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The whole series is kind of absurdist, anyway, so random stuff that doesn't make sense fits that tone. I just shrug and go along with the journey. The writing workshop was definitely absurdist-- one writer basically gets told every word he writes is a glittering diamond on the page, and nobody can come up with a single " good note" on the other? This is the writer's version of that dream where you show up for a test you haven't studied for. Naked. And personally, I think Dunham's consistant message is that, no matter what huge fuckups these girls are, they are still loveable, which is a refreshing change from " everybody will love you when you get that makeover." I don't think we are supposed to pick which character we hate the most , like Real Housewives. I think we are supposed to love all of them at their most flawed. That * is* rather feminist to me-- the idea that you don't have to be perfect, or become perfect, to be loved. This ep reminded me of all those times when I was Hanna's age* when I was struggling so hard to be accepted that I actively did things that guaranteed people would reject me. It's painful to watch because it was painful to go through, and I want to snap " just suck it up and stop back talking the feedback!" during the workshop scene, and "stop bragging about being a grad student! " during the bookstore scene ( although I was proud of Hannah for standing up for herself over the card.) But allowing us to laugh about Hannah's flaws, and then sending Elijah in like Jiminy Cricket to remind her she is loved, helps me forgive and love that little idiot I was. Which also helps me forgive and love the idiot I am. Or maybe I just read too much Anne Lamott. : D * or perhaps a decade or two older...

Fuck. I like Kevin. FUUCK! I forgot how fucking likable Russell Tovey is, damn him.

(.51) Brett, you are absolutely killing me.

46 here. I actually think we are the target audience, the network just hasn't figured that out yet. Where the 20-somethings can sit the and sniff, "Ewww, I would never be that stupid." we can cackle "HA! I WAS TOTALLY THAT STUPID! HEY, REMEMBER BEING THAT STUPID?? GOD, WE WERE ASSHOLES, WEREN'T WE?! HA!"

OK, I must have gotten distracted and misinterpreted something. Still. The two of them. Sheesh.

I just think folk isn't her sweet spot, When she did that bizarre Morissette- esque thing first season, she wasn't half bad She growls good.

The first time I saw this, I thought when Marnie's mom said "'Breathless' is the name of the song," she had said "this is the name of the song" when the Dork Duet were singing "oh, oh, yeah." I think my misinterpretation was actually "girlsy--er."

Did you catch the groundbreaking ep where everyone sat around watching a Golden Girls marathon? My jaw dropped.

Don't know if he's over her, but he is definitely over the situation.

OMG Bohemian Highway! Occidental! Guerneville! They are hanging on one of the bestest locations on earth! 6 minutes in: I predict someone will get fucked against that tree. Aww, Eddie! Nonprofit sector white knight Eddie! Agustin seriously does not deserve him. But how cute was it watching him tread water while Eddie stood chest high in water? :D I don't want to talk about Kevin. I know we need to talk about Kevin, but I don't want to talk about Kevin. OK just this-- following an employee up to their Guerneville Getaway? STALKING.

Mo. Kidding. (sigh) Ok, this is the thing. I have always hated Amanda Peete. Hated. Not many actresses I hate, but she was one of them. Saw this ep? Loved her. Loved, loved, loved. Hate. self. Damn, she nailed that character. I now am an Amanda Peete fan. Gahhhh!

Shout out to Norman Reebus-- Squeee! Adam's Method depression commercial-- Squeee! Natasha Lyonne-- Squeee! Back door cunnilingus-- oh, no. No, no, no. Nine year old heckler at the jazz brunch, with an Elijah lecture for dessert-- aaaand I'm back. Squeee!!

Boy, am I a rotten person. You won't believe how happy this post made me.

No kidding about the braised meat, and siiiggh about Jacques Pepin. He is such a sweet person. I am now just watching the interstitial with the cheftestants pretending to be Julia. As If, you tender young posers.

Great name!

Good suggestion. There was one episode where Johnny made some flip comment about dumping garbage on the steps of city hall, and he then found out he had an audience of hundreds that were pretty impressionable. I have this vague feeling something similar happened to Young Howard Stern, or Young Alex Bennett.

Beyond awesome. :D And regarding the upthread discussion, I infinitely prefer Openly Snarky Padma to that thing she used to do where she would act like this vision of grace and light and practically swallow her face when the urge to snark struck her. If she is gonna be bitchy, she's a lot more fun when she owns it. For instance-- the fish thing was kind of a dick move, but it was also kind of heheheh...

Not for the kid involved, I assure you. God, I wanted to smack the crap out of that woman.

Apropos of nothing, Alcott and Thoreau hung out together when she was a teenager. ( She talked about going on forest hikes with him.) If Katsuji had picked Firestarter, he would have killed it.

You think they are gonna do a "New England Supper"? They should.

Padma's kind of cracking me up this season. She's not even trying not to be bitchy anymore. "You can call me 'honey'!" Bwahahahaha!

I think my heart just stopped. I think I need CPR. That is a thing of perfection.

I came here specifically to grouse about that. Calamari. No-brainer.

I think they are totally setting us up for Khan and Carrie, but that makes me hope they flip the switch and, I dunno, do Carrie and Lockhart. ( I am now savoring the image of spit takes happening all over the nation...)

And chewing the damn scenery in both. Does the heart good to watch. She deserves a comeback!And that was some amazing acting coming from Pepper. Completely shattering.