I mean, both anger and/or lust can be present in the adjective “aroused”...

*pat*

Agreed, and I think the key is to triple underline “was” in that sentence. You can’t write another “Radio Radio” while a respected elder statesman of rock without looking ridiculous.

I’m amused by people like nom who don’t seem to realize that if everyone you meet is an asshole, you’re the asshole.

I will concede that you are far better at making a poor argument defending a bad position *interesting* than I can ever hope to be.

His rapping was neither notably good or bad for it’s time.  His ability to be a crassly commercial sellout, even for early ‘90s hip hop, was the deciding factor.

He’s always been a professional Muzak maker to me. Hating him for being bland is like hating white rice for being bland - it’s *supposed* to be that way.

I think Morrissey has the same problem Harlan Ellison had - if you keep up your Angry Young Man schtick for 3+ decades, you become a Grumpy Old Man.

You’re judging a story solely based on it’s final outcome.  That’s a fallacy alright, but not a strawman.

Right, and like Reyes, she’s now a gung-ho Talon operative.

Gus and Walt’s interactions were largely defined by Gus playing Walt’s emotions like a fiddle, and Gus not taking Walt out because he needed him.  (And in season 5 we learn that Walt benefited from Gus too, but he didn’t even know it.)  But when Walt found the *one* thing Gus would get irrational about (as contrasted…

Moira wouldn’t count, she’s fully on board with Talon.  Sombra thinks she can use Talon to her own ends, but she doesn’t know *Talon* knows this and has decided her skills are worth the risk for now.

Kim hates that Mesa Verde exposed her attempt to have it all professionally - being a high-powered corporate attorney *and* a pro bono public defender - as an indulgence from Kevin that can be revoked at any time. This is only tangentially about Acker at this point.

On point 2, she’s not just causing chaos - she’s stopping Mesa Verde from bulldozing Acker.  Jimmy’s causing chaos as a means to that end, but even he’s not doing it for the hell of it.  (Lobbing bowling balls at Howard’s car, though?  That’s chaos for the hell of it.)

So by your logic, the fact that Tom Brady got bounced from the playoffs in the first round of his final season as a Patriot means he was a failure. Got it.

I love this idea.  That Saul corrupts Kim, but in a way where she becomes a better con artist than him - and possibly leaves *him* behind as her schemes get more advanced.

I agree on the tonal difference between shows.  The reveal of Chuck preventing Jimmy’s hiring at the end of season one hit as hard as anything in Breaking Bad.  The Gus/Cartel story still has life or death stakes, but Jimmy’s only does where it intersects with theirs.

OK, now I’m going to say it: Chris Evans was a decent Human Torch.

I was about to complain that Chris Evans was a decent Human Torch, but then I realized you were talking about Fant4stic.

Yeah, it is way easier to *present* a compelling mystery than present a compelling *solution* to that mystery.  I'll gush about WW when and if they stick the landing at the end.