But just writing and directing something doesn't make you an auteur. You have to have a unique style, tone and perspective. Mike White happens to have that in spades. (as does Matthew Weiner, and Whedon when he wants to as well, so I dunno what that dude is on about).

@avclub-c1bac1d55ebcc415d61552acbfbb219d:disqus It's been said over the years that HBO rarely cancels because it's more concerned with prestige and brand. Enlightened does great things for the HBO brand, I'd say, and having Mike White and Laura Dern on board is great for them (especially if the show can continue to…

I'm so happy to have this show back, f'real though. Some awful queens already - Serena obviously, Alyssa and Coco's not much better. I pray to the drag gods it doesn't happen, but I get the sinking feeling Alyssa's going to PhiPhi her way to close to the top 3.

Yes and as someone else said, Reign of Gunthers is another good example.

I really, really enjoyed it. There was something about the terrifying weirdness that totally worked. Whether or not it had some deep message - I don't really think it was trying to, perhaps just a simple moral of compassion - it was still rad. But Oliver never seems to like these weird episodes.

Basically this. Oliver had the same wrong-headed reaction to King Worm last season. Sometimes this show likes to go for 10 mins of batshit surrealism and that's fine with me, but not with him apparently.

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnope.

I'm going to tell our lone policeman this, then I'm going straight to the Prime Minister!

Aw, B——ley.

No! He was god-awful. I saw him wolfing McDonald's in a food court with his overweight family. It was depressing.

We did get Heidi's massive grin at Samantha's outfit. Before they showed that I thought, "Heidi would totally clump out onto the runway in that."

Also, I die for her shielding her eyes from the studio lights with her judging cards.

I'm mostly excited about Posen's presence because he is incredibly handsome.

You're confusing tacky with slutty. Wouldn't have been as much of a failed outfit without the stair-bra underneath and the hideously detailed skirt (with MORE shear trim, too!).

I found her to be a weird cross between K-Stew and a young Winona Ryder (especially when she cried).

Other than Britney, her only contribution to the RPDR oeuvre is the "Thank y-owe." "Thank you." back-and-forth with Ru.

I don't get complaining about animation unless it looks like one of those bizarre direct-to-DVD animated Christian Bible story movies.

Beautiful echoes of "S-s-s-sw-sweet can."

Constant sputtering flow of comedy brown.

My city's film festival aired The Human Centipede 2 shortly before it was banned in Australia back in 2011. The morning after they found a big turd in the cinema lobby. It has never been explained. True story.