I don't disagree that he has been awesome these past few episodes, but it seems weird to simultaneously say that you love what he's been doing lately but that the show is using him wrong.

The payoff was fairly strange. Under normal sitcom law, it would end with Nick thinking Abby was cool anyway - thus negating Jess' concern about being honest.

Winston's line during the Coach/CeCe fight/seduction was gold.

I loved Jess tonight. Her reaction to "deliveries?"" was one of the highlights of the episode for me.

I agree. And given that, it does seem like they're positioning the moment in which they capture the supposed killer way too late in the narrative.

I think you're making the same mistake that Maggie was making.

The early father-son stuff was beyond groanworthy. I was absolutely rooting for the zombies at that point. I didn't care for the weakened version of Rick (notably Lincoln's obnoxious heavy breathing); Carl's pleas to be treated as a man were exceedingly whiny and off-putting.

I agree with you, but what breaks the whole thing down is the fact that the show has DEFINITELY not shown that Barney "loves her hard."

I'm not saying the Ted/Robin saga consistently makes for riveting television, but I'm in the camp that sees Ted's ongoing pining as a sign of the show's commitment to reality.

I really appreciate Donna's analysis, but I feel there is an additional element at play.

I kind of thought that's where they were going with her dropping the locket - she was doing something "crazy" to prove she loved Ted (and to prevent him from getting with Robin).

I don't understand why this argument keeps popping up on this page (it's almost as obnoxious as that dude repeatedly talking about whacking off).

He's been booked for the rest of the season (even though he's still been listed as a Special Guest Star), so it does seem like the show WANTS him around.

I think there were three intents at play:

I've watched "New Girl" since very early on, so it's weird that this was the first time I got a "How I Met Your Mother" feel. But I totally did from this episode.

Alessandra Ambrossio and Ana Beatriz Barros.

Wasn't it Coach?

Kyle Mooney acknowledged the Steve Brule character in a Tweet in 2010 (it's one of only two "Kyle Mooney Steve Brule" Tweets - the other is from someone who says they should collaborate).

Maybe I haven't seen enough of Steve Brule, but Mooney's character seemed completely different. Yeah, it had the cheesy 80s music and graphics, but I've seen others doing that shtick as well - Jimmy Fallon used to do a (and maybe still does) "80s instructional videos" bit on his show that had the same aesthetic.

*Overall, a very funny episode.