For anyone who took issue with the final episodes of Orange Is the New Black for being crass and racially insensitive, I give you Unreal. See, things can get worse.

I came across Colourbox's CD in a case of oldies last week. I still remember stuff like Edit the Dragon blowing my mind as a kid. Guys like Young and Steinski really laid the foundation for sample based music. And it helped that they always had a sense of humor about their work.

She spent a good deal of this season trying to make us empathize and forgive guard/rapist Coates, so I'd be fine with skipping the Humps flashback episode.

I don't see her as criticizing the story as presenting malicious intent from the writers. I see it as her criticizing the writers here for having a racial blindspot about a serious issue, and handling it ineffectively.

In the weeks since I finished the season, my issues with it have become more and more clear. While I don't entirely agree that the show's finale was "misery porn for whites," some of the problems of this season have started to bug me.

I recorded the aftershow (or rather, my DVR recorded it for me. Thanks, DVR!), and as much as I wanted to see Esmail and the actors talk about the show, just no. I quit after five minutes.

Because Craig's appearance was so what-the-fuck, I briefly though that they might be setting him up as Personality #3. But no. At least, not yet.

Seeing as how Rucka is the only one of his talented contemporaries (i.e., Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, et al) still willing to take Big Two work, they should just let him do what he does and leave him alone.

I would like to see this origin stick. The idea that DC changes Wonder Woman's origin nearly every time her book gets a new team of creators is beyond tiresome.

And frankly, Spawn had other issues besides that. Like being terribly written.

I don't have trouble empathizing with Rachel because she was physically assaulted by a drunken brute. She did not deserve that. I have trouble empathizing with her because, in all other respects, she is a rotten person.

Well, I see that next week's episode is "an episode you have to see," concerning the aftermath of Rachel's assault by Jeremy. No one should be assaulted, of course, but good luck trying to get me to empathize with her at this point.

As for "a black character… so clearly written with no input from an actual black person," please google a photo of the writers' room of Orange Is the New Black.

If I'd known it were this easy, I'd have cast myself as Luke Cage years ago.

I mean, I get the points that the writers are trying to make, re: rape culture, forgiveness, and all that stuff. But honestly, this dude is a rapist who who has little understanding of what he is, and, apparently, still has the desire to rape.

I think giving Daya the gun was the writers way to create some doubt. While there is no question that Ruiz would go hard on Humphrey (especially when she hears about his shenanigans), and say, Piper, would likely hand the gun over, we haven't seen a lot of Daya this season, and thus, her response is in question.

I am not as charitable as Miles in my dissection of Caputo's dreadful handling of the murder of Poussey. A big deal was made last season of Caputo's supposedly hard-fought decision to look out for himself during the upheaval of the prison. And despite his resolution to look out for himself first, it is clear MCC…

Caputo mentioned some particular reason why Piscatella isn't working in Max anymore. Given Piscatella's attitude, it's almost certain to be dark. I'm expecting a flashback early in season 5. But can I hate him anymore?

I've mentioned before my love of the Nick Cave song here, There Is a Light. Along with being my gateway to Nick Cave, it was a rare song that wedded the artist's aesthetic to the idea of the Batman. The light is, after all, the Bat-signal.

Kevin Smith talks a lot.