Hey, Maddy swings a mean rock!

I realize that this is Los Angeles, but the veneer of civilization on this show fell off pretty quickly. Not having a clear idea of the time frame involved, it seems that people have turned to duplicitous, murdering pirates really soon. But, hey, there's lonely teenaged girls out there to dupe!

I'd like to think things are changing. The whole Michonne/Rick relationship on the Walking Dead was completely unexpected because of the very reasons you mention. And I know (do I know!) that Rick is an asshole, but maybe Michonne can make him a better person.

Sleepy Hollow typified how Fox fucks up promising shows.

Marvel always justified Wolverine's smoking by asserting that, with his healing factor, he could not contract lung cancer.

She was forced to carry the weight of a lot of CW awfulness in the show's early years.

Yeah! If you want to kill a longtime supporting character, do it clean.

I was a little surprised to find that Oliver was not wrong with his paranoia and distrust this episode. But I think they went overboard in making John so clueless about Andy's pending betrayal. He didn't need to be as belligerent as Oliver, who even jumped in Curtis' shit last week, but he could have been a little…

What's least promising, at this point? This show, next season, or another year of the Good Wife?

Open rebellion from TWD viewers. You really fucked up now, Gimple.

It seems pretty unnecessary to explore the racial implications of the Purge. They were pretty upfront with them in the first movie. White suburbanites stalk a mentally ill, homeless black man, who Ethan Hawke and family initially refuse to help.

Kevin Hart has stepped up in weight class. He's doing movies with stars like Will Farrell and Dwayne Johnson. Mike Epps continues to languish in the minor leagues.

I thought it was hilarious when Jax dropped one of the assassins with one punch as they were entering the fortress. Either Jax is hiding some serious martial arts skills, or R'as is really not putting his best guys on the front line.

I thought that they were going to ultimately find a way to turn back the clock on those two years. But, despite the fact they finessed all that time spent, it was the only way to make that relationship slightly credible.

I agree about Sterling Brown's work as the long-suffering Darden here. I don't think I've ever seen him in anything before, but he's incredible. His explosions in this episode were a long time coming, and I totally loved his "black face… black voice" line. The combination of professional, racial, and yeah, sexual…

I think the fact that he took the Fifth when Cochran asked him the direct question of whether he tampered with evidence in the Simpson case was really unexpected and pretty damning.

I've said before how well-written and acted this series has been. But I think it's also been, to a certain extent, necessary.

I don't know they're tone deaf. They're pretty good at picking up those dog whistles…

The bracelet usage seemed arbitrary, but the lasso use was even moreso. We see Diana engage with Doomsday, get swatted back, then they cut away to Supes. When they cut back, she's got the lasso restraining Doomsday. I would have thought that might have gotten more fanfare in its first appearance.

About ten or so years ago, pre-new52, DC kind of teased up the chemistry between Batman and Wonder Woman, most notably in a graphic novel called the Hiketia. DC never followed up on this thread, and soon forgot about it. I wouldn't mind seeing it followed up on in the movies.