Nyles giving up his Canadian citizenship actually has its origins in canon real life: Rakoff did it, and it's the subject of his essay "Love It or Leave It." It's heartbreaking, actually--I spent most of the time I was reading it going, "No, David, no!"

Black Death is...pretty awful, but DH the intrepid reporter is fun, and he has a nice little victorious moment at the end. He's also given the awful task of having to run through a hospital, pounding on doors, screaming, "It's the PLAGUE!" But, um. Intrepid reporter?

First Monday was physically painful a lot of the time (the abortion episode? omg, gag) but Julian...I don't know, man. He fascinates me.

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