A big problem with the very idea of an Uncharted movie is that the games are very intentionally built around elaborate set pieces that movies can’t pull off convincingly. They can move effortlessly throughout elaborate action sequences in a single shot, something that would look cheap and CGI-ish in a film. (This is…

I think the MCU trusts their directors if they happen to fit in with the house style tonally already. James Gunn and Taika came in being known for fun and irreverent films. So those movies fit in with the directors’ filmographies, but they were also hardly doing anything that Marvel wouldn’t normally do.

I’ve found all of Craig’s outings super fun, even Spectre! So I’m sure I’ll be a sucker for this. But I think looking back, taking a serialized approach was a mistake. Mission Impossible has done so well with episodic, self-contained missions. That’s what Bond used to be, and even though I can get down with the…

Wow, this sounds great! If the show must go on, this definitely sounds like the way to go, especially considering for the most part S2’s best episodes did not focus on Dev. I also appreciate that it appears to be more of an unabashed drama now; I’ve kind of become annoyed with Louie-esque comedies that aren’t that…

He’s in the show. It says so in the review. Weirdo. 

The Denny’s bit at the end was unbelievable. 

It just wasn’t clear from your original comment where you were coming from, IMO. It read like you were saying “Kim is being a dick, I don’t like that.” When obviously that was the intention of the scene. Howard doesn’t deserve it—that’s why it’s shocking. So of course you’re allowed to not like it, I just don’t…

I don’t know if you picked up on this but, uh...yeah, the fact that it’s a dick move and completely undeserved is the entire point. Kimmy is tapping into a dark side of herself and you’re not really supposed to like it.

Rhea Seehorn is just transcendentally good in this show, and a recent rewatch really highlighted for me how her transformation has been just as important as Jimmy’s, and in some ways is the most compelling part of the show given that we don’t know where her journey ends. And again, as far as Saul, I feel like this…

If there were 700 Star Wars movies that might be the case!

1. Good call. Everyone thinks that the title of next week’s episode “Something Unforgivable” refers to Jimmy and Kim, but Nacho could very well be in a position to do something dangerous.

I’m not so sure about that. If the lawyer representing a suspicious client who just delivered a 7 million dollar bail ends up dead, that’s a lot of heat. It’s in the best interest of Gus that nobody starts pulling on those threads. 

The most brilliant little detail from this episode: after Mike’s speech to Jimmy about the small choices that eventually led him down this path, Jimmy steps out of the car. And in the background are two kids riding skateboards. That seemingly small choice in the very first episode—teaming up with those skateboarding…

Mike’s “why I do what I do” speech felt significant for Saul moving forward—up to this point, Slippin’ Jimmy/Saul has been another side to Jimmy’s coin. His machinations and cons were almost a reflex, something he couldn’t help. He never questioned the reason. Kim never questioned the reason. This is who Jimmy is—he…

In the end, my main disappointment is an aesthetic one (which was also my disappointment with the show’s portrayal of Doctor Manhattan. He just looks better without pupils, sorry). The original comic begins and ends with the same shot of the smiley face splattered with red. So many of the episodes followed this…

Hey, that was me! :)

Yeah, that’s exactly what I thought—Jon-as-Cal was brilliant. Pre-Cal Manhattan was a little weird. 

Basically everything you could possibly want from a Doctor Manhattan episode and an HBO Watchmen episode. It’s brilliantly written, stunningly shot, beautifully scored, and all sorts of other meaningless adjectives.

I don’t think there’s anything cooler than an audience spontaneously bursting into cheering and applause. It’s not like people were carrying on conversations, the movie just had that powerful of an impact on them. I loved watching it. 

Whoa. How the hell can you talk about defining podcasts of the decade without talking about Reply All? I think that’s THE defining podcast of the decade, a remarkable timestamp as well as wonderfully produced radio.