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Does that mean she secretly has feelings for Derek Theler?

I've noticed that a number of the male competitors are veterans (I don't watch the women), who presumably served in OIF or OEF. I wonder if an attraction for them is the attempt to recapture the adrenaline rush they must have gotten while deployed.

This episode wasn't as bad as the pilot, but that was primarily because of Geoff Stults (it's a crime none of his shows have lasted). I don't understand why Thomas Lennon has adopted that clipped cadence as Felix; it's annoying. I did like seeing Felix at work, but why Oscar's apartment? Doesn't he have a professional studio space? It appears that Matthew Perry's idea of "slob" is not shaving. At least Jack Klugman was a schlub who looked the part. Still not feeling him as Oscar because all I see is Chandler Bing. Wasn't the waitress at the bar one of the Pigeon sisters (or whatever they're called here)?

Ugh. Eddie is awful -- both the actor and the character. Louis was right -- he's an entitled little prick (I might be paraphrasing). Jessica and the other two sons are the only good thing about this show, and they're not enough to keep watching.

And she was still better than Emily. In the few times we've seen her, I don't think the character has come across as particularly likable. She feels shoehorned in, just to give Raj a girlfriend so he's no longer odd man out. She's out of his league, and he continues to act like the spoiled little rich kid he is.

Emily is awful. There's no way she'd be dating Raj. Plus, his line abut being rich so he'd be assured a girlfriend showed what a dick he is.I liked Lucy as a girlfriend for him. Unlike Emily, she wasn't out of his league. Penny and Sheldon have been one of the best friendships on the show and continue to be so. They had some nice scenes together. Although frowned upon, apparently Reform Judaism isn't as negative about cremation as Conservative or Orthodox Judaism.

Right, because being honored for your work by your peers in an internationally recognized awards ceremony is just so boring. Happens every day. Bush was behind 9/11; Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim; Castro/the Mafia/the military-industrial complex had JFK killed; the moon landing was a hoax; vaccines are a government conspiracy to control the populace.

So are Ben and Riley officially "over"? Can we put that out in the trash, finally? I thought Riley's speech was pretty good about how she had "loved" him for so long, she willed him to love her, but now I think there's no chance Danny still loves her. That makes me sad, because that was one of the aspects of the show I really liked -- that the school jock loved the fat girl when she was fat. Bonnie mocking Riley, then pointing to Emma when she smiled was cute. I wish they'd give Bonnie something more to do than just horny MILF. I work with veterans, so Ben and Tucker dressing up as sailors was too much like "stolen valor" for me to find it funny. Also, if the woman was an officer, there's no way she would invite an enlisted man back to the ship. That's fraternizing, and it's a violation of the UCMJ.

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My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. I generally don't mind Flo in the Progressive commercials (the one where she's time traveling is hilarious as she's put to death in each scenario, and I like the "After School Special" one, where "sprinkles are for winners"), but the gal from the cell phone store in really annoying me these days, as is the Toyota girl.

I couldn't remember Stephenie Meyer's name and I was too lazy to look it up, so thanks. But what book is "Twilight" a fanfic of? (And that's a sentence I never thought I'd write.)

I stopped watching "Law and Order: SVU" a long time ago because of Olivia Benson. Specifically, it was an episode in which she overhears a kidnapping, but no one else believes her (I forget how she came to discover it). Throughout the episode, I kept wishing that she was wrong, that it was all a wild goose chase, a waste of the department's money, but no, St. Olivia was right, of course, and saved a little girl. Now, Chris Meloni can do no wrong, so the darker he made Elliott, the more I liked it. I guess I wanted him to morph into his character from "Oz," because evil Chris Meloni is hawt.

So how was it that E.L. James didn't get sued for stealing the intellectual property of "Twilight"'s author?

It's hardly a crime that Joan Rivers was not among the "those we lost" homage during the Oscars, and I hate the way the court of public opinion (social media) declares the "guilt" of things without knowing the whole story. I also liked the watercolor images of the death parade; I thought they were rather classy. While general agreement seems to be that Lady Gaga acquitted herself quite "loverly" on the "Sound of Music" medley, I found her giant arm tattoos distracting and detracted from her appearance (plus she didn't know what to do with her dress). It's nice that she has some actual talent (unlike Madonna), so maybe she should stop the "being outrageous just to be outrageous."

Personally, I think they're taking bets to see who can write the worst episode ever. Ellie's bitch schtick is tired and not funny anymore, and I'm kind of surprised that she has let Laurie rent space in her head. Laurie is as awful as ever. I hated the Travis and Andy story, but then I hate the emasculation of the American male, which was epitomized by those ball-less wonders afraid of their own wives.God, I hate the continuing degradation of Tom, even though I hate the character. He's the head of neurosurgery and he's so pathetic he hangs at the window and acts as their bartender? Gah. I would love for Jules and Grayson to break up, as well as Laurie and Travis. The friends have all become awful people; why are they even friends anymore?Looks like Brian Van Holt's leaving (forced or otherwise) was the smartest career decision he could have made (or had made for him).

I think Jon was off base to tell the one bar owner it was time to move on from his son's death. There's no timetable for grief, especially when it's for one's child. The rats were disgusting.

I don't think Amy Poehler is funny.

I enjoyed "The McCarthys," and I can't believe they replaced that show with this dreck.

I haven't caught the latest episode, but I just watched the one where the guy gave up at the nutbuster, or whatever they call it. I felt bad that he kept falling off and couldn't make it past the obstacle. I don't watch the women's version, but I don't think anyone's given up that early in the final course. Unrelated to the competition, I think it's cool that you could see the shadow of the drone they must use for some of the aerial shots. That was the first episode I noticed it, maybe because the guy spent so much time at the nutbuster. It still kind of bugs me that the only way this season's competitors can win the money is by beating Tommy's time, and that he keeps making $10,000 every other week. They should really let this season's competitors stand on their own times, then maybe have a grand competition at the end of the season.

I was surprised, yet not, because it made so much sense that he might be transgender. I was surprised that they showed him taped up. Stan and Francine's story I didn't care for so much, because they were rude to Jesus. (Was it the same guy who was the pizza delivery guy who imparted his wisdom to Roger and Steve so many years ago? I forget the episode.) I also wanted to add -- I loved how the sign out front kept highlighting Roger's difficulty in managing his rat problem.

I don't think Neil Patrick Harris sucked as the Oscars host. I think Billy Crystal as host is highly overrated. As he gets older, the less I find him funny. I also don't see anything wrong with using your acceptance speech to express your political views. Is it annoying? Yes, but you just won a freaking Oscar and you'll probably never have a bigger audience. Take advantage of the bully pulpit.

NPH was a contributor on the show, but not the sole writer, so it seems unfair to blame him for the clunky jokes.

Oh, I like that one, because they sing the presidents in order.

Ugh. No thank you. I think he's the least funny "comedian" to have come from "The Daily Show." And a no to Jimmy Fallon too. Another smarmy unfunny "comedian."

I thought Neil's Oscar predictions joke was great.