I aimed it was a reference to John Ford and.or Robert Ford (as in the coward Robert Ford.

So Hopkins' character's name is Robert Ford. Any significance there?

When they flashbacked to young Hopkins, that was a "young Terminator" effect like from the newest Terminator, right? Images of himself when younger pasted onto a lookalike. They still haven't gotten that tech down yet though.

love the Tentacles of Destruction reference! Cant tell you how many bands I've gotten into through skate vids.

"Winter" by Tori Amos. Also a song that almost always makes me turn into a blubbering mess.

"> a dinosaur trying to imitate Johnny Carson"

I've always been amused by the fact that Mary Lynn Rajskub was in 24. I feel like the character of Chloe was a joke that only she was in on.

"I disagree, but I'm not going to throw snark at you for expressing an opinion and taking time to explain how you came to it."

Maybe it was obvious to you, or you didn't care, but the misdirect was f'in genius to me. And not even that the shows writer's thought to do that. The writer's made it as though the people responsible for scripting the Westward scenarios came up with the idea of creating a host who thinks he's a guest, and via the…

Dr. Katz and Ben for sure.

The Thom Yorke and Bjork episode or GTFO.

I once asked an art professor if Bob Ross is a good painter. He said that yes, for what he did, he is quite good. However, he wasn't a hugely talented painter. His paintings would be at home in a motel room. But when you take what he was doing as a whole—teaching painting to a popular audience—you can make an argument…

Bob Ross was a kind and amazing guy? Careful out on that limb there, A.V Club.

No, i think that was shown to close the story on them. It's like if a scene ends with Anton Chigurh visiting you. A fade to black after he offers to flip a coin is all you need to tell you that whoever opened the door is definitely not long for the world.

"And characters like you are not welcome." Post Modern TV!

There is solace in the fact that the actor who plays Max looks like a lesbian.

Yes, that is how I read it.

Magical Realism. Boy, only in Cololmbia!

Psssst. wrong page.

Seriously, I know Columbia was fairly poor at the time, but he was worth $25 billion. I'm sure he didn't get his clothing at a secondhand store.