I have nothing but squee for this episode and love it uncritically. I went and cried a little in the fridge after the scene at the stones, so my husband wouldn’t see me.

I mean this sincerely....can't we just let this be what it is without analyzing the fuck out of it? Just this once? The politics are CLEARLY in the right place.

When Jamie says, "You're ripping my guts out, Claire!" I have never wanted to hold a fictional character so bad.

It will be a good thing if, out of this mess, can come more of an embracing of critical thinking over emotional response. I think a lot of people, including Anna Merlan, responded with emotion rather than actual thinking when this piece was first questioned. “But, but, but, it’s about WOMEN and RAPE and THE CAUSE,…

I mean... Don't all couples agree to what they will or won't do at some point? Doesn't everyone have some kind of sex they don't like? You either agree to go without that or end the relationship if you can't. I thought that was called being a grown up. You don't always get everything you want so you either decide…

We're not more homophobic than anyone else (I don't think) but it can't be denied that a lot of black people are homophobic. I don't think she was giving lip service to the 'more homophobic' thing but rather reminding blacks that we were denied similar rights not so long ago and now we're denying other minorities the…

Gender pronoun issues aside

Yes. I feel like this need to embrace a lack of interest in sex as an identity is mostly due to two related myths: that women, as a general rule, want sex just as much as men, and that men, as a general rule, want sex all the time. Neither of these things is true, and I think they really distort our views of what is…

Cmon. Can't folks make whatever pics they want and still have a reasonable expectation to privacy?

I miss her so much on PoI, I'm glad to know her new show is successful.

I wish Ledisi sang it. Not only does it make sense because she sang it in the movie, but Beyonce can't sing this style of music as well as Ledisi can. And I am also not into gospel, but I respect the vocal art form.

But why should we be ashamed when he's courting media with these stories? If he (or she) is sitting down to do interviews and members of his team are leaking those stories (on purpose and for ratings), then talking about those stories aren't really terrible.

That's my one complaint, but I feel like if they glossed over the inherent misogyny of 18th century English-occupied Scotland, it wouldn't be true to the time period and Claire wouldn't be facing that many obstacles. And so far, the only completed rapes that we've seen have been a result of wartime anarchy. Also,…

I don't know what critics of her response expect (or want) her to say?

What do people expect her to say? She was a child when she was on the show. It's not like she was his real daughter living at home with him everyday. She can only speak on what she's personally witnessed and what she can remember.

As much as I hate Cosby, she is right. In her world this is how it exists. She is taking a very diplomatic approach to it. I still think he is fucking giant turd but I also did not know him. I just know rapists are fucking disgusting.

I don't really care who Leo is or is not hookin gup with but if this was a 4o year old woman being claled out for her "age appropriateness" y'all would be shitting yourselves in "righteous" fury. I've never heard of any accusations that anyone DiCaprio hooked up with wasn't willing and able to make their own…

But shonda isn't being asked to tackle these issues in a half hour COMEDY. That's a huge difference. I love shonda and what she's done, but I don't think the comparison exists beyond "they're both women of colour".

I know either of these people personally, but we don't need to put Clooney down to elevate the achievements of his new spouse. I understand the impulse to mock the status and money that celebrity confers upon those who don't necessarily have the same real world achievements as others who might be more deserving of…

So is getting married, and wearing an expensive dress, and wearing makeup, and etc. etc. etc. to infinity.