[wanted to question something, then remembered that I haven't seen the whole episode yet].

Well, Bonny isn't white either, but she doesn't get that much screentime, so that doesn't significantly detract from the pointedness of your observation.

[wanted to question something, then remembered that I haven't seen the whole episode yet.]

The premise sounds like the dullest possible thing to me, but I'm generally down for style over substance (which is why I also ended up surprisingly into Refn's "Drive", which seems like basically the same plot, only grim, not quirky).

He does have a babyface. Maybe this is a January Jones/Betty Draper situation.

This sounds interesting, but I fear it would make me too wistful. The conversations might have been dull, but I miss them, and the unimportant crushes too.

I don't know, I sometimes find quite a bit of consolation in fatalism. Once you accept that finding love is also a matter of luck, you can not only stop blaming others for "withholding" their love, you can also stop blaming yourself.

The kid is also strolling into his office like she owns the place, in a way that makes me suspect this is also not an exactly uncommon event. Either those are early signs of reckless defiance or dad's parenting style isn't that aloof and authoritarian after all.

I think the fear was that he might be that shapeshifter mutant wo had shifted into the therapist last episode.

I think so too - there's this scene of them negotiating in the red room.

And really covers pretty much the same ground way more effectively, down to the water metaphors. Just as intricate in terms of diegetic levels, but didn't feel contrived at all - maybe because it's much more visceral; the water is not just a neat metaphor, but shapes the setting in a way that makes it feel lived in. …

Or read a plot summary of the book on Wikipedia (only the first paragraphs, in case you care about spoilers). As to tone, I wouldn't describe it as light-hearted.

I read the book and have no memory of it whatsoever except that I found it enormously annoying.

Germans are usually the first to tell that they prefer British humour.

I like Max Goldt and Robert Gernhardt, but I can't deny that I'm running out of counter-examples rather quickly.

Learning to disappoint your parents is an important part of growing up, I think. They can't help having certain hopes and dreams for their kids, and they're bound to miss the mark, because they're projecting their own priorities. It helps when they grasp that their priorities are not universal, but it's still going to…

My mum is super unimpressed by my finances and social/dating life and not shy about expressing herself. She's entitled to her opinion, but I'm not obliged to find it terribly relevant. I usually get where she's coming from, but I strongly suspect she has some sort of anxiety disorder and it can cause her to…

It's about luck, not being "raised right". The most sheltered childhood can't protect you from rape culture. As we see with Celeste, consensual sex can turn into non-consensual sex in long-term committed relationships just as easily as in a more casual context (just in case you were implying being "raised right"…

We still don't know the reason why Jane picked Monterey - my first idea is that she's running away from someone (the weapon under the pillow, the visions of being attacked). But what if she's here to take revenge?

The returns, they are diminishing.