The blown-up guy is also a recurring character on a soap opera playing a medical resident in love with gay cop. I was sad to see him exploded.

Why did they have brain-dead Ballard on a ventilator? Alpha was messing with his cortical functions, it shouldn't have affected his brainstem (respiratory drive). If it had, then not breathing at least 10 minutes as Echo discovers them, then fights Alpha would have killed him completely. I guess it makes it look more…

I only don't care much about Ashleigh because A) she's been better than Mollee on average (though Mollee's been coming on strong since losing Nathan) and B) if she's still injured Mollee will likely come back.

Ryan is a cheeseball, but those didn't look like alligator tears to me. Sure it helped both of them in the voting, but it hardly seemed calculating.

Glad someone made the comparison. The talent is better spread over the dancers this season for sure, though if Brandon or Kayla for instance were in this group they'd still shine bright. The trouble I have with this season is the choreography.

As illuminated by a This American Life segment, the way The Onion works is that writers pitch numerous headlines to the group for response. No laughs = cut. The number gets whittled down in stages and some of them get written up as full articles while others remain just a headline.

Lala is probably being bought up by iTunes/Mac since it banks more money streaming than iTunes does selling.

Is it just me or did the Puppies upload turn Perrin into essentially an Epitaph One Butcher? I'm guessing its the same idea.

They indeed did the track back, zoom in move which I was a bit flummoxed by here. What was the point? Needless gee-whiz technique? It took me out of the narrative and that's usually a negative.

I'll join the hate. It was awful from the Billy Joel on down. At one point, the guys were clearly prepping to throw someone (Jakob?) and the camera cuts to the women doing some business, then fails to cut back to the guys in time to catch the throw. Poor choreography, poor direction.

Constant snoring prevents deep sleep (delta I think). The body keeps "waking up" - though the sleeper is often unaware of it - to keep the air passage open. Shallow sleep like this isn't restful and the creature, dog or person, is often tired throughout the day. Frequent napping is actually a symptom.

You might think snoring is cute, but it's usually leads to lots of health problems. Snoring = obstructive sleep apnea -> sleep deprivation and hypoxia (lack of oxygen) -> irritability, decreased focus, increased risk of cardiac problems, etc. This goes for dogs and people. I don't know of any doggie C-PAP (continuous…

The League Of Extraordinary Dancers
Genevieve I think you undersold them with "neat". I was gobsmacked by that middle section with the trio of guys doing flips, etc. Heavens to murgatroid that was astounding. Sure it was a series of guys (and girls not given much to do, hmm) doing a variety of hip-hop styles without a…

It's fucking adorable when straight guys gush about dancing. You should absolutely tell women about this, generally it will make you much more attractive, like carrying a puppy.

To summarize the Slate article, the writers interview doctors for out-of-the-ordinary stories and they capture the emotional component of being a well-educated but totally green resident. I'll agree on those points, done well; the 2nd one is what brings you in to the show. I'll also add (beyond what the article…

Are you kidding me? Unless they've drastically improved (I haven't watched since Season 5 or 6), it so poorly portrays medicine. Please, lay out your arguments, I really want to know.

Lone Audience (does someone actually have proof that's Snowman?) nailed it. Those Brendan Frasier eps from early on *still* work. Though, you can blame Lawrence if you like for originating the "Hallelujah" montage.

I really liked this show for the first few seasons, funny and restrained sentimentality that slowly curdled as it continued way past the shelf life. Though, the medical aspects were/are *terrible*. Nonsensical doctor rotations, wrong treatment for diagnoses, doctors doing nurses' job (though that's almost every med…

Poor Luke Cage actor, he doesn't even get a mask to hide his shame. Can someone please make a 7 UP-style documentary on what these costumed performers are up to these days?

Donna, Jakob's *possible* gayitude? The kid's practically the known positive against which the most primitive gaydar is tested. He's technically brilliant, but needs to rewatch Brandon's tango et al to see where he needs to be re: masculine dancing. Funnily enough, I think Ryan is too macho. Something about the…