Wow. Not realizing the statue was of Forest’s daughter is shocking. The name of the company is Amaya. That’s her damn name, son. Try watching TV without looking at your phone.

Taken as a whole, I would give this show a C+ at best. It’s a mess. And I really liked both Ex Machina and Annihilation. There were some really strong performances (e.g., Forest, Jamie) and great visuals, but someone needs to rein in Garland. He got lost up his own ass on this one, starting with whatever he was going…

Katie said in the scene that half the students were undergrads and that “they might actually believe this shit.”

I have to agree with you, #2. I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt, but she’s sticking out like a sore thumb among otherwise excellent performances so far. Like distractingly bad.

The infection in The Last of Us is a form of the cordyceps FUNGUS, not virus. 

That’s dope. More of this type of approach needs to be going on.

Yeah Carolla is just mad because Brad Pitt isn’t just handsomer, cooler, and nicer than him, but also smarter. Adam Carolla is a class-A douche, which is probably the only class he got an A in.

Nice to see Rosa Salazar on the list. She really popped in Undone in a strange role.

Agreed and agreed. I don’t know why you gotta be like that Flytrap! 

“If one organization planned and upheld the systemic oppression of Black Americans, there would be cause for celebration. But it’s deeply ingrained in every aspect of global culture. It makes that squid look like a joke. It is pervasive. It’s in the DNA of all human beings.”

I thought this was the most enjoyable episode so far. The reviewer seems to find all the time spent with the Gyptians as thumb-twiddling. To me, it gave a sense of the Gyptians as a real culture and not just a plucky minority group that serves the protaganist’s narrative. I thought the Gyptian characters, particularly…

Uhhh . . . Okay.

This show is fantastic, but I feel like some of the choices were too on the nose—or rather too obvious too often—even for a show with masked heroes. For example, we hear the line from “Careless Whisper”: “Calls to mind the silver screen,” as Looking Glass is looking in the mirror in his reflective mask. That’s fine,…

Based on the Conan O’Brien sketch, I guess that ring he’s holding is for his cock.

Carrie Coon is fantastic. I saw her first on The Leftovers. In addition to being one of our finest actors, she sounds like she’s a really cool person.

I don’t know. I think kids are ready for an autoerotic asphyxiation sesh gone awry. It happens. It’s part of life.

You don’t have to be a SubGenius to appreciate that!

Great piece, Caroline! I love this movie for all the reasons you laid out. One more is the energy and joy with which Sandler attacks the musical numbers. Right from the start, I was down.

Uhh Yeah Dude. 2006 4 Lyfe!

Sean Collins: That was fine analysis and first-rate writing. Thanks!