I am sorry that Joshua was kicked. Personally, I think he's a better onstage presence than Jessica who seems to me to be an immaculately rehearsed actress than a passionate, spontaneous singer. I think a Joshua vs Phillip final would also have been more exciting, with two very individual, very different styles in…

Was that Elizabeth Taylor sitting next to Jimmy Iovine? And why does she look better after two years of death than Jimmy does live?

Which isn't saying much these days.

These people mean nothing to me. I don't know why I find them so unrelatable. In previous series, I found at least one or two contestants I wanted to win or, more fun, contestants I wanted to crash and burn like a thousand Hindenburgs.

I disagree. I think she's one of the few commentators in the AV Club who manages to explain what went down in a show, analyse whether it was good or bad, and do so with original wit that doesn't overpower the review.

Kid, unmarried people also have 'affairs'.

Will Graham from 'Red Dragon'. He is the only guy on earth who could put Hannibal Lecter in jail, and he's dismissed with a 'Oh, he went mad again. Also, an alcoholic' in 'Silence of the Lambs' and not even mentioned in 'Hannibal'.

They're all bad.

White House Chief of Staff?

Who was the guy the Veep was having an affair with? Was he anybody in particular? Had we seen him before?

Fuck you, dummy.

Man ass is the anti-tit, you fool!

Did you know that Tenpole Tudor, one of the Godfathers of Punk, is in this show? I couldn't tell which character he plays. Probably not Cersei.

Tit count?

It's stunning how much this TV series is better than the actual books. I can't tell whether it's the scriptwriting or the actors which have done more to improve the core material.

Nor is Key Largo.

But can he spell it?

My theory is that at the end of The Prisoner, No. 6 goes mad - one of the things The Village has always tried to avoid - and so everything we see is an halucination through his eyes. He does 'escape' the The Village's control but only figuratively.

Microscopic parasites, like lice.

I didn't find him that repugnant or dickish.