Honorary: Michel

I can tell that Alexis is bringing her version of an A-game here but it was totally distracting how much better Julia was with the zippy dialogue in the Sandee Says scene.

Have Emily and Paris ever had a scene together? My fave is Emily/Michel. It's just so absurd.

Emily has a scene in the last episode that reminds me so much of Paris' speech to the Chilton kids.

There was also the episode where the big drama was about Grandma and Dad fighting over which one would pay Rory's Yale tuition in full.

I think she'd be a good CEO, provided she had a capable manager or editorial director to keep the details in line.

Yeah she's never been shown to be a great writer. However, when she comes by a position in a later episode, I was disappointed that it was presented as a joke instead of, "This is important to me and I don't need the money anyway." Think of what that position is, and in a Boston suburb to boot. How is that…

ASP didn't seem to bother doing any research about millennial writing careers. As the episodes went on (no spoilers), I kept wondering why Rory didn't use some Gilmore money to launch her own site. It was awkward watching her wait for someone else to hire her while Lorelai capably runs her own business.

Are we sure? There was that one scene where Dolores was talking to Bernard and then when he left the room, Dolores spoke to the dead-Arnold voice in her head.

I'm not a fan of shows that pad early episodes with stuff that, in future episodes, becomes clear as obvious misdirection. It's basely logical that Bernard would be conducting host interviews and be presented as though he were human, but aside from setting us up to be surprised now, I can't think of any reason why…

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The braces thing was because the actor got them and they needed to explain how Carl could have afforded them.

I felt the exact same way. Part of it is that I really related to Willow in seasons 1-3. She was bookish and maybe not super-cool, but she was never presented as a cliched nerd. She eventually developed something of her own swagger. But then in season 4 it became more about exploring her homosexuality, and while i…

As masterful as the show was, it very often crossed over from "objectively depicting how white men treated women and minorities/sometimes even being critical of those actions" to "kinda romanticizing those actions because we're being olde timey and Don is just so handsome." Don wasn't a complication person with a lot…

I just left a similar comment to someone else so forgive me if you're seeing the same sentiments in a row.

I rewatched Lost and your assessment here is on the money. I LOVED season 5 just as much as I did the first time around. It's just so bonkers and fun.

I would love to rewatch Boardwalk even though I'm still mad at the way the Michael Pitt thing played out. They should have just recast the role and then killed Jimmy at the end of season 4, which I suspect was the original plan.

I've rewatched season 1 of True Detective many times and I feel it holds up, but I don't rewatch for the mystery. I love the mood and the Rust character.

Season 7 ended on such a strong note that I think it powered my affection for the show for the remainder of its run. I always hated Reyes. As with Willow/Tara on Buffy, Reyes' characterization took on an odd late-'90s Lilith Fair earth mother vibe, and that mode of female empowerment has aged terribly (it wasn't a…

That's one of the reasons I want to rewatch. When I was younger, I was very much a "go with the grain" viewer. I stuck it out with a lot of shows out of habit before I became more literate about things like narrative, dialogue, etc. I still tend to defend the last two seasons; I liked Doggett as apparently the only…