TravisNelson76
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It just occurred to me that Santiago looks like (and has mannerisms like) a grown-up version of Hillary from Trophy Wife. Except, of course, for the fact that Diane would NEVER let Hillary become a cop.
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I love it when the Wandering Spirit of Abdul enters the room and one of the judges offers a withering critique in the form of, "You look really pretty tonight."
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One of the things I like about Survivor is that the strategy of the game has progressed over time. Now, even more than ever before, the endgame is the only game. This means that non-end-game issues, like a poor challenge performance or not helping around camp or being non-young/non-athletic, don't necessarily spell doom in the early episodes the way they used to. Probst clearly HATES it and finds it mystifying that tribes no longer make it a priority to vote out their [Probst-defined] weakest member. But I like the evolution. Keeps the game fresh-ish.
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I just hope Connick keeps giving that one girl Lyric Meaning Pop Quizzes every episode.
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There are so many annoying things about latter-season Probst. The Alpha Male worship. The Beta Male and All Female condescension. The Tribal Council influence. That thing where he pretends not to know the contestants' names at the beginning of the first episode. When he tells the likes of Shambo that they now have a "1 in 8" chance of winning the game [they do not].
But what MOST INFURIATES ME to the point that I have to FAST-FORWARD that moment every season is when he says "This is now what you covet" upon unveiling the individual immunity idol. "Covet" just seems like such the wrong word choice. Too much aspiration for grandiosity? I don't know. But I HATE IT. And he uses the exact same phrase every season.
I might be a crackpot.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Oh, Garrett. You don't know the difference between me and I. You have the scheming ability of a newborn panda. You would have probably quit the game anyway in about three days. I am so glad you were around long enough for me to hate you. And I am so glad that you are now gone.
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OMG, I have solved True Detective!
While watching TV in this episode, Maggie Hart is reading a book. That book is "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls." That book was made into a Lifetime TV movie. That Lifetime TV movie starred Jane Kaczmarek. Jane Kaczmarek starred in Malcolm in the Middle with Bryan Cranston. Bryan Cranston played Walter White in Breaking Bad. White and yellow are both colors. WALTER WHITE IS THE YELLOW KING!
Alternative Theory: The Family Hart is watching The Simple Life (?) during this episode. Paris Hilton starred in The Simple Life. Paris Hilton is awful. PARIS HILTON IS THE YELLOW KING!
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I can't believe I'm watching this show again. There are just so many weirdos! And I love weirdos.
Time to pick the winner. Let's see. That young guitar-playing tween heartthrob type is an obvious contender for show demographic reasons... but he has a whiff of music conservatory about him that might ultimately prove a voting obstacle. Miss Tuba is destined to finish about 8th. The wild cards are all obvious cannon fodder.
I'm going to pick one of the country music boys (the fact that more than one of them got through suggests that that voting demographic is tuning in this season). So... Windsor knot dude?
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What is up with that Hawkeye "16 before 15" business? If it's a writing/art timing issue, then why not just make #16 into #15? DISAPPROVE.
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I THINK (but am not sure) that it is once-per-month while in cycle. But that they take longer breaks between six-issue (or so) story cycles. Basically, best prepare yourself for some waiting.
While you wait, just get going on Hawkeye. Then Nowhere Men. Then Y: The Last Man.
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Thanks, Spynotebook! Both for the information and the hilarious phrase "some comic stuff happened."
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Ms. Marvel was indeed pretty great. And not only because of the welcome diversity it represents.
Can any of you fill me in a bit on the context of the thing? I'm assuming that Ms. Marvel is a character that's been around awhile and is now being... re-booted or something? Or are there other Ms. Marvel's out there in the current universe?
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Saga
in Comic Books
Saga is seriously so good. The world-building is really what blows me away. Even those elements that we've only seen glimpses of seem so fully realized.
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If they were going with "funny Kevins," though, I think Federline would have been the proper choice.
