Thanks, I was wondering. (That still doesn't stop this episode's use of the issue from being problematic, but I was probably too harsh about it in the review.)

Another thing the second season did well: find ways for all the main characters to be utterly awesome.

Another thing the second season did well: find ways for all the main characters to be utterly awesome.

Someone (god only knows who) quotes every one of my Star Trek reviews on Wikipedia. It was both flattering and terrifying.

Someone (god only knows who) quotes every one of my Star Trek reviews on Wikipedia. It was both flattering and terrifying.

Oh man, I should've mentioned that. So stupid. And what end did it serve? Reminding us that bullets are fast?

Oh man, I should've mentioned that. So stupid. And what end did it serve? Reminding us that bullets are fast?

Oh, good point. Although if they hadn't matched up, they could've just stopped filming and started again. The tension in Duck Soup is character driven, and therefore relevant; the tension in Dreamland is just a stunt, and self-indulgent. Fine line, though.

Oh, good point. Although if they hadn't matched up, they could've just stopped filming and started again. The tension in Duck Soup is character driven, and therefore relevant; the tension in Dreamland is just a stunt, and self-indulgent. Fine line, though.

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For the record, I loved Sorkin’s screenplays for The Social Networkand Moneyball, both of which turned potentially dry profiles of high-powered wonks into dynamic narratives that presented complex material and complex men with great wit and accessibility. But my cubicle-mate Kevin McFarland just observed that it…

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For the record, I loved Sorkin’s screenplays for The Social Networkand Moneyball, both of which turned potentially dry profiles of high-powered wonks into dynamic narratives that presented complex material and complex men with great wit and accessibility. But my cubicle-mate Kevin McFarland just observed that it…

It's still there, as far as I can see.

It's still there, as far as I can see.

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You are supposed to loathe Winn, and it's such a delicious loathing."

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You are supposed to loathe Winn, and it's such a delicious loathing."

It's a tricky thing to critique, definitely. A lot of times, there's tremendous humor in making the most obvious joke, either because the obviousness makes the punchline semi-ironic ("Oh, they aren't possibly going to bust out that old chestnut again,"), or because we're so primed to hear something we've heard a…

It's a tricky thing to critique, definitely. A lot of times, there's tremendous humor in making the most obvious joke, either because the obviousness makes the punchline semi-ironic ("Oh, they aren't possibly going to bust out that old chestnut again,"), or because we're so primed to hear something we've heard a…

My local NBC affiliate would show reruns after Saturday Night Live. If you didn't have Comedy Central (and we didn't for a long time), syndication was your only bet, and I'm guessing a lot of networks used the show for late night filler. I remember sitting in bed at one thirty in the morning, exhausted, but determined…

My local NBC affiliate would show reruns after Saturday Night Live. If you didn't have Comedy Central (and we didn't for a long time), syndication was your only bet, and I'm guessing a lot of networks used the show for late night filler. I remember sitting in bed at one thirty in the morning, exhausted, but determined…

Or "Bro Lagoon," where a couple of dudes are forced to hang out in a tropical paradise, punch each other on the shoulder for a while, and then ultimately give in to the subtext.