just saw this; I posted without reading any comments (inverse of usual 'lurking' and enjoying comments): http://www.avclub.com/artic…
Your critique is spot-on, Dowd — even if I wholly enjoyed last season — and more reasoned-thus-compelling than my lament.

sad (and hopefully wrong) realization, just now — and not strictly
recalling this ep — more thinking about Sunny and League — this week, but now
swayed by considering it:
Parks jumped the shark. :-(

sad (and hopefully wrong) realization, just now — and not strictly
recalling this ep — more thinking about Sunny and League — this week, but now
swayed by considering it:
Parks jumped the shark. :-(

[realized when only 3 friends on Facebook replied that I'd clearly posted in wrong place.]

[realized when only 3 friends on Facebook replied that I'd clearly posted in wrong place.]

most likely, more than the episodes and the reviews, my reading the comments will still produce more responses of eyebrow-raising LarryDavidian "hmm!" (i.e. pleasant recognition of commenters' perspicacity, often exceeding reviewers and almost always articulated more precisely); RetEval moments (e.g. "did I enjoy the…

most likely, more than the episodes and the reviews, my reading the comments will still produce more responses of eyebrow-raising LarryDavidian "hmm!" (i.e. pleasant recognition of commenters' perspicacity, often exceeding reviewers and almost always articulated more precisely); RetEval moments (e.g. "did I enjoy the…

indeed, well-said.
AVC please take note.

indeed, well-said.
AVC please take note.

"please don't teach the cat French."

"please don't teach the cat French."

over/under on when this is featured as "Great Job, Interent!" ??
(probably v.1 — but I doubt AVC staff can contain themselves until then…)

over/under on when this is featured as "Great Job, Interent!" ??
(probably v.1 — but I doubt AVC staff can contain themselves until then…)

Brilliant (grade A at minimum); one of the most enjoyable and well-executed of series.

Brilliant (grade A at minimum); one of the most enjoyable and well-executed of series.

Corollary: that this is billed as "DJ Khaled track" (ostensibly from Kiss the Ring) ಠ_ಠ 
Can't 'get over' either of these, for almost two days!

Corollary: that this is billed as "DJ Khaled track" (ostensibly from Kiss the Ring) ಠ_ಠ 
Can't 'get over' either of these, for almost two days!

file under "Things That Shouldn't Bother Me But Irk (Far Disproportionate to Insubstantial Nature)": while "I Wish You Would" is explicit, "Cold" is 'Radio Edit' with ridiculous censor technique ('blanking' or whatev).
In the same video. On YouTube.

file under "Things That Shouldn't Bother Me But Irk (Far Disproportionate to Insubstantial Nature)": while "I Wish You Would" is explicit, "Cold" is 'Radio Edit' with ridiculous censor technique ('blanking' or whatev).
In the same video. On YouTube.

four-*hour* comedy block, after all… ◑_◑