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Every line, every little gesture and head tilt, every smirk is so finely tuned. Even her little joke asides to jobbers like Angel are delivered with so much nonchalance. And then she gets this special kind of focus in her eyes when she's talking to Dexter alone. I loved how she noticed when he was pacing around with his "killer face", recognized the darkness partially in control, and recoiled a little. Not out of disgust but like a lion-tamer who's just pushed things a little too far. But then she quickly recovered and swatted him down: "You're agitated." and he sort of got hold of himself. Rampling and Lithgow need to be forced to procreate for the good of us all.

I don't even think the title run was the payoff. It was the year of being in a top storyline. Basically giving a guy time to be out there and try to get over. WInning MitB today is kind of like winning the IC belt 20 years ago. It's a thing you have for a few months that guarantees you a slot and a story and was a gateway to the next level.

Would never work. You trade in aphoristic bon mots. The word count of my posts would gas you faster than Tugboat. Besides, FSW trended WORLDWIDE last week. Piranesi last trended in Venice in like 1770.

My dreams!!!!! My wholesome, domestic dreams!!!!!

Ironic thing is, the best curse word of guys like Rodney and Buddy Hackett was always "member."

The problem with the RAW version is that the whole point of MiTB was that it would change someone's career. It meant elevating someone and sending them surging up the card. All these guys are already up there. What is the difference between Daniel Bryan with the briefcase now and Daniel Bryan without it? Either way he's in the title picture. What's the difference between Punk with the briefcase and Punk without it? Nothing. Either way he's still in the 2nd slot against whoever. Orton? With or without the case is the same. It seems like it doesn't change anything that would have happened anyway.

Worse Deborah Morgan = Riggs.

I am way less hating this than I should be, for one reason mainly.CHARLOTEE MOTHERFUCKING RAMPLING!Chalotte Rampling is fucking awesome. I have some Netlfixing to do, becaue I've totally not noticed anything she was in. I mainly remembered her as a rather stiff 70s starlet. But, My God, she was breathtaking. Quick, someone recommend me some Rampling!Usually I hate when the retcon extra stuff into a creation story just to keep a series going. But she is so good, I will buy anything she's selling. I like the idea of a mother figure, the one relationship they haven't offered him yet.I take back every bad thing I ever said about Quinn now that I know is outgoing voicemail message not only quotes but actually attempts to imitate Tommy Atkins from NIGHT OF THE CREEPS ("It's Quinn, Thrill me")There has actually some good dark moments in this so far. The road rage thing was stupid and gratuitous, but finally getting to see Dexter have trouble holding his temper with his son was good.Deb's stuff has veered from intolerable to surprisingly okay. Like during the hidieous scene in the store with Deb, I was thinking that either AJ Lee is a way better actress than I've been giving her credit for or Jennifer Carpenter is hideous because one of them is channeling the other in terms of line delivery.But then they turn around and give us a great scene between her and Dex in the motel. After that, I'm actually willing to give the Deb stuff time, since it revolves around at least a dramatically satisfying idea, that she is in a misery he cannot understand, since he is free from guilt and she is not. It works that Dexter now sees her as "changed" and no longer innocent and that Rampling may need to get her out of the way.But MORE RAMPLING. I fairly well marked the fuck out when she actually said the words "We mad scientists" while wearing a lab coat and cutting into someone's brain. The fact that she's going all Magneto trying to undersatnd and justify her own condition is going to make her maybe the most sympathetic and tragic bid bad since Rudy/Brian Moser.

My God, you are a beautiful mind.

So annoyed at how people kept looking up at the briefcase on RAW while they were wrestling. Just looking at it is so boring. Ask yourself "What would George Steele do?" He would have jumped up and down in the middle of the ring trying to shake it loose, not understanding the difference between "Now" and "Then" or "Here" and "There." He would have climbed the turnbuckle and helplessly swatted away at it like King Kong...and it would have been awesome. These guys are too cool for school.

How did Amanda Bynes handle it? DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE HAD TO WAIT TO PAY THAT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!

2 HEADED SHARK ATTACK in it's first four minutes has managed to 1) show a 2 headed shark eat some people 2) introduce and outline every needed stereotype (the nerd, the heel jock, the expendable stoner, the sarcastic girl, the virginal good girl, the hunky but inept leader, sassy black woman). We have antagonist, landscape, and complete cast of archetypes within minutes...rather than hours. That is efficiency. Are you watching, Christopher Nolan? ARE YOU??????

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! It'll be on again, right? It'll be on again, right? I saw the ending with the guy and the chainsaw and his re-emergence form the shark-gina. Inspired. Inspirational.

I demand a defunct belt to commemorate my victory over FSW in the old board's "likes" competition. I'll take the WWF Women's tag championship if you have it. I have the waist for it.