According to Wikipedia, an essay contest is held to decide who gets to take a shuttle over there.

Ian
Wasn't Ian describing how he "accidentally" pushed Alison and she hit her head and died? I was actually impressed that they settled on a prime suspect 2/3 of the way through the season and then slowly proved it actually WAS him. Now you bring up Melissa and act like it's still open, and I'm so confused.

If the writer was indeed employing metonymy, and by "Springfield" referring to the people who live in Springfield, I withdraw my comment. Otherwise, that the mistake has been made prominently in the past does not make it correct now. Settings can be richly drawn, explored over time, and all that stuff, but they're…

Hey I'm back in case anyone ever stumbles onto this in a similar situation I was in. Holy fucking shit do not skip the Ninth Doctor.

Squashing Poor Plot Projections Since 1985
Sir, I expect more from you. If anyone on the show were going to be involved with the cattle rustling, they would have played it up as a mystery, at least for a bit. Instead, it was treated like a force of nature, and just another thing for one of the kids to have to deal…

My cross country coach was the school electrician. And my best friend, the headmaster's son, swore up and down that he was extremely well compensated because he was a damn good electrician.

I'm Late
The whole funeral scene felt like something Paul Atreides would do. And the Phoenix Book, holy shit.

Crisis of Faith
Julie's not doubting her faith, she's bored by it. She's not about to pick up and explore other religions or philosophies, nor start declaring herself an atheist. She's just getting bored of starting at the pew in front of her while some old guy says some nonsense about God. But she accepts that…

Insufficient Hypocrisy
I haven't been enough of a hypocrite today, so, having just left a comment at Mr. Sepinwall's blog railing against those who hold their shows to too much realism, I am here to point out a stupid line in a pretty good episode of a pretty great show:

Oh no! Did some inaccurate science slip onto the television? Everyone run and hide!

Hi from the future! Mr. Tobias, you have a baby now!
I loved Twin Peaks. This movie was boring for an hour and a half, and then pointlessly random for 45 minutes. I don't feel like I didn't get it; I feel like it was a simple twist wrapped in an overly complicated directing style.