This show has been consistently one of the best on TV. Did among the best jobs tackling life under Trump and COVID. Truly wonderful...

Howard was a little bit like the Job of this show. No matter what befell him, he rebounded with a fairly upbeat demeanor. 

Van has been the centerpiece of some of the best stuff this series has turned out. I’ve really enjoyed this dissociated storyline — you don’t see it much in TV and film, but it was really beautifully (and comically) handled here. A great bit of tension between the perils of motherhood and the desire to be your own…

The best part of the Netflix Daredevil series was its absolute commitment to keeping the action/physicality anchored. Those fights were Bourne- and Oldboy-level in their tactility. By sidestepping all the numbing CGI, they made an action show that actually felt dangerous. 

Amelie vibes. 

I love this story so much. Lynne Ramsay has a great way with adaptations, so I’m not overly worried. But it’s true: the source material is as tight as a Ramones song. 

The first Downton film was a massive hit for a film of its scale (that’s why this new film even exists), showing there were still people in the world who wanted pleasantly gentle cinema. (Paddington 2 looks like Trainspotting in comparison.) DA was never cutting-edge. That was part of its appeal. The stakes were…

That show is so great. I mean, who can turn Josh freaking Charles into a total dirtbag? 

Howard is the one living in the guest house. I presume he’s done something to warrant landing there. It also accounts maybe for his solicitousness. 

Every so often I’m like “wait, what year is it?”

Elsie Fisher and Sarah Goldberg are incredible this season. Sally really stepped back from the edge in this episode, rather than continuing down the dysfunctional path she’s already experienced in other relationships. But it’s Katie’s clear-eyed bravery that’s been so interesting to watch. A generation raised amid…

Just give me a Steve prequel series, already! 

I cannot tell from this comment whether you’ve seen either show but they both benefit from being near-perfect hangout shows. The Office, especially in the early years, had a gritty reality and small, but very real-feeling stakes for its middle class characters. At the same time, and even as it declined, the characters…

I must have watched a different show. Skyler pushed Walter to get treatment, was a cheerleader in the face of his brush offs and legit tried to keep their lives stable in the face of a crisis. She felt wholly lived-in. There was nothing single-dimensional about her. And her journey through the dissolution of her…

The manufacturer’s label on the gift, which says something like “With love from the boys,” is never seen. I presume it was manufactured by Madrigal Elektromotoren GmbH.

That is correct. By keeping everything in “one” season, the show doesn’t have to bump up actor pay twice. 

She’s been incredible. She’s the only person on the show who seems to be calibrated to a healthy personality. She’s the only character who knew exactly who Barry was from the outset.

The annoyed performance artist was fantastic. If nothing else, the theme this season is “victimization.” 

Kim is going to jail. Don’t know how, don’t know why, but I’m convinced she’s going to the slammer. Maybe she and Gene get to reunite in the end?

“I’m like super excited for this stakeout.”