I wasn’t particularly up for Pablo Larraín’s explorations of female trauma, but I really liked Spencer and am pulling for Kristen Stewart. I would’ve liked to see nominations for score and cinematography.

i hope we see more of cal and he didnt just peace out of the show. i lowkey thought it was him at fez’s door looking for a place to crash, kinda of a running joke how fez keeps collecting stray people.

MMV on stop motion, but the uncanny valley refers to emotional responses to replicas of human beings, e.g. “Peter Cushing” in Rogue One. Stop motion for the most part doesn’t attempt to replicate reality. It creates its own aesthetic. This is why, at least for me, old school Ray Harryhausen effects are timeless: they…

Exactly. Laurie is the G in this situation.

I liked this ep, the bathroom scene was hilarious, the exchange with Ali was a gut punch. Re: Jules, I don’t think anything from her special was walked back or undone. Her scenes were a reminder that no matter which gender she’s attracted to or how she expresses her femininity, she still thrives off validation from…

As you brought it up last week, I too dislike Lexi’s thirst for Rue being cast aside especially for her to be her father’s daughter.

While Fezco is topper than top (shutting down Rue, his reaction to Cal and Nate’s nonsense), I wish Ashtray wasn’t such a child soldier. I get the circumstance, but damn, give the kid a…

we should also ask ourselves, “If I were in the same position, would I be able to say no to her?”

Sorta felt like was hoping for what exactly happened, ultimately.

This episode wrecked me. I’m struggling to think of a death that has gotten to me like Jackie’s has. It was so sad, so lonely and devoid of purpose. It was the best bit of manipulation of audience expectation since Psycho. We expect Jackie to play in important role. She was going to be the Antler Queen. Or a leader of…

I agree with you that Arthur and Miranda were miscast for each other, but I don’t think the Arthur we saw is at odds with the Arthur we hear about later. He was warm and charismatic and people liked him! Elizabeth says as much. But he was a terrible husband (see: Miranda, Elizabeth) and father (see: Tyler) because he…

Is it widely accepted now that by the end, Lamorne Morris was the best part of the show?

Jeevan hiding under a heat blanket, bleeding out in the snow, yelling at the graphic novel for being “so pretentious!” is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. This show has completely blown me away. That birth scene was so poignant that my eyes actually stung from tears. 

The baby does survive. We see Deborah write up a birth cert for her under the name Alexandra. It’s Alex.

In the second episode she woke up with the character “S” played by the non-binary actor Ess Hodlmoser. They have a shaved head so I think that confused you.

So, a fun possible historical inaccuracy I can point out here.

That’s because he’s more interested in how the dress makes him look than how she comes across (and that’s the whole problem). He wants to everyone at the reunion to admire/envy him for having a stereotypically hot wife—he doesn’t really care what sort of image she might want to present to their classmates.

i’m sorry but the show missed out on a legendary episode of showing us a whole hour of a super coked out misty.

Enrico’s character at the airport was Elizabeth’s agent, not boyfriend.

I don’t remember any suggestion Kirsten slept with Sarah either...?

I love the weekly review and am glad you’re doing it.