I like that theory, Scrawler, but we've always seen her nannying skills as an ability to pinpoint children's fears or needs in ways that other adults are unable to—she didn't really have the same nannying style here, though there was ample opportunity for it.

Oh, I should have read all the comments before posting essentially the same thing above. Point is: I agree 100%.

Though it took a little while to warm up to Matt Smith, it's obvious to me that he is the saving grace of the show these last couple years. While Moffat is content to poison everything with what I assume is utter contempt for his audience, Smith doesn't let a week go by without adding some nuance to the Doctor's…

He looked seriously trim in the wedding episode (the haircut helped)! It made me wonder if they shot that episode out of order or way later than the others.

This is the season we test whether Mad Men's fan base watches it just for the smooth 60s style and beautiful clothes. If we can make it through late 60s style together, we know it's true love.

Boyd is so classically anti-hero, down to the quips that Milton's Satan would have spouted if he were born in Eastern Kentucky.

Yeah, but those were cheap Sky1 productions. Give it a real Hollywood budget and cast Alan Rickman as Crowley and we're in business.

@avclub-94d8526a5fae933806f65b8a0f49301a:disqus Yeah, but the New Testament is mostly the same story just told over again by different people.

It summed up their relationship beautifully. She actually even thought about doing it for a minute, which was so romantic. But then she obviously wouldn't, and he would never really ask her to, which was even MORE romantic.

Cried within the first 5 minutes. Then again about 7 minutes later. Then 2 more times.

I think I gave like 3 people heart attacks when I suggested the same a couple weeks ago. I would hate to see HE cancelled, but if it is, I demand Damon Wayans Jr back on New Girl.

The "running the clock" aspect of this episode paradoxically actually gave the actors a chance to shine as they had to squeeze maximum character and pathos out of minimum writing—Allie Grant in particular totally sold me.

@avclub-3bca94e353e508c1a49bf984fc5c346d:disqus Lebowski is definitely neo-noir. I even watched it in a noir film class in college. It's essentially a classic noir film that happens to have been made after LSD was invented.

I so hope some producer sees this show as a pitch for Capaldi and Chancellor to get an amazing movie together.

I so hope some producer sees this show as a pitch for Capaldi and Chancellor to get an amazing movie together.

Actually, in a strange way they remind me a bit of Daisy and Tim on "Spaced" (actually, the whole show reminds me a bit of "Spaced"). Daisy and Tim never really got together, but the show ended in a way that suggested they were going to stay in each other's lives, and might make room for a romantic relationship, too.

Actually, in a strange way they remind me a bit of Daisy and Tim on "Spaced" (actually, the whole show reminds me a bit of "Spaced"). Daisy and Tim never really got together, but the show ended in a way that suggested they were going to stay in each other's lives, and might make room for a romantic relationship, too.

I hated the "ugh PMS makes me incompetent" idea so much, but I loved every one-liner that came out of it more.

I hated the "ugh PMS makes me incompetent" idea so much, but I loved every one-liner that came out of it more.

Agreed that the true north on Charlie's moral compass is the waitress—however, I agree with Emily that the diatribe against her was out-of-character cruel—it would have been the same result, as far as the waitress is concerned, if he'd just used the girl, resignedly, rather than harshly.