That's just you overlaying your own politics onto the show. At no point does the show imply that McBride's or Goggin's characters are trying to destroy her because she's black, or a woman. I think it's very reasonable to assume they would have done the same to whoever was selected as the new principal, regardless of…

Ahhh SO close to reading an entire article without mention of Trump. Thank goodness you managed to sneak it in there.

What happened to Gerard Butler's career?

"I take pleasure in guttin' you, boy."

It's really a testament to the unbelievably high quality of the show that none of the above episodes are bad choices and you still left out Conversations with Dead People, The Body, Passion, Lover's Walk, Restless, The Prom, and The Wish.

I appreciate his candor here. I'm glad he seems to be in a better place now. As a big fan of the show, it was tough seeing the path his life took after it ended.

Damn, I'm sad to see one of the best columns on this site end. Thanks for your in-depth and thoughtful analysis, Mike. It was a pleasure to read.

Signs and Ion Square are excellent, and Ares is good in a weird way. I usually skip the rest.

Weezer comes to mind, although they always manage to put out juuust enough good material to keep you from ever writing them off completely.

Nope, this is a bad album, sorry.

Semi-controversial opinion: I always liked Bear vs. Shark better than At the Drive-In.

I loved Gamby's "shut the fuck up" when the students were "ooohing" him. I also never tire of Ray's bottomless affability.

Wow, that's the first and, I suspect, last time I'll hear Less Than Jake compared "lyrics-wise and tone-wise" to Modest Mouse.

I haven't seen this since I was kid, but I sure loved the hell out of it. And that poster is incredible.

The artwork actually kind of creeps me out. The dad in the last panel looks like some kind of weird ventriloquist dummy.

Yeah I thought about that after I posted. I guess that makes sense.

If the couple hasn't been watching Breaking Bad, how do they know all the nuances of Jesse and Mike, etc?

Oh god, please make it stop

This feature is kind of like the comic version of clothing websites like Teefury.

I never tire of how open Mike is about his failures. It's sweet in a way.