Mickey makes Britta look rational and well-adjusted.

TBH I was kind of rooting for them in the last few episodes of the season because even Gus is better than Harry Crane.

I think this is one of those episodes where Mickey and Gus are both pretty awful. Mickey should've at least been apologetic about missing Gus's big moment, and breaking the plate was very fucked up. On the other hand, Gus was a little whiny piece of shit for this entire episode, not just to Mickey but also to his…

It's hard to see Gus doing what Mickey does though and visa versa. They're both terrible in the complete opposite way.

It's fun how AV Club went from one of the best places for a freelance writer to work to maybe the absolute worst.

Personally I would much rather hang out with Gretchen & Jimmy. They are awful, but they're upfront about how they're awful. You know what you're getting with them. Gus & Mickey are all passive-aggressiveness and backhanded comments and subtle sabotaging.

I think in S2 they're both much more equally flawed. Or at least, the show *realizes* they're equally flawed. I think the show called Mickey out on her shit a lot in S1, but didn't seem to extend that to Gus as well. S2 is more upfront about his weaknesses which made it more enjoyable on the whole for me. It feels…

I think we are supposed to be suspending our disbelief and pretending that Pete and his stand-up friends are the age they were 10 years ago, when this story was taking place.

Don't Think Twice was certainly critical of SNL and its entire process but it still made it clear that it's the "goal" for many aspiring comedians, which I think is true. Sure, it's a punchline sometimes but it's also a way for millions of people to see you and your comedy every week.

"most cast members who leave Saturday Night Live might as well fade away into a black hole of nothingness."

I have been one of the biggest critics of this show but I really enjoyed this episode and thought it kicked off a trend for the rest of the season of a lighter, funnier and overall more positive tone, which I really dug. It suits the show much better than the downright cruel and depressing spiral the show was circling…

IMO The Simpsons went from good to great when it started embracing its cartoon side a little rather than just being an animated sitcom (which I'd say started around the 3rd season.) I know a lot of people who originally latched onto the show were disappointed with that direction, but for me 4-8 is true peak Simpsons:…

Season 7 is one of the best Simpsons seasons.

I think it'll get a short victory lap season. I hope it does anyway. It definitely feels like they're winding down, but I think the show has earned a planned finale. It's been consistently solid in its last few seasons and I think it could do well with a definitive endgame.

In general S2 improved over S1 but wow that Susan plot was embarrassing. Can you imagine a powerful real life showrunner being embarrassed because an annoying on-set tutor wouldn't fuck them?

Yep, same showrunner. Such a completely dumb plotline, and it didn't even move the narrative forward in any way. I don't like to accuse things of being writer wish fulfillment too easily, but…

I am fine with the Gus/Mickey pairing. I think it's the fact that Gus is written as "sad loser guy that's terrible with girls" and yet finds himself in a threesome, gets to choose between two beautiful women, and seemingly constantly has women throwing themselves at him. But again…this is all common Judd Apatow stuff.

Love Season 2 is better than Love Season 1, I think. They seem to have realized that Gus is kind of the worst and are addressing it more. On the other hand, there is a plot where Gus's powerful showrunner boss tries to fuck him and then acts all sad and ashamed when he rejects her, which, hahahaha.

True. Except that show realizes it!

Love might be the only show where literally every single person on it*, no matter how big or small the part is, is a complete and total asshole.