The canned laughter on How I Met Your Mother kills me.

Winston's whole girlie-drink, "I'm being so NAUGHTY!" thing cracked me up. I never quite locked into his character last season, but he was my favorite of both new episodes.

Winston's whole girlie-drink, "I'm being so NAUGHTY!" thing cracked me up. I never quite locked into his character last season, but he was my favorite of both new episodes.

I'm a little confused about how Jax had new leverage with Pope. The deal was that Tig stays in jail forever, and we even got Pope's little speech about always knowing exactly where Tig is. How could Jax then turn around and demand Tig's release? Nothing new had happened to give Jax leverage. I guess he was saying…

I'm a little confused about how Jax had new leverage with Pope. The deal was that Tig stays in jail forever, and we even got Pope's little speech about always knowing exactly where Tig is. How could Jax then turn around and demand Tig's release? Nothing new had happened to give Jax leverage. I guess he was saying…

Yes, they were for his "Carrie Ann" stand-ins. Very thoughtful of him. And to keep their hair so clean and blown dry.

Yes, they were for his "Carrie Ann" stand-ins. Very thoughtful of him. And to keep their hair so clean and blown dry.

I particular loved the sequence in which Louie was jogging and three random teenage boys joined him for the run.

I particular loved the sequence in which Louie was jogging and three random teenage boys joined him for the run.

Zane could have actually helped himself by going to the other tribe members after his mea culpa and saying that, yes, he does take responsibility for his failure in the challenge but he put on that show to make Russell feel secure and therefore a thousand times less likely to play his immunity idol (the one Zane was…

Zane could have actually helped himself by going to the other tribe members after his mea culpa and saying that, yes, he does take responsibility for his failure in the challenge but he put on that show to make Russell feel secure and therefore a thousand times less likely to play his immunity idol (the one Zane was…

Those younger girls decided they couldn't trust her before they'd even had a conversation with her, though. Then she actually did seem to do a nice job being sweet and warm with them, which they said made them trust her even less. (And I also think BlairLisa's right and Skupin is wrong — telling those people she was a…

Those younger girls decided they couldn't trust her before they'd even had a conversation with her, though. Then she actually did seem to do a nice job being sweet and warm with them, which they said made them trust her even less. (And I also think BlairLisa's right and Skupin is wrong — telling those people she was a…

Yeah, every few years I actually remember to go in and clear out past Survivor seasons from my DVR. Seems like a pretty terrible strategy on their part in terms of retaining viewership for a season premiere.

Yeah, every few years I actually remember to go in and clear out past Survivor seasons from my DVR. Seems like a pretty terrible strategy on their part in terms of retaining viewership for a season premiere.

I'm very familiar with Jeff Kent, but I admit I wouldn't recognize him out of context walking down the street (or an island). I've basically only ever seen him in uniform or dressed up all fancy-like for interviews. He's not the most memorable-looking baseball player — he's hardly Manny Ramirez or something.

I'm very familiar with Jeff Kent, but I admit I wouldn't recognize him out of context walking down the street (or an island). I've basically only ever seen him in uniform or dressed up all fancy-like for interviews. He's not the most memorable-looking baseball player — he's hardly Manny Ramirez or something.

I don't think they were the same papers, but the documents definitely included a birth certificate with the first name "Thomas" and then a marriage certificate. I'm not sure if the "Thomas" referred to Jax's brother or Jax's son.

I don't think they were the same papers, but the documents definitely included a birth certificate with the first name "Thomas" and then a marriage certificate. I'm not sure if the "Thomas" referred to Jax's brother or Jax's son.

Gossip Girl's writers room is actually in LA. Amusingly enough, it's how I always justified how little they knew about life in NYC, but apparently they know little about their own home too!