I don't mind in theory, particularly because Bijou Phillips was one of the best things about the pilot. But there was a scene where he and Hope watched her being electrocuted. He even covered Hope's eyes.

Well, I'm not going to punch you, but I certainly feel differently. You're right about Guthrie's influence and you're also right about his legacy being secure … among mostly older folks who were aware of his existence and influence. The Mermaid sessions introduced him to a whole generation who either weren't aware of…

Eh, I'll usually watch most of it because Jean Reno is such a badass.

Yup. I'm just that observant. Maybe I'm an Ignorosnuffin! Or whatever the fuck that would be in Grimm.

The running theme of Perrineau's character being convinced he was going to die and Goldberg being completely unable to process that information rationally … was my favorite part of that show.

Part of the problem there is that the show hasn't really defined what a Hexenbeast can do exactly, other than that face. The bears and wolves and sparrows are sefl-explanatory.

@avclub-961eb563b08040fbc31088f44545548f:disqus , well, that was odd. I remember it saying something like, *cue robot voice* "I don't think Grimm blood works with other creatures."

Hm, that's an interesting comparison. Fringe seemed exactly like X-Files Lite when it started and became increasingly more interesting as they continued to build the world and the through-story. I'm curious, like others on this board, whether this show has the potential for long-term, overarching story lines. They can…

Yeah, that was my thought as well. The Hexenbeasts seem like they're almost … possessed? I don't think the other critters work that way. Although a ghost bear leaving a human body might be kinda cool to watch.

His annoyance at being wrong is pretty grating. "Can I change my answer to TRON?" I did enjoy Doug's commentary about watching Freaks & Geeks though. "He went on to do this and that. She went on to star in such and such. There's Samm."

The Creeping Hand or whatever the crap that Michael Caine movie was. Battling Michael Caine impressions galore. Just like on on a recent DLM! Synchronicity, man.

It is better, without a doubt. But for some reason, Flop House just does not do it for me. I can hear the quality, I like the movie choices but I can … not … get … into it. We Hate Movies is my go to and I'm going to keep trying on Flop House but am dangerously close to dropping it.

Crap. I had the same thought and didn't read down-thread. Guess I'll go dodge some ovens. At the pizza parlor. GEEZ!

If the Holocaust was "mostly horseshit", why did he call them oven-dodgers?

That's honestly one of my favorite things about the book. Her perspective is a limiting factor, both physically and emotionally. We only see what she sees and we're only told what she figures out. And she's not that good at figuring things out. I love unlovable characters.

This is a great example of backstory evolving organically. I can't tell if I'm agreeing with Tasha or not, but almost all stories need backstory, it's just that they don't need to be overt. Hunger Games works just fine because you figure out the world as it happens, without a preamble intoning the past. Something like…

Oh, you'd better believe that's a paddlin'.

@avclub-d80126524c1e9641333502c664fc6ca1:disqus , close enough.

I'm not going to watch this so … SPOIL IT!

Does he fly a space-glider to the top of a space-scraper to access the secret space-hideout of the space-kidnappers? And he'd better have a space-eyepatch or I will not be seeing this space-crap!