It's pretty much common knowledge amongst anyone who has read up even just a little Iranian history that the Shah was given power by a US-coup. This was done more than once by the U.S. And we should just learn to live with this fact.  Not even passing judgment on it, it's just what empires do - but don't just freaking…

We see gory horror, death, and the supernatural as the true escape. Zombies, serial killers, apocalyptic wastelands - they're all an escape from our everyday true horror of careers, relationships, financial problems and moral dilemmas. I think that's why audiences just prefer cheap violence over dramas that remind us…