Maybe he thought the Nazis would burn and he wouldn't (I think that's a stretch, but OK), but he wasn't exactly the self-sacrificing type, and he also had a tendency toward overconfidence.

I always thought Leonard's childhood was a parody of Brenda's on Six Feet Under. Which was depicted as seriously abusive and unhealthy.

It's not a great business to be in, like bookstores in general.

The science thing is more understandable. Good Will Hunting did the same thing: they took a known discovery that it was plausible a brilliant outsider with a fresh eye and no formal training could solve.

Most comic strips had a decent run at some point, and almost all of them go on years or decades after they should.

@avclub-0b42e2fbb64a053aa3ec5c8b75926ae3:disqus In the original script, he lashes himself to the periscope with his whip. The idea being I guess that the submarine travels mostly submerged but with the periscope up. They never filmed that, maybe because they thought the better of it.

Yes, I was just thinking about the original plan to put the Ark on the flying wing. Was that going to the island, or straight to Berlin? By messing that up, Indy may have spared a whole lot of senior level Nazis.

Certainly better than Elsa's plan.

I found Eichner's Craig to be reminiscent of Kevin Jeong's work on Community — over the top, one-note, and not really playing off anyone else, just doing his own thing front and center. I'd be happy to never see Craig again.

Technically Toht offered a wad of cash first, but he hopped on the torture wagon so quickly, it's hard to believe that wasn't part of his plan all along. Just for "kicks" if nothing else.

Screw awards shows, why is Ryan Reynolds getting action movie parts that Jensen Ackles could do a hundred times better.

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@fursa_saida:disqus @avclub-2f2b7ca7553ba4230cad836ea1125578:disqus Points taken. We don't know what the rules are precisely and I expect we'll find out. But "taking control"  or causing unconsciousness is not necessarily instantaneous (especially with someone who has the willpower and experience of a Winchester) and…

Maybe, though I think one implication of the ending is that the Nazis could never have used the Ark. Yahweh just wasn't down with that. Belloq knew what he was doing, and it didn't help.

Does Howard's World of Warcraft hookup count as online dating?

There are also many characters who seem in dire need of brains. :-)

Anemia is a complication of kidney disease that may require transfusions.

So glad that Patriot agent immediately told crazy, panicky leader of the week Titus to calm down. And then brought the curtain down on him and his group when he didn't.

Once again the Dunphys were fun and the rest was tedious sitcom hackery.

Crows are among the smartest of birds. They're like dolphins, if dolphins nested in your gutter, were kind of creepy looking, had loud unpleasant cries, and crapped on your car.