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Normally I might dislike Natalie, but I think Sabrina Lloyd really makes it work. The elements of her character that would normally frustrate me somehow make her more endearing. (And once in a while she absolutely _kills_ it. Isn't the "writer's block cure" coming up in the next pair of episodes?)

Normally I might dislike Natalie, but I think Sabrina Lloyd really makes it work. The elements of her character that would normally frustrate me somehow make her more endearing. (And once in a while she absolutely _kills_ it. Isn't the "writer's block cure" coming up in the next pair of episodes?)

The one character where I've found my opinion changing since I first watched the show (which was more like five years ago than the almost fifteen it's been since airing, but details) is Jeremy. Frankly, he annoys me more. I kind of want to punch him.

The one character where I've found my opinion changing since I first watched the show (which was more like five years ago than the almost fifteen it's been since airing, but details) is Jeremy. Frankly, he annoys me more. I kind of want to punch him.

When I was in college, I probably would have said that I disliked high school and liked college. In retrospect, I had a better time at high school than I did at college.

When I was in college, I probably would have said that I disliked high school and liked college. In retrospect, I had a better time at high school than I did at college.

"They can't do that to our attaches!"
"Only we can do that to our attaches!"

"They can't do that to our attaches!"
"Only we can do that to our attaches!"

SPOILER COMMENTARY

SPOILER COMMENTARY

Sorkin is (rightly) very fond of the story of Philo Farnsworth, as we'll find out about one Sports Night season from now.

Sorkin is (rightly) very fond of the story of Philo Farnsworth, as we'll find out about one Sports Night season from now.

There could be something to that, seeing as Sorkin started out in theater ("A Few Good Men") before making the jump to film and television, and has expressed a lot of fondness for the medium. For example, one of his favorite episodes of _The West Wing_, "17 People," is one he describes as having to write as if it were…

There could be something to that, seeing as Sorkin started out in theater ("A Few Good Men") before making the jump to film and television, and has expressed a lot of fondness for the medium. For example, one of his favorite episodes of _The West Wing_, "17 People," is one he describes as having to write as if it were…

Somewhere in there is a joke about (G.) Gordon Liddy being a fictional character, but I'm not going to go digging.

Somewhere in there is a joke about (G.) Gordon Liddy being a fictional character, but I'm not going to go digging.

She was a great actress…and this article touches on the most amazing thing. She didn't start acting until she was in her 40s, and didn't go to Hollywood until she was 55.

She was a great actress…and this article touches on the most amazing thing. She didn't start acting until she was in her 40s, and didn't go to Hollywood until she was 55.

I wouldn't want to break up the flow of Season 3 that way. (Similarly, we know when "Thirdspace" happens, but I wouldn't want to put it there; it's an out-of-sequence experience for a reason.)