What I liked about the Beth reveal was that it made me realize that it never mattered to me whether she was a clone or not. What mattered was her decision. Did she abandon her family, or did she really want this life, deep inside? Turns out it's a little of both, and I'm cool with that.

So as someone who collects the toys of his childhood, I didn’t even need to be a parent to feel that emotional gut punch. My mind rushed back to some of my own childhood toys, similarly discarded, and I cried because of THEM. That’s how effective it was.

I don't know if you "read" James Joyce so much as "take your best stab at comprehending" James Joyce.

The Good Dinosaur is the REAL forgotten Pixar flick. Most Pixar fans, when rattling off every film they can think of, will eventually get to Bug’s Life, because it was definitely the second. Nobody remembers Good Dinosaur. It’s a rare second-release-in-the-same-year for Pixar, and the first release was Inside Out, so…

RE: Local She-Ro: It impresses me that for this long, Bob’s Burgers has managed to take place in an unnamed town- even going this far as to highlight how great it was- without ever resorting to the lampshading jokes you see all the time on The Simpsons. I often forget it’s unnamed.

I could swear we saw Mrs. Pesto in the background in the first season or two, and then they quietly started alluding to a divorce, but every time I watch the old episodes I forget to check that possible-Mandela-effect memory.

Nope. Pretty much Tracy Morgan. (Although he gets to do the battle cry at least.

In this case, they wanted to instantly date it to 2002.

Yeah that and (SPOILER ALERT, I SUPPOSE) Captain Caveman were the biggest head-scratches as far as radically altering the characters.

Hanna Barbara cartoons I can enjoy unironically: Early Yogi Bear, Flintstones, Top Cat, Some Huckleberry Hound.

My son loved it. I had the most fun picking out all of the deep-cut Hanna Barbara references.

Yeah. But the lice go on unexpected, heartwarming journeys that teach us about ourselves.

For me, it’s Civilization, The Sims, or any good city-builder. I think I’m drawn to those titles in times of stress because you’re never really THROUGH with them. Oh, you can beat Civilization, and most city builders have a campaign to finish, but that’s not the point. When you’re done with that, you just dive right…

Quarantine comes with a price.

So the goal was clearly to tell the most meta, self-aware Rick and Morty story ever, and they succeeded. I loved that the map was Dan Harmon’s story circle. I loved that even though they made that really implicit, Rick’s (and therefore Dan’s) goal was to try to escape the confines of that circle by telling a story…

At least some of Trolls' success has to be that parents are very willing right now to pay for an hour and a half of blessed peace. Other movies are doing well because what else are we gonna do? But if theatrical releases vanish, and all movies are direct to video, how are we supposed to tell the big releases from the…

That is a not uncommon phenomenon in Animal Crossing. The illusion works for a while, but then at some point the facade cracks and you realize you’re working for the game instead of playing it.

Yay! Acknowledgement of Infinity Train. It's a delightful series with layers galore and some fantastic voice acting, and everyone should go watch it all now.

That's the gist of it. The season 1 episodes are so sparce, there should be lots of room for new riffs. Also, it sounds like there's a short.

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