@avclub-da518aecddbf5c94588f53562012c452:disqus , you do not.

Those structures dedicated to Korra's training have to be gone from the plot, as the existence of a broader White Lotus organization to provide guidance would pretty much cripple this episode's "blame the parents" and "no political guidance available" plots.  Hell, even the absence of any opinions from Katara right…

But once they found out that Aang was the Avatar, his life was taken over for strict training and he felt separated from others.  Korra isn't facing a special challenge unique to her Avatar experience.

Yeah, I noticed this too.

You feel very strongly about this eh?  And yet not strong enough to capitalize the word "Canadian" more than once.

I also think that Marcel will be undone by his own plans. Julie Plec seems to love unravelling grand scheme's from the inside out, and the "hoisted by their own petard" angle is pretty tempting now that the Sensor is a person.

Just finished it. It's definitely better than the last one. I now feel that I have a definite story to latch onto.

So I saw it and…  The first half is just as problematic as it ever was, but the second half was much stronger.  I feel like I understand Elijah  better; and the interaction between he and Haley pretty much justified their presence on the show. Elijah's scenes added weight to the plot in a way that Klaus' story didn't.

This show is great, but man do I ever not enjoy Mark Cuban one bit. I feel like O'Leary shows contempt for ideas and Cuban shows contempt for people based on their ideas.

What's wrong with alternate timelines?  There's a theory that our universe is one of multiple universes, and I think it's still a pretty good universe!

The sequence where Val realized they were giving an IV drip of wine—and the camera cuts to Beth with blood stains around her mouth—was definitely a favourite.

I don't even have a problem with the "protagonist" or "good" part, it's the "fantasy" part I have an issue with, especially when they're basically superheroes.

"While one might assume that all enthusiasm for vampires would by now be nearly drained—one would be naïve"

#toomanypigeons

Building further on your idea of business as providing innovations, I'd say that the current age that we're entering is possibly going to be a comedy golden age (at least as far as the U.S. goes), as that's where the current innovation in business models seems to be benefiting.

Terry1 is correct!

In addition to this, the current age is largely responsible for breaking down the perception that TV work is less dignified or important than movie work. (See: Glenn Close/Damages).  Like your example, this is a change in the business of television, rather than a change in its creative output.

There's a recut version online?  How was I not aware of this?  Hopefully it will make things significantly better in the form of less emphasis on magical babies.

HERE HERE

Everyone seems to be doing okay so far…