Somebody made a map at some point: http://www.metro.us/boston/…

Aw, thanks!

I think if someone is about to die in front of you, and you have the ability (both physically and mentally) to prevent it without dying or being severely injured in the process, and yet you actively decide not to save the person, that is morally equivalent to murder.

I feel like Cary adapts a lot to his surroundings. When he's in a high-pressure competitive situation, like the SA's office or the contest with Alicia in season 1, he's a cutthroat pragmatist. But being the one to initially strike out and start a new firm seemed like a more idealistic move on his part, whereas Alicia…

I haven't watched Bones in years, but I loved the character of the Iranian intern. Not only was he not really terribly stereotypically nerdy, but he got to do something well enough to really impress the viewers and Brennan, which none of the other interns (who I think were all of apparently western European descent?)…

I read something once that claimed that Jordan Peele actually auditioned for SNL with an Obama impression, and Lorne rejected him in favor of Fred Armisen's Obama. Which, if true, seems to me like airtight proof that Lorne Michaels should not be in charge of hiring people to do impressions.

I especially hate the persistent menu bar because I like to scroll by using my space bar to page down, and since the scroll doesn't include the menu bar in where to define the page limits, that means I miss a few lines on every page. Which means my flow of reading articles and comments has gone from "reach bottom, hit…

Wow, with all the "Clark Gregg is killing it" comments week after week, I'm really glad to know someone else dislikes Coulson! I had exactly the same reaction to Skye's comment in this episode. Gregg seems to be stuck in eternal "straight-man supporting character" mode, but that only works as a character when you're…

This is why I love reading these comments. I mean, now I have some questionable search history from verifying it — aw, hell, who am I kidding, my search history would make that kid Zach punched blush. Anyway, thanks! I could totally see this being a factor in the storyline, although having the kid be guilty but unable…

I assumed David Lee had finally gotten that second secretary he's always wanted and put them in Alicia's office.

I'll just echo what everyone else has said here: most Americans really have just seen pictures of Angela Merkel occasionally, so our impression really boils down to "Hey, she looks kind of like a COO from the '80s!" aka exactly our stereotype of "older woman who's powerful but personally lonely". This is somewhat…

Oh my god, Patti Nyholm would be F/A's David Lee and it would be AMAZING.

Exactly what I was thinking!

@avclub-62812d8eb06386505986efff8b5e43ac:disqus , I went to a fairly prestigious school (not Harvard) in Boston, and when people ask me where I went to school I often use that evasion. I mean, it depends on the context; if someone is asking me directly while on a date or something, I'll answer straight up, but if it's…

Erika Moen! I liked her a lot in Penny Arcade's Strip Search.

She's asking for 5% of the profits, an ask that, if answered for twenty people, would leave an entire firm with no budget.

Well, several episodes later, I'm happy to report that the Caitlin plot does get better over time, and thankfully Celeste has not resurfaced yet.

What Alicia's tennis acquaintance was spouting wasn't a wacky Chinese sex theory — well, it wasn't just a wacky Chinese sex theory! It was a pretty clear reference to Sex at Dawn, this book Dan Savage was pushing a while back that makes the case that humans aren't naturally monogamous. I actually quite enjoyed it,…

I felt like this episode had a bit of a madonna/whore complex. Caitlin is blonde and sexy and doesn't have great grades while Martha is serious and hardworking and gets embarrassed over watching foreign films; Celeste keeps trying to tempt Will back to her, in myriad ways, thinks all women are in competition with her,…

@avclub-359f449e012b58f30cbc80ea8b9e794a:disqus Those two bars draw very different crowds! All Asia is the one with loud people smoking outside all the time, while the Middle East has a music room below the main level. Also, confusingly, the Middle East is closer to Mary's!