Yeah, I didn't mean to make it sound like there's more to the story that could exonerate the boyfriend. But there could be (and probably is) more that could make it hard for FAIL to see how much of a douche he is. All the nice stuff, in other words.

There is no truth in this statement. I'm excellent at flirting with people I have zero interest in, and catastrophically bad at flirting with those I actually like.

which is why I consistently defend him as a writer in this very comment section.

If you knew me in real life, you wouldn't call me lawful — but I like you too, Archmage.

You weren't a dick to me, but I do think your comments to Oliver week after week are extremely rude and mean-spirited. I don't agree with everything he says, but he's not hurting me by expressing his critical opinion, so it really boils my ass seeing such entitled mean-spiritedness on something we get for free, to…

YOU are a person who gets to choose, not just them. Exercise that right. If you do give them a try, talk to only who you want to. "Who you want to" and "who wants to talk to you" is a Venn diagram, so you'll certainly face disappointment, but don't stay off it because you're afraid you won't know how to talk to…

"I need this or I can't come" has a huge risk of backfiring — if they say no, what's the point of doing anything you like at all?

Hey baby I hear the blues are calling, ass-to-mouth blowjobs and scrambled eggs…

Starting to post here was my best decision ever, and if anyone has mourned my becoming a part of the community, they've been polite enough to do so behind my back.

That was a bit of a low blow, I admit. I don't think they don't care. But it's hard to reconcile a creative team that really cares with a show that contains the bland visuals, utterly useless characters (Lincoln) and really hamfisted dialogue that SHIELD does. There's such great material in there — it's not like it's…

Sadly, propaganda is powerful. If you listen to the wrong sources, it would be very easy to believe that false rape accusations are rampant, and you can "never really know" if a sexual transaction with a woman is going to result in your life being destroyed on her whim.

That's how I read it. But if anything that's WORSE.

Is there anything in comic canon that can explain who the Inhuman currently staying in Hotel Ward is, or what he was doing with his disintegrating hand at the end of the episode?

"Not paying attention" and "taking everything too seriously" in the same comment! I'm halfway to Bitter Fanboy Bingo already!

It's also hard to see the upside when you're reading someone else's complaints.

Even if that's true, it's such a waste of a character to have a President with such a floppy nothingy characterisation. And it betrays what is likeable about Phil, which — as a HUGE fan of his MCU presence, and someone who's loved Clark Gregg in pretty much everything — there isn't much of that left.

Even a text! I certainly don't mind a text in those circs. I don't necessarily want to sit across from someone who's dumping me. But saying nothing just seems so self-involved and dramaqueeny.

I feel so sorry for FAIL. God, when you're lonely, leaving someone who seems like your only option for intimacy must be one of the hardest things in the world. And DTMFA-worthy shitheel or no, his boyfriend is one of the few human beings around who makes him feel safe and loved.

To clarify — I LIKE the show. I just can't fully get behind it because it's so sloppy, too often dull, and bungles its spy material as often as it gets it right.

I reckon someone's had a talking to from his psycho wife! Looks like you really made an impression.