You're probably right about Alba never having lived alone. That comment, and a host of other little moments sprinkled throughout the episode, made me think more about Xo than Alba though. From realizing that she was the only Villanueva woman not getting married (briefly) to Rogelio rebuffing her attempts to help him…

Let's reiterate that this was Abbott's big break. This idea that he should have known better when he had never been cast in a series before is simply wrong. That he should have stayed in an increasingly untenable position out of gratitude for said big break is also wrong. Girls was particularly stubborn in the early…

Not embarrassing. Charlie looked like a totally different person. His little "hi" in the midst of all of that catcalling nonsense was adorable.

Not really. I don't necessarily see the Marnie-Desi breakup as a return to the status quo for Marnie, nor do I see this dissolution as a rehash of Jessa's storyline in season 2. Jessa got married quickly to someone she didn't know and divorced just as quickly. She had no ties to Thomas John other than the quickie…

Shosh does spend a disproportionate amount of time doing her own thing away from the others. But she can't leave. She's the only girl I consistently enjoy.

Not really. With all of the talk about family, pregnancy is more likely although I'm not in favor of that storyline either.

Meekness in the pilot should not doom a character to doormat status in season 3. Character progression and all that. Also, this was his big break. That's a hard thing to say no to.

I hated Ace! He could not get off my TV fast enough.

He's back next week and I assume he'll be around until the divorce is final. That's the funny thing about marriage. Had they broken up while they were still engaged, it would be plausible for Desi to disappear forever since she offered to pack up his stuff before she left him on the stairs. But since that blunder…

It could be. His appearance on the show was brief and did seem to get cut off at the knees. Then again, it's not like Dan Harmon makes much of a case for the greatness of male showrunners so it's hard to see why Glover would be pining for the leadership of a man, particularly if it is that one. Dan Harmon is great at…

Colin Quinn has been sober for quite a while. It could be James LeGros, who worked on Justified right before his stint on Girls.

I guess I occupy a middle ground between you and Bingo Bronson on this. I was suspicious of Charlie, but not enough to think that everything coming out of his mouth was a lie. I absolutely believe he messed up and got fired from his company. The fact that he doesn't come out and admit that to Marnie, a woman he hasn't…

No namecheck for The Panic in Needle Park, even in the stray observations? Really? There's an entire paragraph explaining a picture and no mention of what actually inspired the title of the episode as well as most of the content.

I was interested in your side note, so I found the interview your quote references and watched it. Dunham mentions that the actor who complained was only there for a few episodes. I think that rules Abbott out. I find it unlikely that Dunham would invite him back if he was the one who said such awful things. Here's…

Requiem for a Dream is #1 for me. It was a completely draining movie watching experience.

Old Spice

It was that guy, Tracy, and one other woman who hasn't spoken yet.

I recently read The Sellout by Paul Beatty and Citizen by Claudia Rankine. Both were excellent. I'm currently reading Toobin's book on the OJ Simpson case. It's still early-going, but I'm looking forward to getting to the trial.

The problem here is that Saldana, who doesn't look like Nina Simone, was slathered in face paint and prosthetics, rendered unrecognizable as herself but instead made to look like a minstrel show version of Simone. Saldana was hardly the only actress who could have taken the role and she even mentioned in interviews…

You're giving the writers more credit than I'm willing to.