If we're making analogies, Littlefinger seems more like Putin than anyone else.

Barely.

Ray Stevenson, but mostly because he can yell "THIRTEEN" so memorably.

They did that with Bill. In case you haven't noticed, people still thought it was inappropriate for the show.

Yes, but have you done it armed with only a knife? These are important considerations.

Regarding Game of Thrones, your reaction isn't all that uncommon. I had the advantage of having read the books and knowing where it was going, so I knew to hang on a bit more. I'd say give the second season a spin (possibly even the third, which is probably its best season). If you're still not hooked, then just catch…

Living in Pennsylvania has been pretty frustrating for the "Contact your Senator" variety of protest. On the one hand, we have Bob Casey who has pretty much voted in total alignment with my ideas, so calling his offices to say "thanks" is about the extent of it. Then on the other, we have Toomey who helped to write…

It's a nice intersection of pop culture enthusiasts nostalgic for what's generally a pretty boring ride, the hardcore anti-PC/SJW crowd, and the softer anti-change/anti-whitewashing crowd. Personally, I think the idea of putting at least a couple of lady pirates in there is more entertaining, more relevant for their…

Maximus, when written well, should be all of the malice and deliberation of Littlefinger with the theatrics of Ramsay Bolton. Which is why I thought the casting made sense. But the way he's being portrayed missed that mark entirely.

Russia too

Even that faint praise kinda feels like bold optimism. Yeah, it could be worse, but for such big and bold characters, one would imagine something similarly bold looking rather than "obviously filmed at a Hawaiian resort in the off-season with the few extras we could afford after blowing our budget on the Lockjaw CGI."…

Can't say for sure, but I imagine a lot of it comes from test marketing and surveys determining that all shows should have a safe, bland aesthetic, ostensibly to appeal to the broadest range of tastes possible.

The fact that they have L wearing a mask through what looks like the majority of the movie shows they either missed the point of the character or took a lot of shortcuts with other parts of the story. Either way, it's not inspiring confidence, which is a shame because Defoe as Ryuk is A+ casting.

And at least Ant-Man's finale was frequently pretty imaginative in that they punched and blew up unusual things.

I mean, Clayface is usually kinda orange…

When the fanboys had a collective fit over a black Johnny Storm, I began to think Lance Reddick as Reed Richards would have been excellent casting (if they felt like going for the older guy thing)

She could have benefited from a heroic writing teacher

Those are two separate arguments. I don't think anyone here would argue that popularity equates to quality. Otherwise, we'd all be praising the Transformers franchise. On the flip side, though, widespread criticism and/or obscurity doesn't automatically make something great or highbrow or whatever. Sometimes, a poorly…

Eyepatch or gtfo

Imagine gazpacho ruined by excessive sugar, then frozen and stuck in a paper cup and you've pretty much nailed the experience