CANCELCEPTION!!!! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Aw, Catalina, the Judy Winslow of Carnivale.

Incidentally Flukeman was my nickname in college.  Not because I looked like a fluke mind you, just because the toilets were the quickest way to class.

Just by reading that comment a piece of straw magically appeared in my mouth. 

Ah HA!  Where the Johnnies went FIRST don't you mean?!  Well played. 

You know, I appreciate the reference, but i always sort of thought that scene was strangely sweet.  There's no greater representation of pragmatic love in a environment where usual methods are compromised.  Or not.  This is why i'm terrible on Valentines Day.

This episode, for me, was where the story really began its mythological marinating. Until now
the “history” of the characters has largely been our only source of thematic historicity (aside from the brief Boffo flashback we were treated to in the previous episode.) I know the Knights Templar have become a sort of…

Additionally, i think it's often ignored that the setting for this show is supposed to be on the cusp of the age of magic as it ends.  The borders we've thrown up between the spiritual and physical are largely modern constructs, and the bleeding between the two in this episode (such as tangible grope ghosts and…

In a lot of ways that's really indicative of how the dynamics of the Dreyfus family are uniquely skewed.  In general people notice and, rightly, focus on the fact that it's a family that peddles its flesh to a world long grown weary of morals.  But that isn't what really distinguishes them from most families of this…

I'm just glad no one made an animated GIF of that shot.  Part of the terror is the dingy half formed face(s) pulling her back into the darkness.

*TEENY OMEGA SPOILERS*

Also, projectile vomiting milk in one scene if i recall.

You know, i suppose i'm guilty of burying the lede in this case.  The plot is certainly informed by it's ties to the religious.  I guess when I view it through that eyepiece, i'm inclined to lend it a more Manichean perspective.  I'm going to enjoy watching it with your comment (and the one below) in mind.

I pad episodes out by watching the cooch shows in slow motion…

I also liked how the show openly and whole-heartedly embraced the arcane and mystical, while somehow keeping religion on the periphery.  Yes, Brother Justin is a priest, and it informs his initial approach to his "gifts," but you almost immediately get the sense that it's merely an incidental fact.  You don't know…

Yeah, I'm already up to The River in my rewatch so i'm actually backpedalling a bit to get my bearings and NOT spoil any information for the more disciplined rewatchers.  You people have the restraint of a baby death-mask maker.

I'm right with you on that front.  In my case it was a lady i had designs on that forced me to watch this show.  In retrospect, i should have fucked the show instead.

In a lot of ways Ben is a man of his times.  It's almost like he can sense the ultimate fate his destiny has in store for him and wants no part in it.  He is fixated on one goal and it is simply this: survival.  On this rewatch I've really come to recognize how very representative his character is of the spirit of…

I will single-handedly pad this fucking comment section out if need be.

If you need any extra cash you could always dance the cooch!