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I had a theory way back early in season 1 that Wells was a darker, older version of Bart (because at that point, even when he was doing bad things he still seemed benevolently protective of Barry). While I have no issue with the direction they went, a tiny part of me is still sad that wasn't the case.

This was almost exactly what I texted to my brother as soon as I saw the headline.

From your mouth to Michael's boss's ears!

I am fully aware that this makes me a certifiable weirdo, but I actually find doing laundry pleasant and sometimes even cathartic. On the other hand, having to do dishes or any other household chore in heaven would definitely be hell for me. If I could get away with sneaking my dishes into someone else's sink then

I'm not qualified to address most of these because either I haven't seen them, it's been too many years since I saw them, or it involves a topic I avoid talking about as a general policy. But I would like to address how far off base the Stranger Things example is. Not only does Joyce lack evidence to support her

The man had a point - I would absolutely fight over a dinosaur-shaped donut.

Amazing as Donna Lynne Champlin is (and she is truly amazing), I think my favorite aspect of her song was the fact that Paula made the two office jerks into the standard flittering birds from a princess song.

Me too. It made me choose Hector for the Hector award on the strength of that line alone, with bonus points for his continual lack of comprehension of "The Rule." But the judgy Chiphunk was a very close runner up for me. And Father Brah will always get an Honorable Mention if he doesn't win. Let's face it, we're

That explanation demonstrated just how much he's grown since the show began and it was beautiful.

There's a cool symmetry to the history of Kristen Bell and Adam Scott's costarring. He's now guest starred in two shows where she's a main character, and vice versa. Not to mention that Rob Thomas and Michael Shur were showrunners for one of each of those instances. Symmetry!

In the same vein, I wish Adam Scott had delivered the word "literally" like Chris Traeger during his line about the train making "thousands of stops for literally no reason."

I just realized that Jason's cactus was the same cactus that Eleanor received from Janet instead of water. Coincidence or significant…?

I keep loving every episode more that the last, and that worries me slightly because they can't possibly keep up this consistent level of perfection indefinitely…can they?

As someone who finds clams disgusting, I think putting them into any chowder form is a step up, but I still didn't like Manhattan Clam Chowder at all last time I tried it.

I did! And I'm not ashamed to admit that I immediately squealed "Adam!" in excited anticipation.

They can never go wrong with just putting Jason in the background of any scene doing something random, whether it be piling his plate high with waffles or intently inspecting his new cactus. So funny!

I think I'm technically safe because of the "and" but it's a little close for comfort…

Call me crazy, but I don't want to have to choose between charging my phone and listening to music through my car's older-than-bluetooth system on long drives. I'll just have to hope my old phone lasts me a long time.

I loved this show from the pilot, but the previous two episodes tried my commitment at times. Thankfully, this episode reaffirmed my faith; this is the show I wanted it to be.

She had the best reactions to awkward situations several times in this episode.