Irish man here. born in Dublin live in the north rn

Personally remmick is my favourite character in the movie (yes partially because he's Irish, and also because he's cool)

Remmicks character is a very good SUBTLE representation of Irish struggle in this movie. He shares common ground with the main characters, while also being completely different at the same time

One other thing is like to say, during the Irish dance scene outside of the juke joint, remmick looks ecstatic while he's doing his lil jig, this is likely a very subtle comment on how he'd have had his culture stripped from him (for anyone who knows about Ireland during that time, early British invasion along with many Irish having their culture banned) and wouldn't have been able to dance like that in centuries

Irish-American here. I don't really think it's so much about Irish people in reference to British colonialism but more about the Irish experience in America. Specifically, I think the vampires broadly represent assimilation, and the with way anti-Irish bigotry has disappeared alongside the merging of distinct european identities into an American idea of whiteness, an Irish-American is a good choice to lead the group.

Yep. He is a pre Christian Irish man. Either way non Biblical Ireland is long gone outside the common consciousness of the populace at that point in this movie's timeline. And it's even more so if we skip to 2025. He is a man out of time but because of his vampire biology he has retained memories of a past only accedmics find in the historical record. But those past memroies aren't explored. immortality means he also can remember his nation before the Bible came to it

Seemed like this whole movie was about temptation of western (Christian) freedom, while both realize it’s in their face, reddick still thought of Sammie as a resource more than anything.

Not Irish (somewhat by ethnicity, but not at all by nationality). My read on this was a few degrees off from yours, but similar.

Yes, Remmick is the child of a colonized culture as well, but he is precisely the kind of person who claims to be an ally--perhaps even fully believes himself to be--but still sees the oppressed black population as a resource (for blood, culture, music, what have you), rather than respecting their individual autonomy. He offers hollow statements of love and belonging, but he's still overpowering you and claiming your cultural identity as his own, whether you consent or not.

As for the Christian element of the movie, I like the subversion from Vampire-typical. Sammy is caught between hate and predatory assimilation. He looks at the role models he has, and he sees that serving the country hasn't helped them (the twins' time as soldiers), money hasn't helped them (the stories about black men having their earnings stolen from them), and now faced with Remmick, faith isn't helping him either--indeed, Christian faith is a tool available to Remmick as well.

For Sammy, the conflict between the blues and the Church comes down to choosing between holding on to the culture of his own people vs. embracing the culture being thrust upon them. If he chooses the latter, then his own culture is lost to him--much as Remmick's is lost to him. Perhaps Remmick represents a possible future in which Sammy turns away from the Blues and embraces the Church as his father wants--nourishing his spirit by spouting hollow rhetoric about salvation and love and belonging to those who have been assimilated against their will.

I’m a third generation Irish American and I really enjoyed the movie. I loved the character. I have only recently been learning about Irish paganism, cultural holidays and traditions. I can relate to desperately wanting my culture and community and not really having anywhere to turn. I did use a lot of eastern spirituality in the past as Christianity doesn’t align with me. It wasn’t until I started connecting with other people that I found what I had been trying to find does have some of the oldest roots in Irish culture And that I can practice my spirituality in a way that still aligns with what I feel is right for me while also being culturally appropriate.

I do think that it’s important for white Americans to investigate their heritage and relearn culture and traditions of their former country. Our assimilation was and is not healthy or productive, but instead, just like this movie, self-destructing and just like all of American history, socially ruinous, violent, self-serving and self-abandoning. Starting with Native Americans pursuing him was very important commentary. One tribe sent Ireland money during the potato famine, a time they needed resources just as badly, but because they saw another indigenous peoples being destroyed, they stepped up; and the favor wasn’t even returned until 2020.

I do think that this was an important film, and I do appreciate that they included Irish American struggles, losses, but also failures, in it and to have that acknowledgment. Ever since this country was created, money has been in the hands of a select few. Those with unearned privilege only remain in power with the complicity of the oppressed. Keeping disadvantaged groups pitted against each other, and trying to climb up a ladder that intentionally has most of the rungs missing, loosing yourself to the pursuit of personhood unjustly taken away, is unfortunately a very common cycle in this country.

Irish person here - remmick is said to be 100s of years old so he may be referencing paganism being taken from the Irish with Christianity being pushed upon them.

Season 1 was my favorite! Loved how it was different and kept you interested, but the seasons after that went down hill for me.

Season 1 was good, season 2 was absolute dogshit. That kid is annoying as fuck

Too drawn out.

Sooooo good

Season 1 great, season 2 I even liked better (most like 1st better I’d say), and 3rd really failed . But if you know that going in it may help. Really it’s the actors that are the great thing about season 3 - Pullman, boomer and Messina. The writing went so far left and really failed the development of Ambrose.

I would love to see Raymond from the stranger. The idea of such a selfish person being able to just… ask Meursault to help him for no reason would be really interesting with the slight differences between book and limbus Meursault I think

I want the dude meursalt shot

I don't wanna think about the characters od next canto, The Wuthering Heights is an... experience

I want more of Gregor's "family", especially his sister, as well as some Crime and Punishment characters since all we got was Sonya.

