See, I read that as Selina's tiny remaining shred of humanity reminding her of the thing you say when you see a quasi-friend's home. She has such a contented little smile when she says it, like, "I was just a good boss by giving him that compliment."

See, I read that as Selina's tiny remaining shred of humanity reminding her of the thing you say when you see a quasi-friend's home. She has such a contented little smile when she says it, like, "I was just a good boss by giving him that compliment."

The thing about Mike is, I assume the way he weasels his way into the suicide pact is standard operating procedure for him - he knows just enough about enough people to really fuck up a lot of powerful people's mornings if he was ever backed into a corner and had nothing left to lose.

The thing about Mike is, I assume the way he weasels his way into the suicide pact is standard operating procedure for him - he knows just enough about enough people to really fuck up a lot of powerful people's mornings if he was ever backed into a corner and had nothing left to lose.

Believe it gets brought up again when he's being raked over the coals for keeping an empty flat in the next episode.

Believe it gets brought up again when he's being raked over the coals for keeping an empty flat in the next episode.

Oh, could be he's a TV character, and doesn't exist, and you're over-thinking this.

Oh, could be he's a TV character, and doesn't exist, and you're over-thinking this.

No, I just picked it at random as a show that probably has a small, nice, dedicated commenter group who wouldn't want to be harassed by The A.V. Club's angrier elements.

No, I just picked it at random as a show that probably has a small, nice, dedicated commenter group who wouldn't want to be harassed by The A.V. Club's angrier elements.

I love that there's no real REASON for that line except that his lobbyist training tells him that if someone says something about family, you have to say a small talk thing about family before you get to the threats. And because he's part-snake, that's what he considers decent small-talk.

I love that there's no real REASON for that line except that his lobbyist training tells him that if someone says something about family, you have to say a small talk thing about family before you get to the threats. And because he's part-snake, that's what he considers decent small-talk.

"Not that one!"

"Not that one!"

Wait, was "secret handshake" the name of the guy who played Coach?

Wait, was "secret handshake" the name of the guy who played Coach?

I recently read the Official episode guide for that season, and it's kind of stunning how lame so much of it is. Almost every episode veers hard into cartoonish nonsense by the end (which is, admittedly, fun, but grows wearying after a while), and all the best jokes are meta-commentary about how tired and old the show…

I recently read the Official episode guide for that season, and it's kind of stunning how lame so much of it is. Almost every episode veers hard into cartoonish nonsense by the end (which is, admittedly, fun, but grows wearying after a while), and all the best jokes are meta-commentary about how tired and old the show…

My assumption has always been that the "Classic" reviews exist first and foremost as a lightning rod for the site's more persnickety, whiny fans. They're a big, easy target that people can get good and mad about, write their (surprisingly passionate) angry comments on, and then, tired, go off and take a nap, leaving…

My assumption has always been that the "Classic" reviews exist first and foremost as a lightning rod for the site's more persnickety, whiny fans. They're a big, easy target that people can get good and mad about, write their (surprisingly passionate) angry comments on, and then, tired, go off and take a nap, leaving…