Legit did not know the original Freddie (at least from the last portion of the show) was John Mathis from Mad Men. 

Right now there must be a bunch of entertainment lawyers inserting “scrapping” penalties into their clients’ contracts to avoid these situations in the future or at least ensure there is some sort of financial benefit for creators/actors when they commit months/years to something that is never seen. (Yes, while…

And of course she was dubbed. 

Z’s bet is that making WBD an attractive acquisition target is more important to shareholders than preserving the creative legacies of the component companies (HBO was always a true artist’s network -- not so much now). I think he’s right. Regulators ought to be taking note that consolidation isn’t lowering service…

Sorry, all, it’s time for a chav Bond.

Starting to think that someone named Mr. Sillykittenz coming to AV Club to post only on this story might have a warped point of view.

I know the genre often screams for sequels, but perhaps these combined talents could blaze a trail for generating originals that refuse to do encores (talk about a way to stand out from the rest). I loved Freaky, Invisible Man and Vengeance, but these speak for themselves. They told complete arcs. (One exception:…

I’m fascinated by the chasm between the shows/movies that get tons of digital ink and social media nods versus what’s actually most popular. Yellowstone, The Gray Man, FBI, etc. — all garner massive audiences and little chatter. It seems to prove that online buzz is far from necessary to drive big results. Maybe that…

100% Greendale will lose its accreditation, Trump University style, right?

It almost feels like a quirky 90s indie. Something that got a lot of buzz and Sundance. 

Never Have I Ever is an incredible show and Mindy Kaling is a take-no-shit leader so I’m super curious to see how this works out, especially with so many women in key roles.

Myles Murphy 100% sounds like a fake Eddie Murphy progeny from an Atlanta episode. Paired with a super-obscure Marvel character, this movie should be bonkers. 

Here to rep The Good Fight. That show was nimble at tackling topics well ahead of the competition, particularly the idea of a new US civil war. 

Exactly. The wife who was shown wasn’t Dern. They have no intention of her showing up, at least as that character. 

Every character closed their arcs except Greg. I loved Daphne, Lucia and Mia, but there’s no narrative reason to return to them.

Also, shout out to Mike White for figuring out how to sidestep the internet sleuthing of WHO WILL DIE and pivoting to HOW WILL THEY DIE. There’s so much speculative chatter that literally no writer can deliver an entirely surprise death (exhaustive posts have outlined the prospects for every character this season --…

Daphne and Cameron should teach marriage classes: How JUST Enough Dysfunction Can Lead to a Happy Marriage. 

1) Laura Dern cannot cameo; oddly, her character was pictured on Dominic’s phone in the episode and it was definitely ... NOT Laura Dern.

If it isn’t 4 quadrant it’s vanishing down the streaming hole. Streaming marketing is the problem, not the platforms themselves. Streamers don’t bother marketing anything, relying on free editorial (hi, AV Club), social media and platform landing pages for discovery. They still think that if they continuously pile new…

YES