This was a near-perfect episode of a show which is already near-perfect. I mean, moments of true emotionality for me:

1. I was screaming "NO" at my TV when Ollie gives Slade the drug and he begins spasming. Manu Bennett is an AMAZING actor and this was one of those moments that could have looked ridiculous— instead, I…

Yeah, they made a big spectacle of him giving Arrow his faith. I don't think it matters to Quentin what two and two adds to at this point so long as Ollie/Arrow are getting things done.

Agents of SHIELD has been a real let down. Out of all the options, I'd have to agree. Big Bang Theory might be a bit condescending and silly now with it's geek jokes, but in fairness it's following it's own formula. AoS has no such excuse.

"...to find a cure for vampirism."

Only for the sunlight that prevents vampires from doing the waltz down Piccadilly. Just to nitpick.

Also, the reverse of what? I said they stand on equal footing, not that one supercedes the other. And fantasy can exist in a science fiction setting. Science fiction can exist in a fantasy setting. I'm not sure why one would think that can't be true.

Dune is a good example of this. An argument could be made that not…

Read some more posts on this article. They ARE separate genres, however they fall under the same umbrella. They're not interchangable, but science fiction is not necessarily hard science and can often look like fantasy, and fantasy does not exclude science or hypothetical science from it's use. The point of the matter…

Somehow, I think this guy's laughing his ass off in a McMansion right now with the Monarch Formerly Known As Burger King.

I'm a story teller, so this may seem off topic at first. Bare with me for a moment, because they're all related.

In mid'06 I had my first big romance. I was a senior in high school and had, stupidly, revealed that I was bisexual to some close friends and that rumor circulated to my future lady-friends parents. Not…

To be fair, they kind of go back and forth, as I've noticed. Some shows get regular reviews, others go back and forth. Why does it matter if she's watching? (let me clarify on edit: I simply mean to say that it is their website— they choose the content).

Also, as in any magazine, I'm sure there are editorial/submission…

Hold up! I think you're missing the real promise of the kid here.

Consider for a moment that it left. I think we're dealing with it finally unchained from Google. I think this is, at least for awhile, the last time we see any human have control of them. Give Rockne S. O'Bannon a shot to finally, fully turn this damned…

Normally, I have cogent and, if I may be so bold as to say, witty things to add to io9, and especially to a show I love so much.

However.

BARROWMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

I'm going to admit, you've given me a few chuckles. I really do want to thank you. Anytime humor is injected into something should be given appreciation. Good'un. :P

Well, in that case let me thank you. It is... regrettably rare to find hospitality and understanding on the internet. So, my thanks, and I look forward to future interactions. It is one thing to conduct oneself well when eyes pry directly, it is, to me, wholly different to maintain that conduct when you can be anyone…

I'm not sure the big deal with being "that guy". That guy has an amusing perspective. Sometimes lacking context is funny. I'm in the same boat, I don't watch the show, and I was thinking the same thing. It's not an opinion on the show, it's an opinion on the review.

That said, yes, we should both watch the show…

Yeah, there's so much cross-genre nowadays it's almost not worth it to call it anything but fiction sometimes. Superhero movies have action/adventure, science fiction and fantasy, romance, historical and war, etc.

Yes, this as well. This is a much shorter way of saying it. I'm afraid I word-vomited a reply.

I know I wrote it very sharply, I didn't intend to come off as a jerk or anything. It's one of those things that leaves me exasperated because it immediately becomes divisive. As a fan, I've never understood why my fellow fans wish to separate from other fans. If I discouraged you from using your voice for anything, I…

Superheroes, as I recall from prior conversation, exist in their own subgenre of scifi/fantasy. Because the origin story of each superhero/villain can be scientific, mystical, or even completely mundane it doesn't play by the same genre convention and thus distinguishes itself while maintaining that umbrella-genre…

Amen. Everyone needs something to do, right? Right.

*wire-rim

"Pedantry"

Thank you for proving my point for me.