To each their own, I guess. I can only speak for myself, but I enjoyed the performances a lot, found the dialogue zippy and fun and was never bored by the film (that’s not to say I’m crazy about it, or that I don’t notice its flaws. It’s a solid, 7.5/10 film for me). You had a very different reaction, and that’s fine.…

Blame Kathleen Kennedy, not Disney.

How is TFA “horrible trash”? It’s no masterpiece, but it’s entertaining, well acted and well directed. Yeah, it’s very unoriginal, but the execution was pretty solid.

Far above my expectations. I got a general idea of the film’s plot and overarching themes, but very little in terms of specific plot points. What I like the most is that it feels very, very different from TFA.

I see where you’re coming from. It’s hard to get excited if you know exactly what you’re going to get. That said, I do feel very invested in Rey, Kylo and Finn after TFA, and maybe VIII is so good I’ll be dying to see IX regardless of who’s directing it.

I won’t pass judgement until I’ve seen the films, specially with Episode VIII on the horizon. I have faith in Rian Johnson.

That’s true. My hope is that Terrio and Kennedy will serve as moderating influences.

I mostly agree with you, but I do believe that Episode IX would benefit from new story beats and plot points instead of simply putting a new coat of paint over the same basic story. Which means I don’t want Rey going to a desert planet to rescue Finn or Poe from a bunch of gangsters, watching Luke die and then…

He’s cowriting with Chris Terrio, who as of now has a 50/50 record (scored with Argo, crashed and burned with Batman v Superman). The jury’s out.

I have no reason to believe Trevorrow would’ve made a less milquetoast and near-generic movie. Case in point: Jurassic World.

I’ve mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it’s evident Abrams knows Star Wars like the back of his hand. He has a real knack for the emotion and spirit of adventure that defines the franchise. But on the other, originality has never been his strongest suit. I’m afraid we will again get a retread of old stuff,…

Even though my heart aches for Laura and Cooper’s utterly depressing fates, I agree with this article entirely. That inscrutable ending will ensure that Twin Peaks will someday become like Hawk’s mystic map-old, but living and always current.

I think I’ll eventually come up with an interprtation of the ending that gives me some degree of emotional closure. Meanwhile, I have a series of separate doubts for which I see no chance of such closure:

My gut feeling is that his travel to the Carrie Page parallel dimension stripped Cooper of most of his old self. “Richard” has Dale’s sense of duty and basic decency, but his warmth, joy and capacity for empathy seem gone.

The first three quarters of Part 17 felt like a logical continuation of everything that had come before on the show. But then, when Dale spotted Naido, all the gears shifted and we got an inscrutable epilogue not unlike the last half hour of Mulholland Drive. I won’t make any attempt to make sense of it. All I can say…

Nothing could’ve prepared me for the joy and inner warmth I felt when the Twin Peaks theme started and the fully restored Dale Cooper sprang into action, an amazing payoff for the long journey we’ve been through for the past 14 weeks. The ease with which MacLachlan returned to his most iconic role was astounding, to…

Aside from the sex scene, which I found to be utterly cringeworthy as well as repulsive, and the inexplicable Theon sequence, I enjoyed the episode immensely. I was glad to see Arya wasn’t being an asshole to Sansa just because (even though the mechanics of their plan are fuzzy at best), and watching Littlefinger…

I enjoy GOT for the spectacle and set pieces, but my emotional investment is minimal. With Twin Peaks, I'm gripped every second.

The whole episode was worth it for the scene with Dark Cooper visiting what is probably The Dutchman's. Terrifying and mesmerizing stuff. I'm also glad they found a way to feature Jeffries in "the present" while being respectful of Bowie's death. Should I feel bad for cheering when the doppelgänger beat the crap out…

Despite the fact that the big twist had been spoiled for me by some jerk who posted a GIF on Facebook, the episode was still incredible in terms of spectacle. Jon and co.'s desperate struggle against the undead, the arrival of the dragons, and of course, Viserion's death and resurrrection were all impeccably staged…