The fact that everyone wound up talking about it, and then Peloton had to issue a statement and an ad about it, all explain why it made sense to bring him back (heck, this new SATC series is basically named for the transition after his death scene). Presumably, they didn’t know about the rape allegations, and thought…

An Amazon money-gun that shoots millions of dollars at anyone who tried to back out.

I couldn’t agree more that Debra Messing should’ve played Desi Arnaz.

Any plans for a list that isn’t just literary fiction? There’s tons of great SF and fantasy out there.

Not everyone treats him like Thanos though. It is really only people in his inner circle that treat him that way. Beyond that, there seems to be plenty of disdain for him. This season alone, two separate douchebros have made fun of his age and irrelevance to his face and he just sat there and took it. Also notice his…

It illustrates how self-defeating the children often are. Shiv could have had Tom’s loyalty so easily. But so thoroughly took him for granted, she set herself up to be backstabbed. Shiv can’t even take feelings to manipulate others and that’s a weakness when going against her father who is a master of that. 

I mean, did Logan really care about getting Roman in this side? He had already won. If Roman chooses him, he just refuses to give him the position Roman betrayed his siblings for. If Roman doesn’t choose him, he gets to pretend Roman is not getting the position but would have if he’d betrayed his siblings. It’s not…

As someone who focuses too much on Tom, I find it fascinating how Shiv and Greg contrast the type of love Tom gives. With Shiv, he’s clingy and desperate to be with her all the time. It’s kind of sweet but sets off some minor red flags.

On the contrary, this is the best season the show has had. Fucking bangers, each episode has been.

I think you might be watching a different show than the rest of us. The good news is, it’s not like someone’s holding a gun to your head*—you’re totally free to just change the channel/website and watch something else.

As someone who loved Tom right from the pilot episode, and has always felt Matthew Macfadyen is remarkable as a very difficult character, I was really thrilled at his ascent up the ladder into Logan’s graces.

“Boo souls” is one of the most perfect lines, and line readings, for this show. When Greg said it, I laughed a bit, yet also felt queasy. “Good” Greg fully taking off the shackles of self-righteousness, giving himself permission to roll in the mud he was already neck-deep in. The ethos of this show - horrible people…

Come on. We gotta shout out Alan Ruck. He is constantly benched on the show, and he plays that need for recognition so beautifully. It feels like we all undervalue his work on the show, and this episode gives him a great ending to his season arc.

Shiv wants her mommy so bad. That speech was painful. There was a wonderful parallel between Shiv’s toast and Roman coming to his father with love.

Boy, Shiv sure did live to regret that toast, huh?

No one will doubt how, well, strong—Strong is in his painful moments and also against other family members (Cox and him together are most electric) but broody scene after broody scene doesn’t perk up my energy. Matthew Macfadyen on the other hand, to me, is dizzying in the ability to switch gears from high to low,…

All the talent on the show will split the votes, I fear. It seems every week is an Emmy reel for one actor or another. Logan having his grandson taste his food last week was rather potent, as was Tom’s aforementioned file cabinet surfing.

One thing missed in this article that is a big deal in the longform: they consistently served her husband things he was allergic to. Another guest with food allergies was just not served at all for a few courses. The author noted on twitter that they had informed the restaurant of the allergies ahead of time and the…

I don’t disagree, but at the same time your not going to a Michelin star restaurant to get full, or if you are you are an idiot. Michelin star restaurants really are more about dinner as “theater” than eating a “real” meal.

I can’t believe I’m defending any part of this, BUT the words “tasting menu” were dropped in the article. I feel like that implies that everything will be a bite.