The Soup Nazi-like pitch in the newsroom raises a Seinfeld borrowing question, but an independent encounter with the real New York figure is considered likelier.
Jessica's H&G shorthand is jokingly proposed as the origin of modern text abbreviations, with Delia rather than Arch credited for that dialogue.
The historical society wanting Annie's mother's dress raises questions; old Maryland wealth is a theory, but the home and backyard wedding do not look grand enough to establish it.
The linked-subconscious premise is emotionally appealing but logically doubtful; a personal apartment coincidence prompts debate over fate versus relationships sustained through effort.
The discussion calls Valerie Wright the over-laughing performer and asks why she had few subsequent credits, whether the laugh was performed, and whether the line was written around the actor; none is resolved.
