@avclub-5182625d9db22ee7fba7b1acf3d429a9:disqus : Every TV exec in the world cares, so, by proxy, everybody who watches TV cares.

@avclub-1f25bd51dbe35ffd0319d1cfb405a223:disqus When Megan was first bringing up the idea of returning to acting, Don immediately shut down the idea of her acting in the TV spot before she could even bring it up, saying it was "bad for business," for what it's worth.

@avclub-2a3896546e6cf765965dfeee1ad20032:disqus : Totally. To put it simply, when you buy the rights to a song, you're really buying two rights: the ones to the song itself, and performance rights. Getting the license for the song (essentially the sheet music) is simple enough, but performance rights (the recording)…

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Also, according to Lostpedia, Kenton Duty played the mysterious boy from a few episodes ago and Young Jacob, so is it safe to assume that Jacob's ghost has been appearing to Smokey and chiding him?

Across the Sea
Wow, a lot of hate on this episode. I guess I'll stand up for it. Sure, it was clunky, but Lost has always been clunky when answering questions; I guess I'm in the "you can't blame Lost for being Lost" camp. The clunkiness of the exposition is just part of the package, like the shitty special effects in…

that would* just be gravy. Despite my usage of that phrase, I do know how to speak.

I just like the idea that 30 Rock and Mad Men take place in the same universe. If Mad Men in the next few seasons makes an aside reference to a "Maggie Freeman" or casts Jack McBrayer in a small part (Kenneth's still immortal, right?), well, that just be gravy.

They're similar because they're both run by Bill Lawrence, if I remember correctly.

for the first few minutes, I honestly wasn't even sure there was an audience. I thought maybe he was just taping himself doing it to an empty room, or it was for an audition, or something. Flabbergasting.

THOUGHTS
I don't really understand this idea that the Penguin is a ridiculous villain. I mean, he was in Batman Returns, but the idea of "LITERAL penguin mutant!!!" was kind of a Tim Burton-ism, wasn't it? I was under the impression that the Penguin was usually, and originally, a crime lord with a regrettable nickname…

April
Has anyone else noticed Aubrey Plaza's acting getting better over the last few episodes? Is she actually improving, or is the character just letting her guard down a little bit?