Brodie is a dog's name. That's all I've got to contribute.

And that's a perfectly acceptable perspective from which to review an entertainment product.

which, most reviews are.

Sorry, but I don’t think your opinion is "proper," so it doesn't count.

Yes, I have. I expect all games to be playable. If they're not, there's nothing to review. You just say "this game is broken," and move on. Imagine a restaurant review where the reviewer just writes "I gave them money and they brought me food that was edible." It's a fucking waste of everyone's time.

Yep, and your criteria is bullshit. His opinion is his "proper" opinion because it's his opinion. Period.

Reviewing is about objective measures damn it!

No, that makes a review basically worthless. Reviews are opinions, and that’s what they should be. I don’t need to know if a game is “playable.” I expect all games to be playable. I want to know if a game is good.

Bullshit. All reviews are opinions. It’s literally impossible for them to be anything else.

What makes an opinion "proper?" Your agreement with it?

That die was cast in the first season. You’ve either gotten over it and gotten on board, or you haven't, but don't expect it to change.

If you think Tolkien is dense, Dune and The Book of the New Sun are neutron stars by comparison. LotR’s biggest challenge was the scope and history of the world. The characters and their motivations were standard, even archetypical fare. There’s no complicated philosophy or metaphysical underpinning to convey.

You didn't actually read the article, did you?

The problem with Lynch’s Dune wasn’t the visuals or effects. Lynch didn’t have a firm grasp on the philosophical heart of the story he was trying to tell, and his characters didn’t stand up under the weight of the concepts they were trying to carry. By comparison Game of Thrones is a simple soap opera. Sure there’s…

I'm not convinced. Some stories just aren't filmable. At least not in any way that will actually capture the concepts at play. Frank Herbert's Dune and Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun are two stories I'd love to see portrayed visually, but never will because it's simply not possible to capture what makes them great…

Handler’s thirst for knowledge continues to be the driving force of the show—or is it her thirst to do things her way, after years of fealty to a reportedly shitty network?

The movies and TV shows have already crossed over, regardless of what “the powers that be” said. Peggy Carter and Agents of Shield were direct spinoffs from the movies that retained the same cast. The shows directly reference events and characters from the movies. How much more related could they be?

I'll defer to you on that point. You're the expert.

You were done the minute you refused to address your own confirmation bias.

So your comment was just meaningless, then. Great. I think we're done here.