I noticed that too! I remember being so impressed by that small aspect of the performance. It was so perfect. It was just the slightest indication of perturbance followed by nonchalance

it seemed a little arbitrary. The LA bits with that band was really funny, and there was some great stuff in San Diego with the guy with the Marc Maron shirt

I'm in it too! I went to the shows in San Diego and both LA shows. Todd Barry is easily one of the funniest comics out there. I could not believe how well he held each show together. All three shows were *consistently* funny, and he managed to do so without resorting to brutal tactics, all of it was pretty…

Your wife is right. It wasn't funny. I thought this entire episode was hilarious, but that fell flat.

I keep remembering him as Hank's assistant on The Larry Sanders Show, which I loved him on. And of course I love him in this too. Great actor.

Does NBC have any idea what they have on their hands here? They're so damn lucky to have this show.

Oh my god. When can we finally declare that this is by far the best show on television? I'm going to keep beating the same drum about how incredible Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres. I know they are husband and wife off-screen, as well, but they bring an incredible vulnerability to their roles. I can't believe…

Excellent point.

Who else almost started sobbing during the scene where Crawford is floating the idea of going to Italy with his wife "so that (we) she can die there"? Oh man. I don't know why, but that was the most emotional scene of the series for me, personally. Laurence Fishburne is a world-class actor, and this show is so…

To be fair to Hannibal, that was one serial killer at the very beginning of the first season. It's pretty dim-witted and very "I have a bone to pick" of Sonia to dump Hannibal in with the others. Historically, there are myriad types of serial killers, and Hannibal seems interested in making sure they're all…

It's rather bizarre. It's not some sort of binary, where they must be judged and referenced in tandem for all eternity.

Hemlock Grove, I think. I wish that were good…

At what point do we stop pretending that House of Cards is inferior to Orange is the New Black? House of Cards is far from a masterpiece, but come on, it's vastly superior to OITNB. Orange is the new Black, while very entertaining can be ridiculously maudlin and feel extraordinarily false. Laverne Cox, however, is…

I cannot wait for Ann and Chris to be gone. I wouldn't say their humor is subtle, something I very much appreciate, I would say it doesn't exist.

I'm actually really looking forward to Ann and Chris being off the show.

Does anyone else think that Rashida Jones' "comedic chops are underrated?" I certainly don't. I don't think she's horrible, but I think she's largely unfunny, particularly in this episode. I think Aubrey Plaza is by far the funniest actress on this show (which is saying a lot because I think Amy Poehler is…

This is so, so spot on. This always irritated me. They are almost adversaries in the early seasons of the show. Corey is creeped out and grossed out by Topanga, and there's not really any indication that they had any sort of pre-pubescent romantic history. Then, in the later seasons, Corey is full of this…

This show/episode also demonstrated how difficult it can be for a program/show/movie to actually make us feel something. I felt really nothing during this episode, which is odd how invested I've been in it, historically. There wasn't much shock in this scene as much as there was "shock," like Kurt Sutter just…

Great review. You hit the nail on the head on sooooo many things: Gunnar's new hairdo, the ridiculous fedoras, the prosecutor rubbing his hands, Deacon and his new love interest, etc. So much of this is so silly, but i LOVE it. The show marries its soapy content with its tremendous musical content perfectly. And i…

Did anyone else see Starburns in that trailer?