economic catastrophe builds character

the South Sea bubble is one of my favorites because the commodity that was theoretically being traded on was "the British government's permission to conduct trade with territory the British government does not in fact own"

meh

I like how "we're not lesbians in love with each other" implies that they might be lesbians in a loveless relationship

Yes.

honestly best comparison for the way TOS is lit is Italian giallo

what building do I have to Jan 6 if this happens

that I think is mostly a consequence of the actors working well together

being a Dodgers fan is like going to a casino just so you can cheer on the house

I'm somewhat open to arguments about whether the rule should be phrased differently than it is, but with the rule as it is the call's not wrong

He was fine, Ralph. Go home.

only times Tarantino has remotely worked as an actor is in his own stuff. Which I suppose shows a surprising amount of self-awareness that he knows to cast himself only as off-putting weirdos

I've still not forgiven him for what he did at the Oscars.

some people call her... Citizen Kane

that overly narrow conception of "working class" was an asset to Platner considering that he was running in Maine, but obviously having a Nazi tattoo is far too much baggage to be worth sticking with him