@avclub-ca6cb47da12090ffd2470daf51f71be1:disqus nailed it.

As far as what you include the written analysis, fair enough.

Even though they seem so glossy and replaceable, artists like Katy Perry have many diehard fans who actually seem to prefer the supposedly introspective, faux-artistic stuff.

I don't want to be the spokesperson for shallow, mainstream pop, but I just can't imagine someone not liking the near entirety of "Teenage Dream."

Agree with the gist of the review. When Katy Perry is being Katy Perry, the album works. When she's trying to be Sarah McLachlan (By the Grace of God) or really anyone remotely deep, it gets boring.

Love the Dark Horse beat, and I think Katy does a really nice job with it vocally.

And yet, Bonnie McKee came out with that atrocious "American Girl" song on her own.

Two responses here.

Wasn't she actually on a date with someone in either last week's episode or the one before (when she ignored Schmidt's letter)?

To answer the initial questions:

Guess Johnny Drama taught him how to be a gentleman after all.

Boffo post.

Stuart's motivation has always been clear - and was made explicit via his journal this week. He
is looking for someone with whom he can feel happy and proud. Yes,
there is a shallowness to that (looks matter!), but it's not like he's
just trying to find a girl to hit and quit. He wants to find a
girlfriend/future…

Stuart's motivation has always been clear - and was made explicit via his journal this week. He is looking for someone with whom he can feel happy and proud. Yes, there is a shallowness to that (looks matter!), but it's not like he's just trying to find a girl to hit and quit. He wants to find a girlfriend/future…

Plus, is it even the right interpretation?

No, not inherently. Constructed correctly, I think it's a really nice complement for the Stuart storyline.

At the end of the day, the whole deal with Jessica and her acting/age challenge comes off like a device. And it's a shame because it really is interesting and Christine Woods plays it so well.

What was strange to me was how the Vanity Fair guy initially seemed to be writing off Amelia as being catty and transparent in her effort to outshine Jessica. Then, beginning with the action movie deal (during which Amelia was at her most obnoxious), they found all her obnoxious bragging and thinly-veiled insults to…

Oh - they covered that in last week's episode (when they argued with Carl over the practice of giving them names).

What was the explanation?