The Professor was their Donatello.

* Kerry Butler waves from the corner, adorable as ever but just a touch too nasal *

50% Camelot, 50% Hamilton Mixtapes, 100% Mirren.

Were they trolling when they described Fun Home as a timeless and universal story? Its power lies in its specificity. Alison's journey is so strange, even by Broadway standards, that there's no way they can attract the Aladdin or King and I crowd.

If they'd only slated her as Lead Actress for Light in the Piazza, we wouldn't have this problem. Spamalot was so big that year, she had no chance in Featured.

The current musical revivals are family-friendly enough that it gives them cover to shower love on a niche new show like Fun Home.

Up. Can't stop crying.

Sorry, the best we could do was Titus Andromedon

And argue ceaselessly over Community continuity.

The developmental cast was actually really good, without a whisper of camp. (Both girl leads knock it out of the park.) Then they stunt-cast the Hoff and it became an irredeemable joke.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

I have no reason to hope it gets better. I just wish it would.

Thanks for the review, Oliver. I always skip the audition episodes (too much drama, not enough choreography), so I remain stupidly hopeful for this season.

Maybe it's all leading up to the return of the Outcasts twist? Watch out, Savage, it's a trap!

I know a lot of folks are faulting Mike for his lack of strategy, but is there a viable strategy against pagonging? The others shut him out so hard after the auction, his only choice was to ride immunity and sow chaos where he could. He kept waiting for that alliance to break, and it never really did. At final jury,…

Nothing captures Shirin's edit quite like her jury speech(es). She has interesting things to say… but she also never stops talking.

No, Rodney, random jungle fruit is not a "watermelon."

O'Neal's O'Meals

… co-starring Allison Mack, Alison Brie, Amy Acker, Cristin Miloti, and Matthew Goode.

It doesn't get better particularly, but it remains its unapologetically goofy self. Some bits are gold (secret, secret, shh, shh).