It *IS* kind of a let down after all that build up. I totally understand why Red can't go through with choking Vee to death—it seems in character for her—but Vee is written as a ruthless manipulator who has no trouble killing people who get in her way, who manages to get Red alone and attack her with a deadly weapon…
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It doesn't quite make me ashamed to be white, but man, I totally agree that to equate whiteface and blackface is absurd on its face (puns!).
It doesn't quite make me ashamed to be white, but man, I totally agree that to equate whiteface and blackface is absurd on its face (puns!).
@avclub-1898a4d76532f237d9b5c0592dfe71a9:disqus a few quick thoughts:
@avclub-1898a4d76532f237d9b5c0592dfe71a9:disqus a few quick thoughts:
@avclub-1898a4d76532f237d9b5c0592dfe71a9:disqus Thanks for sticking with this! I understand you so much better now! Girlish hugs all around!
@avclub-1898a4d76532f237d9b5c0592dfe71a9:disqus Thanks for sticking with this! I understand you so much better now! Girlish hugs all around!
Indeed! but in the end, that didn't end up being enough for Peggy!
Indeed! but in the end, that didn't end up being enough for Peggy!
I think the running thing was just another facet of the "now that you're my boyfriend, we're stuck to each other like co-dependent glue" thing that was running through the episode. He runs, so she runs. He goes to rehearsal, so she goes to rehearsal. They even wear the same weird pajamas/long underwear thing.
I think the running thing was just another facet of the "now that you're my boyfriend, we're stuck to each other like co-dependent glue" thing that was running through the episode. He runs, so she runs. He goes to rehearsal, so she goes to rehearsal. They even wear the same weird pajamas/long underwear thing.
It's interesting to me that Don gives both Adam and Lane money (in
Lane's case, he offers to cover from his own pocket the cash Lane
embezzled) when clearly what both men are reaching out (in part) for is
some human kindness. To Peggy, he offers only kindness—good(?) advice
and a demonstration that he cares—but…
It's interesting to me that Don gives both Adam and Lane money (in
Lane's case, he offers to cover from his own pocket the cash Lane
embezzled) when clearly what both men are reaching out (in part) for is
some human kindness. To Peggy, he offers only kindness—good(?) advice
and a demonstration that he cares—but…
It feels maybe The Emperors New Clothes-ish to me? A lot of this season has had to do with a critique of consumer culture, and how our drives to get the newest and best things can never be satisfied, and how we always expect that satiation we expect to find just around the corner never quite comes. The characters this…
It feels maybe The Emperors New Clothes-ish to me? A lot of this season has had to do with a critique of consumer culture, and how our drives to get the newest and best things can never be satisfied, and how we always expect that satiation we expect to find just around the corner never quite comes. The characters this…
My point about the words was simply that the existence of a word doesn't mean the concept that the word describes is actually real. The word 'misandry' is a real word, and refers to a concept that a lot of people believe in, yes. that's a truth, but it's a trivial truth—it doesn't tell us anything about whether it's a…
My point about the words was simply that the existence of a word doesn't mean the concept that the word describes is actually real. The word 'misandry' is a real word, and refers to a concept that a lot of people believe in, yes. that's a truth, but it's a trivial truth—it doesn't tell us anything about whether it's a…
"Misandry is real. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be a word for it."
"Misandry is real. If it wasn't, there wouldn't be a word for it."
Adam is a manic pixie dream boy! That explains why the character is so irritating an so charming all at once.