Norm/Abilash didn’t necessarily beg Vision to stop Wanda; he said to stop “her”.  And if there’s an antagonist in Westfield, it’s the increasingly suspicious Agnes.

Monica was definitely “moved” by the mention of Captain Marvel, but I got the sense that her reaction was more one of anger... maybe she’s ticked that Aunt Carol didn’t come back for Lt. Trouble for so long?

i love The Prisoner. Be seeing you!

I completely agree! I was thrilled to see this review start off with mentioning the Prisoner (I hope this makes new people check it out!).

I’m glad I’m not the only one seeing parallels to The Prisoner everywhere in this show! I actually did my undergraduate thesis on it.

(The original one, of course - not the inexplicable Gandalf vs. Jesus remake.)

The first episode was the fifties, the second episode was the sixties. Was this not obvious?

The first episode was more ‘50s “in front of a live studio audience” until like you say, the eerie witch during the choking scene. The second ep leapt ahead to the early ‘60s early Bewitched Era with a single cam and locations that were not a sound studio. The reviewer is lumping the episodes into one era, when…

A: McCain caused more harm than good, and

its nice to see Hodge doing well for himself. i always liked him on leverage and he was so noticeably the stand out on that show that its good to see he keeps going on to bigger and better things

“Nissan Versa! Nissan Versa!”

Adrian Pasdar should always be known for Near Dark and for Profit.

I suspect that some of these actors aren’t willing to sign up for the nine-picture MCU contracts so Disney offers them the one-off characters instead.

Not gonna lie, Tokyo Drift is probably my third favorite in the franchise behind Fast 5 and the original. It’s not good, by any means, but I’ll still watch it absolutely any time it’s on TV.

Ryan Murphy ensures that a lot of stars won’t technically wind up doing sitcoms, but will do work that’s just as bad with the veneer of prestige. 

Incurious is (as Ernest Cline would say) the perfect word for it. I mean, this is a guy whose book is set in a dystopia that he never bothers to explain between excruciating, repetitive infodumps about the OASIS (which is ALSO vaguely defined, somehow). He’s also really obsessed with peak oil rather than climate…

Aw Jesus, it was directed by her husband. Just stop!

David, I can’t believe you wrote this whole article and didn’t even bother to ask if anyone had seen the poooooool? THEY FLIPPED THE BITCH!

Yes, that line reading of ‘Flat rate’ kills me every time. It’s perfect, and as you note, conveys so much in just two words.

I wish Strong had been able to talk more about Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which is one of my favorite films of the past decade (and probably the most underappreciated of my favorites). Strong gives a standout performance even in a cast of absolute ringers; he plays Jim Prideaux as simultaneously a terrifying badass…

Beautiful weather today. Think I might free climb a colonial fortress!