Live-action dramas I actually watch ‘cuz I actually enjoy them:

*Gotham *Agent Carter *Sleepy Hollow (or I used to anyway) *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (although sometimes the dense continuity and huge cast of characters can be frustrating)

So seriously, what the hell was going on in the Sleepy Hollow season finale?

Reincarnation?? Men in Black?? Abbie acting complacent???

Just because cryptic Mr. Krabs talked to her for a few minutes??

I’m not watching the next season, if there is one. I’ve never seen anybody pull something so out-of-character at the last minute. Talk about jumping the shark.

That's actually one reason it's so refreshing to see shows like Agents of SHIELD and Sleepy Hollow. Just straight-forward action, mystery and character arcs.

None of this business about mind-warping secrets of the universe, reality all being an illusion, saving existence from collapsing or whatever. No tangled plotlines that have be solved like puzzles just to figure what the heck is going on. No competition to see who has the most high-contrast desaturated visuals, the most random thumping bass noises in the soundtrack, or the most nausea-inducingly gory death scenes.

They're just good fun.

Awesome dream

So me and my brother are waiting to get in to see a movie at a local theater. We get to the ticket booth and they've just sold out. We're kicking ourselves, and we try to convince the employees to let us in anyway, 'cause what's two more people? Eventually this girl speaks up saying that we could go with her, since her friends stood her up. I'm hesitant, since this is some random girl essentially asking us out for a date. She says we can go to a Halloween party at her house afterward- they're putting on a costume contest. Halloween party, huh? I've always wanted to go to real Halloween party, but I don't have my costume with me. She says she has one to spare- I can go as Ichabod Crane. We agree. My brain skips over the movie entirely. So we're driving to her place, in this town I've supposedly been to once, since I remark that I don't recognize this part of the neighborhood. The pier with the commemorative statue looks familiar, but there's this cool plaza next to it I haven't seen before. It's in sort of a hybrid Nordic/Mediterranean style, and all the shops and restaurants have adapted to the traditional look, unlike some other places. We arrive, and she shows me where my costume and makeup is. We eat, I find out that she has House of Mouse episodes on VHS. Then the contest begins. I realize I only have one minute before I need to go on. Why didn't they give me more time?? I rush to the bathroom and put on the bare minimum needed. There's this weird but effective mask that goes with it. I come out on stage and read a spooky speech they gave me, along with a piece of parchment I dashed off last-second, saying that I've returned from the grave. There's a burst of flame, and I disappear backstage. The emcee announces the winners, and I return to the stage. I unmask and take a bow. The last thing I remember before waking up is wondering whether or not I got the girl's address while I'm heading back home.