This is actually the theory my friend and I came up with while watching this on Hulu. "Hey, you know how everyone was like, 'If electricity doesn't work, then how does the brain still function?' Well maybe it doesn't! That's why they're all so goddamn dumb!"

They already had a bit of that in season 1, I think. Although they hadn't heard about all the random women yet, just Robin. But they were pretty annoyed.

They already had a bit of that in season 1, I think. Although they hadn't heard about all the random women yet, just Robin. But they were pretty annoyed.

Now that I would have paid to see.

Now that I would have paid to see.

It's definitely this. Isn't it conventional wisdom that people tend to prefer screwball comedies and other lighthearted fare during recessions? I even seem to recall reading a study that proved this, but I can't find it now, so maybe not. In any case, I'm surprised VDW didn't touch on this.

It's definitely this. Isn't it conventional wisdom that people tend to prefer screwball comedies and other lighthearted fare during recessions? I even seem to recall reading a study that proved this, but I can't find it now, so maybe not. In any case, I'm surprised VDW didn't touch on this.

Remember, kids, meth is a sometimes food!

Remember, kids, meth is a sometimes food!

I have come from the future just to tell you that Yummsh and Chryso42 were right on the money. Since it's been years since all the Trek movie hype, I didn't even realize there was cross-promotion involved — it played as an excellent subversion of the "lunatic? no, GENIUS!" cliche, which is especially hilarious for…

I just discovered that the first season of Fringe is free with Amazon Prime, so I've been going through these threads. As soon as I saw Jared Harris show up in this episode I yelled "Lane Pryce!" It's funny — amusing, interesting, and strange — to come here and see how this was before his turn on Mad Men.