I also relate most to Jeremy on the show, and while his contributions to the break-up show an uglier side of him, I feel a bit of kinship with him. I've seen that insecurity in myself, and, not surprisingly, it has resulted in some ugliness on my part as well. The fact is, though, that neither he or Natalie were…

I remember when my now-wife and I were having our first counseling session with our officiant. The officiant was a guy I have known since college, and had spent a good deal of time viewing as a peer. It was fantastically strange to view him as an authority figure of some kind. He then had my wife and I complete a…

Something that I respected about Monsters University was that Mike and Sully actually had to deal with the consequences of their actions. Something that always bothered me about the Harry Potter books and movies was that Harry could get away with breaking the rules so long as Dumbledore thinks something he did was…

Well, you just don't do that.

I get the sense that he would be the sort of bartender who speaks seldom, but each word spoken is precisely chosen to deliver maximum import. I can respect that.

I was turned on to it primarily because I was obsessed with 80's-era Stephen King, of whom Garth Marenghi himself is a fairly obvious parody/homage. Author. Dream-weaver. Visionary. Plus, actor.

I wish I was more attractive, like Dagless.

Sorry, Thornton. Bad dream.

Also: Garth Marenghi's Dark Place!

While on the subject of Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade, THIS:

Y'know, I'm not sure. I think Jake knows that if he goes with his father, he will inevitably be either left on some starbase well away from the front lines or sent back to Earth, so even if he doesn't stay on the station as a reporter, he will ultimately have to say goodbye to Benjamin, potentially forever.

Given that the Vorta are often used as diplomats, a certain amount of sincerity, or at least a very convincing veneer of sincerity goes a long way in their ability to exercise the power of the Founders, knowing when to use the carrot, and when to use the stick, as it were.

I think part of it is that Sisko is almost as important to Nog as he is to Jake. Sisko is the one who inspired Nog to attend Starfleet Academy, and sponsored his entrance. When Nog moved to earth, Joseph Sisko looked after him and welcomed him. The entire Sisko clan has been incredibly supportive of Nog, and I think…

It's not so much a crippling of Romulus and Cardassia as their specific intelligence agencies, the Tal'Shiar, and Obsidian Order, respectively.

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I like to think of "In the Cards" as not so much a "comedic episode" as one of DS9's patented palate cleansers. The stakes involved don't add up to much in and of themselves, but they remind us of why we care about these characters and their relationships, and therefore make the climactic finale episodes like "Call to…

Maybe this means he can finally get around to making that Deadpool movie.

@avclub-d80126524c1e9641333502c664fc6ca1:disqus That's not far off from what I was imagining. Worf as Duncan Idaho isn't that far off, come to think of it.

Give @avclub-04d524031f29c89d78cae864bd6f0de7:disqus all the likes for that one.

@avclub-d1348cfe54a94fe6f986775cedd75fdd:disqus You could make the case that the Dominion is an empire built on Mad Science, between the Founders and the Vorta.