Well said! The Mentalist is beyond dull - just an incredibly mediocre product in every way. And all the actors do appear to be sleepwalking, probably because each episode is exactly the same as the last. Next time you are channel-surfing and The Mentalist comes on, watch it for five minutes and consider this: Apart…

Thank you for mentioning this! I don't know why the AV Club hasn't had a newswire on this. I mean, if Pete Campbell marrying Rory Gilmore isn't newsworthy around these parts, then what on earth is??

Yes, it is an absolutely brilliant moment. Both entirely authentic and completely devastating.

Ditto.

Spade is the skeeziest-looking mofo on the planet. (Also, somewhat unrelated, have you ever met anyone who admits to having watched a single episode of Rules of Engagement? Who watches that show? Why is it still on TV?) His shoe mogul sister, Kate Spade, is much more interesting, and, for all I know, probably a better…

John Turturro is another cool friend of Sandler's. Basically, Sandler's only interesting friends are Italian-American.

Brilliant comment!!

Smegmatrix, if you want to be seriously freaked out, check out Parsons' hands in this clip:

A terrific episode, although I personally could have lived without that scrotum joke. Has Sheldon ever been more likable than he was in this episode? He was just infectiously childish and silly and sweet - not the cruel jerk of late. This is an iteration of Sheldon that I could imagine myself not minding hanging out…

Agreed, alwaystakebackup! I think one reason for this is that (and this is corroborated by a recent AV Club Random Roles interview with Hermann) Bledel and Hermann had a great relationship behind the camera; sounds almost like he was a father (or grandfather) figure to her. He obviously still has great affection for…

I agree with your last paragraph - the GG family dynamic is really exceptionally realistic, unlike almost anything else we have seen on TV. As for how Rory considered her grandparents before the family dinners began, my guess is that she barely thought of them at all.

Call me crazy, but 'Kill Me Now' is one of my favorite episodes of the show. Not sure why, exactly - just love the relaxed tone, the effortless but pleasurably intelligent repartee, and the emphasis on the sublime Edward Hermann, of course.

I really enjoy the movie too. It is best experienced as something unrelated to the TV show, just a good 90 minutes that absolutely should not be compared in any way to the show at any time in its run. (And yes I recognize that the movie isn't all that great - but its laugh-per-minute ratio is high, it looks fantastic,…

It might have been unfair of me to single out that particular episode. I just think that it is a very weak (and sloppy, and unfunny) episode of a very strong season. (Season two is the most flat-out fun season the show has yet had.) And yes the depiction of that girl did seem sexist. She had no redeeming qualities -…

I agree. Although Leonard's 'freeystyle rap' was good for half a laugh, at least.

Probably, yes. Although season two's The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition is pretty vile in its depiction of women as opportunistic sluts and shrews. That said, Margo Harshman's 'Alex' has been a refreshingly normal, identifiable, non-cartoonish character that I would like to see more of on the show.

Good point. Now you've made me worried, too…

I like to think that when Raj really falls in love with Lucy, he will be comfortable enough around her to be able to talk to her (as he is able to talk to his mother and sister, who, presumably, he also loves, though of course in a very different way). This will then solve the problem - although will he still have to…

Ryan1, sounds like you've given this subject a lot of thought (and practice). You should write a humorous essay on this subject. Would be great as a kind of New Yorker-type, David Sedaris-lite personal humorous essay, 'The Best Rides to Mess Around On.' I'd read it, for sure.(The essay could also double as a memoir of…

Well said, worththemonsters. It really wasn't laughing at them, and the show's affection for its characters is clear and winning.