To be honest I haven’t really watched modern Simpsons with any regularity so my last experiences with Apu were things about how he was a devout Hindu and a computer science major and struggled with the idea of an arranged marriage and etc. Genuine character traits that made him more than just some convenience store…

I get that Apu may not be the most politically correct character but he’s largely harmless, albeit based on some admittedly outdated stereotypes that can still be somewhat offensive. Him being Indian is rarely, if ever, something the show itself mocks, however. He’s nowhere near the level of Mr Yunioshi. Even for the…

He actually didn’t have a choice when he recovered and did the surgery. The robots had been programmed to keep everyone hostage until Fitz went through with it. It was Fritz’s insurance policy. That’s why nobody made a move to stop him. He didn’t struggle with having to do it and thought it was necessary but he still…

I’d like to point that Fitz did apologize for what he did. He doesn’t regret restoring Daisy’s powers but he does say he regrets how it happened. He just also believes it was the only way since she would have refused if asked and her powers were the only way to stop things from getting much worse.

Part of me really wants WB to just stop with all this, take a step back, get their shit together and plan something out with someone actually in charge of keeping it running. Turn out a couple of films to get an idea of how it’s received and correct as necessary before ramping up. With Marvel’s first major film arc…

I disagree. All this does is punish film makers for their distribution method. If a film is good enough to be nominated why does it matter if it was released in a theater or on Netflix? Nobody is going to sit around thinking, “Gosh, if only The Cloverfield Paradox was released in theaters it could have won Best…

From the sound of it they were just nude and there was no sexual activity. That may have made a difference.

He’s old enough to say that, right? He’s over 18? What if I was like, ‘He’s hot!’ and he’s 15?’

Derren Brown’s stuff can actually be quite interesting and I’m curious to know if you looked him up or what he does at all before writing this article, especially since you don’t once note that he’s already done this in his Pushed to the Edge special from 2016. You jumped pretty quickly to offense and outrage based on…

I enjoyed the episode (minus the 10 minute “Breaking News” piece about Trump visiting Florida) but it did feel a bit rushed. I wonder if it would have been better if they spread those events out over the last few episodes, have Rebecca go to prison and then do the 8 month time skip. Might have been a bit smoother.

One minor correction: “You Stupid Bitch” did show up again prior to the second season finale. The Santa Ana Winds sang part of it to Rebecca after she kissed Nathaniel in the elevator.

I don’t particularly understand modern or performance art but I’m going to power through that and say this seems more like lazy self-promotion than an actual artistic statement. It feels like the attention is on Emma. Any other message that’s supposed to be there seems muddled, if it’s even present. Perhaps it’s just…

I concede that not every YouTuber is in it for clicks and views. I’m sure there are plenty who genuinely give a damn. But it doesn’t change the fact that far too many of them are just complaining because it gets them attention. Maybe they can’t monetize those videos but they might serve to get other people watching…

Maybe next season Michael gets put in charge of the group as they collaborate on a new “Good Place” as a natural extension of the whole idea that humans can torment humans better than any demon. They could use that to explore some of what you mention. How does the group handle having to torment a group of people in…

Has Michael been torturing people for millennia, though? “The Good Place” was his first big thing and he settled on that because standard torture didn’t really seem to interest him that much. It looked like he just worked in an office prior to that and was always a little meeker than the average Bad Place staffer.…

YouTubers aren’t standing up for anyone. They just hopped aboard the outrage train and started shoveling coal into the furnace. They’re in it to get clicks and make money and they’re exploiting your emotional reactions to do so. A video furiously bashing EA is going to draw more eyeballs than a measured discussion of…

Anyone else terrified of giving kudos to a guy because next week he might be accused of something horrible?

What exactly does Mo’Nique think she’s accomplishing with all this? It’s kind of just making her seem arrogant and petty. There’s nothing wrong with thinking you deserve more than what you’re being offered but unless they were being openly disrespectful just politely decline and move on. Posting videos about all your…

Sara Gilbert seems to have a lot of creative control and may genuinely believe the show can tackle issues that other shows aren’t. Laurie Metcalfe still does a fair amount of TV work, notably as Sheldon’s mom on The Big Bang Theory. I suspect she, along with John Goodman and Sarah Chalke, are doing it for Sara and…

Agreed. After all, wasn’t one of the things that made Roseanne stand out the fact that it more closely resembled a real family than what was normally shown on TV? So it was popular because people related to it and it wasn’t an escape from reality. Seems like complaining that the show is going to deal with real life is…