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Okay, "that" plot twist didn't really seem out of character for the series. The whole schitck is, pushing boundaries. The agenda seems pretty obvious, to depict the Ratliffs as so dysfunctional that Piper, by far the most "normal," will happily flee to a monastery, for a lot longer than a year. Maybe Dad will go with her, if he was actually listening to what the monk was saying.

Some of the plotlines are getting tedious, such as the guard and his gun. Is there a point other than filling time? Ditto for the three cougar friends. They're a mess, okay, I get it. But not an interesting mess.

I'm afraid Rick's plotline is headed for a twist I saw coming several episodes ago. That leaves Greg vs. Belinda as the most interesting story. No idea how that pans out.

Here's a random thought: Tim cuts a deal with the feds in return for ratting out Greg. Murder beats money laundering, right? There's been no setup at all for that idea, so they'd have to move fast.

I can understand if this movie is divisive because it doesn't meet the audience halfway. You have to stick with it and figure it out.

The ostensible story is, two alienated teenagers who find a tenuous connection to each other via a cultish series called The Pink Opaque, which is a bit like Buffy the Vampire Slayer made by David Lynch.

By the end, the theme emerges: how people suffocate their own lives by ignoring or cutting out their own hearts.

The story could have been told just by depicting Owen's sad, stunted life. The fantastical elements are there to make the theme more obvious, not to mention far more entertaining.

This isn't a horror movie, unless you see the horror of a sad, wasted life. The segment where Owen re-watches The Pink Opaque on "streaming" is particularly chilling in its implications.

Hurrah, S3 has been greenlit. Well that was only to be expected considering how popular this series is. Adam Scott in particular got an acting showcase here.

Not sure how much I can say without being spoilery, but this episode balances the need to provide some answers (this is definitely not headed for a Lost-type narrative collapse) with the need to keep the balls in the air.

Character conflicts have been heightened. Some of the characters' lives are now endangered and they need to find a way to continue their precarious existence.

We still don't really know what Lumon is up to. Why are they doing this?