Shay. But in the first episode there were 4 (from Severide, Dawson and Boden)
5. The LGBT community also received a slap in the face, as an openly lesbian character was killed off. This is also a solution that has been seen many times and is boring.
6. Shay and Severide's relationship was one of the prominent aspects of the series, which made it worth watching, in fact, according to many, it was such a novel and well-constructed thread that the creators of the series were praised for this. After Shay's death, without the dynamism of their relationship, the series became boring.
7. Opinions also suggested that perhaps the goal was to attract the right target audience with Shay's lesbian character, but they no longer wanted to retain this group of viewers, so it was a harsh decision made from a business point of view by the creators
8. Olmstead defended the decision by saying that they could bring more and more storylines into the series, while without Shay's character, the exact opposite was true.
9. He also claimed that all the characters were assessed on equal footing when the decision was made. In comparison, they immediately replaced Shay with a new character who looked like her, was not a lesbian like Shay, and was 10 years younger. Because Lauren German was born in 1978, Kara Killmer in 1988. The message of this change was extremely bad in the eyes of the viewers
10. There was a commenter who suggested that the change was made so that the new character could be romantically involved with one of the male characters, and this actually happened during the third season when Brett and Cruz got together
11. If the purpose of Shay's death was to show how unpredictable life is, they should have paid much more attention to the details. The first part of the third season is full of mistakes and unrealistic solutions
12. It is strange that the interview only mentions in a few sentences what Lauren said to the fact that the creators of the series essentially fired her. In connection with this, it occurred to me that something else could have been behind the decision, which was never made public, but of course this is just a hunch.
13. As far as I know, Lauren German was the only main character in the history of Chicago Fire who did not leave the series by her own decision

There were many other strange things about Shay's death that could be found by searching the internet. I will also go through these in order.
A)
Let's return briefly to the fact that the popularity of the series decreased during the third season. This can be checked here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_(franchise))
Based on this, it can be definitely stated that whoever made this decision, for whatever reason, caused damage to the series.
The data:
First season, ranking 51, number of viewers 7.78M
Second season, ranking 31, number of viewers 9.70M
Third season, ranking 47, number of viewers 9.65M
The first season brought good numbers, and it can be seen from the data that its popularity increased for the next season. However, the ranking of the series dropped almost to the initial level by the third season, and although the number of viewers did not decrease so significantly, the reason for this is probably that, in addition to the viewers who left, there were still those who only joined at that time. Another interesting fact is that the third season is the only one where Dick Wolf is mentioned as showrunner. It is possible that during the third season he wanted to be more involved in the development of the story, and it was his decision to pull something unexpected in the series, so Shay's death is due to him. Here is a show-like interview with the whole team, in which I found it strange that Dick Wolf was given the central place on the stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2tCrma7t5o&t=2s
It was as if they suggested that he was the most important person. It can be imagined that he always had the final say in making decisions. As a counter-example, I saw an interview with the actors of The Avengers, where one of the directors was present, and the Russo brother remained nicely in the background, since everyone was interested in the actors, Iron Man, and Thor, etc. However, this was not the case in this interview. Obviously, I'm not a behavioral researcher, so I can't draw important conclusions from a single interview.
Of course, it is also easy to imagine that the writing team made an independent decision, but did not count on how much the omission of Shay's character would turn fans away from the series. Thus, Dick Wolf was the savior when he was forced to intervene personally in shaping the story to mitigate the damage. Of course, it is also possible that these events and what I wrote about the video above have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
B)
It's also strange how many storylines with negative outcomes were connected to Shay's character during the first 2 seasons. She was seriously injured several times (the ambulance accident in the first season, the hospital bombing in the second season), and she went through several crises in her personal life. Her first love, Clarice, left her, and months later she broke Shay's heart a second time. Devon tricked and robbed her. When Severide and Shay wanted a baby, she failed to conceive. A patient of her, Daryl, whom she sympathized with, committed suicide in front of her eyes, and Shay also fell into depression after that, while her paramedic partner and friend, Dawson, did not care about Shay's mental breakdown at all. During the two seasons, she was almost hit by a car, almost shot, stabbed with a syringe, which could have been contagious, and there must have been other cases that I left out of the list. Then came the third season, where basically the firefighters who were inside a huge explosion were not hurt at all, while Shay, who was on the ground floor of the building, died in this explosion. On the part of the writers, this amount of negativism was perhaps already excessive and quite unrealistic (like the case of Doctor Romano in ER, who was hit by the helicopter). It's like the creators didn't really like the character, or didn't want to do anything with her other than build viewers' empathy / sympathy for Shay so they could switch it to a dramatic twist when the time was right. But that's the opposite of good storytelling in my view. My opinion is that the reason for Shay's popularity is not to be found in the "grateful" storylines written for her, because we will find it only and exclusively in the fantastic performance of Lauren German
C)
It's very strange that Leslie Shay was a main character in the first 2 seasons, but if you look at the Instagram page of the series (more specifically, the entire One Chicago franchise), you can see that Shay's character received very little attention.
https://www.instagram.com/nbconechicago/
At the time of writing this post, there were 3588 posts on the site. I took the trouble to check if my hunch was right and scrolled through to the posts about the first 3 seasons.
Number of pictures where Shay is clearly visible among many people in a group picture: 15
Number of photos where Shay is with 1-2 other people: 27
Number of photos featuring only Shay: 6
Yes, I didn't write a bad number, among 3588 pictures a total of 6 individual photos were given to one of the main characters of the first 2 seasons of the series, perhaps the most popular character of the series to date. Although Lauren German is a famously reclusive actress, she even has more selfies on her Instagram than that
D)
It's also very strange that in the third season they introduced a storyline that says Shay's death was caused by arson. Unfortunately, the execution of all this was extremely clumsy and illogical for me. It was already revealed during the first 2 seasons that Shay's parents are divorced, they live in two separate cities, and that she has no sisters. You could tell this from the fact that when Severide and Shay talked about who would take care of their baby if something happened to both of them, Dawson's name immediately came up. It's illogical that Shay wouldn't have said her sister. In fact, the whole thread felt more like a readjusting to placate fans who would channel their frustration and anger over Shay's death onto the arsonist in the story - instead of the show's writers.
E)
It occurred to me that maybe Lauren's relationship with her colleagues was not good, and for the sake of peace, the creators got rid of the character. This suggestion is probably the furthest from reality, I have a lot of hits that prove that Lauren maintained a very good relationship with her co-stars even later. Here are some examples of this
Trees R fun
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-rn0w-CTv-0
Shayveride back together
https://twitter.com/TaylorKinneyARG/status/1128137229577216000
S03 E14
https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/2814818493493352/
https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/630785491553579592/
From Lauren's Insta
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlRQVXqgxqP/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWZMBislmnE/
https://www.instagram.com/p/_50dHgFijd/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2014/10/15/18477177/chicago-fire-if-anyone-can-saveseveride-it-s-casey
In real life, Kinney is grieving the loss of his costar, too.
"I miss her like crazy," he said about Lauren German. "She was a great scene partner. Great actor. Someone to work with and someone to confide in. It was an honest relationship. We hung out off the stages, too. I didn’t take that too easy.”
F)
It's also interesting that I've been able to find almost nothing online about what Lauren thought about what happened to Leslie Shay's character. What we do know from Matt Olmstead's interview is that she joked that she wasn’t going to miss the Chicago winters (she’s a California girl). Other than that, this is the only reaction from Lauren that can still be found, it's completely professional and polite, and perhaps it's no coincidence that she thanked the fans the most for their support
https://cartermatt.com/133627/chicago-fire-season-3-lauren-german-speaks-shay-premiere-shocke
"Hello beautiful people! I want to say thank you to NBC, Dick Wolf and the entire team for letting me be a part of such an amazing experience. I have to say I've never been around a more gifted, special, heartfelt, funny and loving cast and crew as with the CF gang. The show gave me so many priceless gifts. I'm forever grateful. I mostly want to thank the fans for their support and love on this journey. You all are so beautiful. It was a great honor to portray Shay. I love her: her spirit, her flaws, her honesty. And most of all she brought me the most genuine & meaningful interactions with you all, the fans, & my heart swells with gratitude. Thank you, thank you! So much love to you all.”
F) UPDATE
I just found this article, which for some reason didn't come up amongst the search results for the past few weeks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/1/22/18408021/chicago-fire-alum-lauren-german-having-devilishly-good-time-on-lucifer
In this article, Lauren told a sweet story that I believe happened during the filming of the pilot episode of Lucifer:
Given her time on “Chicago Fire,” guest starring on “Chicago P.D.” and now on “Lucifer,” has German changed the way she reads about or watches crime stories in the news?
“I think so, but mainly I think my experiences have made me have even more respect for first responders than I did before I went to Chicago. Sure, I always respected them and paid attention when I’d see a fire truck going by or hear about the cops getting the bad guy.
“But after the training we went through with the firemen and paramedics in Chicago — plus now having worked with homicide detectives to prepare for ‘Lucifer’ — I can’t tell you how much I respect these guys and women.”
German found herself the butt of a few jokes during the filming of a huge scene in Los Angeles near the Dolby Theatre — the site of the annual Oscars show.
“There were helicopters flying overhead, there was all this commotion, but we also had real firemen there. It wasn’t too long after I left ‘Chicago Fire,’ so they were yelling at me, ‘You went to the dark side!’ They were really kidding me about going from playing a paramedic to playing detective.
“Of course the cops on the scene were yelling just the opposite — telling me, ‘No! You’ve come to the bright side!’ I loved that, because that’s the fun friendly competition between the firemen and police officers. It’s kind of like Army vs. Navy.
“But of course, at the end of the day, everyone’s on the same team. These people are my heroes.”
In addition, she also talked about her previous work here, based on which it can be stated that the rumors that she wanted to quit are completely unfounded (I considered this suggestion so unfounded that I didn't even include it in my post). She also confirmed what was also discussed in point E).
German did admit she misses “the whole Chicago crew I worked with — and the wonderful fans in Chicago too. Everyone in your town is so great.”
The actress said she considers co-star Monica Raymund “my best girlfriend” and also keeps up with fellow “Chicago Fire” castmates Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer “quite a bit.”
“In fact just the other day, Monica asked me that after I wrap [the initial 13 episodes of] ‘Lucifer’ to come over [to Chicago] for a few days and hang out with those guys. So I may do that around the end of February.”
If so, it’s likely German and her “Chicago Fire” pals will make a beeline to the Palm restaurant on East Wacker Drive.
“Taylor and Jesse and I lived in the same building [on the New East Side], and we’d go to the Palm like three times a week. It was so cozy there. We even had our own regular little booth!”
End of update
In regards to the oddities above, I can even imagine that Lauren's agent or agents had a hard time agreeing on a possible contract extension, and because of this, the creators preferred to get rid of the character of Shay. If that was the case, we will never know. However, if the decision-making really took place in the way and according to the criteria as stated in the Matt Olmstead interview, then it can be seen in retrospect that this was an extremely bad decision by the studio and that the writing team made a huge mistake
I am slowly coming to the end of my research, but before that I would like to discuss the mistakes that the writers made in the first part of the third season - perhaps these mistakes could indicate that they were very hasty during the implementation, or that they did not think through at all how to put together such an episode well. When an average viewer saw this episode for the first time, the shock was guaranteed by it (believe me, it HITS HARD), in this way the creators achieved their goal, but it was enough later to think about what happened, and the shock was already replaced by completely legitimate indignation of the viewing public.
Regarding the mistakes, for the sake of fairness, I also have to say that I consider 4 things to be extremely outstanding from the first 2 seasons of the series:
1)
The visual implementation of the series was amazingly fantastic, as if you were watching a 45-minute movie, and it still stands today. I don't know if this changed after the third season, but I assume not, since the series is still active today
2)
Atli Örvarsson's music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ABsDFMJr2E&list=PLXT2pBWM8DxfN4znwe3esSqg4LtBzlQz8
3)
The actors Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Eamonn Walker, Joe Minoso, Yuriy Sardarov, Christian Stolte were all fantastic in their roles
4)
The writers did something really brilliant when they built Severide and Shay's relationship. The way these two people moved mountains just out of love as a friend to help the other was simply wonderful. The relationship between the two of them was central to the show, which is why it was so painful and infuriating at the same time that the writers didn't think it was important enough to keep it going after 2 seasons. So I didn't consider the series important enough to continue watching after the third season either, or to start anything else from the One Chicago group.
Mistakes in S03 E01:
Devon's character:

• In the last 2 episodes of the second season, it was revealed that Devon might not be as a bad person as we thought. The writers hinted at the possibility that maybe Shay could finally find her happiness with her. Whether Devon had really changed, whether she was telling the truth, was never revealed after Shay's death.

