I definitely felt like this was the most “balanced” episode to date, in terms of the use of humor. It integrated well into the plot, rarely felt forced into the moment, and when it did stray into the juvenile, the characters were called on it and paid consequences for it.

This is FASCINATING. Two people interpreting this allegorical incident as representing diametrically opposed positions on the political/philosophical scale. Never have I seen such clear evidence that these behaviors are identical, despite supposedly being “right” or “left”.

Worth mentioning that this would probably push the society into chaos as actual horrible crimes go unpunished too (remember, this is the entirety of their legal system apparently). I mean, I suppose your life is trashed with that many downvotes, but a mass murderer would still get released back into the general…

Nah, no way Bundy would be VP.

I have seen several stories on this, and I’ve found one issue confusing and in need of clarification. Does EVERYTHING need a fix, or just the devices operating as access points? Typically access points are called out, but then the rest of the writing seems to imply ALL devices using wifi are directly affected. Of…

Thing is, they’ve had portals in OUAT before, and they were a much simpler affair. The MCU-style portal is a complex affair with all kinds of crazy particle fire/spark/smoke. It can’t possibly be cheaper than what they used to use.

I think Malloy gave him a look for “Chris and Devon”, but otherwise it seemed to generally go the other direction.

Or, as Jason says, like a tent.

Perfect reply. All the stars for you.

It’s not a parody. Basically, if it could be, it would just plain be a Star Trek show, but they couldn’t do that, so they got as close as they could without invoking a lawsuit. And also there’s jokes.

What I liked was that even Captain Mercer has had enough of Malloy’s crap during the course of the episode. I’d like to see a payoff for that down the line, but I doubt it will happen.

I believe when he was introduced, he was stated to be 10. Given the time that’s passed, he’s got to be around 13. I was pretty much right there with you wondering about the extremely juvenile label. Regression is not uncommon in children as a method to deal with trauma, but I don’t imagine this show is functioning on…

Crow! Crow!

Just the Ghibli Museum, apparently. Nowhere else.

My favorite tiny bit of the episode was Caitlin complaining that the entirety of her mutant medical training was “a week long course in variant human medicine”, if I recall the quote correctly. I just love tiny details that point to how a world that is otherwise familiar is affected by the presence of stuff like…

They are quite real. My small-town nowhere bank branch has one.

Well, her powers were apparently overextended by the long distance transport. This medication would stimulate the affected processes back to their normal levels. You use the same thing on a healthy individual, you get a rush and a high, and maybe systemic damage. The principle is the same in plenty of other, real…

I’ve always hated “power inhibiting collars” and the like. If it’s that easy to do, why isn’t it used literally everywhere? They’re generally depicted as universal to all powers and quite common.

She used her general knowledge of how hospitals work to fake it. She pulled on some scrubs, pulled some names off a chart on the wall, and just acted like she was supposed to be there. A little luck, the right words, and an overworked environment and she’s not even questioned.

Normal president: spins, distances themselves, maybe apologizes.