Apparently she and Portia are now vegans, and that sort of diet makes you look like that.

Paul's departure frees Rashida up for my favored pairing: Ann/Leslie. You know you want it.

I agree that Mark was really underused. I think the problem was that they rushed him into a romance with Ann, pairing together the two most dull people on the show, which really pinned Mark into a corner. Before, he was at least interesting as the town sleezebag, but with Ann, they had to have him on his best…

Yet Another Suggestion
"Gardenia" - episode 12 season 3 of Once and Again. I had never watched the show before, but for some reason happened to catch this when it aired. It blew me away and remains to this day one of my favorite episodes of television ever.

I also loved the callback to the hunting party episode where we see Donna's intense love for her big SUV.

If you want a show about people struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck, go watch The Middle. I know people will probably diss it and/or complain about how they dislike Patricia Heaton's personal politics (which apparently makes them unable to watch the show). But truthfully, it's a really enjoyable sitcom and…

Veronica literally advocating for Linda to turn to the Dark Side alone makes this episode an A for me. I'm not a fan of Linda/Ted subplots, but Andrea Anders is comic gold when she's paired off with Portia. I like their twisted mentor/mentee relationship.

I agree this was a great episode. This might be the best episode the show has ever aired (save for the perfect Racial Sensitivity one).

That's true, Forty Two. I should have written "Sue's SEEMINGLY Dutch-hating nemesis".

April as Ron's assistant
I have to admit, I totally didn't see that coming. Maybe because it was SO obvious, I just overlooked the possibility. I'm loving Audrey Plaza so much this season, I can't believe there was actually a time where I was advocating that they cut April from the show. Now she feels indispensable,…

Fact: the Dutch smear herring on pretty much everything.

I was surprised that memo didn't warrant a mention in the review above. "Plus, after she breaks through the glass ceiling, HELLO, we can look up her skirt."

In this parallel universe, BOT airs directly after Andy Richter Controls the Universe, which is celebrating its 8th season.

I loved Officer Dave, but I also thought he was almost too perfect for Leslie. This is a good way for the show to write him out for a good length of time, freeing Leslie up for more dating shenanigans. And it always leaves the door open to the character returning at some point.

Taye Diggs
Even if Taye Diggs really did hang out in public parks dressed like a bear… I'd still hit that. Mmm.

If you like Better Off Ted, I'd say that there's a 99% chance you're going to like Modern Family. I hope against hope that ABC gets smart and moves BOT over to Wednesday night, where it would pair nicely with The Middle, Modern Family and (ugh) Cougartown. I'd like to see it follow Modern Family, but for some reason…

I mean that Dwight's mechanations weren't exactly super difficult to figure out. The Jim Halpert we've seen in previous seasons would have known something was up the minute Dwight started acting semi-helpful. I just felt it was stupid that Jim didn't immediately put two-and-two together when the spreadsheet system…

Jerry = Secret Comedy Ninja
I have to give Jerry major props from going from a non-speaking background extra to an unexpected source of delight every episode this season. His enthusiasm over going to Jurassic Fork was awesome (and sad).

This episode was SO deeply uncomfortable that I just couldn't find anything funny to really laugh at. I don't mind uncomfortable when it's just about Michael looking like a jerk, but in this case… I know it's just a fictional show, but the deception was just unbearably cruel.

"However, I cannot believe, CANNOT BELIEVE, that A.I. is anywhere NEAR a best-of decade list for ANYONE. Spielberg took a classic Kubrickian idea and bastardized it with the worst kind of schlock. I went to see it the day it opened, excited, expectant. And I spent the last 20 minutes with my mouth opened in horror at…