I feel like the problem is less with the plot and more with how it fucks with the characters and the tone of the show. Sure, McNulty is driven by his job and his sense of self-righteousness, but that seemed way beyond anything he'd be willing to do. And I had an incredibly difficult time believing that Lester would…

Yeah, but then we have season 5, where McNulty becomes a cartoon.

My sense is that Weiner wanted to create a show that was in contrast to his work on the Sopranos. One of the major themes of that show is that people don't really change, despite their desire to do so (which is why I think that ending on that ambiguous note was the right choice). So I can see how Weiner may want to…

He's the one who killed a duck with liquor.

Dude smoked on the roof of the White House. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.

Hogwarts

That is all true, but there are some common beliefs that I often hear coming from the mouths of atheists (and I speak as one myself) that are often as irrational as the religions they decry. Most common is the idea that atheism is a panacea against irrationality, and because religion is irrational, it has no…

As the hepcats used to say, this whole pun thread is real Melvins.

Try pushing on the soft spot on the top of your head. That should help.

No, I've actually never met Mickey Rourke.

"And the winner of best hog in this year's Kentucky State Fair is…"
"I'ma gonna let you finish, but that silverback there is clearly the best hog in the state."

Repent! Harlequin, Said the SnickSnarkman

You do know you're on the internet, right? Busty sexpots aren't exactly a scarce resource.

That's way more arbitrary than you think it is.

My advice to the depressed is, lighten up!
My advice to the addicted is, don't do drugs!
My advice to the dead is, don't be dead!

Or the even lesser known one from Was (not Was).

Yeaaaaaaah, Boyeeeeee!

That is a reason to start listening to them, not to stop.

And a basoonist.

They are an incredible live band. I've seen them a handful of times, and they've never failed to put on a great show.