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But Jeff HASN'T and that's also so wonderful. The only reference Jeff has made to Roger is, "that basketball coach that sometimes lives here," which references a character Roger was in the episode. Jeff is stupid enough that it's fully believable he'd just think Roger is the personas he pretends to be.

His character becomes all the more incredible when you look at the detail they've put into him not even having control of his different personas. There's a beautiful example when he and Stan are going to get something done, and then the secretary at the office they're at is also Roger. They all have rich, full lives,

I almost don't know if the show would work in syndication if you hadn't already seen it all. To watch a random season 3 or 4 episode would probably be pretty confusing out of context. Then again, they do do a pretty good job at tying their bigger arcs to their stories of the week.

Agree with all the praise everyone has been giving, and that ox scene I'd rank up there as the series' biggest laugh, along with the exploding head, the werewolf hunter jumping through Steve's window, Francine's acid face, and the 9/11 "It was witches."

What happens when you've got an Arrested Development writer writing it!

How can the, "But we can agree she's a disaster of a human being?" line not be mentioned?

The thing is, and I don't mean to take away from this episode, because it IS as good as everyone is saying it is, but if ANY show basically achieved their "mission statement" in the MIDDLE of the second season, I think people would react accordingly. I know Breaking Bad is wonderful at upping its game (and not

No spoilers here, but season two of this show is one of my favorite seasons of a television series ever. It answers SO many questions, and stuff starts coming together beautifully.

Jon He Does It is one of the funniest pieces of television I've seen. All of it is perfect. "Why so many cameras? Because that's just Jon he does it"; using nonsense to JUSTIFY nonsense is beautiful.

So is this what has happened? Because Peter didn't exist to kill off Dr. Jones, then is THIS what his plan was in the first season of Fringe, and basically if we had stayed with Jones as the villain through all these years, this is what the story would have been; about shapeshifters infiltrating parliament, etc.?

Understand what you're saying, and I'm seeing the appeal in the "Dave as a villain" angle not just because it's Dave as a villain, but because it's also Dave as a villain AND he's super rich. It's the same sort of reverse they've done with EVERY character. Todd is pretending to be something he isn't, Brent is

Yes, exactly. It's not a perfect joke, but I think it worked well enough.

It's even more mind blowing that Community is pretty much her first time writing for television (segments of "Demetri Martin" not withstanding). Like, if a seasoned writer was churning these near perfect episodes out, it'd be one thing, but to be writing the medium for the first time, and being THAT GOOD, is really

I'm sure everything that needs to be said about this one has already been said, but the Britta/Troy moment at the end felt EXACTLY like the stuff in season 2 that indicated that Jeff and Britta were hooking up the entire time, but we just didn't know about it. I could see the same thing going on here.

I think it's entirely possible that when the show returns, there will be some sort of time jump, and if Jesse and his ladyfriend are still together, and Brock is now his pseudo-son, it'll give the poisoning all the more impact.

I still am not opposed to the idea of Walt starting his own meth lab underneath the car wash or something.

I thought Walt's shock/concern/relief over Brock was even better BECAUSE he was faking it. Walt had time to plan this lie and reaction, and it's just another reminder of how good he's gotten at deceiving.

I also think the whole walk scene showed that Gus is pretty much just as terrified as Walt is. Yes, he has more power, and is in more control, but how things have played out, and that subtle look on his face, he is TERRIFIED. To constantly be paranoid and not trying to get killed must be exhausting.

Yeah, on AMC's Inside Breaking Bad for this episode, Giancarlo's comments on the end of the episode, more or less confirm who is responsible for the poisoning, or at least, who isn't.

I don't think it's what happened, but while I was watching it, I was
half thinking that Walt actually did poison him. Things are that dire,
and the way he's manipulated Jesse in the past, and understands all the
players in this situation, he's definitely more than capable of pulling
it off. His whole "What would I