Good point, I'm sure it will get better as his story arc develops.  And yes, having him off screen is better than having him wander the desert (or for that matter, get tortured for five minutes a week just to keep him in the audience's eye).  But I was very excited by casting of Diana Rigg and Ciaran Hinds, and it is…

Biggest complaint: casting Ciaran Hinds in a significant role, and then ignoring him after the first couple of episodes.

Good call.  Hope it ends better for her than it did for Brown.

When I was in grad school, I took American history with a prof who had a background as a foreign affairs specialist.  He was living in DC in 1983 and told us that the KAL crisis was the scariest moment of the entire Cold War.  He and his colleagues were convinced that war was inevitable.  Between that and the airing…

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I really liked her in season one and especialy season two.  I like how she is moving through different surrogate parents, each providing a bit of wisdom or training that she makes her own (Syrio, Yoren, Jaqen, even Tywin).  In season two, she had to try and adjust on the fly and…

DanielleM's assessment of Loras, while entirely accurate, speaks volumes about the limited choices available to the noblewomen of this world.  "Single, tall, noblewoman seeks husband: sadists and people who have killed members of my family need not apply.  Sexual orientation negotiable."

Well said, CineCraft, and thanks for yoru post above; very insightful.  I thought the thirty seconds where Sheldon opened up were remarkable, and one of the few times in the show that he had given the audience a window into his actual emotions.  Yes, a diagnosis might run the risk of offending some, but I'm not sure…

Yeah, the show is about as subtle as a bag of hammers.  The clincher was Sybil talking to her mother about possibly leaving for Liverpool.  "I love papa dearly, but will you help me do battle for Tom and the baby when the time comes?"…"Yes, dear, but we'll talk in the morning."

Actually, given the way that Edith has acted this season, I was half surprised she didn't complain that her sisters were getting all the attention AGAIN.

I dunno…coast guard?

Tough Firsties
Sweet merciful crap, Scott, your first assignment has given rise to one of the most depressing threads in AV Club history. Here's hoping that your next assignment is a review of the Super Bowl halftime show, featuring those well-groomed young go-getters of 'Hooray for Everything.'

Ditto. The Diabeetus is on to something here. Makes perfect sense because it explains how he could have imagined the whole thing, while still having the pills in his hand.

The First Thirty Seconds…
Where does the opening of the show fit into all of this? Blurry images of House's bathroom, the hole in the wall, the shattered mirror, House looking into his hand, closing his eyes…then taking use back eight hours earlier to the accident? Doesn't that suggest strongly that the whole ending…

Sorry for coming to this late, but I have to follow up on the Arthur thread. I'm in the same boat as Xaa: I came to Arthur as an adult through my kids, and I was blown away at the intelligence and sensitivity of the writing and storylines. The range of issues the show dealt with astounded me. The social and…

I can picture him now running away with a bucket of chicken, tailed by a frantic Donkey yelling 'Shrek! Shrek! Hey, man, what about the potato salad? SHREK!!'

It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss

Oh crap, I forgot about that scene outside the diner. You're right, that's fucking hilarious. And then Dusty approaches him in a state of awe, clearly knowing that "the Extreme" is about to do some heavy shit. And then they go green. Beautiful.

Bang on about the introduction of the evil tornado chasers, santos. That's the best of many outstanding moments in one of the best comedies of the 1990s. The best part of that scene is how the armada of vehicles (all black, of course: wouldn't a corporate sponsor want their logo on the vehicle?) pulls up beside…

And remember your own lines: "maybe you're not keeping up on current events, but WE JUST GOT OUR ASSES KICKED PAL"

Military-Inudstrial Complex: Always Harassing the Small Businessman
I love the idea that if someone had a super-weapon the American government wanted, their first instinct would be to summon him to Congress and ask for it.