Well, I have two responses to that.

(still hasn't even acknowledged that mosque explosion)

Smelling like shit and having blood on your clothes is going to be pretty de rigeur though.

We'll carry around a hard copy of the blockchain and have people sign it when they trade bitcoin for expired canned goods

This is the last episode I've seen, so this is a prediction, not a spoiler. I'll tag it anyway:

you're making a huge mistake, Netflix…S1 was good but your showrunner never has a long game

I think Wahlberg's attitude at that point is supposed to read as smugly self-assured and inconsiderate

the fuck

Well, in his defense, she has a lot of money

Definitely Batman. Closest competitor is Captain Marvel ("Shazam"), but Batman's supporting cast doesn't have to shout "Batman!" before they suit up, so he wins this battle

https://www.youtube.com/wat…

If I had extensive Lord of the Rings knowledge I'd suggest a name for a Lord of the Rings-themed Bonnie Raitt cover band. Please chuckle softly to yourself as if I did

No, that's ALWAYS where the goalposts were. This article isn't aimed at All Americans.

THIS GUY GETS IT

Again — dude — it's an analogy, not a comparison. I'm just trying to explain to you that the mere fact that YOU never heard of a very well-known thing, doesn't make it not very well-known.

I'd wager more than 95% of frequent AVClub commenters know about it.

I saw it. It was just okay. Needed an ending.

It's an analogy. What I'm trying to express to you is that it's possible that you missed out on something that most other people at the time were aware of.

tolkiens gotta tolkien

I mean, it was a pretty well-known thing. Maybe you never heard of Taylor Swift either, but that doesn't mean she's not a big deal