Shay's death:

• Why didn't the paramedics wear helmets when they entered a potentially dangerous building? In other episodes, the characters paid attention to this, but here they generously forgot about it
• During the first flashback, we saw that they started to treat an injured person. When the explosion occurred and Shay was lying on the ground, the injured person was disappeared.
• The firefighter (played by Preston James Hillier) who ran into the building before the explosion also disappeared
• In the flashback, we saw that Dawson was thrown backwards by the shock wave of the explosion before the ceiling collapsed. Shay, on the other hand, sat still, unaffected by the shock wave
• The firefighting team was in the middle of the explosion, the only injury in comparison was a broken leg. Andy Darden died instantly in the Pilot episode, according to the script, when a house fire started in a similar way.
• Shay's CPR was interrupted to take her to the ambulance. At the same time, the one who could have taken care of her was Dawson, who was next to her, and Shay herself, maybe even Mills, who had a broken leg. So why was it important to take Shay to the ambulance, if not because it gave the scene a dramatic, albeit illogical, ending?
• Several people (e.g. Cruz, Otis) in the episode did not behave like those who recently lost a friend, and this could not be the fault of the actors, but rather of the script. The situation was similarly strange in the Pilot episode after Darden's death
• Shay said that she has a good relationship with her parents, so it's very strange that they didn't apply for Shay's things, but Casey and Severide collected them a month and a half after Shay's death. Not to mention the later invented sister
• When Severide looked at a photo of Shay before playing the video, it can be seen that the creators did not bother to take a real photo, but instead used a screenshot from the first season.
• It's quite unlikely that Dawson would pick up a diary a month and a half later that still had Shay's signature on it, and the signatures were completely different

Again, in the interest of fairness, Severide's flashbacks, Severide and Shay's video were flawless. Just like the gesture of putting Shay's name on the ambulance door in the middle of the season was a great idea from the writers
Final thoughts:
This is how far I've come in my research. Unfortunately, I didn't find any reassuring answers, only strange things. If there was something else in the background why Shay's character had to die, it will probably never be revealed. If the whole truth was told in the Matt Olmstead interview, then in my opinion the creators of Chicago Fire made the biggest mistake of their lives by firing Lauren and letting the Shayveride friendship vanish. Plus, Leslie Shay's character didn't deserve such fate. Anyway, the first 2 seasons were a fantastic experience for me.
Although Lauren couldn't have known it at the time, she was doing very well, because after being unemployed, she auditioned for the role of Chloe Decker in the series Lucifer. Here she joined the team that involved Tom Ellis, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Rachael Harris, Scarlett Estevez, and later Aimee Garcia, Tricia Helfer, Tom Welling, Inbar Lavi, Rebecca De Mornay, Dennis Haysbert and Brianna Hildebrand. The rest, as they say, is history. Lucifer was the biggest series of 2021 by racking a whopping 18.3 billion minutes of streaming across the year making the series the most-streamed show not just on Netflix, but among the entire crop of streaming originals. Lucifer was voted the best fantasy series of 2021 also, and Lauren German became very, very worldwide-famous.
https://netflixlife.com/2022/01/26/lucifer-best-netflix-show-2021/
After Lucifer ended, Lauren retired from acting, making her last appearance in November 2023 at an event in Chicago, the Heaven and Hell Convention. Here, of course, she was hilarious again, or to put it stylistically, funny as hell, and she simply proved why she was the actress who played Leslie Shay back then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um_hcX4FkfM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHxlcMqM3
Here are a few links at the end
My favorite fan video commemorating the Shayveride friendship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjS1LmJgCIo
Others have written their opinions before me on the Leslie Shay topic, e.g. a great post
https://www.thetvaddict.com/2014/09/29/did-chicago-fire-kill-off-the-wrong-characte
A little fun
https://www.tiktok.com/@chicagofires/video/7255400196711107886
Still a little fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vZOsrSHql0
Thank you for reading through!
PJ
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Context: I think we can all agree (if not all, then most) that Nick Aldis has been doing an exceptional job as being the Smackdown General Manager since joining the WWE in this role. He feels like a true authority figure that commands respect and doesn't back down, which is a nice change of pace. While I don't want Nick Aldis to necessarily stop being the Smackdown General Manager, the man is only 37 years old and is a very good wrestler himself and I personally would like to see him wrestle at least once (and I would be surprised if he doesn't wrestle at any point during his WWE tenure in real life). For this booking, I want to attempt a story that will go from where we just left off with Smackdown (5/10/2024) and end with his in-ring debut. This will be a long post, so be prepared.
The Build to King and Queen of the Ring:

• There's only one thing that I want to change (or just make clear since I was a little confused about it on this past Smackdown) about what they have done so far and that is the match between Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul is NOT title for title, but rather the WWE Undisputed Championship is the only championship that is on the line and Logan Paul is the only one that could potentially be a double champ if he wins this match. Throughout the build to the PPV, we will mainly focus on the Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul feud/match for King of the Ring. On the next episode of Smackdown, Logan Paul continues to talk about how he has had the greatest rookie year in WWE history and that he is the best and longest reigning champion in WWE today. Logan continues to put himself over as he talks about that not only is he the greatest champion in WWE today but is the biggest star that WWE has (putting over Prime and social media engagement). Logan says that after he beats Cody at King and Queen of the Ring, he will do what nobody in their first year has done, be a double champion, and says that Cody's story as champion will end, before it even had a chance to begin. Cody Rhodes says that while Logan Paul has done extremely well for himself, he has not achieved nearly enough yet to talk the way that he has been talking. Cody says that while Logan may achieve that someday, King and Queen of the Ring will not be that day. Rhodes finishes by saying that, he earned everything that he has ever achieved and did so through going through the trials and errors of his career (brings up Stardust, tearing his pec, losing to Roman to Wrestlemania 39, etc) and that has made him the man and champion that he is today, Logan hasn't gone through that yet, but it'll start when he loses at the PPV. Cody goes on later that night to defeat Santos Escobar in the main event. The next week, Logan Paul learns that he is scheduled for a match against Angelo Dawkins that night and Logan is not happy about it. Paul goes to Nick Aldis's office to complain and says that as a champion and future double champion, he feels as though he should be being treated better and expects better in the future, after he beats Cody Rhodes. Nick Aldis tells Paul that he may be a big star and a champion, but that does not mean he gets to be treated favorably over anyone. Nick continues by saying if Logan plans on being a double champion (both the WWE and United States Champion), he needs to act like a champion, that means showing up to work, that means showing respect to his opponent (and puts over Cody's accomplishments that he has done in WWE and outside of WWE that he has personally witnessed), and it means to respect the brand that he represents. Logan smirks at this, as he tells Aldis "You talk about all these things that come with being a champion, but how could you know anything about that when you haven't been a champion here yourself?". Aldis tells Paul to watch his mouth and to make no mistake about it, Aldis does view Paul very highly, especially when it comes to the future of Smackdown, but to not think for a second that means he is untouchable. Aldis tells Paul that he should leave and prepare for his match, as he has to attain to other matters. Logan Paul later that night, defeats Angelo Dawkins after hitting him with the lucky punch with the brass knuckles. The rest of the build is focused on Cody and Logan and on the final go-home show, Logan lays Cody out with the brass knucks and holds both the WWE and United States Championships in the air to close the show.

King and Queen of the Ring 2024:

• Cody Rhodes (c) def. Logan Paul to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship
  • This is a back and forth match as Logan once again tries to cheat with the brass knuckles multiple times but the ref sees him. On the final attempt, as the ref is distracted, Logan goes for the punch but it's countered into a Cross Rhodes and Cody gets the pinfall victory, retaining his championship.

Build to Clash at the Castle 2024:

• On the next Smackdown, Logan Paul barges into Nick Aldis's office, interrupting a meeting he was having to someone that we can't see on-screen. Aldis isn't too pleased with this as he tells Logan that he's in the middle of something. Paul cuts him off, asking him when his next championship match against Cody is. Aldis just looks at him and tells him that for now, there is no second opportunity for the WWE Championship in Logan Paul's future. Aldis continues on explaining that Logan had his shot and came up short, he doesn't get an automatic rematch just because he demands it. Aldis finishes by saying "and besides, you already are the United States champion on Smackdown, and I think you have gone long enough without defending it.". Before Aldis can continue on, Logan expresses his displeasure, saying that he is outraged that he isn't getting another opportunity to wrestle Cody, saying that there is nobody on this roster that is better than he is while also berating Aldis, calling him a horrible GM. Aldis tells Paul that maybe if he quit relying on taking shortcuts with the one lucky punch and focused more on his craft, he maybe could have beaten Cody. After Paul's outburst and tense stare with Nick, he finally asks who he's defending the United States Championship against. Nick tells him that will be determined later on tonight between Shinsuke Nakamura and the man that was in the office talking to Aldis before Paul interrupted. The camera pans over to reveal that Nakamura's opponent is Andrade. Logan, again, doesn't look happy. Andrade smiles and takes off his shades, introducing himself to Logan as he extends his hand. Logan storms off. Andrade just smiles and puts his shades back on, thanking Nick Aldis for the opportunity. Later on that night, Andrade pins Shinsuke Nakamura to become the number one contender for the United States Championship. The match is made official that Logan Paul will defend against Andrade at Clash at the Castle. The rest of the build focuses around Logan Paul trying to use dirty tactics to attack Andrade, weakening him before their upcoming match, but Andrade is always one step ahead of Logan. In a vignette promo, Andrade tells Logan "I know all of your little tricks. I've done them too. Try them if you want but it will not matter, because at Clash at the Castle, I will dethrone you, and become the new United States Champion".

Clash at the Castle 2024:

• Logan Paul (c) def. Andrade to retain the United States Championship
  • Andrade does really well here as this is a showcase to remind the WWE Universe just how good he is while Logan finds ways to cut him off and take control at times. At one point, Logan looks to use the knucks but as he goes for a swing, Andrade counters with a spinning back elbow as he then goes for the pin but Logan kicks out at 2. Andrade goes for his finish but Logan counters by ramming Andrade into the referee. Logan capitalizes by nailing Andrade with that lucky punch with the brass knucks and gets the slow 1...2...3. Logan Paul retains.

Build to Money in the Bank 2024:

• We're on the road to Money in the Bank and Logan Paul is as abrasive and annoying as usual and during an in-ring segment, wants to let it be known that he is officially declaring to be part of Money in the Bank this year, and when he wins the briefcase, he will be looking to come after Cody Rhodes and become double champ, like he should have last time. Nick Aldis comes out to interrupt and tells Logan Paul that he must not have been listening last time when he (Nick) told Logan that you can't just demand things around here, not on his brand. He tells Logan that he did however have Logan in mind to compete for Money in the Bank and booked him in a qualifying match. Logan begins to protest this but Nick Aldis tells him to shut the hell up (he's starting to get fed up with Logan's shenanigans plus he has been dealing with the Bloodline causing chaos on Smackdown, he's starting to become pissed). Aldis tells Logan that not only is this match to determine who qualifies for Money in the Bank, but since Logan continues to cheat in every match, this will be for the United States Championship as well AND, if Logan uses the brass knuckles, he will be disqualified and face serious consequences. Logan is furious, but before he can say anything else, Aldis says that Logan's match will take place right now. At that moment, Johnny Gargano's music plays as he is revealed to be Logan Paul's opponent. Gargano and Paul have their back and forth match and Gargano looks as if he's actually about to finish Logan after he's caught with the brass knuckles and is hit with a superkick after the ref takes the knucks away. Gargano gets Paul in the Gargano escape. Logan reaches for the ropes but is out of reach. Logan starts to tap out BUT WAIT, the referee doesn't see the tap as both Austin Theory and Grayson Waller have showed up at ringside to take out Tommaso Ciampa. As the ref is distracted and dealing with Grayson Waller, who is standing on the apron now arguing with the ref, Theory will slide the United States Championship into the ring. Gargano superkicks Waller off the apron and as he turns around, he is hit with the title belt and Logan gets the pinfall victory before the ref can see the belt. Backstage, we see Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and Grayson Waller walking together, laughing and celebrating about Paul's victory until they run into Nick Aldis. Aldis begins to scold Logan, telling him that he's starting to get really sick and tired of Logan taking short-cuts and disgracing the United States Championship (and begins to put over past champions that held the belt). Logan cuts him off, saying that he doesn't care what Aldis thinks, and that he now is in Money in the Bank, and when he wins it, Logan will be WWE Champion very shortly after. Logan says to prepare to cater to the biggest star on the show, because he will soon have no choice. Logan Paul then shoulder checks Nick Aldis as he walks past him, continuing to disrespect him. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller have huge grins as they try to walk past but Nick holds his arm across, stopping Theory and Waller from walking past. Nick Aldis says that since they decided to be dumbasses and get involved in something and with someone they shouldn't have, they will be defending the Tag Team Championships at Money in the Bank against DIY. The rest of the build is about establishing the rest of the Money in the Bank match and building up each competitor. On Smackdown, Carmelo Hayes defeats Bobby Lashley to qualify and LA Knight (YEAH!) defeats Solo Sikoa to qualify thanks to a returning Jimmy Uso distracting the Bloodline. On RAW, Jey Uso defeats Damien Priest to qualify (Judgement Day is falling apart and are at odds), Finn Balor defeats Rey Mysterio to qualify, and Bron Breaker defeats Braun Strowman to qualify.

