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re: The Dark Wizard-HBO Doc (Dean Potter is a legend)

Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:10 pm to
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:10 pm to
Posted by Gifman
Clearwater Beach, FL
Member since Jan 2021
18852 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:19 pm to
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Alex Honnold is such a prick.


Very Aspergery he is
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5232 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:02 pm to
Yeah. I know he doesn’t intend it, but still comes off like a prick.
Posted by minvielle
Youngsville, LA
Member since Nov 2014
5140 posts
Posted on 5/2/26 at 6:01 pm to
I’ll split the difference and say Honnold is an autistic prick
Posted by One72
Member since Jul 2022
1479 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:52 pm to
Ep 4 neatly tied up most loose ends.

Crazy they showed the exact moment Dean impacted. Glad they showed where and how.

Dude was one crazy beast; the China slackline was completely insane.

Cool series and Dean should be proud.
Posted by Crawdaddy
Slidell. The jewel of Louisiana
Member since Sep 2006
19257 posts
Posted on 5/7/26 at 10:10 am to
I'm so glad he didn't die in China. I knew he was going to die someplace but if it was going to be in China on that BS event, it would have been such a disappointing let down of his work over the years. China was for only 200k and was called Harry Potter

Dean was legend in his realm but could not recognize it. I think he really found himself when he re married and started to teach/show others how to do things. The kids especially. This gave him a purpose that he needed.

Loved the fact that the head Park Ranger became a climbing buddy

Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5232 posts
Posted on 5/7/26 at 10:35 am to
I had followed Dean for years as a climber and reading Outside mag and such back whenever print magazines were a real thing. When he got super into wingsuiting and such, I didn't really follow him that closely, so I didn't really know much about his personal life toward the end.

All that to say: damn! I didn't expect them to go full redemption arc with him seeming to find some sense of family and happiness. Made the death that much more gut-wrenching. I always just sort of thought that the latter part of his life matched the earlier, where he was an insatiable thrill seeker always pushing the limits and just ended up paying the consequences. I didn't really know that he'd entered into a solid relationship and become a lot more stable.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
Bay Area
Member since Nov 2018
4082 posts
Posted on 5/7/26 at 6:05 pm to
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I think that Honold is similar in that he doesn't mean to come off as a dick, but he just does at times anyway.


I love people like this though. at least you always know where you stand with them. does it cause ruffled feathers? Sure. but damn it sure cuts a lot of the bullshite out.
Posted by sgallo3
Lake Charles
Member since Sep 2008
27062 posts
Posted on 5/11/26 at 12:30 pm to
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I’d rather see a show about an evil wizard

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