It was kinda fun for a while, then went off the rails. I was thinking/hoping Elijah would never leave his hotel room. And the end is the hugest cheat of all - (cryptic spoiler ahead)

Exactly - gaping plot holes are the hallmark of most giallo's. Part of the fun actually, along with dodgy dubbing.

nice review!

Didn't know about the third, but read the second - not nearly as good, but still readable (I tend to give up on most books).

I loved that book despite its length. I always felt it could be one of the more adaptable hard-sci-fi books, because of the very human tale about relationships at its core.

- I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I really like this show, and really hate almost all the characters. It's just a satisfying, well-made, 30 minutes of TV.

You missed the memo, the baseline is now:
"sober, enthusiastic, continuous" consent.

racist

The creator's view on her creation is kind of interesting. Larry David seems to relish in the idea that he's kind of a shit, therefore "Larry David" is an even bigger shit.

It's all about Ray, G.

he always had a "cabesa grande" - just a little middle-aged man weight is all. And just a little.

He hit the man wall. Cross 40 and you will get a generally puffy look and that neat line under your jaw will instead look like you had a large beanbag implanted under your chin.

Yeah well, the saddest thing in the world is being a corporate techie drone receiving several emails a day about how we can leverage "social" and "mobile". I want to reply all and say "Why don't we leverage dog shit - tens of millions of Americans pick it up every day. I bet there's some synergy there."

I noticed this too - Pratt, Che and Aidy each had at least 3 apiece. Most episodes maybe have 1 total.

I'm kind of thinking they kept Jost for the weird press that would result. Then after a few eps, bring back Cecily, or someone else, for more free publicity.

Just last week I sat through "Dear Zachary". I'm surprised it didn't make the list.

They're the ultimate Reece's band. People have discovered that roaring metal riffs (peanutbutter) and bubblegum pop (chocolate) taste great together.

they could swap her for another.

I admit it's not a great film. It did one interesting thing though, completely obscure the suspects relative guilt for bulk of the running time. It's hinted at about 3 minutes before the end, and confirmed in the final shot. It does make you watch the torture from an interesting POV.

You didn't express it poorly. I user used your post to rant about the abuse of the term "white privilege".