I’m against fame as a concept, and don’t at all like people who seek fame for its’ own sake.

I thought the contrast of the hundreds of faces illuminated by the lighting of the building in contrast with Agnes and Ada left in the dark was an inspired directorial flourish as it magnified their philosophical differences to anything new, literally in black and white. Even Bertha says “We go where the future takes…

I’m not upset by this because if Daphne and Simon were still central, the show would become a tiresome story of a married couple fighting. The first season’s success was due to it being a sexy drama about courtship and scandal- it makes sense to have season two center on courtship and scandal through other characters.

Peggy is wonderful and I hope this kicks off a big career for the actress

Yours is a lot more eloquent than mine, which will probably be titled

I expect Mr. Raikes will somewhat follow the real Flagler story. He will leave Marian to marry the new girl. Eight months later, the new girl will wind up dead and Mr. Raikes will inherit a fortune. He will later die of syphilis.

DUN3

Eh... Dune is my LotR but you gotta be into that sort of thing to really enjoy it, and it probably has to hit you at a certain time. It’s a fantastic early example of what it is but it’s still pretty flawed. I recommend it hesitantly, despite being a huge, huge fan

Heard a rumor last fall speculating that Barry Keoghan could be cast as Feyd.

She’s only with him because he’s down in the dumps and needs the love of a flighty and free spirited younger woman to remind him life is worth living.

I think Marion will finally decide to say Yes, run to Raikes and find him and Sissy in a passionate embrace. Or at least I hope she does before they marry, otherwise the embrace might happen afterwards leaving her to run back to her aunts, or Pennsylvania.

The third one would adapt Dune Messiah. The plan is still to do the first book in two movies.

the Meatball sketch was a season best. The paw patrol sketch was WAY too long. JAJ’s Trump has the voice right, but it is just not that funny and it’s too positive of a portrayal. Melissa really doesn’t get much to do, but I am glad that Heidi and Chloe keep carving out little pieces.

I’m not a fan of JAJ’s trump either.  Don’t get me wrong--it’s obviously very good.  But that’s the problem.  I avoid coverage of trump like the plague because I can’t stand do look at him or hear him, so I’m not trying to see an accurate depiction of him on a show where I’m trying to relax and laugh.  Just leave him…

“I think comedy is absolutely ready for a Cronenberg.”

The “meatball men” sketch is one of the greatest things I have ever seen. And I say this as someone who has watched Saturday Night Live since the beginning, and who is a great lover of sketch comedy — SCTV, Monty Python, MadTV, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, Whitest Kids U’Know, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Fridays, In…

I thought the show was rather weak this week. Most of the sketches didn’t really take off but they weren’t downright awful either. Just your typical C+/B- just coasting by that you get from SNL nowadays.

“But today, everyone’s doing their own Delvey act on Instagram, and this feels like filler from a newish cast member whose talents are better used on outside targets. If SNL becomes even more of a blatant vehicle for personal-brand-building, Lorne help us.” I’m not sure what this means. I thought it was just a good…

I think when most people say “cut the cast” they actually mean, “Aidy, Cecily, Kate, Kenan, Pete: guys, you’ve been great, but it’s time to move on and give the new guys a chance”

You didn’t like the meatball sketch? Look, I’m not going to say for sure that low key cough medicine abuse during my formative years did substantial damage to my brain-sponge, but I will say that I thought that the meatball sketch was goddamn delightful.