Right? It's funny to start, but then he steps out into the outer office, and is STILL confused, that kills it.

Right? It's funny to start, but then he steps out into the outer office, and is STILL confused, that kills it.

My based-on-nothing belief about that fear/nickname is that a bat flew up her dress at some press event while she was on the campaign.

My based-on-nothing belief about that fear/nickname is that a bat flew up her dress at some press event while she was on the campaign.

I was turned off by that rant until Amy asks "…Have you ever had a weight problem?" and it all recontextualized from easy jokes about fat people into strong, interesting character building about Selina's self-loathing.

I was turned off by that rant until Amy asks "…Have you ever had a weight problem?" and it all recontextualized from easy jokes about fat people into strong, interesting character building about Selina's self-loathing.

Agreed - both on the editing being weird - all the little fade-outs and sudden jumps in time made the starts of scenes a little wonky for me - and on the delightful buffet of Jonah moments.

Agreed - both on the editing being weird - all the little fade-outs and sudden jumps in time made the starts of scenes a little wonky for me - and on the delightful buffet of Jonah moments.

Well, that was awful. Two interesting scenes (the talking-to-dead-people bit, and Walter shooting Olivia), but no god-damn stakes.

Bad grammar, no capitalization, and insults against people who disagree with you. We got a winner, folks!

Did you guys hear about all the likes @avclub-52ed1f89cb6f846e8efba0e4eacf9c27:disqus got once? I don't know if you'd heard.

If you'd like a variation on A Scandal in Bohemia that is NOT lodged firmly up its own smug asshole, I strongly recommend "Zero Effect."

Feels a lot more righteous than that to me (context probably matters here - I'm 28, and not terribly rebellious).

Mental processes that limit your enjoyment of something with no accompanying reward are maladaptive, in my reckoning. What do you get out of over-thinking these scenarios that makes up for missing out on the joy of watching a man be impaled by a unicorn?

Because the movie is better with all the monsters running around.

Actually, the movie it put me in mind of was Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, which is equally self-aware, but about slasher movies specifically. And is great.

Wait, who among your friends are arguing that there could be a sequel?

The bit of that episode where Linda bursts in holding a baby, and declares "I'm naming her Ted!" is one of my favorite bits of anything.

….Would it? I always assume he's one of those guys who's been so colossally famous and rich for so many years that he no longer thinks like other human beings. Like, I imagine meeting him at a party, and talking about my life and its dumb problems, and him getting confused and a little worried, the way you would if…

Even if that is obvious, it's still a question worth examining. Not whether Batman creates criminals in general, but whether he is responsible for the freakish "pop-crime" nature of Gotham lawbreaking.