I would have enjoyed the whole Gus part much more if the vamps had stripped him to the waist before tying him up.

I thought Asian Hacker Squeeze said that he was going to top Connor this time.

I was wondering what Frank's comment was referring to … or rather, who it was referring to. I missed whatever awkwardness there was between the husband and Bonnie.

Wait, Ryan Hansen is also in this? As a series regular? Damn! Do he and Kate Walsh get to have sex? I might have to check this out after all…

Libby was being quite genuine in her advice, nothing passive aggressive about her behavior.

Well, I still enjoy The Faculty, though I'd say the cast is probably the main reason. Still, it's a blast that holds up — Bebe Neuwirth stabbing Robert Patrick with a pencil, Piper Laurie slicing up Neuwirth. My kinda high school.

Is this "F" as in will-be-cancelled-shortly, or "F" as in The Following's ratings bonanza?

When was the last time an American TV show captured a sense of place so well that the setting was an important and compelling character? Treme is one example, but before or since? Twin Peaks, maybe? UK shows seem to do this much more deliberately and skillfully and regularly — Broadchurch, The Fall, Happy Valley, In…

It's funny you should call this out. When Lester was griping about Pillow Talk in the theater [Note to self: do not take Lester to rom-coms], I thought to myself, "I wonder what he thinks of L'Avventura?", specifically because of the contrast between the two films approaches to rocky relationships. And then, lo &…

If season one was about the physical and physiological mechanics of sexual response — which was the focus of Masters & Johnson's work — then this season has been about all the ways that mechanistic approach to sexual response is inadequate for explaining it. I can't wait to see where season three goes.

Yes, it would be outrageous to say that.

Gini's ex made it perfectly clear that his lawyer was going to drag her through all the mud in order to get custody, she knew already that the lawyer was talking to people at the hotel where Bill & Gini have their trysts. I think her fear of going through that makes her decisions perfectly understandable — it was the…

Not at all … I think you've missed the point.

Unfortunately, she doesn't have any where near as good a role on Penny Dreadful that Caplan has here. That show is a lot of fun, but kinda silly.

I agree about Caitlin Fitzgerald … these past two episodes she has really shown what she can do.

I'm not so sure we're supposed to "feel bad" for Austen. What I find fascinating about him and the relationship that developed with Flo (both fantastic characters, very well played) is the implication that his lack of self-awareness plays a role in his ability to provide stud service when called upon. Two episodes…

It's called "Outlander: The Official Podcast" (on iTunes). It's just Ronald Moore and usually his wife, who is the show's costume designer, giving a blow-by-blow of each episode as they watch it, like a DVD commentary track.

The discussions of Outlander here are getting to the point where AV Club should consider having separate threads for people who have and have not read the books. There is an awful lot of spoilery discussion happening, so much so that I stopped reading the comments about half-way through.

AV Club started reviewing Intruders but dropped it pretty quickly — not enough interest. I haven't watched the most recent episode, but unless it is pretty stunning, it will probably be my last. The first 5 haven't done much for me.

I share your discomfort. I don't think Kayla was using the word "rape" in a legal sense, and honestly I don't know if there are particular jurisdictions where an assault of this kind is only considered rape if there is actual penetration. This was a sexual assault.