On Why We Need "Enlightened"
Obviously GIRLS and Enlightened are different creations, but I am surprised that they haven't helped each other. Unless they secretly have helped viewership, but jut not enough? This pair of seasons has had several surprising and convergences -- cocaine binges, lonely ghost bottle episodes.
I really hope this doesn't get added to the list of HBO shows cancelled before their time -- my list includes In Treatment, Luck, and the Comeback, and maybe even the non-pickup of the Corrections -- but in a way it's a happy miracle that it has lasted for two whole seasons.
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On Three Handjobs Is A Trend
@John Kinsella on the road to becoming master of her domain.
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On "House of Cards," Episodes 4-8: Who's Making Themselves Available?
The way that the late night conversation in the library suggested that Frank and his pushup buddy were "special friends" felt very Lord Grantham at Eton.
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On The Postal Service, "A Tattered Line of String"
The vocals are kind of "trying too hard"? Maybe? I don't know. #feelings #memories
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On American Hero Who Killed Bin Laden Now Broke, Sad
I know that we're all done arguing about the authenticity or lack thereof in Zero Dark Thirty, but I don't think I'll ever be able to think about that raid without hearing the team whisper-calling "osama! ooooosaaaama."
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On Three Handjobs Is A Trend
Although you cite "the relative paucity of cinematic acts of male-on-female digital dealings", I feel like this whole era could easily be attributable to Don Draper.
That particular torch was picked up during a certain afternoon matinee by Peggy Olsen to set fire across the rest of the cinema landscape in the last year.
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On What Made "The O.C." Great, Bitch
@Sara Rogovin@twitter the O.C. plot contrivance that I find hardest to forgive is Kirsten's "alcoholism", and really anything that threatened the beloved bedrock that was the Cohen marriage. Was that also Season Three? Uggh.
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On What Made "The O.C." Great, Bitch
@Meredith Fay Lovelace yessssss. thanks for reassuring me that the later seasons weren't quite so horrible as this celebration of the truly magnificent season one suggested. I was glad to see grown up Taylor Townshend on LAST RESORT, which sadly, only made it for thirteen episodes.
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On How Does "Fringe" End? (Or, *When* Does "Fringe" End?)
Oh, I'm sad that this show is ending, probably with its least-best season (but who knows -- maybe tonight's finale will rescue it from the doldrums of this dystopic videotape chase!).
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On "Carnivàle" Broke My Heart
Oh wow. I definitely watched this entire series and am pretty sure that I missed that distillation of the mythology. I generally just remember it being very nice to look at, well acted, and creepily atmospheric enough to keep my attention.
So for all of that I agree! But putting "the Comeback" in the Creatures of Darkness category? That's just wrong.