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I've been irritable lately for physical reasons, mainly. And well I'm frustrated with people, and worried about the stupid mid-term elections. I don't trust my fellow citizens to do the right thing. (Gee, I wonder why?)

Did finish watching The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina -- which was more David Lynch then Tim Burton. That should probably tell you right there that Sabrina does not necessarily end well or it ends in a dark manner.

I agree with the critics -- the first five episodes are really good. But the second half of the series, or last five episodes don't quite work and are bit sluggish in pacing. The creep factor and horror factor does go up considerably, but it also falls into cliche here and there. And I've have been happier with the series if the villain had not succeeded in her goal. Mainly because ever since approximately 2008 or thereabouts, a lot of television writers/movie writers and book writers decided to do noir endings for practically everything. It's getting old. Why in the heck do you think I started reading romance novels?

We live in frustrating world, where we are bombarded with bad news on a daily basis -- I want happy endings in my entertainment choices. If you are incapable of giving me that -- I'm not going to waste any more time on you. Life is too short.

That said, I wouldn't exactly say it was unhappy ending or even an ending. I think it's just the beginning of a series. Also the ending could be interpreted from more than one perspective.

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It's fun in places. Slow in others. For the most part the acting, casting, production value and direction are rather good. But the writing could be a notch or two better. I was a little disappointed in the ending, which I found to be predictable. But overall it was a good show and I don't regret seeing it. Some rather good metaphors. And a nice take on sexism and feminism, and how men attempt to control women via various societal constructs and promises of power.

I've decided to delete without watching Episode 4 of this season's Doctor Who, entitled Arachnids of Britain -- due to the fact that I'm an arachnaphobe and wouldn't be able to enjoy it.

Yet another Mass Shooting in America...

1. Mass Shootings in the US Since Sandy Hook, utilizing data from the National Gun Violence Database

Since Sandy Hook, there have been 1,885 mass shootings in the US.

So far in 2018, 290 people have been killed and 1216 wounded in 299 mass shootings.
Methodology

Mass shooting data comes from the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as events in which four or more people, excluding the shooter, were shot but not necessarily killed at the same general time and location. GVA’s definition differs from other definitions of mass shootings, which may require that four or more people are killed or exclude certain shootings, such as gang-related and domestic events.

2. Deadliest Mass Shootings in the US 1984-2017


3. Co-worker on Friday: "They had another shooting, three people killed."
Me: Really? Where?
Co-worker: Some business. They just announced it. It's almost as if they've gotten so used to it now, that CNN doesn't even bother reporting it in depth, unless it's more than a handful of people.
Me: Ugh. Guns. Ugh.

We've had two shootings this week alone.


Three Hate-Filled Crimes in the space of 72 Hours


Buffy: Guns? Never Useful. (She bends it in half.)