I think it's the complete picture that does me in.

Yeah, I wanted to mention that in the essay, but I couldn't make it fit. Delightful surprise, though.

Yeah, I wanted to mention that in the essay, but I couldn't make it fit. Delightful surprise, though.

Well, like I said, Dante fought for the scene (Spielberg was the one who finally let it stay in; I guess he wasn't a huge fan of the monologue, but he believed in letting Dante make the movie he wanted to make, and I've always loved Spielberg a little more for that), and while he doesn't get too much into it on the…

Well, like I said, Dante fought for the scene (Spielberg was the one who finally let it stay in; I guess he wasn't a huge fan of the monologue, but he believed in letting Dante make the movie he wanted to make, and I've always loved Spielberg a little more for that), and while he doesn't get too much into it on the…

And both scripts were written by the same guy, Michael Taylor. Who went on to write for BSG.

And both scripts were written by the same guy, Michael Taylor. Who went on to write for BSG.

No, no I do not. That'd be really tricky with manic depression, anyway; I am definitely not an expert on the meds you can get, but the lithium I'm on has to be taken regularly, and it's more about maintenance than sudden relief. I would never take a pill thinking it would calm me down or pick me up immediately.

No, no I do not. That'd be really tricky with manic depression, anyway; I am definitely not an expert on the meds you can get, but the lithium I'm on has to be taken regularly, and it's more about maintenance than sudden relief. I would never take a pill thinking it would calm me down or pick me up immediately.

If you like horror movies at all, you should check out CANDYMAN. Very scary, and Todd is remarkable, in a performance that's entirely at odds with his work in this episode.

If you like horror movies at all, you should check out CANDYMAN. Very scary, and Todd is remarkable, in a performance that's entirely at odds with his work in this episode.

The Futterman situation bothered me for _years_, because I could never shake the feeling that he and his wife were supposed to die in the plow scene; just knowing they survived to be in the sequel didn't really help. I can't explain why, exactly, but it felt like trying to reconcile two different (made-up) realities,…

The Futterman situation bothered me for _years_, because I could never shake the feeling that he and his wife were supposed to die in the plow scene; just knowing they survived to be in the sequel didn't really help. I can't explain why, exactly, but it felt like trying to reconcile two different (made-up) realities,…

You're quite welcome.

You're quite welcome.

Gosh. Maybe someday I can reach heights so lofty.

Gosh. Maybe someday I can reach heights so lofty.

There were a couple things I didn't get to in my review, and one of them was how much I liked the episode's characterization of Jake; his initial devotion to writing becomes a kind of foreshadowing for his later life obsession with rescuing his dad. Shows you how even the best intentions can destroy a life, and how…

There were a couple things I didn't get to in my review, and one of them was how much I liked the episode's characterization of Jake; his initial devotion to writing becomes a kind of foreshadowing for his later life obsession with rescuing his dad. Shows you how even the best intentions can destroy a life, and how…

I came thiiiiiiis close to quoting "Cat's in the Cradle" for the tagline, not because I wanted to, but because I couldn't think of anything else. (I'm pretty sure I used the Vonnegut tagline before. Maybe "Tapestry"? Too lazy to check.)