u/D0nell

I randomly started thinking about how many absolute bangers Beyoncé probably has sitting in a vault somewhere fully finished, mixed, mastered, with insane collaborations attached to them that the public may literally never hear. Like songs with other top artists, legends, unexpected pairings, records that maybe sounded incredible but just didn’t fit the direction she wanted at the time.

This thought came to me because I recently discovered the unreleased Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz collaboration “Another Day” that only officially came out after Michael passed away on the posthumous album Michael. The craziest part is the song sounds DONE. Polished, huge, radio-ready. Then I found out it was originally intended for Invincible and just got shelved.

Then I started thinking about Michael’s situation in general and all the legendary collaborations that almost happened or got buried. Like the Freddie Mercury collab situation “State of Shock” was originally supposed to involve Freddie, but because they couldn’t properly finish the record, MJ ended up doing it with Mick Jagger instead. Then later Queen released “There Must Be More to Life Than This,” which is beautiful but way softer and completely different energy-wise. It makes you realize how many alternate versions of music history probably exist behind closed doors.

And now I can’t stop wondering what Beyoncé is hiding in her archives.

Who has she recorded with that we don’t even know about? What songs got fully completed only to be shelved because they were “too loud,” too experimental, too fun, too emotional, too whatever for the album she was building?

I even think about how Miley pitched “Easy Lover” for Cowboy Carter and Beyoncé ended up going with “II Most Wanted” instead. Don’t get me wrong, “II Most Wanted” is beautiful, but “Easy Lover” sounded way louder and more chaotic in a fun way. It would’ve been fascinating hearing Beyoncé and Miley attack a record with that kind of energy together.

It just makes me think there are probably Beyoncé collaborations sitting somewhere that would blow our minds if we ever heard them, but they’re just being enjoyed privately between her and the people involved. And honestly… we may never get them.

I was playing 2v8 and had one killer chasing me, then the second killer came around the corner and boxed me in. Me and Alan BOTH said “Damn.” at the exact same time.

Then later after I got unhooked and instantly tunneled again he just goes “fuck” while sprinting away like he’s completely over this nightmare. Then when I finally got downed he hits the “what do I do now?”.

I had another match where everyone else died and I actually had a shot at escaping and he starts saying “come on, go faster.” The way he talks feels so authentic and natural, almost meta at times, but it fits his character perfectly.

You can tell they put real effort into him because some licensed characters feel completely overlooked. That’s why it disappoints me that Saga Anderson’s skin doesn’t have voice lines at all because after hearing her personality throughout Alan Wake 2, she absolutely should have had some.

I understand the FBC is currently under lockdown and probably dealing with the events of Resonant right now, but once everything settles and everyone regroups, what do you think they’ll do about Cauldron Lake?

I’m honestly surprised they never relocated the residents of Bright Falls after discovering how dangerous it is to the community. Do you think they’ll finally try to fully contain the area and prevent people from accessing it once everything is under control?

Or do you think Alan will somehow seal the threshold entirely and turn Cauldron Lake into a normal body of water so people can safely live there without being influenced by it anymore?

I also wonder about the people themselves. Do you think the residents of Bright Falls will ever fully recover mentally from everything they’ve experienced, or will they forever be affected by the Dark Place? I feel like there has to be some lasting psychological effect after being around that influence for so long.

I wish DC would produce more short films because not everything needs to be a feature length film. There are a lot of stories I want to see that probably cannot be told in a full length format and likely will not be told at all, but short films could give us glimpses of these characters and stories that would otherwise never reach the screen. I would love having media like that to go back and watch, even if it is not all live action. I remember when DC used to upload short animated films to YouTube that told great stories in a short amount of time, like the Green Arrow, Vixen, and the Catwoman one that tied into Batman: Year One.

I would like to see this new DC universe give heroes who may not receive full films or need television shows one shot short films where the character or actor can stand out on their own and possibly test audiences to see if people want to see more of them, or just allow for independent stories that do not have to tie into anything, which is something I want more of anyway. I would love to see a Hawkgirl short film or a Guy Gardner short film, and not just a Christmas gag special like Deadpool, but something with a strong short story behind it.

I really want to see something like Batman: War on Crime adapted, where we see Batman reflect on his philanthropy and the challenges he faces handling a systemic problem, with no supercriminals and no spontaneous gadgets, just a stripped down version of the character who induces fear but also shows compassion and works to stop criminals from reoffending, showing he is not just brutally beating people who are trying to survive poverty or are mentally unwell. I honestly think that kind of story deserves feature length treatment, but I know people are more ready for spontaneous stories and more focus on other members of the Bat Family, but those spontaneous stories can be on the big screen.