Money in the Bank 2024:

• Money in the Bank ladder match: Jey Uso def. Logan Paul, LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, Finn Balor, and Bron Breaker to win the Money in the Bank briefcase
  • This match is just chaos as everyone gets their moment to shine. In the final stretch of the match, Bron Breaker spears LA Knight, he spears Uso out of the air, he rolls to the outside and spears Finn Balor through the barricade, he comes back into the ring after seeing Hayes climb the ladder and try to grab the briefcase and pushes the ladder, sending Hayes flying and going through a couple of tables to the outside. Bron then goes for the spear on Logan Paul but it's countered into the punch with the brass knucks on, knocking out Bron Breaker. Logan starts to climb the ladder but LA Knight follows as they go blow for blow, Logan stumbles and before LA Knight can grab the briefcase, Waller and Theory pull Knight off the ladder and hit him with a double team move. Jey Uso spears both Waller and Theory and begins to climb the ladder. Jey Uso eventually pulls down the briefcase and wins the match, last knocking Logan Paul off the ladder.
• Also on this show earlier in the night, DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) def. A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory) to become the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions

Build to Summerslam 2024:

• Post-Summerslam, Logan Paul and A-Town Down Under have an in-ring segment where they all express their frustrations. A-Town Down Under demands a rematch for the Tag Team Championships as they felt they were punished for supporting their friend and Logan Paul feels as if there has been a ceiling placed on him by Nick Aldis and feels that Aldis is trying to hold him down. Paul says that despite this, all three of them will overcome and rise above the odds as he (Logan Paul) will continue to be the greatest United States Champion that WWE has ever seen and his boys A-Town Down Under will reclaim the WWE Tag Team Championships. Nick Aldis interrupts and tells them that he is beyond fed up that they have to meet like this all the time. Aldis tells A-Town Down Under that they will in fact be getting a rematch with DIY for the tag team championships in 2 weeks on Smackdown. Aldis then tells Logan Paul that he came out here to inform him of his next opponent will be determined later tonight in a triple threat match, with the competitors being Andrade, Tama Tonga, and LA Knight. This does not please Logan Paul one bit as he, along with A-Town Down Under, start to argue with Aldis until you hear LA Knight's entrance music play. As LA Knight enters the ring, he tells Paul that he (Logan Paul) has been ducking him for a long time. LA has been wanting to fight Logan for quite some time and Logan thought that he could go an entire US title reign without facing him? NAH NAH! He tells Logan that when he wins later tonight, he will go on to face Logan Paul at Summerslam and not only will he take his US Title away, but he will beat Logan so bad that he will come running back to his awful podcast and leave the WWE. Logan doesn't say a word, he looks like he's going to say something in the mic, and then just drops it and leaves, looking furious. Later that night, LA Knight wins the triple threat match and is the number one contender for the US Title. The next week, LA Knight and Logan Paul have a face-to-face as Logan runs down LA for saying that as popular as LA Knight is, he has no gold to show for it. Logan continues saying that he doesn't give a damn if fans boo him because the fact of the matter is, they boo him because he is more successful, rich, famous, and great than any of them could dream of. He mentions all of his accomplishments and compares himself to famous sports teams that are hated heavily but very successful like The Chiefs (He mentions the Chiefs when he is in San Francisco). Logan Paul finishes by saying that the WWE fans love LA and he knows it, and after Summerslam, the world will only be talking about Logan Paul and end the hype train of LA Knight. LA Knight says that Logan Paul is an entitled, self-centered, little bitch who has been spoon fed and has been given so many opportunities to be great while he has had to scratch and claw and bust his ass to achieve all of the success that he has had. LA Knight says that the biggest difference between he and Logan, is that when they experience hardship, it makes LA better, when Logan faces hardship, he bitches and moans about it. LA Knight finishes by saying that the whole world will be talking, and it'll be about LA Knight showing the world how damn good he is. He says when the world is talking about LA Knight, they talk about his greatness, when the world talks about Logan Paul, it's usually because of controversy that makes him have to make a public apology after. After that is said, A-Town Down Under come down and three men beat LA Knight down. It looks as if Logan is going to hit Knight with the brass knucks until DIY makes the save. The next week during the tag team match, Logan tries to aid A-Town Down Under to help them win the tag gold, until LA Knight's music hits and brawls with Logan. In the end, DIY hit Austin Theory with their double team finish and retain. On the go-home show of Smackdown before Summerslam, we have a trios match between Logan Paul and A-Town Down Under against LA Knight and DIY. Logan Paul and A-Town Down Under win after Logan uses the brass knucks and pinning Ciampa.

Summerslam 2024:

• LA Knight def. Logan Paul (c) to become the NEW United States Champion
  • This will open the Summerslam card as despite Logan Paul doing all of his dirty tricks, it is not enough. A-Town Down Under try to interfere on Logan Paul's behalf but it's Nick Aldis that ejects them from ringside after. In the final stretch, after a ref bump, Logan Paul again attempts to hit the one lucky punch with the brass knuckles, but, LA Knight counters the one lucky punch with the brass knucks and turns it into his finish BFT, and gets the pinfall victory over Logan Paul. LA Knight (YEAH!) is the NEW United States Champion.

Post-Summerslam:

• It's been 3 weeks since Summerslam and there has been no sight of Logan Paul during that time. Week-after-week, Nick Aldis has been trying to call and get ahold of Logan Paul but there has been no answer. When Nick Aldis asks A-Town Down Under where Logan has been, they coldly say that they have no idea and haven't heard from him either. On the go-home show of Smackdown before Bash in Berlin, we see a backstage segment in Nick Aldis's office as he is talking with Cody Rhodes until all of the sudden, Logan Paul appears on screen and he looks ROUGH (like, I want to imply that he looks hungover or just down on his luck. Wearing shades, smells bad, all of that. It looks as if he's been down in the dumps since his loss to LA Knight). Nick asks Cody for some time alone with Logan and Cody obliges. Nick asks Logan where he has been as he's been trying to reach him since Summerslam. Logan takes a sip of his Prime and tells Aldis that he has been busy with other obligations and was recovering from Summerslam (he's clearly hungover or something) but assures Aldis that he's back now. Logan asks Nick when he's getting his rematch with LA Knight. Nick Aldis tells Logan that he still doesn't get it. Aldis continues by saying something along the lines of "While you've been gone handing your 'obligations', we already have a number one contender set for LA Knight at Bash in Berlin. You can't just be MIA for 3 weeks and expect an automatic rematch. Had you been here, we could have discussed a potential rematch but now, you have to earn that opportunity again. We can discuss a potential number one contender's match after Berlin". Logan wants to hear none of it, absolutely enraged that he is not being treated favorably and again starts to run down Nick. They start to have a back and forth with words until Logan tells Nick that he did a little research on him during his time away. Logan says something along the lines of "I was curious to know about your in-ring career because I didn't know and I must admit, it's a pretty impressive resume. You've wrestled around the world, won championships in different promotions, and you've beaten some good competition. That's not too bad. But even with all of that, I know you wanted to wrestle here didn't you, Nick? You've always imagined yourself as being able to do what you did in other places here in the WWE didn't you, Nick? How has that worked out for you?". Nick tries to tell Logan to stop but Logan keeps going, saying "I now understand why you don't like me, it's because I'm living your dream and doing everything that you wished you could do, right Nick? It must eat you up inside knowing that despite your resume, it can never measure up to the resume I've established here already, in the best pro wrestling company in the world". Logan begins to start to talk about Nick's wife, Mickie James, and then all of the sudden, Nick pushes Logan up against the wall and has his forearm against his throat. He tells Logan that he has had enough of Logan's bullshit. Nick tells Logan that he has tried to reason with him, but Logan has been ungrateful and has disrespected him at every turn. He continues, saying that he knows how good Logan is, but even with that, he will not tolerate these antics anymore. Nick finishes by saying that if Logan ever brings up his personal life and loved ones again, he will seriously live to regret it. Nick lets go of Logan and Logan rushes out of the office.

Post-Bash in Berlin:

• On the first episode of Smackdown after Bash in Berlin, Nick Aldis is out in the middle of the ring as he plans on making a couple of announcements regarding Survivor Series regarding Cody Rhode's next opponent and other matches. Before he can, we see Logan Paul interrupt, looking just as rough as we last saw him, again sipping on his Prime bottle and saying that before Nick says anything more about Survivor Series, he would like to say a few things first. Logan continues, saying that he hates Smackdown, he hates that he feels held down, and that he hates Nick Aldis. Nick tries to tell Logan that this is not the time or the place and that they can have this discussion later and Logan wants none of it as he slaps Nick's hand away as he tried putting it on his shoulder. Logan says that since Nick put his hands on him, all bets are off and he is going to say whatever he wants. Logan continues to go off being just as disrespectful as before. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller are there too, recording the whole thing (on like Instagram live or something). Logan gets in Nick's face, and begins to lightly shove him. Nick tells Logan to stop but Logan keeps instigating. Eventually after splashing his Prime in Nick's face, Nick Aldis SLAPS the shit out of Logan Paul, sending Logan down to the mat. Austin and Grayson grab Nick, getting him away from Logan as they shout at him for putting his hands on Logan. Nick tries to cool down, looking regretful about what he's done as he let his anger get the better of him. Before he can try to do anything else, Logan Paul walks over and kicks Nick Aldis in the groin, hitting him with a low blow! Logan looks pissed while also looking relieved, like has wanted to do that for a long time. Grayson and Austin pull their phones back out and record the action looking beyond excited. Logan however, doesn't stop there. He begins to reign down punches to Nick Aldis and stomping him, putting on a serious beating. Nick starts to fight back, reversing the positioning and attempts to reign down punches on Logan but is pulled off by Austin. Nick shoves Austin to the mat and Logan nails Nick Aldis with the brass knuckles. Nick is busted open and bleeding, trying to get to his feet but before he can, Logan boots him in the face. A couple of security guys come down to the ring to try to stop the assault but Logan lays them out too. Grayson Waller looks incredibly excited as he continues to record but Austin Theory is starting to look concerned, thinking that this is starting to go too far. Nick stumbles, trying his best to get to his feet but not being able to. Logan looks like he has lost his mind, grabbing Aldis by the hair as he shouts at him. Austin tries to tell Logan to stop but Logan shoves Theroy away, and before the rest of security and members of the roster can get to the ring, Logan hits Nick Aldis one more time with the brass knuckles and Aldis is out cold. Logan is escorted out by security and members of the Smackdown roster, along with medical personnel and the CCO, Triple H rush down to the ring to check on Nick Aldis. WWE later announce on their social media that Nick Aldis has been taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries and Logan Paul has been suspended indefinitely. A week after the incident, Logan Paul posts a public apology to WWE, to Triple H, and to Nick Aldis (but the Nick Aldis portion of the apology is very short and comes off as insincere). Logan even comments about it on his podcast "Impaulsive", once again making an apology but also making excuses for why he did what he did. Triple H says that while Nick Aldis is away, the WWE Board have appointed an interim GM to run Smackdown while Nick is away, and Triple H will be the Smackdown GM until Nick's return or an Interim GM is selected.

Build to the Royal Rumble 2025:

• Survivor Series and Crown Jewel has passed and there has been no word on the status of Logan Paul. However, we do learn that Nick Aldis has stepped down as the Smackdown GM (it's not a segment on TV but rather it's posted by WWE on the Social Media and mentioned by commentary during Smackdown). As we begin the build of the Royal Rumble, Triple H opens a show of Smackdown to build the Royal Rumble, saying that it is an event that has made careers for those who are able to win it and get an opportunity at the showcase of the immortals, Wrestlemania. Triple H continues by saying that he has a couple of announcements regarding the Royal Rumble, with one of those announcements being, that a certain wrestler will be making their return and be in the Royal Rumble match. Triple H announces that this wrestler is none other, than Logan Paul, who arrives to a chorus of boos. Commentary talk about how this is a surprising decision and they wonder why Logan is even allowed to step foot back in the WWE after what he did. Logan looks happy and smug as he shakes Triple H's hand and thanks him for bringing him back. Triple H tells him to not thank him, it wasn't his decision but that while he is back and able to compete again, Logan will be competing in the main event in a trios match. Triple H says that because of what Logan did, he has made quite a few enemies and there are members in the back that want to take their shot at Logan. In the main event, it will be Logan Paul, Grayson Waller, and Austin Theory, against Kevin Owens, LA Knight, and Cody Rhodes. The main event of that match ends in a no-contest after Cody looks to hit Logan Paul with three consecutive Cross Rhodes but is hit with a Samoan Spike before the third one is hit. The new Bloodline (along with "The Tribal Chief", The Rock) attack. Logan gets out of there and the new Bloodline lay everyone out. The rest of the build on Logan's side for the rumble is more members of the Smackdown roster wanting their chance to get a piece of Logan to avenge Nick Aldis. Logan wrestles Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin, and Dragon Lee on Smackdown and is able to beat all of them (thanks to a bit of cheating and a new ruthless side of Logan at times). Logan Paul has also has Grayson Waller and Austin Theory there to help him in the Rumble and promised to put them on the podcast if they do. Grayson agrees without hesitation because he's a stooge (in this story!) and Austin Theory agrees but it's evident that he's starting to get tired of Logan Paul and Grayson Waller.

