Thank you! That's really helpful. And I love Arvo Part too, his music is so melacholic and sad, right up my alley.

Patriotic is a mild way of putting it. It's straight up jingoistic bullshit.

Well, he has pretty eyes, an easygoing air about him, and a six pack. That's enough for a lot of people.

And Oprah doesn't know how to take a joke. Would it kill her to laugh out of generosity when someone states a fact as a lame quip?

How about that Zeus that kissed Freddie in Cucumber? I mean, wow. Where do they find these guys?

We needed an injection of cynicism/realism from Banana, it was sweet and optimistic until now, so yeah, I liked this episode better after rewatching it, although poor Frank really suffered more in my eyes from doing this, though he has some endearing qualities too.

He's not to blame directly for what happened to Lance, but his pleas seem to me to have some nasty connotations, as in he denies in having anything to do with everything that happened between him and Lance. He is partially responsible for the cracks in their relationship that filled Lance with such loneliness and…

They had tons of chemistry until now. But the creators appear to go the ''they don't love each other, it was just infatuation and the thrill of the forbidden'' route, so Russell Tovey and Jonathan Groff play up the awkwardness and uneasiness in their relationship. Sign of great acting when they shift so subtly the…

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Oh, you lucky bastard. I bet Raul Castillo is even handsomer in real life.

Well, thank God you managed to overcome those dark times. My struggles with mental health problems are limited to severe depression but that movie really scared the hell out of me. And it has some visceral horror too.

Aw, thanks ICP, you're one of the best and kindest commenters here that keep this community going.

I've just read ballerlikemahler's reply to you and I agree with him, it's what I was trying to say, but he's more on point. Yeah, Frank and his bullshit is what I disliked intensely, and it clouded my reading of the episode, as Banana spoiled me with its characters.

Oh no, I didn't think the episode was a celebration of superficiality, it was just a theme, an acknowledgement of it, I think. But you've convinced me there's more to it than I saw the first time so a rewatch is in order! And yeah, I really liked Aiden for his honesty. That scene you mention was great.

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Not too much pop-culture this week-end, as I was at my sister's birthday thing and drank too much and got involved in political arguments with a bunch of old commies which is mind-blowingly stupid of me. Why do I always do that? Drink too much and then talk with old nutters about political stuff I don't even fucking…

That was a clear reference to Mulholland Drive if I ever saw one.

I've always seen that movie/book as a meditation on repression and regret. This man spent his life killing every semblance of identity, humanity and emotion in him so that he could be the best in his chosen line of work and fit into his world. But at the end he realizes that all his sacrifices were in vain, made for a…

Yes, I do. I like those other too, but they are a bit too romantic for my taste. Before Midnight is the most meaningful and real of them all. They reflect the stages of life they depict I think, these movies grow in understanding and complexity at the same time with their characters and the story of their lives.