Let us pray …
This was a fine episode, particularly in comparison with the piece of trash that was the Britney Spears tribute. I agree that the song choices all were misguided, but there were some touching moments, such as Rachel's "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" and Kurt's "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" (although they basically…

Hey, Project Runway …
Could we please get get Rachel Roy and Rachael Ray as guest judges on the same program? Just because?

Thanks, by the way
Todd, a formal thanks to you and the AVClub for putting "Cougar Town" on the review roster. Love it or hate it (and I can see a bunch of both here already), it's a solid sitcom with enough depth to warrant the regular coverage.

Agreed with Mr. Noel Murray. One, it makes perfect sense; she didn't want to go to Mexico, so she returned to the only person who's been protective of her of late, although she knew he'd be pissed, so she hides. Two, it follows the Law of the Conspicuous Guest Star: You don't cast someone like Rachel Miner and then…

OK, well, that completely misses my point, but you go girl.

We've cracked the code
Don't the HIMYM writers realize that after five seasons we are fluent in the "Mother" tongue? We can speak the language fluently, so their feeble attempts to misdirect us are futile.

Ewww … baby boobs. Move along, nothing to see here.

Speaking of revivals
Now appears to be as good a time as any to revive a joke from my childhood:

Foreman is a neurologist, not a neurosurgeon. He can diagnose, but he can't cut.

Hey, wait a sec …
Does this now mean that AMC is going to cancel its plans to do a Rankin-Bass-style animated "Breaking Bad" Christmas episode? Crap.

The wheels on the bus go round …
"And Michael just looked at Mondo with those dead eyes, because Michael's brain wasn't really there anymore. It was far away on his magical fantasy island, where he lives with Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia in a castle made of rainbows and chocolate, and every night they tuck him in to his…

Spoiler alert
Two things about "Going the Distance" threatened to ruin an otherwise funny movie.

Well, it was established that the sister character was kind of clingy and over-protective, not wanting Drew to leave the nest, and therefore was a little more forgiving than might be expected.

It's established in GtD that she gave up her journalism education to follow some dude, which shaved a few years from her career trajectory. They actually have fun with the fact that she's older than her intern contemporaries at the New York newspaper.

An editor's paradise
"He managed to survive thanks to Peach, who sent her model down the catwalk with ruffled tabs sticking out from either side of her torso, looking like they could be pulled to activate a puke-green flotation device in case of emergency."

Well said, John
John, I often wish there was an extra grade-slider up there for readers to grade the A.V. Club recaps. If there were, your recap would get an A+ from me. An outstanding piece in an already-wonderful season of PR write-ups.

It's been awhile…
It's been quite some time since I read the Riverworld books, perhaps in my college days. I remember that "Scattered Bodies" was fascinating, luring me into the subsequent books. "Riverboat" also was fun, but the series bogged down as it continued. I remember enjoying the short stories a lot.

Sucky McSuckenstein
I'm know I'm a week late to the thread (the summer finale is tonight), but I just wanted to throw in my two cents that "Blind Spot" was the worst episode of this season, and perhaps the series, because of the stupidest mark ever.

Hey…
What do you mean, "you people"?

They would have had to pay it actor scale, as it is currently starring in the revival of "Little Shop of Horrors" on Broadway.