So I’m reading this AP article on Isaac Hayes’ announcement that he’s leaving South Park, and all is proceeding reasonably well. And then, out of no where, this humdinger of a paragraph:

“The episode that ran Nov. 16 and is being rerun Wednesday night is called “Trapped in the Closet.” It’s where church leaders see Stan as the second coming and at the same time, Tom Cruise locks himself in a closet.”

Look at that second sentence. “It’s where”? “It’s where”?! Who wrote this copy? And who approved it? Certainly the meaning is clear enough—plenty of folks use this sort of place-holder phrase in conversation, as a convenience, when “In the episode,” or “The plot of the episode includes” or other more formal, wordier alternatives.

But this is, purportedly, a news article (entertainment news, granted), not informal conversation. C’mon, AP.