Rageaholic: Great and thoughtful summary. Here are the notes I was writing as I read the article. It seems appropriate to post in response to your notions.

Amen to both giving Eden Sher the Emmy and to the way Sue Heck can make me cringe behind a couch throw-pillow with one eye peeking because I can't look away! My S.O. doesn't 'watch' the Middle, yet he does end up watching the Middle for all the times I pause the show to go get him to see a scene. Despite his 'not…