Spot on, I think that's exactly what Kim had in mind.   Kim will be able to say [honestly] that Kat's ouster wasn't her idea, and Kat will believe her and respect it, because they are BFF's, at least according to Kat.

As much as I've been watching every season since the first All-Stars, I can't remember half of the winners, not to mention the runner-ups.  Just goes to show how fleeting the "celebrity" of survivor is.

Season 6 had its moments… they dragged the estrangement storyline out WAY too long, Luke having a kid was a stretch, and the end of the season was a clear FU to the producers who were going to continue the show without the Sherman-Palladinos, but Season 7 was AWFUL. Or should I call it "The season which shall not be…

That's why I like to say about Gilmore Girls' 7th season ;)

5 weeks is by definition premature, but I'll just say that my daughter was born JUST shy of 37 weeks (also, by definition, premature) and they told me that she was going to need to go to the NICU, but she was 7lbs 11oz so once they saw her, they said "never mind!" 

Gilmore Girls did this and it really bugged me — In the 5th season (I think?) They had Rory, the quintessential  "Good Girl / Overachiever" (with aspirations of being a journalist) take on a newspaper internship where she thought she was kicking ass, but then got some bad feedback from the boss. He basically told her…

Wait! I get it! The domestic violence theme of the episode is really an analogy for the relationship viewers have with the show?

Thanks!!

Does anyone have a link to any screen-caps? I deleted it off my DVR as a force of habit before I got a closer look

I think that was more sour grapes than anything else. They were embarrassed that Rachel/Brendan were ahead of them and needed to rationalize that they didn't deserve it for whatever reason.

Tara's death also felt a bit like a ploy to get us into the "Dark Willow" subplot.  Nobody really seemed to get a chance to process her loss. And really, as viewers, we didn't get a chance to "know" her like [presumably] Willow did.

She had an episode of "Once Upon a Time" as well where she was, for lack of better words, adorkable

I think the reaction to Cordy's death was more RELIEF than anything (kinda like how one might react to the slow death of an ailing family member) I think they were just kind of happy that she was at peace and no longer burdened.  Fred, on the other hand, got anything but peace

Yeah, I think he chose Fred because she was [generally speaking] so beloved, and so it would hurt the most, both to the other characters, and to the viewers as well.  Creating Ilyria was a nice way to, not only keep Amy Acker in the cast, but drive home the message to Angel & Co. with a constant reminder of their…

Too bad they couldn't have gotten Giles, although that would have countered the narrative of the other scoobies not trusting Angel.  Reminds me of how they couldn't get Amber Benson for "Conversations with Dead People".  In both cases, I say "too bad"

Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes…

Just reading about these episodes gives me a sad.  :-(

Apparently they film with a studio audience — maybe they got booze too :)

This was a disappointing episode, it's just awkward to keep hearing the studio audience ROARING with laughter, and I'm not even feeling a twinge of humor.  This really used to be one of my favorite shows, but it's just too gimmicky now. 
I don't think they fixed Howard at all, he's still creepy.

You're right in that it was unlucky that she pissed off the wrong people the first few days out there (I felt physically uncomfortable for her when Colton & Alicia were berating her to her face, needlessly), but even when you have a weak [or damaged] social game, you have to try SOMETHING because a non-existent social…