Long dresses are actually pretty practical.

Yeah, but they’re asking me to sympathize with him and I don’t. And her character says yes to him when she would run away. And, really, there’s enough manpain (TM) on Daredevil already. I love Matt, but he’s corned the market on manpain.

If you think YA is “lowest common denominator crap” then you are either misinformed or sexist (people love to hate things aimed at teenage girls). Either way, I’m not here for it.

Whenever my husband walks by during the The Good Fight credits, he gets confused. “Why is everything blowing up? I don’t get it.”

“Prestige cable show” is on the wane as a concept. TV is getting more and more niche, which is great if you have niche tastes (it also seems great for people with very broad CBS tastes). But it does mean there are fewer shows everyone is talking about.

Even if that was true, so what? YA is awesome. If you won’t read something just because it’s YA, you’re the one with the problem.

It’s a highly entertaining show, but it is not the kind of show anyone calls “great.” It’s too much of a ridiculous soap. (Which is why it’s as amazing as it is).

If anything Katniss is more reluctant than season two June. It’s actually a pretty apt comparison, since both Katniss and June start off their stories just wanting to survive. They become more concerned about society being a mess, but they always prioritize saving their families over fixing society.

I don’t mind that people did stupid things for sex, but it did get tiring that Elizabeth and Phillip had a 100% success rate with their seduction. (I can only think of the one exception).

I liked The Americans a lot, but it did get ridiculous how often Elizabeth and Phillip’s honeytraps worked. They are very attractive, yes, but aren’t some people going to be faithful to their partners or flat out uninterested? Hotties strike out too.

Of course you can eat peanut M&Ms with a nut intolerance. Peanuts are legumes, not nuts.

Corporate chains are great, because they usually have allergy menus online.

Move to Portland. I almost always get a quick answer when I ask if X is in an item or say “I’m allergic to X, is this dish safe.” The staff usually knows and if they don’t they always run back to the kitchen.

You could also not go. I have several food allergies, and I will skip any dining out that is likely to leave me hungry or possibly exposed. I am not someone who will die from inhaling peanut dust, but I’m still not going to a Thai restaurant anytime soon. The risk of cross-contamination is way too high.

Allergies are to proteins, so if you have a wheat allergy, to you allergic to gluten.

It’s more presumptuousness to bring a pet. Everyone is prepared to have humans in their homes. Many are not prepared for pets or are allergic. And pets leave their allergens everywhere.
If someone brought their pet to my house (who would do that BTW?), they would not get a second invitation to my house.

Hell, my straight husband sexualizes Gordon Ramsey.

Sure, they do. People bluff. People get overconfident.

Is it really so weird that people want a movie to have likeable protagonists?

Yes, but a woman with an hourglass figure who is more ample in the hips and chest isn’t going to have defined abs. And she isn’t going to have a butt that’s implant round.