Apparently, they didn't have their arms amputated; the actual reason for their arms being so stretchy has to do with some kind of magical spell or something tied to the masks they all wear. That's why Mechanica (the D.Va-esque robot suit character) doesn't have one, because she uses the suit to fight.

So Iktomi and the American Gods depiction of Anansi are totally gonna throw down next season over who's the baddest mythological spider on television, right?

Jim Henson directed an episode of NBC Experiment in Television that was kind of, sort of, but not really like that.

Normally I'd try to go for glibness by joking that "at least they're being honest about it," but let's be honest they've always been open about what they really want. It's hard to see an end to the dog whistle has much value when the alleged moderates seem accept it just as quickly.

It's not about being productive; if he ever cared about being productive he would not have made virtually any of his decisions in his life. It's about being cruel and hurtful, about demonizing anything that is not you and will not placate or enable you at every opportunity you demand.

But there'd be a difference between Spanish Hispanic Jesus and Mexican Hispanic Jesus, right? The Mexican, African, White, and Greek Jesuses can't be the only ones.

And by contrast, Blond Baptist Jesus will barely have any wounds. He'll be like the hot guy from the CW Beauty and the Beast show, with the one stylish scar.

For DC he's Kalibak, Darkseid's kid: dumb, born into royalty, violent, sexist, brutish, craven, and cowardly.

You can see it on his notebook right afterwards, too.

It's also perfect as an example of how people on the fringe can easily go from one extreme to another, though like with a lot of Lynch commentary I'm unsure the political explanation is the strongest one.

The part when he said "he's lying" was the most exciting part of the episode for me. Cooper has always had a degree of talent and skill that could be almost super-heroic at times, so it's great seeing him retain that even in his Lodge-induced madness state.

And that kid gave off really serious Leo Johnson vibes, too.

Or no longer had to wear that suit.

She's a shallow character, not a flat character, and that's something really rare to see. And very welcome here, because Laura is fantastic.

FUUUUUUCCK that's good.

So what does happen when Jesus dies? And is he destined to die as a martyr each time?

"What makes a man turn neutral…lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?"

It's also a form of racism that, unfortunately, is very easy to find. This is obviously extreme - it's hard to find a Silver Shirt compound with this much money behind it - but there are a lot of places in this nation with people who don't "hate" black people, but would certainly be happy if they just went on their…

Re: Salim, I think he's got an intense, bittersweet happiness. He's in love with this god he can't find, but he also has an all new life and identity. He's in a country whose people and noise were to him oppressive but aren't anymore, in a job that's freeing instead of crushing. His crying is because so many things he…

Is the short episode list a financial thing or just a pacing one? Either way, it's disappointing. Orlando Jones and Crispin Glover have been in one episode each, and we haven't even seen Kristen Chenoweth yet.