Yeah, it's a self-indulgent move, and a burden on the viewer. It wasn't an easy episode to watch, and Alda's "cunt" line at the end is a palate-cleanser of sorts and way to assure the audience that there would be more breathers to come. But it was an immensely effective episode, and so much about this entire…

" … it was a back tooth, Hank."

Oh man .. while I'd agree with some of your choices how can you list twenty episodes without including "Arthur After Hours" (a Rip Torn tour de force with Artie and set janitor Nicolae dominating the bulk of the scenes), "Pilots and Pens Lost" (some of the best dialogue, lost Phantas pens and Phil getting reamed…