How the hell did anyone click a grade lower than an A for this episode? A perfect hour of television. (And Todd, you really need to offer a shout-out to Lesli Linka Glatter for her tremendous direction!)

How the hell did anyone click a grade lower than an A for this episode? A perfect hour of television. (And Todd, you really need to offer a shout-out to Lesli Linka Glatter for her tremendous direction!)

It was "Sandow the Strongman" - http://www.youtube.com/watc…

It was "Sandow the Strongman" - http://www.youtube.com/watc…

The lack of Sandow the Strongman suggests The AVC's deep-seated discomfort with the homoerotic display of the male body.
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

The lack of Sandow the Strongman suggests The AVC's deep-seated discomfort with the homoerotic display of the male body.
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Agreed that Declan is being framed. He's too stupid to lie effectively, and he seemed genuinely confused by the accusation.

Agreed that Declan is being framed. He's too stupid to lie effectively, and he seemed genuinely confused by the accusation.

There's also

There's also

I'm surprised Supreme Maker T. Herman Zweibel didn't force Taker Peon @avclub-d3d9446802a44259755d38e6d163e820:disqus to swallow his ideology and issue a rave for this cinematic poem to leadership & enlightened self-interest!

I'm surprised Supreme Maker T. Herman Zweibel didn't force Taker Peon @avclub-d3d9446802a44259755d38e6d163e820:disqus to swallow his ideology and issue a rave for this cinematic poem to leadership & enlightened self-interest!

Myles - I think you should just talk about yourself in the third person to solve these complaints: "Shane Taylor brings a compelling energy to the character, and Myles McNutt likes the
idea of recurring villains popping up on occasion, so Myles McNutt sees the logic
behind potentially leaving Hanson in play."

Myles - I think you should just talk about yourself in the third person to solve these complaints: "Shane Taylor brings a compelling energy to the character, and Myles McNutt likes the
idea of recurring villains popping up on occasion, so Myles McNutt sees the logic
behind potentially leaving Hanson in play."

Have you actually seen Gremlins 2? It's ten times the film that Usual Suspects is.

Have you actually seen Gremlins 2? It's ten times the film that Usual Suspects is.

If I can put on my professorial hat for a minute (taking off Heisenberg's porkpie), the one essential factor that Todd doesn't mention is advertising.

If I can put on my professorial hat for a minute (taking off Heisenberg's porkpie), the one essential factor that Todd doesn't mention is advertising.

I actually found this episode disappointing overall, with the arc feeling more like a failed experiment than the artistic triumph Todd casts it as. I do think it would play much, much better as a 70 minute feature than stretched out over 4 weeks (bad time to skip a week, FX!). The rhythms are far different than…

I actually found this episode disappointing overall, with the arc feeling more like a failed experiment than the artistic triumph Todd casts it as. I do think it would play much, much better as a 70 minute feature than stretched out over 4 weeks (bad time to skip a week, FX!). The rhythms are far different than…