I agree that the repetition of cruel jokes makes the show less funny and the characters unlikable. Surely, a show that has demonstrated occasions of cleverness and creativity can do better than to rely on sophomoric prank humor as the main emphasis for an episode.

Yes, it's a "check your brain at the door" requirement on stuff like that. But it wouldn't be the first time an improbable miracle rescued a character on a TV show.

I'd chalk that up to the difference between a cop drama and a sitcom. LMOE has never depicted a real post-apocalypse world, and its producers make no apologies for that.

From a purely dramatic standpoint, Phil2 provides conflict, which is essential to any story. So I don't expect that character will die. Unless, of course, the actor doesn't sign up for another season. That's about the only time a TV show kills off a principal character.

Talk about yer cliffhangers! :-)

I, too, sometimes wish the show explored the true horrors of a world devastating plague, if only because there are so many morbidly fascinating ways that could go. But then it wouldn't be a comedy. So I'm not going to fault a show for not being something it was never meant to be.

It was, at the very least, a neat and tidy annihilation of nearly the entire human race.

All I can say is, when she got down on her knee, I was thinking to myself: "Say no, Todd! Say no!" :-)

Saw Melissa's proposal coming a proverbial mile away, but didn't buy it. Yes, it's just a fantasy TV show, so I suspend my disbelief. But I've never seen anything to suggest that character would or could develop any kind of real romantic feelings for Todd. Or, for that matter, I haven't seen anything in Melissa to…

Hey, the show has yet to explain why there are no dead bodies or evidence of the last few thousand survivors having rampaged, looted, or destroyed portions of cities in the panic of their final days. (I've said this before, but I think it's worth repeating: the virus victims didn't die of the disease but, rather,…

I agree that undergoing a traumatic experience, especially the situation depicted in this series, will take its toll on people and cause them to behave badly at times. Then there's also the continuing annoyance of having to live in a world that no longer has many of the convenience people were accustomed to and used…

Of course, in a post-apocalypse, one's hair and make-up would be the top priority. ;-)

From a dramatic standpoint, conflict is good. In fact, it's indispensible to a dramatic story. So dislike amongst characters isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, we the audience need to be able to like them if we're expected to have a rooting interest in them. Carol may be the one character we can most…

And what was preventing her from getting her own !@#%* chips? :-)

I'd say this episode was more drama than comedy. Other than the tortilla chips (and, if she was really dying to have them, what was preventing her from getting them herself?), the issues were fairly dark. A few examples:
1. One woman's inability to get pregnant when she really wants to.
2. Another woman seemingly…

Exactly what I was thinking. Unless they've scavenged dip, scoops have no added value.

All good points. Yes, it's just a TV show, so I don't look too deep for logical representations. But, since the show is now injecting some "real" issues into the stories, it's not unreasonable to ask about other real things that seem to be left unexplained.