I just like that they no longer need to make sloppy, obvious excuses for his absence the next time there's some potentially world shattering crisis.

Well, they had the less-fancy ones last season and that's how they worked, so . . .

Yeah, I hated the idea of Batflek, but he was definitely not what was wrong with that movie. And the whole Martha thing was just one of those dumb-shit coincidences that seems like it'd be an awesome scene-making twist during the first draft but was never, ever going to work and should've been cut by the second draft.

With a lower budget you also get a whole hell of a lot more decision-making freedom. Louis C.K.'s budget for Louis was miniscule, but that meant he could do whatever the fuck came to mind with zero interference from the network.

I don't think the casting in the DC films is part of the problem . . .

I really liked Superman's, "Okay, so when the bullets don't work, then why the punching? I'll never understand that."

Or a vague silhouette . . . or a tiny CG figure off in the distance.

They probably did, thinking along those lines to avoid confusion between film and TV. But that's obviously a decision they've rethought with Superman, so that will probably open the door for other duplicate characters.

Maybe asking Ma and Pa Kent to go through ANOTHER ten years of walking a Kryptonian through learning all of their powers was a step too far.

You've got to wonder about why only children were allowed to escape Krypton. Do they just not make ships that big?

I think the "I'm with her," was more a continuation of last week's general sense of "Yes, the more famous Kryptonian might be here, but it's still HER show."

Rule of thumb, if your kid asks you if he should let a busload of children drown, there's only one acceptable answer . . . and it sure as hell ain't "maybe".

I think they picked up the rights for season 2, but you're right, season 1 couldn't include any direct AoD references.

I think that's what sets the Evil Dead universe apart; the deadites aren't just pure murderous evil, they're also sadistic assholes who enjoy all the carnage and torture.

"I'm so happy that we're going to have all the sex."
Also . . .
"Oh, show him your bra. He's afraid of bras, can't work 'em."

"Fidelity doesn't mean only having sex with one person, it means not breaking the contract of the relationship. If you and I date, and we have an agreement that eating sandwiches is against the rules, then if I eat a sandwich, I am cheating on you." I'm almost POSITIVE that's not what that means.

"It would be profoundly unethical to engage in a relationship with a student . . ." Really not sure about that. I mean, yeah, real world, because a teacher is in a position of authority and is charged with not only teaching, but also evaluating students. But if I were teaching someone how to play guitar, there…

Seriously? You thought "you should let children die to protect your secret" was a good direction for Pa Kent? That's nuts. I don't care about traditional comics, but Clark Kent gets his sense of morality from his "salt of the earth" human parents. That's fucking impossible if Dad doesn't give a shit about the…

Huh, I really liked the way they did Pa Kent in Smallville (aside from Lionel Luthor I think he was the best part of that show, and they did a fantastic job of allowing his absence to be felt and permeate everything after he died). But it was also way more nuanced than in MoS. In Smallville, his mission in life was to…

I'm kinda surprised at the B grade. It was really funny, the mockery was largely accurate, had a solid plot arc, there were no jokes that betrayed the characters, and was, again, really damned funny. For current-era Simpsons, this is about as good as it gets.