I watched most of the game which is a surprise for me since I don't normally watch hockey at all.  It was a pretty good game.  I was rooting for the Kings as well.  I thought the Kings had better shots in the 3rd period and out played the Devils during that frame but it was still tied.  The Devils had more chances in OT and I thought they were gonna win but all it took was one sweet pass and Kopitar scores the GW in OT.

I stopped watching the last 2 seasons.  Caught last year's season finale and watch a few episodes of this year (mostly the Wilson cancer episodes).

I also would have prefered that he died.  The fake death scenario has so many plot holes that I can't ignore.  I found most of the episode to be pretty dreary to be honest.  They been analyzing House for the past few years, it's no different here.  I would have just shitcanned the POTW story.  In the last few episodes they've been pretty much useless.

I can't say I totally hated it though.  I liked the funeral scene and there were a few surprises from some past characters whom I did not expect to show up.  I liked the montage at the end where they showed what happened to the characters.  Most of season 6 was far worse than this episode.

On Lisa Edelstein (actress who played Cuddy), she must be really pissed at the producers as she refused interviews about the show.  I've read complaints that they should have had Cuddy there, but when the actor wants nothing to do with the show, how can you possibly blame the showrunners for that?

I liked it less than you did but I have some of the same sentiments.  Ruffalo brought a different dimension to the Banner character.  I fell asleep when I watched the Norton version a few years ago.

Agree on the finishing acting sequence being somewhat irrelevant,  the one in the middle was far better.  The ending one just seemed tacked on.

I found Hawkeye and Black Widow pretty underdeveloped as characters and as a result they bored me.

Also:

I found the main villan to be kind of weak as well.  I think the acting of the main characters carries this film.  Let's put it this way, if they had crappier actors in the roles, I'd hate this film.

Random thoughts:

Derek Lowe is 6-1 with a 2.0 era.  This guy was pretty horrible last year for the Braves.  Still he's pitching to contact (had a shutout with O ks) and he should regress to the mean in the later months.

Angels still suck on offense.  They've been shutout 8 times.  The A's, Pirates and a couple of other teams are second with 4 shutouts.  Speaking of the As, I think it is remarkable that they have a winning record despite being last in the AL in avg, 2nd to last in OBP and last in SLG, and last in OPS.

Nats have injury problems, specifically at catcher.  Their 1st string guy Wilson Ramos (acquired from the Twins for Matt Capps a few years ago) blew out an ACL.  The second stringer Sandy Leon suffered an ankle injury and got placed on the sixty day dl.  They are down to their third stringer and are in the market for a catcher.  The Cubs should be shopping Soto hard to the Nats in the upcoming weeks or months.

I'm not sure the Orioles as much as people think.  I was pretty shocked that the Orioles were tied with the Yankees for HR's hit.  I think their hitting might keep them in this longer than I would expect.

Red Sox are playing a lot better now.  With the 2nd WC, they actually aren't as far out as they appear to be.  Beckett and Lester pitched well the last 2 games.  But those were against the Mariners.

Anyone kinda surprised that the NL East is one of the most competitive divisions?  I still expect the Mets to fall off.  I think the Braves stay in it.  The Marlins and Phils are the wild cards.  Marlins are playing well they've won something like 11 of their last 14 games.  Nats have been winning with pitching only.  Their offense is pretty suspect.  Same with the Phils.  One of these 3 teams will fall off.  I just can't figure out which one.  Nats probably have the best minor league system so they can make trades if needed.  Philly is counting on Howard and Utley returing at some point during the year.  I personally think Utley is done with at all the knee problems he has had.

I think you're selling Dempster short.  He'll probably get a top 10 prospect from some contending team.   If they really want Youkillis, they can sign him in FA after Boston declines his large 2013 option and he hits the market.  The other thing to watch is the Phillies, if they continue to tank they will trade Cole Hamels to whichever team ponies up the best prospect.

As for Garza, Cubs will definitely be shooting for the package that the Pads recieved for Latos or what Oakland got for Gio Gonzalez.  Detroit is in win now mode and has a young 3b in the minors (Nick Castellanos) and he's obvious not going to playing in front of Miguel Cabrera anytime soon.  That would be a logical trade partner. 

I guess maybe the Braves might be another trade partner.  Their starting pitching has been suspect.  They have some major league ready pitching prospects but I can't imagine them trading for Garza since they've been pretty cheap since they've been bought by Liberty Media.

Vlad Guerrero signed today with the Toronto Blue Jays.   He needs 410 more hits to hit the magical 3000 number.

Last Red Sox comment, Bobby V looks like he has aged ten years.  I saw a clip of him the other day and he looked ragged.

The Cubs are also fucked with Marmol's contract.  With teams like the Angels, Red Sox, Yankees (maybe) looking for bullpen help, his implosion could not have come at a worse time.  He is worthless at this point.  The best they can get is a bad contract or a failed prospect type.