Once again I find myself weirdly fascinated by Lizzie's alternate persona. Also, I still know for a fact that I would find this insufferable in real life, probably saying things like "You know, I'll be she just wore the tuxedo for the photo shoot. You DON'T NEED TO WEAR IT EVERY DAY!" But I loved the song, and I'm now…

I took the overwrought and pretentious camera work as evidence of what a clod B+ is supposed to be. He can't get out of the way of his own project, and ends up stepping on what could have been a very moving film about musicians and prisoners. I've generally liked him in the role of "dorky orchestra podcaster" previous…

I've actually found Lizzie to be weirdly fascinating this season. I don't know whether it's the outfit or the singing, but in the episodes she's featured in, I've been very drawn to her performance. That said, if I knew someone like that in real life I'd go blind from constantly rolling my eyes at their affectations.

So her companion just *hung around* while she went off for a tryst with the mime? I mean, that had to have taken time: He had to remove the make up, etc., etc., I guess there's lots to distract yourself with while you're waiting for your friend to get off in Venice.

The sad thing about coming to this show a year and a half late is that I don't get to share my favorite bits in real time, but I'll just throw this out there: Best line of the episode: "It may be nothing, but they have an entry here for a 'compact Persian sociopath."

Agreed on Rosario Dawson. She's really the MVP of the Marvel Netflix Universe, and I love how they're using her as the connective tissue to tie together all of the Defenders series. The actual main casts of these shows don't have a steady gig like Dawson does.

Yeah, I found Mariah's speech just … weird. Like she kept trying to pivot from a specific act of police brutality to the need to *arm the police* to fight Luke Cage because Luke Cage killed a cop and therefore the cops brutalized the kid and so … huh?"

I cared because I always like it when Frank Whaley is in something. He doesn't get enough work.

Sure, but his tone was a bit more cynical than he'd displayed prior to that. What I'm saying is, if he'd given that speech and then still been a good cop, I'd have bought it. If he hand't given the speech and then turned traitor, i'd have been a bit more surprised. The speech helped define the character in a way so as…

Surprised? No, but only after his "let the vigilantes take care of it" speech. Prior to that I totally bought him as a grizzled veteran cop.

The difference between Donna and Cameron: When Donna wanted to allow Mutiny to start accepting credit card transactions, Cameron objected and refused to do it. Donna insisted, and Cameron came back with a better idea. Seeing it was better, Donna accepted it.

Aside from the obvious dramatic stakes involved (and thus, the attempt to make good television), it does't make much sense for Gordon to spring Donna's maneuver on Cameron right there at her wedding party. He could easily have waited until the next day and allowed Cameron to enjoy her night.

At one point, I was convinced that Gordon was hallucinating his ham radio buddies and that the thing didn't really work, until Cam came online to talk to him. I also appreciated the fact that Cam couldn't reveal the truth about her marriage face to face, but had to do it via remote connection. It's how she lives her…

Yeah, I read the books, and I knew what was coming, so I looked away, but I couldn't block out the screaming. It's still what stays with me. For exactly the reasons you say.

I enjoy the show, and the flashback to the old, pre-internet world is really fascinating to me. I also enjoy the "cool '80s" nostalgia, but I do admit that I'm getting a bit weary of Cameron's raw open wound routine. I know there are people who make a habit of pushing intimacy away at every turn, but they seem to be…

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,there was king with a large jaw and queen with a plain face on the throne of England, and there was a bloodthirsty clown who beckoned innocent…

"This sewer clown seems legit" is my new favorite phrase.

And yet, here you are.

Or the movie based on the fencing material?

I honestly thought it was a dream sequence until she broke off the kiss. No joke, CONVINCED Naz was going to wake up in a cold sweat.