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I couldn't have cared less about Sectionals and who won, and haven't since the originals won Nationals, but seeing Jesse again brought me so much happiness, and later, seeing clips of Finn brought me so much devastation. This show had so much spark and life to it, and it's sad to see that it's all faded away.

I agree. I didn't seen this particular instance or the context, but there was another earlier event (before the show aired, even) where she could barely contain her glee as she talked about the prospect of Sam being raped and tortured. And she always says Sam too, which makes the scene feel less like a huge, character defining moment, and more like a kink that makes me feel grossly uncomfortable.

I am continuously amazed by this show's willingness to go dark and not take the easy way out. "Sometimes there aren't any good guys." Damn. I feel like this show was not built for the CW, because in any other version, Clarke would have delivered some inspiring speech and the Mt Weatherites would have overthrown Cage and freed the Sky People. To let them all die was ruthless, and similar to burning the Grounders last season, but both times she was backed into an impossible corner and her enemies underestimated her. The final scene between Clarke and Bellamy was heart breaking. Okay, yes, I want them to get married and rule the remains of Earth together, but I also really like the friendship and mutual respect they've built over the last two seasons. They both seem to struggle with their moral ambiguity and sympathize with one another in ways that no one else seems to understand, which I really appreciate. I don't really care about Jaha's story. At all. I was glad that Murphy got, like, 5 minutes of blissful peace before stumbling back into crazy town. Amazing season! I'm so glad we'll get a season 3!

I forgot, the best part of the episode was during the "Brother 2 Brother" sketch when Chris and Taran went to high five and they totally missed and Taran accidentally smacked Chris in the face. There was the briefest pause where they stood there all "well that happened" before jumping back into the sketch and it was really, very charming. I think Chris's charisma alone could maintain an entire episode without any content necessary.

That is really odd. I can see them pushing Tobias as lead because he's more established, and actually, looking at the competition, has a decent shot of winning. Sam's not that young, but historically, younger actors have a better shot in the supporting category (although, arguably, the more meaty roles usually fall into supporting, which is another reason why Tobias would have been more fitting there), so the submissions could just be strategic. The women's category is just overflowing with talent. That'll be one hell of a race.

I wasn't a fan of Kate's Hilary Clinton, the kookiness just didn't fit the way it has for other impressions. I much prefer Amy Poehler's version, because it was the right level of smug and competence to make it funny. Kate's seemed like she was trying so desperately hard to make the character funny, that she ignored the fact that Hilary Clinton is a real person that she was supposed to be imitating. I don't think anyone else could do Clinton beside Kate, and I'm glad they're using her, I just hope she tries something different next time. Usually the sketches are way too long and go on well past when the punchline has played out, but I found a lot of sketches last night to be too short. Like the Brother 2 Brother sketch felt like it was missing the third act, like they only got half way through writing it and thought, "fuck it, it's good enough." I guess it's better than overstaying one's welcome, but when the sketch ended, I was caught off guard, because I was expecting Chris to come back for a bigger payoff.

I only vaguely remember, because I was invested in John Krasinski being in the running, but Ackles was mentioned in some of the short lists for Captain America (Chris Evans, wasn't in the running, media wise, until he was cast, basically.) Apparently Ackles also passed on Hawkeye, but I didn't see any casting articles for that role, just rumors about "who could have played this role." I don't put much weight behind Ackles being up for Star Lord though, as the only sourced article I found for that rumor was a fan cast page. I think the guy has a lot of charm and charisma (which is especially funny since his Dawson's Creek nickname was "Blandy") and would have made a good Hawkeye. I agree about Marvel not having a real interest in him, I think it's more rabid fans building hype around their favorite. The WB/DC comics synergy versus the MCU seems like a legitimate reason, but one would think that if Ackles was getting all of these career making opportunities that his network was nixing, he would have dropped Supernatural a long time ago.

Thanks for the info! I've been hesitating to buy the movie because I figured there'd be some sort of box set for the combined movie or full series. I hate when films do several different types of releases, but then again, I own about 4 different versions of the Star Wars Trilogy, so obviously their tactics work.

Thank you! I knew he had a name, but couldn't for the life of me remember what it was. I've been calling him President Jean Ralphio.

I only got to watch today because of a snow day, and haven't watched the show in a few months, but Michael Quartermaine is everything I've ever wanted and more. I hope he stays with us forever.

I thought the Sky People really pulled their weight when it came to the actual fight. They infiltrated the compound and killed the acid fog machine, which would have left the Grounders dead in the water. In the end, the Grounders got what they wanted, except for vengance, which unfortunately, Clarke taught Lexa that she no longer needed it. I didn't love Lexa's betrayal because it seemed more heartless than I was coming to expect from her, but I guess it makes sense. I'm curious to see how the Sky People get out of this mess. On another note. What was the graphic murder count? I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, since last week there were severed limbs scattered about from Murphy's travel companion exploding, but there were lots of shots in the head with blood splattering, which is usually too graphic for PG-13. Oh well, as long as there's no nudity (har, har, har)

I admit, that I laughed when after Colin delivered a joke, you could hear Michael Che exclaim off camera "That was funny!" I don't think the joke was particularly hilarious (I think it was about the guy who made a fully functioning Bat Suit) but when the anchors are actually acknowledging that the other exists, and say things that are organic enough to not sound like robots programmed to lifelessly recite jokes, the segment is a lot more enjoyable.

