So good. He has a wry sense of humor and a what-the-hell energy that is just delightful.

Bcomp92 had to wait two solid years for his shout-out, but anybody who knows bcomp92 knows bcomp92 will not be denied!

Bcomp92 had to wait two solid years for his shout-out, but anybody who knows bcomp92 knows bcomp92 will not be denied!

Thanks, Drake!

Thanks, mratfink. Related: My opening day tweet is "Crack bat roar crowd! Putting Yankee action. Boys WNYX! Team."

Thanks, Mr. P. You're a pip.

I loved The Class. Still miss it.

And thanks, Roswulf.

Yeah, agreed … I wrote at length on why Barney is a character and a performance that really affects me in last week's review. http://www.avclub.com/tvclu…

I pronounce it "him-yim." I also pronounce .gif with a hard G.

Thanks, MMSIC.

Appreciate the thoughtful response, ITA.

Thanks, GMcF — glad you enjoyed it.

I appreciate Todd giving me the chance to sum things up. I would love to read a different take by another critic — maybe Todd himself.

Thanks, m_t. Like you, I've been all those viewers in the first paragraph, to a greater or lesser degree, over the years.

And I'm TWO years late thanking you. Ha! I win again! (Thanks.)

Did a cursory search but couldn't find any info about it; if it makes a difference, this would have been in the late nineties, probably.

I have no idea what I'll be okay with and what I won't. It's not the plot point that will determine that, but how it's integrated into the show, and what it means within that universe. So no prejudgments.

Hey, thanks for proving a point I will make later this week in a 100 Episodes essay about this show!

Oh, that's wonderful to hear, because I think that I did pretty well on those. I hope you enjoy them (and the series, which is just exceptional).