Don't discount Mr. Small's, too.

That's a good point. And it probably doesn't seem too recent to me because the way I experienced it originally (total obsession in middle school) is entirely different than the way any Twilight-type stuff impacts me now.

Another fun fact: The first election I can remember is Bush/Gore, and now I can legally vote! But that doesn't make any of you old, I'm sure.

It was a pretty rapid turnaround for me. By the time I reached mid-high school I had completely turned on it.

When I was in eighth grade I wrote Twilight fanfiction.

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This week on the Matty Sadface scale:

A friend of mine in high school got a $20 gift card to Nordstrom's as a Christmas gift from his mother. He thought it was to compensate for the fact that they were lower middle class, and bought a pair of really nice socks.

Agreed on the grace. This show can pack a real emotional wallop when it wants to. And it's so nice that two episodes in it's already there. I liked the love triangle arc last season, but this show does everything else about the high school experience so well that I'm really looking forward to seeing how this season…

It's an interesting comparison to draw, because Awkward and Bunheads have a similar kind of rapid-fire dialogue mixed with genuine heart formula. I bet Lauren Iungerich is a big Gilmore Girls fan.

"I fucking love you, man!" I enjoyed Matty living it up at first, because it seemed natural, but over the course of the hour I missed his wounded face. Fortunately, the end did not disappoint and I at last saw the saddest face on television again.

FUCK SHITBALLS, DICK.

Oh man you're in for a treat. Princess Cookies is an amaaaaaazing episode.

@avclub-6b160289536b8a7a7a2c161a02014e7c:disqus please make me aware, then! This sounds intriguing.

Absolutely. This second season ditched most of what wasn't working from the first. And Carrie's right; Carlton has become a central character to the story, which has lead to a lot of interesting Deaf-culture discussions. The scenes where Marlee Matlin is lecturing the kids, particularly, are informative and engaging,…

It's also an episode of It's Always Sunny, which is never a good sign.

God, that siren was so jarring, as was every commercial break.

It's such a thorny issue, and this show has always excelled at treating everyone's opinions with the utmost respect. Bay wants to be treated like a family member and Daphne wants to maintain the one place she's completely accepted - I'm rooting for both of them and I don't know how I even want this to end.

I thought I'd end up hating this whole love triangle/square/quadrilateral a lot more than I am. But Noah seems genuine to me, and the rehearsal aspect seemed sincere. The show has been gradually working toward how he's better suited to Daphne, and I think it's done it really organically.

Some dialogue from our exchange:
Him: Are you eighteen?
Me: …yes.
Him: You'd be surprised at how many girls around here aren't.