Don't worry; now that he's canceled his tour, we can devote think piece after think piece, podcast episode after podcast episode, inexplicable cable news report after inexplicable cable news report to his sudden, enigmatic absence. He's such a genius! He's playing the media! It's performance art!

I buy that absolutely. I got my MFA (or, A Supposedly Educational Thing I'll Never Do Again) and during quite a few of my courses, I got knocked for my love of "genre" writing. When I brought up Yiddish Policeman's Union as a counterpoint, it got knocked as a jumped-up genre story. So, much as it pains me to say it,…

I like your style, Shulkie. Dunce Chickens all around

…Damnit! By trying to resist, I've fallen into their treacherous, woolen trap.

I feel you, Shulkie: I am going HAM on some Dunce Chickens this afternoon. Enjoy, entire Christmas shopping list

Are they selling Dunce Chicken? I'd buy the hell out of a plush Dunce Chicken

I get the idea, but man…please don't let this be the end for Angela Sarafyan. She's a wonderful actress (way, way better than Lili Simmons…her lack of affect in the reprogramming scene does not bode well) who was able to pull off both the vulnerability and lurking menace of a Host masterfully. I was looking forward to…

Ugh, Rome. That one still breaks my heart

That's why they should replace him with *Tom* Sizemore. Then you've got a stew goin'

I'm curious: What lost you? I've been a fan and remained a fan, so I've been trying to figure out where Westworld dropped off for people. (I feel like there's something I missed, or overlooked)

Mike Dirnt looks like a disapproving Scandinavian grandmother

Are you telling me you didn't enjoy the cutting and incisive Mapple?

When one of the more prevalent reactions to your couch gag is that "they were too chickenshit to show us Maggie's body" you have fucked up as a television program.

This has next to nothing to do with Moonglow, but I have not loved a book in a long time like I loved Yiddish Policemen's Union. That book is an overlooked gem.

The Enduring Mystery of Doctor Precious: A Meta Adventure

I love Westworld, and I see where you're going with this, but you know what else had a five season plan? My beloved Carnivale. Being cryptic and being a sumptuous mood piece is great (it's no coincidence I love both shows) but if you lose your viewers, your planned ending doesn't mean a damned thing.

You…ah, are? Unless someone has a gun on you, have at it. The world is your oyster.

*Sheeple

This woman is the Elvis of coworkers.

"Even if we make it out, there's still a good chance that you will die." Goddamn, Ruby. You didn't have to be so cold. Or right.