Anti-gay persecution, check.

It's sex with someone I love!

It's sex with someone I love!

Lily Rabe has gotten severely underused this season, considering how much fun every scene she's in has been.

Lily Rabe has gotten severely underused this season, considering how much fun every scene she's in has been.

Also not all of the counts because Jessica Lange does terrible accent work.

Also not all of the counts because Jessica Lange does terrible accent work.

They're starting to move past the "characterization" of Lana as SHE'S A JOURNALIST! AND SHE'S A LESBIAN!!, but not that much.

They're starting to move past the "characterization" of Lana as SHE'S A JOURNALIST! AND SHE'S A LESBIAN!!, but not that much.

Guys, we need to talk about something. I know everyone's thought it over the past few weeks, but we're all afraid to say it, because we're worried we might get flagged. But here goes anyway.

Guys, we need to talk about something. I know everyone's thought it over the past few weeks, but we're all afraid to say it, because we're worried we might get flagged. But here goes anyway.

Gene Krupa?

Gene Krupa?

I'm more or less in your boat; as what I guess you'd call a liberal in the broad sense (you know, as opposed to a fascist or a [paleo-]conservative or a democratic socialist or a Maoist), I'm usually pretty happy with both parties' economic policies, and am often horrified at both parties' domestic and foreign…

I'm more or less in your boat; as what I guess you'd call a liberal in the broad sense (you know, as opposed to a fascist or a [paleo-]conservative or a democratic socialist or a Maoist), I'm usually pretty happy with both parties' economic policies, and am often horrified at both parties' domestic and foreign…

You know what, though, if the Republican Party withers and dies it's not going to lead to a one-party system or anything. Something else will come along, and some people will hate it and some people will love it, and the best you can say is it probably won't focus exclusively on catering to rich people and racists.

You know what, though, if the Republican Party withers and dies it's not going to lead to a one-party system or anything. Something else will come along, and some people will hate it and some people will love it, and the best you can say is it probably won't focus exclusively on catering to rich people and racists.

Why you eyein' my oil drink?

Why you eyein' my oil drink?

"Trying?" It's not that hard, although of course it's not easy to do super-well.