Yes, it does. Comparing a black person to any other primate group (e.g. gorilla, monkey, orangutan, etc.) is considered offensively racist - and I speak as an African American/Canadian. Just because lemurs aren’t as well known a primate to most doesn’t give her a free pass to use it to describe Heidi’s looks. In all…

I find Claire’s medical trailblazing attempts increasingly narcissistic and should be historically contradictory even in her mind. It’s as if she secretly hopes to be known as the inventor of critical medical techniques/inventions, though she only knows of them because of her own 2oth century training/knowledge set…

At most, like the “former deputy chief”, she’ll probably just be demoted to a lower level position while remaining on the bench, perhaps limited to smaller civil cases. After some political chastising and adequate time to fall from the public’s memory, she’ll be allowed to resume her current position or even use this…

Now that the show’s been effectively canceled (“indefinite hold”) by Netflix, how would you rate the series overall?

Glory: “Well then who the fuck did, Ralph? El Cuckoo?”
That made many flaws of this episode forgivable - it voiced the frustrations and fears everyone, including Holly, was feeling in hearing evidence proving this creature’s existence. I’ve respected but somehow never emotionally invested in Stephen King’s work.…

Yes, it’s a combination of grief and shame. Except for Marie, who has kept her inner resolve, most of the other accused and their families quickly succumbed to the stress, lacking true outside support along with the growing cynicism that comes with maturity. Which may be another reason why Glory’s kids and Terry’s dad…

The public’s reaction to child harm is often stronger than that of older victims, and brings out the mob mentality/trial by media attitude that condemns the accused entire family to shame (e.g. their houses, tombstones desecrated) until it consumes them all. It’s largely a group instinct - children are the future,…

You were attacking his intellect with “you seem to not understand what mystery shows are” comment. Just because he doesn’t like this murder mystery detective show doesn’t mean he hates them in general. After all, that’s one reason it piqued his interest to watch.

Agreed, this plot plays like a “white man’s guilt” (or in this case “human man’s guilt”) story trope to absolve him of his ignorance of the state of the Romulan refugees after his bitter resignation - ‘How can I be held responsible for the crimes of my society?? I simply did not know!’. Yet unlike civilian Federation…

I’m unfamiliar (and now even more uninterested) in the book/source material. As you may notice, I’ve just happened upon this series in early 2020, binging through the seasons over the past few weeks. Viewing them in a compact format has its +/- but it does highlight logical/historical inconsistencies, especially in…

That’s a weak excuse/premise not to try. First, BOTH Roger and Brianna can go through the stones, which they never quite explain how Roger has the ability, so it shouldn’t be that much of a risk. After all, Claire and her daughter can do it, what would prevent their son/grandson from doing so as well, even if he’s not…

This 70s brat from Boston (post sexual revolution!) threatening a guy with forced outing will never sit right with me. I mean, did she specifically travel back in time just to get off on blackmailing her forefathers?

One thing that always pissed me off is the producers having the same actor play both Jack and Frank Randall. Yeah, yeah, Jack’s his great, great, great granddaddy, but you have plenty of those, not just one! As Season 1 quickly wore on, I saw it was a cheap contrivance to make Claire’s dispassionate, detached marriage…

Yes, but one had spent most of her life in the 20th century - born in the UK at the end of WWI, to become a warzone field nurse during WWII before moving to the US in the mid-20th Century, from the Truman to LBJ presidencies, witness to the Korean and Vietnam wars, the 20th Century Civil Rights movement bringing about…

Agreed. I discovered this series just before the 2020 new year and have mini-binged my way through Season 3, marveling at its high quality evolution of style and tone. My only disappointment is that just one of the real documentaries highlighted in its intro theme (Salesman = Globesman) have been parodied thus far.…

It comes off as a poorly edited, made-for-TV, film where the recurring backstory from each main character’s POV is filler that muddies the overall progression of the story line. It definitely was made for binge watching, as a weekly rollout of the show would have easily lost many viewers halfway through. Agreed about…

I just binged S1 & 2 over the past week and my head is still spinning. I swear Penn Badgley looks/acts like the split clone child of Jim Carrey’s and David Duchovny’s most famous 90's character personas; the dark, ironically witty voice-overs mansplaining his reasoning/motivations and how he must be a genius to get…

Agreed; I just cringe watched it recently by chance to my regret. I’m sure it clicks for some but it was a frustratingly dull experience for me. To see it ranks so high on this list is truly a surprise, but hey, we’re just viewers, eh?

I’m kinda surprised Supernatural didn’t make the list. Though started in the 00's, it’s wrapping up it’s 15th final season in spring 2020 on a strong note. Like some others (e.g. RPDR) it’s had its up and downs but has firmly established itself in mainstream pop culture in no small part due to its rabid fan base that…

“Dude hated Eddie Murphy for some reason. PRobably just envy.”
Agreed. Though Cosby won accolades in the ‘60's, the racial landscape shifted several times by the time Murphy joined SNL in 1980, entering into the Reagan years. If anything, he opened doors for Cosby to have *his* show and the spinoff A Different World…