That's what I thought too, that Michael was able to deflect Windmark's mind-fuckery back onto Windmark.

That was epic. Loved that Olivia got to use her Cortexipowers one last time. Seeing the lights in the city in the background sent chills down my spine.

Peter still exists because, if the Observers never existed, then September never would've distracted Walternate back in the lab. Of course, this brings up another obstacle: that technically, Peter should still be in the redverse since, presumably, blue Walter never would've crossed over to take him.

The time paradoxes are definitely an issue and probably can't really be explained. I think you just have to accept it or else risk giving yourself a brain aneurysm.

I really liked the "old generation making way for the new" theme. It works even better because the older characters like Walter and Nina were so strongly entrenched in the time they'd come from, making it more meaningful that they'd have to move on for the younger characters  to live their own lives.

I will never, ever forgive the Emmys for not giving him a nomination, let alone a win. Yes, they have one more chance, but we all know that Fringe never made so much as a blip on their radar.

Wow. I can't believe it's all over. At the moment, I'm still trying to process my thoughts, but I thought it was definitely satisfying on an emotional/character level; I didn't cry like I did for the Lost finale, but I teared up and I thought they brought most of the arcs to a proper close. In particular, it made me…

I'm not counting on it, but especially seeing Charlie again would be awesome.

Yeah, I probably will too. I haven't been commenting on the Fringe recaps (or A.V. Club  in general) as much as I might've liked this season, but I damn sure want to be around for the last episode ever.

"Tiny Dancer" from Almost Famous probably has to take my top spot.

Yes, the cinematography was great as well. I don't think the movie completely worked (and I agree that the editing could've been better), but for the most part, I thought Joe Wright did a great job. Loved the way he decided to stage it, though I guess some people found it gimmicky.

The Dark Knight Rises was my favorite movie, though I wouldn't argue for it being the best. I also really enjoyed Argo, Silver Linings Playbook, Django Unchained and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I still really want to see Zero Dark Thirty, but it hasn't come out in my area yet, so that could be up there.

I enjoy seeing movie stars giving unexpectedly great performances too. And the Oscars would definitely be more enjoyable if there weren't a bazillion awards handed out before them. Why critics in every single U.S. city feel the need to give out awards is beyond me. It's impossible to have an awards show that's…

Before the nominations came out, I thought Jessica Chastain would be far and away the Best Actress favorite, but seeing as the Academy didn't love Zero Dark Thirty as much as expected, I'm not really sure.

That bit alone made me excuse the format the first time they did it, but really, it's such a big time suck and really just feels pointless and fake.

I actually would put Christoph Waltz as supporting. He had the screen-time of a lead actor, but his character existed to support the the arc of Jamie Foxx's character.

I'm actually really, really glad that it didn't even make the shortlist for Makeup and Hair, let alone a nomination. They may have used a shitload of makeup, but I didn't actually think it looked good at all. The makeup used to make Jim Sturgess look Korean (though it really just made him look like Spock) was…

Hey, I agree with you @openid-111502:disqus. Frankly, while I like TDKR on its own, I think it works best when thought of as a conclusion to Nolan's Batman trilogy rather than a stand-alone film. I think it deserves notice for that. I'm not surprised that it got shut-out, though.

I'm conflicted too. Honestly, that entire cast was terrific, so I'm happy for him to get nominated, but if only one person could get a nod for Django, I would have gone with DiCaprio.

Bradley Cooper 100% deserves the nomination. Just because he's played assholes in a few movies doesn't mean that he's one in real life. I mean, I agree that it's kind of insane thinking about him as an Oscar nominee because it's not something anyone probably would've predicted before, but he deserved to get in, IMO.