The Joan Callamezzo wall painting collection was a nice touch, albeit in the "shit I can't un-see" sense.
"Bert Macklin is back. You thought he was dead? So did the President's…enemies." Awesome.

Oh, well. Only so many sitcom plots to be had.

I've always been lukewarm about Jones as a comedic actor. Ever since she was on The Office, I could never tell if she was playing her characters really subtle or if she just doesn't have the presence actors need to play lead roles.

This episode was fantastic. I don't remember the last time I was watching a sitcom and was laughing at every other line of dialogue. The writing on this show is so sharp, and the actors know exactly how to deliver them.

Why are advertisers still so enamored of the 18-49 demographic? They have no money.

Hey everybody, who's up for a mustache competition I WIN.

The tone of this article was great. The main reason I go to museums or listen to old records is to remind myself I'm going to die, so this was right up my alley.

RE: Why Donna never gives something an "A" - all it does is remind me why I hated college professors. "Always room for improvement" my ass. This show is hitting grand slams every week. Anything less than an "A" is just stupid.

The same reason a lot of other talented sexy actresses aren't: she's not a 20-something size 0 bubble-head pixie.

The subtext of the episode with Gus' back-story seems to indicate that hot women in bikini's isn't quite his…how should I put it…cup of tea?

If I'd just spent the entire night in a secret cartel lab cooking meth for guys with guns in my face, I'd probably not be in a party mood, either.

No way was Mike going to shoot Jesse. His gun was pointed in Jesse's general direction, and that's it.

This is bummer news, but at least they went out on their own terms, and still speaking to each other.

Why oh why did Skyler not just walk out of the room instead of telling Ted about the money?!? No question, he will give her up to the Feds in a second when it's time to save his own neck.

This is what happens when good companies become public companies. The only thing that matters is the stock price. Not providing great service, not filling needs, not making people happy.

I wonder if there's any symbolism in how Walter spent the first part of this episode the same way he did the first episode of season one, battered and bruised, standing around in his underwear, on the brink of disaster?

I think the idea that untalented people should be famous and everyone should be on camera, whether you have something to contribute or not, is a recent phenomenon. From the 50s to the 80s, 20-somethings wanted to watch people like Elvis, Sinatra, the Beatles, glamorous movie stars, etc.

Seconded.

Does anyone else think that Roxie sounded exactly like the black gal from Sealab 2021?

It seems to me Björk belongs to a small group of pop musicians for whom there are very few fence-sitters. Most music listeners fall into 3 distinct groups: 1. Never heard her music 2. Can't stand her 3. Will love her long after the sun burns out. I count myself in group 3.
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