I can't watch any of these clips without almost breaking into a full-on ugly cry, so yeah, this episode means a lot to me. I'm always surprised to realize how much this show means to me, but I'm thankfully never ungrateful it exists.

I have got to stop coming here after episodes of The Leftovers because it does me no good. This was a stellar end to a stellar season and nothing anyone says can take that away. The finale may have been quieter than expected, but I feel like the consequences of what occurred are still fairly monumental. Sure, nothing…

Agreed. Twists that serve only to charm the audience with the story's perceived cleverness, instead of one that serves to alter the course of the story for the characters are a huge issue for me. Twist endings are the biggest offenders, because while shocking and maybe fun, they only alter the film on repeat viewings,…

My guts says the nude run was similar to Meg's tree chopping exercise with the GR, but I could be wrong. It's the only reason I can come up with at this point.

Got some serious John Locke overtones from this episode, right down to a tragic suicide turned murder. As a serious (still) fan of LOST, I love to see DL play with his own pet themes of belief/faith and shine new light on them. I love the idea of damned if you do damned if you don't: Either Kevin commits himself and…

My heart goes out to the poor dying Star Trek fan who saw Star Trek Into Darkness and most certainly died immediately afterwards from unbearable sadness.

Not to mention Regina King, who made for one hell of a scene partner this week. Carrie's just been wowing me for longer.

Carrie Coon gives me chills with her performance. Like an actual nervous reaction caused by nothing more than a look or a verbal tic. I can't even begin to understand why, but if there's a shower that sprays Emmys instead of water, I sure hope someone's picking her up and taking her there, because she was destined to…

Can't say enough good things about The Middle this week. Didn't end up even watching it until Halloween, which made it a perfect little treat.

Really great read. I fell into the "pretty but meh" camp in regards to Crimson Peak, but this has given me some new insights on the film, as well as a nice list of gothic films I really ought to see. I love giving films I didn't care for a second look, so insightful writing like this is always appreciated. I thank you.

Was it just me or did the 1/10th speed run-through almost seem faster than the actual stunt? I had to pause the show after the stunt "landed" because I couldn't believe it had flopped so hard. I felt the pain I'm sure a lot of folks on set felt. Still don't like Jason, but I was with him for a moment, and it hurt.

Glad you got a laugh.

Okay. I see what you're saying, re: being defensive. I hope I didn't offend. And yeah, maybe the show is definitely trying to present a critique of the sort of "empirically minded" ideal that everything MUST be explained, but I suppose my fatigue with that genre of show (FlashForward, The Event, LOST even) is what…

No absolutely that's what he's saying. LOST became a religion in a way, with folks believing whole-heartedly that the show was going to deliver all the answers and make some grand statement that would change their lives (or at least that's how I read all the vitriol that followed the finale). Lindelof has gotten…

Science shook your "faith" in religion. Seems fairly cut and dried to me. But that's just how I see it. I wasn't necessarily thinking exclusively in terms of the "my mom died! why God why!?" kind of way, which may be what you were thinking I meant? Doesn't matter.

Religions do not have a monopoly on the concept of faith. Faith is the hope for, the belief, in things that cannot be seen. It extends to faith in the government, faith in science, faith in anything, believing things will operate as we expect them to operate. The Departure on this show severely altered the faith…

Yes, I'm aware of that connection. I'm mostly curious about the house next-door to the Murphy's, the one the Garvey's actually move into. It may end up being nothing, but one thing I've enjoyed so far this season is making all the connections between these two families, so I hope there's something to chew on there.

Yes yes yes. I've always felt so alone on the Team Jess Island of Misfit Fans. Jess was Rory's equal. He wasn't a sad sack townie like Dean or a pretty boy newspaper scion like Logan, meaning she didn't have to compromise like with Dean or try and fail to measure up like with Logan. Jess was insanely smart, totally…

Couple of mysteries I hope they resolve soon:
1 - Liv Tyler's role this season. I hope she opens a Guilty Remnant franchise out in Texas, because I really don't want to go back to Mapleton. That place is DEPRESSING.
2 - What happened to that house and it's owners. The story of how the Garvey's land there, next door to…

I watched this whole thing and giggled the entire time. I'll see myself out.