I think Rowan has said that he passed on the earlier, more political episodes.  I don't blame him, but the more political episodes comprised the majority of the first season. 

Roger can be overused, but he absolutely shouldn't be written off.  Episodes rarely fail, to the extent that they ever do, because of him

James Madison was terrified of fat, hairy gay men leading an armed rebellion but had a personal security detail of marksmen grizzlies.  He was a conflicted man, to say the least. 

Movie theaters, if not the whole movie industry, are doing much worse business than they were ten or fifteen years ago.  If theater owners decide to drop poor performing movies after a few weeks and increase screenings of whatever is more popular to cash in on what is temporarily a hit, it would make sense. 

Oddly, a bear with marginally evil arms would make a great boss in Ninja Gaiden.  

I am working on my YA version of Icchi the Killer as we speak. 

I think God of War really brought the trend of absurdity and violence back in the last few years more than any other franchise.  Granted, I don't care for Mortal Kombat either, but it its influence has long passed and it isn't exactly the standard that fighting games aspire to pass now. 

That was the point of the scene.  However sexy Megan and the song were, it was so far off the mark from what Don for a birthday.  When you consider that she know who any of Don's personal friends were (Peggy was there but Anna Draper wasn't), it should have given her hints that she was about to make a huge mistake…

I hope they don't lean on modern perspectives of the Vietnam War too much if it winds up coming up more.  I didn't mind that scene, but they are approaching the part of the 60's that pop culture tends to treat with a sort of manichean lens: a tendency for writers to think 'let's make sure people make arguments…

I assumed that she was hinting at quitting since the actual work may not suit her so well.  It would take a few attempts at a lateral move to another agency first, but it doesn't seem implausible for this show that Don would find himself in the same place as he was before, with a beautiful stay at home wife that he…

I'm not sure what this says about me*, but I figured out it was a baby's ass pretty quickly.

I suppose making the French girl sing a song and dance like a sexy French pop singer isn't exactly playing against type, but that seems a bit harsh.  Also, I doubt her inclusion was so that kids would like the series more. 

I am sort of surprised to see that she wasn't written out of the show during the negotiations.  It isn't clear that the writers know what to do with her beyond the obvious point that she is the mother to Don's children.  Having to write for her as a mother (something they have gotten a lot out of already) or an…

But then Sam Neil's performance as a mad scientist made the movie seem much sillier so you weren't scared anymore.  That happened to me at least. 

Burnout was a great 'pure' racing game up until they decided it needed to be an open-world game.  Admittedly, this game seems like it has a worse set-up, but Burnout Legends will always be a notable low in overly convoluted racing games. 

The analogy is apt, like a phrase that draws on understanding of one thing to better understand another thing.   

That jacket is….eye catching. 

I don't know if you can characterize either of their politics as knee-jerk, but that they had the argument in front of the sailor was too funny.  The war is a point in an argument to them and a very real thing to someone standing between them. 

Hookers.  Tons and tons of hookers. 

While I agree that he has grown into a more responsible adult than I expected, it isn't as if Layne Price is a fuck up either.  Silly plot with the wallet aside, he does appear to be competent at his job and unafraid to be the bearer of bad news to the other partners.  Who knows what Bert Cooper is up to, but who…