It's fiction, not a documentary. I'll never understand this way of viewing fictional tales. You must hate David Lynch movies. "Hey, no one gives birth to a limbless sheeplike creature! Don't insult our intelligence!"

Indeed.

Ha, yes. They sigh inwardly whenever they see one (of us). They're stunningly patient animals, though.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

For a herd animal, which they sort of are, they're sometimes surprisingly individual: some are dumb, some are smart, and everything in between. So one horse might try to escape a zombie horde, while another might just comply and submit. But on the surface they're fast, strong, smart, and powerful animals, yes. About…

No, he said it himself in Season 2: "I look like a young Roger Ebert." I yelled at the screen when he said that, because it was so true. Actually, come to think of it, the young Roger Ebert looked like someone's baby boomer lesbian aunt.

Oh sure. But that's the narcissism of minor differences, right? Kind of a different thing.

Yes, but *also* to be fair, how many celebrities subscribe to far right nativist views? Scott Baio, dude from Duck Dynasty…. Um, Ted Nugent? Those guys are barely even relevant enough to invite much ire from liberals.

Okay. Fair enough. It's fairly contentious to say there's necessarily a sexual component to rape, though. There can be, I suppose. But more likely, it's about anger/rage not sex. If someone sucker punches me in the stomach, I wouldn't assume they had an issue with human digestion.

Then why even say it?

Agreed. Besides, they're not *only* sexual organs, they're also excretory. You're absolutely right in this.

Yeah, but not like this.

I'm a massive horror fan, going back a long ways, but when Norman raised his voice to Norma, tears shot out of my eyes. Spontaneously. I was actually scared. That almost never happens.

Me too. These details just make the show.

Right. And I suppose the writers don't *have* to follow the original story to the letter, so we might all end up with a few surprises. I adore what they've done with it so far, even the parts others haven't loved so much (the teenage love stories etc.) and as much as I'll miss this show when it's done, it's inarguably…

True, but you haven't made my nightmares any better.

Given your unfamiliarity with the source material, I would love to hear all your reactions as we near the endgame. A back and forth with a promise not to reveal spoilers could be amazing!

True. They're like if puppies and kittens had babies. And spliced in some panda and baby seal DNA. I love them and I'm not even kidding. :)

Hmmm, "heartwarming incest" is not a phrase I ever thought I'd read in this life.

It's a glorious headfuckedness, though, isn't it?