The later seasons, despite having a lot of great stuff in them, were hamstrung for me by the fact that they not only introduced the ludicrous plot-hole that the Watcher's Council would not pay the Slayer (despite having a bunch of Watchers and God knows who else on the payroll) but then proceeded to make the need to…

I freaked out at that headline for a second until I saw the parenthetical. I'm still a bit jumpy where Wallace is concerned.

Those people who risk their lives for others are a self-selected group of the compassionate and selfless. This was a random assemblage of people. And, for the record, I'd like to think I wouldn't push the button (though who can really say until we're tested). My reaction to that scene (and people's subsequent reaction…

Okay, that I could buy. What I couldn't buy was the idea that, no, the Joker is wrong; people are totally willing to risk their lives for a faceless group they have every reason to demonize, because it's right! I mean, has Nolan watched the news lately? Or ever?

Yeah, that's clearly the intent. And I appreciate the concept. But that doesn't change the fact that when those people don't scramble to save their own lives, it rings really false to me.

Personally, I found that deal with the boats to be the worst part of The Dark Knight. One of those ships would have blown up within seconds. It would've been a test of reflexes. I found it totally unbelievable, but I haven't found anyone else to agree with me on that one. To my surprise, everyone just says I'm a…

That makes a lot of sense. I totally wasn't expecting a positive reason. Thanks.

Why was he white in the cartoon, anyway? Did they really think America wasn't ready for a black scientist?

I also thought the parallels between mind-control denial and rape denial were spot on. "No, I didn't want to do it. I was being mind controlled!" "Yeah, right. Easy to say now. And how are you going to prove that, exactly?" Sound familiar?

I'm a man, and I vividly remember the moment the scales fell from my eyes regarding this. I, like many guys, acknowledged that this was a real issue, but it did feel like women were making mountains out of molehills sometimes. I mean, if it were really that prevalent I'd have seen it, right? Wrong. Because the guys…

Also, the entire character of his menace is clearly modeled after women's real experiences with male entitlement. That's what really makes this show special to me. Not only is it, from a formal point of view, a very fresh and resonant angle from which to construct a menacing villain, but from a social standpoint it's…

You can keep Odin as long as you like. The Raiden upgrade can be put off at your discretion. You'll have to wait to learn Quick, but it is an option.

I really only play strategy-type games, but I get so stressed out by the real time element. I want to like these RTS games so much, if only they would let me pause and give orders!

The Return of the King is the only one where I wish I could delete some scenes from the extended edition.

It's the only truly great entry in the trilogy, for my money, especially the extended edition.

There's a live cut where John jams with Zappa and the Mothers on an old standard. It's great, and I always thought one of the Mothers was playing a strange soprano sax on it. Then I saw the video and, nope, that was Yoko singing. I thought it weirdly worked though. Almost as good as a soprano sax!

I don't own a gun, despite living in a dangerous city, but I completely understand why someone would want to get one, provided they seek out the proper training etc.

To be fair, though I would avoid the term because of its associations, there are people on the left who are worthy of ridicule. And don't pretend we on the left don't have our own silencing tactics.

That's also situational. Someone who lives in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors, or in a dangerous city neighborhood, has some reason to want a defensive weapon. Someone who feels the need to arm in the suburbs is probably a personality deficient.

My roommate freshman year of college's favorite band was Creed. I'm not sure there is a point where I would stop enjoying Scott Stapp's pain.