Schmidt in New Girl is a white male conservative who isn't vilified even though the rest of the characters in the series disagree with his political views. Granted, his conservatism isn't one of his defining character traits like it is for Flanders or Glenn from Superstore (which also has an out-of-touch limousine…

I like it unironically. I have a really high tolerance for silliness/camp/incoherence though. I mostly watch it for the great acting and the occasional out-of-left-field, bizarre, inspired moments. Individual scenes in American Horror Story can be spectacular. It just tends to fall apart when it's looked at as a…

It has high production values and British accents. As Downton Abbey showed, those two things are Emmy voter catnip.

Season seven was a huge step above the previous two seasons. Fiona and Lip and even Ian to a certain degree made real progress as characters and the Monica storyline made Frank's part tolerable enough that I didn't have to skip through them like I usually do. Part of the appeal of Shameless is despite how ridiculous…

You make an interesting point about the genre conventions of "prestige tv." I've also noticed a certain sameness in a lot of them and ironically, despite their reputation, an unwillingness to take risks. One of the things I remember most about Oz is its theatricality and heightened tone. I respect the hell out of…

Yeah, she definitely seemed more toned down. She was supposed to be less abrasive in Community even if she was still flawed, and I thought certain episodes tried to make her cute and adorable so she'd be a good love interest for Jeff. Her role in Mad Men was a lot smaller, but yeah, her character was still…

Yes! I love it! I'm so glad it's on Netflix because it's much better when watched as a binge show than with a week-long wait between each episode. Unlike a lot of other mumblecore-esque TV shows about affluent people, it's genuinely funny and I love that it humanizes a lifestyle that's unfairly thought of as…

Sorry to confuse you by directly contradicting the other person's reply, but I've seen all five seasons of Bates Motel and the first two were definitely my favorite. There're still interesting moments and a few great episodes in the later seasons, they just didn't have the propulsive quality or the same focus on the…

So is LaToya, as far as I know.

As someone who's only seen Alison Brie in Mad Men, Community and Get Hard and hasn't really liked the characters she's played in any of them, I thought she was much more likable in this. Glow leans into her high-strung chirpiness and doesn't try to make her adorable or likable. Ruth is supposed to be somewhat flawed…

I sort of understand what you mean. There certainly are shows that try to use a very watered-down, superficial form of feminism in order to seem more artistic or meaningful than they actually are. I also agree that sometimes it seems like recently entertainment has gotten somewhat pushed to the side in favor of shows…

Exactly! Trinity makes the jokes about her plastic surgery so no one can make them at her expense. It also helps that she's really quick-witted.

4. Even though Aja got on my nerves during the show, her speak-her-mind bitchiness came off as entertainingly real in the reunion. I agree the Miss Congeniality reward is almost never about who was actually the nicest queen in the season, and the jeering "Fan Favorite, Valentina." Congratulations, Fan Favorite!"…

Valentina was great in 9021-ho because she's very good at playing the ingenue. It's pretty much what she did throughout the competition. I think it worked better in 9021-ho because it allowed her to play up the guileless sweetness in a challenge where exaggeration was the point and genuineness didn't matter. When it's…

I saw some speculation that it was sexual abuse, but I'm not entirely sure.

To each their own. I enjoy watching her talking heads because I generally find them funny. Her humor is a little more dry than most comedy queens, but to me, the accent makes up for that a lot, although I agree with the other queens who've read her for being grumpy.

Thorgy of all people, has crazy stans? I'd much rather watch Chi Chi stick around than Thorgy, and doing better in a lip sync than an opponent isn't sabotage, it's self-preservation. It takes a shocking level of delusion and toxicity to intimidate a queen because she didn't just lay down and give up so her opponent…

Interesting. I wonder if this is because Ru saw she underestimated the popularity of the other three finalists in comparison to Shea, who has the best track record, or if she's just trying to switch things up this year to keep the audience on its toes?

LOL. Yeah, I like Trinity because she's willing to speak her mind too. I think she strikes the balance between shade and bitterness, which is the sweet spot for a bitchy queen for me. Bianca is one of my favorite queens because she was willing to say whatever she thought to and about any queen, but it always came off…

I don't mind shadiness, I just like it when it feels more playful and not intended to genuinely tear an opponent down. I completely understand the complaint that no one has been willing to come for anyone else because they're hyper-aware of potentially coming off poorly to the fandom. However, I also think feuds can…