CCPD brings in a consultant to deal with the ape problem, Detective Chimp.

Because we can't have nice things.

Revealing and concealing the secret identity from one character or another are each equally valid dramatic choices, the effectiveness of which depend entirely on how they are addressed. In shows dating back to the 1950s Adventures of Superman (and even to the Fleischer Superman shorts of the 1940s) the hero's secret…

In the history of superhero television programs, the central hero having a large circle of people who knows his or her secret identity is a very recent phenomenon. I never get to see Arrow live and so wind up paying less attention to the comments but The Flash was roundly criticized here for having Barry reveal his…

Alternatively, the fact that Fargo can tell its story (largely) within the confines of its assigned time slot is a tribute to the creators' story telling abilities whereas even with hours and hours of extra air time The Bastard Executioner is an incoherent trash pit.

"Rock Hudson" may be a ridiculous name but it could have been much worse. According to Hudson, "Rock" was one of three choices manager Henry Willson offered him, the other two being "Jump" and "Click". Tab Hunter got off easy but Chuck Connors almost sank into oblivion under the first name "Touch".

That sodey pop category felt like a sop to the contestants, like, "We know the ToC is hard so here, have some freebies." And then someone biffed on half the questions.

If that's true that sucks for the creators but it removes money issues as an impediment to that live action Music Meister episode of The Flash we so desperately need.

They should have swapped Jordan and Brooks.

I chose to interpret that as a tribute to Benoist's time on Glee with its consistent selection of wildly inappropriate songs.

That line was cribbed from Dorothy Parker ("What fresh hell is this?") so don't give the writers too much credit for it.

My sample size is one, but the one guy I know who was in the foster system was placed when he was about 5 and he remembers his birth parents although he's not in contact. He always called his foster parents his "foster father" and "foster father" although he did call them "Mom" and "Dad",

So what are the chances that Daddy Danvers is not only not dead but will turn up as a DEO prisoner in the season finale cliffhanger? I say 100%.

The Thanksgiving mommy conflict was a little yam-fisted.
B+

Oh, it's a Polly Holliday with you, Simone!

The ol' A.V. Clubber's Divorce!

It's like the A.V. Club is actively trying to make me hate Star Wars articles as much as I hate Star Wars post-prequel.

A head-through-the-windshield shot?

I am holding out for the Ultimate Porpoise Experience for which I will pay $2,000 to have Justin Bieber raped by a dolphin.

Man, if there was anybody who woulda been perfect for that Blue Beetle/Booster Gold buddy movie we are never gonna get…