The edit of that lip sync confused the hell out of me: Farrah was really lackluster, but she got the bulk of the screen time, which usually means a shante. I should have known something was up.

Oh man, Matthew's hair. I think it's believable that he benefits in Paige's eyes from being a bit older and a long-standing crush. Otherwise, I don't think she'd be able to get past those greasy locks.

Wow! I was going to suggest this as a far-fetched theory (not being on Twitter and all), but this confirmation is even better than I could have imagined.

Mmm, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. Of course he's a superfan! Nina Bonina Bowyer-Chapman is a lucky woman.

OK, you win, that's better than my go-to: TeenMajor.

I was going to suggest an Irish setter (ginger, pretty but dumb) — but really, any kind of big dimwitted dog spray painted red would do.

A surprisingly romantic country slow dance for our beloved Philip and Elizabeth; bats & bugs; MARTHA; Oleg's slump of despair — what more could I ask for in an early Season 5 Americans outing??

I got two separate rounds of full body chills as we went into the commercial break.

And the counselor is OAK (Okieriete Onaodowan) of Hamilton fame!

There was also a similar-looking belt in the right foreground when the mission team were on public transit. Lots of loops.

Don't worry, it is a known fact that Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly look almost exactly the same. They even capitalized on it by making a movie together. If you actually care to distinguish, note that Minka has the pointier chin.

Anyone else reminded of von Trier's Nymphomaniac?

I had the same response. It was annoying enough when they reconfigured the recap headlines a while ago to include content rather than just the episode title. This really changed how I viewed the episode.

I would also have liked to see something less overt that might have left some room for ambiguity. If I hadn't already seen headlines about a prosthetic penis, I would have expected them lying on the bed together to end in a more veiled come-on from Chuck, like if he'd kind of just turned and tried to spoon her or…

The Riverdale team was down to their last few drops of red hair dye and decided to use them on Grandma Blossom instead of everyone else's eyebrows. Because genetics.

Sheldon, you were too good for this show — nay, this continent. Adorn your sweet head with a floppy hat and return to your beautiful island home. May your days there be as sunny as your disposition and your beer be as plentiful as the waters that lap at your native shores.

Seriously, bless them for that Tarantino exchange. Young "cinephile" dudes are an occupational hazard for me, and the show got it just right.

I was just about to reply "XOXO, Gossip Girl." Glad to see you got to it first.

I had to rewind and watch that Sheldon line again. That sly little smile at the end! He gives me so much joy. I love Shirley and like Brooke a good deal, but I'm Team Sheldon all the way.

The tone and timbre of her voice were perfect, but I thought there was just a little too much Oklahoma twang. Still really, really good, but McKinnon has set the bar incredibly high.