SNL has taken the weird track of having Trump be the pathetic straight man in his own administration full of bizarre, broad, evil characters. He has no punchline. He’s the most competent, stable man in the room and that’s very not the case.

Look at what they’ve done well. Spicey. Jeff Sessions: Opossum Man. Kellyanne…

Podcasting is a mattress based economy.

This is where I hear the voice of my late dad, and old New York Jew, explaining the difference between overpriced and expensive. “This sandwich,” he is saying in my head, “is not overpriced. It’s expensive. They cure that meat themselves. That’s real rye bread. You get what a pound? It’s an art. You’re paying for…

Dude is very underestimated as an actor, but he can’t rise above his materials. Give him a good or fun screenplay (Rocky, First Blood, CopLand, Demolition Man) he’ll match it’s quality and tone.

Connan really needs to do a travelogue show. I’d watch a season of one hour shows where he’s in a different country every week. Or an “Around the World in 80 Days” thing like Michael Palin did back in the day. (great little show)

It’s already no longer available by me in New England. They’ve switched to a seasonal “Holiday Spice” which is cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar.

I’m still with Downcast after years.  It’s inertia that has kept me there.  I know others are better but it’s been perfectly fine for my needs and it can be such a pain to switch when you have a bunch of back episodes saved up.

Season 2 isn’t essential, but it’s where things start to gel and it’s a blast watching them find their feet. It really takes off after the crossover - sometime around the time the Legion of Doom teams up with Al Capone. This is where the Ghost of Captain Cold begins to pop up, Nate and Ray truly become besties, Rip…

Im a Ray fanboy and I didn’t even realize he was gone. Which is why I loved the joke so much. There is a big deal about him being the “quarterback,” - a total lie that he doesn’t get. Then the quarterback leaves for nearly the entire episode and not even the viewer notices.

Also: You made Ray sad Nate. Boo. [looks…

It’s a dybbuk possessing Fyvish Finkel’s discarded shell! Begone, cursed creature you shall not enter this house!

Brock seems to sell most for:

They did things that The Flash isn’t known for - writing the team working as an actual dang team, not keeping secrets from each other, listening, and having honest to god character development that doesn’t come via someone’s death.  It might not have been an action packed hour, but that was some thrilling character…

I made a lame prediction of the Ice Pack coming a while back, and dang if they aren’t setting up the Ice Pack. We probably won’t be getting an honest-to-god Mr. Freeze but I really need to see Blue Snowman and Minister Blizzard.

It’s like they saw that people liked the brief times the over the top Council of Wells appeared and thought “let’s bring that dynamic to the whole year!”  The Wells works best when he’s just kinda of a grounded jerk with a heart of gold.  I’m fine with the idea of one of the Wells being a great detective instead of a…

Not even people in NY care about Francesa ant more. “I’m leaving radio. I’m back on radio. Subscribe to my App!”

Now that Nora is a prisoner of the Time Beruau and NateDad is going to try to make the magical creature captives into weapons, does this mean that he’s going to try to control .Nora freakin’ Dhark?

Like Liberace. Flamboyantly gay, but somehow nobody but gay people or those in the know noticed.  If they did realize it, they just ignored it and were quiet about it.

Nah, when a dying Tony gives Cap the Infinity Gauntlet at the end of Avengers 4 because he’s the only one pure enough to wield it selflessly and he “dies” re-creating the universe he’ll definitely bring his old buddy Phil back.

Phil’s superpower is that he keeps being brought back.

Indeed I am! Thank you, and I apologies for mixing the two up.

That was such a quietly subversive special. It’s shocking how many queer touchstones they fit into a 1988 Christmas special without anybody but those in the know really noticing.