And here I am to disagree that Waldo was the worst. I *do* agree that everyone’s rankings are wildly different, and that I nearly always disagree with the TV reviewer. One way of sorting which kind of Black Mirror viewer you are is the question: Do you like the really dark, disturbing ones best? I appreciate San…

A little shout-out here for the young actor, Owen Teague, who played the coke-dealing boyfriend. He brought nice nuance to this role, and he was superb in Bloodline as well, playing the son of Ben Mendelsohn’s character.

I had the same feeling. This show often feels like a Pam Adlon vanity project, and people just eat it up. I think I’m done with it. The two scenes I have found the most offputting were her psycho rant at her boring date (whom she nevertheless had sex with for three weeks) and now this.

Breaking Bad.

“The real strength of the show is the characters’ honest-to-God humanity.” True. There are not many shows where the writing and acting are of such a high caliber that you feel you have gotten to know real people, not just characters. What a feat.

From downthread, on being released from the pending zone:

That’s what made me cry. It made me think of my now-grown children and ... I’m all choked up again.

Yes. I think it will have a bigger afterlife.

Here’s an idea, Kinja: hire a reviewer who appreciates the show. I just read another review from later in the season (by Nick, an “insouciant oaf”) who also apparently hates the show. Yet many of us love it. You have almost no comments. Maybe you should provide a forum where people who like the show can discuss it?

Does anyone know the restaurant where Cameron and “short bangs” had the world-builder interview? That fantastic retro diner mural on the wall blew me away.

They’ve killed the entire AV TV Club forum. RIP, it was a great community.

Still shipping Issa and Lawrence. To 2018!

Franklin’s mother breaks my heart.

Dying to read recap/comments on the latest episode. “None of us are free.” This show was often frustrating, and yes, a slow burn, but it’s paying off now.