I don't think Megan is open to reconcile. She's changed a lot since they met (her advertising ambitions are literally historical documents at Don's office now). Fixing their marriage would be too much work and compromise for L.A. Megan.

Don told that story to near-strangers and Roger. And he altered the depressing truth of it. I thought it was a sardonic picture of "progress" from season one: now that his terrible secret is out, what's changed? Don's still spinning narratives and gallivanting aimlessly. He's somewhat closer and more emotionally…

-Ted and Don are fine, again, I guess. To be fair, Ted's chill has increased significantly, and Rebound-Don's appearance of chill is off the charts.

Uhh, done. Check your local listings.

Frankie's general characterization has been very strong so far. They make her consciously different from the main cast, but (by having her grow up with similarly absurd people) she makes sense in the Community universe.

I don't think Jeff would, not at this point. He seems genuinely older, even tired. The subterfuge and secrecy with Britta happened years ago, when the group's social dynamic was unsure and exciting. Since then, he's accepted that he's not a lawyer, invested in teaching, and even embraced turning 40.

You can't really publicize the Dean's sexuality without ruining the joke. Removing the ambiguity retroactively stigmatizes his sexual outbursts, which are about 90% of his total contribution to the show.

Alternatively, think about how many animal lodgings were affected by the paintball episodes, and how little Abed gave a shit then.

-"Insects have wings!"

Reviewers always worry about Don's likability, as if people wouldn't like watching the guy anyway. It's Jon Hamm as a guy in the 60's.

You're making a lot of sense right now.

I think she knew about Aidan and Nicholas' desertion policy, and moreover, Deanna knew them as people. She wanted to discipline him for being a stupid arrogant coward, but she has to take his side. The whole downfall of Alexandria is that Deanna tolerates untrustworthy people.

If they had a helium tank in town, for an unrelated reason, would they have other need to use it? How long can you…store helium? I know nothing of helium storage.

He's taking the survivalist instinct way too far into civilized society. The whole group is adjusting, but he's being thrown into the leadership-cop role. A role he excited last time by becoming paranoid of any challenge to his authority, becoming tyrannical, and eventually going off to crazy town for a while. He…

Aaron will take Eric's side when he returns, at least initially. It's difficult to tell how clearly Eric sees things in his few appearances so far, but he'll probably be cynical about the general validity of Alexandria's "safety." They could reasonably take Rick's side, same with Daryl.

You had it upside-down. M for Morgan, W for Wumbo.

It did have a 'Manic-Depressive' edge to it, like Rick couldn't tell if he was actually influencing everyone so he kept diving deeper into the desperate logic of it.

-I knew that Sasha scene was going to be bullshit as soon as she walked into frame. Michonne's little acid trip was cool, though.

-Is it just me, or is Mrs. Kettleman a fantastic character? She's suuuch a biiiiiitch.

The Group hasn't really been offered true safety. It's never been the reality with the farm, prison, Governor, or Terminus. Even Alexandria hides behind self-delusion. When/if actual salvation is offered, we'll see if they accept it.