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I'm with you. It wasn't a censorship issue, it was an official source construing an ambiguous plot element as creator-intended fact and sensationalizing it to boot. ("Ooh, are they going to be the Next Big Couple? Ooooh, ~lesbians!")

This was easily one of my favorite episodes ever. EVERYTHING was working. I especially love when Regular Show stumbles across an invisible line into truly frightening/surprising violence: when RGB2 pulled out the rocket launcher, I was just howling with laughter. And I appreciate any episode that feels like a giant

I am TOTALLY convinced that it has real magical properties that will be explored in an episode some day, and all of its wackiness will be fridge brilliance later on. (Pretty sure it was the only thing that didn't shrink in "Little Dipper." Food for thought!)

It's seriously one of the coolest things on television. They purposefully limit themselves, which means they're well aware of both HOW and WHY their formula works. It also tricks the audience into paying more attention and rewards viewers who are well-versed in the show with constant callbacks and inversions. I've

Also Phineas and Ferb is a cash cow that still also happens to be Extremely Quality. Today's episode had a pitch-perfect Ocean's Eleven reference that managed to be both a spoof and a moment of genuine character progression. The more they establish their formula, the more they get to break it, so I'm super happy that

I kept thinking that this was a weird spin on "Flowers for Algernon," only instead of becoming civilized/educated to be with his love, Gregg regresses in order to gain something more important than knowledge. Don't know if the writers were consciously referencing that story, but I'm going to choose to believe they

This is really the first episode where I feel like I know something about her, and it was SO GREAT.

I'm holding out hope for this, too. I can't wrap my head around what a dumb decision it would be for Cartoon Network to jettison two really popular shows (especially considering they're rarely advertised) in favor of untested ones when they could easily build a huge mega block out of them. They'll put GLTAS and YJ

Loved this episode, honestly. A perfect send-up to British sci-fi geekery, and all the character and relationship stories really worked for me, even for pairings I had NEVER understood before, like Troy/Britta. I just thought the episode was firing on all cylinders.

I really enjoyed "Dancing on My Own" on a purely visual, evocative level—I got genuine chills for a moment—but I agree it's maddeningly simplistic thematically. Ivy deserves more.

I agree it seems like Marshall Lee was putting on many different fronts. Unlike with Marceline, who gets several seasons to develop, we're not sure how ~evil he really is and how much of it is simply playacting.

That's what bothers me just a bit about this episode and fans' reactions to the characters. It's pretty easy to separate the genderbent characters from their original forms when it's only Ice King writing them and when the line between good characterization and fanservice is more clear. (In the first Fionna and Cake,

They don't really. When new episodes do come out, they're usually at the same time, though (Phineas and Ferb - Fridays @ 9, Gravity Falls @ 9:30), and they promote the crap out of new episodes at least two weeks before they air. Sucks for people who don't normally watch/don't have Disney Channel in their dorms, GRR.

Disney basically releases two new 11-minute segments of Phineas and Ferb a month, so they can stretch every season out for TWO YEARS. It's frustratingly slow but at least semi-regular, though sometimes it can be a month between new eps. I'm guessing the Gravity Falls hiatus is about stretching it out, too.

Eileen's my absolute fave, I love every time she appears. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume she was visiting family or something because HOW DARE THEY EXCLUDE HER EVER. She's the best.

This was a fantastic episode. I never thought this would be the case when the show first started, but I honestly think it handles romantic storylines pretty much perfectly. (I'm a huge fan of how Rigby and Eileen have grown closer almost imperceptibly; they're always just giggling in the B-plot and might have a

I was practically cheering when Margaret faked him out. I would have been happy with a kiss, too, but I love that Margaret isn't going to accept him until he's matured more.

Yeah, unfortunately those are the only shows that CN supports. DC Nation is breathtakingly exciting most Saturdays, but you never hear any ads for those shows during the week. Giving AT and RS a regular schedule is the one good decision I think the network has made, and everything else is just inexplicable! Bah!

Ugh, I'm glad for the head's up on Regular Show's new time - yet another reason to despise the Hall of Game Awards and its inexplicable presence on a channel made for kids and nerds.

This is EXACTLY what I have been trying to say about the show and how wonderful that first moment with Pam's breakdown was and how tainted it seems now. Thank you for putting it so perfectly.