Royal Rumble 2025: The Royal Rumble Match

• Later in the Royal Rumble match, Logan Paul will enter at #23 and teams up with Grayson Waller and Austin Theory in the match. At #25, as Logan Paul is standing tall, you hear theme music that nobody is familar with. All of the sudden, everyone realizes that at #25, Nick Aldis enters into the Royal Rumble match and looks to have revenge on his mind as Logan looks as though he has seen a ghost. Nick makes his way to the ring and immediately tackles down Logan Paul, throwing a barrage of punches. Logan is unable to amount any offense during this initial exchange as Aldis is destroying Paul. Nick finally looks to attempt to eliminate Logan from the Rumble until both Theory and Waller stop him, beginning to beat him down and as Logan gets back to his feet, all three men begin to lay the boots to him. Finally, both Austin Theory and Grayson Waller have Nick's arm's trapped as they pick him up, setting Logan up to punch Nick, however, Nick is able to get Austin off of him and pull Grayson in his place as Logan Paul nails Grayson instead. Nick then hits Logan with a lariat and eliminates Austin Theory as Theory charges at him and Nick back drops him out of the ring. Grayson Waller stumbles to his feet and Nick clotheslines him out of the ring, eliminating Waller. Nick Aldis then looks at Logan Paul and puts him in the King's Cloverleaf (Texas Cloverleaf) and wrenches on Logan's knee, not trying to eliminate him but just make him feel pain. However, as Nick has Logan in this submission, he is met by a Samoan Spike from Solo Sikoa, saving Logan from enduring any more of the submission. Solo then picks up Nick Aldis, and throws him out of the Rumble, eliminating him from the match. Logan smiles and laughs at Nick being thrown out until he is turned around and hit with a Stunner from KO and then immediately followed up with an RKO from Randy Orton. Both men throw Logan Paul out of the ring to eliminate him from the Rumble and Nick Aldis begins to brawl with Logan again until the refs have to seperate the two, sending them both to the back. (In my fantasy universe, the winner of this years Royal Rumble is CM Punk).

(Now yes, I know I said I would end this booking after Nick Aldis's debut which was technically here, but nah, we're going to end it at Wrestlemania instead. Sue me.)
Build to Wrestlemania 41:

• On Smackdown after the Royal Rumble, there's a backstage meeting between Logan Paul and Triple H and Logan threatens to sue the WWE over being assaulted by an authority figure. However, Triple H tells Logan that Nick Aldis is no longer an authority figure in WWE and hasn't been since he was assaulted by Logan. Triple H then tells Logan that if he wants to do something about it, he should fight Nick Aldis and do something about it. Logan initially wants no part of it, but Triple H plays up to his ego and gets Logan riled up to the point where he says he will fight Nick whenever he wants. After saying that, Nick Aldis comes out and formally accepts Logan's challenge. Logan leaves after realizing what he has agreed to. At one point in the build, they have a contract signing making the match official as the two men share and tell each other how much they hate the other person. Logan says that Nick should have never messed with Logan Paul, and that if he had just treated Logan as the global superstar that he is, none of this would have happened and maybe they could have had a good working relationship. Logan says that Nick doesn't belong here in WWE, not as an authority figure, and not as a wrestler and he will prove that at Wrestlemania. Logan finishes by saying that Logan is going to crush Nick's dream of wrestling on the biggest stage in the biggest company and embarrassing him in front of the entire world. Nick tells Logan that despite how much he dislikes Logan, he acknowledges how good he is at such a young age (and he has always said that throughout this build). However, at Wrestlemania, he (Nick) is going to make Logan pay for all of his disrespect and for all the times that he has thought that he was better anyone. Nick says that he has seen the most talented wrestlers from all over the world have the world in the palm of their hand, and they ruined it for themselves by self-inflicted mistakes. Nick says that Logan is just like those people because his self-inflicted, career-risking mistake, was to cross the boss, and not just any boss, but Nick Aldis. Nick starts to try to get in Logan's head and get him frustrated to which he succeeds and Logan signs the contract as he throws the pen at Nick. Nick just smiles and tells Logan that he should have read over the contract because the contract he just signed, just made their match at Wrestlemania, a street fight. Nick tells Logan that he will see him at Wrestlemania, and to prepare for the biggest night of Hell he has endured in a WWE ring. Also, during this build, Logan starts to treat A-Town Down Under horribly and Austin Theory is fed up with Logan at this point while Grayson is still trying to be a leech and benefit from Logan's star power.

Wrestlemania 41: Nick Aldis def. Logan Paul (Street Fight)

• The only notes to make about this match is that this is on night 2 of Wrestlemania and both men beat the hell out of each other. All the weapons are used but Nick is also to use his technical abilities in the ring and works over Paul's knee. At one point, KSI (or some other YouTube/social media personality) tries to aid Logan Paul but is stopped by Austin Theory as he is done with Logan and Grayson (Grayson Waller argues with Austin Theory as they go to the back). At one point, Logan Paul tries to hit the frog splash onto Nick Aldis through the table but misses, crashing through the table himself instead. In the end, after hitting Logan Paul with the brass knuckles (making Logan pay for all the times he has used them in matches, it finally backfires on him), Nick Aldis puts Logan Paul in King's Cloverleaf (Texas Cloverleaf) and makes Logan Paul submit in the middle of the ring.

The end.
What did you think? Did you like it? Did you not like it? What specifically did you like or dislike? I'm open to all feedback
If you liked this booking, feel free to check out some others that I've done on here before
Booking Mercedes Mone in AEW part 1: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1ciup71/booking_mercedes_mone_in_aew_part_1/
Booking Mercedes Mone in AEW part 2: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cnnzbh/booking_mercedes_mone_in_aew_part_2/
Rebooking Brock Lesnar's WWE return 2012: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1c95b4b/rebooking_brock_lesnars_2012_wwe_return/
Rebooking CM Punk's 434-day WWE Championship reign part 1: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1ccbouu/rebooking_cm_punks_434day_wwe_championship_reign/
Rebooking CM Punk's 434-day WWE Championship reign part 2: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cdorlrebooking_cm_punks_434day_wwe_championship_reign/
Booking MJF's AEW return: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1cesd9z/booking_maxwell_jacob_friedmans_mjf_return_to_aew/
Rebooking the End of The Undertaker's Wrestlemania Streak: https://www.reddit.com/fantasybooking/comments/1c47cba/rebooking_the_end_of_the_undertakers_wrestlemania/

I've seen a few posts on YouTubes where the author shares their opinions as to the top five songs of Jem and the Holograms and The Misfits. (The Stingers don't even have five good songs. As far as I'm concerned, the series jumped the shark with the introduction of the Stingers.) And I find myself in disagreement with the choices. Some of the songs chosen seem kind of meh, comparatively speaking. while some truly great songs are overlooked, especially where The Misfits are concerned. So, I thought I'd review each song by The Misfits.
And I've set aside the listing of each song in order of appearance in the series, together with the links, so if anyone wants to do the same, you can just copy and paste the list and post your own ranking, if you'd like.
Outta My Way 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7_4hU_DuzI
Winning Is Everything 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkqCd7Zwdr4
Makin' Mischief 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMv4KJlWQb8
Takin' It All 14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8SOeKZTS3A
Universal Appeal 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXOiT5nBmGw
Welcome To The Jungle 23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqbtkDs3gOk
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dh1DA_QnJY
You Can't Catch Me 28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHn5-S0tGyk
You Gotta Be Fast 31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axV5cAIj8i4
Designing Woman 35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBZwMzLkHAk
We're Off And Runnin 38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywNDprLjQQ
I Am A Giant 39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRkUEzGYGg
You Oughta See The View From Here 43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svgjeOi7HmA
Who Is She, Anyway? 46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAjLrjGc_zg
There Ain't Nobody Better 50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiIb1n3eEXU
We're The Misfits In Hawaii 51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cm6arnyKow
Queen Of Rock And Roll 54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQF_M3-dYjo
It Takes Alot To Survive 56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM9hAGqVWPg
Jack, Take A Hike 58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xfgh_GurC8
Gimme A Gimmick 66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhfydUDP5us
Surprise! Surprise! 68 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffOhFRNVqC8
How Does It Feel? 70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vtmRL0__70
I Like Your Style 73 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0NCju1CzeI
I Love A Scandal 80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBKduayYfLE
Congratulations 83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4lxK1HY-4
Let's Blow This Town 92 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUqtQFiL-I
Ahead Of The Game 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3FTx35yFg
Abracadabra 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdAF8lqPpTI
Trapped 104 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usb_e_T2R9o
Free And Easy 106 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeCg4MA9eg0
Listen Up 116 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUqtQFiL-I
Don't Look Now 119 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmxtLzvhuuc
Star Spangled Fantasy 121 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWn78U0NAo
I'm Gonna Hunt You Down 142 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCdadpRxiCA
Lovesick 155 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCWHjzcyWY
Top of the Charts 171 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSAuuapsNc8

Five Best Misfits Songs:

Number 5: Takin' It All 14
This is one of those videos that I seldom see mentioned when people compile their list of favorite Misfits song. And I don't understand why. Granted, it's The Misfits being obnoxious, but isn't that what they're supposed to do for this series?
Tune is catchy, vocals are awesome, and by the standards of this series, the lyrics are also great. The video itself doesn't quite measure up, but it certainly isn't terrible. Overall, this video captures very well The Misfits' ambitious nature.
I especially like the refrain "We're takin' it a-a-a-a-a-ll. (We're takin' it, takin' it, takin' it all.")
Ironically, this song was used in the contest with Jem and the Holograms, and lost to Jem and the Holograms', Music is Magic. Personally, I thought The Misfits had a much better performance. Perhaps it was Jem's amazing high notes for Music is Magic that scored them the win.
9/10
Number 4: Surprise! Surprise! 68
"Do you like surprises?"
Not from The Misfits, I don't. At the beginning, the lyrics seem fairly innocuous, even benign. But the music, coupled with Pizzazz's ominous delivery, communicate beautifully that any surprise offered by The Misfits will be anything but pleasant.And the video worked very well with a fantasy sequence of what else? The Misfits tormenting Jem and the Holograms with nasty surprises.
9/10
Number 3: I'm Gonna Change (Roxy) 109
While this song is credited as being performed just by Roxy, it's obvious that Ellen Bernfeld performed this and used Pizzazz's voice. And there are backing vocals, which makes this a Misfits song in all but credit.
Roxy has decided to abandon The Misfits and live for herself. And this is her personal Declaration of Independence. It is nice to see this new insight into her character and find out that she can register other emotions besides anger and extreme contempt.
The video is quite excellent, underscoring Roxy's illiteracy as letters of the alphabet, incomprehensible to Roxy, blow in the wind like leaves. The way it alternates between black and white and full-color is an interesting effect.
I was planning on excluding this one in my ranking, as it's just Roxy and not all The Misfits. But I decided this is an undervalued gem (no pun intended) and add it to the list.
9/10
Number 2: I Like Your Style 73 (The title is actually "I Like Her Style" according to the opening credit, but the refrain is "I like your style.")
Welcome to The Misfits, Jetta! And may I say your debut was awesome?I think this one is so criminally underappreciated. The tune is catchy. The lyrics on point; for once, Pizzazz isn't singing about herself or her entitlement. The animation didn't do any fantasy sequence for this song; it depicted Pizzazz being Pizzazz, but hey, that's not always a bad thing. Jetta's sax was a nice touch, a few riffs here and there and not intruding on the singing. Love Stormer's and Roxy's backing vocals, too.
Why does this never seem to make anyone's top ten list? What's not to like about it?
10/10
Number 1: Universal Appeal 18
I've seen this one in Top Misfits Songs before, and for once, I understand why.
Music, lyrics, video, all are on point. The video was especially enjoyable, particularly the eclipse at the beginning, with Jem as the sun and Pizzazz as the moon. I also enjoyed the refrain of "universal appeal" when Roxy and Stormer come in from opposite sides. For once, Roxy isn't scowling or contemptuously sneering, and actually seems to be enjoying herself. I was so surprised by this, I almost started to like Roxy. I'm not kidding. I was looking at her in this video and thinking, "Who the hell are you, and what have you done with the real Roxy?"
Even The Misfits' costumes were cool. Reminiscent of the 1930s, but with a modern twist, down to the pillbox hat worn by Pizzazz.
This may their best one. Maybe even the best number in the series.
10/10.

