@avclub-825f9cd5f0390bc77c1fed3c94885c87:disqus , thanks. You said exactly what I was trying to get at.

I disagree. To me the show definitely took a nosedive after the Tennant/Davies era, and it's not because I loved Tennant so much but because I felt they changed what the show is about. What drew me to the show in the first place was feeling that beyond the adventures and companions and everything, the show was really…

Am I the only one wondering what River's spoilers were? It can't just have been "Oh, Clara's magically still alive in the time stream."

**SPOILERS**

I was pumping my fist in the air for the final 5 minutes just waiting for
Carey to show up at Alicia's door.

With all the anti-Rory (or anti-Bledel) sentiment here, I have to say that my favorite moment in "Rory's Dance" is actually Rory's: it's when she runs off in the morning, telling Dean that he "can't be anywhere near my house right now." Of course I love the fight at the end, but something about that line just says so…

In fact, if I remember correctly that's exactly where Katie LeClerc gets her ASL from. :)

The privilege angle never occurred to me before, but it's very interesting. I think some of that stems from Bay's earliest conflict, namely her understanding that she was supposed to be living a life where she isn't rich or white or possibly even hearing. It's hard to tell if the show forgot this idea or if they're…

Actually revisited ep. 1 a little while ago and it was Bay's idea. John wanted to move Daphna alone to their house but Bay was the one who thought of the guesthouse.

I disagree with Todd's assessment of Elizabeth. I feel a lot of sympathy for her because unlike Phillip she can't turn herself on and off and become a completely different person. You see it best in her interactions with Paige or her brownie offering to Sandra - she's playing the role of the suburban mom but it's…

I really don't mind it either, but I also think that a huge part of that is the way the show differentiates between the Jennings and the Soviet Union. Both Elizabeth & Phillip (yes, even him) are constantly shown to be blind believers in their handlers (Joyce's fate is the most glaring example of this), so we can…

Eh. The Boo condom thing occurred to me too, but to be honest that's a very realistic depiction of the way teenage girls protect themselves, especially with first-time boyfriends they trust never had sex before. And I think Sasha's reaction was mostly to the idea that Boo would be on the pill 18 months before she's…

Favorite part: Their discussion of their respective reactions to getting caught. Phillip has a colleague who'd never betray the cause but a wife who might kill herself under extreme circumstances. Elizabeth has a husband willing to do everything for his family but a colleague who'd sell out his country in a heartbeat.…

@avclub-b9480a17722670e007cb3085208142ed:disqus Thanks for the info! I have to admit I know next to nothing about ASL (or ISL, which is really the relevant sign language in my part of the world), but it did always seem to me like the hearing people on the show were signing about 1/10 of what they were saying and I was…

Well, a short browse through Google produced a birth certificate that she made for Leonardo after learning she wouldn't be able to have kids but no mention of any letters. I'm willing to give the show the benefit of the doubt, though.
As for Bay not knowing about it, I don't think it's weird at all. It's a pretty…

Of course it isn't actual incest. I meant it more as a figure of speech, what with the image of him trying to explain dating the mother of his sister's half-sister who got pregnant from the deadbeat dad of his other sister. There is, like you said, some weirdness in that.

I think he's just so good at playing the awkward "how the hell did I get mixed up in this?!" moments that the show doesn't remember he needs to, um, be a character.

This wasn't really addressed in the dialogue, but I felt that part of the reason the teacher got so mad at Bay (or at least the reason why her actions were particularly reprehensible) was that she used her hearing privilege by calling out to Theo before she threw the ball. In that light, Natalie's reaction actually…

To anyone living in Israel they were hilarious. Not that they weren't well made (they were. Really), but it's a testament to how tiny this country is that I more or less recognized every single street corner.

To anyone living in Israel they were hilarious. Not that they weren't well made (they were. Really), but it's a testament to how tiny this country is that I more or less recognized every single street corner.