"Even Kevin would be flawless if not for being unavailable."

I wish I could say I was surprised by it, but after working in MIA for five months, I'm not.

All I could think through this whole episode was how Ritchie was too good for Patrick, and he needs to go find someone as chill as he is, and who is OK with people having their own paths.

Please let them sound like Fr. Guido Sarducci.

How am I going to be an optimist about this?

Was that Richie coming up right behind them as he said that, too? Does he hear the entire rant?

"He drinks refreshed tea"
Refresh, with a capital R. Its a brand-name of mint tea that Starbucks sells. They made such a big deal out of it that I had to google it to find out what the story was. That Ethan calls it by its brand-name is the hallmark of his douchiness.

"Patty to his friends"

"What if its a girl, and it looks like Mr. Burgess?"

FALSE!

Right, and aren't you at all interested in how it serves the storytelling? I mean, that's kind of the job of a critic / reviewer, correct?

What the hell? What on earth is *that* comment all about?

Oh come on.

There was one episode that focused on his wife, where it turned out she was one of a secret society that protected the lineage of the Virgin Mary. It was so understated and magical, I remember being teary-eyed by the end of it.

Keen Eddie was the best show ever. Oh my god, it was aces from start to finish: casting, pacing, storyline, everything. The constant hallucinations (or were they?) he had of the "Miss Moneypenney"-esque secretary coming on to him were amazing. I miss that show.

Harsh Realm was so gooooood! And I had such a crush on Scott Bairstow, then he got convicted of raping his wife's 12 year old cousin. Is that why it got canceled, incidentally, because he got arrested?

I'm pretty sure the gift question was from the wife about what to give to her husband.

The use of "Mexican" as a qualifier was almost certainly used to indicate that the worker in question was a devout Catholic, which explains his anxiety over the situation he found himself in.

Oh for sure. The entire dinner scene with the congregants being overwhelmed by the food and wine, but pretending the whole thing isn't happening while the solder goes on and on about how fine it all is, and just shrugging at him as if they eat like this every day is amazing.

Babette's Feast is one of the most magical films I've ever seen, it brings me to tears every time.