>stereotypical Asian accent comes across mean-spirited as opposed to remarkably oblivious.

I didn't think you gentlemen were old enough to catch "Kiss my grits"! I'm impressed. Fantastic analysis as always.

Love Joel. I will donate today!

Handlen: "overly metaphorical kind of dialogue writing that’s hard not to cringe at. Patrick Wilson does his best to sell the line, but I’m not convinced that Lou would be this open"
Fully agree. That felt artificial. Amazing episode, nothwithstanding.

I had the exact same feeling. I'll never forget the documentary, "People of the Forest." A somewhat spoiled chimp did that with his dead mother's hand. Heartbreaking!

:-)

Really looking forward to how you're going to spell Hanzee next week! :-)