something has occurred to me in this. A quote from the first episode of AOS: "somebody really wanted the name to spell 'shield'." Who started SHIELD? Captain America's best friends.

Why he stands out is because he comes from a different time. One where hardship was normal and you were expected to deal with it.

Relevant.

Netflix, are you listening? I'll sign back up if you sign on Agent Carter!

Screw that! Bring back Darkwing Duck!

But Gyro Gearloose is mentioned and he's the creator of Gizmo... Blathering blatherskite!

I would argue that the real "neglected masterwork" is Perelandra, the second book in the trilogy. My main supporting argument is that Jorge Luis Borges thought so too. (There's a great book by Borges called "The Bestiary of Imaginary Animals", in which he describes various mythological or fictional creatures. There…

I seriously underestimated the lamb of god.

And I'm trying not to cry at my desk. Thanks a ton.

Agent Carter has checked every box since it first aired. Sad to see it go. Let's hope SHIELD can continue to carry the torch.

My spiked leather codpiece feels extra snug all of the sudden.

That is because they are both the "Dies Irae" from Verdi's Requiem. Which is seriously amazing.

Little factoid: The Big Lebowski Walter Sobchak character was based in part on John Milius.

I got two kisses from Sandahl Bergman back in the mid-late 80s. Mwah.

It is better as a Musical