I think this episode deserves an A if only for Stan's phone call to the Home Shopping Network where he tells the host to kill himself. I've rarely laughed so hard.

The two common themes in Season 2 are that life has a way of moving the goalposts on us, and that we rationalize our petty desires as being what's best for the world. Both themes were on heavy display, just not as elegantly or moving as in previous episodes.

I didn't want to say anything, but that movie does look insufferably precious.

Thanks. I certainly did. It was everything I've been waiting for so far in season 2.

This was my favorite episode of the season thus far. Largely because they finally found something for Ray and Jessa to do. That, and there is finally some conflict with actual stakes involved.

I'm reluctant to be partisan on an arts thread, but I feel like the transformation Dougie went through in the elevator is sort of what Americans have gone through in the last five years. We used to imagine we were valued team players, that we were the hardworking winners the system was designed to protect, but now…

I think the second season of Girls has been a disappointment. Ray and Jessa, two of the most interesting characters, seem to have all but disappeared from the show, and Adam has been reduced to flat, kooky stereotype of a stalker/ex-boyfriend. Season 1 was a real ensemble piece about edgy people trying to figure out…

In response to the question about what precipitates Levi's turnaround, I don't think he changes his mind about the rehab center having little to offer other than new-agy affirmation and wishful thinking, I think he just concludes that it's a better alternative than the self-destructive nihilism offered by Travis and…

"P90X worked for me. It can work for you, too."

"P90X worked for me. It can work for you, too."

Louisiana
I would add Willie Nelson's recording of Louisiana to the list. It wasn't written about Katrina, but it so chillingly echoes the realities of Katrina and is sung in such a heart-breaking manner that it could almost be Katrina's theme song, if we gave disasters theme songs.