I wouldn't argue that BSG's ending was perfect, but I thought it fit the series pretty well. As I remember it, religion was a major theme throughout — whether Cylons had souls and whatnot. As an atheist, that's not always my cuppa, but I respect it when people who want to tell mystical stories tell them.

Hmm, well, I'd also like characters to be distinct from one another… but I'd also allow for a certain degree of sameness. I think I must. I mean, even if all characters met your standard — singular and unique — that wouldn't eliminate tropes, to my understanding of it. There would continue to be some group of…

Watch Season 1. I'm something of a fan, so my bias should be taken into account, but Buffy is worth your TV time, in its entirety. (I haven't seen it yet — is Supernatural worth mine?)

I don't know precisely what you mean by "no character should be tropes" — perhaps you could elaborate?

If there's truly a difference between "best" and "favourite," then why should it upset anyone whether another person holds some show up as "best"?  If The Wire isn't your favourite, then that has no bearing on whether it is best or not — we've established that these things aren't synonymous, right?  If you think it's…

Too many great episodes to mention by name.  One of my personal faves — doesn't get a lot of love generally, for some reason — is Season Three's "Amends."  The ultimate execution of Deus Ex Machina… but for all the right reasons.

Too many great episodes to mention by name.  One of my personal faves — doesn't get a lot of love generally, for some reason — is Season Three's "Amends."  The ultimate execution of Deus Ex Machina… but for all the right reasons.

Abby and Ryan with their "we're so great, we're going to win every single leg" attitude deserved to be brought down a peg.  Or eight.

Abby and Ryan with their "we're so great, we're going to win every single leg" attitude deserved to be brought down a peg.  Or eight.

So if I get you right, we're not supposed to evaluate Regina's morality based on her character's actions — her actions (even if limited to Storybrooke), which include murdering the sheriff, framing Mary Margaret, baking the poisoned turnover, etc. — are "complex metaphors which are not meant to be considered by real…

So if I get you right, we're not supposed to evaluate Regina's morality based on her character's actions — her actions (even if limited to Storybrooke), which include murdering the sheriff, framing Mary Margaret, baking the poisoned turnover, etc. — are "complex metaphors which are not meant to be considered by real…