VanDerWerff is not demanding you like the show, or even demanding you think the show is good. And he's keenly aware that not all of the show's detractors are sexist.

VanDerWerff is not demanding you like the show, or even demanding you think the show is good. And he's keenly aware that not all of the show's detractors are sexist.

That might be a problem if this is an article arguing over the quality of the show. It's not.

That might be a problem if this is an article arguing over the quality of the show. It's not.

In a conversation with a friend the other day, I was saying how upset I was how divided and hyperbolic the country's political rhetoric had become.

In a conversation with a friend the other day, I was saying how upset I was how divided and hyperbolic the country's political rhetoric had become.

People who dislike Girls and people who dislike Girls for alarmingly sexist reasons are different things, and Todd VanDerWerff is not lumping these two schools together.

People who dislike Girls and people who dislike Girls for alarmingly sexist reasons are different things, and Todd VanDerWerff is not lumping these two schools together.

Damnit Sean O'Neal just let the show runners over romanticize what they're doing. Don't overgeneralize their statements and then mock their over generalization. Having their heads a little bit up their asses is what motivates them to make good television.

Damnit Sean O'Neal just let the show runners over romanticize what they're doing. Don't overgeneralize their statements and then mock their over generalization. Having their heads a little bit up their asses is what motivates them to make good television.

"Suddenly he's too much of a big shot to brush Mother's hair"

"Suddenly he's too much of a big shot to brush Mother's hair"

Hoffman really delivered that scene like a champ. He convincingly speaks to Ferrel like he's speaking to a dead man. Mournful. He's just so convinced Thompson's crap book is a masterpiece.

Hoffman really delivered that scene like a champ. He convincingly speaks to Ferrel like he's speaking to a dead man. Mournful. He's just so convinced Thompson's crap book is a masterpiece.

At least last season had the surprise that anyone was getting married (other than obviously Ted.) It was the kind of predictability I could live with.

@avclub-92eacf53f4fac3152a85463988ab1490:disqus Fair point, but might I convince you with this: my impression of Hugo is unfavorable, but I found Tasha to be the biggest jerk in the debate.

Asbury is among my favorites, and I'm not even a huge Springsteen fan (meaning I haven't really listened to anything after Born in the USA)

Ted was high off his ass on sandwiches when he caught Barney blowing out candles in Tick Tick Tick. I don't know enough about drugs to know how they can black out your memory, but it's enough for me to accept why it took Ted that long to connect the dots.

Personal fan of Roxy Music's "Mother of Pearl" at the near-end of season 1

I hoped admitting that I "haven't seen the film" would be enough to clarify that my thoughts were not fully informed opinions, but mere impressions, and should be taken with a grain of salt.