It has an extremely cold nitrogen base.

I'm also a little confused about the idea of hate watching Treme.  I can't imagine it provoking actual anger in the people who don't like it.  I've never even met a jaded Wire fan who would do it.

I'm also a little confused about the idea of hate watching Treme.  I can't imagine it provoking actual anger in the people who don't like it.  I've never even met a jaded Wire fan who would do it.

I'm guessing that wearing a bandana for underwear in a live action shot is a bit harder to pull off than in a still.

I'm guessing that wearing a bandana for underwear in a live action shot is a bit harder to pull off than in a still.

I trust the writing team to try to take the Ben-April stories in an interesting direction (and I also think it would have been more miserable with Ben sitting there all by himself).  That said, I do secretly fear it devolving into "Jeez April try hard for once!" every week.  At any rate I hope they're not going to be…

I trust the writing team to try to take the Ben-April stories in an interesting direction (and I also think it would have been more miserable with Ben sitting there all by himself).  That said, I do secretly fear it devolving into "Jeez April try hard for once!" every week.  At any rate I hope they're not going to be…

Yeah, the abruptness of the invite rang some alarms that it was about to veer towards a "let's help this white person" scenario but I'm glad to hear that it's a reasonable depiction.  It's one of those cases where I can have my inklings but wouldn't know enough to feel comfortable drawing my own conclusions from the…

Yeah, the abruptness of the invite rang some alarms that it was about to veer towards a "let's help this white person" scenario but I'm glad to hear that it's a reasonable depiction.  It's one of those cases where I can have my inklings but wouldn't know enough to feel comfortable drawing my own conclusions from the…

It was passable but I thought the tub of sugar Ann brought along was a strong example of a quality over-the-top bit that isn't too disengaging. The middle soda size jokes on top of it were a little much but the child size at the end got a laugh.

It was passable but I thought the tub of sugar Ann brought along was a strong example of a quality over-the-top bit that isn't too disengaging. The middle soda size jokes on top of it were a little much but the child size at the end got a laugh.

I'll be interested to see when we start making fun of the people who are still making fun of the people who still do the "making copies" bit.

I'll be interested to see when we start making fun of the people who are still making fun of the people who still do the "making copies" bit.

I'm glad they finally got rid of Sue's Salads.  It was really dragging the show down.

I'm glad they finally got rid of Sue's Salads.  It was really dragging the show down.

Interesting! I'm aware that there is a certain level of fascination with westerners and general friendliness towards foreigners (though it is a mixed bag that I don't think anyone cares to get into during this particular discussion).  However, I didn't know it was quite to that extent.

Interesting! I'm aware that there is a certain level of fascination with westerners and general friendliness towards foreigners (though it is a mixed bag that I don't think anyone cares to get into during this particular discussion).  However, I didn't know it was quite to that extent.

Hu Jintao suspended his disbelief.

Hu Jintao suspended his disbelief.

You don't even get time to process the shock of Liz's sudden return before everything goes to hell.  This episode is a prime example of how to make the audience feel disoriented in a way that works for the plot.