The Gibli content was oddly backwatered, as were the TCM and Looney Tunes hubs, both of which were pretty great (TCM has almost been a kind of Criterion-lite type offering). I’ll have to see how, if at all, that material is still housed at Max.

I love HBO but HBO isn’t Coke. Aside from GOT, that channel/streaming platform never really pulled numbers like Yellowstone or Stranger Things or broadcast hits. It was prestige niche. A nice sized niche, but still a niche. Succession memes rule the internet but that activity masks that the show, while successful, is…

That was a ketamine infusion. The blackout goggles allow hallucinations to take root unimpeded. 

It was so distracting. I was like, is he doing this as part of some trap? But it seems like not? Really odd.

This show knows how to stage violence and death in a way that feels fresh. 

Different shows, different authors. I loved a lot about this episode but it felt the least cohesive in the series. It was definitely a launching pad for next week.

I was surprised they didn’t do a “what’s in the box” bit from Seven

Honestly, this show has pulled so many wild swings that I was 70% sure Wahlberg was going to be behind that door, even though I knew better. 

Hank oggling that one assassin by saying “add to cart” was my laugh of the night.

And he doesn’t let the trauma excuse the behavior. Reasons aren’t excuses. And Ewan sealed the deal by even implicating himself and seeing how alike he and Logan were. 

As we saw in 2020, whoever creates the narrative first, wins. Truth be damned. And, as others say here, any court action against Jeryd could be spun as a “coup.” As he mentioned on election night, he wants any loss framed in a very specific way. 

The way Gerri looked at him from the pews. Ooof. He really burned a bridge.

“Dischord gets my d*ck hard.” Is just good writing.

With Pluto and Tubi blowing up, it would be great to see a pipeline running from struggling streamers to ad-only platforms. 

I used to think that, too, Re: reality TV, but it’s been pointed out in the story linked below that reality’s boom pre-existed the writer’s strike and the top shows during the strike in the reality realm were ... the same top shows pre-strike.

THANK YOU

I cannot stop looking at that photo of Pacino. What in the demented perspectives is going on?

The most terrifying moments of Barry have no soundtrack. No music to deflate or create dramatic distance. Just pure ambient sound to make everything that much more disturbing.

Yeah, Roman’s channeling his hopelessness into political nihilism for sure. It’s the world’s most dangerous coping mechanism. 

I know, it’s not as if US policy has any impacts outside its borders.