I was a pretty big Petersen fan when CSI started, largely based on Manhunter and To Live and Die in LA, which were pretty high-quality movies for the dodgy 1980's. He had been missing from movies for a while before it started, and not only was I glad to see him back, I was glad he was playing such a unique character.

I have a dream about this show. No, hear me out. It takes us, say, 10 or 12 years into the future, to the logical conclusion of the events we've seen on Gotham for the past few seasons:

Barry talked Oliver into a hug this year. Maybe by next year, they'll be able to have one of those damp-eyed heart-to-hearts like Barry and Joe always have.

I felt that was part of the necessary distinction between the half-lit spaces that these folks normally work in, and the airy, open farmhouse. Not a heavy-handed distinction, but a cool one, nonetheless.

Malcolm will just add water. Freeze-dried Savage…

Unfortunately, JLA:War was so bad, that I've been questioning the quality of DC animated features since. The backdoor Suicide Squad pilot (labeled as a Batman feature) was fine, but the Throne of Atlantis was really weak.

Take that, Ridley Scott!

My best friend often speaks with irritation of the "CW plotlines" that Arrow and Flash go off on sometimes. He sees them as soapy pandering for the youth market. I say, oh, well. But this Son-of-GA-who-is-not-Connor may end up testing my patience, too.

I think that Dunst's transition from Hitchcockian naif to full-blown wacko in this series makes up for that lousy musical performance in Spider-Man 3.

He actually might want to break it off with Patty, given her policy of excessive force toward unarmed Earth-2 citizens.

Is it worse that there was no Laurel or Iris this episode, or that I was okay with it? And I've even been mostly okay with Iris this season.

Well, I see from the previews (sorry, guys), that the local cops are assholes, too. So, yeah, bloodbath, Lou.

In fairness, Red Tornado looks ridiculous in comics most of the time (too much red and blue!), so the fact he looked ridiculous here wasn't too jarring.

I've ignored this as long as I can: Why does Kara persist in allowing Cat Grant to call her "Kira?"

So… The Pentagon authorized the construction of an artificial being made entirely of… velcro? Keep up the good work, DoD!

Sorry. Holidays.

One thing I don't get is the portrayal of LAL as misunderstood progressives, with pretty much open racist David Lee as a name partner.

It was kind of obvious to me that Monica, catching Cary's animosity from the time she returns to the firm (asking her about the framing of her hidden camera), decided to use that Biff and Skippy stuff to bait him personally. She probably believed he had some bias, but she was mainly trying to get under his skin.

Alicia to Lucca, concerning this week's case: Maybe we're on the wrong side here.

In Avengers books in the 70's, when android Vision started a relationship with the mutant Scarlet Witch, plenty of people had something to say…