Gregor's sister Grete. I'm curious how they'd implement her in Limbus since in the book she was the only one of his family to still treat him somewhat well after his transformation ( feeding him and trying to make him more confortable)

>she isn't exactlythe Phantom

Is this another >!Don Quixote!< situation, where this isn't Erik but Christine?

Question is tho... Does she hold the magical power of PM Old Ladies defying the stagger mechanic?

Isnt this just josephine?/j

Save some bloodfeast for the rest of us damn!

I like this alot. I need to rewatch phantom of the opera. I remember watching it with my older sister when I was like... 11? Man, it's been a while. Maybe younger. I don't remember much besides "The phaaaaaaanom of the Opera is theeeeeeere.... insiiide your miiiiiind." The melody for that is very memorable by itself.

I liked the first and second season much more than the third. I really wanted to like the third season too because I like Matt Bomer, but it was just ok.

I agree with your friend. I liked the first season but didn’t like the other 2.

I wouldn't be as drastic as your friend, but I do agree that season 1 is clearly the best of them.

No i don’t agree with your friend. Give it a watch.

The first one is the best, in my opinion. The third one is better than the second. But all pretty decent

I expect the monkey from Hell Screen to be prevalent, as well as the Lord and Yoshihide's daughter. Perhaps we might get one of Ryoshu's apprentices as well.

I’d like to see if we meet any of Odysseus’ crew or if they are all already dead, either them or seeing if they adapt Polyphemus as a character or as the abno from that one ego gift encounter.

Characters from other camus books in meursaults canto, like doctor rieux

i want to see who will replace athena and all the gods in canto 11

Canto IX: The Severing, For that I expect Ryoshu’s Child, the Lord, the Lord’s Servant (narrator) and maybe two characters referencing Ox-Head and Horse-head, who are Chinese underworld guardians. They appear in Yoshihide’s dreams.

Canto X: Marie, Meursault’s Mother (I think she’ll be a composite character of the Mother and the Arab), the Judge and Prosecutor. Along with the Priest. I’ll also say I think Raymond will appear in Canto IX.

Canto XI: Penelope, Telemachus, Circe, Polyphemus, Antinous and the other suitors. And let’s be honest, at the very least four greek gods are being adapted as characters. Athena, Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes.

Canto XII: no idea. Heard Cleopatra is in it. Also Faust’s love interest, but I personally believe our Faust is an adaptation of the Homunculus created by Faust. Mephi is currently a bus, but I have doubts there won’t be another character with that name in Canto XII.

I want meursault to be casetti, goes well with his yearning e.g.o

Not sure who the 6th would be, there isnt any other significant bloodfiend in limbus. So likely a 00 id for someone to make them a generic bloodfiend enemy id.

i just want a cassetti ID, maybe meursault or heathcliff for it

Give Hong Lu a Bloodfiend of the Happy Parade id. He’s already worn a similar outfit.

https://preview.redd.it/bu7u1mtijeze1.jpeg?width=2532&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8283fcdc8af2a50b23995e26c902cd15f761261

Now he can go to the festival of wonders.😂

Casetti ID for sinclair, and then some other random bloodfiend for Mersault as a 00 I guess, perhaps the bloodfiend that greeted people in the "haunted mansion"

yi sang (NOT BIASED)

i yearn for more expressive yisang ids i yearn

Honestly . . . the story for Season 3 was kind of terrible.

But Bomer and Pullman did the most amazing job with the script they were given. And they are so good, that I can just forgive it.

I loved their scenes together!

I liked S1 very much but later ones had that "we had a an idea, made a limited series with it but after it was a success we tried to make more but failed to capture what made it good" feel to it. S2 was decent, S3 was so, so bad and S4 was a surprising improvement.

Excellent. First season was absolutely killer, but the entire series is worth it. The first time I watched Bill Pullman was as a child for Independence Day. He never disappoints.

Season 1 was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Each subsequent season was poor at best

More Bill Pullman please

Outis. We gonna get some Smoke War and possible Lob Corp background info maybe depending if she's connected to what Ayin/Ben were doing. I think she's gonna be a huge tipping point in the narrative and there is prob a reason why she's the last one before Faust/Dante mess everything up.

Dante/Faust a close second. Dante is just brimming with too much mystery, they've been getting hyped for so long. Faust for me because I feel like it's going to give us so many answers and I've been loving her super super slow development throughout the game and where it might lead to with all the craziness there.

Ryoshu and Meursault last. I'm interested, don't get me wrong, but mostly just in what makes them tick and what their deal is, same as with most Sinners.

Oooh it's close but I have to say it's a close tie between Ryoshu, Meursault, Outis, Faust, and Dante

Dante, no contest.

Honorable mention to Meursault I want to see him actually feel emotion

For now......

Seriously Meursault was my favorite since canto 1, I just want more Meursault lore. Atleast they gave us Mersault Lei Heng, I can't drop using him with the full stop combo....more gun MORE GUN.

Meursault. It's about time we get Meursault talking more than 8 times a canto

"Meursault, deal with trauma" Danteh

"Yes manager" Meursault

Then they kill the the Sun and Meursault will sing Pass On. This would be peak level of storytelling.

I think Meursault fighting against the absurd at the end of his canto or in some way resembling the archetypal absurdist hero Sisyphus could be fucking awesome. Or if that was his special id. Either one honestly.