Vintage Haven: Strictly Old Episode Discussion

[Louise]

Cornhusker is one of my faves because it explores the Howard-Raj relationship. It's *actual* character development, not "let's gut the characters of everything that made them funny and call it character development." It's Howard learning to have more empathy for Raj and
more respect for their friendship. It shows how beautiful their friendship can be, if they both manage to stop being snarky for a moment and relax.

Of course, H. eventually reverts to form, which is a rather annoying cop-out on the part of the writers, but it's still an interesting ep. which shows that a sitcom *can* address meaningful topics without warping the characters or getting overly grim and weepy, or losing that light, comedic tone.

Sorry, I have a one-track mind