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I don't really give a shit about Shameless, but that final shot from True Detective with a meth-head yielding a machete, face covered by a gas-mask, was fucking amazing. The show in general is amazing. I can't two weeks.

Here seems to be as good a place as any to say that I really think that the theme of women in society really clicked into place in this episode. In the threads for the first two episodes, people seemed pretty peeved by the lack of strong female roles, while others were convinced that the show had something else up its

Jessa was, in my eyes, always the weakest character of the central girls, but since last season, her character has really started to click with me, really cementing in "Video Games". I've actually really liked what they're doing with her character this season, showing people pushing her away and her desire to be held

Damn, I really love these threads! They're so raunchy and funny - it's just like Sex and the City. I'm Charlotte, Ice Cream Planet is Miranda, Alien Jesus is Samantha and Scrawler is the lady that sits at home and watches.

The Parent Trap, Mean Girls and Freaky Friday are pretty much the trifecta of my guilty pleasure movies. They're all delightful and funny and sweet. Mean Girls is endlessly quotable (the Heathers or Clueless of my generation) and Freaky Friday and The Parent Trap tap into really sweet familial relationships and have

Allison Brie is great, but I'm not crazy on the fact that she has dominated so many recent episodes. Gilligan Jacobs is hilarious and really sells everything that she's given. It was nice to see her have so much to do in this episode.

I'll take twenty.

I'm happy for the crew and the cast who I'm sure will continue doing excellent work, but I'd honestly prefer if the show would just end. It's just not as sharp or funny as it was in its prime. Maybe if the seventh season is the final the show will be able to go out on a real high (a la 30 Rock), but for now, I kinda

Damn, I was really hoping "Laggies" would be good. For all her flaws, I really think Shelton gets how people communicate. One of my favourite scenes from "Your Sister's Sister" was DeWitt's and Blunt's characters lying in bed together talking. It was just so natural, the two curled up and quietly and enthusiastically

The laws regarding control in America seem kinda crazy compared to the strict regulations here, but I kinda hope that the film crashes and burns just to wipe that smug shit-eating grin off of Weinstein's bloated face.

GAY PANIC!

"Weekend" is a really excellent film and Todd saying that the show has many moments where the core group of friends just get to hang out together seems really promising. Haigh seems more than capable of capturing moments of quietness and tenderness. "Weekend" was so lovely and romantic and beautiful so I'm definitely

"Being John Malkovich"

Lady Ann wandering around the fields saying "Oh my goodness, there's so many acres" was the line of the night for me.

I saw some episodes from the first season a few years ago but never really got into it. After getting Netflix, it kept telling me to watch it. Shit, that show is fucking hilarious. Dennis and Dee becoming crack addicts, the waitress' meltdown (having sex with Frank as a means of getting revenge on Dennis) and Dee

Every executive in Hollywood is just scrambling to find the next Low Winter Sun.

Patrick Stewart is incredible in it - "You thought I was asleep, didn't you? Acting!"

I also watch Hannah and Her Sisters this weekend, and I really loved it. The internal monologues, particularly Wiest's as she complains about being dropped home first, were so clever and insightful. Also, I've always viewed Allen as an auteur, but that film is exquisitely shot. I do wish that there had been more

In my eyes, season 2 is better. Season 2 pretty much abandons the plotlessness of season 1 (which I loved, and was initially skeptical about) and replaces it with an incredible level of empathy and beauty that I've never seen on television before. Not to hype it up too much, but if you loved season 1, I think you'll

Confession time: I see way too much of myself in Amy. It's so rare that you see just angry people portrayed on TV (and unfortunately, I am a very angry person). They're always the villains, even Walter White at his worst wasn't bitchy. White perfectly cracks into the anger pent up inside people - he understands how