I really enjoyed the beginning of this episode, and the end. The beginning felt lived in and gave us a chance to hang with the crew, and the end was gorgeous and sad and maybe, just maybe a bit unearned. It's sad because, well, it's always sad when a dead person is returned to his relatives, but Tracey is just…

Pushing Daisies, the episode, "Comfort Food," where Ned and Olive go to a food competition and solve a murder, like they do. Since most crime solving is a form of competition, (gumshoes vs. crime-jerks), adding a second layer of competition was interesting to me. Plus, it's Pushing Daisies, which is fantastic.

Pushing Daisies, the episode, "Comfort Food," where Ned and Olive go to a food competition and solve a murder, like they do. Since most crime solving is a form of competition, (gumshoes vs. crime-jerks), adding a second layer of competition was interesting to me. Plus, it's Pushing Daisies, which is fantastic.

@avclub-eac75edc18b8546c46893fe4b75ab995:disqus Okay, I think that no matter what your feelings are on the Newsroom, it can probably be objectively agreed to that it's nowhere near as bad as 2 Broke Girls. It's like the modern equivalent of a minstrel show.

@avclub-eac75edc18b8546c46893fe4b75ab995:disqus Okay, I think that no matter what your feelings are on the Newsroom, it can probably be objectively agreed to that it's nowhere near as bad as 2 Broke Girls. It's like the modern equivalent of a minstrel show.

Gotcha. I think there's room for a Shasta/Homeboys split review. Come for the rap-rock, stay for the racist caricatures… IN SPACE!

Gotcha. I think there's room for a Shasta/Homeboys split review. Come for the rap-rock, stay for the racist caricatures… IN SPACE!

So, AV Club Classic reviews Shasta McNasty? Anyone?

So, AV Club Classic reviews Shasta McNasty? Anyone?

"Okay, maybe that’s a little pretentious. And probably not an intended linkage. Still, that’s what happened."
And thus Noel Murray sums up the spirit of tv criticism, all academic essays.

"Okay, maybe that’s a little pretentious. And probably not an intended linkage. Still, that’s what happened."
And thus Noel Murray sums up the spirit of tv criticism, all academic essays.

Oh, it was. Missed that in the stray observations…

Oh, it was. Missed that in the stray observations…

Could've done without all the fart-bending, but Milo's slo-mo shot was pretty wonderful.

Could've done without all the fart-bending, but Milo's slo-mo shot was pretty wonderful.

I've only watched the last couple seasons of Dr. Who. Who would you say is the pure chaos/order? Cybermen and Daleks?

I've only watched the last couple seasons of Dr. Who. Who would you say is the pure chaos/order? Cybermen and Daleks?

I said I wrote the essay, I didn't say I wrote it well :p

I said I wrote the essay, I didn't say I wrote it well :p

Not necessarily. Chaos can come from order, and vice versa. Every time the Reavers and the Alliance collide, it seems like the Reavers are stronger, so what does that say?