I had a feeling I was making a big blunder when I mentioned him not being a high-level boxer. Like my brain specifically set me up for a fall.

The idea that someone being a badass in real-life translates well to the screen has always been pretty silly. Like, mentally, existentially badass? Sure. Liam Neeson seems like he could handle all sorts of shit that life might throw at him, which makes him believable as a tough guy. But it’s not like he was an Olympic…

I got pretty ve-klempt, too.

In theory, I agree. But by having her rock-napped in a season finale, and because of the surprisingly sharp writing—presenting Fitz as fully obsessed, in his own mini-mission with the ISIS-like dudes—I feel like her return still felt earned. Also, it’s not like the team was going to give up on her. So you could just…

Good point! He could play all sorts of demons, Nightbreed, etc. without any makeup.

That’s great to hear. I’ll definitely give it another shot.

No love for Arkham Horror?

Some serious hyperbole there, especially considering how much credit game designers still give it. And if you play Monopoly with the full rules, and especially if you play the fast version, it’s awfully well-crafted. And once you get the anti-capitalist satire, it’s pretty vicious stuff. Just because its old, and most…

Hey look, another product that turns cosmic horror into a zany inside joke!

It really was a stroke of genius to turn back the clock on Hell’s Kitchen—making it dangerous and run down again, instead of a fully gentrified high-end neighborhood—by way of the Battle of New York. Kudos to Goddard, Marvel, or whoever came up with that.

Really stunning. Almost cool enough to get me to watch this show again.

The bigger issue, for me, is that people would fork over $30k for...that.

I don’t think anything can convince Martin to speed things up, especially not the prospect of more money. He’s an old dude who’s written lots of other stuff, and likely doesn’t have much time left for a major follow-up. He knows this is his life’s work.

Sorta, but also not. So even if 20 percent of the show’s spoilers wind up being original to the show, 80 percent still is. And the overall direction isn’t going to be wildly different, just the details.

You think the books are cheesy, at any point? I couldn’t disagree more. If anything, the show, being a certain kind of show, is loaded with moments where characters deliver zingers, and tons of sequences that end with someone glowering meaningfully, soap-opera-style. Plus, don’t forget all them random boob shots…

As someone who thoroughly enjoys The Walking Dead, including the season that was so widely reviled, I’ve reached a point where I sort of dread any zombie scenes. They seem clumsy, from a technical perspective—probably because of the need to incorporate CGI—and weirdly childish. To me, the rest of the show, from the…

Digging your take, including your appreciation of the pace. More shows should slow way the hell down, I think. Anyway, keep the recaps coming!

I know I’m just parroting others, but the fact that the next season of the show is shaping up to be wall-to-wall spoilers for the unreleased books is a real bummer. I don’t even like the show all that much, but I can’t resist watching, now, to see what’s in store for the superior (IMO) version of the story. Damn you…

It’s not like he murdered the dude in cold blood. Or like Gordon is a complete goody two-shoes in the comics. He’s a standup cop, but he’s still a cop, in an utterly screwed up city.

That could be amazing. Like a weird cross between a horror movie, and Robocop. But they need a handoff from an established Marvel movie, I would think.