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Fair point. "Weird" was a poor word choice; I'm just so tired of Grace, I forgot that people who hadn't met her could still find her attractive.

Far be it from me to ask for more Grace on this show, but if you're going to make her the linchpin for the Georgetown girl, then you need to show us WHY she finds Grace interesting. Is it a weird crush? Do they share the same values? The same fashion sense? Is Grace suddenly an Internet celebrity?

Adding Sid makes any group more sympathetic. He naturally brings out their sweet, vulnerable sides.

The show is mostly nonsense, but Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables many years ago) straight-up devours every scene. If you watch Bates Motel for Vera Farmiga's fearless insanity, you'll love Follows on Reign.

One might even call it a… Catalina Caper. (Pours one out for Creepy Girl.)

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I would love a scene where Amell meets Justin Hartley's Arrow and just laughs. (No disrespect to Hartley—he was perfectly cast for a WB show.)

You fools! If you can only bring back one Smallville actor, you bring back Allison Mack. Always Allison Mack.

OK, NBC, now that you've shown you're serious about staging live musicals, let's talk blending. I know you've never been good at amplifying more than one singer at the same time (and even that can be a challenge… SNL). But some of the best moments on Broadway come when two characters sing to each other. We need to

I really liked how they blended some attraction subtext into this production. We're all so used to Judy's "I think I'll miss you most of all," but Scarecrow and Tin Man represent very different types for a teenage girl to fall for.

While Scrubs: Med School recycled most of its plots, the new cast was secretly genius: Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings), Kerry Bishe (Halt and Catch Fire), Dave Franco (…Dave Franco). It's like theater camp for up-and-coming actors.

Personally, I felt that Greg's plot was a funny rejection of mumblecore. They set up a scene of upper middle-class quiet desperation, then refused to make it dramatic. (In sharp contrast to Rebecca's "oy! such drama" mother.)

I'm so happy somebody's giving Rachel money to make music videos with skilled backup dancers and top-notch camera work while still keeping her weird, wonderful sense of humor. If that's the full extent of Crazy's legacy, it's enough.

I thought this was a pretty amazing 15-minute episode surrounded by lots of fluff. But Benoist sure made the most of her 15 minutes.

While "Silent Night" plays in the background.

Does he though? Sure, that wasn't a wholly scriptural take, but if this is really Josh's first confession in three years, I applaud Father Brah for keeping things simple. Josh needs encouragement. He needs to feel like he can safely pour out his heart without judgment. And in the end, FB's advice leads Josh to do the

Asher pretty clearly illustrates how Hannah's death messes up everyone around her, from close friends to distant acquaintances. It is NOT a pro-suicide message at all.

It's actually one of the best YA novels of the past decade. Deeply moving, unfolds at a good pace.

While the plot was predictable, I give the writers points for Josh's refreshingly honest take on the party: Of course you don't have lots of friends, you just moved to town. It was neither sentimental nor mocking. Nice work, show.