Olivia and Paula’s relationship is one of the elements of the show I have the hardest time getting a read on. Particularly in the early episodes there seemed to be a sexual undercurrent to how Olivia interacts with Paula, but that doesn’t go anywhere in the later episodes, which makes it all more about class power…

In a reversal of the Mossbacher children’s alliances, Olivia chastises Paula for the heist scheme and aligns herself with her parents (I guess Olivia is a lot more like father Mark than she though, and redistributing the wealth was only an acceptable ideology for Olivia when it didn’t affect her wealth!)

Much like the Clinton collaborations, you’ll likely have to turn to the “Thanks to” page to see who really wrote it.

Pictured: Alternate-universe Mitch McConnell, who became a shitty author instead of a shitty politician

If the amount of people who are concerned about this actually watched Jeopardy, that show would have more eyeballs than the Super Bowl and the final M*A*S*H episode combined.

Quick reminder everyone: there are about 4 million ethical dilemmas in the world more important than who becomes the host of Jeopardy.

I wonder how much Daddario relates to Rachel. How often is she cast in a role where it’s like “Your character is beautiful and guys love her, and that’s it. Have fun! Oh, though your character might be dead, at some time but she’s definitely a love interest, and who cares about her backstory or needs because well, you…

Re: “She probably had no idea that Mark thought she didn’t respect him—I think she was just complacent in her marriage and had gotten used to treating Mark that way without a thought.”

is there cake?

I used to be a piece of shit... People can change. 

I loved that book. I listened to the audio version. He narrates it and I usually don’t like when authors do their own narration (unless it’s an actor or comedian’s memoir) but he left me riveted. I think it was that book that had a line about how Perdue Pharma was selling laxatives and dietary supplements before it…

even this comment is recycled shit i’ve seen before!

Not at all true. The Wizard of Oz from 1939 was like the 20th telling of the story on film. The Romans basically stole all of the Greek stories and retconned them. This is not by any means a unique or special time for this kind of thing.

Humans have always rehashed their stories and concepts. Basically all European mythology is different regions telling new versions of the same stories about the same gods and demigods while occasionally adding in a few new characters. The difference now is that people are a lot more open about “hey I’m going to take…

There is more original TV being produced now than at any point in history. Up until about a decade ago, American scripted TV shows were measured in the dozens. There are now well over 500 TV shows. Even if half of them are reboots, remakes, adaptations, etc, there are still hundreds of original shows. (Admittedly…

Endless retellings of the same stories and reinterpretations of the same artistic inspirations have always been around (and for notable chunks of human history were the only approved forms of artistic expression). Case in point, you say “even Shakespeare” as though he was particularly guilty of repetition and…

This is the second review in a row that has implied that Quinn might be secretly gay. I guess it’s possible he is, but I don’t think so. For one, his dad flat out asked him last episode if he was and he said no. Of course he could be lying or confused, but guilelessness seems to be one of Quinn’s defining…

“positioned Armond firmly into active villain territory”

This isn’t your book club, stop showing off.

In all sincerity, he had the worst performance on his first episode of any of them. Some were bad but at least they didn’t screw the contestants multiple times. And I’ve never seen so many clues remaining on the board.  Here’s hoping he improves.