Honestly, you guys are really overthinking this. It's just a movie. The ending works fine as it is, and swapping one sad moment for another doesn't change the core story. These fan theories always try to make things deeper than they are. The message is Batman did a hard thing, and we got a cool shot of him running from cops. That's it. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and a movie ending is just an ending.

Maybe we're all missing the point about smoke flavor. Briquettes often have binders that can give off a chemical taste during a really long smoke. That's a trade-off for steady heat. I've had brisket where the smoke just tasted off, and I blame the briquettes. A good offset should manage lump charcoal's heat if you're paying attention. Steady temps are nice, but not if the flavor isn't clean.

Man, that's so true. It's wild how the fix for a bad vibe is almost never some big, expensive thing. It's just making a little space for people to be human together. Like @lindagreen's story about the print shop trophy, it's that shared, slightly silly experience that builds the real connection. I see it everywhere, like when my kid's soccer coach started having the parents bring coffee for each other before practice. Suddenly we all knew each other's names. That shared moment, even over something simple, changes how a whole group works.

Yeah my buddy missed that @sean_davis tip and got shut out.

What's the price like on those?