Men will always be men, Carson faces will always be Carson faces.

This probably doesn’t need to be said, but oh my god, that kid is adorable.

There were a lot of things in the episode that rang true to how people actually play videogames, I think. Troy unnecessarily jumping all the time, killing people just because, Troy breaking all the pots in the bar and putting the beer bottles on the bartender’s head. It was just a very fun episode and obviously written by people who played games, I think.

It was definitely linked to the episode where Pierce’s dad died, but at the same time I didn’t really have a problem with it airing at this point in the season, when they’re still expelled from Greendale (it could have came up while they were forming a plan – they were out of school for a while, according to the episode prior to this one). Also, a big theme of the episode was everyone working together because ‘friends don’t try to take your father’s money’ or whatever Troy said, and throughout this season there’s been some inter-group conflict that seems to have been resolved by the group banding together after they got expelled. I don’t think that teamwork would/could have happened earlier.

Isn’t is sort of weird that NBC would say, “Hey guys, you get one more season but then that’s it, you’re cancelled”? That seems like the best way to take the wind out of the sails of the creators/writers/actors/everyone involved. I know with 30 Rock it seems like a mutual agreement, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the case with Community and Parks and Rec, although they will probably get shorter seasons so NBC can air all the new comedies they picked up as well and see what sticks, I guess.

I have fond memories of eating Cool Whip as a kid and thinking it was delicious, but now I am afraid to even try it again because what IS Cool Whip, even? Besides, like, air?

(but that dog riding on the back of his owner’s bike is SO COOL)

Yeah, but this is a TV show and many would argue that a well-done show establishes character traits and such through showing these characters in action, not from what other people say about them. It’s not an effective way to make us invest in characters if we’re just told what they’re like without seeing evidence.

I think Gabe has some points about Mad Men telling rather than showing this year, though I do think most of that was in the season premiere (especially Joan’s line about how handsome Don is when he blushes – where did that come from?). Also, I thought the pacing of the Peggy/Joan conversations in this episode was almost painfully slow. But aside from those things, I’ve been enjoying the season as well – like every season of Mad Men, it is a slow burn, and that’s fine.

“Oh, THAT kind of taco.” I enjoy crunchy shell tacos even though they are indeed messier.

I learned that Ann Perkins gives the best camera stare:

That lady will never experience the joy of having five cats on her at the same time: