Ahahaha it's terrible but true. I really didn't interpret the counselor as "not caring" about her point of view. I think he just recognised pretty instantaneously that she was a total narcissist with very little interest in Desi's recovery. And, to be fair, it did seem like he was there officially as his addiction…

Yes. You do have to wonder how many top-level publications have already published stories about Casey Affleck's alleged "sexual assault" as opposed to the actual allegation: "sexual harassment". The distinction is important.

Although I didn't adore everything in the album, I found it to be a really entertaining listen. His choices are so bold and weird and often uncool that even when it didn't work - the embarrassingly off-key yelping in "Death Spiral" - I was still impressed by his confidence. David Longstreth's voice is a trainwreck,…

Totally agree. Which is nice since one of my few problems with the early episodes of the series (and Simon Rich's essays) was that his perspective on the relationships between men and woman was - at best - outdated and - at worst - borderline misogynistic. I'm so glad to see that, in addition to being one of the…

Oh, Jesus Christ. I had almost forgotten about that show completely. Looking back on it, I can't believe I'd convinced myself it wasn't a total dumpster by the end.

Let me second the statements of someone upthread: It was aiiiite, I guess. The production value was terrific, particularly in those shots of the landscape set against the overcast sea, and the acting is unsurprisingly good (except for Nicole Kidman). But the script was not as snappy as it should have been, and the…

Hahaha she looks like Kristen Schaal in an Agatha Christie adaptation.

Ha! Brilliant.

Is this the same Pale Blue Dot that ended up on the Black List a year or so ago?

That's definitely true. But it doesn't always make for the most satisfying storytelling - even in episodic television.

I'm probably more tolerable of Judd Apatow than you are, but I think the two most obvious Apatow fingerprints on the show were of my least favourite aspects of it: (1) The vanilla protagonist freaking out over non-vanilla sex, (2) The constant use of lame indie-folk soundtracks (Did they really need to use TWO Leon…

Is he an atheist? I get the sense from his podcast that he's one of those dreaded 'agnostics'.

While I wouldn't go so far as to say "Fuck her", I definitely agree she was being a petulant child in that scene. Jessa delivered a healthy serving of the TRUTH ("Hurts, don't it?!")

I was definitely a lot more mixed on this episode than the reviewer. I liked it insofar as it actually showed some development for both Marnie and Hannah, but I thought that had already been done a lot better last season. Marnie realizing she doesn't need Desi was much more effective when it came after her sobering…

I think I actually preferred this episode to last week's. For all the flair and wizardry of the pilot, I feel that this episode took the time to relax, settle on a tone, establish the scope of the story and genuinely make me feel for the lead character. I hope we get to explore the mind artistry more in the next few…

You're completely right. That is why I've made it my mission in the past month (since I discovered the show) to convert as many of my friends to fans as possible. And I live in the UK, so even fewer are aware of it here than in the States.

Never thought I'd tear up at the sight of Louie Anderson, dressed in a mumu, flirting with a man in a Ronald Reagan Library… That was adorable.

To be fair, the show does seem to be suggesting that Dan Stevens and the other major characters are not actually suffering from any diagnosable mental conditions — something they've been told to hide the truth about their powers. At least that's what Jean Smart's character states in the preview for the next episode.

The character development and thematic work in this episode may have been off, but goddamn it I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard and frequently in a half hour program.

Well, it certainly contributed to the failure. But honestly I blame that more on whoever decided to premiere the platform with Community in the first place. As much as I love the show, it was a poor business decision to pick up a flagging, heavily-pirated cult television series in its fifth season as the flagship for…