Just watched episode 3. I think Dud may be the Hanged Man/Fisher King, spiritually/emotionally stunted, lame from wound that doesn’t heal, caught between alchemical text and pancake mix.

I’ve just watched episode 3, and the character of Dud definitely reflects the Fisher King archetype. He’s been rendered lame and incapable of spiritual or emotional growth, and he has a wound that will not heal. The fisher king connotes other wounded dieties, including Christ. So yeah.

“...the assistance of a goat named Tom.”

He does, and yet his ensemble still looks huge and ill-tailored. The sleeves practically hang to his knuckles.

And this still might be the best suit I’ve seen him in. The fabric doesn’t look rumbled. It’s got shape.

He cheapens everything he touches.

Honestly, it really doesn’t.

You’re right. That’s an amazing photo. A sad, shattering revelation of what our culture’s become. I’m serious.  

Was that Rusted Root?  They were a jam band, I for one found them super annoying in general (and I’m a Dead fan), and I think they were from Pittsburgh area.

I’d bet a bar tab that over a third of the people reading this won’t know who/what that is without a google image search.

I’m old!

This is a really stupid opinion, and I share it.  It would actually anger me if Blake Bortles were make it to the Superbowl somehow.  Which is really unfair to Bortles.  And yet...

Over here at this table.  There’s a few of us.  We started a tab.

I guess that must be happening, the emails, but that’d make for some really weird Dead Letters.

Revoltron

btw, Filthy Sin Pots will be the name of my next art-punk band.

Or should that be “The” Filthy Sin Pots?

Hey, everyone, just suggesting that if you need some Drew to get you through until he recovers, I strongly recommend purchasing his latest (?) novel THE HIKE. I really enjoyed the hell out of it. And, uh, he might appreciate a little income on a sales bump. Healthcare ain’t cheap.  For real, though, it’s a good read.  

“Hollywood Develops a Clueless Movie, Sporadically”

Don’t erase Gritty’s trauma.  Let him (?) speak his gritty truth.  Or let the Flyers’ marketing department speak it.  

Isn’t that why most people start playing hockey?

Just observing that much of what Burneko shared in the article seemed to be mail from android yahoos.  Huh. 

I thought it was funny and telling the way everyone stopped bickering and got serious when Carmen started swearing and chewed them out.  The shock of her swearing in anger made everyone stop dead.  At the same time, I flashed back to Bash’s desparate attempt at a pep talk rant.  Carmen is a great coach.

I’m not a wrestling fan, and I think this show is really well made, well written, well acted, and entertaining.  Highly recommended.