I'm starting to suffer severe 'strap-on fatigue' from this TV season…
I just dont get why they have to sensationalize this item so much? Show the thing on the nightstand, suggest it's being used right now - but seriously, can the exaggerated staging just stop?

Haven't seen the episode yet, but just wanted to note how A.V. Club's "A"s always get me excited so much!

I loved how the dialogue between Sophia and her son Michael was written; it would've been so easy to limit this scene to the kid being annoyed or some kitschy moments, but instead they chose to show Michael having really clever replies to Sophia's (refreshingly stupid!) remarks.
Good job, supplying the young character…

Yeah, good analysis. But this explanation makes it even more annoying to me, to be honest.

I really adored the setpiece of the Seoul underground battle and the juxtaposition of its blue tones with the yellow-dominated Nairobi scene.

I don't know. People always defend the show's cruelty by saying - "Well, that's medieval times for you!". I get that, but to depict a fantasy world where *every* little spark of goodness gets corrupted or annihilated…that's not even 'realistic' anymore. That's just trying too hard to be edgy.

(Possible spoiler)

Ok, good to know, I'll start with second episode soon.

There's this annoying tendency among new TV shows where they work sooo hard to be progressive - kudos! - that they overshoot the mark and just feel like the biggest clichés whatsoever (ring a bell, "Glee"?).
Watching Sense8's pilot I just got angrier and angrier at all that in-your-face strapon / dancing glitter fairy…

"If House of Cards can make grave pissing edgy, so can WE!"

"And yet I can’t help but feel like I should feel some kind of anticipation without having to watch CBS’ preview for next week"

It tickles me to know that the Good Wife writers watch "Between Two Ferns"

Now that you've taken the time to word a thoughtful response to a rhetorical question, why don't you give me a few examples of blockbusters where characters turned out to be completely different people from the ones in the promotional footage.

"Let's not judge a 90 seconds clip" - umm, why not? It's not like the movie runs for 50 hours to have the characters develop *so* many different personality traits.

As a foreign language speaker I decided to take on Elementary as my main English learning tool. Pretty soon I'll be "lubricating" any conversation I would have had trouble with before —

Even though the case of the week was…okay, it was definitely one of those classic Elementary episodes where you sigh as soon as a phone call of Detective Bell disrupts the character drama. I mean, the Sherlock/Watson dynamic is in a really great place right now and this week's donor sidestory was very intriguing - but…

While I often agree with A.V.'s evaluation of TGW episodes - even more so, agree with most of the commenters down here - I was somehow enjoying this episode so much more than you guys?
I've read comparisons between this and the sub-par Elsbeth's Asberger episode (which I hated), yet I found the humour in this episode…

While the campaign storyline DOES grow wearisome and I'm also irritated by Alicia only telecommunicating with all the other great cast members…

2015 wishes list, entry #274: Christine Baranski following Alicia Witt as guest star on "Elementary"

I have a feeling that emoticons aren't chic enough for A.V., but that ending was a clear case of ":O", no?