"Cary and Diane’s comical desperation to pair up Monica and Lucca at
leasts reminds us that the season’s earlier discrimination plot has not
been completely forgotten." Aside from some other caveats, this is the most glaring disconnect of the show for me these days. I don't even know who Diane and Cary are anymore.…

Edith is hesitant about saying yes because should she/shouldn't she tell him that Marigold is her child?

I like your resolution of the Barrows arc - mine has him committing suicide. Or, since whatsisname is off to be a teacher, maybe there's still room for him? But Mr. Carson has to stop treating him like last week's lunch.

“it’s not English. It’s a failed sneeze.” -Joe on the word “syzgy.” Triple word score. Haters gonna hate. :)

Shannara and Shadowhunters have both become, to me and the housebuddy (although he's more engaged than I am, which is why we're still watching), The Further Adventures of the Pretty People.

Do they suspect they're not going to get a second season (don't know if it's been renewed) and have to get through everything while they've got the chance? Because that's how it's playing to me. I don't feel as if I get enough time with every concept to become acquainted with it. As someone who hasn't read the books,…

I'm always a little uncomfortable when a TV episode puts a little homily on the end as if to tell us all how we should think of these things. For my money, it would have been much more effective for a few short references on the porch to remind us of the basic themes, then a quiet, thoughtful walk, ending with the…

Of course Jesus wasn't Wesen. He was a Grimm, silly. The housebuddy and I spent some little time last night trying to figure out what kind of Wesen Donald Trump is. We came to no conclusions - have we had a greedy pig wesen yet? A big bo(a)re?

I was wondering that myself, but I came up with AC_Slater123's solution as well. :)

"It’s as if MTV has no faith in their audience’s concept of subtext, or even meat-and-potatoes storytelling." Gratifying to see that the review noted the resemblance of elf ears to rhinoceros horn, and can't help wondering if the next time our younger viewers spot a PSA about the plight of the rhino that the light…

I would agree, except for your implication that fully-actualized, capable, intelligent adults are immune from lovesick schmuckness. I'm not even sure what fully-actualized means.

“Make this report as logical as possible.” At this point, I turned to the housebuddy and said, "Wow! Ripped from the headlines." He had been working too much this last fall when all the Chicago mess went down, with video showing cops shooting a young black man who was walking away and making a report that he was…

Love that you called the show out for its eye-rolling moments - I have those all the time with shows like Arrow (don't watch anymore), Flash (don't watch anymore) and Legends (still watching because Rory) - but the reviewers over there seem to think they are relationship building moments. I call them little homilies.

I mostly watch it because my housebuddy is a fan, so we watch it before going on to other things like Agent Carter or Grimm (DVR). I did have fun during the fight scenes picturing comic book cells and explosive balloons with BIFF, BAM, CRUNCH, WHAM, etc. I also get a little kick out of Mick's last name being Rory,…

Enjoying the show very much - I'm one of those strange people who find Umberto Eco's novels page turners, so the slow pace doesn't bother me. And Miller and Holden hunkered down behind the machinery, wearing security outfits, with Miller shouting out challenges in Belter-speak - I flashed back to Frodo and Sam…

And hey, that big Moroni (is that the one?), the golden guy with the long horn (yeah, a horn) that looks like asteroid bait to me.

And the truth will still be out there. I'm sentimental enough to feel all warm and cozy inside when I hear the theme music, and to feel just a little bit better seeing Mulder and Scully together again, but I'm not sure this is the best time to be poking the dragon of conspiracy theories. How long is it going to be…

I have a feeling that perhaps this run of episodes is about finding William - although they may not know it yet. It looks to me as if it's leading in that direction. Which is better to me than leaving their child out there as a loose, forever mourned, end.

The biggest flaw for me was the decision of Fox to go ahead and air the sportyball post game show, allowing only 24 minutes of actual show to be saved on my DVR. How soon can I expect this to hit On Demand?

I just watched it tonight and enjoyed it. Haven't read it since high school when, no it wasn't assigned, but I wanted to. Took me 2 tries, since the first time I just scanned the names since I couldn't pronounce them, and therefore got them confused. The second time, I meticulously sounded out all the names when I…