The author's out of hand dismissal of the movie (and apparently of Meyers) is a perfect illustration of the problem. Way to go.

That's a good point and I honestly think a case could be made in both directions. Either way, though, I thought his inquiry came from a place of friendship as opposed to poking his nose where it doesn't belong. Admittedly, I personally do want to see Joan's personal life a little more.

Totally agree. I think he was trying to direct Mason toward not effing up his life, plus he was stewing over the thing with Watson and his dad and had that on his mind.

I'm not shipping them, but I could see them having an interesting relationship. Looking forward to it. I liked her character and their interactions this episode.

I was thinking something similar when I watched… except about spies, not actors. That is a pretty crappy assignment.

I thought Sherlock's inquiry into Joan's sex life (was it sex life? or just socializing?) was a reference to the idea of "one Watson, one Holmes" — that she used to be a different person and he is concerned that she is becoming too much like him. It was a nice nod to their friendship in my book.

While I agree with some of what is said here about Joan's character feeling less real than she once did (and I also do love the relatively "non-gendered" lens the show takes), I really disagree with the author's overall characterization of what happened between her and her stepfather this episode, such as: "But the…

I think your two points about the comparison between the groups "guys who share elaborate rape fantasies with each other" and "Muslims on planes," and the worrying about getting too judgy on sex, are very incisive points. I've noticed a lot of the latter in recent years. (Fwiw, my perspective is that of a 30 year old…

Same, except I also watch Elementary. And I liked Last Man on Earth but haven't watched this season yet.

I thought that until the judge gave a significant nod to Alicia, or at least that's what it looked like to me.

Thank you for reminding us all of Quinn's history. As for this season, I was thinking the same thing, that I don't believe Allison knows who Saul's assassin is.

Agree 100%!

I like Charlie, too! I couldn't remember if Charlie and Quinn were still together.

Olivia showed hesitation about her relationship with Fitz recently in one of her conversations with Jake. She didn't want to portray herself as in the midst of a fairy tale romance, because it would mean being locked in it forever (or at least that was the interpretation). That she was hesitant to marry Fitz this…

My favorite part of the episode was definitely that sing-a-long.

You're right, and I didn't think about that. I guess they won't kill him after all. *sigh*

Good point! I hope you're right. I thought there would be a compelling emotional arc when she returned home after escaping from her kidnapping, but as I recall, no such luck.

Agreed. The love for Mellie baffles me. I think these people are "not my people."

I actually thought this episode was super boring, and I've been looking forward to it! A B seems generous to me. Hopefully it was like the prologue to some more engaging episodes. I don't know where this show is going but I think the best thing they can do for it is kill Fitz off. Olivia would have some kind of…

Agreed. I enjoyed the episode and I love having TMP back, but I'm surprised to hear it being called the best episode yet. I'm thinking its biggest success was establishing that Danny and Mindy truly belong together. There were plenty of fun one-liners, and I think they did a great job writing Mindy's parents. Excited…