The fridged trope is that the woman exists only to die so as to motivate the male hero into his story.

American Gods, Season 2, episode 4.

Laura makes an incredible avatar for humanity. Dead, grey, worms coming out of her, and she's still storming the gods in their citadel to complain.

This.

So was Easter going after Sweeney and Laura with the bunny they almost hit? Because that's what I thought of when I saw all the bunnies by the road, but then they never glance at it—there's no hint that she knew anything about Sweeney or Laura until they arrive.

It would be very hard not to try to find a way to screw Technical Boy, just on general principles.

Or is Laura Moon the hero, and Odin the antihero? Because I am really more in sympathy with Laura—you're going to sacrifice me? For your own power? Screw you.

Technical Boy works for me precisely because he is such an annoying little twerp: he makes me want to tie onions to my belt and go outside and yell at clouds about how Change Is Bad.

'All power' is a really interesting point, because the Queen of Sheba had it all: Earthly temporal power ruling a kingdom. Intelligence. And irresistible beauty, very much in a sexual, non-G-rated sense. That she devours people… is right in line with how female power, whether embodied in a monarch or a beautiful…

Reminds me of the reviews of Wonder Woman (which I have yet to see) and how the director committed to doing things sincerely, without fear of appearing cheesy.

Last week I was reading a couple of different pieces about the opioid epidemic, and both mentioned that coal mining is exactly the sort of job that, in middle age, gets you a prescription for oxy or similar addictive pain meds.

Coal and mining jobs have risen by almost 50,000. Also, mining jobs have risen by almost 50,000. Thus the problem when the EPA forgets 'and mining' when bragging about this.

It's a nice detail, in that it implies working with the closest wig in the shop.

Tony was a dream sequence.

The clothes weren't matching in a cost sense. A length of black fabric draped around herself and pinned to look like Rachel's $2000 black cape at a glance. Plain black clothes underneath—Sarah's wardrobe staple.

Re preview for next week: Alison's adventures in suburbia are routinely my favorite parts of the show. But I can't get excited about going from "Rachel's new subordinates leave Alison in her craft room, the fools!" to the fall fair without any intervening dramatic escape using a glue gun.

This story really needed a visit from the exposition fairy. Rachel to Sarah, Felix to Hell Wizard, Cosima to Charlotte—I didn't care who delivered it, but a recap of what the hell is up with all the factions now united under Rachel under Westmoreland. Because it is really a convoluted backstory leading to a perplexing…

Neo is so focused on the chimera of life extension that they have missed the true genetic miracle in their midst.

Good point. The murder of MK by Rachel's devoted minion should not provoke Kira to "I want to stay with Rachel, I trust Rachel."

I thought it was intentional to make her seem conceivably evil, but also not out of character for a perfectly typical doctor who looks down a bit on the crazy Ukrainian lady questioning her wise medical decisions but is trying to hide that disdain.