When I saw the trailer for this I thought it was going to be fucking awful. I was only slightly off base, it seems. Anyone read the graphic novel it IS based on, though? I'd be curious how faithful the film is.

I will never get tired of looking at John Teti's face.

They're all connected, aren't they? It deflates the magic a little, for me anyway.

My BA isn't doing a damn thing for me, so I may be in your shoes in a few years' time. I would really like to have a little experience before committing to a Master's, though…

I guess I can see where you're coming from. Sort of? I was 2 when the X-Files premiered. BUT NO, NOT MY POP CULTURE CREDENTIALS!

I hadn't heard anything positive about the item rental system before. The reverse difficulty curve sounds quite nice, actually. I was already almost definitely getting a 3DS eventually, but this cements it.

I'd be interested in hearing a counterpoint to this review, but saying "you're wrong!" and then hurling insults is not it.

Yeah, language like "adequate" and "somewhat-loved" really displays an undeserved vehemence.

The only thing that stood out to me when I read it is that these six year olds sure do talk and act like teenagers. Which makes the movie casting them as near-teenagers a rather intelligent departure from the novel, I think.

I don't understand this interpretation of the novel's morality. I feel like Ignatiy is reading into the novel because he knows the author's beliefs. Ender spends the rest of his life dealing with the consequences of what he did, eventually (spoilers, I guess) helping to both prevent a similar disaster and reestablish…

It didn't help or harm Book 1, it was just there, reminding us that this isn't our parent's Avatar. And I don't believe either season ever committed to it. In the end, whatever grey area there was vanished when finale time came around. Both Amon and Unalaq use real problems as a cover for their evil agenda.

10/10, would gif again

Moral ambiguity isn't a plus. It's a thing that can be done well or done poorly. Up till now, Legend of Korra has been doing it extraordinarily poorly. An unsympathetic main character, uneven writing, rigid animation, and a plot we barely care about…no, we're not being too hard on this season.

The first thing I thought when I saw the Lionturtle blinking was "Wow! I wonder if this is a different animation studio?" Apparently, yes. That's sad and hilarious in equal measure. Anyway: this was the best sequence of the series so far. Simply magnificent. Good to know these guys can still tell a story.

Man, the AV Club really knows it's audience. Certainly interesting, though. Sand dunes are like slow moving freight trains. Or slow moving hills. Of sand. I guess. They fascinate me.

I wonder how much this has to do with Dan Harmon publicly lambasting the last season? I wonder if Dan Harmon ever wonders if his professional troubles might be tied to what an enormous asshole he is?

NO. Why? NO.

I've lost five pounds since I graduated from College. Still have five more to go until I hit my before-the-horror-of-senior-year weight. I'd like to lose more then, too, as I'm still not trim, but reading about people losing fifty pounds makes me feel like I'm just nitpicking at this point.

Yuuuuup.

To be fair, the vast majority of television has a basic-reality problem somewhere. Also: the fact that Penny has no money has been the subject of multiple plot lines.