Omega the Unknown, somebody like Alan Sepinwall, who's never published fiction or written for television in his life, shouldn't be on a high horse about "reverse engineering." The Great Gatsby was "reverse engineered" (just read through Fitzgerald's published correspondence with Maxwell Perkins). The Lord of the Rings…

Omega the Unknown, somebody like Alan Sepinwall, who's never published fiction or written for television in his life, shouldn't be on a high horse about "reverse engineering." The Great Gatsby was "reverse engineered" (just read through Fitzgerald's published correspondence with Maxwell Perkins). The Lord of the Rings…

Watching the episode (yet) again, I noticed that Lane's fatal check to himself was dated December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day. (It just re-emphasizes what was made of that day on the episode in question; Roger in the gaudy shirt etc.)

Watching the episode (yet) again, I noticed that Lane's fatal check to himself was dated December 7 — Pearl Harbor Day. (It just re-emphasizes what was made of that day on the episode in question; Roger in the gaudy shirt etc.)

Nobody's said anything about the walk-on by Timothy Carhart (Sigourney Weaver's antihistamine-snorting musician friend in Ghostbusters — Bill Murray asks, "Who's the stiff?") in the opening barbershop scene.

Nobody's said anything about the walk-on by Timothy Carhart (Sigourney Weaver's antihistamine-snorting musician friend in Ghostbusters — Bill Murray asks, "Who's the stiff?") in the opening barbershop scene.

Lana, because (just like the bikini/lingerie-with-high-heels look that the Victoria's Secret models always sport) the implication is that this is public attire, which is really arresting in a way that private nudity somehow isn't.

Lana, because (just like the bikini/lingerie-with-high-heels look that the Victoria's Secret models always sport) the implication is that this is public attire, which is really arresting in a way that private nudity somehow isn't.

All they've got to do is get rid of that letter (or put it in some safe somewhere). Nobody knows anything about it except the other partners.

All they've got to do is get rid of that letter (or put it in some safe somewhere). Nobody knows anything about it except the other partners.

I think Lane was the kind of schmuck who can't handle money, but always manages to make it appear (to others and to himself) that it was all out of his control, somebody else's fault, etc. I know several people like this. It's the reason why PPL kept farming him out to the satellite offices; his performance was…

I think Lane was the kind of schmuck who can't handle money, but always manages to make it appear (to others and to himself) that it was all out of his control, somebody else's fault, etc. I know several people like this. It's the reason why PPL kept farming him out to the satellite offices; his performance was…

So that he can always stride in later, glare around at the deserted/thunderstruck office, and bark, "What's going on?"

So that he can always stride in later, glare around at the deserted/thunderstruck office, and bark, "What's going on?"

Hey, Dolores, first of all, I'm right, so there. Secondly I get the likes, so others agree. Thirdly, if you don't want pedantry you're in the wrong place. And fourthly, I'd like to see you "fall out a window" and end up blithely smoking on a couch.

Hey, Dolores, first of all, I'm right, so there. Secondly I get the likes, so others agree. Thirdly, if you don't want pedantry you're in the wrong place. And fourthly, I'd like to see you "fall out a window" and end up blithely smoking on a couch.

The "most valuable tool in the writer's arsenal" has got to be the word processor. I mean, have you ever tried to do it longhand, or with a typewriter? Give me a break!

The "most valuable tool in the writer's arsenal" has got to be the word processor. I mean, have you ever tried to do it longhand, or with a typewriter? Give me a break!

I've watched the scene with Don three times. The look on his face when the check is handed over is just incredible. He's totally stunned, like a kid caught doing something really bad who is tripped up by a really obvious mistake (as always happens with kids). You can see him thinking, "Oh my God, no" and wishing that…

I've watched the scene with Don three times. The look on his face when the check is handed over is just incredible. He's totally stunned, like a kid caught doing something really bad who is tripped up by a really obvious mistake (as always happens with kids). You can see him thinking, "Oh my God, no" and wishing that…