Five Worst Misfits Songs:

Number 5: Free And Easy 106
In a word, bland. I've heard worse, but this song is so utterly flavorless and lacking in Misfits' character that it could be just as easily be sung by Jem and the Holograms. I can't even award extra points for Jetta's sax playing.
Besides, the song suggests that The Misfits are adverse to work. And while The Misfits' have many, many faults, laziness is not one of them. They often go to great lengths to put their machinations into operation, and they didn't attain their ability by being indolent. They have been seen many times in rehearsals. Say what you will about The Misfits, but they are hard workers.
This song just isn't The Misfits.
5/10
Number 4: I'm Gonna Hunt You Down 142
Oscar Wilde described foxhunting as, “The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable!”
Pretty insipid, flavorless stuff. The only thing that really stands out about this video is watching Jetta fall off a horse.
4/10
Number 3: Queen Of Rock And Roll 54
Another meh-fest. The most interesting thing about this video is the visuals itself. Pizzazz decked out as royalty and Jem and the Holograms bowing in homage to her. The song itself is lackluster.
4/10
Number 2: Outta My Way 1
Not just the first song by The Misfits, but the first song in the entire series.And to put it kindly, this is not an auspicious beginning. If I were watching this series from the beginning when it first came out, once I saw this video, I might have thought, "If this is what this series has to offer, I think I'll pass on the rest of it." The music's okay, but the lyrics are repetitious and not especially clever. If nothing else can be said for it, it does establish the general tone of The Misfits as a group, as their songs tend to be pushy, aggressive and very self-centered.
The video was a bit disturbing, as it depicts The Misfits torturing Jerrica. I was somewhat shocked when Pizzazz put on the boxing gloves; I expected it to depict Pizzazz beating up Jerrica in a boxing ring. Thankfully, Pizzazz only punched a target on a dunk tank that Jerrica was seated in. (You're meant to hit the target on dunk tanks with baseballs, not punch it. But since when does Pizzazz ever play fair?)
The visuals are what gives this song its low rating. Although the repetitious lyrics are hardly a saving grace.When viewed against the other Misfits songs in the series, this one comes across as a generic Misfits song, but a rather vapid one.
3/10
Number 1 (Worst of the Worst): Jack, Take A Hike 58
Full disclosure: like several songs in this series, this one was used more than once. And the first time I saw this one was in the episode, "The Jazz Player," where Pizzazz interrupts 1940's jazz trumpeter Tapps Tucker and physically forces him out of the studio. This is a new low, even by The Misfits' standards. Hence, my opinions on this might be somewhat biased by disgust, especially since the accompanying video to this song depicts a fantasy sequence in which The Misfits (mostly Pizzazz) torment the elderly musician, treatment normally reserved for Jerrica and Jem and the Holograms.
I'm especially baffled that Stormer would participate in such a thing. And what about Jetta, since she's a saxophone player and is obviously jazz influenced? You would think that at least Jetta would have some respect for a jazz legend like Tapps Tucker.
That aside, the song itself has an obnoxious, bratty-sounding "nyaah-nyaah-nyaah!" quality to it. And this seems to be a bad marriage of music and vocals. Somehow, Pizzazz sounds below the pitch when she sings it. Even being as dispassionate as I can, if I were ranking the worst of The Misfits songs, this would probably be at the very bottom.
Pizzazz, ESAD. And shame on you, Jetta. Shame on all of you. Musicians of your calibre should have more respect.
2/10

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• TH3-M15 Guild - Capybara Forge LLC - Action Roguelike, Bullet-Hell, with Roguelite Elements
• Erenshor - A "Simulated MMORPG" - Burgee Media
• Rebel!: Prologue - Four Pixels Games - 3D arena horde shooter where you fight back against an oppressive government as a guerilla fighter! We're in the Endless Replayabilty Festival!
• KINGDOM OF FALLEN - DigitalSouls - A New Medieval Survival with Unlimited Building (RELEASE IN NEXT WEEK MAY 15TH)
• A2C:Ayry seems to be playtesting a 2D runner shooter from Cci - Imaginary Traveller - A 2D side scrolling runner shump ,with a bit of (meta)visual novel
• Galacticare - Brightrock & CULT Games- Sci-Fi Hospital Management Sim inspired by Two Point & Theme Hospital
• On Track - GIGATANK 3000 - Free cozy productivity game set aboard a train designed to help get stuff done
• Primordial Nation - Vezeko - A 4X / Grand Strategy with a Civ+Total War Style that allows you to build up a nation and survive the echoes of time! (Solo-Developer)
• Freenergy - Mir - a game about a brilliant engineer captured by a corporation, threatened with his life, he is forced to create combat robots. None other than Into the Breach inspired me to develop it.
• Casino Simulator - Lodos Games - Simulation game
• DROSS - Team Derelict - DROSS is an FPS Roguelike set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs
• Outer Space Shack - Open Lowcode - a realistic space base building game starting in the 1960s on the Moon - R1.5 update is out, focusing on quality of life improvements
• 💰Forum Mortuorum ⚔️ - Vittoria Games - Gladiator Management (Free Demo on Steam!)
• Critias Empire - Crystalline Green Ltd. - Non-violent 4X with improved demo
• Werewolf Party - AbsamStudios - A social deduction first-person multiplayer game.
• Paper Perjury - Paper Cat games -An Ace Attorney inspired mystery game (Demo on steam)
• Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons - Blast Programming - Idle Dungeon Crawler Where You Manage A Guild Heroes And Explore Dungeons For Loot and Glory in the Endless Replayabilty Festival
• Surfers Code - More Than Fun - Chill Surfing Themed Game, But So Much More . . . Adventure, exploration, surfing, and amusing conversations
• DDS2 (full title censored) - Movie Games - first-person co-op sim set in a dynamic open world. Make contacts, cook %&#, and manage your cartel on Isla Sombra, where power is the only law.
• Snowbound: Dead of Winter - Galaxasaurus Games - A farming tower defense roguelite (Steam demo out now!)
• Graveyard Gunslingers - Pyro Physics - roguelike horde survival with resource gathering
• The Nightwatch - Astrow Games - A highly customisable exploration survivors-like, come try out the demo!
• Eggstraction - TwoShoedGames - A chaotic game about chickens breaking into a farm.
• Eden Crafters - Osaris Games - Factory building and terraforming game where you transform a whole planet into a new haven for humanity
• The Bugs Manor 🦋 - Moonthsoft - A Free 2D Pixel Art Horror Game
• HOTLOOP - Tntlaxy GDS - top down space shooter with real physics, gravity and orbits
• SPELLHACK!! - Computer Dream - Meta retro deckbuilder with a game-within-a-game aesthetic
• Galaxy Burger - Galactic Workshop - a cooking game without annoying timers, just relaxing.
• Operation: Polygon Storm - Toxic Studio - Tug-of-War strategy game with RTS & Tower Defences (PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox)
• Warcos 2 - 4tale - (FPS, multiplayer shooter, with unique melee combat system, parkour and abilities)
• Anomaly Agent - Phew Phew Games - 2D, Pixel Art, Action Platformer
• Polygon of Reality - Dark Games DGG - First-person Survival horror with cunning and clever enemies.
• Medal winners 24 - Dual Gen Studios - Retro 2D sports video game about the Olympics
• Please Be Kind To The Chickens - Demanding Bear - A Challenging 3D Puzzle Adventure
• Munch - Mac n Cheese - A fantasy action game where you play an evolving monster
• Distant Isles - worldform - a RTwP party-based RPG where you explore an unknown island, fight creatures and search for loot and treasure
• Astral Throne - Zero Sun Games - Fire Emblem-inspired Roguelite (Demo Available Steam Endless Replayability Fest)
• Shoomer Booter - Tommy Gun Walrus - retro pixel art FPS with modern lighting
• Paw Paw Destiny - Daiyu.studio - 🐱Cat / Dog🐶, a cosmic horror comedy
• Rain Tactics - Ervya Studios - Tactical RPG inspired by Fire Emblem and Shadowrun; play a god who wants to die
• rRootage Reloaded - MadTriangles - Console port and remaster of an old bullet-hell classic.
• Rogue Voltage - Horizont Computergrafik - The Engineering Roguelike
• Just Crow Things - Unbound Creations - Play as little crow, collect shiny things, use variety of tools, and and poop on unsuspecting people (Demo Available)
• Emberward - Refic Games - Roguelite tower defense with maze building [New Demo Update!!]
• World’s Worst Handyman – Baby Lumberjack – Think Untitled Goose Game Meets Banjo Kazooie
• The Biggleboss Incident - BUNKWORKS - A pointy-clicky corporate thriller
• Echo: Defy Death - 3Hills - Roguelite that uses Echolocation, you play as a blind assassin!
• Novus Orbis - Seizo Games - A Combo-based Deckbuilder Roguelike
• Airships: Lost Flotilla - David Stark - a brotatolike steampunk autoshooter
• Star Mission: Remote Sectors - Ralph Schaedler - Sci-Fi Adventure Inspired by the Hopeful Visions of Golden Age Sci-Fi
• Sporeborn Dark - ValiantLight - is a mystical horror of dark labyrinths inspired by Darkwood.
• Gentoo Rescue - Cyclicity Studios - Puzzler inspired by Baba Is You and Patrick's Parabox
• Into The Grid - Flatline Studios - A narrative-centered Cyberpunk Deckbuilder with some real twists! Become a hacker and steal juicy corporate secrets!
• TROLEU - andrground - Wacky First-Person Physics-Based Trolleybus Conductor Simulator
• Alien Frontier - After Hours Games - An open world roguelite where you play as a prospector on a dangerous alien planet.
• Together After Dark - RedForge- Co-op Psychological Horror Game
• Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot - ichbinhamma - Dwarf Warband Simulator RPG
• The Last Question - Bill - An Existential Platforming Experience
• Tyrant’s Twilight - Caio Ramaglio - A mix between realtime and turn-based Tactics
• Mortal Glory 2 - Redbeak Games - 2D Turn-based Gladiator Roguelike
• Aim High Lofi - Thomas Wray - Fast-paced whimsical FPS with Lo-Fi music
• BrainZ Defender - Mint Creative - Tower Defense FPS
• Cozy Marbles - Pixel Pea Games - relaxing physics sandbox building game about creating marble runs
• Echoes of the Stars - Alchimia Studios - Hand Drawn, 2D, Spectacle Action RPG/JRPG/Anime inspired.

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Want:
Looking for the following titles:

• Trepang 2
• Head Bangers
• The knight witch
• Ghost Song
• WWE 2k23

Have:
May 2024

• Yakuza Like a Dragon

April 2024 Games

• Victoria 3
• The Calisto Protocol
• Humankind Definitive Edition
• Terraformers
• Symphony of War
• Coromon
• The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

BACK WITH A VENGEANCE: THE BEST OF BOOMER SHOOTERS

• Deadlink
• Quake 2
• Postal Brain Damaged Connoisseur Edition

VIRTUAL REALITIES: MYSTERY & MAYHEM

• A fisherman's tale
• Broken Edge
• Another Firsherman's Tale
• 7th Guest VR
• Firmament

March 2024 Choice

• Realms of Ruin Ultimate Edition
• Nioh 2 Complete Edition
• Saints Row
• Citizen Sleeper
• Black Skylands
• Soulstice
• Afterimage
• Destroyer The U-boat hunter

GAMES DONE QUICK - FROST FATALES 2024

• Pseudoregalia
• GYLT
• Abzu
• Dicey Dungeons
• Mail Time
• Maid of Sker

HUMBLE HEROINES: ACTION, ADVENTURE, & INTRIGUE

• Metal Hellsinger
• A Plague Tale Innocence
• Chorus
• Lisa Complete Edition

February 2024 Choice

• Life is Strange True Colors
• Beacon Pines
• Children of Silentown
• Oaken
• Snowtopia

IGN FAN FEST '24

• A little to the left
• loop hero
• Wobbledogs
• Shantae and the seven sirens
• Black Book
• Tinykin

EXCEPTIONAL INDIE ALLIES

• Endling Extinction is Forever
• Wytchwood
• APICO
• Mutizone
• One Step from Eden

CONTROLLER'D CHAOS

• Sunset Overdrive
• Destroy All Humans!
• Rain on Your Parade
• Maneater
• No More Heroes

WITH SOULSLIKE THESE... YOU NEED ENEMIES

• Tails of Iron
• Arboria
• Hellpoint
• Stray Blade
• Strayed Lights
• Remnant From the Ashes

January Choice 2023

• Marvel Midnight Suns Digital+ Edition + Defender Strange Skin
• Two Point Campus
• Aragami 2
• Otxo
• Rogue Book
• Red Lantern
• Hell Pie
• Twin Mirror

December Choice 2023

• Expeditions Rome
• Midnight Fight Express
• Elex 2
• Nobody saves the World
• The Gunk
• The Pale Beyond
• Last Call BBS
• From Space

UPLIFTING ADVENTURES: A WHOLESOME GAMES BUNDLE

• Bear and Breakfast
• Tinykin
• Venba
• Smushi Come Home
• Mail Time

FIGHT 4 YOUR FRIENDS: CO-OP SHOOTERS ENCORE

• Vermintide 2
• Kingfloor 2 Deluxe Edition

UPLIFTING ADVENTURES: A WHOLESOME GAMES BUNDLE

• Tinykin
• Bear and Breakfast
• Venba
• Mail Time

LUCK OF THE DRAW: ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDERS ENCORE

• Alina of the Arena
• Chrono Ark
• Luck be a Landlord
• Dicey Dungeons
• Fights in Tight Spaces

THE WALKING DEAD & MORE FROM SKYBOUND

• The Walking Dead Telltale Series Bundle
• Wrestle Quest
• Rainbow Billy
• The Big Con
• Thief of Thieves
• Homestead Aracana

DINO FEVER

• Turok
• Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
• Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
• Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt
• Prehistoric Hunt

BANDAI NAMCO: FIGHTS, FRIGHTS, AND FANTASY

• Tales of Vesperia™: Definitive Edition
• .HACK/G.U. LAST RECODE

STRIKE FROM THE SHADOWS: TOP-DOWN STEALTH

• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
• Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
• Intravenous
• War Mongrels

Fanatical Diamond Collection August 2023:

• Undead Horde 2
• Harvest Moon One World
• Harvest Moon Light of Hope
• Road 96

Spaced Out Game Collection

• Trover Saves the Universe
• Breathedge

WHIMSY & WONDER: A COZY GAMES COLLECTION

• Here Come Niko
• Lemon Cake
• Witchy Life Story
• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Take Your Turn Tactics & RPGs

