Agree, it was a very ill-advised fan service that I don’t think any fans actually wanted. And if they wanted a Harrison spin-off they should have chosen an actor for Harrison who had an ounce of charisma. Even at its worst Dexter relied on Michael C. Hall’s ability to sell the shit out of this character. The kid…

Just to be clear! lol

Was she gossiping, or was she seeking support from a friend about how she had been assaulted by a serial rapist and who his other victims might have been?

I’ll have to try it!

She didn’t “share” it. They were talking about a rumor. It’s not as if Perry was SA’d and told Kesha who spilled it to her friend. Luke is the one who “shared” it with the world.

Yes lol

They absolutely should have left well enough (or bad enough) alone.  I don’t know how they looked at that finished product and thought “Yes, yes, we have definitely redeemed ourselves, people will love this.”

Imagine the worst episodes/storylines of original Dexter, then imagine at least 5 times worse.  There’s Ghost Debra, Laurence.

New Dexter was so bad.

Her music is actually horrible, so there’s that. “You PMS like a bitch” is not fine. Her music has always been anti-feminist and anti-woman, so her “knowingly working with that guy” is not a surprise.  It’s just the next step.

Ugh, man.  My 8 yo daughter’s favorite singer is Katy Perry, and it annoys me to no end because I dislike her (Perry, not my daughter) so much.  She’s just the fucking worst.  The sad thing is that she actually had a really good singing voice when she’s not singing her own horrible songs.  Her brand of “feminism” is…

Agree.  He’s so funny and has excellent timing.

Except no one said he was good or bad. It was an article discussing the person and relevant context. In your eagerness to avoid “good or bad,” you’ve chosen to not just ignore but argue against any evidence of “bad.”

“Actors like Messing are probably used to flattering slimy entertainment industry bigwigs for the sake of their jobs”

No, the low period of the book coming out painting him in a negative light and the increased scrutiny of the super bowl performance, as clearly described in the article. The fact that you want to ignore the connection clearly drawn to craft your own narrative is strange, but you’re allowed.

Nah, he was talking about if he said it the way Michelle Williams said it in the audiobook, which obviously sounded insane. It doesn’t mean he didn’t use blaccent at all. Just that he didn’t sound like a 43 year old white woman reading it out of a book.  Justin spoke in blaccent all the time.  I don’t know why you’re…

You’re not sure how detailing how he’s been going through a bit of a low period of which this might be another symptom is relevant?

I was a few of them and I’m real!  Am I proud of having so many AVClub comments in one day?  No. But I am a real person, so there’s that.

That is actually kind of nuts. I mean I understand the impulse to try to find the good in a bad part of your life, but “I’m grateful that...I abused some women and through that I learned to love myself” is the kind of thing I’d keep to myself.

Exactly.  I like to think I have some capacity for forgiveness/grace for most people but I have a hard time envisioning what would have to happen for me to get there with trump at this point.