Sentences with phrase «though barbs»

Though barbs bounce off it like giant lizards off a Wakandan force field, one criticism has stuck: that the studio is loath to kill off characters with the potential to generate revenue ad infinitum, which means that nothing ever seems at stake except skyscrapers assembled from ones and zeros.

The debate focused less on the comptroller's duties, and more on character bashing (though their barbs still weren't as nasty or personal as the Post's average «Love Gov» cover).

Not exact matches

Lately, though, the little hamlet in the Finger Lakes region of New York has been catching barbs as well as bouquets.

Though the race only recently got underway, it's already taken a negative turn, which Brindisi and Tenney, who also used to be a member of the Assembly, trading barbs on everything from Brindisi's father's legal representation of mobsters to a town hall the congressman is scheduled to hold this coming Tuesday.

Anderson's deadpan readings of the barbs brought down the house, and though he did have to cherry - pick to find the bad notices («Life Aquatic» and «Darjeeling» each have many ardent fans), there was an underlying acknowledgment that his professional progress had hit a speed bump or two at that time.

Pomeroy's grizzled jabs at Peck, and Peck's perky return barbs, were great and a whole sub-plot where they make their on - location reporter Ernie (Matt Malloy) ride the fastest roller coaster ever and skydive had me in tears (Malloy deserves all the credit for it; even though all he really does is scream, there's just something about his reaction I found great).