He gets good real fast, though. The highlight reel plotline in "The Apology" is a giant leap forward.

He gets good real fast, though. The highlight reel plotline in "The Apology" is a giant leap forward.

Two at a time. We'll get through Season 1 this summer.

Two at a time. We'll get through Season 1 this summer.

Credit where it's due: That was written by one of the editors, either Todd or Erik most likely.

Credit where it's due: That was written by one of the editors, either Todd or Erik most likely.

Thanks, pointed out above, and now fixed.

Thanks, pointed out above, and now fixed.

I'm impressed that you keep up with your shackupiversary. I'd need a forensic specialist to find that data.

I'm impressed that you keep up with your shackupiversary. I'd need a forensic specialist to find that data.

We're both wrong! It's actually the season 3 cliffhanger (I did get the episode name right).  Season 2 cliffhanger is Sue Ellen clinging to life after a car accident. Season 7 is Bobby getting shot, which is where my confusion arose.

We're both wrong! It's actually the season 3 cliffhanger (I did get the episode name right).  Season 2 cliffhanger is Sue Ellen clinging to life after a car accident. Season 7 is Bobby getting shot, which is where my confusion arose.

It was weird, I'll grant you. It didn't work narratively at all. But it worked as an apology for all the drama that finales are duty-bound to put us through. And I genuinely loved the cut to commercial moment that you see in the image accompanying the article.

It was weird, I'll grant you. It didn't work narratively at all. But it worked as an apology for all the drama that finales are duty-bound to put us through. And I genuinely loved the cut to commercial moment that you see in the image accompanying the article.

You have a garage filled with unsold huge t-shirts …

You have a garage filled with unsold huge t-shirts …

I was thinking that literally the whole time.

I was thinking that literally the whole time.

That family picture episode was really good, though. If you're going to repeat yourself, repeat yourself at your best.

Exactly!  Part of the popularity of tableaux in the 19th and early 20th c. was that it was the only socially approved way of sneaking in near-nudity in public entertainment.