• Panzer Corps 2
• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos Deluxe Edition
• Jack Move

If You Build It Cities & More

• The Universim
• Prehistoric Kingdom

Humble Choice 2023

• Chivalry 2
• Arcade Paradise
• Such Art
• Tin Can

Pixel Pride Bundle:

• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Bad End Theatre
• Growing up
• Get in the Car Loser

Platinum Collection July 2023 Fanatical:

• Soulstice
• Tails of Iron
• Battle Axe
• Plebby Quest

Humble Choice July 2023:

• Roadwarden
• Temtem

Cyberpunk Playground Bundle:

• Ghost Runner
• Cloudpunk
• Severed Steel

At-Home Arcade:

• River City Girls
• Mortal Combat 11 Ultimate
• Indiana Jones the Pinball Adventure
• Terror of Hemasaurus

Misc Bundles:

• Blashpemous
• Haiku the Robot
• NBA 2K23
• WWE 2k Battlegrounds
• NBA 2k Playgrounds 2
• Grime
• Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate Daemonhunters
• Destiny 2 Beyond Light
• Bendy and the Dark Revival
• Propnight
• Monster Camp
• Meeple Station

RANDOM

• 911 + 112 Operator
• Armello
• Army Men RTS
• Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
• Carcassonne + Inn & Cathedrals
• Chivalry
• CivCity: Rome
• Discolored
• Euro Truck Sim
• Field of Glory 3
• Golden Light
• Hard West
• Kingdom 2 Crowns
• Knights of Pen and Paper 1 + 2 Collection
• Lawn Mowing Sim
• Lego the Hobbit
• Main Assembly
• Mists of Noyah
• Mount & Blade Warband
• Monaco
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
• Omerta - City of Gangsters - GOLD EDITION
• Our World Is Ended.
• Payday 2
• Perfect
• Planet TD
• Police Stories
• Port Royale 3 Gold
• Railroad Tycoon 3
• Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
• Rise of the Slime
• Sid Meier's Railroads!
• Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade(EG)
• Small World + DLC
• Small World 2 + DLC
• Space Crew Legendary Edition
• Splendor + DLC
• Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
• Steel Rats
• Sudden Strike 4
• System Shock 1
• Terrain of Magical Expertise
• The Long Dark: Survival Edition
• Those Who Remain
• Ticket to Ride + DLC
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service
• Undead Horde
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
• Warhammer 40k Mechanicus
• White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
• Wife Quest
• X-COM: COMPLETE PACK
• X-Morph

Sim-ple Life

• Summer in Mara

Boomer Shooters: Bigger and Boomier

• The Citadel
• Viscerafest
• Wrath: Aeon of Ruin

TACTICAL COMBAT BUNDLE

• Verdun
• Call to Arms - Basic Edition
• Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

Humble Monthly June 2022:

• I am Fish
• Call of the Sea
• Star Wars Squadrons

Fanatical King Slayer Bundle:

• Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
• Starpoint Gemini Warlords

Humble Bundle May 2022:

• Command and Conquer Remastered (Origin)
• Genesis Noir

Humble Visual Delight Bundle

• Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Humble Game Night Bundle

• Blood Rage: Digital Edition
• Love Letter
• Small World + DLC(Be not Afraid, Grands Dames)
• Splendor + DLC(The Strongholds, The Cities)

Humble Choice April '22

• Suzerain

Fanatical Rogue Souls Bundle

• Wayward Souls Curse of Shadows

Fanatical Favorites Bundle

• Just Cause 3

Random Games:

• Anna's Quest (x2)
• Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
• Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues x2
• EVAN'S REMAINS
• FARMER'S DYNASTY
• Hamilton's Great Adventure (x2)
• Homeworld Remastered Collection
• Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West (x3)
• Learn Japanese to survive Hiragana Battle
• Off-Road Drive
• Peppy's Adventure (x2)
• Pilot Brothers 3: Back Side of the Earth
• GRIP: Combat Racing
  • GRIP: Combat Racing - Nyvoss Garage Kit
  • GRIP: Combat Racing - Terra Garage Kit
  • GRIP: Combat Racing - Cygon Garage Kit
  • GRIP: Combat Racing - Vintek Garage Kit
• King's Bounty: Warriors of the North
• Tacoma
• The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom
• Virgo Versus The Zodiac
• White Day VR: The Courage Test

Humble Stand with Ukraine Bundle

• 112 Operator
• 911 Operator
• Amnesia Re-Collections
• Back 4 Blood
• Book of Demons (x2)
• Broken Age (x2)
• Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (x2)
• Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
• Corridor Z (x2)
• Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft - The Eldritch Box DLC (x2)
• Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (x2)
• Drawful
• Draw Slasher (x2)
• Driftland: The Magic Revival (x2)
• DV: Rings of Saturn (x2)
• EarthX
• Expeditions: Viking
• Fable Anniversary
• Fury Unleashed (x2)
• GameGuru (x2)
• Go Home Dinosaurs (x2)
• Going Under
• Hexologic
• Iron Danger
• Kingdom Two Crowns
• Lust for Darkness (x2)
• Lust from Beyond: M Edition
• Monaco (x2)
• Moon Hunters
• Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021
• NecroWorm (x2)
• Neverout (x2)
• Nex Machina
• Orbital Racer (x2)
• Out of Reach: Treasure Royale (x2)
• Pixplode (x2)
• Popup Dungeon
• Quantum Break (x2)
• Radio Commander
• Ring of Pain (x2)
• Roarr! Jurassic Edition (x2)
• RPG Maker VX
• Rustler (x2)
• Shing! (x2)
• Soulblight (x2)
• Slinger VR (x2)
• Supraland
• SYSTEM SHOCK: ENHANCED EDITION (x2)
• Telefrag VR (x2)
• The Amazing American Circus (x2)
• The USB Stick Found in the Grass (x2)
• Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove (x2)
• Tooth and Tail (x2)
• Treasure Hunter Simulator
• Wandersong
• WARSAW (x2)
• We Are Alright (x2)
• West of Dead
• X-Morph: Defense + DLC (x2)
• Yoku's Island Express

Fanatical Stand with Ukraine Bundle

• 1993 Space Machine
• Awake
• Awesomenauts All Nauts Pack
• Baby Dino Adventures
• Chromagun
• Circles
• Click and Slay
• Combat Tested
• Cosmonautica
• Crash Drive 2
• Dimension Drive
• Explosionade
• Fling to the Finish
• Gelly Break
• Guppy
• Hoplegs
• Journey for Elysium
• Lumini
• Mad Experiments
• Marooners
• Pizza connection 3
• Renowned Explorers
• Swords and Soldiers 2
• Tani Nani
• Treasure Temple
• Truberbrook
• X Rebirth

What the title says.
This is a first post on a new account that exclusively revolves around trying to fix what I consider my incredibly broken mental state, as an icing on the cake of the psychotherapy that I... don't have yet I think, but I'm talking to a therapist. Uh... yeah. My idea of "fixing my broken mental state" is, in addition to doing all the therapy stuff, posting on forums about it, and I guess thus getting more conscious about it? I talk a lot on the internet, I... think, so why not talk about that.
I'm feeling very tired right now, so I'm not gonna put in a ton of effort into this post, but I'm just gonna run through a couple of different points that describe my issues the best and leave asking for suggestions. I might do a follow up post, and I hope for interesting answers!
Needed context: I have PKU, also known as Phenylketonuria. To put it simply, and probably a bit reductively(?), it's a genetic metabolism disorder. Basically, I am, like, terrible in Biology, and especially especially bad in phrasing my already limited knowledge in english (I'm german), so let me phrase it like this: There's proteins. Proteins have amino acids. Body needs to do things with amino acids. Phenylanaline is an amino acid. My body can't do anything with amino acid because error. It just pumps the shit into the brain. Hilarity ensues (aka. mental disabilities, concentration problems, sensibility, etc. all that fun stuff)
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/phenylketonuria-overview
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/symptoms-causes/syc-20376302
You might find more if you look at those two pages under "Symptoms"
The solution: Just eating extreeeeeeeeeemely little Protein. So no burgers, no milk, no meat, no bread, no noodles. (The highest amount I could take in, in my life was 16 grams of protein per day. That was the highest!) And lots of replacement stuff and drinks. But - I take medication called Palynziq since November '21 shortly after I turned 16. A couple of months ago it actually started working very well (It usually needs a while) and I started eating everything!
Other context: I'm very obese. My BMI is 41, and I think it even used to be 42 or 43?
So yeah, I think this is enough context.
To put it vaguely, the mental problems I have can be summarized like this:
-Extreme disorganization
-Extreme concentration problems
-Extreme memory problems (I generally don't remember anything)
-Extreme intellectual disability (!!!)
-Extreme confusion
-Extreme sensitivity
-Godawful motor skills (Breaking everything that I touch, I had like 13 phones by the time I was maybe 14 or 16?)
-A weird... immaturity. This is something where I don't know if I'm able to quite describe it in concrete terms. It might fit if I'd elaborate on random examples, but I'm too tired to do that right now. Let's just say that, even if you put obvious temper tantrums aside, I tend to react to things in a manner which, by every emotionally mature person in any room, can be easily recognized as a bit... childish? I know that's very vague.
-A general feeling of over indulging on things that I like (this is being formulated very shitty. Think of proto-substance abuse without drugs)
-Lots of lying and deception from my part, when talking to other people
This should cover all of my general feelings and issues that I have, but every one of them is a little microcosm of insane mental fuckery.
To expand on some of these a bit, I do not meet a single deadline that is given to me, and surprise myself with how intensely I can procrastinate. I also have an incredibly hard time with thinking. The central theme of most conversations I have is how I expand simple 2 minute question-answer convos into 45-90 minute long torture fests where I'm cognitively stuck in a rut and can not think of a single thing to answer, no matter how irrelevant or even really easy that topic is.
What tends to happen is that my brain either just gets hung up on a word for no reason (like if you'd ask me if we should buy scissors... best convo 10/10, i'd just mentally repeat the word "scissors" a bunch of times, instead of thinking about the issue), or my brain simply - and this sounds kind of dumb - can not spawn a SINGLE association with a given word. And when asked to, say, examine the pros and cons of something, I am unable to even think of one thing, and if I happen to think of an argument that thing is some random illogical bullshit that can usually be refuted by the person thinking for, maybe, 2 seconds.
I am so INSANELY infamous for just spouting really dumb bullshit and coming off as and being utterly fucking stupid, to the point where it has been an ever-staying presence in my life for every single day I'm alive.
The procrastination issue is also a thing where, even if I get the idea to do a thing that I'm supposed to do, I'll forget it after 0.5-1 seconds because my brain is scattered as fuck. Even if I'll set myself a reminder to do it, I'll just ignore the reminder. And until I can do something about it I alrady ignored it.
It feels like to actually start doing a thing I'm supposed to do, I'm supposed to a. hold a thought, b. think the thought through and c. act based on the thought through, three INCREDIBLY hard things for me, especially c, ESPECIALLY c.
So it feels like any solution that could've been given to me is completely irrelevant because I won't follow through with it. Why? Well, the answer has been reduced to "Because I simply won't" while it actually is "Because I don't know how to make myself do a thought immediately and I forget a thought after a second", but thinking about it more and more has left me so perplexed that I reduced it to a "Because I simply won't",
I have phases of extreme confusion, where not only my entire world seems to be a giant blur (this is the case for most of the time of my day, between medium and hard, well... most of it is just unconsciousness and being switched off. 99% of my day I spent in front of my computer, doing random shit, and i enjoy that a lot; but even reducing computer time has shown to not do anything, but thats too much to get into now) but also everything is completely non-understandable, no matter how clear someone phrases anything, and no matter how easy something is. It's not that I don't understand a given sentence, it's that my brain broke and I don't understand the world. (think of alzheimer here)
I also have an extreme, EXTREEEEME habit of indulging in intense fantasies and daydreams where I pretend I do something else that I'm doing at the moment. INCREDIBLY fucking common, I would argue it accounts for 90% of my "life joy".
Ok, so this is where I'm gonna stop myself from writing, because it's already too much. Well... I could write more, but I'm gonna leave it for now.
There might be some stuff I'm missing, and I think for the most part I phrased things like shit but oh well, too bad!
I got my thoughts out pretty quickly though, so thats nice.
I will end this post on the two following things:
I have been referred to as fairly intelligent numerous times in my life, even though most of my current life involves me being not just a kinda buffoon in a colloquial way but actually, severely cognitively stunted.
What are your thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? Does that sound like anything particular you've heard?
Might add onto stuff later. I'm happy to reply to comments! Thanks if you've read that far! :)

What the title says.

