Winston Wolfe

Yeah, this was the first Good Place episode that I've ever felt "meh" about. I'm chalking it up to the law of averages catching up with it and guessing that the show will be back to awesome-ness next week.

Yeah, that bugged. And it was compounded by Bernie's "Oh, so you wanna talk about bodies? You really wanna go there" to Amy came dangerously close to fat-shaming, IMO.

Guess suspension of disbelief is the only logical option there. Because in real life, SG and Kara are both so attractive that a lot men and women would pay a lot of attention to their faces. My guess is that 90% of those folks would pick up the scar and make the connection. Since the make-up people seemed to put more effort in covering up the scar (HD is so unforgiving) looks like one of the show runners has been giving the topic some thought too. Totally agree. And it would have taken just four or five lines of exposition from President WW to establish her position. Just plain lazy writing and direction detracting from what should be a pretty compelling story line.

Wow, great comparison. Those scenes did have a kind of "March of the Penguins" feeling to it, lol. All you needed was some wacky music.

Forgot about that one, lol. Between the two of them Lena Luthor and Eve Tessmacher must have a combined IQ of about a zillion. IRL, they should have both figured out Kara's ID based on that one incident alone. If not for the fact that it's known that Kara and Clark are cousins, she could just as easily forego the secret ID thing altogether IMO. It takes a lot for her to maintain, and for the most part she hasn't done such a good job of it.

Having said that, I do notice that the makeup folks have done a better job of camouflaging MB's forehead scar this season. It always bugged me that no one in that Universe has noticed that both Kara Danvers and Supergirl share that distinct characteristic.

If Lena hasn't figured out that Kara Danvers=Supergirl after this episode, I have to wonder how intelligent she truly is. At this point, I'm assuming that she' figured it out, just like Kat Grant, and is simply not saying anything for reasons of her own. Yeah, I thought that too. And he could have read Agent Liberty's mind - and the rogue cop's too - to find out more about the anti-alien movement. All-in-all, I liked this episode. Mia and Brainy could be an interesting couple, unlike most other pairings on this show.

Some of us could almost hope for that, but ABC will never be the only Big Three Network without a Soap. TIIC are probably lamenting cancelling AMC and OLTL. I know plenty of folks that are still lamenting the loss of those shows and wonder why GH wasn't the one that was canned. I know, right? It was hilarious - I think LWB realized it and just played through the scene. Probably a little of both. Shallow note here, but I always felt Kirsten has a very pleasant, soothing face. Seems like baby shares that opinion.

Said in my best Wakandan accent: "Evacuate the city...raise all defenses...and give that man a shield." Serious question here - who's the 1 of 6? I was wondering that too. My guess is TETRANEUTRON meant Ted Danson...which may be true at his age. But he makes up for it by being...Ted Danson.

Also, given that Barr is clearly mentally ill, The Conners really should in the future tackle that topic as well, maybe that will serve as a Dog Whistle for Roseanne.

Sorry, no actor that publicly denigrates an accomplished African American by calling them an Ape gets to keep their job. I only watch two or three shows on ABC, but if they go crazy and bring Rosie back, I'm done for good. Seriously.

Totally agree. The man is a national treasure. Never saw him give a bad performance anywhere.

Oddly enough, I don't find either actor particularly attractive, but together their love scenes bring the sexy. Who would'a thunk it? ITA - doesn't matter how smart or precocious Spencer is, as the old folks say he should have the taste smacked out of his mouth for talking to any adult like that, even Ava. I chuckle at how hard Ryan works at downplaying his repulsion to Laura. Poor Genie Francis.

Beth Behrs, though talented, is one of those actors who plays themselves no matter what you see her in. But as another poster pointed out, she is mad sexy. I also don't think this is the best vehicle for Max Greenfield's talents, but time will tell.

I agree, and this show might be missing a great opportunity with all the comedic talent on hand. I too am a Brooklyn boy born and raised, now living in the Jersey suburbs. Whenever I read or hear about Brownstones and Condos in my old Bed-Stuy neighborhood going for seven figures, oh wow. There is so much comedy that could be mined from the show's concept without even trying.

And...the writers continue to contort themselves into pretzels explaining why the two most powerful heroes (depending on how you rank Kara) will never be available when the shit really hits the fan. I'm really trying to stick with this show, but TPTB are making it extremely difficult. More than that, they're stealing from X-Men comics now? I believe either Professor X or Forge created an image inducer back in the late 70s or early 80s so that Nightcrawler could go about in public without scaring people. Different universe so I guess it doesn't count, lol. Boy, even though they don't share DNA the Danvers sisters can really be bitchy to folks who are on their side. J'onn didn't deserve that attitude from Kara, nor did Brainy from Alex. Speaking of which - Alex? Brainy is like the most brilliant being on Earth, try showing that asset some kind of respect. Also - Kara? Your Cousin outright said that J'onn is the most powerful being on the planet, keep that in mind the next time your impulsive, immature ass gets in a serious jam. Yikes, I'm not sure why these girls even have friends. heh. That pain will be short lived; James will probably find out about Lena's meddling around episode 3 or 4 and that relationship will be done. Despite all that was wrong, this episode wasn't horrible, and it does seem like the showrunners are at least trying to do better this season.

