Me too.  Can I really take nine more episodes of this?

Me too.  Can I really take nine more episodes of this?

Given that even my OWN opinions very often aren't mine anymore, it would be pretty surprising if they were everyone else's.  I don't like their version of the song because I cannot help but feel that they were so indifferent to its actual point that they drained it of all meaning—and replaced it with, as I said, this…

Given that even my OWN opinions very often aren't mine anymore, it would be pretty surprising if they were everyone else's.  I don't like their version of the song because I cannot help but feel that they were so indifferent to its actual point that they drained it of all meaning—and replaced it with, as I said, this…

Pretty sure that's exactly what it was.  Ill-advised for him to do it while Jesse was still there to hear him, but I think that's indicative of complacency on his part.  He's terrifyingly smart, but even he has his weaknesses and blind spots.

Pretty sure that's exactly what it was.  Ill-advised for him to do it while Jesse was still there to hear him, but I think that's indicative of complacency on his part.  He's terrifyingly smart, but even he has his weaknesses and blind spots.

Agreed.  That was the only weak aspect of an otherwise stellar episode.

Agreed.  That was the only weak aspect of an otherwise stellar episode.

I was rooting for Mike to shoot him in the head.

I was rooting for Mike to shoot him in the head.

That's as may be, but in that case they badly misfired with their recording of that song.

That's as may be, but in that case they badly misfired with their recording of that song.

Yeah, "logical" and "sensible" are not really words that spring to mind when thinking about the late Hitch.

Yeah, "logical" and "sensible" are not really words that spring to mind when thinking about the late Hitch.

Yeah, as we all know Both Sides Do It.™  Jeez Louise—are you by any chance the ghost of David Broder?

Yeah, as we all know Both Sides Do It.™  Jeez Louise—are you by any chance the ghost of David Broder?

Er, yeah, except the Dixie Chicks thing was just a generalized statement of dislike, whereas this Dave Mustaine thing is a batshit crazy conspiracy theory.  But other than that, exactly the same!

Er, yeah, except the Dixie Chicks thing was just a generalized statement of dislike, whereas this Dave Mustaine thing is a batshit crazy conspiracy theory.  But other than that, exactly the same!

That album is The Serpent's Egg, which is good, though my preference would be Within the Realm of a Dying Sun.

That album is The Serpent's Egg, which is good, though my preference would be Within the Realm of a Dying Sun.