Yeah, I read the Swiss statement of “strong military” as “they have nukes and they’re willing to use them”, because that’s why the colonies are so awful.

Oh, I think one of the themes this season has been about how much Gilead is a paper tiger.  I think a lot of June’s bravado has come from the fact that she sees that plainly.

Right.  The Swiss said a few episodes ago that Gilead was very strong, militarily, but I think that was a diplomatic way of saying, “They have access to nukes and no qualms about using them.”

Oh, yeah, definitely a huge theme of this season is how much Gilead just does not function once you scratch the surface.  They will not last.

Part of that, for me, was also the horror that basically, those two guys with no oversight, courts, or legal proceeding just decided, “Oh, she’s trouble.  Let’s put her on a plane TONIGHT.” and it happens.  Because they know that no one cares, and if anyone does raise a question, they’ll go, “Oh, that must have been a…

Yeah, I was waiting for a payoff where his connection to the Flayer could be used against it, but largely he was a little more than a barometer in terms of plot-value.

Swalwell seems to be in full-on “I’m not here to win, I’m here to move the needle on gun control” mode, which I respect.

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I can see where you’re coming from, but at the same time, some great advice I got when my son was young was, “You’re going to have a relationship with your child as an adult for a lot longer than as a child, so always lay the groundwork for the relationship you’re going to want in 10, 15, 20 years.”

Like, if I squint I can sort of see the “If I don’t lock down that she doesn’t see my fetish as a dealbreaker, why even bother with a second date?” mindset.  I can understand there’s no playbook for “when to bring up the fetish you can’t go without long-term”, but, yeah, it’s not the first date.  

Exactly. It’s actually Fantastic Four V. X-Men.  It’s all depositions and courtroom drama.

I mean, there’s a chance, but it isn’t one I’d put money on.

“Blaine was hilariously transparent in his interactions with her, and I couldn’t believe it took noticing the mask to see through his b.s.”

He hadn’t delivered yet, but I think her problem was more that he wasn’t interested in the ramifications of delivering. To him it was just data— morally neutral.  

I’m always fascinated how often TV shows will misrepresent how TV shows are made.

These shows so often have “not telling me your secret identity” framed as these great betrayals.  That’s why I liked having Kamilla in Flash’s season finale be all “Yeah, I wouldn’t expect you to tell me that until you were ready” when Cisco told her.

Pepper Potts has already buried one Stark this year.

I mean, so much of what we talk about with this story is the subversion of fantasy tropes.  So the last thing that would have been fitting would be for a “lost heir” to claim the throne.

They can just end it like they did Sense8.