It’s causing disruption without consideration for context or consequences - too easy to buy into the false equivalence of “other past disruptive players were successful, therefore disruption must = success”

if I squint real hard I can kinda see a forced rationale that a PO helps to “heal” a criminal’s broken life by monitoring that they don’t break the rules again... but yep, it’s a stretch

Might not’ve been that accomplished, but he did play 9 seasons in the pros - plenty of time for cognitive capacity to be damaged

and aside from the thumbs-up on a Wire revisit, Eric, I wanted to let you know that I liked your writing in this review of The Deuce - looking forward to reading your thoughts on the rest of this season

thumbs-up on the Wire for TV Club Classic

whomever ends up on the throne, having Davos & Tyrion as primary co-counsel/advisors would be ideal

bah-dum-dum

"If any more words come pouring out your c*nt mouth, I'm gonna have to eat every fucking chicken in this room"

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Given how far the Hound has come, I'm going to be incredibly disappointed/distraught if he just ends up being cannon fodder to the White Walkers at Eastwatch-By-the-Sea

I'm with Kyle Ryan (& yes it helps to live in Chicago)- with 3 exceptions that I can think of, I've caught pretty much every Bob Mould tour that he's done since "Black Sheets Of Rain" (standout memory from that show in Boston (the Avalon? Paradise?) was a stomping cover of Cheap Trick's "Surrender")
Also every Greg…

Holy network crossover synergy, Batman! I saw Malcolm Goodwin on Whose Line, and I gotta say that our Clive did yeoman’s work in the 1st sketch - more participatory, at ease, and enthusiastic than the usual guest star (most are kinda awkward, or just stand there letting the “pros” do their thing around them). 2nd…

"baaaa?"

please please please let this be good…

"at least as a teacher he should finally get paid"

I think it's the Night's King

"this show sits you down, pours a glass of wine, and doesn't rush you
through the meal. Small, utterly delicious bites you can roll around in
your mouth seem more fulfilling than some gobbled gorging gluttonous
rush"

I think I've mentioned this in the past, but I love your screen name!

thanks for the link!

Lord almighty, it's Jimmy Ja… I mean, Stephen Root! Always makes my day when he pops up on a show :-D