I feel like no one's mentioned what was to me one of the most interesting elements of the episode—the show's begun to explicitly call into question Gloria's femininity (in addition to her very existence). First, during a scene highlighting her apparent non-personhood, she meets Lopez, who goes on at length about her…

My guess is that one of the evil characters is an android and will be unable to detect her in a critical moment of not dying. I'm 80% kidding but also hope to god that happens. First God, then aliens, then a Gloria-blind Terminator.

You're definitely right and I'm dreading it.

I might be reading into this but she looked SO much like Cristin Milioti from season 2. There's no obvious reason to do that but they must have noticed and subtly underscored it.

Ah, modern superhero movies, where the villain must be kept secret, for some reason. (The reason is that the villains all suck)

God, I love Oleg. It's hard to pick a favorite character outside Philip and Elizabeth, and my answer wouldn't be Oleg (Philip>Elizabeth>Stan>Nina>Oleg>Martha>Paige>supporting characters), but on this show, just being in contention for that title is saying a lot. I don't think I realized just how great he is until this…

That the show is faux-folksy is written into the subtext, I think. The whole thing is about miscommunication, assumptions, and easy narratives. It's not meant to ring particularly authentic (although it may be at its best in the few moments when it does). "Erstwhile" is meant to draw attention to the air-quotes.

This is so insanely condescending and anti-creative. If someone feels like they've lost their moral compass because some artists are making subversive use of a superhero to explore timely themes of national pride turning to fascism, they've got bigger problems to deal with.

Obviously Philip and Elizabeth and Rhys and Russell are the best characters and performers but they do tend to get a little one-note, and always so intense and draining. I know that's part of the show and I love it but it always makes the more colorful side characters a relief, as with Aderholt and Stan's little buddy…

I'm sort of surprised by the reaction to her, she is boring, but also kinda really hot in a weird way? Ol' Phil's being a bummer!

swoon

I watched New Girl because it's sometimes hilarious and has even had a couple decent romances and subplots over the year. Maybe 75% of episodes I enjoyed and that's moderately high for a network sitcom. But like most shows it declined with age and this finale was a really, really bad way to end it. My strong feelings…

Ughhhh I was worried there'd be some bullshit response like this. As if it's only okay to like things. I wouldn't get riled up if I didn't care about it. I'm only upset because it used to be good and even showed flashes of greatness. Do you not feel strongly about anything you don't like? I don't get how it's so wrong…

I just want to say that I thought that episode was fucking awful, one of the worst of the season if not the series. I was mortified. The cast generally gets enough opportunities to be funny that it's worth it to sit through the once-tolerable, briefly compelling, increasingly schlocky and contrived sitcom drama, and…

Hawley is definitely openly conversing with the great movers of modern film in a way the Coens aren't, but he is also a novelist, though perhaps a rather cinematic one, and Fargo season two is almost as indebted to the existentialist classics as it is to the Coens themselves

I agree but don't mean it as a criticism. I love Fargo, and love season two, but I think its similarities to the Coens are mostly superficial. Hawley is great but they're once-a-generation geniuses with a totally unique, somewhat inscrutable worldview, while Hawley is just a very clever, ambitious, intelligent…

Not the funniest episode but a beautifully constructed sitcom episode. You can tell it comes from the mind of a Harmon acolyte. Love how straight they played the sweetness of the ending.

Riley Keough in season 1 is one of the best performances and characters of the century. The kind of role that makes me think I'm probably gonna watch everything she's in for the rest of her life. Shame it didn't find the breakout success it more than deserved but thank god for a season two. Watch it!

I was disappointed in Every Open Eye for a long time but it was more than worth it just for Clearest Blue.

I'm a little worried that the show is starting to turn into its characters' fantasy of what it could be. Which is how I felt about the last couple seasons of Parks and Rec. I don't want to be overloaded with positivity and empowerment. And the positive and empathetic messages are part of the reason I love the show,…