Funny Kevin Rankings [top to bottom]: Federline, Bacon, Kline, Costner, Garnett, Spacey, McHale... James. James WAY at the bottom.
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Ah... the Airing of Grievances. So satisfying! Every show should do this on occasion. Like, wouldn't it be fun if Raylon, Art, Rachel, and Tim [Justified] all got drunk and just laid into each other? Ditto: everyone on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. CORRECTION: I just want Gina to get drunk and air each and every one of her personal grievances.
Lesson: MORE GRIEVANCES.
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RUST: Enters dark, creepy school. Flashlight pans left. Flashlight pans right. Flashlight hits old, creepy statue.
ME: "Don't blink, Rust! DON'T BLINK!"
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This show is dramaturgically weird. Or something. I have no idea what "dramaturgical" means.
Despite the humanizing of that Season 1 alma mater episode, Frank is now full-on villain, right? But he's a villain in a show without a hero. He's Lex Luthor without Superman. And everyone else is either secondary villain (Claire; Alma Garrett; Major Dad) or foolish pawn (president; sundry legislators and journalists). Doesn't the show need some sort of protagonist (or at least an antagonist to our F.U. antagonist)?
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I need some help interpreting the F.U. cufflinks -- both within the story and on a meta level.
Meta-ly, I assume this is an F.U. to those who found the direct-to-camera speeches stylistically annoying? As in, "F.U., they're back." Or is it just meant to be Frank Underwood's F.U. to the world? Or the world's F.U. back to Frank Underwood?
Storywise... I've kind of forgotten the deal with the security guy who bought the cufflinks. Is this just a nice, thankful gesture? Or is he also subtlely saying F.U. to Mr. Frank Underwood too?
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Oooooh. Trans-parent? I am not clever either.
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The episode was weird. But I want to take a moment to thank the Gods of Television that Prince has turned down all offers to be, like, a judge on The Voice [or guest on Miley Cyrus: Unplugged] and therefore retains his aura of cool. He's not even dating a single Kardashian!
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HIS NAME ISN'T RAKE?!?!? That is crazypants.
And I just discovered that "rake" is derived from the Old English "rakehell." RakeHell amuses me.
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My problem with the season so far is that Hannah has gone from being supremely annoying (in a very compelling and entertaining way) to being an actual sociopathic monster. I mean, how much would it surprise you to find that Hannah has secretly been a serial killer for the last few months? Not as much as it should!
Actually, compiling "could possibly be a serial killer" ranking for Girls characters would be very difficult! Ray's at the bottom. But aside from that... Marnie could TOTALLY go all American Psycho. Jessa, Adam, and Caroline as nearly as sociopathic as Hannah. Oh! And I could easily see Shosh as a serial killer in the model of that awesome Australian horror movie The Loved Ones.
My "could be a serial killer" rankings (most to least likely): Hannah, Marnie, Jessa, Caroline, Shosh, Adam, Ray.
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I need the show to find some excuse for Diane and Bert to interact. Maybe she could take him on as a protege for an episode?
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CUE RANT:
I would like to nominate “Jessica Lange and the S/ax Jazz Guy” as the most pointless plotline of the TV season. One episode of a S/ax Jazz Interlude? Fine. But LIKE EVERY EPISODE???
This show infuriates me. What in the world are the witch rules? Wasn’t it initially a thing that all witches but the supreme only got one power? And now any ol’ witch can sprout extra skillz? And why did they entirely drop the Madison Is a Hollywood Star plotline? A TMZ sort of intrusion would have been delightful!
There are (of course) interesting ideas here. Cordelia’s sight going from past-vision to future-vision. The flashbacks to personal hells. The old timey seven wonders intro. But neither the plot nor the characters make any damn sense episode-to-episode (or even scene-to-scene).
END RANT.
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Det. Jake Peralta: The Hotshot
in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
"Boobs, fart. Boobs, whatever."