This just feels ridiculously over the top and out of character for Diane. I've viewed this episode a few times and am always so shocked by how wrong it feels that I cannot possibly understand the praise it gets. Maybe I'm too big of a fan of Sam and Diane, but in this episode Diane at least seems to have far strayed out of character simply in favor of a funny plot. Diane's writing in season five is iffy overall, but for me this episode just really summarizes her writing in the season as a whole. It's just so obvious that the writers didn't know what to do with her character after awhile. I think Shelley Long is phenomenal as Diane, however, and she clearly does a good job with the material she was given. Maybe if I could see past the writing of Diane's character here I'd enjoy it more, but for now, I really don't like this episode.