This is a first post on a new account that exclusively revolves around trying to fix what I consider my incredibly broken mental state, as an icing on the cake of the psychotherapy that I... don't have yet I think, but I'm talking to a therapist. Uh... yeah. My idea of "fixing my broken mental state" is, in addition to doing all the therapy stuff, posting on forums about it, and I guess thus getting more conscious about it? I talk a lot on the internet, I... think, so why not talk about that.
I'm feeling very tired right now, so I'm not gonna put in a ton of effort into this post, but I'm just gonna run through a couple of different points that describe my issues the best and leave asking for suggestions. I might do a follow up post, and I hope for interesting answers!
Needed context: I have PKU, also known as Phenylketonuria. To put it simply, and probably a bit reductively(?), it's a genetic metabolism disorder. Basically, I am, like, terrible in Biology, and especially especially bad in phrasing my already limited knowledge in english (I'm german), so let me phrase it like this: There's proteins. Proteins have amino acids. Body needs to do things with amino acids. Phenylanaline is an amino acid. My body can't do anything with amino acid because error. It just pumps the shit into the brain. Hilarity ensues (aka. mental disabilities, concentration problems, sensibility, etc. all that fun stuff)
https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/phenylketonuria-overview
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/symptoms-causes/syc-20376302
You might find more if you look at those two pages under "Symptoms"
The solution: Just eating extreeeeeeeeeemely little Protein. So no burgers, no milk, no meat, no bread, no noodles. (The highest amount I could take in, in my life was 16 grams of protein per day. That was the highest!) And lots of replacement stuff and drinks. But - I take medication called Palynziq since November '21 shortly after I turned 16. A couple of months ago it actually started working very well (It usually needs a while) and I started eating everything!
Other context: I'm very obese. My BMI is 41, and I think it even used to be 42 or 43?
So yeah, I think this is enough context.
To put it vaguely, the mental problems I have can be summarized like this:
-Extreme disorganization
-Extreme concentration problems
-Extreme memory problems (I generally don't remember anything)
-Extreme intellectual disability (!!!)
-Extreme confusion
-Extreme sensitivity
-Godawful motor skills (Breaking everything that I touch, I had like 13 phones by the time I was maybe 14 or 16?)
-A weird... immaturity. This is something where I don't know if I'm able to quite describe it in concrete terms. It might fit if I'd elaborate on random examples, but I'm too tired to do that right now. Let's just say that, even if you put obvious temper tantrums aside, I tend to react to things in a manner which, by every emotionally mature person in any room, can be easily recognized as a bit... childish? I know that's very vague.
-A general feeling of over indulging on things that I like (this is being formulated very shitty. Think of proto-substance abuse without drugs)
-Lots of lying and deception from my part, when talking to other people
This should cover all of my general feelings and issues that I have, but every one of them is a little microcosm of insane mental fuckery.
To expand on some of these a bit, I do not meet a single deadline that is given to me, and surprise myself with how intensely I can procrastinate. I also have an incredibly hard time with thinking. The central theme of most conversations I have is how I expand simple 2 minute question-answer convos into 45-90 minute long torture fests where I'm cognitively stuck in a rut and can not think of a single thing to answer, no matter how irrelevant or even really easy that topic is.
What tends to happen is that my brain either just gets hung up on a word for no reason (like if you'd ask me if we should buy scissors... best convo 10/10, i'd just mentally repeat the word "scissors" a bunch of times, instead of thinking about the issue), or my brain simply - and this sounds kind of dumb - can not spawn a SINGLE association with a given word. And when asked to, say, examine the pros and cons of something, I am unable to even think of one thing, and if I happen to think of an argument that thing is some random illogical bullshit that can usually be refuted by the person thinking for, maybe, 2 seconds.
I am so INSANELY infamous for just spouting really dumb bullshit and coming off as and being utterly fucking stupid, to the point where it has been an ever-staying presence in my life for every single day I'm alive.
The procrastination issue is also a thing where, even if I get the idea to do a thing that I'm supposed to do, I'll forget it after 0.5-1 seconds because my brain is scattered as fuck. Even if I'll set myself a reminder to do it, I'll just ignore the reminder. And until I can do something about it I alrady ignored it.
It feels like to actually start doing a thing I'm supposed to do, I'm supposed to a. hold a thought, b. think the thought through and c. act based on the thought through, three INCREDIBLY hard things for me, especially c, ESPECIALLY c.
So it feels like any solution that could've been given to me is completely irrelevant because I won't follow through with it. Why? Well, the answer has been reduced to "Because I simply won't" while it actually is "Because I don't know how to make myself do a thought immediately and I forget a thought after a second", but thinking about it more and more has left me so perplexed that I reduced it to a "Because I simply won't",
I have phases of extreme confusion, where not only my entire world seems to be a giant blur (this is the case for most of the time of my day, between medium and hard, well... most of it is just unconsciousness and being switched off. 99% of my day I spent in front of my computer, doing random shit, and i enjoy that a lot; but even reducing computer time has shown to not do anything, but thats too much to get into now) but also everything is completely non-understandable, no matter how clear someone phrases anything, and no matter how easy something is. It's not that I don't understand a given sentence, it's that my brain broke and I don't understand the world. (think of alzheimer here)
I also have an extreme, EXTREEEEME habit of indulging in intense fantasies and daydreams where I pretend I do something else that I'm doing at the moment. INCREDIBLY fucking common, I would argue it accounts for 90% of my "life joy".
Ok, so this is where I'm gonna stop myself from writing, because it's already too much. Well... I could write more, but I'm gonna leave it for now.
There might be some stuff I'm missing, and I think for the most part I phrased things like shit but oh well, too bad!
I got my thoughts out pretty quickly though, so thats nice.
I will end this post on the two following things:

1. I have been referred to as fairly intelligent numerous times in my life, even though most of my current life involves me being not just a kinda buffoon in a colloquial way but actually, severely cognitively stunted.
2. What are your thoughts? Feelings? Suggestions? Does that sound like anything particular you've heard?

Might add onto stuff later. I'm happy to reply to comments! Thanks if you've read that far! :)

He is so beguiled by her beauty that he wants to keep her as his mistress.
Preferably a spicy romance hehe! Bonus point if FMC has dark / black hair!
No fantasy or paranormal elements.
OW/OM is not acceptable at all.
The book I’ve read called {Capture My Heart by Bobbi Smith} is what has started my newfound love for this trope.

So... It's not confirmed afaik that Sandra Lynn hooked up with Bobby Dawn, but with one of her party members. I would like to thereoize that she actually hooked up with his wife, Pamela Dawn and have some thoughts about that:
People have been pointing out the age gap between Sandra Lynn and Bobby, but it's possible Pamela was between their ages. Like this all happened at least 20 or so years ago, and if Bobby Dawn is in his 50's now, i could see him in his 30s marrying someone in their 20s. Ages are super vague, and also Sandra Lynn is a wood elf, but I don't think we can say we know for sure that Bobby Dawn targeted her (tho it's obviously possible).
We don't know Sandra Lynn's sexuality and have mostly seen her hooking up with men, but we do know she didn't hesitate before hooking up with a nonbinary person. We also know that she is open to dating/hooking up with people of varied presentations, and I find it likely she is bi/pan and we just haven't seen her date a woman yet. (Or maybe she swore dating women off after her interactions with the Dawns kind of ruined her life for a bit.)
Sol/Helio worship is very clearly based on Christian fundamentalism. As someone who was raised in the non fantasy side of this, one thing that has amazed me is how they repaint their beliefs to make it seem like they have always believed something.* Bobby Dawn is an important figure in the church, and clearly has a lot of influence.
I would like to posit that Sandra Lynn hooking up with his wife is why he hates gay people (his seething at Kristen's 'her WIFE'), and Bobby Dawn began preaching about the dangers of gay people. Bobby Dawn quickly became an influential preacher, and his beliefs spread throughout the church.
And that was why every Helio/sol believer has been so homophobic to Kristen.
*For example, many churches used to be pro abortions, including Southern Baptist. The stance changed relatively shortly before I was born, and I was raised to think all "good" Christians had always opposed abortion, when in reality there had at best been mixed opinions until recently.

After the leora/elaine event last anniversary, I am looking forward to the next anniversary. Last anniversary was given a lot of time a time and effort by the devs, and you can see it on the events during that anniversary.
This current anniversary feels dull. I didn't get any hype because of the previous events before this anniversary.
-Celestial Anomaly got lazy as they didn't bring back the 3 bosses before. Those relics I did grind before become just a waste of time as Rival Runes plagued the contents.
-Warm up match became unbearable with how fucking Shimmer fest the team comps of all players alongside with Reso and Divinantes (Rival Runes destroyed this content for me as well).
-They promised the new Andras-Dragon redesign but it's fucking almost half a year. And also these events are recycled a lot of times, kinda boring now to do these side events.
-They removed shimmer records in Falsetto Fantasy and moved it to the PVP side of the game which again are plagued with Shimmer Meta. Atleast in FF we can construct our own relics.
They just didn't try, and that's what bums me out. A lot of players told me they moved all their attention and resources to Afk Journey which I kinda believe now. Don't hate me, I just really like the game and play it for a long time that's why I rant my emotions here about this game. Thanks for reading my post.

Mine is World of Fantasy by The Five Stairsteps, or Summer (the first time) by Bobby Goldsboro

