Sorry, typo, guys. I shall fix it! I'll fix the Claire/Karen mistake as well in the Stray Observations.

I get that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon wasn't the first movie to do that, by far. I own Iron Monkey, saw Shaolin Soccer in college, and, as many other commenters have pointed out, they've been doing the wire-fu thing for decades. However, when you title your episode after one movie, then include a scene that's…

I felt that way about Battlestar Galactica in its earlier days. Granted, it wasn't quite as violent as Daredevil, but it had that same level of grimness, plus a lot more near-nudity (which became full-on nudity in many of the deleted scenes and the director's cut of Razor). Still, I got used to "fracking" after a…

You know what, I thought it was in that opening shot, but I just watched it with subtitles, and it's "Don't you freaking move," not "don't you fucking move." I think the voice modulation is what made it sound like a swear word to me. Fixed in the review!

Yeah, the whole thing felt a little icky. And I was wondering the same thing about the public school. I'm guessing Evan and Emery attend private school due to their more abstract grading system. Also, why would their principal be in charge of designating someone to coach the middle-school boys' basketball team?…

Although we have differing opinions, I appreciate you reading and coining the term "Fresh Off The Boativerse," which we should all use from now on.

I'm thinking it's only a matter of time before they get Shaq to appear on the show.

Let me go back and check for myself real quick. If Eddie makes no mention of it, then I stand corrected and will change it back.

But it was Eddie who explained its significance in Chinese culture and it being homophonous with the Chinese word for death.

You're probably right, but I've gotta go off what the press release, ABC, and imdb say.

Sorry, I spelled it wrong at first (should have been Miatas). They're a type of two-seat car produced by Mazda, and there's a stereotype that they're often driven by gay men.

Yep, you hit the nail on the head!

I completely agree! That would've been perfect.

I'm guessing it's a rights issue, although if it gives the Huangs supremely good taste in films, I'm all for it!

Ah, hello, TV Twin. I shall keep a lookout for your tweet and tweet back!

Ha, I was trying to figure out the best way to write that out and convey the comedic effect it had on the show. And you nailed it. Nice work!

True, there have been plenty of pop-culture moments in earlier episodes, but this was the first time the show delved into why American pop culture would mean so much to someone trying to succeed here, and how it would affect their interactions with others. Louis letting gangster movies influence his business ethos was…

Yeah, the bus was always unforgiving to sixth-graders. Seventh-graders—even though they were only one year older—seemed larger than life and so much more domineering. I NEVER thought about trying to get a spot in the back of the bus when I was 11, and did my best to just stay invisible.

I completely agree. It was a nice way of bucking the usual kind of ending we get from ABC. I know this isn't Better Call Saul or even Don't Trust The B, but I'm all for infusing a little bit of moral ambiguity into family-friendly entertainment.

I actually started to warm up to their relationship with tonight's episode, mainly because we saw Nicole seeing right through Eddie's bullshit, and also because they connected over a CD, which felt innocent, non-creepy, and very in line with how middle-schoolers develop friendships.