Loved the finale, as I loved the entire season. As for where Kevin has been going (now that we know it wasn't the other side), I had taken it to be purgatory. I could be misremembering, but didn't he only meet the already deceased there? At any rate, kudos to Lindeloff for finally undoing the damage caused by the LOST…

First off, the bit about Aubrey Plaza's costumes was spot on and I'm embarrassed that I never thought about it before. And her dance sequence was my favorite part of the episode.

I'm not as frustrated by the lack of incineration. The giant "DO NOT BURN" tag on his body makes me think that burning him might unleash the Lassa virus into the air, which is the last thing they want. As long as his body is intact, it can be contained. I'm not a biochemist though so don't quote me on any of this.

When they started digging, I had a feeling it would be to retrieve William's body in some way, but the longer it went on the more I began to question it. At one point I even thought they might be digging their henchmen's graves. Turns out I was half right, but more importantly how the hell does that show keep…

Thank you so much for explaining to me, a former professional musician, how music works! Whatever would I do without your guidance? I've never once considered actually listening to a song more than once, and funny enough whenever they played the La La Land songs in the many, many award shows and commercials I watched…

Here for all the Handmaiden love, not for the strange insistence that any of the songs in La La Land could be called "earworms." I can't for the life of me recall any of those songs off the top of my head (and I'm definitely not the only one), which is a bad sign for something that keeps calling itself a musical.

Oh trust me, I'm seeing it on the big screen as soon as I possibly can. I bought the Criterion blu ray but that's definitely one I need to experience in a dark theatre.

The Handmaiden is my #1 for the year, followed by Arrival and Swiss Army Man. Seeing Moonlight ASAP and expecting that to land high on my list as well.

Paris, Texas was the first movie I watched in 2016 (on a plane, no less) and has stuck with me all year. As a longtime film snob, I'm duly disappointed in myself for waiting so long to finally see it, but I'm so, so glad I did.

Hailey's subletting a room at the Ferndale home for artists, where she met that famous Oboist last season while Bradford was filming there (2.03), hence all the musicians.

Rodrigo is the baby's godfather. Of course he would speak at the christening.

I kinda wish they'd drawn out Shea and Josh's relationship if only to give us more time with Shea. She was far and away the number one highlight of the season.

I'm not convinced that Paige is genuinely attracted to Matthew—she seems to be more driven by her growing desire to help her parents (which could be based as much in guilt as it is in her desire to no longer be involved with Pastor Tim et al), though that's probably muddled in her mind with wanting to reciprocate…

I have legitimately loved this show (and band) for most of my life, and it's nice to see them no longer getting short shrift by rock historians. I remember all of these episodes from countless binges and they always make me smile. I posted these anecdotes elsewhere but they bear repeating here:

I also met Mickey Dolenz at some event when I was in high school (vintage clothing expo? Bealtes convention? could've been anything really). He signed a vintage Monkees shirt I've had forever, but the autograph ended up directly on the boob and now I can't wear it without people asking if he groped me. He didn't, for…

I love that the Monkees are finally getting their due! "Listen to the Band" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday" are great, but "Your Auntie Grizelda" will always be my favorite. Peter Tork did a DJ set years ago at the now-defunct Beauty Bar in Hollywood, and I requested that song and told him how much I love it. Got a dance…

I'm starting to sound like a broken record after every ep of this season. How have they managed to stay so consistent? How are the performances still so strong? How, in an episode dripping with big moves and truly anxiety-inducing developments, was that kiss the scariest moment?? Lord, I will need all the valium in…

Oh also "But season four still allows itself to get off on being withholding from time to time." A+ Arrested Development reference, nice work!

I love how quickly the dinner scene goes from "oh this is gonna be some awkward fun!" to "oh shit, there could be major fallout from this." You don't even need a knife to cut that tension.

I can understand why Alison didn't tell Sarah right away. She's got to feel some amount of guilt about Helena leaving, however deep down.