Write lots and lots of terrible songs, although, to be fair, they did that to all of us.

Ultimately, Leno's appeal proved to be broader, but nowhere near as deep. The bland, least-common-denominator approach that enabled his success makes him harder to love, I reckon. People that watched Jay are probably just as happy to watch whatever generic comedian is plopped into that spot. Dave is distinctive, so he…

Lots of people felt that way. But watching the show, you realize Weiner doesn't have as cynical a view of advertising in general as most people.

I've only watched it once and I wasn't sober, so I may change my opinion later, but I thought they went way beyond merely suggesting that Don worked on the ad. I mean, it wasn't subtle. So, what would be the point of deliberately misleading the audience? [I agree that the general themes you allude to are more…

Yep. Sally wants to fit in and be cool, but she's no hippie.

As I recall, the story (more or less) was that Coke did taste tests that showed people preferred the sweeter taste of Pepsi, so they made New Coke sweet like Pepsi. But it turned out that while people preferred a sweeter first taste, they actually preferred regular Coke when drinking a full glass, which is how people…

When I watched that scene the first time, I remember thinking that Pete was full of shit. I thought he didn't much care, really, he just wanted to come across as morally superior. After seeing how much Pete seems to have grown, I find myself wanting to re-watch that scene to see if my reaction is any different.

also the South, although we changed the lyrics a bit. "She ain't my teacher no more," was the closing line, I believe.

Good point about the in-world importance of his lineage. Like, his bloodline doesn't necessarily create monsters, but the odds are worse than average.

By "not doing it," do you mean that the rape could have been implied rather than shown? I can understand that, although I don't think we can call the scene utterly gratuitous until we see how the season plays out [surely Theon was put there for a reason]. As for the argument that it's tiresome to see her victimized…

The second reading makes far more sense, except that I'm not sure Don had a "breakthrough." Don probably experiences the least personal growth of any other major character on the show. As multiple characters mention, Don tends to disappear from time to time, but he always comes back.

There never will be any evidence, because the show ended. But the writers went well out of their way several times to suggest that Don created the ad.

I guess I'm struggling to think of what she would have done differently. She's not as worldly as Margeary, and I'm not sure Ramsey can be manipulated as easily as Joffrey. But I hear what you're saying about "torture porn;" I think time will tell how gratuitous this scene was.

Fair point (I assume; personally have no idea to what extent those shows reflected their specific viewpoint), but do those guys have a direct influence on the current generation of comedians? Nowhere near as much as Chappelle, I'd guess.

We're all assuming so, yes.

I love it, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who found it dull. It's basically a really high-class soap opera.

Wait; did "reposted wookiepedia" just cop to also being "reposted ax7 fan"? If so, well done, good sir/madam.

This seems as good a place to ask as any: Why is "hi" so often spelled "hai" by fans quoting The Room online? Obviously an inside joke of some sort, but I'm curious if there's an actual explanation.

In fairness, there's really not much reason to click on this story if you don't intend to play the video. But yeah, autoplay is annoying.

In case this is a serious question and you're actually curious, it's a reference to a previous commercial that geico apparently feels has been embraced by America.