Mine was always Denholm Elliot, circa 1980-81. Alas.

Evil businessman Lex was created by John Byrne in 1986. It’s always seemed striking to me how similar (at first, anyway) that version of Lex was to Obadiah Stane, who’d been introduced in 1982. A general “evil businessman” trope was certainly au courant in the ‘80s, but they share similar backgrounds, tactics, hobbies,…

That’s awful. Such a mean, petty thing to do to the actress/character and the fans.

Eaten by bears? Seriously? I never got into that show, but wow, it does not sound like I imagined it.

Weirdly enough, I just rewatched this one. The witch is (originally) dead but her body is new, alive and magically created. And considering her surprise when she looks in a mirror, her original body didn’t look like Veronica Lake.

Oh dear, Babes in Toyland. “I come from CIN-CIN-NATI Cincinnatieeee, the best town in O-H-I-O Ohio USA! At first they called it Cincy, but since Cincy is so natty, they named it Cincinnati, so they saayyy!” Sorry, I’ve had that stuck in my head for... 32 years, Jesus. That’s too much.

No, I agree, even in the comics he’s definitely powered by big emotions and snap decisions. I just didn’t want to overlook some five issue arc back in 1987 where he went all android logic for once, or whatever, and have someone “well, actually” me. That’s very annoying.

Yeah, that’s a weird one. Maybe the comics version, sometimes? His characterization can vary a lot depending on the writer. But movie!Tony is an impulsive hothead, reckless and stubborn, arrogant and brave, no regard for the rules... sorry, dudes, he’s a Gryffindor.

In the vast world of pop culture Austeniana, he’s terribly underappreciated, as is Northanger Abbey in general. People don’t know what they’re missing.

It’s a passing detail in your main argument, but Black Widow and Hulk have been around longer than Thor and Captain America.

Aw, poor Northanger Abbey. It often gets shuffled to the bottom of the list, or overlooked entirely, but I love it. It’s tied for my second favorite, in fact. Austen’s take on Gothic cliches is hilarious, and pretty savage by her standards (her stiletto was very sharp that day). Catherine’s a sweetheart, if a bit…

*cachet, argh. I caught four typos and still missed one. Lordy, this week has been a month long.

Nouveau riche, please. That’s one of his many grudges held against the real rich and powerful of New York. In his calculation, he has the money (sometimes), therefore he ought to have the class and cache that goes with it. But everything about him- the faux gangster speech, the terrible clothes, the gold and TRUMP all…

Those look nothing like Montreal-style bagels. They undoubtedly don’t taste like them (“notes of maple syrup”?), but they look like regular fat New York-style, because that’s what most people picture when they think of bagels.

It’s on Amazon, but not Prime, and at $15 a season, it’s probably a better deal to just get it on DVD (assuming you still do physical media). The complete series set is usually available in the $25-30 range.

Yeah, they only show the roast beef being sliced in the ad, but when the spokesmodel holds the end result to the side for the glamour shot, there’s clearly both sliced beef and a patty visible. People are actually getting what’s pictured (serves them right, too).

The production crew. “Above-the-line” is actors, producers, directors, and writers- the people you’re most likely to have heard of, basically. “Below-the-line” is the rest- ADs and editors, camera crews and sound engineers, stunt coordinators, hair, makeup and costuming, set designers, graphic artists, composers and…

They’ve mentioned his illness before, in conversations with Jay/Hunter and Caitlin’s mom, but I’m pretty sure it used to be MS. I haven’t watched tonight’s yet- they changed it? That’s kinda weird.

In which case you would need to say “wreak McCarthyism,” a poor and unnatural construction. By saying “wreak of McCarthyism,” you’re implying it stinks (reeks) of McCarthyism, stronger grammatically but still mostly communicating that you don’t understand McCarthyism.

“Wreak” makes no sense, so I assume you mean “reek” (which is an odd take, but at least makes sense linguistically).