But Troy (and by extension, Donald Glover) is leaving. Why focus on him? His story was completed when he decided to take the boat trip at the end of "Cooperative Polygraphy." This episode is basically an epilogue for him.

There was also the business in the pilot about keeping what they do together a secret (including shoving those seeds up his ass), and last week's beat where Morty was forced to shower with Rick.

I'm so late to this and no one will ever read it, but I disagree that R & M is shying away from sentiment. Between all the snuffles stuff in Lawnmower Dog, Jerry's complete rise/fall/rise in the simulation, and the final scene with Rick and Morty (for real this time), I really enjoy how this show is treating all their…

I believe Neil Patrick Harris was cast (which is pretty dead on), so he'll definitely be in there.

If they were going to take out that whole part, why even have Desi in the movie at all?

Do you have a problem with 99% of all other TV deaths?

One of the lines that stuck out to me in "Repilot" for Jeff's assertion that they all came in to Greendale as normal people, and came out cartoons — and how it couldn't totally be blamed on the gas leak year. It's a really interesting moment where Harmon seems to be admitting that the show could occasionally get away…

Don't forget his involvement in the Paranormal-Activity-as-a-TV-Series The River, which eventually costarred Katie Featherstone.

Yeah, I second this. Really unassuming, but fun, smart, and scary movie. There was one moment halfway through that I thought was legitimately brilliant.

A Criterion Tootsie? Happy New Year indeed!

It's a YP, not an MP.

It's what TV Historians in the Future will call The Chuck Paradox.

The same people who are currently swimming in a pool of Sound of Music Live! money.

Whoops, you said what I did much more concisely.

I mean, there's a pretty strong connection between "Vulnerable kid who was raped by a prostitute, then beaten by his religious step mother for it" and "Womanizer who pathologically keeps people at arms length, going so far as to create a new identity." I totally agree that that incident is most-likely where Dick…

What got me was that Jeff's Dad was apparently this elusive, impossible-to-find guy (so much so that Jeff believed that Pierce was only able to do it with his massive wealth) who turns out to be living a basically suburban life somewhere within driving distance.

So so good. Was so disappointed to see this wasn't getting regular coverage, because just in two episodes it's toe-to-toe with any other sitcom I watch on network TV.

I watched up until the Thanksgiving one. I was so upset with how shittily they dealt with Jeff's Dad that I just gave up.

Obviously, it's very cool and new and exciting… but I'm nearly panicking (or at least, as much as you can panic about a television) at the prospect of no Study Group scenes. How do you do Community without Study Group scenes??

You got me there, @avclub-ea1026696cadc48775907505feafed8e:disqus.