This show is amazing, and this week's episode, "Firefly," was spectacular. The acting is superb, the characters are nuanced, the story is compelling… I'm flummoxed this site is not doing weekly reviews. The A.V. Club continues to diminish in quality. What a disappointment.

I live for Opal! Her relationship with Algie is so much more interesting than his with Neely. Maybe because at the end of he day, Neely acquiesced to what her family wanted for her. It certainly does not seem like anybody makes decisions for Opal. Her best line: when Genevieve comments that Opal looks like she was…

This album continues to grow on my, similar to 21, which I liked, but did not love, initially. It really is her voice and phrasing. I can't help but sing along and get caught up on the mood of tracks like "I Miss You" and "Water Under the Bridge." Adele knows exactly who she is as an artist and delivers each emotion…

Perhaps in raw numbers. But based on the percentages of blacks and whites in the USA, I'd venture to say there is a disproportionate number of unarmed blacks who are killed just as there is a disproportionate number of blacks incarcerated and/or living in poverty. Black lives are less valued than white lives in the…

Okay, I just need to let out this rant:

That dinner was the rare moment in which I fully appreciated the unapologetic asshole that Gallinger is. His commiseration with the sister was awesome.

I give it a B. I agreed with some of Brandon's assessments, but ultimately i think this episode was setting up several major things to come. Something happened to/was revealed about every character in this ep and I think the fallout/consequences will be immense and very interesting/entertaining.

Love, love, love The Knick, but I somewhat Nowalk's sentiments. By far the least interesting episode for me this season. However, I think this is mostly because it's a "setting the table" episode. I don't agree with the lack of character motivation/stakes.

Theses ideas are not simply dumb and so not exist in a vacuum. Many people of color and poor people simply have not or do not have the resources to access to mental health treatment, so they copensate and cope the best they can. Thus, over time, some in these communities begin to view having a mental illness as "that…

The fact that THESE particular black people make the types of statements surrounding race that they do, does not have to suggest that this is how all black people would react or think. I think a very nuanced explanation of my thoughts is required here, so I'm going to write a lot.

I think Daniels is blowing the lid off in that he is actually depicting this on TV. When was the last time a television show dealt with these issues in the context of a black family? We have certainly seen homophobia and problematic reactions to mental illness dealt with in terms of shows that have a largely white…

Awesome episode. Looking forward to the finale, especially Anika and Cookie throwing down. I hope folks don't have a collective freakout about black women being portrayed as "ratchet". Those Alexis Colby Carrington and Krystle Carrington brawls were legendary: http://youtu.be/78AOhXddoE8 ! It's not a true nighttime…

I recall that L&O episode. While not a commentary on the white community per se, I do think it was a commentary on the grandfather being from a particular generation where "weakness," especially in men, is not a allowed, particularly in a wealthy family for whom reputation is everything.

I think the reviewer gets it wrong when he says the show is suggesting that homophobia and denying mental illness are worse in the back community. I interpret it more as this is a black family and some members of this black family have reactions to these issues similar to what a fair number of black people have…

I've seen this type of manic episode before. And worse. When he was younger, my father experienced more mania than depression. As he's aged, the depressive periods have taken a front seat.

Jussie Smollet, the actor who portrays Jamal, wrote and produced that song himself. I think that definitely comes through in his performance of it.

I think it's pretty safe to say that Cookie's reaction to this review's grade would be, "Give me a C+ again, BITCH!"

I teach 9th grade and my students LOVE this show. We always discuss the previous night's episode it in my 5th period class and last week there was an intense debate about which song was better, "Drip Drop" or "Keep Your Money." There was dancing involved. It was hilarious. We've actually talked about the show on a…

Joshua Alston is straight trippin'. This is not The Wire or Madmen. It's a contemporary Dynasty or Falcon Crest. And it is awesome from week to week.

Do y'all really think Courtney Love did such an amazing job? I just felt like she was playing herself and I was pretty neutral on that storyline. It wasn't bad, just not particularly noteworthy or interesting to me.