Great points. I would also like to add that the ambiguity is indispensable to the show as it is. It mirrors real life, in the sense that there are some important questions (maybe the most important ones) that we will never find the answers for. How do we deal with this? Do we try to find patterns? Do we resign…

I loved season 3 of The Killing. It transformed the fetishized and empty dourness of the first season (I never watched the second one) into a story. Still dour, yes, but an actual story: with characters instead of red herrings posing as people and things to say.

Scrutiny is the reason sites like this exist, and shows shouldn't get a free pass just because they're aimed at kids. That is effectively saying that kids' entertainment is allowed to be bad or stupid. Adventure Time is primarily aimed at children but is thoughtful, poignant, smart and experimental - as I'm sure are…

I'll copy a post I made elsewhere today below. I thought this was really bad, and I think last year has been pretty rough on anime in general (even for anime standards). I exclude last season's Ping Pong which was one of the best I've ever seen from the general roughness - you can catch in on Hulu. It's by Yuasa…