While I may be disappointed with the way the final act of Luke Cage played out, it's worth noting that I'm very hopeful for season 2. A lot of valuable groundwork was laid this season even if it wasn't perfect. And what was good was really pretty great, so it's not out of bounds to think a more consistent show is on…

The performance is an issue, but I think it's secondary to the writing and context. Had we had any idea of Luke's childhood prior to episode 8, it might have resonated more.

Squabbles was also a boxer. So, yes.

Diamondback suffers most from having been backgrounded throughout the entire first half of the season. He's mentioned as a vague threat but we don't know who he is or why he's pulling strings before he finds out Luke is actually Carl Lucas. Because we know nothing about Luke's childhood or his brother, there's no…

An actual send up would-be been adding a clever twist to the character. For example, having Cottonmouth live and slowly spiral into an over-the-top, frothing-at-the-mouth villain who openly flaunts the law and wants to kill Cage at any cost just short of his precious nightclub would have been more of a send up. He…

Can I do that on my phone? Is it just the html tag? I only comment via my Android using Swype, since it's pretty quick, so I don't see the full comment dialogue box.

My apologies for jumping on the pig pile. It's not cool to offer potentially influential opinions before others have the opportunity to make their own decisions about a work of art.

"Hammer-made, with you in mind!"

I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way. The show started so strong, but the final third is just…maybe okay?

Anyone else think it's ironic that the acronym for this show starts with FTW? I mean damn.

Yep, still hoping everyone dies, especially Alicia who oh-so blithely told a complete stranger that she's on a YACHT with a DESALINATION SYSTEM. Pretty good call there.

I was going to write a scathing paragraph or two about how Arrow's quality has been in decline since the beginning of last season and that Laurel's supposed death was such a non-event that I went to remove my contacts when she coded, but then I realized how unproductive and useless to the conversation that would be.

Negan's part of a larger story, as are the traveling street-hockey players and Hilltop. One of the reasons his appearance was so crucial in the books was that his brutal murder of a beloved character drove home the stakes of the game Rick & Co. were playing before wildly expanding the scope of the world and Negan's…

I really wish I knew. If only the writers had made an effort to show her slowly breaking over the course of the season like, you know, actual writers would. But that's like asking a painter to actually paint a picture and not just hand you a bad photocopy of an art history book.

That's fine, but now you're extrapolating from Wally's initial statement and bringing your own baggage with spoilers to the table. We can have that conversation if you want, and how having read the books colors our reading of the show and our interactions with those who only watch the show. Your call.

I laughed. And now I'm laughing again. Thanks, Wally.

I don't. I think it's silly to blame people who read the source material rather than those responsible for fucking it up. I prefer logic in my criticism, not barbs at people unrelated to the disaster at hand.

I assure you, those of us who read the books aren't happy either. I hope being a dick to the stereotypes in your head made you happy, because reading your comment was tedious and unfulfilling for anyone with half a brain.

It's just plain sad that the whole idea of Negan, in the source material, was that he pulled out all the stops. Yes, it was issue 100, and thus needed a bang, but he came out swinging, after an insane monologue composed primarily of the word "fuck." And so, you would think that since Negan is all about balls, the…

It doesn't excuse the slow burn, but nothing that happens in this season's endgame would be worth a damn without the incredibly slow first 5.5 episodes getting to know Chip, Dennis, and friends. Knowing the punchline now, the finale still doesn't stick the landing, but it does end with some decent character moments…