Alston's finally letting someone else take over next year - one small step for Homeland, one giant step for The A.V. Club. This episode deserves an A just for the first act, which may have been the most intense sequence since the season 1 finale.

They skipped over the assassination attempt on Palmer because it was covered in the 24 video game. Jack tracks down the guys on the boat on the same day he meets Chase.

"May I refer you to the last sentence of the post" is the new dick in the mouth.
Also, Spike Lee remade Lysistrata last year, you're not that special.

I think it's a bit of a jump to assume she killed him. Like irrenmann said, she could be knocking him out so she can escape without him chasing her; or, in my opinion the more likely option, that he's going to wake up tied to a chair. Her saying I'M GONNA END THIS GUY'S LIFE is the least plausible outcome.

If Trump wins New York by one vote, then you'll have a point. But that's not going to happen.

In the DVD commentaries they explain that they didn't have the experience to effectively run a multi-camera sitcom. The specific example they used was a couple characters climbing a mountain and going through a waterfall; the scene was only a few seconds long but insanely expensive, something not really an issue with…

Depends. Are you cool with your 14 year old seeing T&A&D? Specifically, do you want your 14 year old to see Judd Apatow's D?

What's a greater number. 5…or 1?

He will. Just as soon as he gets done filming Iron Fist.

It's not of any particular importance, or a pivotal moment, but the scene in Spotlight were Mark Ruffalo first talks to Stanley Tucci is absolutely incredible. The scene basically amounts to Ruffalo saying "let me interview you", but the acting and editing combine to make it an incredibly tense moment in the film.…