I also read The Leftovers before I saw the show, and I couldn’t stand the latter.

That’s OK, something like 75% of Ozark’s plot is just treading water.

Starred for “TERFing like there’s no tomorrow,” but I originally misread it as “TERFing it up like there’s no tomorrow,” and I like that turn or phrase even better.

Now I want to see an HBO show about Imperioli as a middle aged Buddhist white guy at the White Lotus resort—especially since that character description also matches show creator Mike White.

I think I caught a few episodes of that, but it was generally something of a last resort when it was on.

It’s so different from the other roles I’ve seen her in, but it feels like such a natural fit. Like, why hasn’t Christina Ricci been cast as more bubbly, homicidal nerds? 

For a second I read this headline as “Yellowjackets” and freaked out that 1) the finale had been disappointing and 2) that I’d somehow missed out on two episodes.

You’re thinking of “thetan.”

That’s because he’s more interested in how the dress makes him look than how she comes across (and that’s the whole problem). He wants to everyone at the reunion to admire/envy him for having a stereotypically hot wife—he doesn’t really care what sort of image she might want to present to their classmates.

My personal favorite was when she covered Nat’s mouth and said “No, don’t breathe” when the coke went flying.

Thespian or Thetan?

All I know is that I’ve done my fair share of urban exploring—there might be a vine or two poking in the window after 20 years, but it’s definitely not covered in moss and ferns.

I thought of that, too—there’s definitely a little bit more leeway when we’re in a poison-induced hallucination, and it’s possible to understand the vegetation as a sort of metaphor for the way memories decay/change over time.

And on an upper level story, no less! I guess someone downstairs was stuffing potting mix in their ceiling..

Might be good for the circulation.

The image Kirsten sees of Frank’s apartment is similar to the first few frames of the series, showing cities overrun with greenery.

I mean, according to IMDb, all of the “teen version” actresses are in their 20s. Sophia Thatcher (Natalie) and Sophie Nelisse (Shauna) are the youngest at 21, while Samantha Hawley (Misty) and Ella Purnell (Jackie) are also in their mid-20s.

The preview was cut to suggest she suspects/accuses Adam, but I think the whole point of having it in the closet (and having a plot point where Adam is in the closet she shares with her husband) is to leave both Adam and Jeff on the board as possible suspects.

Um...that’s not really what I was talking about?

Oh, yeah, the creepy rich oil tycoon. I completely forgot about that very small, very foreshadowy thread.