We also say things like, "Bless you," after people sneeze, even though few of us worry that a sneezy-person is in particular danger.

How do they measure ratings for an episode that is aired by surprise and repeatedly over 12 hours?

It's possible that the horrible revival left a bad taste in my mouth, but my general impression is that we're supposed to see almost all of Lorelei and Rory's behavior as charmingly eccentric or righteously justified.

Do the writers mean for the viewers to understand this? As the show goes on, I increasingly doubt that the writers are aware of how immature and obnoxious Lorelai and Rory can be.

I think he likes power too though. And likes being at the center of things.

Nah. They could just take their kid to Despicable Me 3 or Cars 3 instead. Clearly they have less repulsive options.

You can never be too rich or too thin.

Seems like too fine a point. Unless you want the military making those calls.

The Cohen bros also.

It's just sad, the idea that no one outgrew anything from high school.

My heart broke a little for Finn when he reached out to Fern as a "brother" and got so thoroughly betrayed.

Well he did lock it away from Peter so maybe he didn't expect him to use it until later.

I think Elektra was great - I think it was the story that let her down in the second half by making no sense. I'm excited to see her again too.

Are we not already doing that? Surely our paramilitary police have this covered?

You know, I really enjoyed this episode. And now I'm wondering if Alice gave poor Jughead a lift back from the home for troubled teens or if he had to catch the bus home alone.

I mean I was/am a big fan of the Harry Potter books who didn't care for the movies at all, so your illustration doesn't really help me very much… Also, I'm not sure you're understanding what a fan means when they say "the book was better". Generally, they are not saying, "the movie was good because it was based on a…

I assume that the whole "certain inalienable rights" thing went over your head? People are born on many different levels with advantages and disadvantages because that's inevitable but the right to one's own person should be basic and fundamental. Being a hostage and obligated to work for your captor until you die,…

That and, as I said elsewhere, if the South HAD "won" it would be a minor post-colonial group of countries alternately hating the North and desperate for whatever bits of wealth the North would throw its way. Agrarian economies built on peonage systems did not prosper in the 20th century.

Passports are arbitrary and unfair? What? Because nations exist, slavery isn't that evil?

We know what it looks like when the South wins for a while. It looks like Peru or Ecuador.