I don't give a shit whether Dana or mom are great actresses -- Brody's gone so the rest of the family needs to go. I don't need a show about families working through their interpersonal issues. I have American Dad for that.
Well, he's not really gone... Clearly, tehy're going to circle back to him by the end of the season. But enough of that. Was that Death-By-Bottle harsh or what?
No shit "he's not really gone" but when they include him in all of one episode for the entire first half to the season and for no real meaningful purpose, for all intents and purposes to the most present episode, he's non-existent.