I'm wondering if they don't realize that Outlander airs on Saturdays in the US? The only way the episodes are released "hours before" is if they release them at midnight on Sundays in the UK. It's a five hour difference, right? Saturday at 9PM EST is Sunday at 2AM there?

I call it progressive because Clarke didn't kiss Lexa and then spend the rest of the episode telling everyone that she was bisexual. The scene played out organically, as an intimate moment between two characters that had been built up over several episodes, a scene that is generally only reserved for heterosexual couples on television.

I'm really curious where MJ would have fit into that mess of a film. The plot was so erratic and insane and unintentionally hilarious, I almost wish they threw more random characters at us until everyone from the Spider Man universe was accounted for. After Shailene was cut from the film, there was talk that MJ would be recast in the next film (a moot point now) and they blamed it on conflicts with Divergent.

I feel like there's this disconnect between fantasy and reality, where the studio sees this as a Hunger Games level success, when it only made a fraction of the first film, and domestically, barely made back the production and advertising costs. Based on the special effects, I'm sure they upped Insurgent's budget, but I haven't seen any information on how much they spent. I also don't know what's going on with Lionsgate's promotional team, as they did a lackluster job advertising Mockingjay Part 1 (which I could understand because the franchise has built enough steam that people didn't really need to be reminded to see it) and now Insurgent seems to have the same half-assed campaign. Maybe they blew all their marketing budget on the pre-Super Bowl ad?

There will definitely be a horrible Weekend Update joke about the dress where Colin poorly sets up the joke and Michael flubs the punchline.

Oh man, his dry comment about wanting to wash the rest of their deceased travel companion off him was hilarious. That whole story line is from another planet. I know it's dystopia and a ravaged Earth and whatnot, but throwing a desert on the East Coast, when the mid-Atlantic region, thus far, hasn't changed much in ecosystem was just really bizarre. And when they hopped into that row boat with no food or water, and Jaha is so obviously insane and they know it, and they're just following him anyway. More of that, please. I really, really like how the show is handling the fluidity of sexuality. Clarke has feelings for Lexa and it isn't a very special episode. It's just two characters who connect regardless of gender. It's similar to how they handle gender roles, where being a man or a woman has nothing to do with one's ability to lead. It's nice to see a network show be progressive. Too bad nobody watches it.

I watched "Love, Rosie" the other day, and it was just as terrible as the book, but Lily Collins and Sam Claflin had lovely chemistry, and it was so frustrating, because it was wasted on such a boring movie! Sam and Lily are two actors that seem to be getting tons of roles, and seem to have so much charm and charisma, but for some reason haven't found their footing. I mean Finnick Odair is an iconic character that should have launched Sam Claflin into the Hollywood stratosphere, and yet, he only seems to be a blip in the franchise.

I know! The only banter I can remember from last night was Anna Kendrick/Kevin Hart and Zoe Saldana/Dwayne Johnson, everyone else looked like they were giving a eulogy! Or like they were about to get murdered, in the case of Idina Menzel and John Travolta.

I don't know if they were supposed to keep them, but I'm pretty sure you'd have to pry Emma Stone's from her cold dead hands. There were pictures of her with Julianne Moore after the awards modeling their lego and gold statues.

And it would have been presented by Fred O'Bannion! While David Wooderson waited back stage to present Best Actress. The stars were aligning! I was so disappointed! For purely shallow reasons.

Actresses like Chloe Moretz and Hailee Steinfeld are interesting because they're very young actresses who have found their niche in R-rated and adult oriented films, so they never got the tween bump that many young starlets get. They're still very young, and seem to have good head on their shoulders, so I look forward to seeing how their careers develop. As for "The 5th Wave" I think people give Jennifer Lawrence and Shailene Woodley too much credit. The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Fault of Our Stars had huge built in fanbases. Much bigger than all the other YA adaptions that Hollywood has been churning out. I think in lesser hands, the films wouldn't have done as well, but if you'd thrown a little known franchise like "The 5th Wave" or "The Darkest Minds" at Jennifer Lawrence off her Winter's Bone success, I doubt they would have been huge box office successes. Therefore, I'm not holding my breath on it being a breakout role.

Looking at Ansel Elgort and Josh Hutcherson last night, who are both around Ellar's age (and in Hutcherson's case, has been a working actor since around the time Boyhood started filming) I was wondering how the film would have turned out with one of them in the role. Ellar seems to be a really sweet kid, but I don't think acting is his thing. He just doesn't have that presence it takes to carry a film (which, thankfully, Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke did.)

I agree with this. I found Keaton's character to be very reactive. Things were happening around him and he would react to it. I was far more impressed with Edward Norton and Emma Stone in the film, and found their characters more interesting. I was disappointed for the Boyhood team too (although, yay for Patricia Arquette.) It wasn't the best film of the year (Whiplash tops my list) but Linklater did something different and interesting and it worked, and I thought he deserved Best Director.