No, you usually hit runways with guided ordinance designed to penetrate down to the concrete slabs beneath the top coat of asphalt which is far more difficult and time-consuming to fix. The Tomahawk cruise missile isn’t designed for that sort of application.

I watched it and thought about how if I had business with any of those male morons, I’d put an end to it. The women weren’t nearly as awful IMO.

Scowly- you never felt bad for Tony? His own mother manipulated a hit on him during S1. The scene where he tries to smother her in the aftermath and the security restrains him and he’s screaming “IM GONNA LIVE A FULL FUCKIN LIFE MA!! SHES LAUGHING AT ME CANT YOU SEE SHE’s LAUGHIN’???!?!!?” Its one of the most…

They feel so incredibly real to me. We have a 5 year old and at times I have wondered if Horgan and Delaney had a video camera in my home.

Before last season’s premiere, I remember one critic said that the best thing about Sharon and Rob is that (in character) they genuinely make each other laugh, which makes them feel so much more real.

You think they’re awful? I don’t feel that way at all. I like how human they are, and how they approach that humanity with humor most of the time. I like how relatable their problems are. I mean, I’ve never been accused of sexual harassment or cheated on my partner, but the way those story lines unfolded felt real to…

Catastrophe is such a wonderful show as it is able to make two fairly awful people deeply relatable much the way Tony Soprano was an awful human, but you rooted for him. That said, Rob and Sharon haven’t killed anybody.

I thought Ed had a more sinister role to play as well. There was a scene where he was lingering too long on his stepdaughter as she was hanging out on the patio and his interaction with Bonnie at the yoga studio was downright creepy.

If this is the last Jez piece about BLL for a while - can I just ask you guys for some downloading/follow-up?

This school can hire a rando to trail Ziggy but they can’t call in Calamity Jane, Superstar Therapist to talk Amabella through this shit??????

Really good point. The pettiness I was talking about was the existing tension between Madeline and Rennata and how all the parents were sort of rubbernecking it.

I think it’s convincing because she has such an older sister. I think such a large age gap can make young children act so much older.

I think for Reese’s character (I cannot remember ANY of the names), it’s a combination of boredom, mentorship, power, and motherhood. Not only does Shailene’s character let her flex her social muscles versus Laura Dern’s Superwoman, but she acts as a daughter surrogate while her own daughter is growing up and pulling…

I’m obsessed with Big Little Lies. Why is it only seven episodes. I want this all the time! 

I’m telling you, though, that wedding registries exist for one reason: relatives.

All of this but I think it also needs to be said that - and you touched on this briefly albeit in a roundabout way - these particular photos are photos of *beautiful young* women, and we are culturally conditioned to respond to images of beautiful women, especially in peril/distress/disarray, especially when their…

I know that hug and expression well. They say, “my fault. my fault. you’re perfect. my fault.”

As much as I love the West Wing, and I love it, it’s nearly exclusively a white cast including special guest stars and even extras. And I haven’t done the maths but I would imagine that the percentage of women is tiny relative to the size of the wider cast. Shout outs to Dulé and Alison Janney obviously here. Speaking…

Rewatch the West Wing knowing what you know now. You’ll see it.

Yeah, I remember being thirsty all the time as a kid too. Water bottles weren’t really a thing yet. Adults need to remember that they are really in control of children- young kids can’t take care of their own very basic needs without adult help or permission. Maybe it’s a pain for adults, but it’s not fun for kids…