Completely agree about Lily and Marshall. I felt the writers were already struggling with them last year during the moving out to the suburbs and living with Lily's dad arc (so much so that they ended up throwing that away and moving them right back to their original apartment.) Then I thought they totally blew the…

@tlachtga:disqus , thank you so much for sharing.  I was really moved by your story.  I grew up in Virginia and going to New York was always a special treat for my family as well.  We all love theatre, so attending shows was a huge part of our trips.  We usually went to Broadway, but one time we visited Radio City…

@tlachtga:disqus , thank you so much for sharing.  I was really moved by your story.  I grew up in Virginia and going to New York was always a special treat for my family as well.  We all love theatre, so attending shows was a huge part of our trips.  We usually went to Broadway, but one time we visited Radio City…

I don't know.  I enjoyed the review (of course), but I don't think it was his absolute *best*.

I don't know.  I enjoyed the review (of course), but I don't think it was his absolute *best*.

I agree with @avclub-c715b7f9c127a03df75863d57da84c6c:disqus .  It would've popped a lot more, instead of just melting into the model's skin and making it hard to distinguish between her body and the dress.  Maybe he meant for this to be an illusion as you said, @domingohaliburton, but I didn't think so.  I just…

I agree with @avclub-c715b7f9c127a03df75863d57da84c6c:disqus .  It would've popped a lot more, instead of just melting into the model's skin and making it hard to distinguish between her body and the dress.  Maybe he meant for this to be an illusion as you said, @domingohaliburton, but I didn't think so.  I just…

The color of Christopher's dress was my only problem with it.  I felt that the color of the buildings and the color of the background were too similar; the silhouette of the skyline should've contrasted more so it could pop out from the background.  The outline will be hard to pick out from far away.  I think a black…

The color of Christopher's dress was my only problem with it.  I felt that the color of the buildings and the color of the background were too similar; the silhouette of the skyline should've contrasted more so it could pop out from the background.  The outline will be hard to pick out from far away.  I think a black…

Serious question, not just sniping: why are the musical acts never even mentioned in these reviews?  They're a part of the show.  Every sketch is discussed, but both performances by the musical act are always ignored.  Sure they're not as big of a feature as the host, but they do get two segments all to themselves and…

Serious question, not just sniping: why are the musical acts never even mentioned in these reviews?  They're a part of the show.  Every sketch is discussed, but both performances by the musical act are always ignored.  Sure they're not as big of a feature as the host, but they do get two segments all to themselves and…

A few thoughts on the episode:

A few thoughts on the episode:

Give season 3 a try.  It's a delightful surprise. Engaging from the start, and a major step forward for the series.  I bet you'll hang in there this time around.

Give season 3 a try.  It's a delightful surprise. Engaging from the start, and a major step forward for the series.  I bet you'll hang in there this time around.

Actually @avclub-4370a09825ce603a74e42ef6eca56ef9:disqus , I hate to burst your bubble, but there was actually a different opening sequence for the pilot.  It included Annie parachuting out of a plane to Florence + The Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" and it was truly awesome.  Then we got to episode 2 and the…

Actually @avclub-4370a09825ce603a74e42ef6eca56ef9:disqus , I hate to burst your bubble, but there was actually a different opening sequence for the pilot.  It included Annie parachuting out of a plane to Florence + The Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" and it was truly awesome.  Then we got to episode 2 and the…

Yes!  So happy to see this review!  I have been surprisingly engaged with Covert Affairs all season and I'm glad to see its major improvements getting some recognition here.  I hope you'll consider bringing back weekly reviews after the month-long break.  I know the readership isn't high, but now that the quality of…

Yes!  So happy to see this review!  I have been surprisingly engaged with Covert Affairs all season and I'm glad to see its major improvements getting some recognition here.  I hope you'll consider bringing back weekly reviews after the month-long break.  I know the readership isn't high, but now that the quality of…

Agreed. I was a Nick at Nite junkie as a kid, and although Odd Couple wasn't one of my favorites, I did watch it occasionally. And now that I work in theatre, it comes up with surprising frequency. (It was originally a Neil Simon play and is often performed at regional theatres… Often to great eye rolling by theatre…