This, exactly. A local station today was playing the episode where Penny goes along on Sheldon and Amy's first date, and the B plot was Leonard and Raj taking Howard to the ER after he got his robot arm stuck on his penis. The writing was so sharp and witty, and though I've seen this episode several times, it still made me laugh throughout. That very rarely happens with the last few seasons, though they occasionally do still hit it out of the park. Unfortunately, that's now the exception rather than the rule. Over on Mayim's Groknation site several posters noted that this episode and the two before it seemed "off," and that there appeared to be a tension between the characters. I have a feeling that the cast had a hunch this season would be the last even before the official word dropped, and it reflected in their performances. Perhaps an unpopular opinion here, but I for one am basically ok with BBT coming to an end. As a big HIMYM fan, it was rough watching a brilliant sitcom evaporate into mediocrity over the last three seasons. That cast wanted to go on past season 9, but CBS saw the writing on the wall. BBT has slipped a bit in the last three or four seasons as well, but not nearly as much, and I don't want to see this show, possibly one of the top ten best sitcoms of all time, go out the same way.

That scene left me with such mixed feelings. I'm a bit concerned that Bernie and Penny may have scared Anu off, she did seem a bit surprised by Raj's idiosyncrasies. On the one hand, as friends they should be more in tune with Raj's loneliness. Geez, even Stuart is happily hooked up now. On the other hand, I do remember how upset Bernie was once she realized Penny hadn't given her a heads-up about Howard's sordid past. Ultimately, for me it comes down to the fact that Raj may be weird (they all are) and a bit of a Dick sometimes, but there's a heart of gold underneath all that. They're all getting older now, real friends wouldn't derail his shot at being happy. Me too. She's nice, really grounded and adds another non-scientist to the core group. I was hoping for a return of Yvette the Vet as endgame, but Anu is looking even better. Plus she'll probably be the most "normal" of the group, outside of Penny. ITA - the writers seem to be ratcheting up the Bernie's mean factor and it's making her really un-likeable these days.

Topanga!!! Love the screen name lol. Agreed, of all the male characters it seemed Jon had the most discretionary money at his disposal and used it liberally. One would think he left his family well cared-for.

Jon's last birthday present to Gary was pretty cool. But...does anyone else think Jon seemed to be a little too perfect? As a few posters have noted, I think before season's end we'll discover that "perfect" Jon had a very dark side too. Committing suicide...there was probably decades of pain and anger that those closest to him seemed to know nothing about. I'm 50/50 on whether or not he had an affair with the Shady Assistant, though.

I think her character was written as a bitch in the Pilot to generate audience animus. She was less bitchy this episode, a lot more relatable, but not really likeable as a character. My hunch is, like Gary said, that marriage was pretty much a bust from Day One. As someone familiar with depression, that's how you do it. When you have a good day, acknowledge it and keep pushing through. Very realistic scene IMO.

Reminds me of a time in the early 70s when two Yankee players switched wives...and families. I always wondered how others in their lives felt about the swap and what the repercussions were for everyone involved. I really thought ABC was going to go there. Other than outright intercourse the planned F-bomb is about the last unbroken taboo on network TV.

That's my point. It was a relatively easy if showy gesture. That's a very juvenile conception of what romance is. For all of Raj's flaws, I thought his ideas of what romance is and why he craves it were more sophisticated than that. I thought wrong, apparently. Or, maybe the not-so-sudden realization of dying alone (a terrible thought, actually) made Raj temper his romantic idealism a bit. It happens as some folks grow older.

I have a hunch that Anu (?) will be the one to curb Raj's asshole-tendencies. As another poster pointed out, she figured him out very quickly, and Raj can easily be dominated by strong women. Also, despite her pragmatic, assertive nature Anu seems to have a sweet side that Raj's romantic nature speaks to. The proposal did surprise me; I expected her to call him back after he walked away...but to suggest continued dating, not matrimony. Could be after 11 seasons the writers felt like they had mined the "Raj can't find a woman" well as deep as they could.

Guess I'm in the minority here, but this episode was actually pretty good IMO. I like Raj's fiance, she's got a real Mindy Kaling vibe going on. Will probably fit in a lot better with the group than any of Raj's past GFs. I hope they go the distance with the S/L. Even Stuart's found love, heh. And although it might not be an option in TBBT universe, those of us here IRL can actually purchase a working, road-worthy Batmobile replica if you have a couple of bucks lying around: https://www.hammacher.com/product/authentic-1966-batmobile