Just curious, in the forensic sense - does this show utilize flashbacks similar to what OITNB does to give the audience character development and context so they can further be invested in the interaction and recognize subtext and stakes?

It's fine, nothing earth-shattering, almost grindhouse genre-blender but with some smart choices and high production value. At this point, the source material is more like this box they get parts out of to build something completely different.

glad I wasn't the only one. There was some dark humor in the ridiculousness of telling someone not to scream as you peel their skin, and the cutaway was definitely dark humor.
But I read the scene as suspenseful and perilous.

I took Arya's scene to mean that Arya can't go home like she thinks. Not only has everything changed but also everyone has changed. Her dire wolf is not hers any longer. Nor is she the same little girl. Sansa is not her bratty sister dreaming of being a princess. Jon is no longer her fellow outsider. Winterfell is a…

Nah - I am enjoying the show, just casting about. I recognize this is against the current and I likely won't find what I'm seeking.

Has anyone at this point listed all of the Mulholland Drive cross-references, because at this point I assume I'm late in accepting that these two works are somehow in the same continuity.

It's canon, that's how it is.

I just want the mist to be related to a dome.

A few years ago, I gave away my entire tpb run of Preacher because I was fairly certain I wouldn't be revisiting it. Despite enjoying it, a couple re-readings had left me with some problems with the work.
But since this series' debut all I've wanted to do is pick up the work to refresh myself on how The Saint of…

This Saint isn't quite lining up with my recollection from the books.
That Saint (again, to my recollection) had two guns that (1) never missed (2) always killed and (3) were his only mode of aggression. I don't recall him pulling out tongues or even interacting with 'civilians' in general. Am I misremembering?

Not necessarily - in this moment, he was having a breakdown/relapse. In the prior time, he probably didn't fixate on the meter. The fixation shows the degree to which he's snapped.

I rearranged your words for you (it reads much better now!):
to be going at some this show actually is So funny, point,

Isn't that a great description of Jimmy? Isn't he a tragic figure as we watch his fatal flaw overwhelm the better parts of his nature like some slow-moving cancer?

What the hell happened with The Good Dinosaur, anyway? It's one the few (two?) Pixar movies I haven't watched. I've tried and something always stops me. It looks not fun and boring and not breaking any new thematic ground. You're saying the movie suffered from too many cooks?

While I liked Cars, I was already going to skip Cars 3 since I think the problems baked into the franchise makes it impossible to make anything approaching top tier Pixar content. And that's okay by me if the money from Cars 3 allows them to make other, superior movies.

There's definitely problems in the messaging of the original. But I for one am hopeful they plan to either further clarify or at least place some nuance to that messaging in the sequel.

Fall.
Jimmy falls, he's now Saul.
Mike falls, he's now intertwined.
Kim falls, she's now grounded.
Nacho fell in having to confess to his father.
Even Chuck has fallen, right off that pedestal Hamlin had him on.

I didn't watch the original Twin Peaks but after watching eps 1-4 and understanding mostly nothing, I've started a watch of season 1, which has a much more grounded narrative, at least so far.

Yeah, I agree with you, having been giving it some thought since posting the question. It seems that her grandmother passing down a belief that has its roots in ancient Egyptian spirituality as well as her spirit seemingly being drawn to a setting that put her in the orbit of their representation, no matter how…

Did I miss a serious, in-show reason for why Anubis showed up for Laura?