His Ophelia speech breaks the dark hole where my heart used to be every time.

whispered repetition

I was always partial to 'I had an accident around the house. I fell on some chickens'.

And that is such a Shakespearean thing. In the plays, each player has a unique voice, no matter how brief their parts. I love how much attention S&A lavishes on its bit players and how much respect that shows for Shakespeare.

Because it's Winger come, Winger go…

I got it from the toilet seat

SPOILER - I see a good amount of Shakespeare, but Geoffrey breaking into the Kent speech at the last episode is one of my favorite moments. So natural and with so much respect for the language.

Shut up, Leonard! I know about your prescription socks.

Pretty sure it's Falstaff that is second to Hamlet it number of lines, but they're spread over three plays.

The Shakespeare insights throughout the show are amazing. Geoffrey's put down of Ellen by comparing her to Gertrude is incredible.

"Talking to you about why you like musicals is like talking to a dog about why he likes to lick his own balls". Love Darren.

Shhh… don't compare it to My So Called Life or I might want to watch it

Affleck? A meh actor turning in an astonishing and confident debut directing effort.

Nights!…

Shut the fuck up, @avclub-675adbbb1b2c32bc073df682649119e9:disqus , and let it die in peace.

Shut the fuck up, @avclub-675adbbb1b2c32bc073df682649119e9:disqus , and let it die in peace.

[sigh] 
That's why we can't have nice things.

[sigh] 
That's why we can't have nice things.

Well…. kind of. Much comedy has plenty of dark, and is usually the better for it. Even TVDW's own example of Midsummer's Night Dream has moments of genuine terror in it, that, if taken out of context, would not appear as comedy. And that's probably Shakespeare's lightest play. The later works - Measure for Measure,…

Well…. kind of. Much comedy has plenty of dark, and is usually the better for it. Even TVDW's own example of Midsummer's Night Dream has moments of genuine terror in it, that, if taken out of context, would not appear as comedy. And that's probably Shakespeare's lightest play. The later works - Measure for Measure,…