Oh, I was thinking you had mostly dismissed it when you said that CBS shows never rise above Bs, but looking back, I now see that you said that they rarely rise above Bs, and that there are some exceptions, but usually when CBS expected something else. Since you wrote that excellent piece comparing The Good Wife to…

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up.

Ah, ok. Thanks for clearing that up.

I stand corrected. Where are the references though? I read through the interview again and I still missed them.

I stand corrected. Where are the references though? I read through the interview again and I still missed them.

Don't worry, they will get back to the horrifying, amazing endings later in the season, but I agree with Donna here, as far as more subdued endings go, this one worked pretty well for me.

Don't worry, they will get back to the horrifying, amazing endings later in the season, but I agree with Donna here, as far as more subdued endings go, this one worked pretty well for me.

As a Season 5 Simpsons DVD owner, I must note that the box factory episode was in fact the season 5 episode "Bart Gets Famous."

As a Season 5 Simpsons DVD owner, I must note that the box factory episode was in fact the season 5 episode "Bart Gets Famous."

You are correct @avclub-782066c88e9c574d6085f3ddfc7032e4:disqus , but the fact that Landry was going out with Tyra really dwarves anything I previously mentioned.

You are correct @avclub-782066c88e9c574d6085f3ddfc7032e4:disqus , but the fact that Landry was going out with Tyra really dwarves anything I previously mentioned.

Obviously many film and literature parallels here, but I would like to mention another one that I see: "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", particularly in the way the three main characters are set up. Walt is obviously the Bogart character, as his quest for fortune started out of necessity and a sense that he could…

Obviously many film and literature parallels here, but I would like to mention another one that I see: "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", particularly in the way the three main characters are set up. Walt is obviously the Bogart character, as his quest for fortune started out of necessity and a sense that he could…

I definitely see some Lady Macbeth in Skylar, and I could see her meeting a similar fate.

I definitely see some Lady Macbeth in Skylar, and I could see her meeting a similar fate.

That doesn't change the fact that he made Varsity on an incredibly competitive team without any prior experience in football and promptly made the last-second, game winning catch.

That doesn't change the fact that he made Varsity on an incredibly competitive team without any prior experience in football and promptly made the last-second, game winning catch.

Wait, the actor and actress are dating in real life? Seriously?

Wait, the actor and actress are dating in real life? Seriously?

It would have been perfect if Todd, not being sure what to do, said to Walt and Jesse, "Yessir, Nossir, what do I do, sir?"