She lost weight. She looks good, it's just that she kind of used to look better? Although that's wrong, isn't it. She decides how she looks and she looks good!

BAFFLED. I am.

Why on EARTH did the writers think it made sense for Alicia and Peter to get back together like that?

… Anonymous found a way for her to get out of jail without apologizing to her rapist. How is that showing them in a bad light? They don't know how to play the system, but they were clearly on the side of the angels.

I don't know why everybody thinks the show was against Anonymous.

I agree with you, though I think the general description that you gave of the UK fits better with Yes Minister than TTOI.

@Rich Uncle Skeleton They still derive some value from making sense. Yes Minister is a great example of that. There's nothing wrong with making a sitcom like Friends or New Girl and filling it with funny things. But if you propose to take on a role, an interesting subject, then using it purely to faff around is…

Living in the dark days of Dick Cheney (I think that's what my subconscious was screaming as I stumbled around for words, so thank you), and having made the excellent In the Loop about the Iraq war, surely Iannucci (and Chris Morris!) are veering a bit towards the ridiculous with the flippancy of Veep.

The second in command of the world's biggest superpower that is currently engaged in bombing several countries, hardly a ceremonial role. It just trivialises the function of the executive. Nobody would take a sitcom about China or Russia's second in command faffing about at photo-ops seriously. The American…

bah.

This one then! But yes, fine, the author simply chooses to skip the point while letting the show prove itself. The point I was trying to make is that comparing it to Wodehouse (who I love, but doesn't work hard at meaning) is a bit wrong somehow.

Veep doesn't work for me. It's just… irritating. We're not supposed to like the characters, so it's not about enjoying them do nothing. She has immense power. America has been invading so many countries around the world and we're supposed to care about a photo op in an ice cream store or whatever that goes a bit…

How did everyone miss that In the Loop is about the Iraq war?

Yeah, it looks like they just cut off that storyline. Badly. Stupidly.

Yeah, it looks like they just cut off that storyline. Badly. Stupidly.

Third shit episode in a row.
And what in the fuck was up with that Cary thing? Why did they open the episode with it if they had no idea what to do with it? The Kings seem to be punishing fans for not liking the Nick storyline by making no sense.

Third shit episode in a row.
And what in the fuck was up with that Cary thing? Why did they open the episode with it if they had no idea what to do with it? The Kings seem to be punishing fans for not liking the Nick storyline by making no sense.

I raise you http://www.youtube.com/watc…

I raise you http://www.youtube.com/watc…

… Schmidt cut off the gas because Jess wasn't paying, he was being supportive but also telling her to get her shit together, mainly for economic reasons.