Pretty terrific episode overall, and this show remains one of the more tense viewing experiences I've ever had (The Shield probably takes the cake), but man oh man, the teasing. When the credits hit, I'm going "motherfuckers, give me something! Anything!". I love this show for everything it is, but when you build so…

That feels like one for the ages. I've enjoyed this season, but that was an episode that was beautiful, astonishing, and so profoundly depressing, I feel more inclined to compare it with the great deeply philosophical literature of history than other other TV episodes. It retroactively makes the rest of the series…

Oh yeah this has definitely been a step down from season two thus far. My main objection is to all the "Fargo was never great to begin with" takes. This season has been… choppy, but I do think it's starting to come together and can deliver a great second half. It's hard to imagine these characters will ever stack up…

While it's probably not my favorite on the record, I have a special weakness for Tasmanian Pain Coaster. It's one of those bold, epic opening tracks that defies all of your expectations right off the bat, while being a pretty comprehensive harbinger of what's to come. If you aren't won over in those first seven…

God damn.

I got into Saul Williams years ago after discovering Reznor produced that album, but somehow his other rap collaboration from 2007 eluded me until recently. But with that track record, he should really dip his toes into hip-hop more often. Williams and El are both incredible talents in very different ways, and those…

A couple of months ago I listened to I'll Sleep When You're Dead (on YouTube, because like Fantastic Damage, it's not anywhere to stream) after reading some people heaping praise on it on an NIN board, and having enjoyed RTJ3 well enough. Since then, I've bought all of his solo hip-hop records, the jazz instrumental…

I've just got pipe in here to add my voice to the "Fargo isn't actually that good" takes that have been blossoming this year. While this season has been rocky thus far (though not in such a way that I don't think it will become great as it goes along, there's just been some plot contrivances to this point and the…

Yeah, Juju is their masterpiece for my money. It'd be a great album on the strength of "Night Shift" and "Voodoo Dolly" alone but it's loaded with great tracks top to bottom. Pretty disappointing to see it completely ignored.

I'm glad others also got that foreboding "Philip's going to kill Gabriel" feeling against all logic. The tone of the scene felt reminiscent of some of those nighttime dialogue scenes in The Shield.

It's subscriber-only, but Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is the industry standard. Also with that subscription comes less serious, but more entertaining fare like Filthy Four Daily and The Bryan and Vinny Show.

Yes. He is terrible. That's the problem. If they wanted to hand a title match to a guy with zero momentum to throw everybody off, virtually any other job guy on the roster would've been a better choice.

It's part of what's concerning about the upcoming Deadly Class series—while on one hand it's reassuring that Rick Remender will be there to ensure the series retains what makes the comics great (which is vital, especially from a visual standpoint), it could be just as much a detriment if he doesn't understand what…

Cosign—even several years detached from high school, I can still listen to Three Dollar Bill Y'all and enjoy it independent of nostalgia or irony. Certainly can't say the same for the rest of their output.

Limp Bizkit is such a weird fucking case of a band. I put on one of their songs, and it's a confusing listen—it's like listening to a band at war with itself, there's actual great music in there somewhere, and then there's Fred Durst burying it under squealing about fucking shit up and being a bad mothafucka. I'd pay…

I remember liking the Cujo ending. It was incredibly dark and miserable, but I think it needed to be for the story leading up to it (supported by the movie's happy ending being horrible).

Well that's a depressing question.

So, this is interesting: on Amazon Video, I was expecting to just nab the season pass on the cheap because of the season being three episodes (or somewhere in that ballpark), but the season pass is actually listed at the exorbitant price of 34.99. That has to be a mistake, right? I'd be pretty pissed if I was a…

"Oh, God, Eric… he's not gonna like this" is a line reading that I crack up just thinking about.

FX has the booties!