I found the sudden revelation of Mare planting drugs in Carrie’s car to be kind of a hiccup in the plot. Sure, she was desperate to keep her from getting custody, but from their conversation, she had no need to be that desperate, at least at that point. And even if she was, it seems unlikely she would be that careless…

I smugly asked myself if this person asking the question could actually pronounce ‘Myanmar’ and my smugness was not disappointed.

I’m pretty Swiss on Corden, but I thought his acknowledgment that the famous fountain was actually extremely loud - thus making it hard to interview - and then just grabbing the power cord and turning it off, was kind of inspired.

Both had the same producers, essentially, so it makes sense that they tried that more than once.

Definitely one of the most toxically misleading headlines I’ve read all year.

He says he was driving around; I suppose there’s no reason to question that if he didn’t murder anyone.

Also, that pillow scene. I get the logic of the bathtub scene later on, but throwing a “maybe he’s going to smother this baby” note of morbid suspense into it was a bit much in the gotcha department.

I believe they say explicitly that she’s 17, though I could be wrong.

While not (necessarily) depicting her relapse, just her exhaustion, the bathtub scene is frightening enough that the resolution feels earned. It’s a refreshing take, that someone can be genuinely turning their life around and be on the up but still realize they’re not quite there yet.

One question I had: What kind of selfie is that? Who poses for an incestuous affair in a smiling polaroid?

Also, thanks for the “Jesus - wait - what?” comment, which were my thoughts exactly.

He’s handsome in an ugly sort of way.

I like the story that all of the actors in Easy Company were put through boot camp except Schwimmer - who wanted to do it - so the others could resent him easier.

If you ever want to see how good an actor Schwimmer is, watch the first two episodes of Band of Brothers. You will completely forget Ross Geller.

Do they play deck hockey at all in your land or do moose simply threaten you with poutine if you dare thaw out some flat land?

Erdogan was a fucking juicer and you know it.

Oh, I get that there’s field hockey, and I phrased that poorly, admittedly. But hockey is one of the ‘four major sports’ in North America, and yet it’s still often coloquially referred to as ‘ice hockey’, when there’s no other type being played 95% of the time. It’s really not a complaint, you’d just think that would…

Turkish Dirt Hockey sold out to Kazakh interests in the aughts. Fucking unwatchable now.

Take a shot in the dark what country I’m from based on this comment, but I’ve always wondered: Why is it called “ice hockey” and not just “hockey”? It’s not like there are qualifiers at the professional level of what kind of surface hockey is played on. 

Good read! Thanks for that.