Yeah, I agree. Season six was pretty good. I think a lot of what people may not like about it is that it seemed unnecessary. I, personally, thought that season five finale was about as perfect a way to end the show as could be, so resurrecting the character seemed cheap, but they did some interesting things with the characters, and I thought the magic addiction storyline was really well done. If I were to rank the seasons, I'd probably say 5>3>2>6>7>4>1.

I can definitely understand not watching something that you don't like, but I, personally, am more of a completist, which I think makes it hard for me to muster up the energy to invest in a show. Unless I just hate it, I feel compelled to keep going. Like with Community, I'm not really a fan, but I've seen all of it so far, so I feel obliged to continue. I'm like that with everything, though. If I start reading a book, I intend to finish it, even if not right away.

I don't know what your specific complaints about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. were, but I didn't care much for the first few episodes either, but then they started focusing a lot more on the characters and their interactions, and that's when it improved in my opinion. It's still finding its way as far as a story arc goes, and it has a bit of that monster of the week sort of feel that Buffy S1 had, but I think it's been worth watching, and I'm really not a big fan of the Avengers movies or anything, so I'm kind of surprised, but I think you have a more rigorous TV watching schedule than I do, so I can understand why you might be hesitant to return to it.

I was very satisfied with the Breaking Bad finale. Very cathartic and unflinching. Maybe not as much suspense as at some points in the series, but it worked for me. They did a great job of finding some kind of redemption for Walt while still not taking his side, and that could have been tacky. It was pretty much just what I had hoped it would be.

I'm kind of interested in Hannibal but after all the movies that have been made, I'm kind of bored with the character, himself. I had meant to watch it as it aired, but I didn't find the time, and now the episodes aren't on Hulu anymore, but if it's really so great, I may try to play catch-up on 1channel or something.

Hey buddy, just saw your post on my wall. I'm glad we can agree on Dead Can Dance as well. They are a really interesting group for me because they straddle the line (in terms of sound) between more serious music and the casual embrace of a lot of New Age music that I'm also into. Almost as if Loreena McKennit had more vision and was less confined by genre. I owe Dead Can Dance a lot.

Ok, I know this is completely random but I love your reviews.

You are certainly welcome! And you should definitely write more in my honest opinion.

haha, I actually just came here to do the same thing as HelloPorkPieHat

I actually liked the movie as a whole but your criticisms of the story are well-merited, and I love that you mentioned the "show, don't tell" problem with the movie (voice-over is so frequently a narrative crutch in cinema, and while I think it works alright in Gone Girl it's not exceptional)

Hey, just saw Gone Girl, saw your review. Just thought I'd let you know you're not alone in thinking the movie was, uh, bad.