The message of episode nine was that happy people value their own needs and the needs of others equally. They see the importance and legitimacy of both. When Andrea came along, Kimmy wasn't acting like her needs had ANY value. They existed, and she was aware of them, but they were ultimately treated as irrelevant if…

Yes! "How am I still a thiiiiiiiing?" was a rare guffaw out loud moment for me, so it stuck out in my mind and made the full-circle nature of this episode pretty jaw-dropping.

Sure, I don't think anyone is advocating parents medicating "bad behavior." Most parents would never knowingly drug a perfectly healthy child. What you're describing is children who get inaccurately diagnosed and treated for a disorder, when their practical needs just aren't being met.

Anna Camp's delivery of "Ho Ho Hoedown" was truly amazing.

Come to scenic San Francisco and worry about none of that, because the places being rented aren't actual homes! They're just apartments that have been pulled from the rental market and furnished for the express purpose of renting to Airbnb users, thereby driving up actual rent prices in a place with a finite amount…

"So the best jerk head?" was so much like Kimmy's responses to Xan last season, it made me believe these two could actually work as normal friends.

I initially assumed it was supposed to be two adult gay men passing off their relationship as father and son to avoid scrutiny, but uh… Given the lyrics to this ditty, I'm pretty sure "beaten to death in prison" is code for child molester, so the whole thing has taken an interesting turn.

I've never really understood the idea that parents should try whatever medications they give their kids, just because most pharmecutecals of that nature are meant to correct brain chemistry imbalances. Adults who don't have ADHD and try Adderall, for example, end up bouncing off the walls and experiencing a speed-like…

You're definitely not alone. I've been out of my figurative bunker for years, but the emotional truth of Kimmy's character resonates so strongly, and so much about her coping mechanisms and experiences are so familiar, watching this show is downright therapeutic for me. It doesn't handle every sensitive subject well,…

I could be wrong, but I was pretty sure it was "Wop goes the billy club," working as both onomatopoeia and an old school pejorative term for Italians that feels era-appropriate alongside merrily splorched Irishman skulls.

I suspect that's the case. Kimmy isn't in a position to help anyone deal with their emotional baggage and trauma, especially not a fellow mole woman. Acknowledging the seriousness of Gretchen's issues would require her to acknowledge that about herself. But coming up with band aids for other victims' bullet wounds is…

Yes! Carol Kane is a goddamn treasure, and I was so excited when I saw she was in this show. There are so many ways a "slightly batty landlady who drops in uninvited" character could go wrong, so I love that she and the writers have made Lillian as three-dimensional as anyone else in this universe.

They both have the same sense of humor, and are what I think of as "live action adult cartoons" — as in, the emotions and situations feel very real and relatable, but every once in a while they totally break with reality for the sake of a good sight gag or insane reference, like the "Chuck Lorre wrote that" poster.

Yeah, I think it's a bit much to suggest they don't understand the issue in question. They actually addressed the very same thing in the second live episode of 30 Rock, with a scathing Amos 'n' Andy parody where Jon Hamm and Tracy Morgan were supposed to be playing brothers. https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Yeah, the intensity of her self-righteousness and outrage created a paradox that snuffed her out of existence. If this were a cartoon, her head would have exploded.

Dong referring to the Vietnam War as "the War of American Aggression" was probably a top ten moment for me in season one. I learned from Wikipedia that it's actually close to what it's called in Vietnam, so it's not even clever writing, or anything, but damn. It's just so unexpected, yet also painfully true.

As some other commenters have noted, the people generating the majority of the controversy and criticism last year were not actually Native American. There was no unilateral pushback from Native American organizations, and many (who thought it merited commentary at all) saw it neutrally or as a net positive, because…

Something that seems to get overlooked in commentary on the Jacqueline storyline is this bit in the season one finale:

Presumably, where consensual sex is concerned. There's a lot to suggest rape was part of the bunker trauma, like the offhanded "yes, there was weird sex stuff" line last season, and her instinct to fight off unexpected touches and intimacy. Also "you're wearing handcuffs, which makes my brain feel calm."

People typically don't relish revealing their traumatic back story, especially in the early stages of a relationship.