As Enrico, Lucia's bullying brother, the baritone Mariusz Kwiecien was terrific, commanding the stage and singing with robust sound and incisive execution.
Mr. Brands, a terrific writer who commands his material, handles this sprawling, complicated story with authority and panache.
So if you are a local resident and want a bit more adventure in your BevHills Chinese dining, I suggest you do the same... call Vicky or her second-in-command, the terrific gray-haired eminence Tao, and ask for a few special dishes.
They're terrific; your wish is their command.
The advice to do more acting is a terrific counter-directive to the commands that young people get from all sides in our therapeutic culture, with its focus on internal calm and personal authenticity.
The commands available are terrific, like universal undo and redo combos, and an easy way to erase by simply leaving one finger on the screen and using the Pencil as you normally would.
Driven by calculated strategy and suicidal fanaticism, they've dealt a terrific blow to proud towers and command centers alike.
But during her first embed with a USMC outfit (under the command of Billy Bob Thornton, in a truly terrific supporting role) the bullets start flying and Baker jumps into the fray with her camera running.
Cersei says that with Euron commanding their navy and Jaime commanding their army, the Lannister forces will be terrific, and everyone claps and cheers; Army and Navy, who hate each other, quietly exchange barbs, and Navy tries to taunt Army sexually.
But fiction is really the medium of thought, and Rooney, who writes with commanding, unself-conscious lucidity, proves a terrific portraitist of Frances's mind, with its peaks of humor and insight and troughs of poignant self-delusion.
