Jay Chandrasekhar's direction was a big help in making this one the best of the season.  His episodes are some of my favorites.  And it would be pretty cool to see Broken Lizard as a rival to the study group but oh well…

Total agreement here even though the Swartzwelder era continues to be my high point of the show.
One way a show gets better is by throwing a huge change (an affair/breakup, main character death, crime) into the mix and watching how the characters develop through the event and aftermath, 
The Simpsons can't really work…

Speaking of appreciating the attention to details, I don't know if it's been going on all 8 episodes but after God asked for Skittles, the first Kroll Show logo was a Skittles wrapper and after the ref asks about their favorite Will Smith movie, the first logo was the Fresh Prince graffiti tag.

1,  It wasn't a talk or game show.
2.  It wasn't a straight-out parody of a specific courtroom show.
3.  It was totally surreal (except for Bobby M).
4.  Each over-the-top moment was well-timed and seemed to escalate.
5.  It had some breaking, which added a little unpredictability.
6.  It actually had an ending, with the…

1,  It wasn't a talk or game show.
2.  It wasn't a straight-out parody of a specific courtroom show.
3.  It was totally surreal (except for Bobby M).
4.  Each over-the-top moment was well-timed and seemed to escalate.
5.  It had some breaking, which added a little unpredictability.
6.  It actually had an ending, with the…

Justin Kirk said on Comedy Bang Bang that it's up in the air whether the monkey is a doctor or not so I'm going with the surreal choice that he is an actual vet in the confines of the show.  

Justin Kirk said on Comedy Bang Bang that it's up in the air whether the monkey is a doctor or not so I'm going with the surreal choice that he is an actual vet in the confines of the show.