It's a really smart decision. I felt so relieved when he decided to team up with STAR Labs and Barry, since I was afraid that this show was going to do the long, drawn-out, predictable thing where he feels conflicted. But nope, he's just like, "This is fucking cool," and goes with it. Weirdly enough, it reminds me of…

Do it! He's so good! His new novel Wolf in White Van was longlisted for the National Book Award too. Darnielle is a hell of a writer.

I'm trying to figure out whether or not you're a novelty account. I just can't tell.

Maybe they googled, "Oh God, please, there must be somebody who has something nice to say about this show that makes the first half of Season 1 of Agents of SHIELD look like Shakespeare."

It's a blue state.

He was physically deaged but is still technically the same age because comics.

He's got a job at Stanford. Granted he's a postdoc so he's probably horribly underpaid, but he still probably isn't living with his parents.

They're quite different beasts, except for the premise.

You are a monster.

I also get a bit of a Livia Soprano vibe from her.

If I had to diagnose her (not that I'm a doctor or anything), I'd say it's something along the lines of borderline personality disorder. She's basically black Livia Soprano.

Oh God, the jelly beans…

Wasn't Fargo on FX? I'd say FX is probably the most respected basic cable network out there now that AMC has proven that BB and Mad Men were just dumb luck.

Because the answer doesn't matter. It's about the conversation in trying to arrive at an answer.

Really? Wow. I was literally in tears from Real Fake Doors and Ants in My Eyes Johnson.

Ugh. I'm not a big fan of Girls, having quit about halfway through season 1, but this is such a facile criticism of it. Those girls wouldn't HAVE any minority friends beyond a few desexualized Asians and a token black friend. It's an accurate representation of the world those women live in. And, for what it's worth,…

Not to mention that that's the episode where Morty tells his sister that he's actually from a parallel dimension.

Because he killed somebody and sent several others to the hospital, that's why.

I think the best evidence against this is that this show is clearly inspired by the British sitcom "Yes, Minister," which later became "Yes, Prime Minister" when the eponymous minister became prime minister. Iannucci has talked before about how much he loves that show, and I could see HBO being down with a few seasons…

I feel like there are so many opportunities for a good ol' Todd Akin "legitimate rape" joke in there, but I feel way too guilty even thinking about that to make any.