Well, once you've seen the Cadmus arc, it's kind of hard ***not*** to have ridiculously high standards for the show. That said, I agree that Oliver is being stingy with praise for what is still an incredibly entertaining episode.

Yeah, when's the last time a children's cartoon dealt with euthanasia? Everything about that episode is so dark and adult and awesome.

Yeah, when's the last time a children's cartoon dealt with euthanasia? Everything about that episode is so dark and adult and awesome.

No, if anything, it's even worse than you remember.

No, if anything, it's even worse than you remember.

Didn't somebody else on this site write about that very episode? I could have sworn I read about it here, but I can't seem to find it.

Didn't somebody else on this site write about that very episode? I could have sworn I read about it here, but I can't seem to find it.

Don't forget Shadowboxer! Nabin sure couldn't:

Don't forget Shadowboxer! Nabin sure couldn't:

"…projecting such authority that she renders Hayden, an imposing badass in his own right, almost feminine by comparison."

"…projecting such authority that she renders Hayden, an imposing badass in his own right, almost feminine by comparison."

Okay, I saw this again last night, and now something's bugging me:

Okay, I saw this again last night, and now something's bugging me:

While I agree that Sorkin's female characters are sometimes problematic (although not as much as some people think), I don't actually have a problem with his treatment of Sally. We're meant to dislike her not because she likes sex, but because she's using it to advance her career.

While I agree that Sorkin's female characters are sometimes problematic (although not as much as some people think), I don't actually have a problem with his treatment of Sally. We're meant to dislike her not because she likes sex, but because she's using it to advance her career.

I know it's partly in the alt-text, but the entire exchange needs to be reproduced here:

I know it's partly in the alt-text, but the entire exchange needs to be reproduced here:

No, she had the pretty part down cold (see what I did there?). It was everything else that didn't work.

I think that's pretty good advice for anybody, really.

I think that's pretty good advice for anybody, really.