Really? I saw some definite litmus-testing—not enough to dominate all the comment threads, but more than enough to make me sigh out loud and say, "SERIOUSLY, A.V. Club?" Basically, I'm annoyed by both the gatekeepers and the people yelling at clouds because they think something MIGHT happen, but hasn't yet.

*Something something obvious Futurama reference*

Oh man, my senior English class had SO much fun with the death and cruelty in that book (Lord of the Flies) when we had to read it. I'm pretty sure we missed the message of the book entirely. We were too busy drawing human corpses and dead pigs on the beach for the "make a promotional poster for this book" part of the…

People say that, but again, the fantasy books that cross my path haven't been shy about killing off beloved/main characters whenever and wherever.

Every time people praise Martin for his lack of squeamishness in killing off so many of his creations, I'm just like, "I love you for your enthusiasm, but do you, like, not read?" Because the fantasy titles I grew up with weren't shy about killing off people either. It just seems like Martin kills off more because he…

I honestly got enraged on your behalf, reading this.

Mostly, I'm just impressed that kids in your area knew the word "vegan" existed. The biggest word most kids knew of where I grew up was "cow-pie".

I would've ranted longer, but I felt a hairball coming on, and those shoes by the door don't barf on themselves.

Crap, someone cloned my mother, and the clone gave birth to Felicia Day. *Shudders, tries to repress nightmarish memories of all her own mother's pimping because mom was convinced young Forest Cat would "turn out lesbian and burn in hell" if she didn't get a man in her life by age 18*

Yeah, that "geek litmus test" stuff makes me give some people here the side-eye. If you're seriously trying to gatekeep "geekdom", you need to sit down and think good and hard about what you're doing with your life.

I REFUSE AND PAN'S LABYRINTH CAN GO EAT AN ENTIRE BAG OF SMELLY DICKS

I want to say something wink-snarky like "I'm sorry" but….Wait, I forgot what site we're on. *Ahem* Let's start over:

You 'n' me both.

I think the Netflix compilation was how I watched it! I approve of it solely because it allowed me to struggle through the episodes much more quickly than if I'd had to play each one separately.

I agree with the "Fuck Pan's Labyrinth" part of their comment, but I also totally agree with you that the movie was ridiculously creative. There are images that stick in my mind to this day, and I saw it just once, when it first came out in theaters.

Agreed 1000%. I went to see Pan's Labyrinth because I was under the impression it was an adult fantasy horror tale. Instead, I got war torture porn interspersed all-too-briefly with some kid's hallucinations.

My dislike of Pan's Labyrinth is spoken of in legends, so I'd probably agree with you if I'd seen The Devil's Backbone. :D

Will is moonlighting at the Veterans Administration.

Oh! That's a good point! I had forgotten about the weird shift in style. Then again, I was kinda trying to forget the episodes as soon as I watched them. I ended up marathoning the whole thing as fast as possible just to get it over with.

I get so torn on Felicia Day….I think she's probably a pretty cool person to hang out with, but as a celebrity I just don't get her appeal. It doesn't help that I absolutely hated her annoyingly gratuitous wish-fulfillment series The Guild that everyone else seems to adore, which apparently earns me a death sentence…