Fang Rock has a great setting and cliffhanger—I think it is episode three, when (*spoiler*?) the Doctor realizes he hasn't locked the shape-shifting alien out, but in the lighthouse with them. Plus, it has a high body count. Are there any other episodes that end with every character—other than the Doctor &…

I am pretty certain that is correct, The Drainpipe—that Ainley was rather dismayed at JNT's constant instructions to go bigger and eat more scenery. Prole Hole is correct that Ainley's performances in Traken (as Nyssa's father), the Portreve in Castrovalva, and the Master in Survival are ample demonstration of his…

I am pretty certain that is correct, The Drainpipe—that Ainley was rather dismayed at JNT's constant instructions to go bigger and eat more scenery. Prole Hole is correct that Ainley's performances in Traken (as Nyssa's father), the Portreve in Castrovalva, and the Master in Survival are ample demonstration of his…

3's petulance is short of charming, at times even winning, in his first season (7). In "Spearhead from Space" its fits perfectly his coming to terms with his new situation (demanding his "shoes!" and the physician wondering "maybe the brain's been damaged?" and his attempt to depart, tricking Liz into getting him the…

3's petulance is short of charming, at times even winning, in his first season (7). In "Spearhead from Space" its fits perfectly his coming to terms with his new situation (demanding his "shoes!" and the physician wondering "maybe the brain's been damaged?" and his attempt to depart, tricking Liz into getting him the…

It's the theme song performed by Sammy Hagar that really puts it "over the top."

It's the theme song performed by Sammy Hagar that really puts it "over the top."

You have the right idea here. There is no question about the existence of religious hypocrites and promiscuous born-again types. What is missing is any clue as to how that all progresses. We do not know what sort of woman this is. What we do know is it one more example of Tony Soprano being a juvenile ruled by his…

I took that last line to be both true (being his wife is killing her soul and will to live) and manipulative (Irina tried to manipulate Tony with her suicide attempts, then Tony used those attempts to try to manipulate sympathy from Carmela, so she is turning it around on him.)

The Pussy thing in TKiWSA is sad, and I think it alludes back to Melfi's shark diagnosis in the HA episode. He's like a kid playing spy, and probably because he cannot bear to think realistically/honestly about his situation. Rather than confront it, he adopts a childish fantasy about being some hero, surveilling,…

Tony's subsequent intent to spend more time with AJ—is it because (a) he does not want AJ to end up shot or dead like Christopher/Bevilaqua or (b) an attempt to somehow make up/atone for killing a boy (the "mommy" trigger/flashback) or (c) both?

A few interesting things developed: in the previous episode, AJ and Christopher both vacillated in their commitments before both "confirmed:" AJ flirted with existentialism/nihilism before finally going through with his confirmation, and Christopher flirted with his dream of being a Hollywood player before committing…

Furio G, equal opportunity badass

I did not remember whether there were guns in the video nor did I know whether Adam Yauch shed his guns if he ever had any to begin with, but I did wonder if this was a Spielberg/E.T. thing.

One thing occurs to me only now (my third time through the series, and second through these write-ups): the parallel between Tony's and Junior's discoveries. Tony is surprised to learn that Junior has been visiting Livia so often, and Junior is surprised that Tony has been visiting the other Capos so often—two…

"Boca" does, indeed, mean mouth—like the famous Boca Verita in Rome (as seen in "Roman Holiday," not starring Troy McClure).

I noticed that, too, and this may be a rather forced "ret-con" but I reconciled it by assuming they drove that burgundy SUV to the airport, hopped a flight to Boston or some other New England airport, then drove a rental car for the rest of their trip.

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Well, I figured Trixie's point was that no one would notice the tiny gun when he breasts were exposed. E.B. being the garrulous type, it is difficult to say whether he cottoned onto that plan and cooperated or whether he was instinctively and thoughtlessly narrating what was happening. I presume it was the first, but…

mmm, WIlma Deering. As much as I love K-9, he never could (nor should he) have spoken the line delivered by Twiki, "what a body!"