This for me as well. I wasn't even a super fan of the show to begin with, but the finale was such a narrative disaster that even just reading the headline of this article made me feel the irrational anger all over again. I've seen plenty of other shows with unsatisfying finales, but this is the only one that made me…

Few movies have ever left me feeling as depressed as Stroszek did. Great film!

Episode 4 was the turning point for me. The series starts as "CW presents Lord of the Flies with pretty, obnoxious teens," then makes some fascinatingly dark choices and becomes a show worth watching. Some of the characters I hated originally became my favorites later on, and it goes to morally complex, interesting…

I'm glad you mentioned soaps because they were such a mixed bag. They used rape as a plot point too easily and far, far too often, but also had the real estate to deal with the aftermath in sometimes realistic ways that weren't usually present in other genres. Soaps had time to explore the day-to-day impact and could…

I'm glad you brought up daytime soaps because they really have been walking the fine line between fan engagement and fan obsession for a long time. I recall Ken Corday speaking out against the idea of "supercouples" when he gained full control of Days of our Lives in the early 90s because of how it tied the writers…

Seriously. I liked Lexa, but at least she died with her character intact. I might have preferred that end for Bellamy over the nonsensical writing for his character this season. This Pike plot can't end soon enough.

The Fosters has one of my favorite openings. So cozy.

Unbelievably cringeworthy. When they opened with a Muslim, I thought "please don't let him be a terrorist." Then I thought "Okay, at least maybe they'll have a fresh angle on it." Nope, just lazy stereotypes.

I didn't originally catch who wrote the episode, but as soon as the female agent introduced herself as "Einstein" I figured only Carter would think that was clever. And the doppelgangers reminded me of Fight Club, which is never a good thing. What a muddled mess. If they bring the show back another season, please keep…

I agree that the episode tried to do too much, answered too little, and felt disjointed. But I actually do care about William, mainly because Scully does, much like I cared about Samantha because Mulder did. Whether it was ever a good idea to introduce a child to this story way back in season 7 is still debatable, but…

Not really a callback, but one of my favorite scenes was Mulder scolding Scully for going after the suspect without backup, then immediately running off alone to do the same. It made me laugh out loud because of how many times Mulder did that during the series.

Seasons 4-7 went downhill—season 7 was especially dreadful—but I was one who thought 8-10 were the best seasons of the entire series. Mainly because no Lana.

Question: I just started watching Person of Interest because it went up on Netflix. The first three episodes were standard CBS procedural. Is there a point when it moves from middling to engrossing?

Megan's personality shift was the biggest disappointment for me too. Especially after being so impressed with how they depicted the breakup at the mid-season finale and showing how not all things have to end with a bang and hysterics. But I guess this is where we are now.

This show was my happy place and I'm going to miss it, but I'm very satisfied with the way it wrapped up if this was the true finale. The musical number was sappy and perfect and all I'd ever wanted. Throughout the series there was plenty of plot devoted to triangles and quadrangles, but the friendships were always my…

That was when I knew the film had stolen my heart, when the credits popped up and I was disappointed that it was over so soon. Those almost three hours flew by for me and I wished the kid hadn't grown up so fast. Contrast that with Birdman, Imitation Game, Theory of Everything, and American Sniper—each of which gave…

I saw all the nominees and the only one I loved and plan to buy and watch again is Boyhood. I pretty much forgot everything about Birdman as soon as I left the theater. That said, I am glad that it won best picture if Boyhood didn't. I'd rather see something creative win—and a movie that evoked strong feelings in many…

You've clearly never spent time with my parents.

I just picked up French's The Secret Place. I read her first four and liked them a lot, even though some of the plot elements become repetitive over time. Her writing is fantastic.

Nice read. This aspect of trust is what I took away from the episode as well, a study in perception. Virginia's "How do you feel when you see yourself in the mirror?" was the question of the hour, deftly framed itself as a manipulative tactic.