Nutjob

So, maybe I'm the only one who got annoyed by this, but... When Siddiq was spilling his guts to Rosita, why on earth didn't she bring up the fact that she watched Glenn and Abraham get brained by Negan right in front of her and also was not able to do a blasted thing about it? If nothing else, they could've played it for empathy's sake, because she had in fact been EXACTLY in Siddiq's shoes, and it's like they conveniently forgot. SO ANNOYING.

I just read about Chris, and I'm so very sad. 😥 He was always one of my favorites, and I'm so sorry he's left us.

If you want a semi-coherent storyline, then AHS after Murder House is probably not for you. Asylum was probably the most focused, but I can say with confidence that every season after the first falls apart about halfway through and becomes a hot, disjointed mess. Very few are even scary (Asylum and Roanoke were probably the most effective in that regard, in my opinion), and the one season that had a truly frightening villain, Freak Show, turned the plot way too early and wasn't scary at all after that. Unless you like gore, crazy, and just watching for the sake of what nuttiness will come next, I wouldn't recommend it.

Brother didn't bother me, but to each their own. :) Jim was out fairly early, I think something like 6th, but he went out in a sudden death Quickfire. I always felt like he should've gone farther.

Brother Luck, Jim Smith, and Carrie Baird are competing in LCK to get a spot back on the show for Season 16. Those are surprisingly good, non-annoying picks? https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/28/top-chef-kentucky-season-16-last-chance-kitchen-returning-contestants/

Am I the only one who hopes this is a euphemism for something else? :)

Info on the final Lifetime season, which will feature all winners, including 7 from international versions. Dmitry AND Seth Aaron? Count me in! https://www.etonline.com/project-runway-all-stars-international-designers-final-season-exclusive-113571

Well, it's nice to know that Murphy's history with this show stays the same--turns into a hot mess about midway through. I thought the flashbacks might last a few episodes. But most of the season? Really? And now he's trying to get me to sympathize with the son of Satan because he can't figure out how he's supposed to destroy the world? In a super boring episode that was mostly filler? Oooooookay.

AHS has offended the satanists, everyone. https://theblast.com/american-horror-story-apocalypse-church-of-satan/

Christian as mentor actually makes me think this might be OK. I'm at least cautiously optimistic!

Count me on wondering how Matt keeps winning with weird, misplaced teeth. Also, if we're gonna call out Damien's for looking like a German heavy metal monster, can we please call out Matt's for being a riff on Papa Emeritus from the band Ghost?

OH, this is so me right here. Corrine has the most punchable face ever... I don't know how Eliza can help me overcome that. Colin and Christie! I remember haaaaating them back then, but the man is responsible for an instant reality show classic moment. So glad to see them back!

It looks like an extreme comb-over to me, as in... he's balding on top. I found it almost as distracting as Jo's piercings, to be honest.

I know it's goofy, but I kind of loved the whole Jason Siska stick maturing into a real idol schtick. That's one of the funniest things that has ever happened on this show, and them making it a real idol now just somehow ices the goofy cake.

Oh, I get that. I don't expect reality, necessarily, but there does have to be some real-world logic present in order for me to find the horror in a show like this. I thought there were some very scary moments in Roanoke, and I liked that season very much. Beyond the political hyperbole, I think Kai's repellent personality was more of a hindrance to my enjoyment of this season. Every episode I'd find myself asking why most of the cult members would ever fall for his nonsense, because he was completely transparent and not all that articulate or convincing (The DudeBros notwithstanding), because they weren't portrayed as your typical cult targets. It took me out of the story most of the time because I couldn't reconcile it. The political stuff was just icing on all of that. :)

I'm sure Murphy did this for the irony of having Kai in the same prison as Manson, but yes--Kai would either be locked up in Michigan or, if he were convicted of federal crimes, be in a USP somewhere. I work in the political field, so I view most politics from a more nonpartisan lens regardless of my own political leanings--most of it is theater conducted solely for the purpose of getting officials re-elected. Yes, the ones you like and think are true believers, too. I think that made this season seem rather ridiculous and hyperbolic to me, and it made it really hard for me to get any sort of tension or "horror" from it, because I personally don't buy into all of the shrieking drama of either political extreme, and find it all rather silly. I was rolling my eyes and laughing more often during the first half of the season than Murphy probably intended. And I know I've made this point before, but I never bought that any of these people would follow Kai other than maybe Meadow and Winter. Kai is an average looking, marginally articulate, creepy weirdo, and none of these people who followed him fit the profile of people who join cults (abused, abandoned by their families, etc.)--especially not Beverly or Ivy. I just didn't buy into much of any of what happened this season, which threw the whole thing off for me. Not scary, not engaging, and not believable. It's a shame, too, because this is one of the few seasons where the plot was actually fairly tight from start to finish.

