Opinion: This was the best song released this year.

Opinion: This was the best song released this year.

The quickfire bothered me for all the reasons you'd expect, but the sadistic part of me wants that old lady to stay on as a permanent judge and just keep calling Micah's food the wrong name. He makes spare ribs, she says these are excellent chicken wings.

The quickfire bothered me for all the reasons you'd expect, but the sadistic part of me wants that old lady to stay on as a permanent judge and just keep calling Micah's food the wrong name. He makes spare ribs, she says these are excellent chicken wings.

This year is probably the most closely aligned I've ever been with The A.V. Club's choices. Good job, everybody!

This year is probably the most closely aligned I've ever been with The A.V. Club's choices. Good job, everybody!

I really love that swordfight in Rob Roy, since it's probably the only film that ever gives its hero the bigger, more intimidating weapon, but still shows why that puts him at a disadvantage.

I really love that swordfight in Rob Roy, since it's probably the only film that ever gives its hero the bigger, more intimidating weapon, but still shows why that puts him at a disadvantage.

The author was my creative writing professor in undergrad. Great guy, great teacher, and a great writer. (Also, wrote me a kick-ass recommendation years after I graduated.)

The author was my creative writing professor in undergrad. Great guy, great teacher, and a great writer. (Also, wrote me a kick-ass recommendation years after I graduated.)

@avclub-d980b15d49101608dc407770f35b1d75:disqus My life would be unrecognizable from its current form without stress and spicy food.

@avclub-d980b15d49101608dc407770f35b1d75:disqus My life would be unrecognizable from its current form without stress and spicy food.

I was on board until your knock on Doug. Other than blue and green people, what was wrong with that character design?

I was on board until your knock on Doug. Other than blue and green people, what was wrong with that character design?

@avclub-5e550d516b252b5d3e9a239590372fed:disqus just delivered the best nerd joke I've heard in a long time.

@avclub-5e550d516b252b5d3e9a239590372fed:disqus just delivered the best nerd joke I've heard in a long time.

I'm a big fan of the real-life shooting gallery montage set to Tom Petty. A lot of later episodes set sequences to pop music and they're rarely good. This is the way to do it.

I'm a big fan of the real-life shooting gallery montage set to Tom Petty. A lot of later episodes set sequences to pop music and they're rarely good. This is the way to do it.

Pretty sure Bart Sells His Soul IS my favorite. Every joke is a bullseye and it's got a surprising amount of heart to it, too.

Pretty sure Bart Sells His Soul IS my favorite. Every joke is a bullseye and it's got a surprising amount of heart to it, too.