American Gods by Neil Gaiman is a fantastic novel that covers this. A miniseries adaptation is underway, helmed by Brian Fuller.

Are you John Stone from The Night Of?

Dang. I was hoping she was leaving to captain Fuller's Star Trek series.

Yep. I'd forgotten about that beat by the end of the episode, then remembered it when writing that comment.

Absolutely. (I usually watch with the cc on anyway.)

They Reverse-Weird-Al'd us!

The tiger documentary on the Rikers tv.

I'm really hoping that's the scenario and sense they were going for. I certainly started thinking of it that way.

The cat's role is Being A Cat. Cats do not play roles.

Maybe he's been taking Benadryl or other allergy and asthma meds regularly since he's had the cat in the house, and that could have meant a less intense reaction.

Yeah, it made me seriously realize that Naz could die before the show is over.

Stepdad is a shady blowhard pretty-boy physically intimidating guy, so I can buy him bullying a snooping dude who clearly doesn't even lift, bro.

The *first* time the cat got out of its room, snuggles. Or at least a spot on the bed, and no desire to wake up Stone.

And yet he was still The King Of Breakfast.

I did, too! I had to - James Frain was in it. But yes, she was really good and so unsettling.

Made me think of The Expanse (books and show).

I *really* hated that they used that song at the end of ep3. It's haunting and gorgeous, yes, but if you're making something set in the 80s and want a Bowie song, DON'T USE A COVER. Especially one from so much later. The whole end scene of that episode just felt bad to me, especially after the show seemed to be…

I've been trying to avoid going all True Detective on this show because of how much of the "symbolism" in that show turned out to be coincidence (same decorative motifs in different sets) or not significant (the Barbies, the toy tiara) or just things that were there without any intent by the showrunner/directors (the…

So this is the second of one of my two favorite shows that had season finales with a major character being pitched a run for political office, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt being the other.

It's an honor just to be nominated.