Incel in a Cell

Is "Gotham" back yet?

It's weird. With his insecurity and stubborn, nonsensical feeling that he's deserving of love from the object of his desire, the show's version of Riddler seems like the type of guy who's right on the verge of trying to become a pickup artist, and the comic incarnation of the character already looks like one. It's far too easy to imagine him saying things like "Let me be the answer to the riddle that is you."

Bonus Question!

Thing that isn't quite a coincidence but should be?

In the 90s, Marlon Wayans was supposed to play Robin. In the following decade, Grant Morrison created a new Robin for the comics named Damian Wayne. Today I wondered if that was supposed to reference Damon Wayans because it feels like the sort of thing Grant would do if Damon had been the Wayans to play Robin. But then I realised that Marlon was the one. So whatever. At least I don't have to be curious about it now.

Mazes and Mansions

There really didn't seem to be anything I wanted to see in theatres at the end of January. But then I noticed that delayed finale to the Maze Runner trilogy. I hadn't seen the first two, and I decided to catch up in preparation. The element that really stuck out to me was that Bran friend kid from "Game of Thrones". And I was thinking, "Wow, man. That kid's so young. He's doing all kinds of things. Serious momentum." But then I discovered that he's barely younger than I. My birthday's coming in midwinter, and he's a summer child. But like . . . I look pretty young despite the impendence of my 28th birthday. But this cat doesn't look to be in his early twenties. He doesn't even really look like a high school senior. So yeah. "Game of Thrones" got lucky with one of its child characters at least. At least they're not dealing with the Bruce Wayne of "Gotham". That production crew's probably having to pull some hobbit tricks to make that dude look juvenile. People must be standing on boxes all around him.

But as I was buying tickets, I happened to notice a new period horror movie with Helen Mirren, and I knew that I had to see that instead of the Maze thing. It's called "Winchester", but in my heart it's "Helen's Haunted House". I'm also choosing to assume that that was the working title.

Bonus Question!

Arkham Asylum versus Winchester Mansion! War of  sprawling supernatural architecture!

From what I gather, Winchester's ghosts were drawn to its inhabitants, but Arkham was built on a locus of some severely wicked voodoo. Arkham's victorious.