Would you ask Tom Petty that question?

The way Hank went all-out on his supervillain persona, I could see him as a career costumed crusader. Dean seems to have the makings of a competent super-scientist, what with restoring H.E.L.P.E.R. and all that. I wonder if the show's endgame would have the boys breaking the cycle of failure (or at least proving that…

Not a fan of St. Cloud. He has the pop culture savvy of Gary but with none of his sincerity or quirky charm (to say nothing of fighting skills).

Clearly the female bar is raised higher, but I didn't feel like going all Jezebel about every single aspect of it — just that truly athletic women aren't a size zero. Plus, there are still more manscaped ab-monsters out there than not, Superman notwithstanding.

"Fit" female = skinny; muscle tone optional
"Fit" male = CW-approved abs with compulsory manscaping

And if he realizes the terrible truth of his existence, his character development could nicely parallel Dean's.

The less I look under the hood of Community, the happier I am. The arrogance and inappropriate rape metaphors are just a well-timed reminder to enjoy the end product and ignore the jackass behind the curtain.

Everyone's discounted the possibility of Doc and the Monarch being half-brothers as too obvious, and they're probably right. Could the Monarch be a clone instead? He has no memory of the event where the old photo was taken, but he also doesn't exhibit any memory of his pre-butterfly childhood, even though he looked to…

By Brock's definition, a Rusty Venture is self-administered, but the definition doesn't rule out the possibility of giving one to someone else.

Hear, hear. I've liked Matt Smith and have been generally satisfied with all the NuWho Doctors, so I'm not too concerned about whomever is chosen as his successor. But I've had enough of Moffat's elaborate build-ups and underwhelming reveals that depend almost entirely on wordplay. From a nitpicky fannish standpoint,…

But how much of that perception is built on extra-musical considerations like photos, interviews, critical reception, hype, general obnoxiousness/lameness of said band's fans, etc.?

I don't know that either band is necessarily aiming for "authenticity", whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. The weird part of it is that my Tull-hating friend is a huge Bob Dylan fan, and God knows Dylan's had the inauthentic accusation leveled at him before.

There you go being reasonable and acknowledging that musical tastes are subjective. If everyone thought that way, the industry would be devastated, from snotty record store clerks to Pitchfork contributors.

"Pretentious" is the same kind of epithet as "hipster" or "inauthentic" in that it's easy to point out its trappings without offering a solid definition. I'm reminded of a friend who went apoplectic because I compared The Decembrists to Jethro Tull, what with the concept albums, 10+ minute songs, folk…

But there's also a neat little character bait & switch in Sunshine. Chris Evans' character Mace at first comes off as a belligerent dick carping at the protagonist, but he puts Capa's survival ahead of his own and generally regards himself as dispensible. By contrast, Capa (Cillian Murphy) is passive and sometimes…

I think he's a precursor to Charlie Kelly, with his idiot savant moments and the shitty friend(s) that made him what he is.

I think Beavis channeled other personalities, too. He once started jabbering in music critic-speak about a Korn video when he held his breath for too long.

Considering that he's seen all three afterlives and is married to his job, Dean would make an great reaper himself. It always seemed like Death liked him in the way that one likes a precocious kid who still has a lot to learn.

Well, that's why I had hoped they'd seal up Heaven & Hell. That would take them back to monster hunting. Even though they're old hands at it by this time, they're well-positioned to bring up the next generation of hunters and/or revive the Men of Letters. That's plenty of story fodder for 1-2 more seasons. I worry…

I think the first time he called Dean "squirrel" was at the artifact auction early in this season.