Plus, have we ever seen Mick consume a non-alcoholic meal? Trusting him with delicate machinery might not be the best idea.

I think the issue was that Season 1 seemed to be constructed with the idea of Rip as the lead; most episodes seemed to end up with him being the focal point, which is a burden I don't think he could quite shoulder.

His time as Chronos was spent with his free will largely supressed by the Time Masters. With him now broken free from the conditioning, it's questionable how much of his time as Chronos he's really retained.

It's so weird to see someone skeptical about the existence of ninjas, given ALL THE OTHER INSANE STUFF they're dealing with. When you get superpowers from a mystic animal totem, then hop on a time machine with a guy in a robot suit, two guys who turn into one flaming guy, and a guy whose skin turns to steel because of…

Mick has swiftly become the comedic highlight of series. For me, it's really a tie between him and Sara as the show's MVP.

I'm assuming a revenge mission against the general will be forthcoming.

I still maintain that last season should have made HIVE, the organization, the Big Bad, with Damien Darhk just one of its main operatives. That way you can introduce him early on, but don't have to have the characters KEEP fighting him over and over so much.

That he was a bad guy was made clear very early on. What SORT of bad guy he was (and whether he'd be a bad guy in the "enemy of the hero" sense, or simply the "not a good person" sense) took until Episode 9.

Or Barry's line re: Malcolm from last season:

From what we've seen, Church LIKES being on the front lines, though. He even ditches his gun so he can get into a fistfight with his opponents.

I'm pretty sure Oliver didn't know that's the health excuse Thea had picked for him until he walked into that room. I do not think he was pleased.

"I figured, if you wanted to make your own decisions, you wouldn't have gotten married."

And did a pretty neat Southern accent.

Someone being tied up always seems to have that effect.

Making the Bride the lead and focal point of the movie means moving away from what made her such a memorable character: that she was this uncanny, inhuman being who conveys a visceral sense of wrongness. It's like doing a Halloween remake that delves into Michael Myers's psychology and backstory and . . . oh, wait,…

For the thousandth time:

Eh, "-El" is probably like "Smith" for them.

I prefer the Kevin Roberts sketch, because the character who's confused about Kevin Roberts actually has to make decisions about the weird figure he's presented with, while the couple confused about David Pumpkins can just sit there. It makes the situation much more dynamic.

On the other hand, it's a point in the Riggs Is A Deeply Closeted Gay Man column.

"But I'm so scared, McGarnagle."
"You gotta do this one for me, Billy, McGarnagle."
"Okay, for you, McGarnagle."
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"Well, McGarnagle, Billy is DEAD. They slit his throat from ear to ear."