And, as Carrie mentions, what even happened after the last episode? Did he move back in with his mom? They keep creating these blow-out moments and then don't give them a proper follow-up

Nick Jonas was supposed to be 12? At least that's what I understood, and it kinda freaked me out. 
Not even Dawson's Creek went there

Should have won at least cinematography

Kodak Theater? Not anymore

I wonder what a Ryan Shay - Dalia conversation looks like. Pretty much amazing non-sequiturs, one after the other

"It's working, Evan!"

it's probably the new "Ah-Mah-Zing", since those catchphrases change by the 'season'

why not just make Karen the understudy? That way it'd be easier to justify whatever convoluted reason they'll find for her to play the lead on  the workshop premiere

"the solution to the Marilyn casting dilemma was going to be that both Karen and Ivy get cast, as different aspects of Ms. Norma Jean…" It would be a logistical nightmare to try that on a Broadway show, but it is certainly a nice idea

soul magnets!

If only the Cassie-Adam bit wasn't so milquetoast, this episode really could have been Vampire Diaries season 2 material

Caroline's stood out the most to me during the show, but now that I see the article's picture, Rebeka's is gorgeous

I think they did in season 1, way back when. It was all off-camera and I think she found the witchy necklace and Katherine's picture the next day.

what I want to know is what happens to everyone else who also drank the champagne? I mean, they pretty much ALL drank Elena's blood - won't that mean other vampires might get dragged into it?

Her line reading for "I guess the curators at the Louvre don't drink vervaine" was perfect

True, the falling over worked much better during the dipping-strawberries-in-chocolate scene where he almost fell into the fondue

and she hasn't even said "ah-mah-zing" since last season

Re: the doll thing.

monkeys that wear creepy doll masks and are therefore mistaken as little girls randomly hanging out in the Amazon riverbank!

I didn't watch last season, so I can't really make a comparison, but Carson just comes off as so unbearably uncomfortable interviewing these people. It's all shifty eyes and a transparent reluctancy to touch any of the contestants. Even his voice-overs sound pained to me. But I guess hugging the families is building…