Yeah, shame AV Club isn't reviewing AD anymore. :-/ I enjoyed seeing what other people enjoyed about each episode.

I suspect, and I could be wrong, some it has to do with Kevin's more California-"progressive" outlook on life. I grew up on old-fashioned comedy so I don't mind the stereotypical husband and wife stuff (as long as there's something fresh about it, like Rodney said below, "HOW they do it", if they do it differently),…

Absolutely this. I felt the second half of the show was the best, with the commercial, "You say you're gonna rail her…," the bug in Avery's mouth, etc. Having torrented the episode, though, I did skip over some of the more "intimate" seconds between Avery and Stan.

Absolutely, Poltergasm had the biggest laugh for me - "I just needed a new belt!" as well as a beautiful, important message.