Yes, a pop culture journalist writing a round-up of stories that have been put into the public domain by the victims themselves is entirely equivalent to a serial sexual predator who has unrepentently abused the people he has power over.

Are you fucking kidding me, scumbag?

I don’t know, it’s not like Phil and Claire kept dropping the band’s name repeatedly. And since the dialogue never mentioned Walter Becker himself, maybe the producers felt the references to Steely Dan were oblique enough they could be left in.

The best, most original comments are both gross while embracing the “this is still on?” commenting trope for shows you don’t watch. Classic stuff.

I want to feel bad for Ray when his siblings pick on him every chance they get, but he sure brings a lot of crap on himself. xD Still, as much as he can be the butt of his family’s jokes, I love how they come together and have his back when he needs help the most. (Also, I would not be surprised if the idea for “JJ’s…

This may be a small thing, but Manny yelling at the girl on campus to “get over herself” when he actually was creeping on her really grossed me out. It’s the equivalent of a guy telling a woman “whatever, you’re an ugly b*tch” when she turns him down and in light of current news headlines it especially turned me off.…

Let’s discuss Speechless here!

I suspect Manny’s arc this season is that he becomes an MRA. He’s halfway there already.

Even (or especially) not being in-the-know on that stuff, I wasn’t quite sure what the heck was going on with Maya this week; still, I always enjoy her scenes with Principal Sea Slug Miller, and I thought it was great how she learned to ask for help rather than just bulldozing others to get her way.

If it’s supposed to be part of the joke, it isn’t working.

It’s amazing to me that Modern Family is still something of a flagship show while The Middle has always been overlooked. Modern Family started out stronger, but once The Middle found its feet it has gotten better and better every year and has done everything right about dealing with its aging child characters that Mode…

Let’s talk about tonight’s episode of Speechless.

Good episode, but knowing special education law, the Maya plot was driving me crazy.

The principal scenes were hilarious.

Jimmy’s C-plot was a bit bizarre, but entertaining.

Seeing Luke be the (relatively) responsible sibling was kind of a nice change. I need Pam to go away. I like anytime Jay admits how much he loves Manny. Alex being scatterbrained seems new but it’s better than the endless jokes about her boyfriend. I actually laughed at something Joe said, which I think is a first.…

Speechless is pretty fantastic too.

Things AVClub could easily drop to make room for weekly Blackish coverage:

Yeah it all felt real to me. "the entire thing just feels rushed" was the whole point! Leaving us one commercial break with "whomp whomp, Pops ate all the cupcakes" to go straight into a serious medical problem upon return was really effective at hitting us with the suddenness and fear of this stuff.

Johan and Charlie bonding over soul transference was one of my favorite gags

I am a sucker for this kind of drama, so I liked this episode. I do think it could have used room to breathe. If this had been a 2-parter, we could really felt the seriousness of the situation. I don't want any baby, even a fictional one, to die, but the worry about Davonte would have been more power if it had more…

When & how did the Diane/Charlie rivalry start?

Johann and Charlie both understood soul math, and Johann has the soul of Henry Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982), which is why he likes cardigans.