Yeah, I've watched Breaking Bad. I think Jimmy's arrogance is interesting, and often compelling, but it sometimes gets on my nerves. Funnily enough, I think I appreciate Jimmy more in full sleaze Saul Goodman mode than seeing him be obsessive and petty in recent BCS – at least "Saul Goodman" has a sense of granduer…

Yeah, it's pretty clear he's an @sshole who enjoys his power, I'm not disputing that. I can see why you would find it funny, I think I'm just getting fed up with Jimmy's arrogance at this point.

It's interesting how BCS plays with power and status. The show portrays the community service enforcer/"warden" as a powerful man who lords it over underlings like Jimmy. But in this episode, when Jimmy threatens to sue, it became clear that Jimmy actually has assets – education, connections, a history of working at…

Yeah, Full Force Galesburg seems like the perfect driving album.

I respect that opinion, and I can see where you're coming from. Occasionally John's lyrics do feel overblown and sentimental to me, especially on his more polished, narrativenly straightforward albums like Tallahasse and Beat the Champ…Tallahassee, especially, I think goes overboard with the dark imagery/mood instead…

That's interesting and I respect your opinion…but I am still wondering if you've listened to Full Force Galesburg.

Keep listening, it grew on me quite a bit. I think it's more consistent and fully realized than Transcendental Youth or Beat the Champ (which both felt kind of all over the place to me). It has a sense of perspective, a distinct sound and a quirky sense of humor that sets it apart.

Have you listened to Full Force Galesburg?

My theory is that the songs on Goths feel more emotionally distanced because the narrators have already gone through the most intense and painful moments of their lives, and have come to terms with them (think Paid in Cocaine, For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands, Andrew Eldritch, Rage of Travers, Shelved). For the…

idk my top seven are

Yeah, I think it's solid for the genre it's in, but I've never understood people calling it groundbreaking. He knows his way around a melody and his guitar work is good, but that doesn't mean he's more interesting or inventive than many other singer-songwriters in his lane.

Yeah, I agree that depression hardly got any attention, despite being a major reason for teen suicides. The show focused almost exclusively on bullying/harrassment, which made it seem like people who experience harrassment will inevitably commit suicide, and that bullies are solely responsible for the death of someone…

Np. If you do decide to watch, I'd be curious to know your thoughts. From what I've seen on the avocado, I think we have similar taste in things.

Agreed. I'm just finished episode 6. I think the show should focus more on the healing process, less on trying to find someone or something too blame. As you say, there's usually no understandable, rational reason for commiting suicide. Pretending that there is just stops people from moving on.

Agreed. I don't think the show glamorizes suicide – instead, it makes the audience miss Hannah and wish things had somehow turned out differently. My biggest problem with the show is the depiction of Hannah's suicide as a natural reaction to the people around her being @ssholes. No one deserves to be blamed for…

Exactly. My mom's a high school vice principal, and the adults in this school are ridiculously clueless. If any guidance counselor blatantly ignored a student's reports of suicidal thoughts and failed to call the police about a rape situation, they would be fired immediately. My mom always keeps a watchful eye on…

You might want to stay away from the show. I'm only 6 episodes in, but so far the show has focused more on the people who wronged Hannah than Hannah herself. The actress who plays Hannah does an amazing job and adds some nuance to the role, but the script seems very determined to portray Hannah as the victim in all…

(Just to clarify, I'm definitely not implying that Chuck's insensitivity and arrogance could be attributed to autism. The arrogance is already there, the social unawareness just makes it more obvious.)

I agree, Chuck's mannerisms compound his unlikeability. Whenever Chuck makes a speech, his arrogance is on full display. He never politely apologizes or relents out of courtesy, he's blunt, bossy, and at times shockingly socially clueless. Jimmy is arrogant too, but he knows how to hide it under charisma and jokes.…

"Officer Fuzzyface, you're a loose cannon! We've taken a poll and that's what we've decided."