Exactly. Them, and the kids who were in the in crowd but knew that their position was very tenuous. The truly popular didn't have to worry about that shit.

That's incredible. I will admit that Criminal Minds's two-parter when James Van Der Beek with multiple personalities kidnaps Reid and tortures him is a high bar that I can't expect just any other procedural to match.

The dynamic definitely becomes very different when the main character is a woman, especially because Willow and Buffy have a rich and textured relationship outside of how Willow is helpful when it comes to battling evil. Also, the show directly comments on the notion of Willow being "Old Reliable" in Doppelgangland,…

Yet the article includes Criminal Minds, which I have watched multiple full seasons of but is objectively fucking terrible. (I have no idea about NCIS. I imagine it's much of the same.)

I also think that in the seasons when Willow is at her most computer-y, she isn't especially sexualized. This article isolates how these techy girls are fantasies for the nerds in the audience, and though I have no doubt that there were plenty of dudes with big crushes on Willow in the Sunnydale High years, I think…

I'm not sure if I agree with Willow as part of this trend (though I definitely agree with the fact that this trend exists and that Felicity is the epitome of it). Right from the beginning, Willow's character arc is firmly rooted in her self-discovery and the gradual assertion of her own identity and confidence. Hell,…

I love this. Gotham truly is the show we all deserve.

Louis is so ugly and his voice is actually painful to listen to. I keep waiting for him to have a mysterious accident and disappear for good.

No, that's Harry (the one who was also "dating" Taylor Swift last year). Zayn is the token minority/transcendentally beautiful human who receives death threats regularly for being a Muslim in a boy band.

Good job on picking a picture with Zayn front and center, as he is more beautiful than the rest of them combined (John Stamos agrees: https://twitter.com/johnsta…

I think that's probably the best way to go about it, which I wasn't even thinking about in the midst of being freaked out about the "we spend hours together but it's never enough time, I only want to be with her" blog posts. Thank you.

Luckily, it's just a on-campus school work study sort of thing so it's not like my career would be ruined if something explodes but I think I'm going to let my superior know that something is up just in case. Thank you!!

I'm inclined to agree with you, actually, which is probably why I'm not freaking out as much as people say I should be, because I can sort of understand why there would be confusion as to where's the line between non sexual romantic and platonic—I think it especially bothers me because I didn't consent to being part…

I should add that she and I work together, so going ballistic is definitely not an option. She's probably my best friend and I don't really object to how our friendship functionally exists as it is, but it worries me that should I start dating someone or something that she would get pissed. I definitely think it's…

Okay for once I need some advice from Savage Dik (I am generally a lurker.) BUT: I am a woman in my early twenties, generally identify somewhere on the asexuality spectrum (I'm not opposed to sex but I'm not particularly interested in it and I don't actively seek it out). I have a good friend who also considers…

I love when he makes fun of the champion for not winning that much money. I hope the next host can nail that specific brand of dickishness just as well.

Holy shit that was painful to watch. Even Alex was openly disdainful by the end.

He briefly became my favorite character on Glee when he maimed Blaine with the rock salt slushie. (Shortly thereafter was when I loved myself again and finally quit watching). The best/worst part is that he still has all these obsessive creepy Glee fans who harass him on Twitter.

This American Life also did a really good segment about Iraqi and Afghani people who had worked with the US military trying to get to safety that goes even more in depth than Oliver's segment did. I would highly recommend it.

Thank you!!