I tried to finish O, Africa! by Andrew Lewis Conn. The premise and setting drew me to the book, but Jesus Christ. The prose is so overwritten, with nearly every sentence containing a simile or purple description. The Africa trip is only the middle third of the novel. The rest is a real chore to get through, and after…

Downcast. It's perfect.

I believe the term in wrestling for this would be "overbooked."

Wow, this thread definitively answers the question "Has the AV Club lost all the witty, clever commenters and been infested by humorless soccer moms?"

I googled this thing about autism and couldn't find anything. Can you tell me what he said, please?

Damn! I just subscibed to LotDK and Adventures of Superman on ComiXology. Thanks for the heads-up.

Why I love King of the Hill and zero other animated shows: the humor comes from the characters, not writers in the room elbowing each other to get the most "wouldn't it back wacky if so-and-so said this?" jokes.

We're all impressed by your hardened detachment and internet badassness.

As a kid, my paper used only his reviews for movies, so I took his opinion as gospel. He gave Congo three stars, and for that, he shall have my respect forever.

What are everyone's theories as to why Laura called out Reynold's idol? Why not keep it to herself and use it as leverage/blackmail? Is it possible that she already told the group of six before Tribal Council, and they were just acting surprised? In that scenario, they decide to stay the course with voting Allie, but…

The main candidates are Leif, Kat, Jay, and Christina. I'm going with Leif and Christina based on Probst's emphasis that they screwed up the game but not knowing how to play.

" The sweetness of it all has consumed any potential for serious insights the show might have." Good. This is exactly why it's my favorite comedy.

Your MY heartthrob.

As the only other person who likes Tegan and Sara and watches wrestling, can you help me track this down? I missed it!

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I might get internet killed for this, but now that we've seen how Abi's game played out, I would really like to see her on a returning players season some day. She was a great ingredient in the game, causing complication for the other players and providing entertaining heelishness for the audience at home.

I might get internet killed for this, but now that we've seen how Abi's game played out, I would really like to see her on a returning players season some day. She was a great ingredient in the game, causing complication for the other players and providing entertaining heelishness for the audience at home.

Great question! I believe that would be an excellent strategy. It gives the impression that you're not a huge challenge threat, and you can conserve your energy for immunity challenges. Like the loved ones scenario, you never have to piss anyone off, and if you're playing the social game right, you'll get picked…

Great question! I believe that would be an excellent strategy. It gives the impression that you're not a huge challenge threat, and you can conserve your energy for immunity challenges. Like the loved ones scenario, you never have to piss anyone off, and if you're playing the social game right, you'll get picked…