To the human mind, the infinite is a difficult concept to grasp. We are not infinite (at least not the corporeal version of ourselves that lives and dies on this planet). And while the definite end we face may be frightening, is it not more frightening to consider the possibility that we are somehow infinite? That everything we do and everything we are contributes to a world will be remembered long after our bodies expire? Given this knowledge, should we not try harder, be better, and work to achieve the things we know we are capable of, as well as the things we only dream of?

When Buzz Lightyear quipped, "To Infinity and Beyond," he didn't know the half of it. Or did he? The polycarbonate plastic that encases his toy soul will outlive us all. Frightening prospect, that. Why not take a page out of Buzz's handbook and embrace the everlasting, the ever-being -- the infinite? This month, we invite you to consider the tiny spec that is the Earth in the context of the vast infinity of space and time. It takes a brave heart and a determined mind to stare into the infinite and say, "Let's do this." That being said, we're all in.

GREEN ZONE

DIRECTOR: PAUL GREENGRASS

Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson

Academy Award® nominees Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum) reteam in this action-packed thriller. Damon stars as Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. Also starring Academy Award® nominees Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan, GREEN ZONE is “one hell of a thriller” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).

GENRE: ACTION
FORMAT: DVD & BLU-RAY
RUNTIME: 115 MINS
RATED: R

In Thursday's episode, "A Few Good Men," the truth came out. What truth? Whose truth? Pretty much everyone's truth unless the character wasn't in the episode (so, no truth for grieving Bonnie, Jeremy the adopted-sister-having soon-to-be vampire hunter, or probable-werewolf Tyler, though his classist mom is out and about (sidebar: being classist is useless enough, but being classist in a small town? There's probably, like, one other family "good enough" to associate with)). Anyway, despite stone cold liar Stefan's best efforts to manage the situation, the truth round up:

Isobel Fleming is Elena's Mother

We all already figured out that Alaric's dead wife Isobel is Elena's bio-mom, but now everyone and their brother knows it. Jenna tells Elena her suspicions and does research to confirm her theory, Elena tracks down one of Isobel's high school friends for further confirmation, Jenna also tells Alaric (he didn't know that Isobel ever had a child, but he does recognize her poorly photoshopped yearbook pic), Elena tells Stefan and Damon. In short, all the major players associated with this plot (Elena, Stefan, Damon, Alaric, Jenna) have key pieces of information in one (!) episode.

Obviously, no one in their right mind. But dear Serena never had a right mind to begin with, so naturally she told Trip they needed to stay away from each other, made out with him in a elevator, apologized to his wife for causing trouble, managed to get the upper hand on her mom, and eventually ran off with Trip in a limo while wearing a cat suit with black lace down the middle so that her ample cleavage got enough air. Because if there's one thing Serena does at Thanksgiving, it's fuck everything up.

All of this, plus the following:

• Dan confirms that CeCe's heart runs on "secrets and gin," giving viewers new life goals.
• Dan realizes that he does indeed love Vanessa, so Gabriella (the formidable Gina Torres) decides to try her hand at parenting for the first time and tells him to stay way if he's unwilling to commit to something serious. Hilariously, how her daughter might feel about Dan is never a consideration for either of them.
• Eric's full out evil involves texts like, "We have to strike now" and eating a big bite of pie. Enjoying desserts on holidays is like enjoying the fruits of the Devil every other night of the year.
• Chuck tries to mend the current Waldorf rift by selling Blair out to Eleanor, explaining that he bought that particular champagne because Blair told him to. Both ladies studiously ignore him. 
• Chuck also advises Nate to tell Serena how he feels, threatens Serena and Trip, calls Nate out on stealing from him, and eventually ditches Blair (and sweater shopping with Harold and Roman!) for a heartbroken Nate. Aw, Nathaniel is his true love.
• The new Empire-based Bass Cave has a motorcycle is decoration. That's even better than Logan's suit of armour.

For yes, indeed, yet another episode ends with a heartbroken Nate. Poor guy confessed his feelings to Serena and begged her to stay, but, as mention, she drove off with Trip instead. While it will doubtless turn out next week that Trip is crazy and Nate will be entirely justified in once again punching a family member in the face,* it would be hard to make the right choice with two Vanderbilts giving you the glad eye.
*I just wondered when he would finally punch Grandfather in the face, but I realized that Grandfather is probably a boxing champ who would wipe the floor with Nathaniel.