To this day, the Grantland podcasts with the reading the transcripts of Thicke's civil trial with the Gaye family and the review of "Paula" are two of the funniest things I've ever heard.

At this point in his career, that's like saying "Facts of Life" actress Pamela Adlon cast in cartoon. The guy's been a veteran voice actor for close to twenty years.

"every indie kid I knew"

That was my take as well - I'd have to rewatch the scene but I think he glances at his own pocket right before he goes.

The detonator was activated via cell signal. If you've ever used a microphone around a cell phone, sometimes you can hear a crackle from the phone through your speakers before the ringer actually goes off.

Weaver's appeal can be pretty androgynous.

The open-ended question at the end of the episode is: what did Elizabeth WANT her mother to say? We know that her mother's commitment was steadfast, but at 16, is that the response you want or need to hear? Devoid of emotion, of feeling, of compassion? That informs so much of who Elizabeth is and I think that is the…

I love that the show can have both parents voice completely reasonable, yet diametrically opposed views on childraising.

I think it was to remind us that she's married to a bigwig at the Pentagon. Her disappearance will definitely not go unnoticed.

I think she's feeling him out to see how much he's still with the program. Drop a humorous line about Brezhnev, see how far he goes with the joke. Make a semi-critical statement about the Party, see if he agrees. Arkady warned him in the season premiere to watch his words around her.

To be fair, Elizabeth shot him a "you're really just going to stand there?" look which spurred him into action.

He empowered black women by making them an indistinct group of characters who existed merely to be massacred to give Angela Bassett motivation to help Queen of Everything Jessica Lange.

That's Ridikolus to you.

"both of which can be enjoyed in theaters this February."

My choice would be "Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody".

It's pretty much a mashup of "Jungle Love" and Rick James' "Give It to Me" - the horn hits in the second half of the song are way too similar to not be intentional.

Shut up and make me some Malcolm X tea!

Anyone looking for info, just find the novelization of the screenplay - it's in there.

Agreed - the Cuaron tribute was weak.

I know it's really easy to rag on Bill Simmons and his 'specific to his early 40's Gen X demo' references, but he's put together a hell of a staff to write about pop culture. Rembert Browne, Wesley Morris, Molly Lambert, Andy Greenwald; even lesser lights like Concepcion or Serrano - there's quality there.