So, as someone who's never watching either show, how does this compare to Hemlock Grove?  The premise of Zack's review was that a show as bad as Hemlock Grove could only get a full season on Netflix, because the brutal crucible of public and critical attention would have had it canceled a few episodes in.  By not just…

I'm pretty sure Diane was just pretending, and Kalinda was just pretending she didn't know Diane was just pretending.

Yeah, even if you pretend Blake and Nick never existed (and why wouldn't you!) and ignore the fact that she is the standby deus ex machina for bad episodes, Kalinda still has had more bad plots than good plots.  That she is still interesting says more about Punjabi than the writing.  Honestly I feel the same way about…

Jamm did not ruin the wedding, but he did ruin the wedding episode for me.

Sister City might not be the worst episode of the show, but only because Season 1 exists.  It is dire.  But the last half of Season 2 is really solid and much of the first half is pretty decent.  I'll take one horrific episode that can safely be skipped over a stretch of three or four where the show drags.

At the risk of getting all Bechdel up in here, did we really have to have a plot about how Ann isn't going to focus on finding a man anymore that focused on finding Ann a man?

Yes - aside from just not being so tired a device yet, this seemed to be balanced out frequently earlier on by Leslie realizing she can't control everything and probably shouldn't ("Fancy Party"); Leslie being a selfless friend in a way that was as natural as breathing ("Indianapolis"); Leslie giving a scientifically…

Yeah, the whole thing was a retread of "The Fight", even without The Douche.  A C-minus Parks episode is bad enough, but a C-minus remake of one of the best episodes of television ever is just agonizing.

Slings and Arrows is, by far, the best show TV Club hasn't recapped.  Get through that and Dead Like Me and we're pretty much set.

Slings and Arrows is, by far, the best show TV Club hasn't recapped.  Get through that and Dead Like Me and we're pretty much set.

In the best of all possible worlds, this is actually running interference for the real casting surprise, which is that they finally got Murray for Mayor Gunderson.

In the best of all possible worlds, this is actually running interference for the real casting surprise, which is that they finally got Murray for Mayor Gunderson.

You say that, but then you're left without a "Did Mrs. Coach get plowed by a black version of the Greendale Human Being?” alert, which is awkward.

You say that, but then you're left without a "Did Mrs. Coach get plowed by a black version of the Greendale Human Being?” alert, which is awkward.

There are a lot of interesting things you can do with ratings.  Estimate probability of cancellation, adjusting for critical acclaim; use them with other data to try and estimate actual viewership, rather than Nielsen figures; do a regression and try to see if there is any relationship at all between a show's quality…

There are a lot of interesting things you can do with ratings.  Estimate probability of cancellation, adjusting for critical acclaim; use them with other data to try and estimate actual viewership, rather than Nielsen figures; do a regression and try to see if there is any relationship at all between a show's quality…

Also, he's Taylor Swift's boyfriend in a music video.

Also, he's Taylor Swift's boyfriend in a music video.

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Jacob, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that will be, or are they shadows of things that may be, only?”

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Jacob, “answer me one question. Are these the shadows of the things that will be, or are they shadows of things that may be, only?”