Smart people generally underestimate their own abilities. Because they want to understand all sides of a situation first.
Their hesitation can come across as being slower than others.
At least that’s what I heard.
One of the worst things a creator can do is shoot down fan theories. They generate discourse around their work and lets them leave it open to interpretation - like when that one BioWare dev shot down the ME3 indoctrination theory.
The guy that wrote My Life As A Teenage Robot did it classy. When trans people started reading into Jenny's experiences, he was quick to go, "I wasn't even thinking of that, but good for you, I like the idea!"
Honestly that has to be one of the highest compliments to a writer. Knowing a demographic you weren't necessarily considering during the writing could latch onto it in a impactful way.
This doesn't apply. Thank you for proving my point (regarding idiocy).
Of course it's stupid to argue WHAT the inventor might have meant. You will never truly know.
It's something COMPLETELY different when the author is alive and tells you that you're stupid and that it's not what he meant. There is no room for interpretation here. The author fucking told you.
In case of the latter, you are choosing to induldge in human ignorance, disregarding the truth and choosing to make up your own.
That's the problem with you people. You can have opinions, but you can't expect every opinion to be valid. Not when you close your eyes in front of facts. Opinions are not truths. At least not all and not neccessarily.
Ultimate Spider-Man did not occur in one year. I don’t care what the author said.
Peter Parker did not do all of that shit plus ultimatum in one year. Even if that was everything he did and nothing happened off panel. So much shit happened in that book
I would try to understand what you meant with that, but you're a marvel fan, so it would actually be impossible to find anything rational in your thoughts
Also, "I don't care" means simply that - you choosing ignorance and stupidity. Kinda pathetic
Though they never specify, they give hints, the definition of insanity is repeated action with expectations of different results, The Brain tries and fails to take over the world constantly.
Genuine looking for evidence of this to be true. I’m seeing they were featured in the animatics reboot but can’t find their own series as you claim exists.
Ok doesn’t make it not a children’s show. One of my favorite shows of all time is the last airbender which contains incredibly adult themes. It’s also still a children’s show.
Yes, it's a literary tool. That's the common saying, so an author can use that shared common knowledge to provide information about the character without being overly blunt and boring.
And I’m certain the writers of the show would say they specifically intended to create doubt as to which one is actually smart and which one is actually crazy.
If you watch the show, Brain says lots of technically correct things but Pinky is the one actually imparting wisdom. The notion that this interplay is a coincidence and not intentional writing is basically calling Spielberg a fuckin moron, which I disagree with.
When is it ever expressed that The Brain cannot read? Don't most of his plans involve reading vast reams of information about humanity to know how to navigate their world?
Pinky reads a newspaper headline and Brain exclaims “you can read?” or “wait you understand that?” something along those lines, I haven’t seen the show in decades though so it’s a little fuzzy
This scene can't happen if The Brain can't read. There are numerous other scenes where he's reading technical documents and newspaper clippings and the like for his plans, but this is the first one I happened across.
With regards to Brain being surprised that Pinky can read, this is less shock at the ability existing than it is that Pinky is doing something that he doesn't expect Pinky to be able to do. Which doesn't look that different, as Pinky has telekinesis - an ability that Brain doesn't - and Brain notices it, asks about it, and then continues on with his plan once Pinky gives his answer. That is, it's not that Brain is surprised that Pinky can do things that Brain can't, it's that Brain rarely pays proper attention to Pinky, and is surprised that Pinky can do things besides say "narf" at all.
I’m sure that was brought up in the writer’s room when they were writing the first season and whoever said it was fired so the rest of them could write a decent television show for us to enjoy.
What if they are both geniuses but one is also insane? They are both lab rats part of an experiment to make them smart, it would make sense that one is a control baseline genius while the other becomes insane.
While it never specified, it’s normal to keep the order. So Pinky & Genius would be paired together.
It’s also insane to believe that even a genetically modified mouse could take over the world. Which Brain is convinced he is able to achieve that goal.
I remember the Christmas episode where they actually succeed, but the moment Brain will send the message to control everyone he just read Pink's Santa letter and just wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, proving he actually has a heart and is capable of empathy. So yeah, Brain in charge might be an improvement right now.
Also part of Brain's motivation was "I can probably rule the place better" and his metrics for "better" were rather good compared to your average politician.
It’s like how Dr Doom is a villain who wants to control the world but every time he gets in charge, he basically creates a utopia. Like yeah, he took the world by force and is basically king, but the public healthcare, education, and infrastructure has gotten REALLY good
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u/itsHappyCloud 2d ago
I think I recall that the one time Pinky was in charge, they actually succeeded