No one may particularly care, but Episodes isn't deceased, as stated in the review. It returns at the beginning of the year:

I think it's sad you're making it about sexism. I'm only speaking as someone who knows what it's like to have an abusive parent. Granted, Leonard's mother probably never chased him around the house with a knife like mine did, among other things, but abuse is abuse. There are very few circumstances I will consider…

Yeah, I think Janney is great, but her character is so awful I'm not sure how much longer I can take this show. Bonnie is a monster and large part of why this show is such a downer. Anna Faris is so likeable, but it's just depressing watching her deal with her horrible mother, her horrible daughter and miserable life.

I loved Liv in the beginning—that scene of her in front of the White House proclaiming how they'd claimed she was having an affair with Fitz just the day before was exactly what I was hoping for—but the rest of the episode was just depressing. I was really hoping Liv would go after Mellie and portray her as mentally…

Agreed (although I don't mind Sheldon's mother). But Leonard's mother is heinous, her behavior—past and present—is disgusting and appalling, and Penny's revenge was so far over the line I was horrified. Taking advantage of Penny's sympathy was sort of gross, but if she was really going to be that dumb, I couldn't get…

Yep. I honestly didn't think she was that bad at all, especially considering what we've seen she's capable of. This was nothing compared to her behavior in the arc where she and Ben broke up to avoid the scandal and she went nuts. Both the model UN episode and "Smallest Park" were more uncomfortable for me than this.

This deserves a million Likes, unlike Donna's comment.

Definitely better than last week, but still not as good as it should be. Faris and Janney are so talented, but only Janney is being given material to work with (which she then proceeds to knock out of the park). That scene between her and Faris as Christy was preparing for the date was my favorite of the episode, and…

Yep, this episode was one of the most purely fun half-hours I've seen on TV in ages. Loved it.

Agreed. "Fear of Flying" isn't perfect, but when it comes on, I have no trouble sitting through it and am solidly entertained. When "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" comes on, I just change the channel. Marge > Abe.

And after Crittenden left, Carolyn Omine eventually came on board and has been responsible for several Marge-centric episodes, including "Sweets and Sour Marge" and the godawful "The Strong Arms of the Ma," proving that just because a writer is a woman doesn't mean she's inherently capable of writing a decent Marge…

As much as it's noted that the show went downhill after this episode, one thing that's not mentioned enough IMO, is that Ellen fired most/all the writers from this season (so, the ones who helped her win the Emmy for this) and had an entirely new staff in Season 5. So even beyond the plotting/subject matter issues,…

Yes, I'd find it much more appealing if they titled it Danny Strong's The Butler.

I will forever love Easy-Bake Coven, if only because every time some religious nutjob starts railing against gay marriage or something because "it's against the Bible!" I inevitably think, "The Bible says a lot of things. Shove her!"

"Crapbag". ;)

@avclub-24f6f7a488efc0455e1cb95aea962bed:disqus I can't give them too much credit for that though, since they thought going into Season Nine, when he was introduced, that it would be the last one and it was very much a throw-a-guy-at-Phoebe-at-the-last-minute thing (especially after Season 8, where Phoebe had…

It looks like there aren't any current showrunners. The writers in charge of Season 4 had a one-season deal, and turned down an offer to return.

@intangible_fancy:disqus Yes, and he succeeded. The credits confirmed it was the same actor.

Not "who is watching this". Presumably they had some intended audience in mind, and they had to assume the gays would comprise a large portion of that audience. So what's with screwing over the gay characters?

So in SMASH World, the straights all wind up paired up (even if it means hauling in love interests—even the adulterous ones—from last season) while the gays end up dead or hitting on straight guys and ultimately alone.