I think Link's Awakening is the only Zelda game that ever made me sad. It's not my favorite (that's probably either OoT or LttP, because I am boring), but the arc of the game, which first introduces you to this friendly, enjoyable world and then [SPOILER] has you quest to destroy it, even if you don't realize that's…

I wanted to love Skyward Sword so much, but I could never get past the control scheme. I felt like I was continually struggling to accomplish things I had been pretty decent at for as long as the series has been around; and the new stuff, god help me. (Fuck flying. Just… fuck it.) I may go back and try again, and I…

This is easily the best review I've read of this system; and, having read Teti's console reviews, it's the highest praise I've ever seen him give a console on launch.

It actually worked out beautifully, and made the case that Sophie isn't really shy to the point of social ostracism or anything. She giggled a bit, and was awkward at first, but everyone was so friendly and nice that she clearly felt safe; and the simple fact that she was willing to go on the show at all demonstrates…

The latest Judge John Hodgman podcast is the first one I've listened to, and I found it remarkable. Very funny, very sweet, and what impressed me the most was how humane the whole thing was; Sophie's dad's behavior came in for some well-deserved mockery, but his final statements, Hodgman pointed out that this is a…

That's pretty fitting with this show's approach to gender roles, and it's worth pointing out. On the plus side, Lily was refreshingly frank about asking the Governor for help, which was a nice touch; there was no lying or pretense, just "Look, we're seriously fucked and you seem like you can handle yourself, so…

DAMMIT I had that written in my review and forgot to mention it. You win sir/madam. You win this week.

She sounds like the ideal audience to me. Go for it.

It's a bit dry, but I thought that was actually the right choice; and Hurt is really fantastic.

Whoa. You're quite welcome.

"Getting it" always seemed like the least interesting way to approach it—like, the mystery is clearly intentional, and the main emotional arc of the film is pretty impossible to miss, so the only real challenge is letting yourself not work too hard to figure it all out. I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone who…

Which is hilarious, because everything Clarke wrote that was related to 2001 (including the "novelization" and three sequels) seemed like an effort to leave as few mysteries as possible.

I'm not sure I can answer this because I find this movie almost endlessly rewatchable for reasons that have little to do with plot, but yes?

Oh, it's very off, but I think it serves the show in the same way "Inner Light" does—by stepping outside familiar contexts to demonstrate how important those context are. TNG is about the joy of discovery and connection, and "Inner Light" is about the necessity of that discovery; it resonates with the extra weight of…

Yeah, that's the only point of the joke—you judge her by her appearance, only to find out you're expectations are completely wrong. (Which fits in rather well with the rest of the episode, if you think about it.)

Oh damn, I completely forgot to mention Martok. I would've picked up him out by voice alone. (I think both are, again, fine, but I don't think either are as good as Auberjonois. But then, Auberjonois had been doing character acting for ages.)

I never said they came off bad. They're fine. But I do think it's pretty obvious that Rene Auberjonois is one of the best actors in the cast—his Pabst seems believable, and not just an outfit he's putting on for the hour. (It undeniable helps both him and Shimerman that they're getting a chance to work outside the…

It's probably because this review was somehow posted hella early. Not sure what happened there. (Also, thank you.)

Oh, I didn't mean to suggest Betty _only_ mattered to him as a cardboard cut-out. It's never that simple with Don. And I can see that as a reason for Don checking in, but it still doesn't quite work for me, for whatever reason.

Oh man, those outfits he wore. And he was only drunk for _part_ of the show.