Silly Angel

I'm with you, Shriekingeel. I also bristled at "back in the day," "I'm good," and "Whatever." Still, loving this show.

That episode gave a much-needed burst of energy to the show. Everyone became more likeable and I bought, to a degree, their affection for each other. I started out sort of appalled hate-watching the show but it's grown on me. I hope they renew it and the cast and writers find firmer footing in the next season, if there is one. It could be everything Weird Loners isn't, considering the characters are actually weird loners who turn to each other for support.

"Dogville" reference and "Y: The Last Man" reference in the same episode. Steal from the best, guys.

Did we see Dorian in this episode? I watched the censored version, so maybe I missed it. I also played a little Candy Crush Soda Saga in the down parts. Love the show, but I had a level to beat and could not for the life of me remember what happened in the previous season.

dubbel zout I get that, but I think the character is a useful stand-in for what Liza could have been, for her worst fears. She's trading being taken seriously, professional power, Judith Leiber money and other entitlements of the older businesswoman for gargle-shots, girlfriends, Tiger Beat and the perks of being young. That said, I agree that the show sets up a solid divide between old/grumpy/unfulfilled/desperate and young/carefree/hottie-banging, and it's not healthy. I'd like to see those two worlds intersect and soften their boundaries a bit. It has a little: the girl crew helping Debi Mazar with her pop-up (because we old ladies have never HEARD of such a thing) and Liza spewing her knowledge of African literature all over that hot grownup fellow (because young folk only read Twilighty books and Stephen King, on their e-readers, presumably. Whatever, show). I'll keep watching and hope for the best.

I did the rewatch but bagged it about a third into season 7. I just couldn't. Maybe it's time to watch the series finale and not feel the niggling neglect of the rest of S7 poking at me.

Damn I'm gonna miss Billy.

Thanks! Adrian may be dumb as dirt, but he has the biggest heart. That was both hard to watch and so uplifting. It looks as if this season will be dramatic as hayell. Make me not miss Breaking Pointe so much...

Is this online anywhere for those of us without TVs?

It's taken some time for the purported "weirdness" to show but I think this is the first episode that hits its stride. The human chess game was very funny and Karen's insecurity was hilarious. The characters are finding their feet, but I still hope for more funny.

I want Ravi's love life outside the office to be with me. Best line: "...Willie the Wino..." "Last name?" "The wino?"

When did "journalist" become a TV synonym for "airheaded creepster"? I am so sick of TV writers drawing journalists as shallow bloodsuckers who don't care about the subject (in this case, music) but about the personal shenanigans behind it, and not treating everyone involved with equal respect. I used to be a music journalist and I find this cartoonish portrayal groteqsue, especially for Pitchfork, which is pretty nerdy about the music. I also didn't buy Cute Gay Songwriter Dude showing his love for Confused Closted Will. Chris Carmack is apocalyptically handsome but maybe one person can turn him down? Especially someone who would be within his rights to say, "Dude, I have eyes, so I get that you're physical perfection. but I'm an out, comfortable, respected Nashville songwriter who would like to live my life as such. I worked too hard and went through too much to keep a relationship on the DL for the sake of a guy who can't face himself. Grow up, come out, and give me a call." And double thumbs-up to this. I wonder what she'd look like if half that spackle was scraped off her face.

I kept hearing "Mr. F" from Arrested Development in my head.

Now I know even less about this season. And breezing off with the gold in the category, Highly Suggestive but Ultimately Unenlightening Trailer, it's...

Juliette actually name-checks "Blanket" as one of the celebrity baby monikers. So fantastic! And I'm pleased to see that psycho diva Juliette is still in full force even as a mommy. It bodes well for her future. I did miss Will/Layla/Jeff, though--just when they were getting interesting.

I thought that episode was spot-on as well, and got to some subtleties about gender standards in the workplace, because that was the subject, or maybe B-plot IIRC, of the epi. But this one just infuriated me. It was played for laughs. The way those men talked to her was disgusting, demeaning and, yes, actionable. Her calling Gloria Allred was supposed to be a punch line line but the whole thing "( Honey, grab us some coffees") left a bad taste in my mouth.

Lip-ring hardass "you're going to effin DIE" son can come sit by me. Rrowr!

For serious. Every time they showed that house, I was like, gasp. If that has high ceilings, I'm moving in. And the sisters were all, "Yeesh. It's a really bad neighborhood." Sliding scale, I guess.

Wow, that was just miserable. I like meta-commentary and have a high tolerance for self-reference, but this was lazy beyond belief, with Abed meta-construing the show as a reality that he thinks is a show. "Shirley spun off"; are you kidding me with this shite? Boring characters can be interesting in their boringness but PB's boringness was just boring. I'm so sad. I guess the devil plays tricks on you when you make a wish: I asked for the show back, but what I meant was I wanted MY show back, not another season of a pale imitation. Because they ran out of costumes, as Ms. Boring pointed out. More meta commentary.

So no one else thinks of venereal disease when they hear "Drip Drop"? Just me? Okies...

That was my hope, too. Still, I thought this was a very strong season with great challenges and some compelling personalities. It's such an enjoyable show, it redeems my faith in reality-competition TV as a vehicle for good, clean fun. I don't know much about, well, much, in the nerdverse, since it goes pretty deep and I'm in the nerd kiddie pool, but that crossword puzzle had me screaming, the answers were so easy.

I don't even know with this show. First of all, it should be called Alive in Tuscon--that's a much better name, considering the last man on earth is outnumbered by double by the last women on earth. And secondly, it seems only the women are capable of growth or change or empathy. So Phil is stuck with the less-pretty second-to-last WOE; he mans up and fixes her tomato-watering situation, then can't install a proper door but struts around shirtless in front of the more-pretty STLWOE while it falls apart, AND makes some pretty obvious passes at Melissa in front of his "wife." Carol very patiently insists on repairing the marriage for the long run; Melissa sees how do-the-right-thingy Phil has been, yet Phil is just a dumb manboy who has not progressed since he was, I don't remember, drinking too much and running over things in some vehicle. Manboying it up in general. i like my manboys Jake Peralta style, thank you. The show is not funny or touching enough to do any honor to its premise, and I'm disappointed by that. Still watching, because SOMETHING has to happen, right? Right..?

Ms. Blue Jay, He looks very Jason Bateman-y to me.

Oh, my stars, this is horrible. It's like Traffic if Traffic was terrible. It's like Crash if Crash was ... well, Crash kinda sucked. It's like True Detective if True Detective took itself even more seriously. It's a goat-fuck epic proportions and thinks it has something important to say and is so, so wrong. Felicity H is awesome and I am in for the season.

Bubbles, by Hauk, I believe. By the way, that's the name of my new perfume: Bubbles by Hauk