When I saw the "Senor Wences" bit, it became clear to me why Chase lost his temper at the racist dialog they wrote for him.  I couldn't disagree more with your comment that he seemed more engaged.  Or maybe its like the story of Officer & a Gentleman, when Debra Winger's performance was deemed to be so immersed in…

I liked how they used the same point in the play—the king mourning his dead wife— for Terry's monologue in S1 and for Oliver's reappearance in S2.  I think it gives us a hint that part of Geoffrey's problem lies in his reluctance to fully give in to his feelings ( he's alway's playing a role more or less) because the…

Mayim Bialik wrote on her Kveller blog that she was not really comfortable with the episode. Being that she is a working scientist as well as an actor, she seems acutely aware of stereotyping.

Going to Washington doesn't necessarily mean President, but still…have any of the guys post-Carter not solicited a prostitute at some point?  When Clinton was running for his first term, his promiscuity was was cited, but the majority of voters didn't seem to mind.

sorry (soorry) but I can't stand her winsome thing, including in S&A.  Her Ophelia is good just because she isn't doing winsome.  Gack!

no they don't. Brian is back next season played by an older actor.

Nescobar Aloplop!

I agree about the too much murder comment.  I also wondered why Sherlock was so reluctant to accept the possibility that the condition was artificially induced when a few weeks ago they encountered a victim whose dementia had been brought on by a poison & all of the experts said it couldn't be done. 

He's everywhere this week.  I guffawed when he turned up at the end, with Jennie Garth no less.  Almost as good as his Raising Hope appearance.
Also, I thought Britta was pretty good this week,  giving Troy understanding and not trying to psychoanaylize his rising hysteria about Abed.  She was a supportive girlfriend. …

Before Slings & Arrows I had only seen her as Mark Addy's sister-in-law on Still Standing.  When I saw her here I expected the broad goofy performance.  Since then she was on the Christian Slater sitcom, and she was similarly broad.  I guess that's her specialty.

I loved this episode.  When the parents put the crown on little Jimmy's head, I found myself grinning like a fool.  And having Perry guest star was perfectly offset by the Chance tradition of watching video of Beverly Hills 90210 season 2 on every holiday. Some recognition also for Barney waiting for hours in the…

I liked that he smiled after she said that…he clearly enjoys his influence on her.

SPOILERS
Ellen has a strong growth arc through the series, I think.  In S1 she's really half functioning due to her disappointments with Geoffrey and oliver.  S2 she's starting to grow up and deal with real life instead of throwing diva fits (giving councel to Kate, for example) and in S3 she's the reasonable one next…

SPOILER  in S2 Oliver says "its like living with a baboon."

I liked when Tessa worked at Dallas' shop, and was surprised when she didn't mention her after school job as a retort to Ryan's statement that she didn't have any activities. 

I was really disappointed in this episode, but I agree that Dahlia was a partial redemption. 

Michelangelo said it about carving marble

Having seen some of his film work (and the last, syndicated seasons of Due South, which Paul Gross produced) I grow more impressed with his performance in seasons 1-2 as Fraser.  He seems much more comfortable playing cocky and ego driven.  The reserved body language and tone of Fraser was pretty much a departure from…

he played someone very different on Awake—serious policeman—and was quite good.

Canadian actors based in Toronto often turn up in New York based shows, like the L&Os or Elementary.  I never got into L&O but I'd tune in if I knew that a favorite actor was going to guest.