Some people say a man is made outta mud
A poor man’s made outta muscle and blood
Muscle and blood and skin and bones

Yeah, it’s weird how the author is sorta sweeping in the *mob’s* involvement and Susie’s embezzlement under the rug. Midge is an asshole, but so is Susie. And one has arguably the worse (literal) crime.

Joel took on Midge’s “debt” for the mob. Susie’s clients all belonged to the mob. The mob got a cut. Joel made sure that Midge didn’t owe them anything by trading his own business for them. She’s clean. It’s Susie’s fault because she never let Midge *know*, and she got her into that situation in the first place.

It was so damn fun. It’s not perfect, but mannnnn, the gameplay loop could be so satisfying.

I mean, Star-Lord’s own characterization within the comics are so widely inconsistent that you can sort of just roll with it. He’s gone from anti-heroic space cop to depressed war veteran to decent space cop with PTSD to Chris Pratt’s rendition to space hippie with sun powers to now just being a space cowboy.

Great little season of television. Wrapped up but not too neatly. A little sad, a little hopeful. Some tantalizing threads. I would love for another season. I’m not holding my breath, sadly, but damn, wouldn’t it be nice?

LOL., indeed.

Absolutely correct. I didn’t know season 6 was maligned. Due to the budget constraints, its focus on character over gimmick was solid, the final episode remains one of my favorites, and it introduced us to Frankie Dart, who is one Community’s best characters. (But then what do I know, I hold season 5 as better than…

If I’m remembering faces correctly, the woman who OD’d was the same woman who was playing the piano for Nygaard’s fundraiser earlier in the season. She was her former student. Which makes me wonder if Phippsy and she didn’t meet through Nygaard. Phippsy obviously resents her for some reason. I wonder if there isn’t…

The show did a decent job setting up the conspiracy with the newsreel about Japan invading Manchuria earlier in the season. Glad to see it pay off here.

They’re all so dreamy.

The opening being essentially a PC talking about their character’s cool & tragic backstory was so, so funny.

Prettiest show on TV right now. I can think of no less than three shots this episode that will stick with me for a while. Don’t think any other show’s using color as well, either.

what

Musk. Christ, whaaaat an asshole.

Definitely higher than a C+ for me. It was definitely a re-grounding premiere, which I appreciated. It’s been so long. But man, I immediately got back into Perry Mason’s grumpy, put-upon vibe, and the reveal of what happened to the defendant of his first case was a gut-punch.

I’m very much in the “look, I get the point, OK? Violence is bad, and it only breeds more violence. We can only get through this by moving past it and working together. We are all the main characters in our own lives. I get it! But I’m with Joel here, if you don’t want none, don’t start none, okay?!” camp. It’s a very…

Yeah, this looks great, and them casting actual teenagers in the role is pretty genius. Love that we’re introduced to them just goofing off and showing off their ninja skills. With Leo looking a little annoyed in the background. Great stuff. Art style’s neat. A little grimy. Just the right amount.

It does sort of seem like your potential enjoyment was hampered by needing to review the game, right? I never felt the need to go through the main story at anything other than my pace. 

Look, if this will finally get us a new Chronicles of Riddick game then I’m all for it. Escape from Butcher Bay is one of the best games of the OG Xbox era, and I want a new one.