What the hell are you talking about?

You must be reading only one or two critiques. I've read many varying degrees of criticism, and I'm sure critics would be ripping this season even more if it weren't for some goodwill left over from season one. I wasn't wowed by the first season and believed season two had a lot of room for improvement. But this thus…

And you would think he would try to be more hush-hush with his self-loathing since most people are now keen enough to pick that up as a sign. Also, cut out staring longingly at every gay guy he sees on the street. He might as well have "I'm a sad, closeted war vet" tattooed on his chest. Nevermind the continued BS…

I think I'm done. Or at least I'm done for right now. May catch up at some point this year if people/critics claim the second half of the season is a significant improvement. I didn't love season one (it was about 14-16 in my best shows of the year ranking). But it at least held my interest and had two solid lead…

Eh. I could buy that if they weren't dropping not so subtle- okay, flat-out gigantic gay hints since the first episode.

Yeah, the self-loathing and homophobia is so overt. Plus, the ED. Gay's the only thing that makes sense, especially in this hot mess of a season.

Watch Friday Night Lights already. I'm still uncertain about Kitsch's overall acting ability, but he was perfectly cast there and got better and better as the series wore on. But he (and his beautiful hair) are only one of the show's highlights.

The second half of season one is the peak of the series thus far. Those first several episodes of the series are so heavy in distracting exposition. But "The Wolf and the Lion" to "Fire and Blood" was as tightly constructed, consistent and entertaining as the series ever has gotten. Season two was a transitional…

I haven't watched Grey's since its fifth season, Scandal since its third, and I gave up on HTGAWM after a few episodes, but I guess it's the redundancy, the randomness and the insignificant, fleeting emotional weight of all these deaths.

It's similar to Whedon's treatment of romance on 'Buffy' (a show Rhymes says greatly influenced her). But at least 'Buffy' tried to give resonance to its constant heartbreak and tragedy even if those attempts frequently fell flat in its latter Noxon-headed years.

I think the excessive deaths on 'Games' can be a little gimmicky, but they're entirely different shows. 'Games' is a series set in the midst of constant war and struggle for power. It's also a genre show. Grey's started as a quasi-realistic, sentimental melodrama. But once again I say that Rhymes showed what she was…

"Oppo Research" is one of the top three or four episodes of the show. This wasn't on that level. I'm not even certain I consider it a top three episode of the season. It was a bit too unyielding in its ridiculousness.

This season is definitely more glum and quieter than the previous two. However, it's my favorite thus far. I thought last week's episode was a bit overrated. This episode had too much going on but still intrigued me thoroughly. For me this show has become more personal and emotionally engaging. And I like that it…

Not really. She's known for years that her parents were secretive. She's had no family outside of them. So, she finds a family at church. And now she knows her parents' secret is far darker and more lascivious than she ever could have imagined. Her disposition could be a lot worse. I sat through season three of…

The episode was a minor disappointment after the hype. But we all know it was hardly C level. I do understand why the author is so frustrated with the state of the show and even this particular installment. There was something very shallow, light and half-assed about this episode when it should have had a lot more…

I liked this episode well enough, and I thought "Mind's Eye" was one of the season's best, but it's clear the writers are losing direction of the season. This show has never been great at mapping out arcs, but this has been an especially messy , random season.

Agreed. But it does become too much after a while. I had to stop reading the Breaking Bad reviews cause all they offered was constant character apologizing and reasons why certain scenes were so freakin' brilliant. I often disagreed with Vanderwerff, and he was often overwhelmingly overwrought, but he never forgot his…

This for me was the peak of the season. A big laugh pretty much every scene and very little awkward set-up or a subplot that didn't quite work. It felt like peak 30 Rock. Unfortunately, the season kinda stumbles after this. But this episode gives me hope for season two.

I thought that was one of the problems with the episode. It felt too much like "apologies for being white" and less about anything having to do with actual racial tension. Also, I just thought the dialogue was "too careful". It also didn't help that they decided to touch upon this subject in an episode that had a lot…

I'd slide this a B-. It wouldn't make my top five worse episodes of the show, but it was awkward as hell. However, that final scene lifts it up a notch. This is sorta the problem with a show that hasn't aired episodes in a couple months. The writers come back with a lot of ideas and here they tried to stuff too much…