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I saw it as a kind of a controlled detonation on Chelsea's part. "Thank god we're being rational, or else things could get messy." Meanwhile, Dani embodies that line from classic Leverage, "Do that thing with your eyes that scares people." And finally, Bill, you may be an evil lawyer and shrewd fixer, but...

It turns out that Billy Joel actually hates "We Didn't Start The Fire" As for Peter David, that one hurts. I didn't discover his comic work until later, but I did enjoy his Star Trek novels and his stand alone stuff (I recommend his retelling of Peter Pan, Tigerheart, if you can track it down). And his Writing for Comics with Peter David is one of the best books about the craft of writing, period.

The 2023 Writer's Strike set rules on the use of AI. From the Writer's Guild:

People are already being murdered (in massive numbers). Ignoring that doesn't do anyone any good.

No, this is what happens when people are forced to watch a live-streamed genocide and have no power to stop it. And two days before this horrible event, Israeli airstrikes killed 85 people in Gaza.

To me it sounds like some weird combination of 1940's high society and Glinda the Good Witch. Which is weird because Diego does not have a model face. Parts modeling maybe. And I get it's in character for Dani and Pamela to seek out male models, but female models make a lot more money.

The Simpsons seem to have nailed Lulu's journalism skills.

Missed opportunity #2456 - As Mayor, Laura having to deal with all the lead and cadmium in the PC water supply (thus explaining the high levels of cancer and stupidity in town) Or with Willow specifically: "I see why she joined the cult." Which will end something like this:

I always had a bit of a soft spot for the Cloudminders. It borrowed heavily from Metropolis and a flying city was just cool.

I made it through the balloon movie and that was a chore. First, McKenzie Westmore. What did she do to her face? I liked her as the host on Face Off, but the poor woman cannot act. But beyond that, I could not get over how poorly it was shot. Were they only shooting with natural light? Gorgeous New Mexico scenery was washed out and overexposed. The scene with McKenzie and Paul Greene in the restaurant together, and the light flooding in the windows, were they supposed to be in heaven or something? Second, speaking as someone roughly contemporary to her in age, McKenzie is definitely way too old to be acting the way she was (it didn't help that the face work added a few years). Rather than angling for the Big Promotion™ I would think she would be the one they are trying to force out for the young up-and-comer. Especially after we hear how her love interest has 30 years' experience with balloons (assuming he started out as a teenager, that would still put him near fifty).

Asking someone what their hypothetical policy would be is very different than asking someone to explain how something fundamental to how their job works. (And for the record, Kamala's answer was terrible). And really, Trump doesn't have the power to issue tariffs at all under the Constitution (art. I, §. 8)

He was a good antagonist for Nate. To have one without the other doesn't quite feel right.

And don't forget the river that borders Pennsylvania!

Just to point out that Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. His father (a whack job in his own right) moved the whole family to Australia when he was twelve to avoid his eldest son getting drafted for Vietnam. Edit: EtheltoTillie beat me to it!