Actually they continually prove why they hang out together and that it's because they truly understand one another and accept each other despite their differences and problems. You can't get that with random people.

Sure, but as you may recall that happened at the end of the same episode Dr. Richard is introduced.

An episode with a major lesson that not only does one character need to learn (and does in the second act) but an episode for which the character who dispenses said lesson needs to hear it themselves is CLASSIC Community! One of the pillars of this show is how the characters can be so fundamentally similar and yet…

I just went and watched the OG Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn last week. Not sure why anyone bothered to make another one, this one was perfect.

Also that's 3/3 on a-holes named "Richard" (Dr. Rich, Richie on the school board, and now Rick Subway) on this show. Subtle point?

In case you don't yet believe that Chang is the new Troy go watch that Powerpoint bit again, beginning to end. Just brilliant.

I would lay easy money that she's not gay if only because that plays off what everyone is assuming. She's probably saving herself for marriage or something like that.

The shows I watch with the strongest female characters are Arrow and Person of Interest. I realize you said that you're extremely TV literate but I find no reason to start anywhere but the best; I'd consider myself extremely tv literate as well but there's still stuff I have yet to watch. ALIAS is another great…

I absolutely loved the opening and it felt like classic 24 in all the best ways, including the cheese. President Heller's chief of staff is married to his daughter who also happens to be Jack Bauer's ex-wife because of course he is. I also loved the moment where Jack is cornered and he realizes surrender is his best…

If you don't watch this show it's your loss.

It wound up being the only good thing in the season and, spoiler alert, ruined within the first 5-10 minutes of the very next episode.

UO's open nature was what made its PvP hard to swallow for anyone who wasn't actively a part of it, but the loss of inventory has merit. Now imagine a RvR game (like ESO or DAOC) where the PvP was elective but still had such steep consequences. MUD's with this conceit existed and were quite .. exciting. To say the…

So I saw Cap 2 last night. Rewatched this episode today; it's a whole different perspective, especially considering the preview for next week. I won't get into a spoiler-filled discussion regarding Cap 2 and this show but I think there is a lot of major tie in the film has that isn't made immediately obvious. When…

You could expect that in real life but when it comes to narrative significance it rings hollow.

It's not mere psychology but good writing practices.

Intriguing observations.  I will keep this in mind watching the final eight episodes for sure.

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Absolutely incorrect.  The ending is the most important thing in any story and from what I can tell the writer correctly intuits this themselves as seen in the phrases, "The reassurance that there is going to be a conclusion, that this is headed somewhere, gives every moment added clarity," and, "By now, it seems less…

If you don't immerse yourself in the worlds that stories create then I'm afraid all you're doing is approximating living at best; at worst all you're good for is your ability to regurgitate platitudes.

To me it's Breaking Bad's frequent conflation of coincidence with significance that sets me off.  I too strongly dislike the plane crash at the end of season 2 and it was indeed one of the things that illuminated the sour taste I was feeling while watching the show; but it wasn't the crash itself but the conversation…