I doubt they'll go that way, as they implied he was (will be again) a crusading investigative journalist fighting for the little guy. Not that one couldn't be that and a prick in person, but it seems an unlikely combination for a sitcom like this.

Both the prank story and the Amber story skated on thin ice over cruelty but never fell in. That was impressive. Megan Park is pitch perfect in her portrayl of kind, patient but supremely confident Jane.

@avclub-b3fe4f5a8793b5499e143cdf1253caff:disqus Yes, that was the joke, though I found it implausible that Sheldon would be so naïve about what something like that would be worth (or check its likely value online). The squirt gun with the price tag still on it was even more ridiculous. Parsons sold it, but it wasn't…

Hated the psychic. In an otherwise realistic show, having a psychic be "real" in anyway is completely ridiculous. Especially since con artist or delusional psychics are a real problem with a case like this.

Presuming he survived the operation, is there any reason he couldn't have his old job back? Having a pacemaker isn't that big of deal is it?

In fact, in the first season Supernatural finale, it looks like the Winchesters have just been killed. Had the show not been renewed, that would probably have cult status as one of the darker series endings.

The first season might have been a little clunky, but even in season 1 you could see the casting was perfect and the dialogue often brilliant. There was real promise there from the beginning.

You're right about the electronics, but like @avclub-9cbac99b96b86db11c3cb9501e695e31:disqus  I think the implication was they didn't beat the clock on getting the power off.

Having both Aaron and Monroe cheat death in the same episode was just cruelty to the audience.

And that's a better joke than here, because the Spanish word for malaria is…malaria.

One thing that really rang true was Alex knowing there were 160 days until the exam and being pissed off about any deviation from the syllabus. Some teachers don't like to teach AP because there's zero flexibility to deviate from the topics that will be on the exam.

wrt Gloria, the tragic descent of all sitcoms is that characters become their quirks, and their quirks become more and more exaggerated.

The contrast to the Occassions Closet was the tools in a pillowcase joke. But Cam is an enthusiastic farm kid, he would never do that.

She and Mitch together are usually pretty good.

The Cosby Show? Maybe?

Another example: the high school has two openings: one social studies and one  gym/freshman football, two specialties with a huge pool of applicants for any opening, and they are offered to the newest guy in the sub pool, without an interview, and he is not certified for either one. Not even trying.

That joke was terrible. On the other hand, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons did a pretty good job on that pratfall, which was a much better (and non-racist) treatment of the kid-eager-for-school idea.

It was a Lazarus Pit, but Warner Brothers won't let them mention it by name.

@avclub-ffffda8ada4827900cbf65fd20281080:disqus Type an @ sign, then start typing their id, and you get a drop down list of matches. Choose the correct id from that list.

He throws Shakespeare reading parties with his actor friends, and they put in a little more work and filmed one. The set is Whedon's house. .