I actually thought it might be, him figuring if he wears that uniform he can get away with more mischief, as seen in the scene in the principal’s office. Similar to the Onion headline Bully With Good Grades Unstoppable.

Well...sort of. I agree with everything you say, but verisimilitude is not the goal. It’s a happy, important supplement to a strong plot. That’s why the three weakest episodes this season (this one, “Champagne Papi,” “Barbershop”) all have wonderful, excellent, absolutely on-point verisimilitude—in support of weaker…

Yeah, I agree. The last shot felt like a cop-out. I thought, No, no! You’ve got to finish the scene! It seemed like Glover et al. painted themselves into a corner with that dubious suicide dogleg, and didn’t know what to do, so just ended it. It’s one instance where the show’s deliberate nebulousness felt unearned.

I’m pretty sure someone called him Chris. I thought it might have been a representation of Chris Rock (i.e. Everybody Hates Chris), as the kid had the same mischievous shit-eating grin Rock is famous for.

Ha, most people hate who they were in grade school. It’s almost more believable that that was Darius, that he emerged from the chrysalis of this li’l shitchild.

hold a...trudge???

So...not very frankly.

Arbitrary album rating (irresistible!):
1. The Stage Names
2. The Stand-Ins
3. I Am Very Far
4. In the Rainbow Rain
5. Black Sheep Boy
6. The Silver Gymnasium
7. Don’t Fall in Love with Everyone You See
8. Down the River of Golden Dreams
9. Away

Yeah, I’ve never understood why Black Sheep Boy gets held up as the gold standard. It’s OK, but the “story” is uneven and cumbersome (I always groan when he sings “birthing his black...diapason!”), and the band certainly has better albums. After most of the band departed last record and Sheff essentially made it a…

Stefan Heck presents How to Troll Well.

Though we share a name and a love for the same band, we couldn’t disagree more here. Their first EPs are milquetoast; I never ever listen to them anymore. From the first two albums you could compile an EP’s worth of good songs (an EP that would admittedly feature their best song “Westfall”). Black Sheep Boy is their…

“...to stereotypically BBQ-loving, six-gun-firing, “yee-haw”-shouting Wes Anderson.”
These li’l asides are my favorite part of the Wiki Wormholes.

Also, are we certain William George Crush didn’t just change his name in advance of the train cr(a/u)sh? It seems like something the publicity-loving maven would eagerly and…

Yes. Dr. Dog and Okkervil River, i.e. half the selections featured here.

You guys are way off about Okkervil River. In the Rainbow Rain is their best album in years. I was hesitant to buy it after the dullsville disappointment Away was, as well as how scattershot The Silver Gymnasium was, but it’s a fantastic record. Great lyrics, great melodies, great hooks, lush instrumentation, a return…

That’s the point, though. Tracy is pure trouble but gregarious while Earn is semi-competent but sullen. Who’s Al going to choose?

Van expressed herself with disarming clarity in “Helen.” Nothing opaque at all there. The plot is looser this season, you’re right, and I think your point is best taken on “Alligator” and “Barbershop,” but the plot’s there—it’s just loose, and that’s a stylistic choice you have to accept and embrace. The show requires…

Yeah, you’re right. EARN is unconvincing angry, but that’s the character, not the actor. It fits the character perfectly. It seemed a silly oversight on Alston’s part.

It seems we’re in Darius’ world now, as the second season has been defined by surrealistic horror, violence, and, ultimately, as a reaction to that, humor (see the nervous laughter at the frat house hazing). Even though each episode is focused on a particular individual, so far they’ve all been seen through Darius’…

“He is ginning up Twitter the way it was meant to be ginned” would have been better.