Huh, maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention in the first season. Felicity's always been one of my absolute favorite characters, and I like her with Oliver, so I'm not really complaining about them getting together. I agree that the sex scene wasn't great, but I did like that they finally got to it :) I guess my…

Sorry, I didn't mean I was shocked in this episode. I was shocked when it first happened, way back in season 2, which you reference. Granted they didn't declare their love at that moment (or did they, I can't really remember specifics), but I do remember thinking it was out of the blue. Clearly Felicity always had a…

Thanks for the apology. I truly appreciate it.

Is this audience mostly children? Teenagers? I simply don't understand what could possibly be cringeworthy about Oliver and Felicity finally having sex. I mean, the editing was not so great, and the circumstances questionable, but I genuinely was shocked when all of a sudden they were meant to be in love with each…

Thank you for pointing that out! I was kind of waiting for someone on the show to address this, and of course it takes Thea on her deathbed to sort out the transportation. Just so silly that it would only now become an issue.

I'm curious. This paragraph doesn't have anything to do with the comics? If not, then it seems like the reviewer is using the entire run of the series to write about this character (which is also a spoiler, I would think):

I know probably no one else cares, but this is the first review I've read so far, and there were clear spoilers. I do not read comics, but I've been really enjoying the show, so it's disappointing. I wonder if the reviewer specifically mentioned at some point that he would be discussing this show in the context of the…

I love Hello Again, more than Love on the Rocks by quite a bit.

I think it's interesting too. A lot of us grew up with grandparents whose parents were themselves immigrants, and grouped together in specific neighborhoods where those cultural traditions still thrive. I think most Americans would be able to tell the difference pretty quickly if they actually lived in the country…

Huh, weird. My original reply was removed somehow.

Oh, yeah, I'm well aware of that. I find it annoying as hell, because I know that being Irish American (whatever that means) is of course very different than being Irish. It's embarrassing, actually. I was just trying to explain where it comes from, though, and that it's not unique to people with Irish backgrounds in…

Of course I think that's crazy, not to mention completely illegal.

You make a good point. The famine in the 19th century, the way they were treated as scum upon arrival, etc. I'm of Irish descent, grew up in a very Irish neighborhood, and do get annoyed sometimes by the adoration, but it's understandable (and pretty damn fun).

Okay, but English and German immigrants were here pretty early and essentially established white culture in the US. The huge wave of Irish in the later 19th century is much different than many other immigrant populations. As for French immigrants, have you been to French-speaking Canada? There is a historical reason…

Eh, that's not really true though. Plenty of people, regardless of where their ancestors came from, feel an affinity, perhaps misplaced, for their ancestors' homelands. Have you ever spent time with Americans of Italian or Polish heritage? The fixation is just as intense.

I was very recently thinking about how beautiful Montana is, but how I have absolutely no reason to visit. And then Doug said his dream is to open a lodge there, and I loved him more than I thought possible (for a reality show contestant I will likely never meet).

You can't resist those eyes…

I'm glad Gregory did well, even though personally I prefer Doug and Mei. He obviously worked his ass off researching and learning about Mexican food, and showed his range beyond just making curry here.

You don't know what you're talking about. I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt, but it's not worth it. I am not engaging in this as a debate, because I don't think it's worth debating with you. Yes, I am being incredibly judgmental, but your comment is so fucking stupid, there is no other choice.

Maybe for viewers' sense of fairness, but I'm not sure every chef would be up for another round of putting their lives on hold for a reality competition.