It's one of the things I admire about AoS - how casually they treat their characters' genders, ethnicities and sexualities. No big fanfares, just everyone treating each other as equals and getting on with the story. Of course, not every show can or should do that, but I love the way AoS handles it all.

For me, there were at least 3 knock-out bits of the episode - Joey in the cage, Fitz in Morocco, and Fitz at the end. The rest of it felt quite by the numbers, but by God, those three sections were amazing.

I get the 'bland' feel, but I feel you did a disservice to the Joey scenes. His scene breaking down with Daisy and Mack was the best scene in the episode… until Fitz showed up, who knocked everything he did out of the park. But I definitely hope we see more of Joey, and see how his… rehabilitation? goes forward in the…

This episode was definitely more bearable, having toned down the meanness, but the jokes were much, much weaker. Aside from Gonzo and Laurence Fishburne, none of it was particularly funny.

Well I didn't school in the US, so maybe American school trips are indeed that dorky. Even so, would the cheerleaders travel in their outfits? That, and the singing their tune so gleefully, just seemed ridiculously cheesy.

My dad's a Londoner, and while I've never heard him talk like that for an extended period of time I have heard pretty much everything Alfred said in that conversation at one time or another. So yes, leaning very hard into slang that's a bit mired in the Victorian era, but it's definitely still in parlance even today.

Oh, but the crappy filler is my favourite part! Are you forgetting the Balloonman? Or that psychiatrist who hypnotised people into committing murder? Or, let's face it, the entirety of episodes 2-21?

I swear there's not a single sitcom that makes me laugh out loud as much as this show. A schoolbus full of cheerleaders ALL IN THEIR OUTFITS ALL STOOD UP AND SINGING. Jesus Christ. They might as well have been chanting 'We love being alive, we love being alive, we love being a-, we love being a-, we love being alive!'.

I love Grease 2. It's become a New Year's Eve tradition for us. I've watched it many, many more times than Grease - where the earlier film is just awkwardly bad, Grease 2 is hilariously, wonderfully bad.

I've been thinking this was a good source of conflict they could tap into for a while now. I'm interested to see how it will play out.

*Homicide, not Homocide (-50 points for anyone who makes a joke about Braugher playing Captain Holt).

In two and a bit seasons he's managed to do a complete reverse Braff. I never thought he'd be much more than tolerable (if that), but he's actually really enjoyable to watch, in both comedic and emotional scenes.

I wouldn't say I hated Phil last season… but I definitely prefer him tapping a little more into his sweetness. Pathetic or mean characters can be great, but pathetic AND mean characters are hard to watch.

Yeah, I feel the reviewer gave short shrift somewhat - he cited a lot of them at the end but didn't actually acknowledge how many good ones there were. It'd be interesting to know how the duties of the Simpsons writers room fall, if there's a few people in particular responsible for the great gags and a few people…

Oh, both of them are entirely understandable (and I was so happy to be surprised to see Davros; what a brilliantly kept spoiler) but it still led to the false expectations, and it's still a shame that the titular subplot was so thin (despite a couple of fun scenes). And yeah, I thought that the Doc might be about to…

The episode was often good, though I found it disappointing for three reasons (founded in false expectations rather than necessarily bad writing), all of which you've pretty much touched upon:
- For being the titular character of both episodes, Clara served no purpose in this episode. She learned nothing, contributed…

I hope so too. I've really enjoyed this season… but I think (having gotten a second season) it needs a third season to properly turn the tables back. Obviously I don't know what's in store in the finale, but I can't imagine it being a conclusion like the kind we had with Forrest quitting and chasing after his wife.…

I watched some of the first season when it came out and thought it was trash. Then a few years ago I started picking up on what people were saying about it, referring to it as one of the smartest shows on the air, the best satire out there, etc. So I dove into season 15 (which was airing at the time)… and some of it…

I think a lot of the humour just felt too un-Muppety to me, and the celebrity cameos (like, for example, ALL of Scrubs!) were way out of control.

I watched all of the first season. It's gorgeous, the atmosphere is so thick you could choke on it, it's an incredibly beautifully made series… but by gum, I need more action in my shows. So little happened - it happened very nicely, sure, but I just didn't care! I wasn't gripped! I adore Breaking Bad, which manages…