I think Grace is a good foil to Alicia - they both went through the same situation from the get-go. It's also a reminder that Alicia isn't turning her situation into a heroic comeback election that Peter claimed he did or that Grace sort of actually did with her finding Jesus. Grace's presence blackens Alicia in a…

I disagree that the season isn't defining itself - I think they're defining themselves around skilled comedic hosts. Every host thus far has been a veteran comedian, and that's the 40th season message.

This is one of my favorite episodes of the good wife still

in this episode I really felt the gender differences - noah's strong gaze at alison versus alison's emotional intimacy through spoken dialogue with noah. I also love that both have a hesitance at speaking with the other in their own narratives while it's the reverse in each other's stories.

i miss cary as the amazing lawyer and partner in crime.

where is cary??

that fake hanging scared the crap out of me!! what a way to jolt the viewer!

Thanks for your great reviews! I have been a better viewer as a result and pay more attention to the writing and details in the deliveries of characters. I did think Sarah Silverman's monologue was so great! You're right - they have been wasting the talent of the hosts (or hiding the poor quality of others).

Yes it was a continuation of the scene right? I loved it.

Oops you're right - for some reason TMP doesn't feel like a Fox show. I have no idea about demographics for either though, but they do hit a similar age demographic (and gender).

I think it would be interesting to have the reviews for The Mindy Project and New Girl paired together like AV Club has been experimenting with - even though they are on different networks and the times don't line up, it makes sense to compare them as they are trying to hit the same demographic and are takes on the…

Ironically the music playing at the beginning of this episode is a piano reduction of "o mil babbino caro," an aria sung by a young girl to her father pleading after an argument about her lover. Interesting role reversal.