I appreciate Tapper’s comment, and it’s an important point, but Miller’s used enough alt right neo-Nazi dog whistles that he’s no longer invited to Shabbat.

OK. I will take the bait, though I shouldn’t: The actresses have built into their contracts that they have to show up to these events. It’s part of the publicity and marketing for their projects. They cannot just not show up. It is their jobs. They are not there for fun. As well, contacts are made, hands are shaken,…

They retconned his mom’s character. The character that shows up is different than the one described in the earlier seasons.

I really do think Biden’s heart is in the right place, but honestly, his wealthy white male baby boomer schtick is not what America needs right now or in 2020. I just don’t feel like Joe really knows what’s up with most of America anymore, how we live, what kind of future we’re facing. He cares, but he doesn’t…

I think he would do well to find a young and promising group of likely democratic candidates and mentor them — help them build the necessary networks and infrastructure. He could do so much more on the down low, quietly.

It’ll be infuriating. He has every flaw leftists said made Hillary untenable times 100 and they won’t have nearly the same amount of bile for him.

I like Joe just fine, but the window for his opportunity closed over a year ago. It’s time to quietly retire and cede the floor to the people who—unlike you—will have to live a very long time under the choices they will make.

Well, I’d take Biden over Sanders in a primary— that’s for sure. But I’d rather have someone new run— like Harris, Gillibrand, etc. And if Sanders won the primary, I’d vote for him over Trump in a heartbeat.

If not for anything else, I commend The Root for being creative enough to uniquely respond to the same 3 or 4 comments every week. This shit is funny, no doubt, but the lack of originality from the jackasses that write y’all must become tedious. It’s like an Alanis Morrissette song on repeat. Maybe we can get all the…

It’s not revulsion, it’s people not wanting a story that says these people are exceptional because of their blood.

Man, worse than the prequels? I’m not trying to totally defend TFA, it had some issues for sure.. But have you watched the prequels recently? Hope you like side fades and star fades and cut away fades and whatever other fade like every scene. That alone drives me crazy.

There isn’t a revulsion for the Skywalker family. But a lot of people recognize how small it makes things for Star Wars if that is all it can ever be about.

I have a hard time taking the phrase “The Force Awakens is even worse than the prequels” seriously because just on a technical level - no. No, not remotely. Forget the content - just on a structural, thematic, and cinemagraphic basis the prequels are appallingly shot. So many staid camera set-ups, so much leaden…

The was one story about Harry, and his pals. We don’t need another series about Harry’s kids saving the world, then another about his grandkids saving the world, and another about his great grandkids.

Because that was all one large story told in 7 parts (using the books) with fairly stationary protagonists and antagonists.

It isn’t about length, it’s about scope.
We got 8 movies out of 7 books that were from the very beginning plotted out to be about this one kid and his friends. When the original author decided to do some other stories in that world she made them about characters unrelated to the original cast.
If *every* book in that…

TLJ guaranteed that episode 9 will be something different, which is another reason I like it.

It makes the resistance feel like an actual resistance now, as opposed to rebel wannabes. It also makes Leia feel like a very important leader and the rock for the whole resistance. The fact that their whole plan rested on Luke willingly coming out of retirement makes them seem so foolish as well, because they don’t…

Its not a revelation, and very few people are treating it as such.

I agree with this. I thought The Force Awakens was the worst of the Star Wars films (worse than the prequels), but The Last Jedi made it a lot better for me. I’m no longer embarrassed to wear the free BB-8 T-shirt I got two years ago.