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Hook (1991) (MA/4K) $6.50
Hotel Transylvania (2012) (MA/HD) $5.75
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) (MA/HD) $6.50
Hotel Transylvania Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $16
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003), Devil's Rejects (2005), 3 From Hell (2019) (Vudu/HD) $6
House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) (MA/4K) $5.50 (MA/HD) $3.50
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) (MA/HD) $2
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $7.50
Hunger Games Collection 1-4 (Vudu/HD) $6
Hunter Killer (2018) (Vudu/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Huntsman: Winter's War - Extended Edition (2016) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
I Feel Pretty (2018) (iTunes/HD) $1
Ice Age Collection 1-5 (MA/SD) $16
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (MA/HD) $4.25
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (MA/HD) $5.25
Imitation Game, The (2014) (Vudu/HD) $3.25
Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks (2017) (iTunes/HD) $3.50
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Indiana Jones Collection 1-4 (Vudu/4K) $24 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $20
Inside Out (2015) (MA/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) $4 (GP/HD) $1.50
Insidious: The Red Door (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25
Instant Family (2018) (Vudu/HD) $2 (iTunes/4K) $1.50
Invisible Man (2020) (MA/4K) $6.25 (MA/HD) $3.75
Iron Man (2008) (MA/4K) $7.25 (iTunes/4K) $7 (GP/HD) $3
Iron Man 1-3 (iTunes/4K) $16 (GP/HD) $7.50
Iron Man 2 (2010) (MA/4K) $7.25 (iTunes/4K) $6.50 (GP/HD) $3
Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United (2013) (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $4
Isle of Dogs (2018) (MA/HD) $5.50
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (Vudu/4K) $5 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4.50
Jason Bourne (2016) (MA/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (MA/HD) $3
Jaws (1975) Jaws 2 (1978) Jaws 3 (1983) Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (MA/HD) $15.50
Jerry Maguire (1996) (MA/4K) $6.50
Jesus Music, The (2021) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.50
Joe (2014) (Vudu/HD) $4.75
John Wick Collection 1-3 (Vudu/4K) $16 (iTunes/4K) $14.50 (Vudu/HD) $8
Jojo Rabbit (2019) (MA/4K) $7.50
Jumanji (1995) (MA/4K) $6.50
Jumanji: Next Level (2019) & Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (MA/HD) $7
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997) (MA/4K) $6.50 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (MA/HD) $2.75
Jurassic World (2015) (MA/4K) $4.50 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (MA/HD) $2.50
Jurassic World Collection 1-5 (iTunes/4K) $17.50 (MA/HD) $8.50
Jurassic World Collection 1-6 (MA/HD) $11
Jurassic World: Dominion + Extended Cut (2022) (MA/4K) $6.25 (MA/HD) $3.75
Justice League: War World (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Karate Kid (1984) (MA/4K) $6.50
Killerman (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.75
Killing Kennedy (2013) (MA/HD) $6
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $6.25
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
Knives Out (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5
Knocked Up (Unrated) (2007) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5.50
Kung Fu Panda Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $15
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (2001) (MA/HD) $7 (GP/HD) $5.50
Last Night in Soho (2021) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) (MA/HD) $7.50
Leap! (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.25
Leon: The Professional (Extended Cut) (1994) (MA/4K) $6.50
Les Miserables (2012) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Let Him Go (2020) (MA/HD) $5
Let's Be Cops (2014) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.50
Life of Pi (2012) (MA/HD) $2.50
Lighthouse (Vudu/HD) $6
Lightyear (2022) (MA/4K) $4.75 (MA/HD) $2.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Lion King (2019) (MA/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) $4 (GP/HD) $1.25
Little Mermaid (1989) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) $5 (GP/HD) $3.25
Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) (MA/HD) $6.50 (GP/HD) $5
Little Women (2019) (MA/HD) $5.50
Live Die Repeat: Edge Of Tomorrow (2014) (MA/4K) $5.50
Logan (2017) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.50
Long Shot (2019) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $4.25
Looper (2012) (MA/4K) $5.25 (MA/HD) $2.75
Lost City, The (2022) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Luca (2021) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $3.25
Lucy (2014) (MA/HD) $2
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) (MA/HD) $4.25
M3GAN + Unrated (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
Madagascar Collection 1-4 (MA/HD) $15
Mama (2013) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $3.25
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50
Man on a Ledge (2012) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.25
Marlowe (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Mary Poppins (1964) (MA/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $2.75
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $2
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) (MA/HD) $6
Maze Runner (2014) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $5.25
Maze Runner Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $14.50
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Meg Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $8.50
Memory (2022) (MA/HD) $3.50
Men (2022) (Vudu/HD) $5
Men in Black (1997) (MA/4K) $6.50
Men in Black Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $14.50
Mickey & Friends 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 2 (2023) (MA/HD) $6.25 (GP/HD) $5
Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 1 (2023) (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3.75
Midway (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $3.75
Mile 22 (2018) (iTunes/4K) $1.75
Million Dollar Arm (2014) (MA/HD) $4 (GP/HD) $3
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) & Minions (2015) (MA/HD) $7.25
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5
Missing Link (2019) (MA/HD) $5
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7
Mission: Impossible Collection 1-6 (iTunes/4K) $20 (Vudu/HD) $18
Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018) (Vudu/4K) $2.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.50
Monster Trucks (2016) (Vudu/HD) $2.25
Monsters University (2013) (MA/4K) $6.75 (iTunes/4K) $5.75 (GP/HD) $3.50
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (GP/HD) $5
Monuments Men (2014) (MA/HD) $2
Moonfall (2022) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $4.75
Morbius (2022) (MA/4K) $5 (MA/HD) $3
Mortal Engines (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3.50
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2014) (MA/HD) $3.25
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5.50
Mother! (2017) (Vudu/HD) $3.25
Mother's Day (2016) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.75
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (MA/HD) $3.50
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) (Vudu/HD) $4.25
Mulan (1998) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $3
Mummy, The (2017) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
Muppets Most Wanted (2014) (MA/HD) $5.75 (GP/HD) $4.25
Murder on The Orient Express (2017) (MA/HD) $2.50
My Dinner with Herve (2018) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $2.75
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.50
Night at the Museum 3-Movie (MA/HD) $11.50 (MA/SD) $8
Nightmare Alley (2021) (MA/HD) $4.50 (GP/HD) $3.50
No Hard Feelings (2023) (MA/HD) $5.50
No Time to Die (2021) (iTunes/4K) $3.50
Non-Stop (2014) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Nope (2022), Get Out (2017) & Us (2019) (MA/HD) $9
Norm of the North (2016) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Northman (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $3.75
Notting Hill (1999) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.75
Nun 2 (2023) (MA/HD) $6
Office Christmas Party (2016) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.25
One Direction: This is Us + Extended Fan Edition (2013) (MA/HD) $3.25
Onward (2020) (MA/4K) $5.25 (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $2
Oppenheimer (2023) (MA/HD) $7
Oranges, The (2011) (MA/HD) $4.50
Other Guys, The (2010) (MA/4K) $6.50
Ouija (2014) & Origin of Evil (2016) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $8
Outfit (2022) (MA/HD) $7
Over the Hedge (2006) (MA/HD) $6.50
Paper Towns (2011) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.25
Passengers (2016) (MA/HD) $2.25
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.25
Pearl (2022) (Vudu/HD) $6
Perfect Guy (2015) (MA/HD) $3.50
Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) (Vudu/HD) $1.75
Pet Sematary (1989) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) $4 (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Pet Sematary (2019) (Vudu/4K) $4 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.50
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland (2002) (MA/HD) $6 (GP/HD) $4.50
Peter Rabbit (2018) & 2 (2021) (MA/HD) $7.50
Peter Rabbit (2018) (MA/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $4
Philadelphia (1993) (MA/4K) $6.50
Philomena (2013) (Vudu/HD) $2
Pitch Perfect (2012) (MA/HD) $2.50 (iTunes/4K) $3.50
Pitch Perfect Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $11.50
Pixar Short Films Collection, Vol. 3 (2018) (MA/HD) $5.25 (GP/HD) $3.25
Pixels (2015) (MA/HD) $5.50
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5
Planet of the Apes 1-3 (Newer) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $11
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) (MA/HD) $5.50 (GP/HD) $3.25
Poltergeist (Extended Cut) (2015) (MA/HD) $5
Pope's Exorcist (2023) (MA/HD) $5.75
Predator (1987) (MA/HD) $3.50
Prince of Egypt (2002) (MA/HD) $5.50
Princess and the Frog (2009) (MA/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) $5.50 (GP/HD) $3.25
Prodigy (2019) (Vudu/HD) $5
Pulp Fiction (1994) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.25 (Vudu/HD) $4
Purge: Anarchy (2014) (MA/4K) $5.50 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $4.25
Purge: Election Year (2016) (MA/4K $5.25 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
Puss in Boots (2011) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
R.I.P.D. (2013) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) (MA/4K) $5 (MA/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $1.50
Rambo Collection 1-5 (Vudu/HD) $12.50
Rambo Last Blood (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $2.75
Rampage (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50
Ratatouille (2007) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
Ray (2004) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4.75
Ready or Not (2019) (MA/HD) $6.50
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (MA/4K) $7
Red 2 (2013) (Vudu/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) $3.25 (Vudu/HD) $1.50
Rescuers Down Under (1990) (MA/HD) $5.75 (GP/HD) $4
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) (MA/HD) $2.25
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3
Riddick Collection 1-3 (Unrated) (MA/HD) $13.50
Ride Along 1-2 (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $5 $2.75 Each
Rio 2 (2014) (MA/HD) $2
Rise of the Guardians (2012) (MA/HD) $3
Robin Hood (2018) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Rock Dog (2016) (Vudu/HD) $4
Rock the Kasbah (2015) (MA/HD) $6.50
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) (MA/HD) $3.50
Rudy (Director's Cut) (1993) (MA/4K) $6.50
Rumble (2022) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Safe (2012) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $1.75
Safe House (2012) (MA/HD) $3.50 (iTunes/HD) $2.50
Saint Maud (2020) (Vudu/HD) $6
Santa Clause (1994), 2 (2002), 3 (2006) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $10.50 (GP/HD) $6.50
Sausage Party (2016) (MA/HD) $4.75
Saw Collection 1-7 (Vudu/HD) $9.75
Scary Movie Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $13.50
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $3
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) (MA/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $5
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Scream 5 (2022) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $5
Scream 6 (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $6.50
Scream Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $13.50
Second Act (2018) (iTunes/HD) $1.50
Secret Headquarters (2022) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Secret Life of Pets Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $7.25
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4.50
Shallows, The (2016) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD $3.50
Shark Tale (2000) (MA/HD) $5.25
Shrek the Third (2007) (MA/HD) $6
Shutter Island (2010) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Silent Night, Deadly Night: 3-Film Collection (1989-1991) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) (Vudu/HD) $2
Sing (2016) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.50
Sing Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $6
Sixteen Candles (1984) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $4.25
Skyscraper (2018) (MA/4K) $5 (MA/HD) $1.75
Sleepy Hollow (1999) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.75
Smile (2022) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/4K) $6.25
Smurfs 2 (2013) (MA/HD) $3
Snake Eyes (2021) (Vudu/4K) $6.75 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4
Snatched (2017) (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $1
Snitch (2013) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $1.75
Snow White and the Huntsman (Extended) (2012) (iTunes/4K) $3.25 (MA/HD) $2.25
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937) (MA/HD) $6 (GP/HD) $3.75
Snowpiercer (2013) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Social Network (2010) (MA/4K) $6.50
Son of a Gun (2015) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) (Vudu/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $4.50
Spider-Man Collection 1-8 (MA/HD) $26
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $5.50
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3.50
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $1.50
Spies in Disguise (2019) (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $2.50
Spirit Untamed: The Movie (2021) (MA/HD) $5.50
Split (2017) (MA/4K) $6.25 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (Vudu/HD) $4.75 (iTunes/HD) $3.50
Spy (Unrated) (2015) (MA/HD) $2
Star Trek Collection 1-3 (Vudu/HD) $9.50 (iTunes/4K) $13.50
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) (Vudu/HD) $1.75 (iTunes/4K) $3.25
Starship Troopers (1997) (MA/4K) $6.50
Step Brothers (2008) (MA/4K) $6.50
Step Up Revolution (2012) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3
Still Alice (2015) (MA/HD) $3.25
Stoker (2013) (MA/HD) $4.50
Strange World (2022) (MA/HD) $5 (GP/HD) $4.25
Stronger (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.50
Studio 666 (2022) (MA/4K) $7 (MA/HD) $6.25
Super 8 (2011) (Vudu/4K) $5.50 (Vudu/HD) $3.25 (iTunes/4K) $5
Super Buddies (2013) (MA/HD) $4.75 (GP/HD) $3.25
Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) (MA/4K) $7.25 (MA/HD) $5.50
Super Troopers 2 (2018) (MA/HD) $3
Survive the Night (2020) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.75
SW: A New Hope (1977) (MA/4K) $7 (GP/HD) $3.50
SW: Force Awakens (2015) (MA/4K) $5.25 (iTunes/4K) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1
SW: Last Jedi (2017) (MA/4K) $5.75 (iTunes/4K) $3.75 (GP/HD) $1
SW: Phantom Menace (1999) (MA/4K) $7.50 (GP/HD) $3.50
SW: Return of the Jedi (1983) (MA/4K) $7.25 (GP/HD) $3.50
SW: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (iTunes/4K) $5 (GP/HD) $3.50
T2 Trainspotting (2017) (MA/HD) $7
Taken Collection 1-3 (MA/HD) $9
Talk to Me (2023) (Vudu/4K) $6.50
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) (MA/4K) $6.50
Tangled (2010) (MA/HD) $4.75 (GP/HD) $3.50
Tar (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Taxi Driver (1976) (MA/4K) $6.50
Ted (2012) (Unrated) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.75
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7.50 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $6.50
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $4.50
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) (Vudu/4K) $6.50 (Vudu/HD) $3 (iTunes/4K) $2.50
Terms of Endearment (1983) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.25
Thanksgiving (2023) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
Theory Of Everything (2014) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $3.75
This Is 40 (2012) (MA/HD) $3.75
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (MA/4K) $6.75 (MA/HD) $3.25 (GP/HD) $2
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (MA/4K) $7.50 (MA/HD) $3.50 (GP/HD) $1.75
Ticket to Paradise (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Till (2022) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Titanic (1997) (Vudu/4K) $6.50 (Vudu/HD) $4.75 (iTunes/4K) $6
Tomorrowland (2015) (MA/HD) $5.50 (GP/HD) $3.50
Tower Heist (2011) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $3.75
Toy Story 1-4 (MA/4K) $23 (iTunes/4K) $21 (GP/HD) $11.50
Trainwreck (2015) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $1.50
Transformers 1-5 (Vudu/4K) $25 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $23
Transformers: Last Knight (2017) (Vudu/4K) $4.25 (iTunes/4K) $2 (Vudu/HD) $1.75
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) (Vudu/4K) $7 (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $6
Trolls Band Together (2023) (MA/HD) $6.50
Trolls Collection 1-2 (MA/HD) $5.75
Turning Red (2022) (MA/4K) $6.25 (MA/HD) $3.75 (GP/HD) $2.50
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $6.50
Uncharted (2022) (MA/4K) $5.25 (MA/HD) $3.25
Underwater (2020) (MA/HD) $5.50
Untouchables, The (1987) (Vudu/4K) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Up (2009) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
Up in Smoke ‘Cheech and Chong’ (1978) (iTunes/HD) $2.75
Us (2019) (MA/HD) $4.75
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) (Vudu/HD) $3.75
Venom (2005) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4
Venom (2018) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $3
Vice (2015) 'Bruce Willis' (Vudu/HD) $2.50
Vice (2018) 'Christian Bale' (MA/HD) $5
Victor Frankenstein (2015) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $5.50
Violent Night (2022) (MA/HD) $5.75
Vow, The (2012) (MA/HD) $3.25
Walk, The (2015) (MA/HD) $4.25
WALL-E (2008) (MA/HD) (iTunes/4K) $7.50
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) (MA/4K) $6.75 (iTunes/4K) (MA/HD) $2.75
Watch, The (2012) (MA/HD) $4
Waterworld (1995) (MA/HD) $5.50
Waves (2019) (Vudu/HD) $5.50
Way, Way Back, The (2013) (MA/HD) $4.75
Weird Science (2008) (iTunes/HD) Ports to MA $5.75
Whale, The (2022) (Vudu/HD) $6
What Men Want (2019) (Vudu/HD) $1.75 (iTunes/4K) $1.25
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) (MA/HD) $3.75
Whiplash (2014) (MA/4K) $6.50 (MA/HD) $5.50
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) (iTunes/HD) $2
White House Down (2013) (MA/HD) $3.25
Wind River (2017) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4.75
Wings (1927) (Vudu/HD) (iTunes/HD) $4
Wizard of Lies (2017) (iTunes/HD) $4.25 (GP/HD) $3
Wolf of Wall Street (2013) (Vudu/4K) $6 (iTunes/4K) $4 (Vudu/HD) $3.50
Woman King (2022) (MA/4K) $5.75 (MA/HD) $4
Wonder (2017) (iTunes/4K) (Vudu/HD) $2.75
Woodlawn (2015) (MA/HD) (iTunes/HD) $3.50
X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (MA/HD) $14
X-Men: First Class (2010), Days of Future Past (2004), Apocalypse (2014) (MA/HD) $10.50
Zombieland (2009) (MA/4K) $7.25
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) (MA/4K) $7.25 (MA/HD) $5.25

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