Your FACE is a cheap hook!

EDIT: ...oh my god, wait. Finifter is a Jewish name, isn't it? I... uh... that's not what I... LOOK OVER THERE. SOMETHING ELSE.

Framing device! I love it! Phantom Edit!

We were spitballing an alternate version of the movie where Short Round and Indy are, if not strangers, less close than they seem to be at the top of the film, so that the growth of his relationship with Short Round could be a hook for Indy developing a conscience -- although Trey doesn't feel that they actually do seem that close, and that Indy treats him more as a servant than a friend until Shorty sets him on fire and learns the white man some respect.

Loved the show. Trailer looks cool. "Pro bending"? Sure, why not. They did three seasons without blowing it (though the finale was rushed -- could've been its own season, practically), I'm on board for whatever they want to do next, at least for now.

WHAT

We're doing the theatrical cuts.

Well, that's another recurring point in the story, which is that Harry can't do this alone, and one of the things that makes him the thematic foil to the villain is that he sees and appreciates and encourages the strengths of those around him, whereas the villain wants to be the mostest and bestest all by himself.

Things would probably be much easier for everyone if Hermione could just face Voldemort herself and be done with it. Harry's not especially smart or talented, and he knows that. But she's not the hero, for better or worse; she's one of Harry's mentor characters. She's there to help him do what he, and only he, has ultimately gotta do.

P.S. Trying to type "Zarban" on my phone, autocorrect keeps changing it to "Zar an." It simply will not tolerate the B. I don't know.