I also really liked Steve and Sam's emerging friendship. Winter Soldier took the time to set up their relationship properly. A bit of friendly rivalry and teasing, followed immediately by a recognition of shared wartime experience, which is important for Steve who isn't fully connected yet to modern day. At the VA,…

Not to take away from how Choo-Choo's story was resolved, which was fantastic, but AARGH this would have been so awesome.

"Yes, spreading the word of my calamitous fall and subsequent rebirth in light of the Lord, Raylan."

I think Matt would have some strong feelings about Cap and how it might relate to his own personal mission. Plus, I'm kind of fascinated by Cap as a symbol, especially post-SHIELD takedown, even though I wouldn't want the larger universe to overshadow what they're establishing here.

I'm trying to figure out the timing — how long has it been since the battle against the Chitauri, and has the SHIELD-as-HYDRA reveal happened yet?

Not only was the explanation about Braille interesting for the audience, but also I liked that young Matt knew about the origins of Braille himself, and that Jack was cared enough about his son's activities to ask further questions — why Braille letters aren't shaped as we might expect.

Does he have the reputation for being an asshole? I didn't hear anything about him treating others badly, just that he ran wild for a time. I think I remember hearing that one of his sons is disabled and he quietly helps out other families with children with the same disability.

For movies/TV that are based off of preexisting material, whether it be a sequel, reboot, book or comic book adaptation, true story, etc., you can discuss your expectations or comparisons to the previous incarnation. I think this is especially true for comic books when you have several runs to use as source material.

Richard III was in the news recently because of the excavation and reburial. I recommend reading up on it, because it is pretty fascinating how medieval maps were used to guess that he was buried under a parking lot, the luck of finding him, how researchers traced his DNA using the maternal line to four descendants,…

It's been years since I read it, but I really liked it, particularly because I am slightly obsessed with setting and characters' connections with places.

The Raylan-Boyd confrontation was so economically written, the way it layered plot, characterization, and history.

I did not know that! I confess I've only seen Rashomon and Seven Samurai, so I'm unfortunately ignorant. It's been a while since I've read Hammett, but I love everything by him that I've read. Red Harvest stands out to me because I am a sucker for setting.

If you are on a Hammett kick, can I also recommend Red Harvest? Poisonville deserves the attention.

Carl and Earl must be furious—although, since they are alive (unlike every other member of Boyd's crew except for the two obese guys in the pilot, unless I'm forgetting someone else), I wonder if Vasquez could use them.

I may have this wrong, but I think in reality Zuckerberg's Facemash wasn't but included men as well, not just women, but that this was left out for the movie.

Yes, they did. In Boston Chris Pratt was dressed up in costume and Chris Evans was in civvies, and in Seattle they did the reverse.

Totally agree about FNL being about a community. As fantastic as the characters are as individuals, one of the best aspects of the show is how they relate to the town as a whole, and how that reflects on their relationships and opinions of themselves. Not many shows capture that. And I love how FNL leaves room for…

No, the apricot scene is season two. Tim's early season one shooting is the episode with Pam from True Blood.

And while they didn't die, the obese brothers (?) in the pilot were winged by Tim and then presumably carted off to the clink.

I think one may have died with the doctor who treated Ava's gunshot wound in the shooting at the doctor's clinic.