Phoebe was Monica's roommate, and they did lose touch (Monica wanted to ditch her) but Phoebe was persistent and already close to Chandler and Joey, so they still hung out in the end. Ross only became friends with Joey because Chandler was his best friend and college roommate, and those two are close to Monica through…

This is where I out myself as a fan of Joey/Rachel, which is pretty universally panned as a jump-the-shark mistake. But damn it, they complement each other so well, support each other, have fun together. He steps up for her kid arguably more than Ross does, and he's the actual father. I wish they hadn't blown up that…

It holds up surprisingly well.

There were just too many fault lines in that relationship. Ross felt so inferior to her that he couldn't stand her having a fulfilling career and personal relationships outside of him and his world, yet secretly thought he was so much better and smarter than her that her job was basically a hobby. On the flip side,…

That's a good point. I guess another thing we differ on is the Yale dropout situation (which, fingers crossed, we can argue about after another season of GG reviews) because I always read that as more of a betrayal by Rory than R&E. They were all in with her, but Rory collapsing in tears on her doting grandfather's…

Oh, there are many subtle levels of tactical, long-game life-infiltration that Emily is playing at any given time. So I totally get that side of it. I just think Lorelai owns her share of the continued estrangement, because she tends to it like a garden.

Thank you. I've also found it really difficult to relate to the extent of Lorelai's lifelong grudge match with Emily. I think I understood it more when I was a teenager and empathised largely with a teenage version of Lorelai, but as an adult I know you can't hold on to these things so stubbornly. She's more harsh,…

The "POC" thing is especially hilarious to me because it's lowkey just a term white people use to signal they're respectful of your culture without having to bother learning what that is

It sucks because that's the word I've used from the very beginning of discovering my sexuality, for my generation it's kind of a catch-all for people who aren't comfortable with a label. I'm trying to steadily use it less, but it's kinda become a part of my identity

Definitely. Some* straight people also have a weird preoccupation with the idea of penetrative anal sex and can't seperate that from something as benign as two men kissing or holding hands, whereas two women just seems soft or sexy to them. They can rationalise Korra and Asami as best friends who love each other, but…

It's not so much about quality. I feel like there's a kind of creative stasis created by execs who are like "okay, That worked, so let's make more of Exactly That" instead of looking at what parts of it work, or whose creativity contributed to it, or how they could improve it. They just want to photocopy the thing…

Well-marketed movies are the only ones that make it to my cinema, so my rage is admittedly subjective. It's genuinely rare that I can walk in there and buy a ticket for a film with an original script and no sequel / adaptation / remake / shared universe baggage.

Just commented an angrier version of this. Seriously, I love TV but I want my fucking cinema back. Today's Casablanca would have a sequel, and that kills me. The beauty of films is that they begin and end and can stand the test of time on their merits without their success hinging on timeslots, sponsors, toy…

Oh my god, would studios just fuck off? I just want to sit down and watch a movie.
A movie, as in one single story told through script and screen with a beginning and an ending and nothing after the credits but fucking peace and quiet in which to consider what I saw and then never have to think about it again if I…

Yeah, it basically argues that even if their work is received in a way they didn't intend, they still have a level of responsibility for it that they're shirking

You've hit the nail on the head here. I actually think Trey and Matt buy their own bs and think their equal opportunity offender shtick is enlightened and fair, but it's appeal isn't based on merit or wit, just the fact that it removes all personal responsibility from the audience and pats them on the back for their…

The lengths people will go to (and depths they'll sink to) to avoid examining their own behaviour never cease to amaze me. If I'm ever on a drastically unpopular side of an argument, or I've hurt someone, my first instinct is to critically consider why, because who wants to be wrong and an asshole? But most people…

I like Digger, I just always thought he was kind of a mismatch for Lorelai. The show tends to overcorrect and pair her with bores, but generally I don't think it suits her to be the straight-man in the relationship.

That's actually why I'm more tolerant of Christopher, Max etc than most fans, I would happily watch Graham/Lorelai light up around a coat rack she's smitten with

Worse than just not getting over her, it's implied that the entire reason Dean got married was a rebound attempt to make her jealous or something. I give Dean very little credit, but who is that pathetic?