I'll say this: that Dwight karate display had a real Sideshow Bob rake gag effect on me.

I, too, would like reviews a whole let better if it weren't for all those opinions.

Who lets the guy who just flipped off the CEO, took a shit on his car, and sexually assaulted the head of HR not only stay in the building, but lovingly serenade the entire office? Look, that Sarah McLachlan song didn't get me to adopt that one-eyed puppy, it's certainly not going to get me to find Andy remotely…

Um, the entire city was effectively put under Martial Law that day. They most certainly "stopped living." I'm not trying to have a go at Boston, what they went through was deeply traumatic, but we need to stop flattering ourselves with this "refusal to be terrorized" line. As a country we were thoroughly terrorized…

Anyone want to have a drawn out and overly serious conversation about the politics and philosophical implications of The Giving Tree?

Just gonna leave this here:

Fair enough, maybe that's the product of low expectations, though post-season 2 seems like a very harsh assessment.

I think the implication is that he knows the end is nigh on them staying together as a study group, so he wants to use an origin story to emphasize how destined they are to stay in each others lives, this unintentionally drove them apart, for which he was remorseful. It went unspoken, so maybe this is my generous…

Huh, I thought this episode was on point at least as far as character treatments go. I dunno, anyone reading comments can tell I'm most protective of Britta and they absolutely nailed her this week. Three Colors is a perfect reference for her, and they got her politics down so much that I'll overlook the…

@avclub-1f5b519cde67ac0d0fcab419aa3048a4:disqus I think this is closest to right. Judgement of peers in a community is, I believe, a much stronger influence on social norms than the law.

Not to discount how disturbingly nonsensical it is, but I think the insinuation is that the government finds it in their own interest to forgo laws for a day, not that they just fucked up the police budget and decided to try this anarchy thing the kids and dead Russians are always talking about.

@avclub-1f5b519cde67ac0d0fcab419aa3048a4:disqus @avclub-7706d2dc2da6837340effd985dc620b6:disqus  Exactly, it's a really naive view of human nature, which somehow managed to evolve to the point to invent laws without needing them to prevent swallowing itself whole. It also seems to give over to this odious belief that…

The Purge looks like an imbecile read "The Lottery" and thought, "Yeah, I think I can take a crack at that." To which Michael Bay apparently said, "Sure you can."

Small note: the scene transitions were great. I didn't play close enough attention, but I think most of the switches between the A, B, and C stories had either a visual or dialogue overlap. Reminiscent of Archer, oddly enough.

Yeah I hear you, but politicians are likable by virtue of their charm, something Selena is well established to have. We don't need any steps toward proving she's a "good" or "kind" person and I don't think that's what that scene was about. I'd say it was about her getting confronted by the reality of her little…

To be honest, I simply don't get Lauren Laverne's dynamic on that show, less against her than the format. You couldn't pick three other comedians that need to be reigned in less. I don't see any reason they couldn't toss from one to the other.

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@avclub-7ee8e2fdc6652f2351e0bf3cd9a1a4be:disqus Awesome, all is well in Mad Men world.

@avclub-b7ee6f5f9aa5cd17ca1aea43ce848496:disqus Yeah I know that, but why an advertising award show? It's pretty damn far from the campaign trail at such an insular event.

Yeah roughly. What I was getting at is polyamory is an identity while swinging is a lifestyle.