Most great supervillians have emergency identities they either use for their nefarious plans—or as an escape hatch. Moriarty wouldn't be much different than Fantomas or The Shadow, for that matter.

"The Storyteller? " Yeesh.. And I thought Sweden's "Pompel and Pilt" was the scariest kids' show ever….

"The Storyteller? " Yeesh.. And I thought Sweden's "Pompel and Pilt" was the scariest kids' show ever….

One could only wish Todd Haynes would direct an episode…

A singing chemistry teacher who solves crimes in a Dennis Potter noir way? I'm there.

I've either been watching this show too long or not enough, for for one wack moment I thought Karen and Ivy were about to go girl-on-girl.

I'd definitely put that godawful "Heaven and Earth" number in the "worst" running. It looked like part of an uber-cheesy megachurch-sponsored gospel show. Tom and Julia are a hot B'way team because of _this_?!

The problem with "Marilyn" is obviously the book—so why are Derek, et. al. not concentrating on fixing that instead of everything else that really doesn't need fixing?

Heh—I figured Julia was still recovering from that godawful techno-Marilyn number. Wouldn't you have a hangover, at the least?

Hell, round-the-clock viewings of THE GOOD WIFE should be mandatory for new SMASH writers. As overcomplicated as that can be, it handles insane high-pressure workplace backstabbing and complex ethics with a maturity and deftness SMASH will need light-years to get to.