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It ages pretty well, at least it seems to... based on the one day since I've seen it. Mostly what I'm left with is a lingering sense of closure mixed with occasional random giggles as, completely out of the blue when I'm at work, I suddenly remember something like "dean class." No way in hell can they lose another original nipple-dipper and carry on, though. And if there's a just a movie? I want everyone in it. Not just Troy and Shirley, but also Pierce. Even if he's just a video or hologram or Abed hallucination, he belongs there. I don't even like Chevy Chase, but Pierce was a huge presence in most of their best episodes.

So your saying Tormund is into "bears?"

Next time he'll bring... a bigger dwarf? Yeah. the guy seriously needs some advice about women.

Fixed a few typos for you.

Oh, that's easy! http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0327.html Yeah, but he might die saving her. Or trying to save her.

Two weeks in a row of me being really happy. I know that the writers have wanted to do something like this for years, doing a whole script that treats the main cast as intrusions into the lives of the extras. I'm glad they finally did.

Is it wrong that I don't really care if Theon is horrified? Just put him out of my misery already. And then have Nymeria come home and eat Ramsay.

So, at this point I'm thinking there is very little chance that we will see Varys skulking around with a magnifying glass looking into The Case of the Disappearing Dwarf. It's a shame. Not only do I miss Varys himself, but I really was looking forward to the possibility that he would put together a whole team of crime-solving hookers.

"I am Shortacus." "No, I am!" "No, I am Shortacus!"

Demi's breasts were absolutely critical to plot!

The twincest is about as big a secret as Loras' homosexuality. Or Tyrion's dwarfism.

Here are my questions about this week: Who is Acting Commander when Jon's gone? Please tell me it's Ghost, because that would be awesome. Ghost always knows exactly what to do. Eat zombies. Eat Thenn. Eat rapists. I was kind of hoping he'd eat Little Red Crazy Witch, but it looks like he might be too busy. Will Cersei and Margery have to do one of those "I hate you and you hate me, but together we just might be able to break out of this jail" schticks? I kind of hope so, 'cause I love those. Bonus points if they're shackled together at the ankle, and/or have to disguise themselves with fake mustaches or something. Or will FrankenMountain end up smashing in there like the Kool Aid Man? This would also be quite acceptable. As poison-happy as the Dornish are, why don't they spend five seconds checking prisoners for suspicious vials? It's certainly not like the amount of clothing they had to go through was overly daunting. Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm glad that Demi the Moor gave Bronn an antidote, but couldn't that vial just as easily have held enough poison to kill every guard in the prison? Dorne just seems like a really lazy half-assed government. Although I'd still totally rather live there than King's Landing. Who's going to run the Council now? Qyburn? Pycelle? Who else is even still there? Obviously, I'm hoping for Ser Pounce, but the sad truth is that FrankenMountain probably already ate him. And... doesn't anybody give a damn about dwarf cocks any more?

Yay! Ghost exists!

Another UO: I miss Buzz Hickey as much as I miss Troy. Which is to say: more than I miss Pierce and Duncan, and way more than I miss Shirley. Shirley did have some great episodes, but most of the time the writers seemed like they had absolutely no idea what to do with her. At least with Frankie, they are getting better at utilizing her. With Shirley they just got worse and worse at it. I know Yvette didn't opt out of this season over creative differences. But if she had, I wouldn't blame her.

I know how she feels.

Here's a big one: I did not feel that Season 4 was bad. There were still enough people from Harmon's crew working on the show to keep it Community-y. Yes, I think it was unfair that he was fired from his own creation, but the series itself actually did fine without him for a year.

This is the first episode this season where I've really urged fans to watch again. First of all, it's funny. Not "Funniest Episode Ever." But funny enough to hold up against other seasons. Absolutely. Second, it's full of nods to the older seasons. Even Starburns is back. Third, it's well paced. It is not, for example, a hilarious ten minute sketch about olives and future Yakuza diluted with twenty minutes of lazy phoned-in dog jokes. Fourth, you don't even need to watch the earlier S6 eps to follow this one. They work for the Dean. That's obvious from context. Frankie has more of an executive role than the rest of the table. Again, obvious in context. Elroy is a better computer guy than Abed. Again, inherently clear. This season's recent episodes have tended to be better than its earlier ones. Who knows? Maybe when it ends and I do a big rewatch, the foreshadowing will be so brilliant that I'll love all of them. But that's what it will take. I don't think anybody has rated this season highly the first time around. So fans might as well just restart with an episode they can enjoy!

If Pierce were still around, he would be West.

I voted for Shane, grudgingly, only because the choices were so slim. I'll take Shane's honest craziness over Vytas' amoral sliminess. Shane: "This is my chair! Don't ever talk to me when I'm in my thinking chair! Hey, Cirie, come check out my Shane-rot!" Vytas: "My life was so sad. I held up a woman for drug money once, and got arrested. Isn't that a sad thing that happened to me? What, the victim? Fuck her, I'm sure she's fine." There were very few that I actively wanted to see again. Mostly I was just voting for damage control. It was remarkably like real voting in that respect. Mostly, everyone I either wanted or didn't want is in. I voted for quite a few forgettables, just to try to block out the ones I disliked, but we're still stuck with Vytas, Terry, and Abi. At least with Savage we can hope he takes team leadership again, and runs things with the same hilarious ineptness that he did back in Pearl Islands. "Let's build our shelter in a crab nest!" "Let's do a complex physical challenge with our shorts down around our knees!" Rupert wasn't the only one who made that season funny. I'm actually kind of glad that Shirin got another chance, but I think it's way too soon. First of all, she does suck at physical challenges, and she does annoy a lot of people, so I doubt she'll do well this time, either. Best to leave the slot open for someone with a better chance, and let her get a few years' enjoyment out of having played one game already. Second: who knows? A little ways down the line, she might have more control over her neuroses, plus maybe a little more insider knowledge of the game from talking to other players who did better than her... I think if she came back for Season 35 or something more of me would be happy about it, instead of just dreading a probable train wreck.

Yes, but Rodney also has a very young-looking beautiful mother, who he calls "sis." So there could have been some confusion. Actually, I'm starting to wonder a little bit about Rodney's whole gene pool. Maybe his father really is his brother?

They shouldn't have given them replacement flints. two hours in, Rodney would have quit anyway. With unlimited reloads, it should have been easy. Scrape off as much magnesium as you want; if it runs out, just break your flint and say "oops."

"So, Will, how would you like to be more like Carolyn and Mike?" "Well, it might be nice if I wasn't stupid and lazy." "I think you just figured out two reasons I'm not voting for you." "So, Mike, besides winning immunities, what did you do in this game?" "Well, remember that idol you had a clue for?"

I think by now he's just used to having an overemotional manchild living in his basement.

Rodney got off unbelievable easy. They sat him in front, like he was important, they gave his stupid loud suit lots of attention that he didn't know was sarcastic, and instead of the ten minute "best of Rodney" segment that we'd all been looking forward to, they gave him a cake. And, sure there was a little sarcasm involved there, too, but, again, it's not like he was actually smart enough to recognize it. Rodney walked out of there feeling totally proud of himself.

They're having it in Cambodia? Anybody else hoping they run into some "Tropic Thunder" style hijinks?