Don't put salt in your eye…

That, and Mike O'Malley works cheaper than Adam Arkin.

What if it's displayed next to, say, A People's History of the United States?

Stolen? Prepare the acid.

I don't think Phillip sees Martha as an emotional outlet at all. The flat, indifferent way he delivered the line "That was wonderful, Martha" after sex got a big laugh from me. In character, in control every second.

This week was a step back, but given the previous six weeks I think we're a long way from worrying about this show turning into 'The Killing.'

@Rogers Aching Ticker : Actually, urging your hot-ass friend to cheat on his wife sounds exactly like the behavior of a closeted man who's overcompensating by trying to act like a macho straight guy. We see in his interactions with Martha that Chris is actually very awkward with women – that scene with Stan at the bar…

@disqus_qdck6mWKvs:disqus  The 15,000 French dead, wounded, missing or captured at Dien Bien Phu might take issue with that assessment.

I rented this movie years ago from a local store, and I still have it. But if they're hard up I'd be more than willing to part with my copy of "The Hurt Locker."

@avclub-29501df08e5d9ae59e432e4f188d3735:disqus  I agree that there is a "comedy expiration date," and predictable 'shipping is the most telling symptom of CED, not a cause. Past a certain point, long-running characters suddenly deciding to hook up is a sign that a show has run out of ideas.

In terms of "new and interesting directions," I think this is true of Ben and Tom, at least professionally speaking. I do not think it's true for Ann. I love Rashida Jones (why Jim Halpert picked Pam over Karen, I will never understand) but Ann has always been a weak spot, and having a familiar character asking…

Very much so. I have never been a member of the 'Community' cult, but to the extent I found it an enjoyable show in seasons two and three, it has suffered immeasurably since from playing to the cult.

Is Lily Rabe involved in this? Sister Mary Eunice was worth the price of admission.

@avclub-9079e037e81b025d94c0dcc972e132bb:disqus  To clarify, I was referring to Stan becoming a double agent as a result of his relationship with Nina. Obviously it would make no sense if he had been a double agent to this point.

Stan can turn her in to her embassy for smuggling caviar at any point. She's entirely in his hands.

Matthew Rhys doesn't exactly look like a middle-aged dad, either.

The attempt on JPII came less than two months after the attempt on Reagan. How far along is the show at this point from the Reagan plot in episode four? It's hard to discern how much time passes between episodes, because they've yet to pick up right where they left off.

Stan as double agent would be an interesting twist – especially if Philip actually does defect, and their roles are reversed.

I thought that scene was a bit over the top, too. How long after Stalin's death (1953) did that kind of High Stalinist iconography persist? And to what extent? Were they right outside the Kremlin?

There is astonishingly little information online re: Annet Mahendru (Nina), other than the fact that she is a. Afghani and b. Proficient with nunchucks. http://resumes.actorsaccess…