We're not all terrible!

Yeah, one's thematic reading of the Village definitely relies on what they value and how they see the world, now that I've pondered and recognized how the Village could easily stand in for collectivism in an almost alarmist way, as DRC and I were talking about earlier.

That's the thing about Saint Elsewhere I don't get. The way Sepinwall describes the show as it generally was makes it sound interesting and experimental and all that, but people that hold that show up still also hold up its finale as masterful, and I just don't understand how that ending means *anything*.

HERE BE SPOILERS

Joffrey's wedding day takes place on the first day of the year 300, and the story started in the year 298. As of the end of the fourth/fifth books, it is still the year 300.

As am I. It's holding up better than I expected, although it's still rough character and story-wise. It is hilarious and I love it, though.

I actually very much identified with it as like 1984.

Of course!

I had that attitude at some point in my life, but the smart ones know better eventually, and I'm sure you have good kids. You've always seemed like a pretty good guy.

I can see a libertarian type unfortunately identifying with it, but I don't see that from the work at all.

Nonsense. It's one of the best analyses of the struggle between individuality and conformity, the struggles of freedom and identity, ever put to page or screen. The sort-of government conspiracy angle is mere window dressing that accentuates the themes, it isn't the themes unto itself.

I think we ought to use aged poorly to indicate quality issues and use dated in a different way. Being technically dated doesn't at all rob The Prisoner or anything else of its power.

Ugh, season 5.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Seriously? Season 2 has been fantastic and a significant jump in quality from season 1, to me. It wasn't on par with television's all-time best last year, now it might well be.

No problem.

Pansexuality doesn't mean non-monogamous. From my understanding, having a pansexual ex-girlfriend, pansexuality is being attracted to *someone* specifically regardless of gender, while bisexuality is specifically finding someone attractive as a man or woman. Pansexual people are also attracted to transsexuals and…

To quote The Wire just as the show did:

I hate every Lannister I see, from Cer-e-sei to Joff-e-ry! No, you'll never make a Lion out of me!

Season 2 vastly improved on A Clash of Kings. And I love that book.