Oh. My. God. If that's the case, that's truly one of the best and most subtle jokes ever.

Especially not in the "this place is an official Ghost Zone" seasons. Hopefully Cricket doesn't go malevolent in death, but that would be pretty entertaining too.

I find it interesting that it seems to garner such polarized reactions. I had a Facebook status about it, and many of my friends chimed in to say that they loved Neil Gaiman's other work but hated American Gods.

American Gods is AMAZING. I don't think I've heard of these other works though, so thanks!

It seems reasonably likely that the Mott family has spread out across the states over the decades/centuries, if they're going to be more central figures in this whole shared AHS universe thing.

The fact that it's based off of true events arguably makes it even MORE campy than if it had been made up. One major common element of camp is layers of artifice, especially the self-aware kind of artifice that draws attention to its own artificiality, and this season is doubly based around the idea that what we're…

Yeah, but I mean, a lot of people DO use marijuana to cope with the symptoms of PTSD with moderate success. I agree that it's very obnoxious when stoners act like it's a cure-all for absolutely EVERYTHING, but that doesn't change the fact that it has some legitimate medicinal uses on a case-by-case basis. I don't…

It's pretty in-character for Gretchen and Lindsay in particular though, and it's not like this is the first time either of them have gotten into a physical fight on the show.

A similar thing you might look into is those "room escape games" that some cities have, where you're locked in a themed room and have an hour to solve a bunch of puzzles which lead to more puzzles which eventually lead to victory. There's not an overpriced secret bar at the end, and it's a business so it's by nature…

I really really like them as friends, and I'm glad they didn't end up dating after all.

He definitely shouldn't be in that relationship, but I suspect that in an episode or two he's going to come to the realization that if Lindsay gets to bone other guys, it's only fair if he gets to take part in the open relationship too. Cue him being surprisingly successful in his attempts, Lindsay getting jealous,…

I laughed pretty hard at the scene in the family's house where the grandma's holding a plate of flautas (or whatever) amongst the pandemonium, and he takes it upon himself to smilingly explain to her that it's the "mexican eggroll". He's such an oblivious well-meaning goober, and it works so well against everyone…

I really, really hope they do. Edgar is too sweet and well-meaning of a person to be surrounded by most of the toxic characters on this show (humorous though they may be!) and he really deserves better. The fact that their cruelty was so very cutting in this episode makes me think/hope that it's building towards Edgar…

Seriously. Like, Jimmy and Gretchen's brand of self-centered assholeism CAN definitely be funny (otherwise I wouldn't be watching this show), especially when it's directed at people who "deserve" it or obnoxious background characters… but when they direct it at Edgar I just want to strangle them. He's really too good…

Yeah, I'm plenty gay and that struck me as an odd complaint in this particular show. Love is a major theme, so sometimes the characters are going to express that physically… so what?

Yeah, I thought that was a pretty cute twist on the "bedridden character gets way too demanding with a bell" trope. Of COURSE Louise would be using something more disruptive.

Huh. Despite the hooded figure's similarity to various Dark Ones, I hadn't considered that—but since extracting one's own dark side is a new plot point, that probably is going to be the case. "The person who you're in the greatest danger of is… YOURSEEEELF!" Makes more sense for Emma's character than any external…

Not being aware of what a pain in the ass they can be is more or less a Belcher family trait though, they just exhibit it in different ways. As is the case with many comedy families, they're charmingly flawed protagonists you can root for, but if you met them in real life you proooobably wouldn't want to deal with…

Exactly! I like that not only is mild schizophrenia a shared family trait, but that the characterization and voices of their dream figures also tend to be relatively consistent (as does the repeated imperative to kill their family, which the characters casually shrug off). It's darkly cute.

Yeah, that trope is one of my bigger pet peeves… it's both frustrating to watch and uninteresting from a storytelling perspective. There's only so much tension that can be milked from a character causing a bunch of completely avoidable conflict due to stubborn secrecy, and the payoff is usually just other characters…