"It's me, Elizabeth. It was me all along, Elizabeth. You all bought it! Even my immediate family bought it!"

Yeah, that is a better example. The author completely disregarded the fact that he was reporting about a person with problems that extended way beyond a putter. But he ignored that in the pursuit of a "good story" and it resulted in a tragedy that might have been avoided.

but there have been times when I’ve been in a really sad situation, when just about anybody else would be filled with despair or rage, and I’ve, instead, found some part of my brain whirring away about how this might make a wonderful piece when I just get the time to sit down and write it. Does this make me a monster?…

Oh, I thought you said, "Go to bread."

— The fact that they rented a Crown Vic to pick up Jessa was perfect.
— "Completely Not Me" is the best song Jenny Lewis has recorded in a long time.
— My favorite utensil is a grapefruit spoon.
— Is there really a place in NYC with chocolate cups you can eat?

Apparently, I wasn't the only one who didn't realize Top Chef was on last night. Damn you, Wednesday New Year!

Yeah, the cojones on Carols for wanting to use the oven to cook food. Everyone knows ovens are primarily used to warm plates anyways. Outrageous.

I particularly enjoyed the irony of the CIA questioning Fara's loyalty for her "erratic" behavior (i.e., missing two days of work). That doesn't even come close to being as erratic as some of the stuff Carrie has done. Yet, Fara is the one being called out. Fara wears a headscarf: you're disrespecting everyone who…

1) The debate between which direction the CIA is going in the show seems to parallel the actual debate within the CIA right now. Whereas David Petraeus continued to militarize the CIA through the expansion of the drone program, the current leadership is moving it back towards more traditional intelligence gathering…

SEMI-SPOILER: I think The West Wing balances itself out in terms of idealism and realism. The Bartlet Administration certainly doesn't win every time; it just seems that way.

I like my political dramas to be inspiring, which is why I compare every show to the West Wing.

Zoe Barnes =  Sam Miller's female sidekick at The Sentinel, but less talented

HoC was rather joyless. You don't really feel any vicarious satisfaction when Underwood's plans work or angst when his plans are unraveling.

Not when there's a paucity of good characters to begin with.

Agreed. Let's kill off the character with the most believable backstory; that's a good idea. I at least hope we get to see Russo's childhood friend run for his seat. It would be a shame to see that subplot end.

Those character traits seemed too superficial to me. It felt like Spacey or one of the writers added those things in to give Underwood life; otherwise, he is just a more shrewd, handsome version of Eric Cantor. And no one wants to watch a show about him?

Exactly, HOC falls somewhere in between Showtime's Boss and USA's Political Animals. HOC featured a quality cast and excellent production, but it failed to engage its audience with anything substantive. It instead filled time with too many generic soap opera plot lines—just like PA and The Newsroom.

Hopefully, I'm not the only person to have watched House of Cards and Boss , but to be honest, I liked Kelsey Grammer's portrayal of a megalomaniacal politician better than Kevin Spacey's effort.

I like her can-do spirit—emphasis on the do, amirite? What? I'll let myself out.

BEST. STRFKR. LP. EVER.