I know that Cecily is in LA with the Lily Tomlin play, and so she was probably missing from the filming of the opening titles (which I like a LOT more than the boring “fuzzy still photo / fuzzy still photo / fuzzy still photo / sharp photo” one of the last two seasons), but since she wasn’t there, I think they could…

500% agree - but I don’t think she’s even going to be on the show tonight.  She’s apparently doing “The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life” in LA.  What kind of scheduling is THAT?

Michaels said in his NY Times interview earlier this week that his take on T***p is “this guy at the back of the hardware store who has a lot of opinions; he’s not this big existential threat.” To completely ignore everything we now know about “this guy” and continue to present him as a harmless blowhard is, to my…

Some interesting choices - I’m a little surprised that they didn’t snatch up Kathryn Hahn last season. I AM encouraged by their choice of Brendan Gleeson - it must be exciting for the writers to deal with someone who isn’t The Interchangeable Actor Of The Moment.  And it was always great when they regularly brought in…

You should mention that when Ford says “this one is fantastic, and this is one of the reasons,” he’s referring to Phoebe, who’s standing next to him.

If you’ve got ten minutes and some imagination, the brilliant jazz guitarist Bill Frisell covered “Live to Tell,” and I always point to this single track to introduce newbies to his work.

Well, remember, these final episodes weren’t eligible this year, so there’s one final chance next year - which would include the “airport shuttle” scene.

I got peeved at the Idiot Plot elements of the episode. Why drop the crowbar? (So idiots could find it.) Why didn’t Lucy close the passageway door behind her? (Because we couldn’t have a chase sequence if she didn’t.) Why didn’t her pursuer close the passageway door after Lucy’s Idiot Move of not closing it behind…

Probably, but I thought mine was more obvious.  You know, for the kids.

“Lewis Dodgson”? An acquaintance of the famous humorist “Samuel Twain”?

I imagine this is going to be the first of a flood of departures for next season - I don’t think anyone expects Michael Che to return, but losing Cecily, Kate and Aidy in one sweep is going to seriously change the dynamic of the show.

292 words into the article, the answer to the headline is revealed.

No mention of Heidi Gardner’s wonderful work in the Blue Bunny sketch.

The Gift.

Did anyone notice the line of women in the front row of the audience that was conspicuously not applauding when Gyllenhaal came out?  Swifties, maybe?

But the frantic flutes and bongos STAYED when the series got picked up.  The intro is exactly the same, for years.

Well, looks like I won’t be canceling Paramount + after Picard after all.

I’m predicting that Wet Leg will be musical guest before the season is over.

Jon S. Chu’s extraordinary, imaginative work on In The Heights is, to me, a textbook example of “Outstanding Achievement In Film Direction.” Now it seems like the movie won’t get a single nomination, while Tick... Tick... BOOM! (which I liked) is getting all the acclaim. (I don’t even want to think about Spielberg…

I really, really hope that isn’t the official title.