David Castañeda is a stealth MVP for me this season. Five’s actor is the strongest of the bunch, by far, but God, Castañeda makes Diego into something more than a Batman-wannabe. (He would make an excellent Jason Todd. Somebody cast him as Jason Todd. He could breathe such life into that role.)

I mean, even if the show ends up going the route of the books where they’re professionals above all: they’re going to be on opposite sides in high stakes cases, and Perry’s already going to have the reputation of essentially unseating Burger’s predecessor. But I’ll concede that adversarial is a better word here.

I hate him. I hate him so much. I would pay any amount of money to be able to sit in a room with him and just hurl insults at him for an hour. 

Aya Cash rules. I love her. Excited for this season. I’ve mentioned it before, but I thought the first season was a treat. It managed to build upon the source material without fully succumbing to Ennis’ worst impulses from the comic. I do wish Billy would get a dog, though.

Hamilton Burger also brings on the down-low was a smart, smart, smart reveal. It also adds an interesting dimension to his later antagonism with Perry and Della  

A timed exclusive would get you the same results. Or at least let Xbox players pay for the character. 

Good.

If I were in an Annabelle movie, I would simply not purchase the clearly demonic doll for my beloved children. 

What a stupid motherfucker. 

The opening sequence was wonderful. 

Yeah, sure whatever.

I’m of the opinion that there’s no hokey z-lister that can’t be redeemed by a creative enough writer.

I...kind of have to agree. The Brubaker/Cooke-era costume was immediately iconic and perfect to the extent that I can’t take any other costume seriously. It feels like what the best catburglar in the world might wear, and every other attempt now feels like just a costume.

Yeah, same. The art was stellar; but the only interesting bits I found were Napier/Joker as not a murderer, somehow, and Murphy’s take on Harley, which was smart enough to steer away from going full-Deadpool.

One of Watchmen’s greatest successes, IMO, was making their alt-universe feel real and lived in and larger than what we saw. There are plenty of stories you can tell within that framework, I think, if you’re willing to be as daring as the first season. Treat it as an anthology. I don’t need to see Angela’s adventures…

The worst that I will accept happening to Hazel, who I have adored having swan about the place is: handling all those boxes of evidence and paperwork, she gets a papercut on her hands, loses her job, and is thus forced to move back to Iowa to work as like, a carpenter or something. Which was always her true passion,…

I for sure thought it was Lithgow’s voice for a hot second.

I hope one of those kids punches a dinosaur right in the face.