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October mailbag!

This month: Halloween costumes, Muppet versions of three-hour documentaries, and the dreaded Gleeboot.

You thought when The A.V. Club deleted this Glee screencap from its archives you were safe. You forgot to consider that I save everything, and I saved this. | Credit: 20th Century Television

Raymond Schwartz stares just off-camera at something that evidently troubles him deeply.

A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 9 and 10: "The Lesson" and "Your Name Is a Little Jewish

Two grim episodes underscore how few good choices anyone in Villeneuve has anymore.

The case for American trans optimism

Why it's worth holding onto hope for trans lives in the United States' immediate future

Godzilla rises out of the ocean, water cascading off of his scaly hide, while a plane attempts to fly away right in front of him.

What happens when Godzilla's subtext becomes text?

Plus: Blexas, Gangs of New York, and Olivia Rodrigo's new Christmas track!

Wildwood at the end of the world (preview)

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A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 9 and 10: "The Lesson" and "Your Name Is a Little Jewish

The case for American trans optimism

What happens when Godzilla's subtext becomes text?

Wildwood at the end of the world (preview)