This is hardly the first time we've gotten real on this board, man. Don't think twice about it.

No arguments here. I'll go to bat for the series as a whole. I'm not blind to the numerous problems it has, but it's a top five show for me.

Watch The Stepfather. On the surface, generic '80s slasher. Underneath, an excellent '80s slasher.

you just had to go and link that scene didn't you

Seriously. All the fights I've had with my dad over the years that devolved into nothing but yelling at each other about bullshit, and there's never been violence.

I remember just yesterday you were saying that whenever you opened up here you were met with nothing but ridicule.

It's sort of amusing me that Shini and NBC and I are spraying our "look at us our fathers were not the best ever" feelings all over the board right now.

I'm more of a Jack analogue in the father relationship sense, myself. I bet Shini feels like a real Locke sometimes, though. Esp. since his father had kidney issues apparently.

You can't be a true Lost fan until you identify with all the father issues ingrained in the show.

"you can't be responsible for another person's happiness or life if they won't let you in"

A year ago, my dad went into the hospital for a cancer growth on his leg that had been there for years— and I mean that literally, years, to the extent where it was a giant, huge— and I mean huge— growth on his leg that bled constantly. Now, my dad, being the stubborn asshole that he is, absolutely refused to discuss…

I'm weirdly enjoying the "man, our dads suck/ed" thread. No apologies necessary.

Yeah my dad's dad is hilarious and sarcastic and awesome. He just retired, too, so I'll be able to see a bit more of him which will be cool.

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You stupid monkey!

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That's good. Enjoy that. Sons don't get that. We get combative relationships with fathers and border-Oedipal relationships with mothers. We can't win for losing.

No! You have to share dysfunctional father stories as well!

That gave me a laugh. I'm glad my dad and I have something like that to connect on— he's the one who introduced me to film and how to look at it as an art form rather than simply an entertainment delivery device, and that's something that's going to have— and already has had— an effect on my entire life, but in a…

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