Hey whatever happened to the ratings report? Todd asked us if we would like him to keep it going, and most people agreed that he definitely should, and then he promptly proceeded not to.

Yes! One man's obsessive attempt to find Waldo in an increasingly populated but disconnected world, but he doesn't realize the answer has been staring him in the face all along. Where's Waldo, you ask? Inside all of us.

I would gladly wear a Marriage is for Fags button.

Bellflower reminded me of Drive also! Very astute point.

I caught up on Happy Endings, which really does become as good as everybody's says it does. The pilot is pretty awful, and the group doesn't really start clicking until about episode 5, but after that, it becomes really consistent, and I'm pretty sure I've enjoyed season 2 of that show more than this current season of…

I'll have sex with you, The Silent 1.

Plus the characters on the show agreed to let that incident be totally forgotten and never mentioned again under penalty of torture and as far as I can remember that has always been the case, except in Behind the Laughter, when it is referenced as an example of the show resorting to "gimmicky and nonsensical plots"…

Wait, your big criticism is of the chalkboard gag? That actually may have been my favorite part of the episode. Those gags are generally unmemorable, utterly disposable jokes usually eliciting a "heh," if anything from me. That one made me chuckle a bit. Anyway, it was all downhill from there.

One of the things I really loved about this episode is the way that it kept me guessing. I really have no idea anymore who has the upper hand in this situation. Is Carrie playing Brody or vice-versa? Is there a mole or isn't there? All I know is it certainly feels like somebody is playing a long game here, and I'm…

It really does seem like a staggering miscalculation on Carrie's part to reveal that information to Brody. Like you, I cannot tell if it is a mistake on her part or not, but that information would certainly help him prepare for his test the next day.

Hmm, the mole. I think it's significant that we only saw 4 people take the lie detector tests, clearly our suspects for the killing. We know it's not Carrie, and of course the premise of the show is whether Brody is working with the terrorists or not, so that's sortof besides the point (and the show is really doing a…

Sure, I'll concede that point. I still think they should have taken the horses though.

Hold up, there was a pharmacy near by the whole time which apparently wasn't completely raided and had all the drugs they needed? Seems like they should have gone there before heading to the school. Also they definitely should have taken those horses with them to the school. Otis may not have had to die if they had…

Wow, relax guys. That summary is misleading. There's actually only one person in the group who suggests Peanuts isn't great and the others bristle at this. Also the conversation is light and casual; it's clear nobody is really all that serious about such assertions.

So that radical right wing gay agenda conspiracy theory is true?! Oh god, what else have I been wrong about. Elvis and Tupac caused 9/11 with the help of the Saucer People, didn't they?

Well, it's not quite a mop and it's not quite a puppet, but man…so to answer your question, I don't know.

We went to high school together. Pretty good friends back then, though we're just the distant kind of facebook friend now I guess. Her parents were crazy cool rich bohemians who let us drink and do stuff at their place often.
The Squid and the Whale is probably her best movie, though my favorite thing she has done was…

@avclub-7aee1b75b527e215f31e20a5c4e7a768:disqus You make a good point. I can understand the need of a shorthand for storytelling purposes in this case. What you say makes sense logically, and yet that doesn't make me like it anymore so as a direction for the show to go in.
There is an interesting discussion at play…

I was surprised that there was no mention of The Sopranos. That's probably my favorite opening to any show ever. I used to have that song set as my alarm clock.

Fair enough, Todd. I'm not accusing you of anything and I don't think the joke was on the gay guys either, but that doesn't change the fact that they were reductive stereotypes, the kind we've seen time and again on television (though I have yet to watch Happy Endings, which apparently bucks the trend). It's a bigger…