The NYC subway is getting a little ahead of itself, isn't it? I mean, The Donald hasn't won the election yet. At least, I'm assuming that's what's happening in the picture. Maybe I should read the article…

Saw it last night. It looks good. Real good. I'm looking forward to seeing more. Good job, Syfy. (Now there's something I never thought I would ever say again.)

Dark Matter, Killjoys and 12 Monkeys all got renewed. I say, enjoy it while it lasts. Kinda like life, I guess. EVERYbody dies EVENTUALLY. Doesn't mean you can't have fun in the meantime. It takes the mind off the inevitable end of everything…

Wait. The Simpsons is still on TV? And someone is actually watching it? Wow. Who woulda thunk it…

I remember the Micronauts. It was… pretty good actually. If the same people who made the Transformers and G. I. Joe movies are behind it, then no one should have any expectations that it will be any good. I saw both the first Transformers movie and the first G. I. Joe movie, and that was it for me. I'd like to tell…

I don't understand why anyone was even a little bit worried that Glenn was dead, when it was obvious he wasn't. First, because Glenn is a beloved character, and if they ever decide to kill him, they will milk it for all its worth. The last thing TWD will do is kill Glenn off-screen. No fucking way. Second, dragging…

Ridley Scott seems to have contracted George Lucas' Syndrome: An inexplicable compulsion to go back and destroy their film masterpieces by making unnecessary sequels/prequels that completely misunderstand what made the original films so great in the first place.

What's the point of making a sequel to Blade Runner? Can anyone explain that to me? (And, no, I don't consider some movie studio driving a dumptruck full of money to Scott's front door to be a good reason.)

You're not alone in not understanding what's going on here. I'm afraid we'll have to wait for Lindelof to give us more information. As to your point, yeah, I had the same thought, that Virgil knew Kevin was at the lake when his granddaughter disappeared and had put two and two together. I thought that Kevin would…

At this point, I don't think we have enough information to figure out Kevin's or Virgil's or Michael's intent. We can only know what has been established, character-wise, so far. Like I said, I find it hard to believe that Michael would knowingly allow Virgil to murder Kevin, but we could learn in a following episode…

Or he suspected something bad was going to happen, and decided to stick around just in case. I just don't think it's likely he'd knowingly go along with murder. And Michael thinks his sister "departed," so I'm not sure he'd buy the notion that Kevin killed her. Of course, I could be wrong, and given what we know, I'm…

Yeah, I think your explanation is still the most probable at this point, I just think it's out of character for Michael to go along with murder. It could also be that he suspected what would happen, and I agree that he seemed disappointed/upset by what he found. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I thought the same thing. However, I don't think that Michael would let Virgil murder Kevin, it just seems out of character. Maybe I missed something, but Michael's been portrayed as the devoutly religious type, forgiving his pedophile grandfather, and it doesn't make sense to me that he'd go along with Virgil's plan.…

This show is garbage. The only surprising thing is that the viewing public has actually used good judgement in staying away from this train-wreck. Sometimes, people inexplicably keep these types of shows on the air (see, for example, the atrocious Dr. Ken, which has unbelievably garnered decent ratings). I won't say…

I think you're absolutely right. Now, I should point out that I read Rand in university something like 10-15 years ago, so my memory isn't exactly crisp here. And I was never an Objectivist. But from what I remember, race never figured prominently in her books or philosophy, like I said. But I'm not sure that her…

I'd forgotten about this. Your point is well made. Her argument here is definitely racist. But, I think, if I remember correctly, that Rand's point in the case of Native Americans was primarily to defend property rights, as in, Natives didn't have private property therefore taking their land wasn't theft. While…

There are plenty of right-wing Christians who just love The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. From what I remember—and it's been a while since I read either book—they don't really get into the topic of religion. It's possible Rand mentions religion here or there, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't dwell on it to any great…

Yeah, one of the few things Ayn Rand could genuinely be applauded for was her relatively tolerant attitude towards immigrants. Of course, this was in her self-interest, so take it for what it's worth. As far as I can recall, she didn't subscribe to any overtly racist stereotypes, or at least if she did, she didn't…

Yeah, she was certainly very pro-America. I googled Ayn Rand's views on immigration and found this:

This plea claims that the innovators, businessmen, and renegade capitalists Rand revered and romanticized are being dragged down by what Rand and her heroes called looters… —government bureaucrats, establishment politicians, welfare recipients, leftist protesters, illegal immigrants, legal immigrants, Mexicans, and…