It's a shame they made Emma SOOO much more likable and perfect for Norman than Bradley.  These sorts of love triangles work best when there actually is a compelling case for both girls.

Exactly.

I get that, but I also think there's a major difference between casting someone into a more extreme/edgy/cartoonish role versus taking someone who excels with exaggerated character traits and inserting them into a neutered role.

Forgot "Love Bites," which was Newton's first post-Betty vehicle.  And that was a behind-the-scenes disaster before it even aired.

Very disappointed with this show.  That this at least SORT of made it to the air makes me wonder how terrible Bays & Thomas' "Livin on a Prayer" must have been.

In this very episode, he invited a gigolo to come to his room and tear him apart.  Also note that in the episode's opening montage, he was gawking at a good-looking guy at the pool (while Brian was staring at a hot woman).

Yes.

I liked the Roads to Vegas episode, but I also feel like they've been consistently getting away from the original intention of the "road to" episodes.  Rather than shaking up the format and becoming more narrative-heavy (with an emphasis on sitcom, banter-y humor), episodes like this feel more like normal, Brian &…

The Peter and Carter episodes are almost always terrible.  They're the opposite of Brian and Stewie as far as being able to drive an episode with their chemistry.

Wait, if the season was shitty, wouldn't calling those episodes the best NOT be saying a lot?

Definitely seemed like a splice-in after the Oscars controversy.  They've been able to do this occasionally—they inserted the Christian Bale rant very shortly after that went viral (certainly more quickly than the 3 year gap or whatever it usually takes for a reference).

Buying the "pitch" was more about Chevy saying "these guys get us" and "these guys can handle us."  It wasn't the company agreeing to the specific campaign (and thank God - because I thought the ideas both Don and Ted presented were terrible).

Certainly seemed like we were supposed to walk away with that impression.  Aimee did, after all, say she "took that boy's cherry."  I suppose that's just as ambiguous as the scene itself was, but collectively, I think we're supposed to walk away from that thinking it was at least the moment DON feels his virginity was…

And it was the cringeworthy line "Ish Just Got Real" at that!

It was strange.

@avclub-dd5321bef3221ce6653c54293a545c71:disqus It was a new revelation, and an incredible one at that.  When I heard Michael was making a "cameo" (understatement of the year), I figured something perfect would be him and Holly walking by the old office with their kids in strollers.  The important thing being the kids.

With New Girl and Scandal, broadcast is proving that shows can be accessible and freaking awesome at the same time.  This show isn't as technically good as something like Mad Men, just as New Girl isn't as technically good as Louie, but you have to respect what they're able to accomplish while still being super…

@OtherGuy:disqus If I understand Emmy rules correctly, anything prior to July 1 would be eligible, which means the work from Breaking Bad 5.1 would be under consideration.

Shawn's psychic readings are never meant to be foolproof - he usually makes like 15 mistakes per episode.

I seriously cannot believe that wasn't the season finale.  The CMA Awards thing—which I don't care about nearly as much as the show seems to—was the only thing reminding me we have another week.