I'll grant her the benefit that it's a little of both (as well as losing her job and simply realizing she's not as control as she thought she was).

Pretty much. Although "All these Leyland folks, and not one of them stops to think 'Hey, if
these kids are innocent of any wrongdoing, why would Taylor have a
reason to murder one of them?'"

I'm not even sure if manipulative is quite the right word. Because of the privilege he feels due to how he was raised (and being a bball star that the players worship in a way they never did Eric, etc) I could almost buy that he's not even aware of how manipulative he is. If that makes sense (I guess it doesn't have…

That actually would make sense to me. It still sounds like he wasn't there (as some have said) at the actual scene of the act—and Eric was sympathetic enough on some level to drive Taylor home (even if he pretty much shoved him out of the car—before any rape allegations were even made, why would Eric want images of a…

They're certainly about her guilt for her past with Taylor which has made her blind to what he needs now. Still, in her shoes, especially, what, 2 days from the arrest and shooting I can see why she might not be ready to ask for a deal, as unrealistic as anything else sounds, especially considering how…

I think Leslie is kinda a monster—but I also find her a completely sympathetic monster (does that make sense?) Everything Dan called her off on was pretty much true, but so was everything she said—about doing the job she was hired for, etc—was as well.

His dad picked up on what had happened (sorta). I'm just gonna assume the other guy was fine and (of course) didn't report it, because he wouldn't.

COach was presented as myopic, absolutely, but I don't think ever insincere…

Craig delivered all of his lines like he was acting in a gay porno—which somehow made him instantly all the more appealing for Abbi(lana)

Don't forget early examples like Goshu the Cellist or, perhaps one of the first great anime films (even if admittedly dated) Horus (or Hols) Prince of the Sun.

They still need to release in N America another "slice of life", Ocean's Waves (aka I Can Hear the Ocean). It's definitely a more minor film than this (it was released to TV and was an early test at making a film without Miya or Taka's direct involvement) but still is pretty great. It's not part of the Disney deal,…

The lack of uniformity is simply because subtitles tend to be a fairly literal translation (though ideally still done with care to read well) whereas the dub script isn't—and of course has to try to fit into the existing mouth animation (even if the Japanese, who post dub their films anyway, are not nearly as obsessed…

I've been in love with this film since I was a kid in the early 90s collecting fansub VHS tapes. Honestly, I sorta had completely given up on a N American release.

Oh, I get that point and I agree with you. But your comment made it sound like you thought this was the first episode where the show itself wasn't being realistic because it showed just what, as you point out, usually happens.

For shark fin soup?

So "Bash" is played by the briefly seen boyfriend character's actor on American Crime?

Gay producer—no Kyle?

It's certainly still, here in Canada, one of those words you can just use and everyone has a reaction,.

Absolutely. It shows in his upbringing, but it's interesting how really, he seems to be the only character (that might even include Leslie—and I'll ignore Eric's mom right now) who seems to truly think he's a victim.

Zoe, yeah. Who had been Zarf a horrible character briefly before they brought the character back for the story. That was one of the last ones on ABC that creator Agnes Nixon stepped back in to help write (of course then the producers wanted the character off the show after the story was over, but little steps I…