“We never see the world from his perspective because he has no perspective of his own.”

Well said.  Excellent analysis.

“And I stand proudly amongst the fans who LIKE the brother/sister angle.”

Benzene on toast is delicious, though.  Mmmmm ... benzene

I’m glad they are finally giving him more to do.  I’m loving Freddy Funkhouser!

Different lenses, indeed.  Fucking baffling.  I’m pretty sure if we asked the writers what they hoped the audience would take away from the scene, it would NOT be “Naomi gives shitty gifts.”

“I thought his reaction was cruel, and mostly an outlet for his impotent rage towards his family and his seemingly-failing crusade.”

“People come down much harder on Shiv but don’t show nearly the same type of betrayal or vitriol towards Kendall/Roman/Connor.”

STRONG agree. I mean, the actor playing Comfry is an attractive woman, don’t get me wrong. But out of Greg’s league?! Why?! Nicholas Braun is a good looking guy and, to your point, he’s TALL.  To be clear, every average (or short guy) in the world dreams of being 6'7.

So good.

I enjoyed it as well (but for the last episode, which was ... not good). I did not read the Mitch storyline as being a “redemption arc,” but rather showing us that, in real life, people aren’t just cartoonishly “good” or “bad.” It was genuinely interesting, and it invited some nuance into the conversation.

Yeah I’m right there with you. I love me some Larry David but this episode was a big miss for me. I get it that Larry routinely goes the long way around to get to the punchline, but this episode strained credulity at every turn.  In addition to the issues you’ve pointed out, here’s a few more I had:

I wish they’d give him more to do.

The Tom/Ken scene was the highlight for me as well, and my favorite micro-moment is within the lines noted by Roxana. Tom is at his lowest point, but he’s only going to take so much of Ken’s shit. And when he snapped back with the “you know what I think ... I think you’re going to get fucked because you always get…

Your dialog shows exactly why a trans person needs a seat at the table here.  The nuanced discussion you just laid out here just can’t happen otherwise.

That’s a cool video. Really digging it. And kudos to Keleigh Teller for being such a good sport!  

The Warrens are certainly hucksters. But here’s what bugs the shit out of me about them (and it makes me judge the movies harshly because they are portrayed as these Christian do-gooders): they are hucksters of the worst possible sort because their livelihood is taking advantage of the bereaved. People who are…

My problem with the Sopranos movie, which other commenters here have said in various (and better) ways than I’m about to, is that it’s completely all over the place. If I dared you to describe the plot in three sentences, you couldn’t.

That is an incredible streak of movies, for sure.  And I have vivid memories of seeing most of those.  Including seeing Poltergeist at a drive-in and hiding in the bed of my dad’s pickup truck and crying during the clown scene (I was 8).  I think I also cried during the Kahn ear scene.  Oh and the pale ET scene.  I…

Anecdotally speaking, my experience is nothing like what you’re saying here. My current tankless is 8 years old and I’ve had it maintained exactly one time (I have a water softener, so I’m not getting that scaly buildup), and I’ve never once had to have it serviced.