Honestly, that's not very impressive at all given how much controversy this stirred up.

I'm sure Trump did have something to do with it. I get the feeling we'll be hearing a lot about this episode in podcasts and autobiographies and whatnot for years to come, but if I had to guess I would assume Trump and his handlers were likely a nightmare to work with and probably scrapped anything resembling a good…

I feel like if any episode of SNL represents the failure of the current state of the show, it's this one. It riled everyone up, got everyone talking and watching, and then managed to be absolutely pointless and worthless in the end. I can see this episode being viewed as a benchmark for everything that's wrong with…

A quick cameo meant to further a joke (which is all most political candidates' appearances amount to) is VERY different than a hosting gig. Not sure if you realize that the host of an episode of SNL has a fairly sizable amount of say over the direction and writing of that episode. So if you don't think Trump…

I don't understand this "other politicians have been on the show!" argument. Do people not realize there is a huge difference between a small cameo and "hosting an entire 90 minute episode that you get partial control over the writing and direction of"?!

I forgot about Asylum of the Daleks. That's a pretty strong one, aside from the totally useless Amy/Rory marital issues plot. It's mostly 7B that I take issues with, although 7A is definitely far from the show at its best. I would argue 7B is probably the consistently worst stretch of the new series.

2 and 3 are inconsistent as hell, ranging from "best ever" (Girl in the Fireplace, Human Nature/Family of Blood, Blink) to "absolute garbage" (Love and Monsters, Fear Her, Daleks in Manhattan) with seemingly no rhyme or reason. 7 is just wall-to-wall mediocrity, which is why I put it last because that's my least…

Oh definitely not, but I think in general having a season that is completely two-part stories just makes for a better batting average and is better suited to the shows' strengths. It's hard to imagine something woefully undercooked like…I don't know, "Fear Her" happening in this season.

They need to bring out the F for this, I think.

IT'S NOT A DOCTOR WHO THREAD WITHOUT SOME KIND OF RANKING

It's definitely a contender. Usually by now even in really good seasons we have an embarrassing "what the fuck" episode or two but there's been nothing like that at all this year. I think it's the two-parter approach - it really allows the show to fully commit to stories and not get caught up in half-assed filler…

Yeah I noticed they were walking around Ditmars/31st so I just kinda assumed it was that one.

I agree that the projects weren't quite as strong in this episode, but on the flip side I thought it was probably the most genuinely funny episode of the season, so it evened out.

I mean, the show was half making fun of Lexi and Rob's pretentiousness, I don't think we were supposed to think their problems weren't trivial and dumb. The point was what they represented to Gretchen, which was a normaly and an escape from her own mental state.

There is much, much more to this storyline than being a "slave to coolness" and that whole idea. I won't spoil too much but that line was said by a character who we've never seen before this episode and who the show was half-mocking.

You're the Worst is not about middle-aged people mourning their lost youth. This one episode features two characters like that but it's literally the only time we've ever seen them.

I think they specifically said at some point that he lives in Silver Lake, too (maybe in the pilot?)

Tonight You're the Worst might be my favorite episode of TV this year.

The show operates under a pretty heightened, cartoon-ish reality by this point, so I don't think we really need an explanation for things like that.

Well, it does seem to be a common problem with ABC sitcoms. Right now the only current comedy of theirs that's available to stream anywhere is The Goldbergs (Hulu). Not sure who owns that one, though.