There's also a personal code or values there: The things he cares about, he doesn't use his powers for. Part of it is being practical, sure - you don't want your employees to run off because you take a nap - but it also shows an awareness, maybe even frustration, that the things he gets with his powers aren't really…

This writeup just made me realize that Kilgrave is Ice King.

Probably both, but Hunter was really the one it seemed to spur into reassessing his life.

Hey, they don't ONLY have monster shows!

Total fridging. That's disappointing enough when you've got a thinly sketched character who only exists to motivate the male lead (see: Lucy Lawless in the S2 opener), but it's worse when they off someone with depth that makes the show better.

NOBODY ASKED YOU, SIMPSON.

Excellent list of train songs. I'd add eels' "Railroad Man," particularly the live version.

Important addition that always troubled me: "The engines of Sodor don’t actually require crews; they have free will." But they also have TRACKS. You can do whatever you want, as long as it follows this selection of options. Although that's kinda been an effective way of talking to my kid, so carry on.

Fuck that, I'm STOKED.

I will say Iris is fairly tolerable now that they've dropped her love plot (for the moment). Of course, she doesn't really DO anything, but it's still an improvement.

Done! Based on this pitch, I've decided to promote you to Mayor of Television. You can pick up your ceremonial sash from John Ennis.

Man, that's a great point. I just hit that episode yesterday, and it's fantastic in making me actually feel sympathy to the guy, which I was pretty certain wasn't a direction they were going to take with this series.

See, this is why the most successful superhero shows were born on the CW, and also why CBS is the absolute worst choice for one. CW shows are cornball, overly pretty, and smothered in huge dollops of drippy romantic plots and wealth-porn. They can be severely annoying, but they've also got a great tolerance for…

Or a cock. One of those.

See, I still can't do a good Dale Talde impression, but my Richard Blais is decent.

GUYS. GUYS!! You're BOTH making good points in a thoughtful and respectful manner, and there's really no reason for me to add anything at all!

Right? Episode without Gail are lesser episodes.

Blais just seems like the nicest guy in the world.

I'm still a regular viewer of SHIELD, but I don't know if I'd put it above Arrow. Of course, I don't know if I'd put it below it either. They both have the problem of thinking viewers are really interested in watching groups of people in badly lit rooms argue about keeping secrets from each other, and also…

I've noticed, too, that Kilgrave tends not to use his powers on things that matter most to him. His private security detail is hired professionals, so they can't be deprogrammed or break free if he's knocked out. He buys Jessica's home with (stolen) money on the up-and-up so there's no way things can go wrong when his…