Contrary to trend (and the opinion of the reviewer), I found Tarantino's role here one of the turning points that made the movie less problematic than it might have otherwise been.

Contrary to trend (and the opinion of the reviewer), I found Tarantino's role here one of the turning points that made the movie less problematic than it might have otherwise been.

So, Jason Segel's famous Swell Season cameo was during my senior year of college and I, being the industrious young man that I was, called the number in the song while stoned out of my gourd.

So, Jason Segel's famous Swell Season cameo was during my senior year of college and I, being the industrious young man that I was, called the number in the song while stoned out of my gourd.

And Andy Garcia is Cuban, not Mexican.

And Andy Garcia is Cuban, not Mexican.

Yeah man, because you're not really ethnic unless you "look the part."

Yeah man, because you're not really ethnic unless you "look the part."

"Here she is, Pippa Middleton, trying to steal the limelight with her peachy little arse."

"Here she is, Pippa Middleton, trying to steal the limelight with her peachy little arse."

Oh, I definitely agree. My problem is with the very presence of the Shanshu Prophecy itself, not Angel signing it away (whether or not that actually takes effect).

Oh, I definitely agree. My problem is with the very presence of the Shanshu Prophecy itself, not Angel signing it away (whether or not that actually takes effect).

It's clear that the Circle of the Black Thorn hasn't been going in for legal advice very often - the terms of that contract would be held unconscionable in any California court, natural or supernatural.

It's clear that the Circle of the Black Thorn hasn't been going in for legal advice very often - the terms of that contract would be held unconscionable in any California court, natural or supernatural.

Yeah, for a while I was pretty convinced that the reading only applied to non-Shanshuable characters because those are the ones with something left to fight for, as opposed to just fighting (hence having Angel sign it away, as useless a measure as that is, to heighten the tension).

Yeah, for a while I was pretty convinced that the reading only applied to non-Shanshuable characters because those are the ones with something left to fight for, as opposed to just fighting (hence having Angel sign it away, as useless a measure as that is, to heighten the tension).

Well, there was also the stuff in Billy that kept Wes in a sort of limbo around Fred, whereas Gunn just got knocked out when he started getting all crazy (in one of the more confidence-inspiring bits of Gunn's writing as the only long-term character of color on the show, subsequently dashed in Season 4 with the elbow…

Well, there was also the stuff in Billy that kept Wes in a sort of limbo around Fred, whereas Gunn just got knocked out when he started getting all crazy (in one of the more confidence-inspiring bits of Gunn's writing as the only long-term character of color on the show, subsequently dashed in Season 4 with the elbow…