I think Portland invited itself over to the mayor's house.  I loved that song.

Yeah, SO irritating!  I was trying to talk myself out of hating the show because of that single comment, but it was hard….

I really, really wanted that cow to be a zombie.

I agree.  Oh, the time I wasted….

Oh, and I'm probably not the only one guessing that Daryl's brother (the guy from HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER) is going to be one of the 30 heavily armed guys in the competing tribe?  At least he's a good actor — wouldn't mind seeing him come back.

Man, this show is frustrating.  I like zombies, and the production values are good, but why do all the characters suck so much?  I only like Daryl, and even he's not a character who makes much sense — I mostly just like the actor, I guess.  All the rest of them are so one-note I want to scream — the only thing…

I like the series a lot, and don't really get why so many people seem to dislike it so much.  It's derivative for sure (I agree that Davis too often sounds exactly like David Brent), but I liked "The Office" and "Extras" so much that I'm glad to see them back on again, sort of, with a twist.

"One thing I’d rather not psychoanalyze to death is Tina Fey’s persistent willingness to make herself ugly on camera; this tendency is probably not indicative of a healthy self-esteem, but I’m all for it. "
Totally disagree! I'm no shrink, but I think it's probably indicative of an unusually healthy self-esteem (as…

It's never been "Julia's Kitchen," but I used to like seeing the chefs competing on the basis of what they do best — cooking.  Watching Bev and Sarah stumble around the cross-country track and shoot at targets for their ingredients was end-of-empire pathetic and bizarre.

I know, I was thinking that the first few times I saw dresses reappear (I do think they're *gorgeous* dresses, for the most part), and I sort of liked the show for it, but surely the women would have rotated garments rather than wearing the same ones two (or more) nights in a row?

PS:  I also think it's really weird that they had them wearing the same evening dresses twice in an episode.  Maybe the idea is that it's wartime, and they're cutting back on laundry bills?  Or something??

I love your review, and I'm right with you up to the point that you say you LIKE it for all its absurdity.  I'm irritated by it, alas — it so wants to be highbrow, and it's so not.  There are flashes of wit, but they're few and far between.  This last episode was a veritable cavalcade of dramatic events, but I was…

I thought he said "bucket of kidneys."  Really.

I was really disappointed in him (and the show) for that scene in her house — she's cute, and a woman, but he's had enough experience with both to know that they can be dangerous, too — especially when he's pretty sure they murdered someone.

I was wondering the same thing — didn't he take them from the refrigerated section?  If they were really canned, why would they need to be refrigerated?

Yep — best intro ever.  I STILL like it, and I hate the show now.

I think it's a lot like "The Comeback," and something like the British original version of "The Office."

The tone/pace shift reminded me of the episode about the fly in Breaking Bad  — some people really hated that one, but I liked how MUCH of a shift it represented — it seemed so brave to me for television to slow things down that much and examine a seemingly small series of events, minutely….

Yeah, clearly I shouldn't speak for other viewers, but I prefer indirection.  To me, it makes for a richer viewing experience.  I LIKED that it wasn't completely clear (to me) what happened at the end of BB season 3—whatever Gilligan's intent was. I also liked the finale of The Sopranos (tho I guess that was…

Loved this episode, tho it was painful to watch, and really, really like the series.  I like that Amy is so flawed — she's irritating/fascinating/appealing in pretty much the same way Lisa Kudrow's character was in "The Comeback," and Ricky Gervais's character was in "The Office."