Right. And while evidence suggests she was never *nice* to Tyrion, much of their adult relationship was probably shaped by the prophecy as well. It's a very "Macbeth" sort of situation.

Bruce was in the last issue of Totally Awesome Hulk (note to editors—if people feel embarrassed typing out the title of your book, go back to the drawing board), and it was an interesting one-shot about what Bruce Banner does when he can't turn into the Hulk. But yeah, it seems that he's being re-established just to…

I think he makes an appearance in the novelization of the film (written by Peter David, natch) as one of the lab animals that get experimented on to develop the process.

It's really weird going from reading Alias and Sentry where the respective writers insert that sort of thing into their characters' backstory, then reading old stories starring Rick where it happens much more organically.

She really is. One of the things the play version of the Westeros events this scene drove home for me is how easily her character (even in the distorted version they knew) translates into the Shakespearean prototype of the protagonist with the tragic flaw.

And even with the throat-ripping, somewhat less animal death.

First thought on realizing Cersei's Wildfire Plot: Oh, she is *back.*
Second thought: Oh, she is giving up the south forever, huh?
And Tommen was the icing on that cake.

Three thoughts: 1) I really liked this episode—it was a nice change of pace from Silicon Valley's usual MO, lurching from one disaster Pied Piper gets out of to the next. It was a different level of stakes, and that's appreciated.
2) I may be reading too much into this, but there's an implied contrast, I think, between…

I hated the Chemical Plant Zone so very much. I could coast through the rest of the game to at least the Metropolis Zone, but the Chemical Plant Zone was always 50/50.

It's the last bit of the game that gets me, where you're attacked by all the shadows, and you don't stand a chance in combat unless you went for a combat build, which is probably the worst way to play the rest of the game. That, or do a lot of tedious running and dodging/

Plotwise, it's a frustrating fight because it's so pointless—you're fighting waves of enemies after the big baddie is dead and gone, and they're attacking you basically over a misunderstanding. It reinforces the game's nihilistic streak.

I gave up on Portal at that point. I just couldn't get the timing right on the console version.

"Food will keep cold and last a long, long time." This single lyric has been repeating in my head for twenty years. Nice to know where it came from.

In classic lit, I'm about a quarter through Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Once it clicked in my head that "oh, it's a soap opera," it's been going pretty smoothly. I don't think I have the familiarity with Russian culture and history to pick up a lot of the nuance, but I like it well enough.

Ok, I was on board for the 30 Rock comparison upthread, but this one captures my 90s kid heart.

There's an episode of 30 Rock where Pete loses what's left of his hair, and Jack argues that Pete's finally come into his power, because he's reached the point where he believes he's hit rock bottom in his life, has nothing left to lose and is capable of anything.

"I am actually surprised Archer did not just kill off his "bullies" when he was younger, or as an adult. Seems like something he would address at one point."
I was wondering about that too, but after some consideration, I liked how the writers handled it. Archer's one word answers when he first talks to Ivy suggests…

For me, it clicked on "Destination: Wedding," which is episode 8 of the first season. It was basically a madcap farce, but with at least a tiny sliver of emotional truth too, that one character is having a hard time orienting herself to the other's former friendships.

My favorite episode of the last season was Archer going as Pam's date to her sister's wedding. I'd probably watch a buddy comedy show that's just those two, inflicting themselves on the world.

Andy Richter Controls the Universe made it into its second season, and it featured long conversations between Andy and the imagined founder of the company. …"success" may be a bit of a stretch, though.