That was the moment when I checked out of this show for good. It's never a good sign when writers resort to contrived excuses to get themselves out of jams they created in the first place. Oh well, it was a nice (if brief) ride.

Reminds me of something Jon Stewart said about McCain around 2010 - a man who's apparently willing to renounce every conviction for the privilege of dying in office.

The thing people don't realize about the Gear Wars is, it was never really about the gears at all …

Still a walk in the park compared to that Westworld casting call.

That does sound cool, though I'm mystified how Deadwood could have started out as a show about the Praetorian guard.

I know you're kidding, but they definitely have. "You're Getting Old" is the first episode that comes to mind, and it's one of the best they've ever done.

I think Gordon was trying to warn Cameron, so she'd have time to prepare her arguments for the eventual confrontation. But in retrospect, given Cameron's reaction, it didn't work out.

Reminds me of the good town of Swastika, Ontario. Unofficial town motto - "it was our name first!"

A friend of mine ran into him in a bar a few years ago, and wound up drinking with him for a couple hours. Came away saying that Daniel was an awesome guy, and seemed to have a serious drinking problem. Glad to hear he's taking care of it.

Please do - Fargo is awesome, and the ratings need all the help they can get!

I call dibs on Sweet Caroline as Canada's national anthem!

I guess Will Ferrell was on to something:

Scott Eastwood may or may not be a candy-ass, but he's presumably a member of the pussy generation

Key and Peele got a lot of mileage out of Obama's anger translator - kind of a similar idea to the Rock Obama, now that I think about. Although even that was getting kind of old by their final season.

Having just watched CBC's coverage all weekend, it's frightening to think things can get worse.

I'm with you on the flag thing - definitely see more of those in the US than elsewhere. As for the other, I guess the level of veneration can be difficult to compare without living in a place long term.

As a fellow foreigner, I've always thought that venerating dead soldiers was a universal phenomenon, not just an American one. I'm actually curious which countries don't treat dead soldiers that way.

I thought the portal in the basement was the only 'real' - essentially, it created a weak spot between the dimensions, which allowed the monster to cross over in the surrounding area. When it did cross over, it left behind temporary portals that others could use, but they all closed up quickly. None of that is really…

Wow, that really took my opinion of Constance Wu down a few notches. This movie is clearly being made by Chinese producers primarily for the Chinese market, so I'm not sure how the decision to cast Matt Damon reflects in any way on American racism. Not to mention, there have been plenty of white heroes throughout…

Eh, you guys could do worse.