If everyone had an equal potential for tapping into the Force, then it would have been pretty much impossible to wipe out its use as the Empire mostly did. Virtually everyone everywhere in the galaxy would have learned how to use the Force, and it would be considered just another normal and mostly unremarkable part of…

That makes some sense with Rex… But for Ahsoka, watching her growth as a character from her first appearance in TCW up till now has been so great, and it's exactly that time spent with her as she matured from a snarky kid to a, well, warrior for justice that's going to make her fate all the more resonant.

For some reason, I initially read "sweet ass white lightsabers" as "sweet ass-white lightsabers" rather than "sweet-ass white lightsabers." I think I prefer my reading.

Well, now he's a super zombie or whatever, so it's not unreasonable to think that Daisy might eventually be the one to finish him off.

You know what got me into reading and collecting comics on a serious basis? Bigass summer crossovers. Seeing so many characters take part in a single overarching story was what got me in the door when I'd previously only grabbed an occasional issue here or there. So fondness for huge ensemble stories is kind of baked…

Purple was the first CD I ever owned, purchased the day it came out. I was at the very front of the pit right by Weiland when they toured for their third album. And "Big Empty" remains one of my favorite rock songs ever.

Having the Vampire King inside her head and Marceline simply accepting that he would be a part of her is exactly how negative thoughts and feelings are discussed in acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT. You don't try to deny them or expel them from yourself. You acknowledge that they will be present within you,…

Pretty sure The Old Republic is not canon despite still being in operation.

It's not entirely applicable to this particular episode, but if I could ask a question of Trey Parker, it would be this: In your formulation of the world, is it ever alright to, you know, give a damn about something? As a follow-up, how much, if at all, is it acceptable to acknowledge giving a damn? Further, is it a…

Are they? I was under the impression that the novelizations were demoted along with everything else.

Darth Bane actually is canon, as Yoda encountered some sort of Force phantom of him in the final completed batch of episodes of The Clone Wars.

I've never been on board with the Heroes hate, and I stuck around until the very end of the original run. Read all the comics, watched all the videos, went through all the websites. I was committed, for better or worse. But Reborn, man… Whom did they really expect to enjoy this show? There has not been a single…

Kundun is a remarkable piece of work that too many people missed. When it comes to big biopics, it's a top-tier film. If you want to hear some of Ms. Mathison's thoughts on the subject, check out the documentary In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese.

There's no evidence that our world has any supernatural origins, yet most people (not me) still believe in some kind of a creator. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But you're right, there's no reason to think the series' explanation for the outbreak is anything but biological.

Except it isn't, because insects still function well within the normal parameters of biology. They take in energy in order to function. They die if their organs start to break down. They perpetuate the continuous line of evolution dating back almost four billion years. In terms of biological functions, humans would…

He specifically referred to them as "the dead," so he clearly saw a distinction between them and, say, Tabitha. She was alive, and they're something else. (And he's right to think so, since they're a biological impossibility and all. They don't have metabolisms yet they still have the energy to move? Their tissues are…

I should have just ignored him in the first place. As a general rule, I don't really support escalating such exchanges. But when people make insulting comments about my family or close friends, I have a hard time not responding.

Upon further consideration, I think my problem was using the words "succeeds" and "loses." But that's just a description of how Fitz's character arc has gone on the show. Winning and losing in the game of life, you know? He does something particularly good and something bad happens to him after that. He gets them out…

Ah. Well, I don't normally say "fuck you" to people on message boards, but, well, fuck you. Please die at your earliest convenience. Pretty please?

Two things: First, I did not get the impression that Allison was unsurprised by the plane exploding. I thought she was just already stunned by the fact that she'd been outed via the phone call and thus didn't have much of a reaction. But I'm occasionally quite wrong. Second, it would have felt much stranger to me if…