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I have always really liked Felicity because of the way she subverts that pretty-sidekick-love-interest-girl and is actually believable as a nerd for me. But I also really hated the way they had her handle Oliver's son—it was so out of character, and I truly dread when they eventually pursue that whole thing. I get

He had one of my all-time favorite bits on Dr. Katz that has stayed in my head since the mid-90's. It was on those random commercials for things like eggs, or dairy products that are made by the National Egg Producers, or the American Dairyman Associations, and it ended with his ad for oxygen—"Air, Breathe it In!"

So what do you think of his Rory-becomes-Dr Who-ripoff role in DC's Legends of Tomorrow? I'm not much of a Who fan in general (I've tried, really, and while I love both David Tennent and Peter Capaldi, it's everything else about Who that turns me off), but I'm finding this (and I'm using this word generously and

Pam has always been the one who takes me out of Archer. I have a really low tolerance for the overly loud, brash, crude sort of character in general, and to me she is like fingernails on a blackboard

I could *not* stand Iris Season 1, and I have always been seriously bothered about the prospect of a relationship between her and Barry—I mean, eww! They are supposed to be like brother and sister!

Oddly, I was watching late-season Growing Pains this week on some random cable channel. I feel like it had the one big exception to the add-a-young-kid-and-screw-up-the-show rule—which, of course, was Leonardo DiCaprio as the street orphan taken in by the Seavers. He had so much charisma and screen presence even at

I started watching Arrow in season 3, and I could not tolerate either Laurel or Detective Lance. Both of the grated on me something awful, and I hated the faux-Noir/20's gangster delivery of the Dt. Then we went back and watched the series from the start, and was very surprised how much more I liked both of them.

That's Dr. "I don't know; I'm making this up as I go along" to you, thank you very much!

Your viewpoint counts a lot! I'm hoping that this new set of movies will bring in a younger fan base who may be ambivilent about Star Wars up til now. I've got nieces and nephews in the 8-and-under age group who are fans based almost entirely on the cartoons and Disney's Star Wars Weekends. But I have a 14-year-old

It was devastating to this long-time fan, even though I saw it coming from a mile away. Ugh, did I cry…and again after the movie too (yeah, I know, pathetic)

I remember that one, from the cantina scene when she tells Finn that he is a runner and that she knows a ship that will have him so he can run away.

eh, I found that so over-the-top that it became a distraction. It took me out of the movie, so I was just thinking, ok can you hit us over the head with the nazi thing a little bit harder?

Well, I saw a potential for flaws…after that moment when she paused during the fight with Ren, when she was "reaching out" for the Force, she came back to fight him with a *bit* of an unhinged look in her eyes. She subtly moved past defending herself to avenging, and you could almost see her enjoying that feeling of

I liked her as much as I like Aria Stark, and that is saying something

You basically just wrote what I've been saying about this movie since I saw it last night. Course-correcting, setting things up for a new movie where we already feel affection for the new lead characters…I think he did an admiral job combining the old and the new.

He looked better to me than he has in decades, maybe ever! When I saw him in the Flash a few weeks ago, I kind of groaned inwardly because he didn't look, I don't know, healthy? I though we were going to get a similarly-aged Luke. But damned if he didn't look great with that wizened beard and Ben Kenobi vibe!

I really agree with you here. I always hated the way Anakin came off as a whiny, bratty teen who I never felt had any real motivation for the evil turn he took. I just wanted to slap him.

Aww, I feel bad for you youngin's who never got to experience the joys of the original trilogy in the movies with the starry-eyed wonder that I got to. It has often been a source of puzzlement to me when I learn about kids who actually like, and dare I say, prefer, the prequels, but now I feel like you summed that up

Yeah, I would've thought Leia would have been at the head of the Republic. Then again, maybe she was…we really don't know where she came from when she got off that transport ship

Right! What the hell, Han Solo just died! Leia just sort of looks like, ah well, I knew it was gonna happen someday…sucks it was our kid that did it (sigh), and poor Chewie doesn't even get an acknowledgement for losing the person who has been at his side for like 40 YEARS!