Yeah I definitely sympathized with Hannah at times, but I disliked how the show painted her as morally irreproachable and a reliable narrator. As bad as some of the stuff Hannah endured was, blaming others for your suicide is a particularly manipulative, selfish, and willfully destructive act. But instead of…

Same here. Even though I felt viscerally put off by certain aspects of the show, I found it hard to stop watching. I work with teenagers, and 13 Reasons Why manages to simultaneously convey the reality of teenage life really well and really badly. Hannah’s story is filled with real issues (some) teens deal with, and I…

To me, this is one of the flaws of the show – every adult besides Bob and Linda is either painted as villainous, pathetically incompetent, or both (think Mr Frond, Aunt Gayle, Mr Fischoeder, Jimmy Pesto, psycho school nurse, psycho dog trainer, psycho substitute teacher). Even characters that start off as interesting,…

I agree that Alex’s situation was objectively pretty good/normal, and only bad from his own POV. However, I do think that Alex’s relationship with his parents was unusually off putting, and I can easily see how it would be disturbing to Gene, who comes from a much more open and silly family. When I was young, I had…

Hello! Loved the review. I have a grammatical nitpick: in the first sentence of the third paragraph, you accidentally put in a semicolon instead of a colon. The sentence currently reads, “Gene is often a surreal joke-topper in the background of the Belcher family antics; swallowing dead men’s teeth, casually…

That meddling kid!

I love all the dumb obvious *wink wink, nudge nudge, DO YOU GET IT?* moments in this show.
For instance:
The uncle’s name is Claudius! Do you get it? Cause like, Hamlet? Do you get it?
When it’s revealed that Hiram’s buying up land, the core four play Monopoly. Do you get it? Cause, like, Hiram has a monopoly? Right?…

Jughead used to be such an enjoyable character, and now he’s become so knee-jerk angry and suspicious that he’s unpleasant to watch. But hey, maybe that’s just what happens when your best friends are mobsters who are totally fine with murders.

Yes – so out of character. Stalking Josie would be much more in character, honestly. I’m disappointed Riverdale went for the mushier, more conventional coming out scene rather than thinking about how Cheryl would really grapple with her sexuality.

Though this is the first time in a while I’ve been more invested in the…

As a birdwatcher, my pet peeve is people thinking flamingos live in Florida. They actually live mostly in South America.

But if there was anyone who COULD find a flamingo to beat to death in Florida, it would be Florida Man.

Hi! I’ve just gotten to watching Atlanta recently, and I just wanted to let you all know that I appreciate all the sincere discussion about the show. I hope it continues into season 2 despite the presence of Kinja.

I’m disappointed at the show’s overall treatment of Polly. I never got a good sense of her dynamic with Jason, and I still haven’t ruled out the possibility that Jason was controlling or even abusive. So much has happened to Polly, and the show has given her precious little screen time. Polly’s dialogue/delivery also…

A few observations:
- While there are clearly legitimate concerns with fraternizing with the Serpents, I like how much Jughead acting like a stubborn teenager refusing to have anything to do with them. Despite everything he’s gone through, he’s still young and I hope nothing happens to him.
- It was interesting Kevin…

Did anyone else think that Bob’s B-story was all a big, winking Stephen King reference (Misery and Gerald’s Game)?

Sam and co’s rap collective reminds me a little of Odd Future, with Sam as the Tyler figure.

Season 2 of Review? Season 1 of Enlightened? Season 2 of You’re the Worst? Don’t get me wrong, I’m thoroughly enjoying Rick and Morty, but other recent shows have tackled similar themes in equally or even more brilliant ways.

I think healthy Rick is all about rationalizing your emotions to the point where they no longer exist. Healthy Rick understands morality in terms of responsibilities to others (ie, to his toxic self). imo he thinks of morality as a contract/set of rules which make it easier to live in society, not something you do out…