This episode had some great lines — I particularly liked Ron deciding to call the gorilla "Nine Thousand Dollars of Taxpayer Money the Gorilla" — but I agree, as a whole it didn't quite gel.

I see your point, but if you're right, the marketing of this movie has been atrociously off-base.  They're TELLING me is a lighthearted summer romp.  If it turns out to be something else, I will admit I'm wrong about it.

Am I supposed to believe those are some kind of MAGIC boobs, that can make a dinner reservation at a restaurant that won't exist for another six years?

I'm fairly certain Bay movies would do fine if marketed with the tag "A loud, brash, unapologetically vulgar celebration of aggression divorced from intellect!"

Agreed.  I read them when the trailer for this first came out, and finding out the true story made me want to avoid this more than the fact that it's a Michael Bay movie.  There's just something so appallingly evil about the actual people involved, I can't enjoy a lighthearted summer movie romp about it.  Real human…

Don't forget the tits!  Please, please, don't forget the tits!

Imma tell you right now what would break my heart:  if it turns out Margaery is playing Sansa and ends up betraying or harming her in any way.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I never find the show funny, but I agree with you generally.  I am a big Benjamin fan, I really loved Dr. Katz, but for some reason, I just can't make BB part of my regular rotation.  I find it mildly amusing, but I never adore it, and I don't go out of my way to watch it.  It just isn't…

See, I went with the more obvious (to me, at any rate) "His name is Robert Paulson. His name is Robert Paulson."

SO — yes, it was very easy to see coming, but I really love the fact that "I will give you a dragon for your army" does apparently work exactly the same way as "Do you want this banana cream pie?  Should I LET YOU HAVE IT?!?"

This was the first episode that really felt to me like they were leaning too heavily on the "TV version" of the era.  While the series has always allowed itself to simply take place in this time period without hitting us over the head with it, this one felt like the entire episode had to squeeze in the "greatest hits"…

Ah, thanks - - I gotta re-watch the whole first season again, possibly the whole first TWO seasons again.  The first time around, I really didn't know much of who anyone was.

I am not crazy about the way the show hangs a lantern on Jerry's home life being so awesome, in particular his wife being so hot.  It has made for some amusing jokes, I admit, but it also seems like it would be much funnier and more effective if people didn't openly discuss the twist.  It feels like explaining a…

I'm really glad Dany has stuff to do again.  One of the more interesting bits of season 1 was watching her continually try to be good and realize "Oh, wait - I'm the BAD guy!"  (like when she tried to stop the Dothraki from raping the women of the people they conquer)  Here we have a woman introduced as the daughter…

OK, I'm here two weeks late, but   . .  . yeah, I'm surprised people aren't taking the Margaery scenes more seriously.  The "experts" review also basically said they were a pointless aside that didn't add anything.

"Honey, you can't name him Hot Cock.  I won't let you.  I absolutely will divorce you if you insist on naming him Hot Cock."

That's just it — the juxtaposition of the Hip Money-and-status seeking Jews with the salt-of-the-earth Ron Swanson type (and Ben Wyatt, and Andy Dwyer, etc. etc.)

OK, now this is going to sound WAY more outlandish than I intend, so hear me out for a second, but — isn't the show going to the "Jewish asshole" well a bit too often?

That's what's so awesome about this.  It plays as if the character released this album, and nothing about the cover or the content suggests otherwise.

Hahaha, that's awesome.  I'm going to assert that phrase now as often as possible into my writing.