Totally normal for Ally McBeal High School.

Pulling the zombie out of the well was simultaneously wildly ridiculous and awesomely gruesome. I don't believe the writers thought they were deliberately writing a preposterous scene at all. I think they were so committed to writing a scene we'd all be talking about the next day that it never occurred to them whether…

The only character that hasn't shown any growth is Raj. Howard has evolved as a result of being with Bernadette. He actually has to engage in adult conversations with her in a way he didn't before. Sheldon has been forced to evolve because of his relationship with Amy and even the recent visit from his mother. Penny…

You don't watch much TV, do you?

Perhaps the best thing about this episode, aside from Amy Farrah Fowler, was that Leonard mentioned that he was single, thus sparing us another Skype conversation with Pria.  Looks like her ex-boyfriend hook up reveal in the last episode was the end of that relationship.

"… the show never lived up to its potential." Care to elaborate? What, exactly, would make this a better show. It seems to me they had a pretty basic formula, but have made some effort at growth and expansion with the addition of Bernadette and Amy. Few sitcoms integrate new characters and devote entire episodes to…

I actually thought this was a great start to a new season of this show. An elimination in the kitchen before the food is even cooked or plated. A handful of chefs on the bubble who will have to cook next week for the remaining spot in the competition. Nice mix up of the formula. The pace was just right, too. They…

I thought this hour was a genuine improvement in the series overall. The cool zombie stuff aside, I found last season insanely shallow and poorly written most of the time. If you're going to create an end-of-the-world-zombie-apocalypse series, you should be prepared to go to some pretty dark places with characters,…

I'm not sure they should encourage this show with an early renewal.

A zombie in a FEMA jacket. That was a dark and twisted touch that *almost* redeemed the whole hour.

Let me see if I understand this. It's "exhausting" for you to have to laugh at a situation comedy? Man, people write a lot of stupid shit here.

It may be 2011, but considering all the ridiculous political news I read every day, I believe a small, conservative town could and would pass a law or ordinance against dancing.

There was little reason to mention Father Flotsky after he left Corrine since Corrine left the show as well in the third season. (The actress was given a show of her own on ABC, not a spin off, but an entirely new character.) The one plotline that had implications for future episodes was Jodie fathering a child with…

Sue's manic sprint through woodworking/shop class and the subsequent sight of her with wood shavings stuck to her post-swimming wet face and hair was a most excellent sight gag. I love Eden Sher's performance on this show.

That "Gore invented the Internet" comment pretty much undermines anything else you have to say as a writer, Mr. O'Neal. The man never said he invented the Internet and he never said anything that could be remotely interpreted that way. The only thing he's ever claimed is that he had some some legislative and economic…

Also, Josh Charles has the sexiest nose. It that scene where he has Alicia up against the wall for that vertical fuck, his nose is fully erect, a nice visual substitute for what's going on outside the camera shot.

Most awesome Alicia line of the night: when Alicia is questioning the smarmy college professor on the witness stand and he tells her she's being rude. Her response: "And I'm just getting started."

Does someone really have to explain this to an AV Club writer? Yes, a child's sexual orientation can be and most certainly would already be determined at age 7. He could be the kind of bland gay kid who sincerely loves sports, or the flamboyant let's-put-on-a-show! kind that apparently strikes fear in the hearts of…

That's only from one angle. There were multiple cameras shooting that scene and one was a medium shot of the actors. I've seen it. It's pretty horrible.

I was working at CNN when the "Twilight Zone" trial took place. We had
video of the whole helicopter sequence where the actors are killed. The
network only showed a portion of it, editing it deliberately before the
deaths. It's gruesome stuff. I don't particularly care for Landis' films
- with the exception of…