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This season's been pretty great.

Honestly, not really. I think if it were any other creator but Hawley, then, maybe, but he's had a great track record so far. Hell, maybe he's doing Mojo? That might be just as sensational.

But can I put queso fresco in it?

Nachos are topped with things. You put cheese and the other shit on top of it. It's not nachos if it's separate.

I have no place to judge. Growing up, my grandmother would make Mexican rice, peas, and ketchup, and, even now, my mouth waters thinking about it. She also killed a drifter.

Nice.

Isn't that the plot to EuroTrip?

You couldn't pay me enough to ever use a transporter. God, they freak me out.

I'm a Mexican dude living in Texas, and I never, ever got that complaint. It's food, yo. We literally call other people "Nacho." It was strange.

Honestly, I was prepared to feel cheated after the murder mystery aspect was promptly abandoned. Because I wasn't sure John B. was worth it, but then, I kept getting drawn into his life. That man contained multitudes, and learning about the effect he had on the people around him - positive, negative, but deep - was

I like them both. I wish Tanis would get to the point sooner rather than later. Nic's such a passive protagonist that M.K., a character I generally like, basically feeds him all the information he needs to get from point A to point B. It stretches the credibility that Nic's ever been a serious journalist. I think a

FP and Fred's scenes were such a step above everyone else's. I like how you can see shades of Jug and Archie there, but with the added layers of age. But also it's that those two former pretty boys are now gruff, salt-of-the-earth-lookin' older dudes.

Hey! That crew of built teenage boys is definitely not union, Andrews!

Is she really called just "Major" or is she referred to as "The Major?"

It's really all too bad. Honestly, the visuals look spectacular, and the plot seems like it could've worked just as well - if not better - if they'd cast a Japanese actor in the role. C'mon, ScarJo. You should've known better.

Huh. I'd watch that. Maybe twice.

It's basically the Bat-book I've been clamoring for for years. It acknowledges each of the team's unique strengths! It finally gives Tim Drake the respect he deserves ever since the New-52 took that from him. It has Clayface! It's got a compelling ongoing story and explores the Bat-family's inner-lives in ways that

Gail's story felt, well, like a Bat-family story. I could see her Barbara Gordon fighting alongside the other Bat-characters when necessary. Batgirl of Burnside, while fun, really doesn't fit. It's become a little jarring seeing her pop up in the larger Bat-Mythos books, or even working with Dick in any sort of

I don't really see that. Honestly, the biggest failings of it, for me, were the character beats. Black Widow acting weird all throughout the film and being in love with Hulk with no build up. Clint's family being better off left non-existent. Ultron never feeling all that menacing. Like, it wasn't a bad movie, and I

Whaaaat. I find Clark Kent plenty relatable. Wonder Woman is just as - if not more so - relatable than Thor. Batman is beholden to basically the same "rich boy with family issues" as Iron Man, except his smirks and drinks less. Even then, the threats that they're facing - at least in the comics - tend to match their