Rick and Morty is definitely more than just a joke machine, but I don’t think you can judge the amount of character growth on the show by focusing on Rick. He’s central to the show, but he’s also the most narcissistic and unlikely to evolve. Characters are going to change around him (and they have), but he’s not…

I don’t know — it’s pretty standard for the entire family to be fed up with Rick’s selfishness at this point. That’s some growth, especially for Beth who used to crave his approval. Summer has gone from naive teenager to jaded badass. Beth and Jerry’s relationship has gone from bad to worse to pretty good. At least we…

I liked this episode, but also I don’t think I need to watch it again. I feel that way about more episodes each season, which is too bad. Rick and Morty used to be my go-to show for comfort re-watching, but maybe it’s out of tricks? A lot of the bits in this episode seemed familiar, especially the “completely…

Not sure why we needed Theroux to spell this out for us. Lynch has clearly said that he draws inspiration (and working techniques) from dreams, the subconscious, the unexpected and the unexplained. Why don’t we just believe him instead of constantly asking what his movies are about?

Missed one. April 2: Dry Cleaning. New Long Leg on 4AD. So excited!

What about when gay people actually are thrill killers? Or, to be more precise when one guy wants another guy to sexually role-play with him in exchange for participating in an escalating series of crimes that ends in the murder of a child? The context for Rope or Swoon or any other version of the Leopold and Loeb…

As long as we’re wishing for more realism in our entertainment, could characters please hold coffee cups with something in them? Ever since my husband pointed out that the cups are essentially weightless, I can’t stop seeing it.

I liked “moodily nocturnal showdown” because “moodily nocturnal” could characterize even the indoor scenes.

I just saw this movie and, knowing that probably no one is going to see this comment, I just want to say that I did not like it at all. I was excited for it and was expecting a lot from it, which is maybe why I felt so let down.

This comment was so funny that I clicked away from it, couldn’t stop thinking about it, and returned to give it a star. Thank you for your service.

Even back in the day when I was 13 years old, I felt this story and the “we’ve got pictures of She-Hulk’s boobs!” issue of FF were not right. Looking back now, I can’t believe they got past editorial. I mean, other grown men had to look at those stories and think a) these are good enough to publish b) for children.…

Weirdly, Byrne was also the guy who followed through on the logical progression of The Invisible Woman’s powers in earlier issues. He made her the strongest member of the team while also being the heart of the family structure that held them together. And this was years before all the Malice nonsense shown above (see…

I love Olsen as this character and on this show, but there was nothing better than Hahn’s “Who are you?” and subsequent monologue. That was riveting.

I haven’t read all of the comments yet, so I apologize if these are repeats:

Yeah, I’ve gotten the distinct impression that some of the original Reply All gang weren’t thrilled with the new corporate structure, but are understandably interested in the cash coming their way from the Gimlet sale to Spotify.

Thanks for the context. That’s super helpful. I do wonder how much of the story we don’t actually know. It’s so difficult to understand everything in context when the whole thing is behind the scenes.

I’m a huge Reply All fan, and this news came as quite a shock to me yesterday. From what I’ve read, including Eddings’ tweets, it sounds like PJ and Sruthi were definitely huge dicks during the unionization process. They’ve both admitted as much, so I guess that part is pretty clear.

Yep, still looks like every scene was filmed in an underground bunker. PASS.

Wanda’s actually wearing a slightly altered version of her first costume. The altered version is the one that stuck around the longest, but it’s missing the truly weird headpiece that I love.

At that point we’re talking about families who had been in the U.S. for up to 250 years, so I believe the actual African slave population was in the small minority.