“What is this movie saying?” is a great question. I’d tend to concur with your other points as well, though I do think the performances were largely very good.

Replace Lady Bird with Three Billboards, and I agree!

I remember when the AV Club used to live-chat these things. But I remember a lot about the AV Club. (I’m in a mood because I read the second-to-last entry in A History of Violence again earlier, and it reminded me of what things used to be like.)

I desperately want more Happy Valley.

Jared going mad (or at least, mad by Jared standards) at Richard in Silicon Valley.

‘Poopfare? You reckless child!’

Well, there you are. For me, Crazy Ex Girlfriend is the best show on TV right now.

Jason figured it out?  This one really hurts.

I for one can’t wait to see Christopher Plummer in Deadpool 2.

I’d put Crazy Ex-Girlfriend way higher- this is really the year I fell for this show HARD. It is just consistently great television- unpredictable, smart in its handling of emotional and mental issues, and savagely funny.

I’ve got to say, I was worried about the transition from the 2+ season build to the suicide attempt to the road toward’s (hopeful) recovery. It seemed like a tough needle to thread, you don’t want to wallow and you don’t want to have her magically recover in next weeks episode (with a montage of course). The writers…

Well, I was joking. Gainsbourg was a genius.

I was kinda moved by how empathetic the “someone that lacks the protective emotional skin to feel comfortable in the world” description was.

I know you referenced the scenes in West Covina as “filler” but I did not interpret them that way. I saw a group of people who were collectively and individually struggling to process the loss of a friend. Even though Rebecca has done bad things and said horrible things to them, they still love her and desperately…

Another great choice. Was very conflicted on the GGG choice this week, glad you approve.

Hey, Rosalie! Yes, I’m around. My new username (aqs take two) hints at how “claiming my account” on Kinja can be a huge headache; if you have an old, abandoned Kinja account w/ a similar name. If the AV Club tech team hadn’t replied eventually w/ tips on how to set up here, I’d resigned myself to AV Club After Dark…