@Kumagoro:disqus "Drawing on your own insecurities" is probably one of the easier drama school exercises, along with "Act like you're self-absorbed" and "Improvise a scene where you crave attention."

Going out on a limb, but I didn't care so much for this one.

I was unaware that Mormons had co-opted "gentiles" for non-Mormons.

@avclub-eac75edc18b8546c46893fe4b75ab995:disqus I still laugh at Parks, but even if I didn't, no show makes me smile as much as it does. That's an underrated alternative goal for a comedy.

Well, the historical Nucky Thompson was an effusive insider politics guy, not a Capone-esque thug. I actually think the only problem with Buscemi is he's a bit dour.

Miley should rip up a Mickey  Mouse poster and say "Fight the real enemy!"

Unfortunately, they can always revisit any issue when they get back.

@avclub-22cfdce02d35728058686d49fc89a63b:disqus But we're talking about pussy applied to a man, that's the derogatory aspect, and it's misogynistic because one of the worst things to call a man (if you're a misogynist) is a woman.

Yes, in the PhD programs I'm familiar with, the Master's degree is incidental, and a possible bailout option if things aren't going well in the first year or two. So, it's quite common that those are from the same school.

Granted, but Princeton is a superb school, so Leonard really should be able to just laugh it off. That it leaves him so nonplussed is part of the joke.

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And now Ann is leaving because…Pawnee sucks. How will that conversation go?

@avclub-4acd793a645f227d84ddb7c4c3f16603:disqus Yes, and Leslie needing a moral lesson from the basketball court was not a great way to resolve the issue.

Let's face it, the Penny Saver is most likely an NSA front organization.

Nope, it's a anatomically-themed misogynistic slur.

You're right…I kind of wish the clue had been "leave no stones unturned" instead. Maybe too obvious?

I don't agree with her, but I could see Amy thinking of the Beatles as middle brow. She's either fully engaged mentally with high brow music or giving into the childlike appreciation of low brow arrangements like "Sweet Caroline".

The stakes are that these are smart people whose identity is tied up in showing how smart they are (and Penny, who wants to show she can keep up with them). Of course it mattered to them!

To those who seen other TV shows, Neville's double-cross was not much of a surprise. I guess Jason doesn't have that advantage (hey, Charlie can get some mileage out of that excuse too). But,

Our new friend Titus' last name is probably inspired by Phillips Academy (a prestigious boarding school — now co-ed)  in Andover, MA.