If it happens, I guess it won't be until Troy leaves? They've apparently already broken 3 or so episodes so I'd guess they wouldn't be implemented until later. Unless they add old recurring characters to the group, I don't know.

Seriously, there should be no universe in which this guy is actually allowed to be a doctor.

S3, in my opinion, usually hit the Troy-centric dramatic moments pretty well (even if the P&B conflict did sorta fizzle out). I'm confident that though it'll be tough to see Troy go, he'll get a worthy farewell.

Weird for them to both be from the same side of the table, too.

I'm about to start tonight's episode. I'm incredibly excited.

Wait, so apparently they're getting the 5 Troy episodes out of the way at the beginning of the season? I'm not sure how I feel about this, though I guess it makes more sense from a storytelling point than to have him flit in and out of episodes.

Superman & Batman movie coming up.

Yeah, I guess you're right on those parts. I guess I just really appreciate how the animators at least try and show the characters from a lot of different angles and perspectives (even if those perspectives usually don't add up upon further inspection), as opposed to the MacFarlane/Simpsons habit of almost exclusively…

To elaborate, I still love the character design on Gravity Falls. I like the way they sort of round off all the edges, and I think that the characters all come off as very expressive, easy on the eyes, and in a way that the artwork doesn't look derivative (MacFarlane shows, to oppose that comparison, typically have a…

Crap. I probably never would've noticed this, but now I'm worried I'll never stop noticing

This may have been answered elsewhere, but do we know how involved Joss Whedon will be with SHIELD? Is he just overseeing the pilot and letting it go on its own from there, or is he gonna be constantly involved in the writer's room?

There's always the chance he'll show up unnanounced, though that would probably lead to some awkward questions. I guess we'll see on Sunday, though we shouldn't hold out hope.

Shinigami's S4 thematic analysis from yesterday should get some love. It was a pretty good breakdown of some running themes in S4 that didn't get very many comments.

Korra book 2 coming in September 2013.

So apparently at the Korra panel, they're showing the season premiere and live streaming it online? I'm not sure if they're gonna stream the panel and not the episode, but everything I see seems to indicate the episode will also be online.

That's really my sole complaint with the show. It's especially disappointing that it doesn't look like she'll factor into the season's endgame at all, unless something changes in the next episode.

Sepinwall is liveblogging the Hannibal Comic Con panel, for those interested.

Was last night's episode any better? I have it downloaded, but I really have no desire to watch it.

classic reubs

Excellent point on Heroic Origins. I've been trying to make that point for months, and it's a big part of why I ultimately really liked the episode.