"Elephants and Hens" from Black Books. The one with the bet about writing the children's book/enjoying the hen's night.

This is relevant.

This is relevant.

It looks as though those two guys are trying to convince that lady to climb into that pot and cook herself.

It looks as though those two guys are trying to convince that lady to climb into that pot and cook herself.

And abortion. He's against abortion. How very Republican of him.

And abortion. He's against abortion. How very Republican of him.

I feel like Triangle should have come after this two-parter. Triangle was awesome, but the whole time it felt like a huge leap from investigating aliens to stuck in a nautical time warp. I think a body swap in between adds a nice intermediate level of being involved in weird stuff.

I feel like Triangle should have come after this two-parter. Triangle was awesome, but the whole time it felt like a huge leap from investigating aliens to stuck in a nautical time warp. I think a body swap in between adds a nice intermediate level of being involved in weird stuff.

I feel like Jesse is going to take off with Holly to protect her from Walter.  It feels decidedly Jesse-like. Also Wesley from Angel-like, but still.

I feel like Jesse is going to take off with Holly to protect her from Walter.  It feels decidedly Jesse-like. Also Wesley from Angel-like, but still.

Pretty much agree with the review, but Blake's stuff was horrifically rushed.  He got out of his legal stuff, had surgery, started up his surf school again, gotten back with his girlfriend and had a baby, all in one narration. More plot than he's had all show, squished all together.

Subtle

Subtle

Messy pilot, yes, but the "that was her name" line killed me.

Messy pilot, yes, but the "that was her name" line killed me.

Because Walt will certainly let that slide?

Because Walt will certainly let that slide?

I've never understood the idea that The Newsroom could drop the cursing and fit right into a network TV lineup. Sure, it doesn't depict anything particularly explicit or gory, but there's no way a show that devotes so much time to discussion of actual events and commits to a particular and deeply critical political…

I've never understood the idea that The Newsroom could drop the cursing and fit right into a network TV lineup. Sure, it doesn't depict anything particularly explicit or gory, but there's no way a show that devotes so much time to discussion of actual events and commits to a particular and deeply critical political…