He is becoming... a Joss Whedon character

he is gradually becoming more and more quippy, which I don't have an issue with, but also he has been dropping more and more pop culture references in conversations and in fights

and like, the books have made it a point, repeatedly, that he can't watch movies or TV and yet he is now almost constantly dropping references to things like Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Clint Eastwood movies, etc.

anyway, "horrifying" is just some joking hyperbole, but it is something I've noticed