Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jessica - Jan 05, 2026 9:47:02 am PST #10901 of 14045
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Well, can’t be a corset with metal boning, obvi.

Classic whalebone it is!

Back in the office, and may I just say, having to work to earn a living? Utter bullshit. Where is my previously unknown great-uncle leaving me his vast fortune already.


Jessica - Jan 05, 2026 9:48:00 am PST #10902 of 14045
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I want to go back to Heated Rivalry some more. Way more fun.

All the characters in that universe get to play a GAME for a living and then retire in their mid-30s as multi-millionaires! What am I even doing with my life?


lisah - Jan 05, 2026 9:53:11 am PST #10903 of 14045
Punishingly Intricate

I have a stupid cold and suddenly have barely any sense of smell and it’s FREAKING ME OUT. Smell is one of my superpowers.


-t - Jan 05, 2026 9:55:14 am PST #10904 of 14045
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh no! Kryptonite sucks


Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2026 9:56:30 am PST #10905 of 14045
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.

Did you get tested for COVID?


Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 9:57:20 am PST #10906 of 14045
That which does not kill you should RUN

Kryptonite doesn't cause Covid.


Tom Scola - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:03 am PST #10907 of 14045
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.

Green kryptonite doesn’t cause Covid.


Dana - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:35 am PST #10908 of 14045
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

I woke up at 6 from a dream of being violently shaken awake. (I was not being violently shaken awake.)


Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 10:05:46 am PST #10909 of 14045
That which does not kill you should RUN

You win this time, wee Scola!


-t - Jan 05, 2026 10:13:05 am PST #10910 of 14045
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds extremely unpleasant, Dana!