just do as I say!

Ripley's Game.

Ripley's Game.

wait, okay, litmus test: what did you think of the movie Crash?

wait, okay, litmus test: what did you think of the movie Crash?

It seemed to me we were getting three distinct, contrasting models of how women operate within a patriarchal structure.

It seemed to me we were getting three distinct, contrasting models of how women operate within a patriarchal structure.

No argument - great, great episode. But remember that recent Q&A about great art you never want to experience again? This one might be a little too painful to want to revisit. A pretty relentless downer.

No argument - great, great episode. But remember that recent Q&A about great art you never want to experience again? This one might be a little too painful to want to revisit. A pretty relentless downer.

Exactly. He was, if possible, equal parts clumsy and masterful in his handling of everyone involved to get this to happen. Still, I was kind of shocked that no one (not even Joan's stand-in father/ sometime lover Roger? or reliable high-road taker Bert?) managed to shut him down.

Exactly. He was, if possible, equal parts clumsy and masterful in his handling of everyone involved to get this to happen. Still, I was kind of shocked that no one (not even Joan's stand-in father/ sometime lover Roger? or reliable high-road taker Bert?) managed to shut him down.

Disagree. I think your reading of it is pretty harsh (though, sure, possibly valid). To me he's simply stating that whatever problems he (and now we're talking about Jay, not Tony) might be having with his woman (or women in general), they don't even rank compared to his real problems. In that sense it feels much…

"unable to reconcile her political and spiritual criticism of the system with her ability to succeed within that system"
so facts got in the way of her theories and prejudices about the world/music industry and she decided to stick with them rather than change her way of thinking? hmmm.

I'm not sure that it was a metaphor in this case. Tony Lucca might have 99 problems, but that bitch in the red chair ain't one of them.

were they making this sound:

The way they use the word "team" is pretty confusing and inaccurate and it kind of drives me nuts. The only thing that makes these groups of contestants resemble a team is that they share a coach. The teams don't compete against each other, only amongst themselves. What kind of team only competes against itself?

You guys still looking for a copy editor? Because your title is ambiguous. You make it sound as though he is already regretful and angry about his new album.

Nice to see Natasha Lyonne still kicking around and getting some work. Looking relatively healthy, too, if the poster is to be believed. I actually took a quick look at her IMDB page to make sure it was really her. Memo to her publicist: you might want to take another pass at that bio.

Robin Thicke is starting to remind me a little of Rob Lowe on Parks and Rec - brimming with positivity and a kind of forced looking self-confidence that he is convinced just has to be infectious but really isn't.

RE: Erin v. The Shields brothers - it was hard to pick a winner here. I was tempted to pick the bros if only because I hated Erin's performance so much. I think most of the judges were with me too. But Cee-lo actually did something smart in picking Erin. To paraphrase his reasoning, this wasn't the best song for her…