I'm made uncomfortable by our use of the word "Negro" in a way that I'm not made uncomfortable by the show using it. When the show uses that word, it is actually portraying a world in which that word is the only acceptable non-racist term, used even by Malcolm X. When we use it in discussion, we are talking about a contemporary show even if that show is set in the past, and we are not writing fiction set in that show, but discussing in the present day. I will note that we don't refer any of the grown women on the show as "girls".
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Typo Boy - Mar 27, 2012 8:56:43 am PDT #9240 of 11998
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Typo Boy - Mar 27, 2012 8:58:13 am PDT #9241 of 11998
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
On a more cheerful note, to what extent is Don's anger at the surprise party, and to what extent is Don's anger directed at the burlesque number because it triggered his Madonna/Whore complex?
Scrappy - Mar 27, 2012 9:20:44 am PDT #9242 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think he was annoyed at the surprise party but angry at the song. I think Megan can be good for Don--he does not know how to have a relationship that isn't all about power games and she has different expectations. The discussion about the rug and how he just wanted her to have what she wanted was very interesting. Megan clearly wanted his input and he didn't even think of giving it. To him, it was a gift he gave her and to her it was a decision they make together. She wants to be his partner and wife, and he does not know how to navigate that.
le nubian - Mar 27, 2012 9:57:21 am PDT #9243 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Okay, it could just be me, but I thought she was showing Don extra affection because it would tick off his new wife, not because there is something there there.
Funny how Roger seems to be having trouble with his wife. Surprise.
Polter-Cow - Mar 27, 2012 9:06:54 pm PDT #9244 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Here it is, my Mad Men post!
Typo Boy - Mar 27, 2012 9:32:06 pm PDT #9245 of 11998
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Quick thought on Limehouse. The guy who turned against him claims he is not changing with the times. But when you look at how he treats his clients, Limehouse already is adhering to the ethics of the 21st century American banking industry.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 28, 2012 4:35:00 am PDT #9246 of 11998
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Tim and Rachel. TIM AND RACHEL! ART AND RAYLAN!
More, please.
erikaj - Mar 28, 2012 5:19:32 am PDT #9247 of 11998
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm gonna have to watch again(such a hardship with the lead so homely and the plots so haphazard) But I thought one of the scenes with Art and Raylan reminded me of:
"Describe one miracle in my lifetime."
"How about I haven't killed you yet."
Frankenbuddha - Mar 28, 2012 5:37:34 am PDT #9248 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm really getting worried for Art. Every time he goes out on a job with Raylan I get very, very nervous. Tim isn't writing for Justified, is he? That said, Art and Raylan interacting is comedy gold.
Scrappy - Mar 28, 2012 6:44:35 am PDT #9249 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Art + Raylan = 4eva