Ugh I hope they don't do that. The Sparrow is interesting because he's not actually wrong about a lot of things, it's just his group uses horrible methods. Making him a flat-out monster would be boring.

I read an article from a combat veteran who said the 'good guy with a gun' would only make the situation worse. Even those trained in those situations can mess up, so how exactly would a civilian with a few hours spent on a range expect to be anything other than a liability. Not to mention creating a crossfire is only…

You're not going to let that go, are you?

Mallrats Balboa

Problem being that it only works for a few specific films - not universal by a long shot.

Tomato/potato, innit.

Yeah, this sets a pretty frightening precedent…

I think she left primarily to focus on writing after her first novel took off, but I hope she does get a gig at another site some time.

Yeah, Gawker are responsible for some shitty and unethical journalism, but I really don't like the idea that a rich guy can just decide he wants to get revenge on a site and pay to have them taken down.

Didn't Charlie Jane Anders leave a couple of months ago? That's a hell of a loss.

Wait, isn't it the fault of that billionaire who decided he wanted to take down the site?

Yeah, @SeinfeldToday is the one that seriously tried to think of modern Seinfeld plots, which all came out sounding more like something from Modern Family at best. @Seinfeld2000 was a parody of that which mutated and became its own thing.

It's basically saying "Well she shouldn't have been drinking" which is like page one of the Victim-Blaming Handbook.

Also as was pointed out, his position of "No, Captain America must be sad!" is not a particularly mature position anyway so who is he to criticise?

I could see the Lannisters winning the battle but losing the war, that is storming Riverrun and taking back the Riverlands, but losing their grip on power in King's Landing, rendering their victory relatively meaningless.

I'd read any of her essays on science fiction before claiming that she has 'sneering condescension' for the genre.

What she actually said, wrong as it may be, was that she thought science fiction was more about space and aliens, which her books weren't (and to be honest, yes, I would barely consider The Handmaid's Tale sci-fi myself, so I can see why she thought there was a distinction, not because it is better or of more…

No offence, but it's crazy to write off one of the best living authors because she said something mildly regrettable (but harmless) in an interview.

Yeah, I think they thought it was in bad taste to have a character wishing death on him, considering Wilko Johnson's condition at the time (he's made a full recovery since, apparently!)

Because, despite him having more contact time in the series than in the books, they've given him no character or anything to do beyond 'be gay'