But Chidi was *all* intention and no action, so that ethical purism does not apply either. Schur seems to be either a Kantian (both intention and action are necessary) or a pragmatist (both are necessary, insofar as they yield good results).

Wait a second, was Eleanor's shitty life story a fake? Michael appeared to be telling Eleanor, the second time around, that she did a lot of humanitarian work, which was "real Eleanor's" life path.
In her explanation of the twist, Eleanor said that her biggest anxiety was being around people who were actually better…

This album looks good.
Separate from that, thank you Reviewer, for introducing me to J Mascis' solo on Watt's Maggot Brian cover. Holy fuck.

Hard & Phirm

Lonely Island

This might just be me, but i don't think "churchly" is the best word choice when describing the effect of a synagogue choir.

Such complex numerology! You can only expect so much from an 11 minute TV show.

That's amazing.

Definitely cruel and unusual to feed Ramsay to his own hounds, but it's a "happy ending" because it's a revenge fantasy for a rape and torture victim to murder her rapist/torturer in a horrible fashion. i don't think anyone thinks Ramsay did not deserve that vicious death.
Joffrey was a terrible person and king, but…

Haha, that would be amazing trolling, if Reed/Thompson decided not to do one.

Yeah, i'm also annoyed they jettisoned one of the main things that distinguished Green Arrow as a character - he's a leftist (which itself is an important countermeasure to the creeping authoritarianism of super heroics).

Yeah, i agree they're good together, which reinforces how frustrating it is that that's not even a conversation two putative friends could have!

His riff with "Money" Mike, after he revealed his addiction to gambling was fantastic comic acting. While watching it, i was thinking, "Where/how did he learn to do that so well?" Honestly.

i like the Grinder a lot, and i will love Morales forever for MiddleMan and beyond, but is anyone else baffled by what the showrunners' plan is for her character? i feel like she is not being given enough to do (i had the same complaint with Parks and Rec), since she can knock it out of the park every time.

What was up with that last shot, of the rabbit on the shelf?

i think Tina and Alex's friendship was sincere and real, but was also based in Tina's enjoying (and fully being aware of) Alex's infatuation with her. That fact that his sense of self-worth is now independent of his mooning after her has kicked out one of the legs of the fictional table of her own self-esteem. She…

i think Jessa's response to Adam's proposal was evidence of the persistent immaturity of Hannah's friendship circle, in which nothing can be talked about and worked through directly. Adam and Hannah are no longer together, and it's a main responsibility of a healthy friendship to address tension and to put others'…

His live performance shows just how masterful and subtle his command of satire and (immensely ahead of its time) irony is: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

This one was Megan Amram, who is a fucking genius.

Very much worth linking to: https://www.youtube.com/wat…