My guess is they considered Gary the weakest of the guys left, since Kai had all his muscle-bound dude-bros there to protect him. My question is... why did Bebe ever think Kai wouldn't turn on her? What was in it for him if he stayed under her thumb? (Just like I don't believe all these seemingly intelligent people [minus Gary and the dude-bros] would ever fall for weirdo Kai and his nonsense to begin with.) Manson preyed on young people who had been abandoned and abused by their families, like most cult leaders in history. None of these people other than maybe Winter fits that profile. It just takes me out of the whole season, to be honest. Well, that, and Ally's sudden "recovery" and ability to outsmart everyone else when she was a complete basket case just weeks before. At least everyone isn't a complete political caricature anymore like when the season started, so that's progress?

And see, I feel the opposite. I don't find this season scary at all, because the stereotypes are so over-the-top they take me right out of any "horror" that might be happening in the plot. Honestly--it's like Murphy just plucked satirical exaggerations of every political/ethnic/sexual type, and plopped them all into this mish mash of a story. Why would any of these people be swayed by a creepy, 30-something hipster with no CV, no accomplishments, nothing but twerpy good looks (I guess...?) and the gift of gab? He preys on the disenfranchised, but why would Ivy and Winter ever be working with Gary? Or Gary with Ivy or Harrison? Or Beverly with any of them? They all seem smarter than this! (Except Meadow, maybe, and she's trying to get out!) They don't want the same outcomes! Yeah, burn things down, but then what? What is the utopia they think Kai is giving them after? It makes no sense that any of them would follow him! And now that the covers are all pulled on the serial killing clowns and who is terrorizing Ally, it's even less scary. Ally is a walking, talking, progressive-white-rich-liberal caricature, and if I was a progressive I'd probably be offended. As a moderate conservative, I'm just finding this season silly and maybe the second worst only to Hotel. This one isn't falling apart halfway through, it was a hot mess from the start, and I'm only watching for the chaos at this point.

There was a lot of funny in this episode, and I'm just not sure if RM meant all of it to be intentional. The neighbor yelling at his wife because she was on Etsy and didn't vote? Pure comedy. I haven't had a chance to watch episode 2 yet, but I'm really hoping they tone down the extreme stereotypes of both conservatives and liberals, or else it'll make it much less horrifying and much funnier than I think they want it to be.

Mackenzie needs to lay off the botox or surgery or whatever it is she's doing. She's starting to get duck lips, and it's very unfortunate for such an attractive woman. I liked this overall, and it's nice to see some familiar faces come back in a slightly different setting. I know I saw Tate in a preview, so I'm especially looking forward to that episode!

I just wonder if this meeting is a vehicle for the writers to enlighten Jaime. There has to be steps toward him finally getting sick of Cersei's crap, and him seeing her willing to let the dead take over rather than putting her quest for power aside for the good of humankind has to be one of those, right? RIGHT?

As I understand it, legitimacy in Westeros comes from being born into two established houses, not necessarily whether the parents were married. Jon Snow is a (supposed) bastard because he was born to Ned Stark and some nameless woman while he was off at war. Jon Targaryen would be the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, born after or around the time of the death of Elia Targaryen (nee Martell) and her children with Rhaegar. As we've already seen with Sansa, marriages can be dissolved almost at will, and women remarried to others as long as the houses deem it proper. I think as long as the major houses are amenable to it, Jon will be accepted as a Targaryen.

I can't help it--I've grown to love Danushka. When she was interacting with Joy, you could see that a lot of her apathy is an act and that she's probably a pretty great person if she likes you and you get to know her. But I love her on-camera demeanor and would watch her show. I groaned out loud at them bringing back Matthew. Again. Some more. He has NOT grown on me and never will.

Gloria's a city employee--she works for the Eden Valley PD. And people would be surprised at how technologically-challenged some rural areas still are, even in 2017. Many don't even have broadband access and local governments can have some pretty bare bones websites. For reference, here is the current Eden Valley, MN PD website. For real. http://www.edenvalley.govoffice.com/index.asp?SEC=68B8686D-3083-4F4F-B4A1-1C8B591C6E9C&Type=B_BASIC

I remember she and a few of the other chefs (Heather Terhune, IIRC) were less than kind to Beverly Kim for a good deal of that season. I also remember Beverly being fairly annoying, but a lot of folks found Sarah and co's treatment of her to be pretty mean girlish and bullying. Personally, I don't remember all the details, but I do remember not liking Sarah very much.