James McAvoy’s accent work was nothing short of spectacular.

I can agree with all of that.

Dork?  That’s a handsome dude right there.

I certainly am not saying that the language issue should come up every time. It should be left unaddressed in stories involving the interaction of spacefaring races, all of whom presumably have translation technology.

But in a story involving a less advanced people who are meeting aliens for the first time, some minor…

I loved this episode, which featured another beautifully told allegorical tale.

Cassius has been in every episode this season.

GRETCHEN: Don’t patronise me!

JIMMY: I will when I’m your literal patron.

Yes, indeed. As a fan of the late, lamented Newark Bears, I am very aware of Rickey’s remarkable drive to play.

Conan for me is the reigning king of late night, the true successor to the silliness that Letterman practiced at NBC. Conan’s writer and cast member Andrés du Bouchet is as funny as Chris Elliott was on Dave’s NBC show. (Come to think of it, I hope du Bouchet was retained!)

Good for Landon! His passion is similar to that of Rickey Henderson, another sport’s similarly unfairly maligned player, who just kept playing out of the love of the game.

Also, Landon’s presence in the MASL will give deserved attention to a very good and underappreciated league.

All of this league’s games are on its…

I’m not crying. My eyes are just a little sweaty today.

No, it actually isn’t. Political engagement entails plenty besides voting.

This is a beautifully-told story, with nice in-universe continuity. But the only part that doesn’t make sense is how Teleya was able to join the fleet and orchestrate an assignment to one particular ship.

Everyone alive today who knows the Looney Tunes character Foghorn Leghorn has seen a parody before the real thing, because that character was created as a parody of a character who appeared on Fred Allen’s radio show, a blustery Southern senator named Senator Claghorn, played by Kenny Delmar.

Senator Claghorn had all th…

Wrong.

Now pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally.

Do it! You won’t regret it.

Of course. In lacrosse the stick has a net on it, and players use the stick to throw the ball. In hurling the stick (or “hurley”) is used as a bat, and players pass and shoot by means of striking the ball.

This episode legitimately turned me on to the sport of hurling!  I have watched two matches so far.  It is fascinating!

Right. Every episode closes with a very clever original song. This time it was a parody. It’s always a gem.

There was a bustle in my hedgerow. But I wasn’t alarmed.