I'm only saying this here because an ABC show is the top pick tonight, and AV Club still hasn't picked up this story yet so I can't rant in those comment sections.

It's not for everyone even though lots of people watch it since it's on CBS. But I think you can enjoy it as an action-packed, fun procedural even if you don't care for any of its themes or politics.

Hurrah for a PoI article! Agreed with most points but 2 small nitpicks:

Hey, they added Teddy to the main voice cast - good for him!

To be fair, Hugo does state explicitly at the end of Nude Beach that he returned to his job to destroy Bob's Burgers. Jimmy Pesto is a better analog to Bob because they're both restaurant owners so they compete similarly, but I've always thought that it's fun that despite the fact that Hugo "wins", the Belchers are…

"Everyone knows my devotion to Donna, but her slapping Hardman (twice!) went too far for me. Use your words, Donna, not your hands."

I think this might make sense as a business model and a way to counter the problem of a  massively attention-deficit audience. Look at how serialized dramas get slaughtered if there's a winter or sports hiatus - that's why 24 moved to an uninterrupted run after season 4. But as a method of consumption, Netflix has…

@avclub-eede55069a8d3430b54730901f49c230:disqus You're correct - Nathan added it to the machine, after Finch nixed the idea and right before they packaged it away on the train. So Finch doesn't know anything about it during their conversation in this episode - in fact, when it sends it to Nathan, the machine indicates…

Maybe the show went a little too subtle on trying to put a point on the "carefree" attitude of one-percenters, i.e. Reese's comment about flying 10 hours for perogies, and how he didn't like Logan getting his way at the auction. But the idea of protecting someone like that being inherently more difficult was an…

I think it would be a lot less interesting if you watched it sequentially. The bits and pieces are half the fun!

None as far as I can recall - I believe that was for the insurance money, whereas Nathan's case looked like an abusive ex-boyfriend. What's also interesting is - how did Nathan get the number before the library, and how did this eventually pass to Finch?

I thought the genius programmer from the high school was the echo of a younger Finch. I don't think Finch is "less morally pure" - he has always been upfront with Reese that before he built the machine, the only thing he cared about was making money (in contract to Logan, who believes in the importance of…

But he's going to get off on a <sing-song>technicality</sing-song>.

I really hate that hair on Andy. If the finale just consisted of Michael Scott coming back beat him mercilessly for an hour straight, I'd be good with that.

I really hate that hair on Andy. If the finale just consisted of Michael Scott coming back beat him mercilessly for an hour straight, I'd be good with that.

It's hard to say if I enjoyed this episode more than the last - this episode kind of returns to the PoI of the week format while still keeping those serialized arcs close to the foreground. They're certainly burning through plot threads quickly.

It's almost cruel that they put this right after 30 Rock's stunning finale and next to Parks & Recreation. I think if they said it was definitely the final season, they might have taken it in a different way - maybe played it a bit more seriously. I like the idea of exploring the inevitably of change, but they might…

Alternative headline: "New Pam to become old Pam in another NBC comedy"

Oh oh, the review reads like a eulogy! Kind of dampens the enthusiasm for the premiere.

Rokeg blood pie is delicious. It's the soup that's disgusting.