While I disagree that these episodes are bad and that the credit being given them (and any episodes going forward) is too much, I think I understand the change that you're taking issue with.

"AVC -> Twitter -> email -> real life -> fuckin' -> matrimony"

A Bit of Masterful Blocking
Donna, your review touched on pretty much all of favourite lines from these episodes—especially French Diplomacy—but there's one thing you didn't mention that never ceases to impress me.

Band of Horses
Does it bother anyone else that FlashForward used "The Funeral" mere weeks after Fringe used "Is There a Ghost"? Because it sure as hell bothered me. I don't know what the timeline is for when last night's episode would have been edited, but all I could hear was "Me too! Me too!"

Speaking of Pavement, I still think it's a crime that "Grounded" and "AT&T" weren't the Wowee Zowee singles. The former especially—it's the song that got me into them and made them rocket up my list of favourite bands. Yeah, I know, they were practically trying to curb their popularity, but still. At least "Grounded"…

I will argue that NewsRadio has the greatest pauses in sitcom history, my favourite being during the 'courtroom' scene in Season 4's "Big Brother":

I'm a season 5 fan, but I do think that Pepe Lopez sort of hit the nail on the head about Max. Lovitz wasn't just replacing Hartman; Max also had to replace Bill. But whereas Bill was a fully formed character who could be funny anywhere, Max was really only funny interacting with the other cast members. They did…