He got a positive review in the New Yorker. The implications is certainly that he can write (terrible passages, notwithstanding).

Martin.

No, that's a red herring. Far too obvious. It's Whitney or Martin.

To be fair, the terrible Noah passages read a lot like terrible Franzen passages. Even the title is very Franzen-esque.

Cat-calling and Sea World are two of the most important issues of our time!

I thought the twist would be that all of the scared reactions would be solely because of Token, but it seems they went in the ISIS direction instead.

Well, geez - uhhh - that Ed there fellow is really slippery - like a real Fran Tarkenton scrambling out of the pocket, don't you know?

The 411 - Jesus, haven't heard that in a while. No one under 30 knows what the hell that reference is.

That was my theory. Still sticking by it.

"But how many folks actually think that what Colorado did under McCartney constitutes a “major athletic accomplishment?”

Yes - his death was tragic. Any time a person overdoses on drugs (particularly a younger person) is sad and unfortunate.

Agree. Same shit with Heath. People attributed his death to darkness he went to from being so lost in character as the joker.

So he's a douchebag for acting this way, but if he overdosed after production, we would call him brave and a genius for getting so lost in such a difficult role. Got it.

I think Alison would be too obvious considering her connection to the family.

Thought the subtlety of Noah's judgment of his sister's life was nice. He makes a face at the brand of whiskey the same way that Helen made the face at the brand of wine as told by his sister.

I'm fine and comfortable with my "class position" and socioeconomic status.

I love how Randy's groceries at Whole Foods consist of frozen pizzas and beer.

I grew up in the Los Angeles private school system and Whitney would be below average on the awful-person scale. And rich kids in Manhattan are even worse than LA.

Of course Jeselnik reads Bret Easton Ellis.

Yes, there is diversity in New York. But having diversity on the subway doesn't mean your life is intertwined with people different than you. Are you a white guy? How many of your 10 closest friends are also white guys? What percentage of your facebook friends are people of color? How many girlfriends have you had…