The worst is that she still believes in Watters in a way that makes her blame _herself_ for what happened. That is some deep rooted bullshit right there, and probably the most condemning moment of the entire hour.

Ugh. I'll try and fix that when I get home, thanks.

That's an amazing moment, but the first time I watched the movie, it never occurred to me that there was an outside perspective embarrassed by his failure; to me, it played like an agonizingly obvious reminder of just how far Travis is from _anyone_ in the real world. He's trying to have a conversation with someone,…

Oh, I had no problems with it this episode.

"Maaaaaaybe a little too much fixation on Morty getting it on with teenaged girls."

It's hard to explain, but while yes, great romantic pairings don't necessarily need obvious "OH MY GOD WHY AREN'T THEY FUCKING RIGHT NOW" moments, there needs to be some kind of obvious chemistry that goes beyond merely hanging out. As far as I know, you and your wife weren't created by writers looking to tell a…

I think I kind of assume the ego is self-evident at this point, but yes, her titanic self-regard, and the way she's constructed her entire view of the world around that self-regard, are her biggest flaws.

Yup!

"4. Is Vic Fontaine really that difficult a concept to swallow in the era of Siri and "Her"?"

I forgot to remind my editors, but yes, the new review goes up today.

It could theoretically get there, but the premise is a lot less inherently interesting.

Unless the series ends with Ian McShane waking up to find himself running a failed cockfighting ring in the middle of a petrified forest, I think I'd be unhappier _not_ watching it.

Midnight's Children and The Moor's Last Sigh are where it's at. I liked Satanic Verses, but it's a mess. (Also, Ground is at least better than Fury, which was kind of tedious. I wonder if he'll ever write another great novel?)

Wait, are you saying that Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck _don't_ have chemistry? Because wow. (Not to be a dick or anything, but that is the first time I've ever heard anyone even suggest such a thing. I very strongly disagree!)

I was very worried after that first episode (cringe drama/comedy kills me), but I was sold by the third episode, I think; it's still not always easy to watch, but the realization that Amy wasn't just a machine that humiliated itself made her much easier to take. There's something about taking a character who would be…

That would've been pretty good, actually.

I'm nervous about Dark Souls 2. I loved the previous two games so much that it just seems way too easy to fuck things up. Maybe measured expectations will help?

Yeah, I liked John's comment mainly because you guys are brilliant.

Actually, what it reminds me most of is something like A Simple Plan, which is sort of horror _and_ noir; the choices part of it is noir-ish (in that part of the tension comes from Sisko repeatedly implicating himself), and the consequences are horrific.

This is Wonderland thinking, because there is literally no situation which you can't twist to fit your presumption. If we'd placed Breaking Bad at no. 1, then we would've been doing it because we know it's a popular show, and it would get more hits. Since we placed it at no. 2, that surely has to be because we really…