Junji Ito’s Eyes
There’s something about the eyes in a Junji Ito drawing that creates a subtle atmosphere of horror even when nothing horrific is happening.
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Posts by Stokes on Overthinking It
Stokes has been writing for OTI since the very beginning. (No seriously, he wrote the first post on the site.) He's probably the guy to talk to if you want to pitch an article about music theory or horror movies. Check out his 50,000 word exegesis of Cowboy Bebop, his three-part series on plotting in early video games, or his alternate rules for Monopoly.
Star Trek: Discovery – “Doesn’t it feel good to Kahless?”
Guys, guys, guys! Commander Shaved-Side has dialogue in this one!
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The Good Place Unlocked: Season 2 Episode 9, “Leap to Faith”
The Overthinkers make a leap back into The Good Place Season 2, with an exploration of Kierkegard and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Star Trek Discovery – “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad”
This week on Star Trek Discovery: Time loops, Wyclef, and (awesome) squishy feelings.
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The Good Place Unlocked: Season 2 Episode 7, “Janet and Michael”
This week on The Good Place, Michael does something nice without being badgered into it first. (Wow!)
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The Good Place Unlocked: Season 2 Episode 4, “Existential Crisis”
Michael suffers an existential crisis on The Good Place, and the Overthinking It crew is back to unlock this episode’s secrets.
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Star Trek: Discovery – “This is not a democracy!”
Starfleet has a dark side…and it tastes like Tang.
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Super Timely Post on Beauty and the Beast
If the classic tale was really about beauty, it would have been totally different. Here’s why.
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How Dunkirk’s Shifting Timeframes Capture Our Hearts and Minds
The shifting timelines in Dunkirk make it the most intense war movie in decades — but they also have a philosophical point to make.
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Game of Thrones Unlocked: Season 7 Episode 2, “Stormborn”
This week on Game of Thrones: Astonishingly character-grounded and non-pointless lovemaking, to remind us that we actually care.
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