I watched the second episode of season 2 yesterday. Got into a conversation with my counselor about it and realized I had somehow missed the VERY important development in the final 5 minutes of the episode.

I just got home and ff'ed to the last five minutes and was, like, ADD brain - really? Couldn't stay on task for Five More Minutes!??

I finally watched the Penny Dreadful finale last night. GRIMDARK SHOW OF MY HEART.

I'm actually looking forward to Dorian's story next season, because Lily/Brona is going to encourage the worst in him, whoo!

Vanessa. Vanessa darling, you accepted your ascendancy over Amun-Ra. REVEL IN YOUR BADASS SELF, LAY WASTE TO THOSE WHO THWART YOU. Also, go to America and get Ethan out of whatever mess he's going to be stuck in, because he's going to need help.

Am I a bad person for hoping Sembene comes back from the dead? Partially because I'm pissed that the show killed him off, partially because I want Malcolm to be stuck with an implacable, undead conscience who will call Malcolm on his shit.

I finally watched the Penny Dreadful finale last night. GRIMDARK SHOW OF MY HEART.

Yay! This season was so dark and creepy! I was wondering what you thought of it.

I'm actually looking forward to Dorian's story next season, because Lily/Brona is going to encourage the worst in him, whoo!

Agreed! But I was so sad when he killed Angelique.

Vanessa. Vanessa darling, you accepted your ascendancy over Amun-Ra. REVEL IN YOUR BADASS SELF, LAY WASTE TO THOSE WHO THWART YOU. Also, go to America and get Ethan out of whatever mess he's going to be stuck in, because he's going to need help.

Yes, please. Own your powers. I really thought there was going to be a big reveal that the detective was a classic horror character, and I was trying to think of any one armed Victorian characters.

Am I a bad person for hoping Sembene comes back from the dead? Partially because I'm pissed that the show killed him off, partially because I want Malcolm to be stuck with an implacable, undead conscience who will call Malcolm on his shit.

If this is bad, I don't want to be good. There was a hint that there was so much more to be explored about his character.

I'm not sure where to ask this but this seems a good place to start. I'm trying to get HBO Now but can't figure out how to do it on a laptop.

The site says I can use my laptop to watch but when I go to iTunes to download the app it's only for iPhone or iPad. I've downloaded both but then nothing happens.

I tried signing into the HBO site but there is no "register here" note. I tried signing in with my Apple ID and they don't recognize it. I can't find any real help on their site or Apple.

Has anyone else tried this? I'm going to ask this here and in Tech and Natter until someone answers.

Sesame Street, a show created to reach poor, inner-city youth, will be premiering new shows on HBO.

Cross posted with Comedy, just because

Everyone has seen this, right? Because they should

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Totally NSFW, but really awesome.

I spent the day at George Mason U for their "Fall into the Book" event featuring Davina Porter and Diana Gabaldon.

Hundreds of Outlander fans!

I had a lovely moment with Davina and Diana was a hoot. A well scripted hoot, but fun none the less.

She read a bit from the 9th (!) book, which was thoroughly entertaining.

I'm not a huge fan of the show, but may have to give Season 2 a try.

Did she disembowel a fanfiction author on stage?

No disembowelment but some acerbic comments about lots of people/things.

She has done lots of these things, it's obvious.

Still...entertaining.

American Gods': Bryan Fuller and Loretta Ramos

We went to House on the Rock last week ‘cause that’s a big part of the book. David Slade is so technologically precise. If you haven’t been to House on the Rock and you have a weekend, seriously, it’s the coolest thing I’ve done on this continent. It’s in Wisconsin, and it’s a weekend trip. You fly in on Friday night, stay at the House on the Rock Resort, and then you spend all day Saturday at the House on the Rock. You’ll be glad you did. You will not have any other experience like it. I went to one room where they have the largest inside carousel in the world and my eyes were stinging ‘cause it was such a primal childhood joyous experience. You’re inside imagination, in such a great way. The house was built by this guy who got money from his family. He would basically get high every day and say, “I’m going to build a giant whale wrestling with a squid,” and it’s there and you can go see it. So, take a weekend and go. You’ll love it. We were there and David was photographing it to figure out how to photograph it for the show.