Anyone remember the Slimer commercial?

Thanks for catching those. Fixed!

Ah, you're right. I've corrected both of these things. I think Emery is still youngest, but like you said, Evan's the one who got invited to the party-planning meeting. And I'm not sure where I got the dead-wife thing from. Thanks for pointing these out!

Fair enough, and you definitely bring up some good points. Part of me wonders if the show is having to start off broad to knock down some of the bigger things it's trying to say and, as a result, some of the other intelligence falls by the wayside. It's still pretty early on, so I'm interested to see if they follow up…

When I first wrote the review, I realized I hadn't talked about any of Eddie's storylines other than the music thing, and I think that speaks to how well-drawn the other characters are.

In my copious video-renting experience in the '90s, it seemed like most independent video stores had an adults-only section behind a curtain or piece of cardboard. I can't tell how mainstream this particular store is supposed to be though.

I'm not Asian-American and have never had stinky tofu, so I have to ask…what does it taste like? Is it any good?

Yeah, and I think that's another reason why Eddie's misogyny didn't bother me. Besides being a middle-school, mid-90s kid who probably would think like that, his brother told him how women should be treated, which shows me that the showrunners are aware of how they should be treated, too.

I agree that all of the other friend-groups of women—Asian and white—are being depicted as catty and shrewish. But it didn't bother me in this episode since I viewed them as being foils to Honey.

Hey, I'm all about the 1995 nitpicking, especially when the show does a pretty accurate job with depicting the time period. Keep 'em coming!

Agreed on all counts! I, too, love Hauer, but like you said, I just don't know if he was the right man for the job.

Thank YOU for reading!

Nuts, and I thought Milhouse was a spiritual pioneer.

He was. I have to admit though, for a hot second, I thought it was Rutger Hauer and thought they were going to go down a crazy rabbit hole of Galavant and King Richard being related.

Hahaha, thanks, emisan! And I didn't think for a second that you did. :)

I saw Mission to Mars when I was 15 and had a really bad case of impetigo—a nasty infection where scabs randomly pop up on your face. Really gross stuff. Anyway, I was on antibiotics and finally got cleared from the doctor to leave the house, even though I still had one scab left on my face. Some friends and I went to…

I agree as well. I didn't mention him above as to avoid spoilers, but even in his very brief scene, his acting style seemed to clash with the rest of the show. That could be a good or a bad thing, depending on how it's used in the finale.

I originally had that in the Stray Observations, but took it out because it was reading weird on its own for some reason. Now I see I was wrong. One of my favorite lines of the show.

Thanks for the tidbit! I've inserted it into the Stray Observations.

Well said. This was by far the strongest set of episodes, and the moment where it truly seemed to find its voice. And I'm with you on the pathos. Just because it's silly doesn't mean there can't be stakes.