Season 2 was better at keeping relevant things at the forefront like Pierce's antagonism with the rest of the group. Season 3 has had a harder time justifying, say, John Goodman's appearances.

It really feels like that's not going to be sorted until the end of the season, which sort of makes the whole thing a bit of a chore.

I think Season 3's problem is that Season 2 did so much, the show can't up the ante to the same extent. It's had to be more like Season 1, in that it has more filler episodes typical to a sitcom. In these episodes, the plot is not advanced dramatically, there is less significant character development and emotional…

Honestly that's scratching the surface about that place. One of the most surreal experiences of my life was when some American friends took me to an Outback Steakhouse to try and make me feel at home.

The 80s popularised mini skirts, tight spandex, bras being worn on the outside of clothing and Madonna's whole living below the poverty line look. I'm not exactly sure people who find cheerleading outfits too sexual are going to be at home in that decade.

I think that's strawmanning the problem people were having with Megan's work ethic this season. It wasn't whether or not she was good/competant/intelligent enough to do her job (until now, we really had no evidence one way or the other), it was how she got it, and the perks she enjoyed in it.

I'm kind of confused by exactly what the Good Sam executives wanted in this challenge. A 1960s themed jingle was too conservative but someone in a cheerleader's outfit was too risque? What in the hell did they reasonably expect?

Well that may be true, but my point was the producers walk a fine line between introduce them slowly later than they're suppose to, or plop them in to the episode when their character first has a plot effect.

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