On one hand, I can understand why Diane is still salty towards Alicia.

I wonder if lumping Lucca with the new associates wasn't also part of the dressing-down the firm (Diane, especially) had insisted on giving to Alicia and Lucca.

I've finally come to the realization: Lockhart, Agos, Lee is a really shitty place to work. Okay, they accept Alicia back, but Diane, still nursing a grudge, insists Alicia must be brought to heel. In honeyed tones, of course. Lucca is steered into a patronizing alliance with Monica, the better to do scutwork. Go,…

Literally Too Dumb to Live.

Has that ever happened before? I've never seen that happen. And the idea that Daryl seemed to know that fire would work made it seem even more like total bullshit.

I can understand the harsh review, in terms of how often we've seen this kind of episode before. But… a couple of things about the episode made me view it favorably, at least for the moment.

All those jokes, but not one about the pouches? Disappointing.

I think he should maybe do a film with a female protagonist again. The misogyny in his films is hitting toxic levels.

Well, we're seeing his parents aren't so cool, either.

Really, the tensions between blacks and Hispanics have rarely been touched upon. Some black officials, in their fairly new positions of authority, are confronted by Latinos with their concerns, and are surprised when they don't always line up. That's the problem Principal Chris is having right now.

The fact that Anne is bringing so much of her issues to this situation is clear. As Taylor says, she has completely detached herself from him as she pursues this crusade.

I liked the scene with Nate, too, but I got something different out of it. Taylor tells Nate he lied to his mother. And I'm assuming that lie was concerning the first person Taylor had gay sex with. That person was Nate, and Taylor distanced himself from him when Nate started reeling off hypocritical "queer" comments.

I had hoped that we could get through this season without a gay bashing. But I guess some tropes are irresistible. And hey, where is Taylor going with that gun next week?

The 90's basically broke me of buying comics for speculative purposes. All the Image shit I bought then. All the foil-covered, prismatic, poly-bagged shit.

NOW you guys come out of the woodwork. For years, I have asked, here and elsewhere, who the hell is buying Deadpool books in such volume and regularity. I never got an answer. I assume I would be considered one of those "old school comic fans." Boy, do I reject that characterization. But Deadpool's appeal has largely…

To me, that's one of the most heinous things about Liefeld. His style has shown no refinement, no improvement after all these years. Even Jim Lee has taken some stylistic detours in his career, like his obviously Frank Miller-esque inflections on his Deathblow stories a few years back.

I understand that Duchovny and Anderson's schedules necessitated striking when the iron was hot, but I wish that Carter and the writers had taken more time to work out these scripts.

Don't forget islamophobe…

"And you will be mine, girl… Body and soul!"

"I… hurt!"