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Yeah. I was afraid it was about to go very, very dark for those reasons. She was saying, "Bye," but her body said yes, which is exactly the type of justification rapists use. I was really, really hoping Louis would have Amia give some clear-cut form of consent so we wouldn't be having the rape discussion.

The way they keep shitting on Harry, he may end up going out the window after all—exactly like he was supposed to in season one.

Hm, I'm going to go with Tom & Lorenzo on this one and predict that last week's nods to Stonewall are all we're going to get about it. We're definitely, definitely not going to see Sal there, as many people keep hoping.

At least these opponents seemed better than the ones from the previous day.

Alex telling Alex he was afraid she wouldn't get FJ because it was before her time was cute, considering that 1968 was before all of the contestants' time. I don't think Alex (Trebek) realized that when he said it.

I didn't know FJ. I would have written down, "What is the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?" and hoped for some internet notoriety.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. Did he snap and lash out violently? Did he lay a trap for them, showing the first signs of potential to be a great spy? Or does the story have a much more tragic ending where he didn't get one over on the bullies, and he never got milk again until he came to the States?

The cold opens were pretty much the only bright spot in the later seasons. I love Asian Jim, and I wish they hadn't given away the family picture reveal in the previews before the episode first aired.

Louie's little blow-up about private school resonated with me. My dad worked on a rail yard for four decades, and I'm getting a PhD in musicology (which was heavily influenced by his love of classical music). When I went to a private college as an undergrad, I experienced a culture shock that I really didn't

I was pulling for Colby and his bobble head, but I'm okay with Roger the mild-mannered Seth MacFarlane clone.

I really like the way Louie and his ex-wife interact. You can tell that they've had a past, but that they're both committed to raising their daughters AND they both trust that the other one is committed. There were so many signs that their parenting relationship is healthy: When Louie explained what happened, he gave

Also — a few nights ago, Alex made some comment about the Battle of the Decades being the most anticipated tournament in Jeopardy! history. I know that's some PR puff and fairly true, but I tell you, I'm REALLY interested in this year's Tournament of Champions, with Arthur and Julia making long runs.

As a musicologist (and one who specializes in British culture, at that), I was pleasantly surprised that there was a clue about Frederick Delius — and flabbergasted that a contestant got it right!

Someone (with a lot of time on their hands) should write a book of history and geography according to Jeopardy! contestants, taking some of the most absurd wrong answers and weaving them into a single world.

My trinity right now is Louie, Mad Men, and The Americans.

Yeah, I felt as though the premier was about hitting all the familiar points of earlier seasons, and that was a nice bit to show that Louie is still doing his darnedest to impart wisdom to his daughters with Life Lessons on how little things are really about bigger more important things—when in reality it's just a

I immediately thought of Z and X, then realized J was a possibility. Then I started singing "Fifty Nifty United States" to figure it out. I hope that if I were actually a contestant in that situation, I'd have enough wits about me to write down all three right away, and then work on it to cross one off before the end

What is the man going to do with all that Cheetos dust?

I know FX was making a big deal about the Townshend song, but I was taken by the score for the first scene in the kitchen. The scene seemed hopeful or tense with the change of one pitch. Fantastic work!

Hey, don't bash Bobby #4. He's given us great lines like, "Are we Negroes?" "Jesus!" and "I'm Bobby 5!"