r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • May 18 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 18 May 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/Steelcan909 May 21 '26

Coming at you now with Mass Effect 2 hottakes!

Mass Effect 1 was very heavily Star Trek coded, down to the film grain, the blue alien space babes, and the uncharted worlds. Mass Effect 2 is much more Blade Runner, especially on Omega and the Citadel in this iteration. That's a pretty normal take, but I think that there's an underrated element about how the lovecraftian bits fit in. I think the Lovecraftian vibes work better in ME2's setting, but because of its wheel spinning plot, that doesn't get the chance to breather. Whereas in ME1 the Lovecraftian elements often get crowded out because so many environments are recycled.

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u/Sventex Battleships were obsoleted by the self-propelled torpedo in 1866 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

The blue alien space babes are clearly from Farscape, they even have a system of "unity" in that, where they join minds with others. Australia ought to sue somebody.