@Jeffro - Yeah.

What I'd love is an uber simple cut down version that literally just handled editing comments, even if it only worked with the default theme(s).

My issue with AEC is that it always looks like AEC and it's hard to make it blend in seamlessly to the site. Something simpler and without all the bells and whistles should be a lot easier to integrate and have look nice, yet still have all the functionality I want.