I've felt hatred for Walt ever since he "allowed" Jane to die, but he's still a great, complex villain… so I don't want to see him go out like a bitch. I want him to get an epic death. Or at least a Shield ending.

The fact that Hank has such big blinders that he just doesn't see how deeply involved Skyler is… that makes it easier to understand how he was so blind to Walt the whole time. He's a good detective, but he's got a weakness.

It's more likely that Lydia will view Jesse as a problem and try to "Belize" him. And as crazy as it sounds, Walt might actually try to save Jesse. It's the last possible ploy that could get Jesse to Walt's side again. But then, maybe Jesse doesn't want to be saved.

No way, Skyler couldn't have said anything to Marie, that could have given Hank some leads, and Skyler hadn't figured out what she wanted to do yet.

@avclub-03051740f0e56f92bdde89037f10b774:disqus ? I don't think Walt Jr. will be too happy about that.

It was nightmarish in a good way. Not on the level of Crawl Space, of course, but such a powerful blow-up that's irrevocably torn the family apart.

@avclub-9ff7c9eb9d37f434db778f59178012da:disqus Bringing up Skyler and misogyny is kinda like throwing around fulminated mercury. It's a very touchy issue surrounding the show. But to be fair, you're questioning your own feelings about it. I'm just saying, tread lightly. :-)

It's a Forgotbuster! Wait, are we allowed to use that word here?

A Wild Sheep Chase should be read before it, don't you think? But yes, he should read that and DDD.

The Sot Weed Factor is absolutely a delight. I wish you a fun read!

A Distant Mirror is a wonderful book, and especially interesting if you've also read The Name of the Rose, which is set in the early 14th Century. It covers the Hundred Years War, the Papal Schism, the Black Death, and a lot more. What more can you ask from a medieval history?

I gave up on it recently, but I'll pick it up again next month. Probably just to get done with it. I don't know what happened to GRRM… I badly want to read another ASOS, but I fear that we're not going to get that. Best I temper my expectation. :-(

I'm not a big fan of fantasy either, but the run from A Clash of Kings to A Storm of Swords is amazing. (Sadly, I'm not very impressed with what comes after.) I admire GRRM's dedication not only to world building, but making us get to know varied aspects of life in his world, not just about the kings and knights and…

Weird how I've been seeing so many references to The Smiths today. Just earlier, I learned about this mashup of Peanuts strips and Moz lyrics:
http://thischarmingcharlie….

He was no great stylist, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a lousy writer. If you ever went through his highly readable, illuminating, and charming non-fiction output, I doubt you would say this about him.

The Isaac Asimov entry doesn't seem to fit here, though it's nice to have Asimov featured, of course. But isn't that more of a shared universe example?

Yeah, I like that one. The Beast with a Billion Backs isn't as good, but I still found it enjoyable.

Very odd omissions. As much as I like the Anthology episodes and Reincarnation, I'd take them out and put these two in.

FLCL. It's a series, but only 3 hours long. Experimental, surreal, completely insane, and totally hilarious.

I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life. We didn't want to know anything about her private life. She didn't have a private life. While you're thinking about that, think about this: The library closes at five o'clock, no…