I find Ferengis vaguely entertaining (especially in episodes like Little Green Men), but Zack's right about the racism of it all. Just stick "Jew" or "black" in the place of "Ferengi" in any line and you realize how awfully racist all of our favorite characters can be:

Hooray for someone liking Clouds & Tornadoes! In 2008 I was disappointed that everyone left it off their year end "best of" lists. Not that I listen to it that much—it's so weird—but on the other hand it's kind of amazing…because it's so weird.

Yeah, I actually have a soft spot in my heart for "Battle Lines," too. But season 2 is a significant step up, even though lots of people seem to rag on it for some reason.

Agreed! We really can't get to Duet and In the Hands of the Prophets fast enough. This week was just brutal.

See, I kept thinking of Kujata, the Final Fantasy summon monster. Custard cookies are better.

I thought Dawes invented it. Along with their sweet Laurel Canyon sound. (There's another AV Club meme for you, Pizza Pizza. Welcome!)

CRISIS ALERT! Garrett dies of a model-UN-related heart attack.

WALK TO: The Sun

I've always wanted to know: when someone like Vash starts oo-moxing a Ferengi, is she basically stroking his junk in public? It always seemed pretty risque for a Star Trek series, showing that on TV! And did we ever find out if lady Ferengi like getting oo-moxed?

So true. As I was watching, I wondered, "Has there ever been an episode in the history of television which is nominally about a character and even named after that character, but you learn SO LITTLE about that character?" To put it more simply: How can an episode called "Dax" develop the character of Dax so little?

Hmm, a little from column A, a little from column B… average that out and you get a B+, don't you? THE CONSPIRACY CONTINUES

He is a beautiful animal. He is a destroyer of worlds. He is Harry fucking Potter.

I hope in the series finale everyone's dead except for Leslie Hope, who is raving about taking over South America and marrying her already-dead son. Then several hundred monkeys take over the Magus.

Oh, don't worry. The Puppy Bowl is on basically all day and night. In case you need to watch it again.

I am watching the Puppy Bowl now. It just gets better every year. This year, they've added small pigs (possibly as cheerleaders?) as well as a "kiss cam," which shows various animals kissing each other. Also, unlike the real Super Bowl, the commercials during the Puppy Bowl show hillbillies handfishing instead of…

Ah, true that. Grammar!

Grammar police citation! It should be "apure" (present tense subjunctive).

Loved this episode, especially the last 15 minutes, but one thing did bother me. When Caroline was talking about forcing her dad to feed and transition into a vampire, Elena said something like, "It's his choice. His choice is all he has left." And I rolled my eyes. That is rich, coming from the girl who just weeks…

TripleDobrev totally sounds like an ice dancing stunt. The Vampire Diaries has pulled a TripleDobrev and…yes…yes…they've stuck the landing!

I'd warn anyone who wants to try VD not to jump in on a random episode. It's a show best watched in self-destructive binges. Start from the beginning, and hang in there until episode 6. And know that it continues to get better from there (especially in the second season).