That wasn't exactly what I meant - I think they were visibly down on the party from the get-go - but it does reflect another truth:

The qualifier on the line (to remove the dead fetus from her uterus)
seems to represent the reviewer's misconception about the term abortion
rather than a misunderstanding of what happened on screen.

The outfits and hairstyles naturally age her, but if you actually zero in on her face, I don't think she looks much older than 19.

I distinguish the two on a simple basis.

Technically you're right, but I think it's important to recognize the connection between the two.

Exactly. It removed philosophy from politics, instead treating everything as a game of acquiring and maintaining power. You don't maintain a political position because you believe it, you maintain it because it helps you reach a strategic end.

What I loved about this episode is that it presented Stuart with obvious lessons and yet obscured them enough to justify his continued ignorance.

*Years ago, Jan Levenson (no Gould) took him by the hand, made him a man on that one night when she made everything alright. Last night, he made Vivian a woman.

Even if you absolutely hate this show, it is worth watching for those closing monologues. They've always been great, but they've become positively epic this year.

*I was with you in calling Morgan Saylor a good actress last season, but I'm not so sure anymore. I thought she was pretty terrible this week; the slurring/poor diction that is supposed to make her seem real and down-to-earth is coming across as increasingly forced and effected. And where Claire Danes is known for…

I think it comes down to two things:

I've found myself in the same situation numerous times. I've found myself thinking the same thing you did numerous times. But the more I analyze it, the more I realize that I was in the wrong, just like Jessica was in the wrong here. We so want to convince ourselves that an act of charity improves a problem, but we…

That makes sense.

*I hate that this show has a lead as endearing and attractive as Adelaide Kane. Makes me feel like objectivity is being compromised and I'm watching it because of her rather than because of interest in the overall show.

I agree with your take.

She looked a LOT better here too. Didn't even recognize her.

Well yes and no. There are plenty of gay guys—and gay couples—who are far more like the television/sitcom stereotypes than Cyrus and James. Stereotypes obviously come from somewhere (and thus have SOME grounding in reality) - it's just a shame that Modern Family doesn't realize that people can also be different.

Lost any validity by referring to Brooklyn Nine Nine as "supremely unfunny."

Maybe I'm not cultured enough, but my first thought while watching this is that it reminded me of the Seinfeld episode in which George becomes a genius by abstaining from sex.

Completely agree. I had seen this episode early and hyped it (for the !ncest and bestiality scenes) as offering the epitome of the disturbing hookup.