Yeah, I couldn't stand zosia mamet's acting in those first seasons.

I don't get this — that's not a question people always want to ask a partner. That's not something most people want to know.

How about just ALL the characters are pregnant when the show ends? And then the writers don't have to worry about being interesting or nuanced.

Or emotional.

"They even flirt with the “How’s the other chick in bed?” conversation, which former lovers use to signify that they’ve entered some advanced phase of their relationship."

I know you can't prescribe behavior, especially to an abuse victim, but I was screaming for Celeste to lie to appease Perry for a second and get out of that car alive. Wouldn't one's instinct for self-preservation tell you NOT to handle the break-up in such a dangerous, isolated scenario? After all, she kissed her…

There are far more murders.

Agreed. I started buying shit for college before I'd graduated high school.

I commented on this elsewhere, but there are most definitely non-psychedelic drugs out there that will zonk you out like that (ever see someone come out from under anesthesia?).

I was on a weird mushroom-derived drug a few months back — it was supposed to be one of those quasi-legal "the ancients did it!" kind of drug experiences. I was told it wasn't psychedelic; it would just be a body high. I had never been so full-body high in all my life. You know how you can't read text in a dream?…

But I've also read that therapy isn't recommended for couples when abuse is present, because abusers are so manipulative, and therapy just gives them yet another platform.

And the therapist saw right through it.

The not hurting his kids aspect is so interesting too. I once heard a state attorney general speak on domestic abuse, and she emphasized that an abuser targets those he know he CAN — he doesn't usually beat up on asshole coworkers, he may not get into bar fights. But he can intimidate and hurt his wife and kids and…

An interesting element, too, is how Celeste seems to feel shame not only for being in this situation at all, but for being in a toxic relationship that still turns her on from time to time. The sex scenes are so painful partly because while they seem angry and abusive, she does seem somewhat turned on (even if that's…

Yeah, do people just cut corners on that part? I mean, all the bronze baby boots I've seen still resemble baby boots, and not a third-grader's bad rendering of baby boots. Should be the same for faces.

Same mechanism, though. Lie still.

Oh man! Renata is NOT the natural progression of Amy…unless… do you think Renata's full-time gig is working at Abaddonn?

Yeah, seems like something any decent teacher would know to avoid. Especially a public school teacher who has to navigate families with money.

It seems like bronze is a really punishing medium. But why? Why can't you make a death mask of the person (or someone who looks VAGUELY LIKE THEM), then use that as a form? Better than starting from scratch and putting the eyes way too close together, it would seem.

It's something worth picking up on, because the times I've had crippling financial difficulty, I go through my memory bank to figure out which friends have confided going through something similar, and then I ask them to come drink with me. It's so important to be friends with people you respect who have also fucked…