The number of critics who seem to mistake Swift’s self-parodying embrace of the ‘dark side’ (or the persona her detractors have happily created for her) for sheer narcissism is surprising. The LWYMMD music video makes the self-criticism even more obvious but nope, haters gonna hate/ignore the nuances.

Lorde’s Melodrama was actually kind of fantastic though.

When I click on your star, the number goes down. I’m sorry for doing that. I wanted to upvote you. Not downvote you. I would never downvote who made a hilarious Lost reference.

I logged in after centuries of lurking just to upvote this.

@avclub-501c54d131c3b93043a744af0c259c58:disqus I lol'ed irl.

Indeed, my criticism is not directed at the violence per se but at the way The Shield generally glamorized, sensationalized and fetishized it, at least earlier in its run (which, apparently, I didn't clearly communicate in my first post). All that IS pretty much on the surface and, once you take into account the the…

Woah, you're quite The Shields enthusiast there with that pure unadulterated praise for the show's style and acting. While I personally think that the show is great entertainment (and it does get kinda terrific fairly quickly, never losing momentum), I definitely didn't think THAT much of the show's style (I also…

Those aren't tears! There's just something in my eye, I swear… Yeah, Levi's trying to cheer Amy up? So? There's no connection!

True, the acting was solid in that scene and Jemima beautifully sold the pain and longing. For a second, I was actually invested in the character and I wanted more than anything for the father to remedy the situation, to prevent Jessa from leaving abruptly… but then, in the next scene, the father abandons Jessa at the…

Although I do usually attempt to slog through most of those words (given that he's often quite right about most of what he preaches about), he can sometimes come across as a little condescending, especially in the way he dumbs himself down for the "average" reader who apparently needs tons and tons of background…

Who's Lauren?

I agree completely. However, I won't hesitate to put it into my own "of all time" pantheon if it does not get that much deserved third season.

Definitely the strongest episode of the season for me (and no, I wasn't a fan of last week's cliched, heavy-handed "experimental" mess). Yeah, there was still that atrocious Marnie/Jonathan storyline threatening to derail the whole thing but thankfully, even that managed to reach a genuinely heartbreaking resolution…

A little late to the party, aren't ya?

I wouldn't have cared about the self-indulgence if the episode hadn't tripped so badly over its own ambition. Its approach obvious and heavy-handed, its insights banal, and its ending painfully predictable. This whole exercise has been done better by artists a lot more talented than Dunham, and with a lot more life…

Wait, are we commending The Voice for putting contestants like Terry McDermott through (at the expense of much worthier, much more talented people)? His safe, bland and often pitch-y performances are suddenly something "unconventional" that should be celebrated? What?

Wait, are we commending The Voice for putting contestants like Terry McDermott through (at the expense of much worthier, much more talented people)? His safe, bland and often pitch-y performances are suddenly something "unconventional" that should be celebrated? What?

I probably disliked the season as much as you did but I don't think this finale changed my thoughts of it any (even as a standalone episode). Sure, there were some fun, gripping moments and it did have a couple of scenes that worked on that so-called, oft-repeated character level (the one that comes to mind is Saul's…

I probably disliked the season as much as you did but I don't think this finale changed my thoughts of it any (even as a standalone episode). Sure, there were some fun, gripping moments and it did have a couple of scenes that worked on that so-called, oft-repeated character level (the one that comes to mind is Saul's…

Saul/Carrie are less likely to keep the identity (or identities) of Brody's murderer/s a secret.