I felt like they left it open. My interpretation was that he was crying from stress. He ended a relationship that minimally felt unhealthy, then his dad found out and Alice Cooper yelled, he defended Grundy and it became a big mess. All bc Alice Cooper hates him, the mother of his best friend. And maybe also he misses…

Archie crying caught me off-guard. You never see teenage boys crying in shows. I was impressed. I hold out hope Archie and/or Fred will acknowledge the reality of the situation at some point.

My theory also, based purely on casting.

I like to interpret the "longing" as "if only you would grow up bc I deserve better"

I started rewatching the show and in the first two seasons, Lorelei makes reference to how judge-y she is and how she's quick to think she's cooler than others and then mock a little. She calls it out with Rory, seemingly as a reflex to what she's modeling for her daughter. They make a point to have the Stars Hollow…

Amy and Daniel pretty much ignored season 7 so no Obama campaign trail for Rory.

I forgot about that! This was before it became a soap opera too… now I'm going to spend my day trying to remember how Jerry even had a grenade launcher….

I would happily read a Random Roles with Abraham Benrubi.

I am sure that I am one of the few happy to see 21 Jump Street get some coverage. I ended up rewatching most of series a few years ago and it was kind of fascinating. The early episodes were written as apologies to parent characters… "of course it's not your fault your child is a law-breaking hooligan, you can't be…

I don't know how to say this in a way to convey the impact, but this post introduced me to the term demisexual, which led me to a couple articles, and I just wanted to say thanks. Thank you for your thoughtfulness in the complete articulation of the post.

Agreed on both points. I get the impression though that he would still have these personality traits if he didn't achieve success/fame. The JLD episode was fun because they talked openly about how much influence his wife has had in drawing out more palatable attributes.

Or they are so blatantly obtuse, they legitimately don't realize anyone would want to have an actual reasonable discussion.

Still wading through these (eventually pertinent) comments but wanted to add that the Sky Ferreira album with the photo taken of her topless in a shower came out in 2013 (not last week). And it also includes her facial expression (not just her body). And she was was evidently 20 y.o. at the time and is 23 now. Things…

I was surprised (impressed) with her performance in Moulin Rouge. I like that she chooses a variety of roles… Margot at the Wedding and Stoker are probably my favorites. I remember younger me really liking what she did in To Die For as well.

And talented. I don't get why she is so underused this season.

I agree that Grandma is more Driving Miss Daisy than Do the Right Thing, but I thought Beyonce's delivery and performance more than brought the weight, the passion, the frustration, to the album(s).
I give Miss Hattie a pass.

Another perspective is that it fits into the album's larger narrative for Black women.
And it's one of several clips of personal home movies used in the visual album.

FWIW, it's taken from Grandma's 90th birthday party speech, meaning a home movie. Not sure if that underscores your feeling further though.

Agreed that's it commonly referred to as dad bod. I'm saddened that I've been able to come up with male examples of "average" for Hollywood. I don't feel comfortable listing names (I don't want to contribute to that rhetoric) but thinking of actors who don't have scenes with their shirts off, and/or get covered with…

This had far more Emilio Estevez than expected.