Holy hell, I can't believe Disqus swallowed that massive load. (uhhh)

Holy hell, I can't believe Disqus swallowed that massive load. (uhhh)

Loud.  BAM!
1. DEGIAL - DEATH'S STRIKING WINGS.  Death metal the way (I think) it ought to be played: morbid, rabid, completely frantic and over the top with a certain resonance throughout of its original thrash metal influences.  Best album of 2012 and one of my favorites of the last five years.  Any "Altars of…

Loud.  BAM!
1. DEGIAL - DEATH'S STRIKING WINGS.  Death metal the way (I think) it ought to be played: morbid, rabid, completely frantic and over the top with a certain resonance throughout of its original thrash metal influences.  Best album of 2012 and one of my favorites of the last five years.  Any "Altars of…

Atmospheric black metal and post-hardcore are acceptable metal to people that aren't really into metal (or at least, people who came to it through a personal aesthetic shaped largely by college/indie rock).  It is what it is.

Atmospheric black metal and post-hardcore are acceptable metal to people that aren't really into metal (or at least, people who came to it through a personal aesthetic shaped largely by college/indie rock).  It is what it is.

My all-time favorite Buffy episode, right there.  The meta-joking about a stock Buffy-saves-the-world plot kills me, and Xander's arc in the episode is kind of touching for such a funny, light episode.

My all-time favorite Buffy episode, right there.  The meta-joking about a stock Buffy-saves-the-world plot kills me, and Xander's arc in the episode is kind of touching for such a funny, light episode.

I think it's probable that Cage was never a good actor, but was perfectly cast and guided by the right hand on a few of his best movies, whereas the true gauge of his talent level is the other 95% of his career.

I think it's probable that Cage was never a good actor, but was perfectly cast and guided by the right hand on a few of his best movies, whereas the true gauge of his talent level is the other 95% of his career.

Might as well throw a bodice on a dowel rod.  Complete waste of a good bodice.

Might as well throw a bodice on a dowel rod.  Complete waste of a good bodice.

I'm not judging you, because I feel much the same a lot of the time.  I'm not a drinker, not a bar-goer, not a party guy.

I'm not judging you, because I feel much the same a lot of the time.  I'm not a drinker, not a bar-goer, not a party guy.

No way.  His primary narrative function was equivalent to Brother Sam's: teach Dexter an important life lesson on his journey to becoming A Real Boy.  The rest of the plot - where he was a combination Doakes/every-big-bad-ever - was ultimately a misdirect with no payoff.

No way.  His primary narrative function was equivalent to Brother Sam's: teach Dexter an important life lesson on his journey to becoming A Real Boy.  The rest of the plot - where he was a combination Doakes/every-big-bad-ever - was ultimately a misdirect with no payoff.

Isaak was ultimately this season's Brother Sam But With Killin', which is… yeah, kind of fucking dumb.

Isaak was ultimately this season's Brother Sam But With Killin', which is… yeah, kind of fucking dumb.

That's what would have happened on "Breaking Bad."  The "Dexter" writers can't seem to remember from one scene to the next what just happened, or what their main character's mental state ought to be.

That's what would have happened on "Breaking Bad."  The "Dexter" writers can't seem to remember from one scene to the next what just happened, or what their main character's mental state ought to be.