It also reminds me of wallflower's epic The Shield dissertations. He says that one of the functions of great drama is watching a character's own choices gradually close all the doors open to them until you are left with the only logical endpoint. Inevitability in hindsight.

"Uhhh yeah, my character is a foodie"

I gave Aziz a pass for the first two episodes for having 50%+ of the scenes spent while he's eating the best food in the world. I mean, he's in Italy so it makes total sense for the story, I'll allow it.

It's convoluted, but Morgana definitely explains early on that the guns they purchase are fake, but if they look real enough and are perceived as real, they become real in the Metaverse.

This one does have the black guy in the backstreets who is talking to his cat about how mean Japanese people are to him. Pretty meta and makes it even more shocking how awful it is with its gay characters.

I'll admit I did work at the bar more than was necessary.

Haha that's awesome. I think I've filled out the party and she's still my favorite all-out screen.

Easily the worst confidant. I have no inclination to level up her S-Link at all.

It's a problem, the movie presents it as an obvious consequence but it's a pretty large logical leap.

Actually, this leads me to another question - are we supposed to believe that the show has been pending cancellation all season, and that Grant has waited until Forrest has ruined everything else in his life before breaking the news?

"I will not be being frozen to death but…..yeah the rest applies."

Great insights. Cohost/ass slap also reaffirms the importance his work to Forrest after he sees someone else do it "poorly" (i.e. like a normal person).

I can only speak for myself, but the truth is I have more in common with Forrest than I'd like to admit.

Calm down bud

In true Forrest fashion, he chalks up the actual reality of the ending - the show being cancelled immediately after he chose it over his family, forever ruining any chance whatsoever at redemption - to the cruelty of the universe, rather than the result of his own many terrible choices. And in true Forrest fashion, he…

One of the brilliant things The Americans does is that all of the things that happen become a part of the shared history of the show. Not necessarily like Breaking Bad, or even The Shield, where an event happens and it's a ticking-time-bomb scenario for the characters to face the consequences. Rather, they're just…

It was so great, the way they set up that moment. On the one hand, you really want to see Christine take Ken's advice and do something for her own happiness for once, especially since they are so great together. On the other hand, you /also/ want to see Christine take control over her life, like when she rips into her…

Bahahahahaha great catch.

It's Forrest, so deliberately misinterpreting reviews to avoid any self-realization is /exactly/ how he thinks.

She was great, but also a shoutout to Bill Irwin, who 100% sold that he was viscerally experiencing the fight scene as well. So good.