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Oh no, filler is a good thing. Filler gives you time to know the characters, and adds depth and color to the world. Filler is where writers actually get to stretch and try out ideas. Filler is what makes a show feel full.

Imagine the X-Files with no filler. We’d lose the Jose Chung episodes, “Home,” “the Post-Modern Prometheus,” and so many other great episodes. Without the filler, it’s just an endless slog through Chris Carter’s poorly planned mythology. Just the smoking man and vanishing babies for eleven nine seasons.

Every day, the future looks a little bit darker. But the past… even the grimy parts of it… keep on getting brighter.

I’m wondering why I even need a smartphone at this point. I’m tempted to go back to a flip phone.

Hollow Knight was just so much well-curated content for the price. I got it on sale for $7.50, and after I played through it, I had to go buy it again at the full $15 because I felt like I’d ripped Team Cherry off.

Small indie film? Dear Zachary is a documentary produced on a shoestring budget, and it is an absolutely devastating piece of art. Just thinking about the film puts a lump in my throat.

Punch Drunk Love is a masterpiece. Simultaneously one of the funniest and most heartbreaking films I’ve ever seen in my life.