KK Slider’s Weekly Jam: Exclusivity vs. Accessibility
KK Slider’s weekly appearances are one of my favorite parts of Animal Crossing, and because his performances are so fun to experience it is disappointing that they are held so […]
Animal Crossing: “Covering” the Pitfalls
Animal Crossing is a pretty safe place to stroll around in , with no health bars to worry about or even the ability to take damage. But there ARE a […]
Animal Crossing: The Best Gifts of All
The citizens that populate the world of Animal Crossing truly love giving gifts, and many times the only way to acquire some of these rare and thoughtful one-of-a-kind items is […]
Darth Vader: A Case Study in Undeserved Mercy and Amazing Grace
The journey of Anakin Skywalker may be a little hard to accept from some of us… and perhaps that’s because we don’t believe he deserved his final redemptive arc. Anakin’s […]
From Hopeless Case to an Act of Grace: The Redemption of Crosshair
To be honest, I had given up any hope that there could be a redemptive arc for “Crosshair” from the Bad Batch series… after he revealed that his merciless actions […]
Much Ado About Jinu: Cancel Culture vs. Mercy and Grace
In our final reflection on Kpop Demon Hunters, the most challenging part of the movie is how we reconcile the truth about who Jinu has been (a clearly flawed human […]
Sealing the Honmoon: When the Going Gets Tough
The closer that Huntrix came to finally sealing the honmoon and setting the entire world free from demonic oppression, the more desperate and persistent their opposition became. The path forward […]
Rumi and Jinu: On Some Showing Compassion, Making a Difference
The entire narrative weight of the KPop Demon Hunters movie hinged on one important decision that Rumi made midway through the story… the decision to stop looking at Jinu as […]
Mira: A “Wild Child” Turned Warrior
As the self-proclaimed “wild child” of the Huntrix crew, Mira’s brash demeanor concealed her deepest wounds… a pain she revealed in her darkest hour as she repeated the lies of […]
From Disgrace to Grace: Turning our Marks of Shame into our Testimony
While Jinu’s past makes it hard to see him as a fully sympathetic character, the constant voice of Gwi-Ma in his ears reminding him of his failure and making him […]
Finding God in Video Games 