That's the one I was beyond sick of about 20 iterations ago. If the writers understand the repetitiveness of the "secrets" plots enough to make a meta-joke, I hope they can also use that understanding to STOP WRITING THOSE PLOTS FOREVER.

I upvoted you because I agree with your point, but I also agree with Ta-er al-Asfer that you would do well to maintain a higher standard of courtesy.

Agreed. I think we could understand a holocaust survivor's desire not to be transformed into a German without implying that there was something fundamentally evil about Germans.

I really think it's just the writing. Mehcad Brooks is doing all anyone could do, but his role is so ill-defined that I don't even know if it's possible to elevate it. There's nothing for him to sell. I think he deserves some credit just for making James feel merely perfunctory instead of grating.

Seems I'm breaking from the consensus. I REALLY want Lena to be evil, and become Supergirl's arch-nemesis. She'd be a great villain. I do agree that they should spend some more time as allies and establish a dynamic so there will be a lot of personal stakes when she does turn, but I will be really annoyed if she stays…

You found the perfect balance. Never look into season 5 and beyond, nothing of even the slightest interest lies therein.

That was the weak link in the plot this week. There's no reason for only Caitlin's powers to be tied to evil, except that the characters and audience associate them with her evil Earth-2 counterpart. They're handwaving it because they want to do this storyline.

I completely agree. Last week John Oliver addressed the "Give him a chance" line put forth by Dave Chapelle and others. He said that it would be dangerous to stand back and let troubling polices through while waiting for the big picture to come into focus. I agree, but I don't think he got the point of "Give him a…

You call that work?

When I was in high school in a deep-red, lilly-white backwater, anti-semitic slurs were common, though no one had ever seen a Jew. No one was even familiar with the stereotypes. Kids just said "That's Jewish" the way they would say "that's gay." It wasn't even cracks about money or anything; they didn't even know that…

That approach would have worked better if he was anything like Jimmy Olsen, instead of being a completely different character with his name and backstory grafted on.

They have a perfectly cromulent role for him too: He's the new boss. They should've leaned into that, had him show a surprisingly more hardass side when he's put in charge, and slotted him into the Cat Grant role, more or less. Perhaps give him the authentic journalism credentials in lieu of bringing in Snapper Carr…

I definitely read that Mick's mental state was deteriorating and he was getting progressively more berserk. Perhaps without Cold's influence?

This is the best thing to happen to Doctor Who since they found "Enemy of the World" and "The Web of Fear."

If there's one lesson the Democrats need to take from this election it's that sometimes the best defense is a good offense.

I don't know what Cecil's canon age is, but he is a seasoned knight and commander of soldiers when we meet him and he's already in a stable, long-term relationship. In no way does he fill the role of a teenager in the narrative.

Why does "teenager" extend into the mid 20s? Do you really see Cecil and his cohort in FF4 as teenagers?

They need to either take the discussions of the implications of time travel more seriously or they need to throw them out and just do what they want. Trying to have it both ways makes it really obvious that the time travel rules are just being invoked arbitrarily to solve plot issues.

The clarity of purpose on the DCW this year has been astounding. Every show has gone in just the direction it needed to, cutting what didn't work and emphasizing and expanding what did. I'm watching entire episodes where I liked every scene. I don't think that's ever happened before. Even Arrow season 2 had those…

It's great to see Damien Darhk when he's not surrounded by Arrow season 4. I'm really looking forward to Malcolm Merlyn actually taking part in dastardly deeds, rather than hanging around trying to justify his presence on Arrow. It's going to be a blast to watch these guys bounce off of each other.